Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-20
From Washington.
" AeniSGTos, Oct. IL.
Special 10 the Times.l

Especial TO the Times.l
Our special correspondent at Uarper's Ferry
sends tic following dispatch to-day at noon:
"The forces who started fror here On a recon
noisance toward Winchester, and whom our dis
patches lef; quietly eneamped at Char,estoan. re-
turned to BOLIVIA, Heights, tho obec, .. the expe-
ditirn being fully carried cut"
Oar special cotIesp gndent at SharIsburv send
the following, received from the orcc which cross
ed B'ackiori yesterday ON reconnaissance:
sSnall squads oi the enemy wer, encountered
all along the way, but they rstreated without Of
fering any serc us opposition.
"Ihc prine pal force which the enemy had orposei
tc us was Two reg inonts cf cavalry and two pie es
Of artillery. During tie advarcc we had one
kiilei and three wauaied Four dead rebels were
di>cavcrei on the waYside
ssThc impression prevails that the rebels have
evacuated Nariinrburg, ard lerhars the entire
section OF country in thi. vicinity. 1t seems clear
that we have not much to fear from any force that
LIE rebels may have posted Lear the opposite bank
Of the river.
'.Tnc iorcc sent over BlackfCrd will return Ia.
night
The Government is preparing rcmona rancc to
the rebel military su'hoiities IN the subject OF
their infamous treatLent of cur prisoners Of
war.
l. is sad that the speech made here 10 nj ,ht by
Gen. Prentiss receives tho sanction Of tho Govern
mcnt, AMI is to some cx .ent an indic alton Of the
views is intends to hold
WAsnlNGroH. Oct. IS.
Ispac.a, to lIerad.l
An'impressicn rrevaiis hat there is some truth
n the rumor that white in Mar ylsnd the rebel
General forwarded to this Government overtgrcs
If peace, which leading Southern men believed
would Re accepted. If such a proposition was
made there is M doubt that it has been declined
By the Fed ,ral Government
1t is believed n. the Navy Department tn at sew
n hnat3 &C h,t
steamer Alabama. I bis vessel has never been in
American waters, but only in British water. and
upon the high sea. The fact NAV lead TO recarna
tion by our Government upon that Of Great Brit
ain for the acts OF a vessel that has no stamp Of
nationality other than British.
Especial to World.l
We have just reccive3 the following dispatch
from one of the Wor!ds correspondents at Har-
pei's Ferr7. 1t is dated p m:
aThe double reconnois inco ma lc Yesterday ar d
day has been most brilliant and successful IT,
object was to discover the enemy in force. yth
expeditions we're ordered to return at n. m and
are ow camng into camp. The enemy has been
discovered in force between bunker Hill and W;n-
che ter, their main occupYin. line parallel with
Bunker Bill and Berry vile. with the right flank
on the henandoah covered by cavalry. The ex-
p-d,ion under Gen. Humphreys, from Gen. Por-
ter's CORP ich crossed at Shepard town. pushed
On II miles beyond Lecsto o. e.eing to aris
buHcCch lucy met the RHVhDCo OK one
infantry brigade. 9 pieces Of artillery and two
reg ments Of cavalry, beyond Kearneville, when
skirmish ensued, the enemy being forced back
We lost one killed and two wounded. The rebel
10 was X lied and several wounded, whom they
left on tbt field. Our force pushed en- until they
go. to Leessown. where they encsmped and were
unmoles.ed uring the night"
This N ,rning Gen. Fam hrey pushed his ad-
vance beyond Lcestown, when he received orders to
fall back. which has been successfully a-comp-
lish ed.
The enemy retired to the main body at Bunker
Hill.
Gen. Hancock is now returning from his recon-
noissanca fully accom- fishing his object, namely
the capture Of 800 bushels Of wheat, and to as
certain more completely be position Of the enemy
Our rickets pushed out this rning 3 miles
on the Berry vile ad. 1ne enemf's pickess hav-
ing been drawn in in that direction last night,
Capt Reno, with squadron Of cavalry. ma a
reconnaissance to within miles Of Bunker lll,
and drove in the encny's pickets. supported by
ar,il cry. When he returned Gen. stuart's cav
airy we're on the Shenandoah River, 10 miles from
Charleston.
The position Of the rebels is not changed from
Bunker Hill.
small force Of the enemy Only was al Win
chester.
They had completed the destruction Of the rail
road from Winchester 10 Vaudeville, and were
about to complete the destruction onward to Har-
Eer's Ferry.