Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-08-01
LAT EST NEWS
~ TELEOR.aRM.
Glorious News from Grant.
Richmond must come this
time.
Mcclellan loudly called for
Excitement I'm Pennsylva'a.

NEW ORR. aug. l. ne lines SpeCl3l
.cfore Petersburg, July 80, says:
Soon after day break az far rs was prac,i
cable for the troops 70 move in cooperation,
an immense mine Ear away under the enc
N.Y. line Of breastworks III front Of Burn
sid's corps was fired.
The explosion was the signal for the dis
:harge OF every piece Of artillery We have IN
position from our extreme left. The eti' ct
vas magnificent Ninety five pieces Of ord
,ance were fired so simultaneously tina; they
seemed as If they nigh, have been discharg-
d by the pull OF one lanyard. The firing
thus opened was kept up in the same man
hcr, with scarcely Ierceptibc lull, for at
east AN hour and half, when it slackcned
some extent
The result If the explosion OF the mine
vas almost TO annuilatc one regim, mt and
VI, ing three guns.
Under cover of the artillery, and pushing
,ur advantage ground by III. su1dennes~ OF
he as >aut, the 9TH corps advanced, taking
.o,sesson vi the works thr ugh the gap
..a.ic by the explosion and driving the enc
ny to the sccoud line, which crowns the bill
OPS eastward Of town.
Ninet, en- Of the 22d South Carolina buried
" the explosion have been dug out alive,
,ut badly bruised and scratched and some
If them doubtless ,nortally hurt.
The attack tncv pronounce surprise.
The mine was An feet long end construct
ID with two galleries diverging from the
..laln passage, making three chambers, III
WITCH am of powder 10 inches wide and
lccp was iaid.
Inc effect of the explosion was very dis
,strous
The grandeur Of the artillery are have
ever seen surpassed. The cnemy's tire
vas very feeble.
Cannonading is still hot and the rebels
.old their position ob>tinatclv.
Olr infantry Just received orders to ad-
vance.
me IIcrali's says their mine .as to
ave. been sprung at three O'Clock this
norilifg and lieutenant Gen raj Grant. &C
ompanic. by his staff. reached Burnside 5
lead Quarters abou, fuur.
Mra.e and Staff also asssesnhlel at the
anne head quarters aud have appointed
.,lr for the explosion Of the mine they ar
rived but for some unknown reason did not
axe hod.
Every thing was movable in the way OF
loops, aud he'd been placed in position to
novc at the first signal. The I'd corps was
.cld III reserve.
NV YORK, August 1.-The Hcarald s
Washington special says:
Strs.g efforts are beng made by the re
ubilcan politicians, tolniucc the admin
,atio, to give Mctlel.an command Of the
licences CT Washington. lcniy ). 4 j.
nond is here 10 urge the matter on tn,
resident.
Ala o'clock a cloud Of dust was seen ris
ag from the r,tel entertainments. This was
MlOwed b., gcner ! W;.h.pylng OF the re-
,cl earthworks, reaching probably ~ feet
he whole ASS looked like n huge ioun u n
/! earth .nd dust and formed most impUS-
ny spectacle.
PRISONERS are constantly arriving from tn.
ront. Several Of our wounded are ais.
on.ng in.
Sheridan with a large force Is opcratin.
,round the rebels right wing, and i,nportah
csults are anticipated.
The Worlds special from Frederick 3ls,
AVS no rebel infantry had crossed the Pc
onlac. Three re- inieil 8 vt avalry with |!
ncces Of artillery penetrate Fcnnsylvanl:
Is far 40 Chainbersburg, and perhaps be
You'd.
Our cavalry under Col Lowell hold tn,
assvs of South Mountain also Bn,nesboro
It also s,ys the enemy have recrossed tn,
.'otonlac and 40 force of rebels are now il
d,ryl,nI