Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-26
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lCorrespondenes Of the Baltimore American |
CaAR,rroN HARnoR. Feb. 10.

Operat ons are becoming little more
/ active thsn they have lately been. Gen.
Gilmore 10 constantly visiting the diff
ierens posts to the southwark, snd n.
most every arrival from those quarters
brings uews of some raid into the interi
or. On James Island the pickets still
daily exchange papers, and the late
Charleston pspers indicate the most alb.
ject misery in the city. We have q
constant and steady stream Of deserters
coming in, varying 10 number IRON four
to ten daily. The majority OF them are
from North Carolina, but almost every
Stale is also represented A fortnight
ago, a rebel Lieutenant, from Georgia,
Came in. Day before yesterday, Gener-
al Beauregard's barge crew deserted en-
masse, and come over to Admiral Dahl.
gren. Their news is very interesting to
the feet. 1t seems that the rebels have
eight torpedo boats, like The David,
that attacked the Iropsides. These boak
are I'll ready aud expect TO come down
ghtly. They arc repre- sen,ed AZ being
larger, and as carrying two more persons
than the original one. They experience
great difficulty in getting crews fol-
them, although they are plenty Of off GERS
who volunteer for the duty.
The submarine affair, they state, came
out at Beach Inlet week ago, intend.
ing to attack the Wabash. but shc sunk
when on the passage, and drowned al!
hands. She was raised the succeeding
o,I tCnnI fGb,. l.
the third time that she hes sunk and
drowned all hands.
Blockade stock is buovant. They
nearly succeeded in running 10 large
long slde-wbeel steamer on Tuesday
night, but she grounded Just under the
guns OF Mou'trlc, and was destroyed
next morning by the monitors and bat
teiies Wagner aud Gregg.
1t seems that Gea. Beauregard per
mit,ed his barge crew to visit her 10 the
night, for the purpose Of "collecting.
Johnny Bargenen took advantage o
the opportunity, and ca,Ic into the Fed
eral lines. they say it is the stoame
Presto, loaded with clothing and pro
visions, and with small quantity .
arms and ammunition Eight vessels ar
still expected, Que OF them named the st
Petersburg, loaded With valuable carg
OF guns and ammunition. TIE fleet
on the alert. The number of vessel
ontside the bar has been doubled b
iron clads all move up a, night, and on
patrols the shore channel. The moui
tors have been rendered nnapproacbabl
by tenders, netting and torpedoes, s.
that Admired Dahgren nov glad Y OK
pec's the toipedoes down.
Two Of our men were killed in Wag
Der yesterday. We have the creates
difficulty 10 making them cover, an,
consequently they occasionally pay th,
penalty for their rashness.
A. write, there are two large fire
io Charleston, the result of our shell:
Deserters say the city is now divide,
into two distr cts, viz: I'm range" an,
tout Of range" and that no o.hef ex
preston is used. You hear constantly
such rema ks As "Where are you 90
Ing "We'l, I've got to 60 down i
rang" or "Tm up out Of range now
Burglafles occur every night sin range,
a. the inhabitants do MT STAY there L
protect their goods. One OF the CUR
IN Wagner nj he'd q piece out Of ST. Al
drew's steep last SUNDAY. 1t NUT hav
created seusation, If they were holdin
divine worship there. General Gil NOR
Is expecting heavy reiniorcemeuts, az
will, no doubt, treat Dixie to a very &C
tive sprlrg campaign. The weather
very moderate, the thermometer stand
log, on an average, at seventy or sixty
five de ,rees.