Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-04

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he following : 1on TIE RidhnDad WAS
me E1vsss II yuusua1nv sesAs dat the
advsnce which NJ thfuooened two q thrse
DAYS since, has besa checked, q not deseated
81 superabupdant naeans, ard fof Re pssssnt
NM not b snsprisud - heas - ~ com-
nencsment q 6nHtle q sny mo0snk The
enemy has mot withdnwn any p0st1Qa u
the forces ne lSas moved 70 his 1efl Mt hclds
them in readiness for an advnnce at the EARL.
ess practicable nospent Il y believed .the
enemy intends . heavy 6ank movement
somp disfapce further down than TIE ecene
Of his late operaAiona We are elad 70 believe
thae cur nD6k army h prepared 10 NEST the
enemy now, q Il ever has been, and give
battle ~ Of old, never having known md
determined never 70 know de1eat.
A large number Of Yankee deserten came
in u different points, claiming the privise
granted them under general orders NO. g.
A special dispatch 10 the Columbia ~
gxirsr, dated Marina, Florida, FEB: llsh.
informs that journal that Cap. Dicxinson
has captured6j prisoners, including rccIone''
8 caetains, and 10 wagons, W horses, an
bulance and quan1ty OF arms, &C.
The enemy lost in killed Q, including tne.l
Adutsnt, and 4 wounded including thelr
Colonel. Not one Of Dickinson's company
was lost
1,en H. Hin having been authorized TO
raise 4 brigade Of mounted men In North
Alabama, will make his headquarters alter
natciy at Rome, Ga, and GadsOn, Ala.
Gen. Bcaurcgard authorized Gen. Hill to
proclaim an amnesty and pardon to all men
improperly absent from their commands
who may Join his brigade In q military point
Of view.
Everything Is quiet in the trans Mississip-
pi region.
The rivers are higher now than they have
been for years, but no apprehension il felt
of land invasion by the enemy.
Blockade running between Galveston and
the West Indies is carried ON very success
fully, perhaps rivalling in this respect the
ports Of Wilmington and charleston. Quite
q number Of steamers have run in and out
of Galveston during the past fortnight.
The government stores in Texas and at
Shreveport are full of clothing and other
necessarics.
The expedition fitting ont at New Orleans
is believed to be intended for Galveston and
not Mobile.
The army of the trans Mississippi is in ex.
ccllent spirits and condition. The troops
are well supplied with clothing, food and
munitions Of war.
he message Of Gov. Allen, of Louisiana
urges the placing Of 100000 negroes in the
army and for pioneers and wagoners. The
message meets with universal appreciation
A correspondent Of the Montgomery Ap
peal, writing from Grenada, Miss, says:
Affairs on the border are in terrible cOndi
tion the country being filed with bands Of
jayhawkers and robbers, principally desert
ers whose deeds rival the famous days Of
Dick Turpin, and such a reign of terror has
been innuguratetl TINT travel is almost COM
pletely broken up in some portions Of the
country. Coupled with these are large
numbers Of soldiers returning to their homes
on furloughs and vOwing vengeance on spec
ulators in the northern counties who have
refused to take lContetlemte money flor
corn and other ncccssarics of life from their
families, and unless something is speedily
done by those in authority, We may look for
a desperate state of affairs here during the
present month.
From North Mississippi Tupello letter
furnishes the following:
Gen. Forrest told a lady here few days
ago that he would be left alone to hold the
bag in this section, and that it would be n
pretty big bag.
Col. Patterson, commanding a brigade in
I1oddy's division, has been actively engaged
| in breaking up stills in Alabama, along the
Mississippi line. Many farmers in north
east Mississippi carry their grain across the
line to be distilled into whisky, thus evading
the law prohibiting its manufacture. Many
poor soldiers families arc suffering for bread.