Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-21
LATEST NEWS.

Inc ioilowing important dispatcher
were received last evening too late fol
publication.-ED. Dem. d NEws.l
WAsHIScTos, July 10.
Maj. Gen. Hurlbut telegraphs from
Memphis, July 18th, TO- the War De-
partment rs follows:
The enemy's rear was sharply punished
at Jackson, Tenn, by Col. Hatch on the
18th. Their loss was 200 killed, weund-
Cd and prisoners 400 conscripts re-
leased and about $50 horses taken with
more than that number of arms.
Col. Hatch started from Lagrange last
Sunday morning to look after the Con-
fedsrates then in Jackson, Tenn, with .
force numbering about 1900 men, and
on reaching Jackson about noon on Mon
day, found Col. Jesse Forrest in posses,
sion Of the town with about 1000 or
$500 men. He Immediately gave bat.
tie, and most desperate fight occurred,
lasting about three hours. Finally Col.
Hatch led desperate charge with sabre
and pistols, driving the rebels in and
through the town, and capturing two en-
tire companies. Col Hatch's loss wa.
from forty to fifty in killed and wounded.
That Of the enemy is estimated at three
times that number. At last accounts
Col. Hatch had left the garrison in Jack
son, and was in full pursuit of Forrest
and his retreating force.
Gen. Hurlbut's scouts who arrived at
Corinth to day from Decatur and Jack
sonville, report Bragg retreating into
Georgia, precipitately followed by Rose
Grams forces. Rosecrans' anvance is re-
ported to be at Rome. They report
taat Bragg is endeavoring to make q
junction with Johnston, and desertions
from his army sre numerous.
NswBERS, N. c., July II.
Tho department of Virginia, by re
cent ordor from the Secretary of War,
has been annexed to the department OF
North Carolina.
Maj. Gen. Foster commanding, leaves
to-day for Ft. Monroe to organize this
command. II the gove, nment will fur
nish him with respectable force, which
it has thus far boen unable to do, import
ant and lasting results will at once be re-
allied.
The Raleigh Standard is in favor of
reconstruction OF the Union, and thinks
the proable terms OF the reconstruction
will be the adoption of gradu Il eman-
cipation system by all the rebeIious
states: which North Carolina in common
with other slave states, will adopt if the
Federal government insists upon tho same
as the only terms that can be granted,
notwithstanding the life of the institution
is not the least impaired by this war, as
is generally believed in the North Moth
ing but great standing army between
the masters and slave could impair the in
stitution over which is thrown the shield
Of State and municipal laws, together
with..the sovereign will OF the Southern
people, hence these terms are the cheap
est the government can offer and the best
the South can accept.
The Wilmington Journal, an original
secesh sheet. speaking of the assembling
of the Legislature upon the call Of Gov.
Vance, ostensibly to consider the qnes-
tion Of the Confederate currency, charges
that other and moro important objects
occasioned the called session. 1t bitterly
denouncss the re .constructionists' design
to use the Legislature rs means Of ac-
other purposes.
The Raleigh State Journal alleges the
discovery of secret political organiza-
ton whose purposes are most infamous
and reasonable, which has doubtless ram
ifcations throughout the State, and .ays
that developments may swiftly be made
which will stsrtle the most apathetic.
CINCINNATI, July 20.
Our forces arc continually capturing
"a Morgan's men. Basil Duke was captur-
ed this morning near Pomeroy. Over
thirteen hundred men we're taken pris-
oners.
Major Brown, comman ling battalion
Of the 10th Kentucky Cavalry, arrived
here with $50 prisoners, captured during
> reconnaissance near Abinton, Va
On Saturday morning Morgan's forces
we're overtaken near Pomcroy bv Hob
son and judah, who had formed juno ,,
lion. Morgan finding himself in close
quarters. and Learning that the ford at
b Ellington Island was we'll guarded,
broke up his band into small equals in
order to escape. Ooe squad which had
pieces OF art Ilery, made for Burlington
Crossing, but tre gunboats drove them
back with loss Of $50 killed and
wounded.
Our cavalry charged and captured the
battery, killing a number Of rebels. Co.'s.
W olford and Sbockelford succeeded In
one lot Of SIS, and another lot .
Of 275, besides numerous squads, ma
King in all over 1000 prisoners.
Oar cavalry are in pursuit of the bal.
ancc of the command, which is entirely I
broken up and scattered In the hills. The :