Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-01

New YONG, April THE Tribune's
9Th corps special Of the 29th says:
Ala A. n. this day the 9th aud I'd corps
were put on march upon the right Of tn en-
em,'s line, the 9th corps moving By ths
Quaker road.
On coming to point callcd Skunk's Hole
and mounting the opposite slope, q breast
work was found abandoned by the snemy.
Passing about three fourths Of mile beyond
this the head Of the column Of the enemy
line was seen posted on the edge Of thick
pine wood betting or clearing.
Here . sudden and heavy fire was opened
upon our skirmish line. and il was driven
back upon the line 70, med Of the LIST brigade
lat division, which At first fell back, but On
being supported by the "a brigade, rallied
and drove back the enemy with some loss IN
prisoners.
In the meantime Gen. Warren drew up
the rest Of the LIST and 3D. divisions Of the
9th corps in line in order to support the at
tack
After an action Of about three-qnarters Of
an hour the enemy retreated in haste, lcav-
ing most Of his dead ana wounded on the
field
The 9Th corps now lies on the ground
won
The force Of the enemy engaged wa one
| division Of their 4th corps under General
Bushrod johnson, its strength being about
| 5000.
Our loss may reach 800 to 400 men in
killed and wounded That Of the en- my
in killed and wounded appears TO he about
the same but tie number Of prisoners Is
from ! 80 to 200, rendering their total toss
greater than ours
The Tribune s CORES pordenre dated Ora
veil, Run, TN the night of the 30 h say by
the movements OF TO day our original line,
which extenied on the left TO Hatcher 5
Run, has been prolonged beyond the Run
westward &C oss the Vaughan and Quaker
r ,ads, and nor, Inward to within 81 III les Of
Dinwi,.d'e Court H"ise.
The 1t General with Gems. Williams and
Iuga.-, and several nen'.ers al THEFT stat,
come up to humphrey Station near Hatche'>
Run 1 ! | o'clo, K this \. ~. and snon ate
crossed the Run, vlsiti"g different points
aions our inc and establishing heaiquar
ters for t.,e night On Vaughan X ad n, ar
Uravelly Run.
| General Meade accompanied our s1vrn~e
carl r in the morning and likewise has h-
headr"arters on the Vaug', ran Roli, Two
| rnIcs from Ilatchcr's Run.
The Tribune's Washington spe,ial saws, a
dispatch ji>t received from GnIdsboro says
the rebels have completed all their propara
tons to evacu,.tc Raleigh. All departments
Of the State Governmsn have been rcrnov
ed to Greensbor"ugh, a wei as all supplies
and military stores.
Gen. Scoteld has levied contribution Of
| 100, 900 rations Of meat and flour upon the
citizens.
The IIerald's New Orleans correspondent,
says:
Maj. Gen. Lew Wallace has gone to the
RIO Grande, on "A special NISSAN, supposed
to concern the expulsion of our Consul al
Matam .ras by Maxim han, and the return OIL
rebel deserters b, Gen Mcja The conf,r-
cnce with the General is SAID to have been
entirely satisfactorily.
The report says, he had merely entered
into an arrangement for thieves and mnr
dercrs. Gen. Slaughter req es,cd an inter
view with Gen. Wallace, whirh took place
at Point Isabel, Texas. The result was that
the vessel hcar,ng Gen. Wallace, was sent
with dispatches to Gen. Candy, with orders
to land Tor that Generals at Galveston, on he'
return, showing that Gen. Wallace was to
be there.