Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-31
LATEST NEWS.
WASHINGTON, July 80.

WASHINGTON, July 80.
Within few days past more than p
900 cavslrymcn, representing every req
ment in the Amy u the Potomac, have
arrived here for horses to take the place
OF those dam aged by the late excessive
service.
Adyices from the Army Of the Poto-
mae 10 night, say the 18th Corps is to
be broken up. The first division viii 60
with Gen. Howard, " no takes command
Of the Cd corps. The second division
wi be incorporated with the 18th Cops,
aud The o her Carl Schurz has an inuc-
pendent position to guard the Orange d
Alexandria ka'troad from Manassas to
the Rsppahannock.
Thee has been no important field op
erations for ZONE time past. Our cavalry
has been accommodating the country be-
tween Warren on and Cu'pepper. They
have met only small, scanly parties OF
the c.emy.
PHnADEI PHIA, July 80.
Among those who were drafted to-day
were three more tel z apher-, making -
in all from tho American Company, in
Guiding the assistant manager.
The subscription agent reports the sale
Of 81 ,55s,4 so 5-2os TO day.
| MEMPHIS, July 20.
The forces sent out under command OF
Gen. Hatch, to look after the rebel troops
who are enforcing the conscription in
West Tennessee, had fight at Lexing
ton, in which they routed the rebel-,cap-
turing Col. Campbell, Of the cad Ten
nessec, two Leutenants, rs privates and
Two caissons. C,mphcll was en- route
from Chattanooga to join Gen. Pillow,
who is understood to be near Perio. Col.
Fielding was captured by the rebels and
,e captured again in an hour.
Gen. Eoddy's forces are still on Bear
Creek. Blfll ~, lessee Forrest and New
somc arc operating under command Of
Pillow.
Gen, Dodge is watching all their
movements, AMI will make West Tennes.
see too hot to hold them long
CrNclNNATI, July 80.
Morgan and several of his officers ar
rived at Columbus this afternoon, and
were lodged in the pcnitenliary. After
searching and bathing they were con
Quoted to their cells, where they will bt
conf ed according to the rues Of tie il.
tuition.
New ioKK, July 30.
| L.,
morning from Charleston harbor Sund !
evening". She was ordered here for re
para, being leaky and otherwise dis
ab!cd The siege OF Fort Wagner con
tiLued when che left. Gen Gilmore hac
ucce, dcd in erecting battery OF heavy
siege gus within 1000 wards OF III,
Foot, an everything is progressing ia
vo,a,ly. Sumter and Fort johnson, OF
James Island, kept up continuous i''
on our forces, tut the casualties average
!. about six per day. The troops and nav,
are III fine spirits
Brig. Gen. Strong died this morning
from wounds received At fort Wagner
: A Washington correspondent state
the President will ysi, New Englan'
soon.
by passengers by the Cosmopolitan
il is learned that the principal guns {
d ri. Wagner have been sllenced.
Heinlorccmcnts are SAID To have reacl
!. ed Gilmore, besides several 200 and 80
FOUNDER Parrot guns.
The rebel officers are excessively cxa
pera ed at being attacked by the 54t
:, Massachusetts.
On being as ed for the body Of Go
= Shaw, the rebel reply was he has bee
: burned along with III. mig GERS.
O. Offensive operations by Gilmore a
OF being actively prosecuted.
~ The Tr,bune's Morris Island CORE
,s pondencc saws Our entire loss in Il
:. late ass .ult on Font Wagner, according
the Off il, report, is l,5l7. The r,b,
d. claim 10 have captured 600 Of them. I'll
es extraordinary proportion of KILLED cou
Ia only haze been reached by indiscr Minis
re slaughter. The officers OF the 5l,h Ma
50 80 sachu,et's (coloredl regiment, will not
n gwen up to us, and an official report sa
that tie negroes have been sold IN
slavery and The officers treated W tn II
measured abuse. In fact all our woun
ed at Chare ston have been treated me
barhuonsy. Opportunities to smputs
NJ were eagerly seized upon by the ret
20 surgeons, and il was performed in ca,
81 Of the s'lghtes' gnnshot wounds.