Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-04
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
OUR SPECIAL DISPATCHES.
Gen. Lees Army between
KapidHn Station aud
Orange Court House.
Gen. McClernalld Tenders
his Resignation.
II ulllOr that JEFF. Davis il
about to Arm the
SIav YES.

MUsCArlNR, Aug. 4.


MUscArlNR, Aug. 4.
The Mnscatine Journal OF this morn
ing contains an account Of collision
between Democrats and abolitionists at
South English, Keokuk county on last
Saturday, about 30 shots were ex.
changed. A man named Tally was
instantly killed aud two others died ot
their wounds shortly afterwards.
LATER.
The Sheriff Of kcokuk county reached
Mnscatinc this morning at day break on
a hand car, en- route to military head
quarters of the State at Davenport. He
saws tho democrats have gathered in the
vicinity Of the late affair to ito number
Of some ! 800 and arc hourly increasing
in numbers. They claim 10 have 1000
IN the county, all are armed and full oil
fight. The citizens of Washington,
which plaae is about l5 miles from the
scene Of difficulty, are greatly alarmed
WASHINGTON, Aug. (.
Especial to tho Times
1t is again asserted on the most un-
donbte d authority that the main body OF
Lees army is encamped between kapl.
dan station AID Orange Conrt House.
IL is pos lively known that this was
positively the position OF the rebel army
Wednesday asl.
Lees real depot for supplies il at Cor
donsvlllc, but tins is now "A place OF dis.
tribu ion.
Two divisions of Lopgstrcct's corps
now occupy CnIpeppcr.
Ii is officially stated that tho total
number OF wounded in the tn ee davs'
battles at Gettysburg, is abou, 400. y
fraction over 200 sill remain in The hos
pltals there.
The Ucrald's correspondent says:
SrRrNGvILLE, Aug. /.
The 4th Pehns, Ivan a cavalry was dis
patched by Gen. Gregg yesterday nom
ing upon a reco, noIsance at Little Wash
lngton, twelve mics from here. They
encountered two companies Of rebel cav
airy, numbering about 100, and drove
them through the town, capturing a
private of the I'd Va, who had been di-
rectcd,by an order from Gen. Fitz Hug h
Lee to purchase bacon and flour for the
brigade in the vicinity Of Waterford.
Ii is asccrtaincd that brigade Of re
bel cavalry was posted between Little
Washington and Sr,ingvillc.
A private captured, had in his posses
sion some correspondence Indicating that
the rebel army is in very desperate con
dition, and bitterly denounee the rcsni,
Of the late raid in'o Maryland, Pennsyl
yanis, and predicting that if war shou d
much logger he wagcd Lees army Will
be starved TO death ~ the mountains.
Special Dispatch to the n. Y. Herald
Gen. McClernand having been re
lievcd from command Of the 18th arm,
cops and ordered to remain inactive III
the State Of Illinois has rendered bis i'm
mediate and uncondit onal resignation
OF Office AS Maj. Gen. u. $. Volunteer
forces. The Gen. is unwilling to hold
a commission and re ceive pay from the
Government without an opportunity to
serve the country In position appropri
ate to his rank.
The scccssionisis here are making
themselves happy over the report that
jeff Davis is about TO raise great army
Of negroes upon the promise Of freedom
and lands, but large slave holders in
this region express the opinion that he
viii venture upon no snch policy,in fact,
be dare not trust the slaves.
II will be remembered as attributed
to Mr.. Lincoln at the date Of his first
ESSAY ofthe emancipation scheme he had
re son TO believe the rebel Government
was looking to the same thing and might
be before him in the movement.
Tho rebel prisoner, of Banks brought
to tins city some time ago, as the story
went, was Gen. Evans of Balls Bluff
fame. Late revelations from the
South have it he committed all sorts ol
excesses iu the neighbcrhood Of Lees
burg, and among other things destroyed
property in and about several of the
finest mansions and grounds 10 that vi
cinity. He is. only General on either side
who has INDUCED in wholesale vsndal-
lam.