Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-30
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LATEST NEWS.
WASHINGTON, July 20.
Commodore Henry A. Wise has bee,
appo nted Chief Of Bureau Of Ordnanc,
in the Navy Department.
The following is a letter from IN off
Ger on board the Chippewa, in Charles
ton harbOr:
CHARLESTON, July 10.
The Chippewa deserves much eredi,
for going nearer than the other gun
boats and firing faster and making the
best shots, DC.
Yesterday We we're on tho right Of the
wooden sides next to the monitors. The
rebels gave US very few shots, giving their
attention to the monitors, New Ironside.
and the batteries.
The iron-clad. engaged tho rebels At a
little after l2 o'cl 'ck, but our wo.k was
play compared with the charge in lace Of
the 6se hom Forts Wagner and Sumter.
If the move had been made 40 hour
earlier than it was, Fort Wagner wsuld
have been ours At this present moment.
After they got it, it was 20 dark, SO those
say who lived to get out aga'n, that reb-
els fired on rebels or upon Sum'er, kill
ing rs many rebels ss our men, their
batteries killing and wounding as many
friends IS foes. The carnage was awful.
Our loss was from 700 to 1000 killed,
wounded and missing.
1t is said that the 54,h Massachusetts
led the van, and all but six officers were
killed or wounded or taken prisoners
They fought very hard. Our men were in
the tort two hours, amid nothi'g but con-
fusion and darkness, not being able to tell
friend from foe. Fort Wagner IS destined
to be ours, for Gilmore is not the man TO
give up.
FoRr MONROE, July %.
The Fayetteville, N. c., Observer in.
sists that Mr.. Morris, pres dent Of the
telegraph company, should DISMISS the
enterpr sing :, porter who invented the
story Of Gen. Lee taking 10000 p.is-
Oners.
Gold is worth $ll in Richmond.
The Mayor of Savannah has issued a
proclamation requesting oil residents Of
the city to organize into home guards for
defense, and I'll managers Of stores,
wprk shops and other places Of business
TO close them at two o'clock on Mon
days, Wednesdays and Fridays. for the
purpose Of drill. He directs an enroll
ment to be made Of every man in the
city capable Of bearing arms.
HALIFAX, July 20.
The brig Devonshire, with Bermuda
dates to the 2lst Of July, arrived to-
day.
The privateer Florida arrived at Ber-
mudA on the 10th, to repair damages to
machinery and take coal. She anchor
cd 1t first outside, aud on the following
day was allowed to enter tho hsrbor.-
She s.luted the British flag and the sa-
lu.e was returned. A considerable in
terchange Of civilties has taken place
between the officers Of the florida and
the shore. The papers have been filled
with communications laudatory Of the
craft, officc and crew.
Since the advices Of the 18th, the
Florida has destroyed l2 other vessels.
The name Of only one is eiven-the
brig WIN. D Nash, Of Cherry6eld, bound
from New York to Marseilles, with y
cargo Of AID, mostly on French account.
She vas captured on the 9Th, IN lat. 40,
lon. 70, after the best of her stores were
removed.
The Florida lately ran within so miles
Of New York, in search Of the Ericsson,
which abe chs.ed some time, but the
Ericsson escaped in the fg. She short
iy alter destroyed the Nash.
There had been serious alteration
between tho men Of the seth regiment
and the men Of the blockade runners. in
Bermuda, but the authorities promptly
inte,fe,ed and restored quiet.
Exaggerated Sonthera accounts Of
Lees raid were brought by the blockade
runners. The Venus, from Wilmington,
with dates TO the 10th, says Harrisburg
is in Lees hands, and other accounts.
quite - correct.
New YORK, July 20.
The brig John Freeman, from Bermu-
do 22d, has arrived. The pirate Florida
was there coaling, and did not expect to
leave there for two or three days.
A whaling schooner sf New Bedford
arrived on the 22d, with considerable
oil, and would ship it homo BY British
vessel.
WaMsed.