Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-08-22
LATEST NEWS
By TELEGRAPH.
The WAR NEWS.
RuMoRs THAT GEN. M'cLEL-
Ian IS TO Be Su-
PERcEDED.
Rebel Account Of the Engage
mont on Cedar River.
MILITARY AFFAIRS AT RICHMOND
The 1nAtans Getting InsaPrec-
tlOmary In MtnmesOs1.
MILITARY AFFAIRS ArRlCHmONI
Ihe 1naaans Getting IDsaPrec.
tiOmaFy In Min nesOSa.
From Washinxton.

From Washington.
WAsame1ox. Aue. -. 1854.
Ondss tie suthoeity Of the act ef July LIT 4
aae tes coecesustion ef railFuads and telegraph
nses 20 the fseiAe ocean, the Secretary Of the II
seflor ass appointed the following named gentle
MN 20 % oommisnonsss in esnjunction with the
1'1ss eom m@ieicnefs named in the act Samuel
]. Fiidsn and Henry V. Poor. Of New York: VIM
D. 0fiswold, Of Indiana koh't W .Labou. of the
District Of Columbia.
Special to Herald
Inc following narration was given me bya ci-
vihsn who arrived from Richmond SUNDAY: He
!eis nlcnm ond W Wednesday, the 18th inst travel
Ing to Sexton Junction, II miles north of the city
~ private conveyance the nee By railroad to
Iofconsv!iie, and then On foot to the Potomac. At
.ae umS SIeit troops we're pouring out Of the
csy on tho virginia Central railroad in such num-
bers that 1t was impossible for civilians to procure
pass All troops arouad Richmond were in
motion towards the North, while Others we're
passing ,hrouga in cars for the South, suppo. ed
70 Do that part of the army between P.tersby and
the city.
1t was known at that time Mcclellan had began
the evacuation of Harrison's Landing. arriving Il
Sections Juoction. He saw large encampments
extending from the south side of the Pamnuck,
river to several miles north Of the Junction, and
also from the Junction 10 westerly direction. Up
the valley OF the North Aana river small camps
were visible at several localities along the rail-
road from the junction to the crossing Of thecon-
mon road from Fredericksburg, where another
large body was also oncaMped At Louisa Court
House was another large body, and 1T Gordonsville
several regins.ts
Times Correspondence.
The army is already il process Of embarcatiou
for another field of operation.
Porters corps performed very rapid march
from orktowH, making the whole distance Of
near 20 miles in less than one day.
The division Of Morrisville with the staff
reached Hampton yesterday, p. NJ. and the waR-
Ron rain with the whole corps we're comfortably
encamped before night, this morning they took
up their limo Of march to Newport News, from
which place they will Immediately Q bark,
Syklers division is already on board the trans
pert. Summers corps which formed the rear guard
Of the army with Prentics brigade forming the
extrsne rear arrived at Yorktown yesterday, all
safe, and will embark soon. TIE entire wagon
train Of this corps arrived at Hampton and en-
camped.
Special to the Tribune.
NJ Stanton stated today that the order for
forced without fail BY the let ef September
The old regiments which have not been recruited
up ~. f-aI - --e>l l-c--- ..>& .i-.a ~-,n
once be filed by drafts.
Tribune Correspondence.
Gen. Heintzelman did not accompany the army
in it's march down the Peninsula, but struck OF
in another direction towards the White Houee
his exact course and whereabouts were nos known
bu; the common remark was that he had gone Of
to look up fight. He was accompanied by Aver
ills cavalry who stampeded body Of the enemy's
cavalry some distance above. 1t is surmised that
Gen. H. will make his appearance in the neigh
borhood Of the White House or " est Point.