Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-22
The NFWS.

Both wings Of the Capitol are now
connected by telegraph, md an office is
estab i.hed in each fol the convenience
Of the Pretident and members Of Con-
gress.
The Richmond Enquirer makes light
Of Senator Foote's attacks upon jeff.
Davis, and cal the former a variable,
mercur!al man, whose iil-temper toward
Mr.. Davis is not regarded as OF any
weight,
A despatch from Newborn, N. c., say s
that the running Of tho blockade into
WILMINGTON continues 10 increase. II l.
estimated that half IL il ion OF dollars
worth Of goods arrive there every TWEEN
ty-four hours.
North Carolina is nearly abandoned
by the rebel troops, III re beng ut to
brigsdcs in The Sla'e.
The Lutte Rock National Oemocrat
winch the .iryus has received, says 'hat
P,iccs movements for the pat week
have been rather mysterious. For q
time it was thought he contemplated
gvtng fight again at Lit,lc Rock, DI'
there seems now but lltte hope Tor 5, eli
an event.
Some commotion wss caused in the
u,usc last week by the resolution n.ro
dnced by Mr.. Smi h, o. Ky, p cdgin
the House to vigorous prosecnt Ga OF
OF the war, and declaring against any
armi.t c or Intervention wh,lc rel cl re
NAMED 10 arms, &c. Tho res ,lauon.
we're voted for separately, and UP n Tho
second and third resolutions the vot,
was unanimous, with the cxcep 10, o
Benz .mia G. ii iris Of Md.
De.crters all say that the army uud,
Price, as we'll as Ito mea, was poorly
prov ded with provisions and cl1th.ng
Some new recruits are bel, & raised, but
arc prepared t. 10 bot little fighting
Their force have not great y angmenttd
sin o leaving this pics. A.tear AEGEAN
son.h Of the Ouachit. River, ia the =
cinity o Pr .,r;e Depau AID on the Cam.
den AID Washington roads. Their cav
airy, under Cnurchill, Shelby. and Mai
msiuxe,are the most effective forces they
have.
Nashville is more crowded, over. IN,
dirty, noisy and busting Il an ever. l,
is the great depot OF the army. Its cvee
is lined with steamers, St. Louis fashion
Thr Government warehouses g,can will,
stores, and additional buildings are be-
ing pressed daily for storage purposes
Tuis ca ises The traders t. look wild
each fearing his turn next. The Chiri
Qlarlerma.ter oil II. Department, Col
DoSNELsoN, and apparently most thor
ough, driving and cthc cnt officer, noll-
store keeper that he vii take posses
sion of the building at a certain honr
and there he 90 g, with score oil bayo
nets, and procession of army teams, la
den with hard tack, or boxes of clothing
or sacks of grain. In one case las, week
the rare spectacle was seen Of tie ua-
der's goods bling tumblcd out at ore
front door VIII le Government stuff was
rolled tn at the other.
It is rumored that instructions have
b an received flo n the Secretary of tie
Navy, a, the several naval stations, to
di.pn,ch a Certain nuinbcr of YES els,
amounting in the aggregate t. very
larye force. to strengthen The blockade
tff The port u Wilmington. s me sew
entccn or eighteen vases are 'ow in
various stages Of preparation for sea at
the navy yards at Boston, New Y.rk
and Ihilad. phia, and rnmo says tina,
ten or trelve Of these bave been orccred
70 The destination named. Some Of the
f.t test vesse's Of the navy are Low of
Whining on, Int the numerous inlets Of
tha, hart or render it Almost imposs ble
to maintain an inviolAte blockade.
1t has been determined by the rebel,
; TO c,n cript every male between the az
Of Is and So inclusive for one last DIES
perate effort in favor OF the confsdc'acy
The attempt will probably lie made up
on Washington or some portion Of the
North. Ii this Consumption both negroes
and whites are to be included, and they
are also 10 bc thrown into the same
ranks ,ogetber. indiscriminate'y. With
thi. Immense nongrel army JEFF. Davis
means 10 i,rscipita.e himself upon Wash.
isstoo, PENNEY vania, Or Ohio-Perhap.