Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-26
Enc0uragtng News from
Charleston.
kentucky Election returns
Gen. Heron ON an Expedi-
liOn up the Red River.



The Steamer Pcrsi. with three days
later news from Europ, is below.
The Tribune has the following spc.
cial Headquarters Army Of Potomac,
Aug %. The cavalry pickets Of tho
enemy called yesterday morning across
the Rappahanoock TO lh ose Of our men
hat TT Sumter had been taken by us.
Thls Is a confirmation Of the news re-
celved via IT. Monroe by Richmond pa
pcrs Of yesterdays date.
A caval'y furce under Fitz Hugh Lec
crossed the Rnpp.hannock yesterday
morning uear corb,n's Neck, xix mi cs
below Fredericksburg, but were speed "
routed by a brigade OF Gen. Custis' d,vis
ION with loss in prisoners Of .ngin eer
officers and number Of privates, as vel
unspecitiod, X He'd aud wounded be-
fore recrossi' Z the river.
Our loss slight. No ofiicera injured
The positi ma OF the rebel army nov i.
some what 'hus: Ewcn's corps les ne u
Orasge G. II. a. =. Hills near Rapni.
an STAT on. Longstrcat's st ctches f.oLu
U. S. Ford TO Fredericksburg, p,cke ing
the kapp.hannock down to Port Royal
Lees headquarters lie about two miles
beyond Orange Z. H., ON the GorLe vile
road.
% rebel prisoners and descrters lett
for Washington last eve and sever al
more this morning. Thcy report con
iuned disafcciion ard deseitiJn in 1he
rebel army. f5fnf
WIN King ard John Pierce, deser ting
priva'es from The sth Georgia, repo,t
Gen Stuart as having been relieved from
his cavalry command aopointms ut oi
Gen. Hood in his stead, lately in com
msnd Of brigade under his or lers.
~ iSpssiai to The Hssald.l
The Herdh's special says, G. Ed
wards Lester, clerk in the War Opt,
was arr, sted last Monday At Harper.
Ferry with important documents mend
ed Cor tho enemy in hls possession. Les.
ter is suspected Of having been in com
munication with tho rebels for .o,ne
time aud has doubtless gwen them valu-
able intelligence.
The gucrr,l as who infest the Chess
pcake OHIO canal have again made ,hci,
appearance yesterday on he tow path,
about 25 miles above Gcorgetowp. They
appeared In squads Of 3 or 20, but n
they were told by boats they hal ed bat
other boats were near at hand with
troops on board they did no damage.
An active pursuit of the Gucrrllas who
'nfe.t I the country in the vicinity Of our
ines is constantly kept up by our caval
ry, and more or less Of them sre daily
captured.
The steamer Baltimore, Capt. Mitch
ell, arrived here III - morning from For
ress Monroe. She reports that the enc !.
my had not appeared upon the Potomac,
reports to the contrary Notwithstanding
and there a'e no indications OF new bat
teres at any point.
Our hotills has not been able to dis
cover any rebels upon the Virginia shore
and the whole country wears an air Of
loneliness and destitution.
CISCIsSATI, Aug. %.
Returns from ono hundred and Xix
counties in XIV. gave Brsmlctte fifty
thousand six hundred and ninety two
m~jo'ity.
The Gasstte's Cairo despatch says
il ia reported that Gen. Pemberton died
last week st Sslina, Ala,
Gen. Grant and stat and Adjt. Gen.
Thomas left Cairo Monday night for
Memphis. a#
Kirby Smith ia in Texas.
Gen. Heron is on an expedition up
Red kiver.
There are 5000 rebel troops at Mon
roc, 65 miles west Of V'ckshurg.
Johnst ms force. are scattered in the
Cheeky river country.