Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-20
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WAsHrNGToN, April II.
Our force, comprising cavalry, artillery
and infantry, under Gen. Stoneman, after
making feint at Kelly's Ford, crossed
the Rappahannock higher up, and push
ed on to Cnlpepper and Gordonsville.
They now occupy the latter place, hsv-
ing driven the enemy there from tho line
Of the Virginia Central Railroad, and
turned the, flank Of the rebels at Fred
ericksburg.
Those who are in possession ofall that
is known on the subject OF our relations
With Great Britain, feel that they have
reason to be more hopeful Of a pacific so
luton Of the pending questions than they
were few days ago. They think Eng
land is beginning to see tho error Of her
WAYS, and that che will, either through
the agency of the courts or by some 9TH
er means, stop the fleet now being fitted
out IN her ports, from going to sea. All
evidence Of late points IN this direction.
The monitors hereafter to be built, aud
SO far as practicable, those now building,
will be required TO be constructed IN ac-
cordance with tho terms of an additional
specification drawn up for the purpose OF
obyiating defects Of comparatively IN
important character brought to light du
ring the recent contest at Charleston.
The President, Secretary OF War and
Provost Marshal General are again in
! consultation to-day, over the appoint
ments under the enrolment act. Ii is
now believed, although there is no official
intimation on the subject thus far, that
New York and Pennsylvania, at least,
will be announced next week.
Gen. Abercrombie is TO assume com
mand Of the concentrated forces for tho
defence Of Washington south Of the 20
tomac. Gen. Casey returns TO his posi-
ton rs commander aud organizer of pro.
visional brigadcs, with his headquarters
in Washington. Both are under Gen
lleintzleman.
lnorads Special
A report is prevalent to day that the
rebel cavalry force which has been hoy
oring around the Bull Run Mountains
and Culpepper haze been surrounded hy
an expedition sent ont by Gen. Stab, and
that their capture is almost certain. This
report is generally credited.
The following IS from tho Charleston
Mercuryof April l lth
The question is reduced TO the relative
powers Of destruction by the forts aud the
assaiing fleet This is "A question Of
pluck il stand-up fight Tho iron.clad
fleets can be destroyed as well as forts
Fort Sumter, although somewhat ptted
to-day, is, we believe, rs good rs when
the fight began. We deem, that ii the
fight is renewed again rs before aud
there is good reason to believe it will he,
six monitors and lron-clals will come out
the defeated party, with worse results
than those attained at the first attempt.
The enemy fired about so shots, mostly
l5-inch and steel pointed shells, ut Sum
ter. This estimate was made from Sui
liyan's Island. Forty struck the work
Ono l0.inch gun was temporarily dis
abled by shot, one colunbiad burst,
one finch riicd gun dismounted by lc
coil, and one gun disabled by fracture
Of the eleyatug screw through a recoi
Not a person was killed in Sumter from
any cause. Snrgcon Falkner and three
priyatcs we're injured by a shower Of
bricks thrown from the ramparts ly n
large sho. Of the enemy A drummer
boy was struck on the head by the cx
plosion Of a shell over the parade. A
negro laborer was also wounded. All arc
doing well.