Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-18
LATEST NEWS



NEw YoRk. Oct. s.-The Herald's Wash
lns,on special says the gucrrilas have re-
-nm.d their depr. dxtiUns on the Cnesa-
cake. and have almost entirely checked
nav ga ion. Four boats were destroyed at
.sdaards Ferry and on the Aonocacy last
| =. tx.
GuvrrilIas are reported to be lowering in
10 nusnber> in the vicinity Of tine south
er ,.el.nve> =. Wa hin.iun
4 considerable force Of Mos,by's men
pa -rl through Fairfax conr, House to day.
ii.c crtutr, alon. the iinc OF - nr,are
| AMI A'eyandria III Iana--:s Gap Railroad
il being Icnd. "A unin',bigahie ~ ,rii-
Ia. The Manassas, Gap Rsi.r ,ad is IN run
| nj x orslc. T. the western terminus 1T Stras-
| Lu.-
- Tribrn.'s VA .hinrton corresponds nj
IS o'acfs have been issued tina, ii another
attack >ho~ld be made on government
,r.iu silnliar 70 the ate one In when 50
nany lives were lost, every house Of rebel
within five m,i> If the Nanassa> Railrcad
on .a'h side ,ha tc sl;.,,rot H. Every
| ialn bears IA party OF rebei s,inratl,izcrs
selected 'r..ln the abunlan, number in Alex
| .nl,ia ~ receive snc,, bullets as their
friend, may choose to fire at them.
| The caution Sheridan has -huwn in his
| aiiipai9n has been nowhere none strongly
eyiired than in the ai'ai. L., Wednesday.
| The Herald correspondent says early this
morning the rebels appear d on our front
II the woods and along the hills south of
Cedar Greek. Their presence caus Gen
| Sheridan to use the caution he has SO often
a. u with view to a~ceitai his advcraarcs
| movements. Shortly alter moor to-day the
enemy suddenly opened heavy artillery
lire from Il position on the Sirashl;g pike.
directing il on Tie ir.,nt occupied l,y tie
| 9Th corps and tlle Isl .gyI>Icn Of Gen.
crook army of Western Virginia, which
occupied a position il piece Of woods at
the base OF II. notih p'.lnt Vi Mazaunti.n
mountain On oar cAHc.ne left.
he fire OF the eleny MAS cac..cd, the
shell and Shot falling directly into the camp
Of Gen. Crook : Isl division, whch caused
then to retire little to the year - he aril
lny. u..der IT. elm T. Capt Dupont, and
aese soon brought aud ,lat.one on tn hills
IL iron. u oar position and commenced Il
lively reply t" the enemy, cau,.lio him. al
ter a brisi. cannnnade. 70 retire vtt his
guns.
\ portion of the la,h corps alva cel in
u ''ttttc " 'fs IT. II u tl.t
which they did ia good odd r. while Colonel
Thoihn rs division OF Cracks command;
BROKE camp AND advanced along t. the |, It
9! sha>'uis pike.
our tronls advanced under cover of the
tire 81 chr guns, and ny,cd with cele, tx.
/, ihey had nul l,eccc'icl IL, wi,ei, hcy fe-
came i'oly engaged viii, tie c'lei,. lnial-
ny, WHO wee found n occupy several
p.ac along tn w.,,dcd hi''~.
lie n.'i>k' IT, Wa, -. -ia +, nd las,
u = neiriy Il rcc hnu :.
ine i, nrs-tie. 80 .lsisi,n command i
b 'oi "e.iS, tie ..ts.i h-sachu,.t
meyi:.r ~ The lett 81 I'll. i ec, werg iiotiy
eiii,ag during the eslii,e ai.,i., ana ii
tnolgh fa gel ~ lin eueln. rcpca nj !,
500 IN. J sr.'illa n"i,l,.
hii,' tii> hrigad W. en gagged and IL ~
'ly pressed, Col. Wc.s f.ll MORALLY rosnl.
g.. the bal pa ,r,g AFRO gi HE ieii lang.
he lei. mao the h nd> oi tn. cnr;ny
II 5e''a1tlc app rsnt =, I'll firing waS go
Ing on that the demonstration on or left
va, f"r The purp !. nt eovcrn, another
movement ~t'ch sn,-,ya ntly appe.r Il to
DC I att mpt 10 IL II ou. ,,,slliun Is flank
! ig.
bu, Infantry fro t VS. c'larged 80 a. 10
cs'iiroi, the rruei rt.usc of III ,rch by order
"a sen. leridai, mhu was in a position
III. COVERED Tue ne'd Operations.
| 'ea Ci>t;,f, commanding the 81 division
/ = cisai,, Was ordered 10 move from lett to
rseh,. ami III the ni,j { Of the afternoon
met t.n enemy al q near loid on Ccdar
{ eek
lie soon became engaged. AMI 10y ark had
nv Il the enemy bacN. il...,tailished i,i-,
i.cAet llne on the cast size of the creek,
| wf'!e the enemy occupied The opposite,
bunk
~ dark the ri.llcry ceased on both
sides.
tlNSiH>ATi, Oct. Is Returns from so
eeGiltie, III Nnlp gave the iuion minority
20. tt.}, and the estimate of the so,ii,i, vote
VIII niaAe the Union inaiu.Itp 1i.,pn.
y Nashville dispatch says N"on was a.
SHIP zap, three miles cas-, o, i.ia, cite, on
tho 18th.
sherman was close onto him. an 4 battle
cannot lung he decay
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