Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-11
OUR ARMY IN AN EXCELLENT
CONDITION.
LEES ARMY CUT OFF
FROM SUPPLIES.
Our Troops not yet in Spot
sylvania.
TERRIFIC NAVAL ENGAGE.
MENT. NG REPORTED
RESULTS.
WASHINGTON. Nav 10,

WASHINGTON, Nay ~.
1t is believed from reports which
reached here to night tnat there y as no
gcnerai engagement yesterday, but as
heavy firing was heard this morning at
Acquia Creek, in the direction Of Spott-
sylyania {. H., the contest must have
teen rencwe ed.
Our sorccs do not occupy Spottsylva-
MA but are within seyera miles Of it,
a large rumtcr Of wou ndcd arc reach
ing Frede icksburg aud many wounded
officers are exp cted TO arrive in Wash
iDgton to morrow.
The amy OF the Potomac had por-
tlon Of 'o-day to temperate.
Burnside, Oh Monday, began the at
tack on the left with great fury and
with an encouraging degree OF success.
Tie had fought tic day before. and, to
use his own words, whipped old Long,
street"
Our army could not be in a more
cheerful condition, and all are saDguine
Of seccoss ard count the days when
they shall enter thc rebel capital in tri-
uinph
Lee lately issued an order ia relation
to supplies. in which he says th4t the
communicate with Richmond is cat 1 II
and it is Impossible to furnish the men
with stores.
Ilil had no ratons issucl for threc
DAYS.
Lee cnjoins upon his men the ncces-
slty of capturing supplies from the Yam
Ike 3.
Up to this time they have failed TO
capture . sing le wagon.
The roads are III excellent travelling
order, but very dusty.
All battles thus far have been a series
# at acks and REFUSES. Muske,s are
almost exclusively used.
he swampy nature Of the gfounl
renders the use Of artillery very imprac
ticaflc.
Lqc, very absnrdly, claims victory.
while he witldraws from our front and
retir, $ towards Richmond.
Gen. 1'afbett's division Of cavalry
whipped "tbe rebel cavalry near this
place and drove them from Spo,tsylya-
MIA G. H.. but being reinforced by IA
iAntiy they drove our cavalry short
distance. The Mar, land brigade, Alb
division, 6. h corfs, coming TO their sup
port the fighting was exceedingly fierce
Gems. Talbc,, and Robinson were both
wounded.
Gen. Scdgwick was shot through the
head on Monday morning, while tupcr-
lutcnd.Eg tue moving ct some heavy
guns on an a'g,c The ,ncn had just pre-
pared. Thee was no skirmishing At
he time, bnt occasionally the sharp
shooters seut the bullets ia that ducc>
lion.
The Ilcrald's cores ondent, News
bern, th,say tho rebel ram ALTERNATE,
accompanied by the Cotton Pant, and
Inc gun boat Bomb Shcll, which vas
captured by them at Plymoath, appeared
at the moath OF the Roanoke. The gun
boats Miami, White Head, Ceres and
Commodore Hull We're lying clase to the
river, i'll the Sound, an Oh Sc in, the
rams enter the Sound they made off, as
though fearful of al encoantic. bu. Oh
y anxious t, d.aw the rams iut) tie
Sound. TIE rams pursued the beats
abou II miles, when the .anb lats Sss
sacus, Wyaiusng and M.ttabeselt ap-
pa Cd.
Ouc gunboct ia nnmi cr, immcd.-
r'el, openc:I ire Il, d a terrific engage
me't etsle !, Ia ting from til T. N.
ID LA he carly pat Of the battle
the Cotton Plant slcce.d,1 in mixing
her csc pc, anl tn ram, filing rapidly,
ie;rca'e! iicwiy and steadily up tic
Sound.
The grnb at Bombsbcll was soon re-
taken with all OF bead, - in number.
The Sassac.s, having an iron rrow,
steamed iull speed aud ,au into the ram
just abaf. the csltre, BIZ. appnantly in.
iicl 10 injury. The Sassacus howey-
err, was compelled to retire, having her
forward ire.der : lot OFF and a 100 pound
Parrot. shot flied by the ram through
her bci'er.
Nl.ht Tow seisn, and tie moyemf hts
sol.d u he accnr -ic'y disccrned. The
ram vas closely parsued by our gun
DO Is, tut under cover Of darkness sue
cccied in entering the Roanoke river,
where cur ganuo,is could not venture
10 oiow.
The ram carried at leas. four 100 :
poande,s.
Reports from Kinest re. OFT the ram
Nensc nigh aeronn. She d.aas 10
feet 0! water and the river is only 4 l-2
feet deep. The rebels have FIR the prs
ent Abandoned her, taking oat the en-
zines.
NEW Y6sK, Msy II.
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