Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-05-10
PHILADELPHIA. May Q.

PHILADELPHIA, May @
The following 10 . special to the EUsatng
islcsraph:
WASHINGTON, May ..
Communications have been opened viii
Gems. Smith and Gilmore, who are near
Richmond, aud have been fighting.
There was no fighting yesterday. Our
army 10 believed tv DO advancing success
fully.
Fredericksburg has been occupied, and
the rsiirosd 10 being repaired.
The Stars extra says Grant has Fl I'D
full Of prisoners, and had advanced ~
Spottsy lvsnia Court House.
A verbal message received ct Ualleck' e
headquarters, by . messenger from the
army, states that the battle closed to-day
10 the evening, Lee having fallen back
about II miles, leaving tho dead and
wounded on the field.
Gu Saturday, 1t 3 o'clock, Lee was in
full retreat through Spottsylvauis, ano
when the messenger left Hancock was en-.
tering the place N pursuit.
Butler IL reported within ten miles OIL
Richmond.
WAsHiNsroN, May 90 Up. n.
A bearer 0. dispatches from Gen. MeAu.'
headquarters has just reached here. liz
states that Lees army Commenced falling
back on tie night Of Friday.
Gen. Hancock passed though Spottslvauia
10 day Wight yesterday.
Our headquarters ct noon, yesterday
we're twenty miles south of the battle
field.
We occupied Fredericksburg. The depot
for our wounded 10 established ct FrcdeI
,cksburg.
lSigned.l E. NJ. STANTON,
Scc'y Of War.
ST.. Louis, May Q.
Tho Democrat this morning publishes the
following:
The expedition iof Gen. Steele towards
Shreveport has ended with his return un
der rather exciting circumstances to Ltd.
kvck. Gentlemen converssnt with the
facts have arrived hero and communicat.
statements to tho following purport -
Steele left Little Rock With some IL OOU
infantry and 3,OOO cavalry, under Genera
Carr. Arkadclphia was occupied withou,
| difficulty, and tho forces moved forward t.
Camden. Between Arksdelphia and Cam
den tue subsistence train of one huodreu
| and eighty wagons VAS cut of and cap.
'ured BY the oncDy, together with an es
cort OF four hundred and eighty men, who
suddenly found themselves in shc hsads OF
. superior force and madc little resist .nce
| At Camden, Steele soon found tue rebels,
bout I, zoo struggling cavalry, in his rear :.
md that forty wagons despatched f-om
Camden towards Pine Bluff for stores WITH
40 escost vi sixteen hundred men we're can
turcd by tho enemy.
4 stcsmer With twenty tons Of ammupi.
tion, was sunk 40 miles below Little Rock.
BY coming in collision. One of the steam.
er's pilots, who had charge Of the boat, w.s
put under arrest, under suspicion Of tr,ach
cry, but was subsequently, released.
STEELE found no stores to su0sist Lis
troops, and had to reduce their allowance
to quarter rations, - his movement was to
be cooperative with the main one Of 3 anks,
which had failed. There remained no
course but to return to Little Rock.
Price undertook to detain Steele ~
Camden y bile Marmadukc With Q strong
force set out for Little Rock. Steele look.
ing for the safety Of the capital Of Atkan
sas, With its Union population and millions
OF dollars worth Of Federal storee, broke
through Price's army, and set out TO get o
Little Rock in time to savo it IRON ia'iine
into Marmaduke's hands, who VS. making
every exertion to reach Sabine Pass, whete
u became necessary, to give Price battle.
which vas handsomely done. Tue rebels
we're we'll mounted and in fine condition.
The fight was protracted and bloody. i.st.
ing three or four hours, and resulted in
the complete repulse Of tho enemy, leaving
Steele to resume the exciting race with
Mafnsduke. The latter approached Littl.
Rock, throwing shells into the city on the
the afternoon of the lst. Shortly after.
wards, Oarr's cavalry came up, joining the
troops at the post, and compelled Msrns
duke to abandon bic undertaking. He
made little resistance, a. tho main body Il
Oseole'e army was rapidly arriving.
Ine Legislature We IN session and prob |
ooIy not one Of its members would have
oeen spared By the exssperatcd foe.
Oorine the entire march from Camden !
sne troops we're constantly diminishing |
Wien tho enemy, Who hung upon their rear
ana Hanks, strenuousiy endcavoring 70 i'm
pede their progress. |
Inere were no ambulances for the
wounded, and they had ~ be lefs In tho |
houses OF residents on the road.
Oae OF an escort Of GOO men, composed
q tie S6sh Iowa, 43d Indiana, and 77th
Ohios only % succeeded 10 making their
Dscaps.
Oafi Informant represents Gen. 6teels's
'avaafy deplorably deficient In horses. che
nso being compelled to uas unbrokcu
naiss N many instances, or try to use
hem, for cavalry horses.
Psiee's forces ere ssill lingering 10 the