Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-02-09

New YoRk, Feb. 9.-The Herald's City
Point dispatches Of the 7th says: =
The enemy has abandoned the ground in
front Of the "a corps, that he he'd previously
attempted to occupy and drive 10 from, and
left his dead to fall into our hands, burial
parties were busy oil day in giving them
the last rights. We IRE still holding and in
tend to hold oil the ground in the direction
Of Hatcher's Run. The losses Of yesterday
and day before, are in killed and wounded,
between ESQ and 800, in the I'd corps, and
probably not far from 80 in 9TH corps. The
loss Of the latter 10 estimated much higher
by many; but I think It win not greatly
exeeed these figures. -
Brig Gen. H. E. Davies, commanding .
brigade Of cavaly il eighty wounded. Maj.
Trelaine on Gen. Gregg's staff, is also re-
ported wounded. It was reported last even
ing It the front, that the cavalry which has
advanced to Dinwidde's Court House, be-
yOnd the Boydtown Plank Road, have cap
tufed twenty Of the enemy's wagons and
about 100 horses, said to belong to Bradley
Johnston's command. 4
It is generally observed BY our officers
and soldiers, that the enemy do not fight Is
we'll rs formerly, and it is to great extent at
tributsd 10 the bewildering tactics of Gen.
Grant, which keep them in constant motion
marching from one threatened point to IN.
other, only to return again until they be-
came disheartened and desperiled, and ready
to throw down their arms and yield them.
selves prisoners whenever an opportunity
offers.
The Tribone's Washington special SAYS
J. A Telegram has been received from the
Army of the Potomac reporting . message
from JET. Davis to the Confederate Con.
eress, communicating tho result Of the re
cent peace conference in Hampton Roada.
Il states, In substance, that PRESIDENT Lin
coin refused IN arsnistics q any lsngth, re-
fused recognition either Of the 1Coufederscy
or of any Of the States which compose &
refused Independence, and only conceded !
merciful and liberal use BY himself Of the
pardoning power. During the conference
be communicated ths passage BY Congress
Of the amendment abolishing slavery
throughout the United States, and declared
that the question Of slavery was wholly re-
moved from his control, and placed beyond
negotiation.
It is drought here that this version Of
the conference will strengthen Mr.. Lincoln
even more than his own history Of it, to DO
sent into the House probably ID morrow.
The Herald says it was rumored7in Wash
ington yesterday that the War Department
had received intelligence that Gen. Lee had
commenced the evacuation of Richmond,
and it was supposed that the movements
Of the Army Of the Potomac was designed
to cut him of ON the south side Of the rail-
road. IS Il. Gs 4a1A W I'D FIJI
Our dispatches state that it has been sat-
isfactorily ascertained that Leo has, up to
ais time, at least, sent very few Of his
troops south.
The Tribune's special ofthe 7th says
The rebel attack on the left Of the. Bth
corps was CALAMITY repulsed by Ayres' di.
vision, with considerable loss 10 the en-
envy.
:, The left Of the 9th corps now rests on the
Boydtown plank road, and the entire front
of the 9th and I'd corps are being strongly
fortified to the left Of the old fortified posi-.
ton, which is held BY the 9th corps.
Gresg's cavalry is still On : reconnois-
sance toward tho south aldo Of the road.
The whole number Of rebel prisoners u.
ken up to last evening Was about 500.
A snow storm prevails this morning.