Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-16

could not find al armed encmyas
1t is supposed the presence Of some Of
our scouts sent out from BaltinAre were
taken BY TIE country people and hsnce the
reports.
WASHINGTON, July l5.-It is nA posi-
lively known whether all the rebek have
crossed the Potonac, reports being rpnhiet-
mg. 1t IS ceytFii.. howc~Sr, that SMALL par
Ii of theT have re entered Virginia and
are travelling with their plnnder lover The
various foads leading through London Co.,
towardy sniekcr's and Ashby's Qaps.
\ latge force of our troops ayc in pursuit
Of the ircbcls
It 4reported that Breckrrid-c and staff
were ID Loesburg Wednesday morning SUI
perinteAding lnovemeHfs of the enemy.
y nuIstar Of theh, have been picked up
by our troops.
respondent ac4un'' Of he ' raid la as
follows:
NEAR poisr 4 RaZs, Va, July 2s.-Lt.
Chambers, Sd ASezyNsnia artillery, with
800 men cro/d nc Jaj les river at point
below DuteI Gap apd ove Gen. Fosters
sa 1prsa an .sss.s y p sS%s b ms,
as Cox p pm. /rheA brcc having landed at
designated ,R6int AZ ow butch Gap from
tAe STEAMER stcpPing) Stone. remained there
antll nearly dsyffsht yesterday, when the
commanding Lieutenant determined to make
he attaA. The coInmahd proceeded up the
road ip two columns Old steelthiy entered
upon 4he attack.
ilst enemy wcrefound in strong force in
barns, Ac., on the farm. Theyconssted of
300 troops, cx.!aandcd by 6. 4. Herring
on OFFS. e., who was captured. When ON
iprres hal advanced with $50 yards Of the
building the enemy opened brisk fire of
muskctry resulting in 10 injury, when the
discovery vas made that the place could
l9t be taken by regular attack. Lieut..
hambers ordered = charge, .e leading il
cry galantv. The charge resulted in the
aptne Of one lieutenant, a sergeant, badly
aounced. one corporal and / | pilsates.
lhc command WAS accompanied by FIR
ne party. who, upon arriving as de build
ags, smoked tlelcbe'- out compelling them
give attlc IN an open grove.
In the engagement which followed the
-ehrlS suffered severely in hllFl and wound
1. Our loss one man.
\ torpedo, together with 9 galqanic bat
cry aad large quantity Of powder. small.
srIn~, amnuniion and caup cqupage were
apiuled i large amount of grain, grist
shd say mail and a.hnery were de-
,troSed.
The iiysa.ds correspondent in the field
writing Ce 18th. a. NJ, says:
Capt Names ',ItaAer's cavalry expedition
aas i,,t T,s.4r.'t'l . caVp. This expedition
aal for It's oi jet thc opNins and maintain
ing Of concentration mtlfSuIiolh, Bowers
ilill and that region Of rebai country, left
Ter, some dass since, and haA fully accom-
pl;shcd its object
the command met with little, opposition
sther going u coming, save from, guerrilas
waJ'n die, whipped out They yaptured a
rebel qua. s.x.aas lcr and encam peh ios to
lay lp~rcntsidcS unolk, without molesta-
tion, The, reiurlt I'd safely without loss or
>cfous dalnage
Hhis raid developed the f:et Tat TIE
rfeatest possible restitution prev; ,iIs ia sul-
i}il and througlfall the surrounding coun-
4. Corn. fir Instance, was llelJ at $500 a
hArra', and al other neecssarics OF ;ie in
proportion.
1he expedition brought in p horses and
mlila, quite a number Of negroes and two
rebel officers. They also@ captured ser
geant AM two enlisted non belonging to
=, z :, M Ts d s. au,isss ,asa -.
Potomac, cgafiims|,he reported return of
rebels into Vre,Ein.
Our artillery siEllcd the rebel rear last
evening soiae s|ragglsrs were taken but it
aas Impossible \ intercept the main body
They bad wien|at Wilson'S farm, 80 pris-
onsrs 'akcn al flonacacy
Tribune Washington special says: it Is
estimated tEf the rebgs secured ten thou
sand noEscs yficsides Shqcp. and hogs, which
rot across Elc Potomac while threatening
Washington. Brief rs Eas the combat BE-
fore Washington. il was bloody, their kill
ed and Eounded must Iaye been 800, small
ma :" fsted brlsa;i.-;ss ~ i.s-ssissorps vetc-
rams. s5ss.E havoc jnong them
The Herald correspondent SAYS: admiral
Lee 81 the James Riyf squadron. has gone
70 North Carolina SOUNDS on al Inspecting
TO r.
Two representatives Of Napoleon, are
Hith the army as obs f,yers.
me Ilibuhc Na1hlhgion specla! says
mere vessels are to y sent after the f'iori-
"a. Several prominent secession sympa-
timers, have been frreste'l at Bladensburg.
aad have been semitic the old cap,ol.
ST Lorls, Jrly il-M order Of General
ioSecrans tsyo tug ore Nsnished I.y the
sT one by the quartermas-
iers department. are hereafter to he kept
N the harbor viii, full hefd OF steam on
NY and night. 10 tow burnng boats INTO |
the river. and all steamers ho, receiving or
''i~eilarsing freight arr anchor in the f,
stream. Also all skis. Eawl-, and other
small craft are prohibited from plying IN the !
maroon without propeyHutAosity Capt. q. |
y. Ford is appointeY harbor master.
y dispatch .ronlA military man at st. 10
~evh says that I'VE companies OF militia,
N St o! whCr-1e.au sed 10 Col. Moss old
regiment, have prettyVluch all gone over to
.ne rebels ui,d,r InvrnfSn
The stcane, Won phuA arrived from Cairo
last night with 200 hhdSA sugar, and 200
bblS. noasses for Cincinnati.
The steamer Magenta waS fined $500 by
the military autnoriti,s for ihlng 10 report |
at Cairo on her down trip.
The Mobile papers arc vety Respondent |
and great apprehension existed there Of
raids bnth by sea and land.
The steamer tnamc suppressed lately ran |
the blockade with an unutually valuable
cargo, including large amount Of military
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