Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-02-17


Of the movement toward Wilmington last
Saturday show that the troops engaged
were exclusively Of Gen. Terry's command,
but the operations were directed in person
~ his superior officer, Gen. Schofield.
They were most successful, and what at
hrst appeared to be only reconnaissance in
force terminated in permanent advance
The Union lines being moved forward two
miles after considerable severe diminishing,
the new ground was held and works imme.
diately thrown up on it almost Is strong a.
those in front, to which the rebels fell back.
The Union casualties during the day were
only about 10 killed and 80 wounded.
The Herald's Warrington special says |:
Our Consul ct London has informed the
Government Of the sailing from Kingston,
Ireland, of the steamer Ajax, which, it is
not doubted, ia = rebel pirate. Her arma-
ment has gone out or would 90 in the sail
ing vessel. Notwithstanding the fact that
she IL small, it is believed that she will be
able to do much damage to American ship
ping If she gets started in her mcditated ca
reer. 1t is thought she would 90 to Nassau
before taking on board her guns.
The closing Of the port of Wilmington has
been a sad blow to Nassau. All is staena-
ton there.
According to the Herald correspondence
on t1e Sd there were over 30 steamers and
hundred sailing vessels recently engaged
in the contraband trade. The warehouses
are filed with goods.
The pirate Tallahassee, now called the
Chameleon, was there on the first Of the
month, and the attention Of the Government
is called 70 the fact by our Consul.
Our gunboat Honduras arrived on the
31st, and asked permission to anchor in the
harbor, but was refused.
Late rebel papers present some very Gu.
rious and interesting disclosures regarding
the financial and military matters in jeff.
Davis dominions. The new currency is
now considered Of less value than the old
There is no money even of this worthless
character in the treasury to settle immense
outstanding accounts, and the taxation is
declared to be as heavy as the people can
stand.
The proposal to conscript negroes by the
wholesale having received an adverse decis-
ion in the rebel Congress, the scheme Of
calling on them to volunteer is now being
warmly discussed.
Gen. Hardee tclegraphs from Charleston,
18th, that the rebel pickets were driven in
on James Island on he night of the 10th, but
that the lines were re-establshed next
day.
The Yankees are still in strong force on
the island. however, with an increase Of 1s
steamers off the bar
The barge attack on the nights Of the 1lth
on Battery Tompkins was repulsed.
The Richmond dispatch reports the land
ing Of 20, 900 men at Newbern, and believes
their object to be an immediate advance on
Raleigh on the railroad lines.
Gen. Grant visited Newborn lately.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 14th says:
All communication with Charleston and
Augusta is cut of. and nothing is known Of
the situation of those places.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 14th
says:
Gen. Grant appears to be preparing to
push forward his lines still further, having
by his recent movement advanced them
three miles westward ofPetersburg.
The soldiers agree upon the practicability
Of introducing negroes to aid in solving the
difficulty before US.
The Richmond Examiner says:
II Sherman takes Branchville he cuts our
great railroad artery, and Gen. Lee will
have to go and gather his supplies from 9TH
er quarters than tn, rich storehouses of
Southwestern Georgia.