Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-18

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From\& 1Ghgo2&Qn.
WAsHlNtaeoS June 16.
Dispatchs ss Of ifFdate rrxm Gc} Hsil-sk have
been received sEfhe War Department They pro.
| sent n. new (eat6res with resardko beauresard'a Z
army, whi9h is 4apposed to still main in the vi
entity Of pka'o9h, Ovcrtown andCoiumbus.
Disp1Sches frbm the A rny Of me Potomsc, Ia
ted o'clock bis evening, Indicate that all ID
quiet h front df Rlchmond
Get. Disapfdms the Department that the mil
itarYteHgralA has been co&pleted to Norfolk
lfsf fcon espoi dent OF tho lines, in the Army
Of YePotomac. sh> the evening OF the 18Th, says
thq 4ght wing ef The army to-l.9 vas attacked
oyfF rebels abeut ii oclocl y succeeded in
! CAP 1ring nearly Ii the pic ksss of company u,
5s1 feglment d Cavalry. 'i.'
kfcoating p@fty Of company +, about the eame
un was Attac1 1ed by large ketel force, but made
q bd fight. Dn the retreat bur small force burn
81 pd destslosd their tsntst etc, the rebels sue.
cseN pg In tfking few pris1ders. Our force re-
1s' a.. - ss1he Chick 'hominl but tho rebels did
TIE rebels now hold pobition at Old Church,
but 1robably v II be driven 11om it to- morrow.
An\ther correspondence, Sated Fair Oaa 18th,
states Mat the lst Excelsi9 charged on yo Fbels
drivingAAhem ont of some deseitsd housed, but be-
ing rsinfdxcci, the rebels again sdvaSced, and
burnt the houses. Five Pf tho Excjssior We're
killed. Several rebels we}e seen TO AL
An attack is dnomenta1ly expected, and wag
ons, am bulances, etcA hare been sengto tho rear
and the troops kept unde{ arms
The 1ribnnc's CORE pdbdent, und3 date Of Say
ages STATION, l4th, saysAhe down Jain from our
advance, lass evening the White Douse, was a.
tackled ny the enemy, 9ur miles Fl pm the 10. ser
station, which IS the tefniinu OF thA read. T1is
road is tho principal NJ chine which supplies Sur
army with TODD and a 9Ipuntion AM which b y
i'd moves troops fron{ the transports to the font.
II is indispe nsable II tho army-lkerally ihdis-
peusab!e. 1t was sole.ly sudacity whisk led n
squadron Of l60 reb9 cavalry around sur right
down TO the track, hnd there Waise1 till past
Viii prsyiaasiS ~ rsS1 vttsppas.
OF the cars. ana the en-, 0lnk the telegraph wire
occurred the enterprise Eom Tnoffcity and from in
terrupilon. When expected tram came cp-
posite the ambush IL IA. fired on, and sX men III
the cars and on thoi Poof, said to be killed.
Col. and Majod supposed to be On the II in
are sal. to be mis- - captain and eight p,i
Yates are posiut san 10 have been captured.
The cavary 6nHhcd TIL b work by burl,' pat
OK the train, and dainaBi the road (
ly that not scar stsssed Y line from am till
II q. IN. ihe4 g DAY. was bad enough in
its direct and tts, not to speak 9l. ito
suggestions. 81 opupVfc c.4ss,.s. = ''e--'-s
1hsso Ia~$sssemen forged Itose up to tho
White House AID sffssd tsxl.I IGish them .hey
went They p}undcrcd and 81 tnt several vessels
on the Pan nuASS, swooped down on a large wagon
train, and, it is said. burnt forage train Of sixty
wagons, killed number OF teal sasters, ana made
SO decided an imEse.-s6la the pe,ves Of the au-
thorities at thy Viii o ktnse, that the sick,
wounded AMI fomen were hurried on board tho
steamer Spaul3ing, whch Has o. guard Of iron
plating. steam was Instantly got up on all the
other vessels in Me stream an$ map Of them
(SkOrm cast of t,diravo prayssstt vetti,. ,uo-a I