Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-04-26
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Nsw YoRK, April Is.
The Hsrald's special from the Army
Of the Potomac, yesterday, says the
the Richmond Sentinel Of April 22d
has tho following dispatch which wss re-
ceived BY Gen. Bragg:
PLYMOUTH, N. c., April 20.
To Gen. BraAton Bragg:
l have stormed and carried this place,
capturing one Brigadier, 1000 mes,
stores, and % pieces Ct artillery.
(Signed) r. F. HoKE, Brig. Gen.
"a telegram has also been received by
the President Def. Davis) from Col. J.
Taylor Wood, dated Rocky Mount,
April 2lst. giving further particulars Of
the capture Of Plymouth by the forces
uoder Geo. Hoke, with naval co-opera-
ton. lie says about $500 prisoners
were taken. 500 OF 400 of them negroes,
80 pieces Of artillery, 10000 pounds Of
meat, 1000 barrels of flour and full
garrison outfit. Our (rebeD loss is about
800 in all. Col. Rice 10 among the
killed. Two gunboats we're sunk. an
other disabled, and another small steam.
or captured"
FoRr MoSsoE, April 81.
An officer just arrived from Roanoke
Island makes the following report:
Gen. Vessel surrendered Plymouth
on Wednesday. The goth, after 40 hours
desperate fighting. Our loss is l5t
killed and $500 prisoners. The rebe
loss is 1900 killed.
BALTIMORE. April 25.
There are reports hero. said to have
been brought by colorcd sutler, tha
the colored troops at Plymouth, sftel
the surrender, were murdered by thu
rebels. The Iulnor is probably untrue
The above rebel capture is reporte
to have taken place on the goth. o
the situation Of plymouth on the It'll
three da, 8 previous-a Union CORES
pondcnt in North Carolina wrote as TO-.
lows:
"Sunday last large body of rebel
moved down the Roanoke river upol
Plymouth, accompanied:by flotills, con
sisting Of a ram aud four other gun
boats. Of these, two were river boat
which escaped our forces when Ply
mouth was taken. The rest have bee
built since. The rebel force is various
" estimated at from 10000 to 15,OO0.-
As the feet came to the line of obstrrc
tons which forms part of the protection
Of Plymouth, it engaged the Union gun
boat Whitehead, aud it is said, sun
her. At tie same time, = land attac
was made on Fort Gregg, our futthes
defensive works, about q mile from tb
town. This fort is under the commau
Of Col. Brown. with regiment and on
battery of Massachusetts hesvy artillery
The enemy attacked him three times, an
were repulsed ON each occasion. Th
Bombshell, Union guoboat, which wa
in communication with him, WAS FIRE
upon as she brought down his last di,
patches to Plymouth, and. had three me
wounded.
Gen. VESSEL, 40 experienced Officer
is in command Of Plymouth. lie va
not taken by surprise, having been in
formed the probable attack some days
and, with Gen. Peck, the commander c
that department, having resolved to re
sist it, be sent away all non-combatant.
and was aprised OF the euemy's advanc
! by his cavalry, who lott several men j
killed, and brought in ten wounded, i
Their skirmish with the enemy's advance
Our force consisted Of the Whitehead
tin clad, four gunboats and the Eutaw
each had tour guns, the BombshcIl tou
guns and the Lockwood two guns. Tt
rebelslare said to have thirty pieces q
artillery one battery Of 80 FOUNDER
from L :c's army. The last advices ar
to IL o'clock Sunday night. No fear
are entcstaised for the land attack. On
gunboats were driven of By . rebel iro
clad. The rebel fotilla could comman
tie town from the river, but it will b
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