Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-15
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The Washington Chronicle Of this morn
,se Is q secoans Of visit 70 the battle
r. s. r,..,a.p DIN. q Nj. Day, Of The city
poes s1es, ~ - ruioe, hsvtpg esss De-
esvys1, b shell from Fort Stevens, - dc.
todee ehaspsbooesss; slso the rsstdssce Of
n. Osrbossy, abous one nile iron the
Fort A Cence I'D besn plsoDd across the
rod esd sd % brsasswofk By the fso-
slS.
Evidences Of hard fighting ere visible.
Ia mDvo % - 0ooosiee- 80 soi the
Nd from Mr.. Blair's residence We found
a.book-the 6th volume Of Byron's Works
..saksu By . rebel soldier, Which brought
With me, and transcribe' the following IN.
eesipetn<WuoA 10 eSstsen on tbS Ay.lesi !:
Near Wsshipstoo, July l2.-Now nncle
Abe yoa he'd eestef be quiet che rest oil
= ouy Admipistsation. We osly anns near
Joaf s6W6 thu time 70 show you what Ne
6UuDo og-oas9r you Is on 10 your mad
career We will come soon again, and then
you he'd bestcr stand from UNDER"
The Woss aeosl yoa eyer sesns
= = 50th V. A.
The rebels Hrst made their appearance
Of CoIesville about four or i've O'Clock p.
m. on Monday last, and our informant un-
derssood from What he could learn that the
cod r. Z &c 6ra3 Johieqfs, Easiey' 3
soi n'I ckps, - Ae - -
I'd e. - z sAad EssleEf pr
tDrdU II md Uetf Cole1tille. When the
rebels came into Maryl land nearly oil were
on foot, but they have picked up oil the
horsos they could find and now the most
Of them ere mounted.
.Jphoson took !ehe east road iron Uolss.
viao esd moved towards Bellsville, and
EarIey'a corps went towards Washington
on the 7tb street road, end It Vas under.
stood that hill's corps moved toward
Washington in line west oi Farley. Ny
informant saw about TOO or 800 rebels.-
lie cove:sed with johnson and other OH.
cels, and thinks it was not thsir intention
70 take Wellington, bus 20 draw tho at.
teption Of Grant from Richmond.
johnson had about TO prisoners. from
whom be had stripped much Of their cloth.
ing. and the PIDRers we're compelled T.
tIudge along id th6ir bare ieet.
johnson had seven pieces Of artillery,
but my informant did not sec any with
Asrly. r. '"-'is
Job6soo's ard Earley's corps fired into
each other by mistake near Oolesville.s
~ Suter piokets we're called in ct SON.
Get on Tuesday, and oil were ordered to be
ready to move ct m0ment's notice; when
l came from Fl. Stevens our forces we're
moving 70 the west aldo Of 7th strese toad.
Gems. Breckenridge and Early we're ae the
residence d F. P. Blair, which Vas the
n bel headQuarters. XUf is
Csptsre6 rebel eoldiers ny they wore 10.
formed on t6e march that Washington wss
only guarded BY clerks end militia. They
confess to hsinS dsosivsd, wAes sbey saw
The heads Of tie eoltmns Of the Peninsula
veterans Of the 9th corps.
D The preservation Of the mansion Of Mr..
Blair 10 due to tho interference q General
Breckenridge, whe VS. no doubt influenced
BY the friendly relations formerly existing
between him1eif'and The owner.
= Whpu Gen. Fronklia ~. csptusuGid. h
zee 1890 ~ the 6ts6yAthe side Of Q
wounded 1t. Colonel. Nv hen rebel Off
Ger csme up and aske1 ~ Ooloosf Il h
We Frsnkiio-the Cd - replied be was
not. The rebsl thee lid Feantlip, Who
discloesd htmself, selling convinced he he'd
been pointed out BY one Of r Uneneoua
In lew minutes Gilmore cSMe 10 end told
Gen. Franklin be wuat eo0stdw shinselt
hts prisoner. Tue 0eneraJsw1s then put
into carriage Ind taken toARssstertowu,
where they stopped for the light, end the
General feigning sicknses and: sleep, and
waiting until bic guards were asleep-he
then mede the best q HE way, near g -
couldslo ~ direction q the city for three
qsareers Of an. hour, when bsing broken
down By fatagss, - crept into . thick
wood aud remained the balance Of the night
and oil next day, frequently seeing re6eb
scouting for him. About sunaet. heina
nearly ismisbed be ventura6 u6t I'D sf6rt
y mot some men who proved - - friends,
one Of whom took him to his house and
finally provided means for the General to
T..i sH' ~ siSnloe Il usual tsis morning
TO Washington. ..,-o gs.~#
The private papers composed Of corres-
pondence with Henry Clay, Andrew Jack.
con, and other men Of note has not been
destroy ed, and bic plst been transferred t.
tho residence Of Mr.. Wilson With . note tu
hin BY Gen. Breckenridge, whilS the futni
ture end other personal effects Of Marsha
Benoierd Was destroyed. A large quaint,
y Of hay and wood Wee slved irole, a &
torch. The cattle, hofsek calves, &c Of thr
n stdents were carried o6. The dead YER,
LETT ondsssssd and he ssdly woundsd an
cared for. NM~ sfeaa
80 Nav .YoaE, July Il.
The CSn@sscial say6: A prouiuen
banking boueo on Wall C.. has feceiyed