Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-15

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Hon. Edfis n. &dunsoa, Sc. Of War:
The following items are taken from to-
days Richmond rapen:
1--WE have some good news this morning
news Of victory in South Carolina. 1t
Is announced In the following of1cial dis
patch from Gen. Lee. Though the dispatch
y rather scant in Its particulars, enough is
given 70 show that Fitzpatrick was badly
worsted:
:" HEADQrARrEna, &C.. March 10. (
80 To Hon. j. c. Brsckinridgs, See. Of War !:
"'Gen. Hampton attacked Gen. Kilpat.
rick at daylight this morning, and drove
him from his camp, taking his guns. wagons,
many horses, several hundred prisoners and
relieving great number Of our own men,
who had been captured. The guns and
wagons could not be brought Oh for want Of
horses. Many Of the enemy were killed and
wounded. Our los hi heavy. Il. Col
J. g. King was killed. Brig. Gen. Hume.
Co.'s Kugan and Morrison and Majors Da-
Wis and Ferguson and others were wounded.
(Signedl "'R. E. LEE, Lieut.. Gen."
SPRiNsFrRLD, ILL.,, March 49,
A terrible fire broke out on the south side
of the Square, in Owens building, partly oc-
cupied by Owens Ms a drug stoor, and Nc
Kenxie a. q book -bindery. Owens is insur-
ed - the stock and building $11, 600; Nc
kenZle, on a stock Of $4,000, has only
5000 insurance The building was entirely
consumed II was valued at $2J,0OO At
present writing the fire is still raging, and
the buildings adjoining. occupied by Mayo
as a jewelry and Watson as a confectionery
store, are in inminent danger of being con
sumcd. Tie fire is said to have originated
by barrel Of benzole catching fire while
the clerk wuu drawing some thercfrom by
candle-light a
WASHINGTON. March 10.
The TJibun's correspondent ct Gen. Cox $
headquarters gives the following account on
the 10th: 1.-The enemy reinforced by s. ID.
Lees corps, attacked Cox's forces near South
west Creek. They made two separate as
saults, first on Gen. Carriers Division, occu-
pying the extreme left While they were
eing repulsed In front by Gen. Carter, Col
McQucsters brigade, Of Rutgers division,
| s3d corps, attacked them in flank and com
pletcly routed Them capturing l2i prisoners
and one piece of artillery. Not satisfied
with one attempt, they masscd for second
assault on our center. In this attempt they
were as promptly rcpulsed with heavier loss.
and retrcated from the field in confusion
| Bragg commanded the troops in person, as.
sisted by ID. II. Hill.
New York, March 49,
The morning papers think that Mobile
| has fallen The Times publishes extracts
ffom Mobile papers TO show the desperate
condition of the rebels in that city The
Mobile Crims makes frantic appeal 10 the
women Of Alabama and Mississippi not
10 recognize nor to receive into social cir
cles any man who is improperly absent from
Y thi. Il done gcnear.ly 10000 soldiers
| would nc added to the ranks.
! LOUISVILLE, March H.
An expedition Of fifty men Of the Both
Wisconsin, sent from here on Saturday morn
ing "a harm in Webster Meade county, cap
turing Sue Mundy ALIAS jerome Clark, Ma
gr,lslcr and Henry Mctcalf, after some re-
) sistancc, in which three Of our men were
slightly and fourth MORALLY woundcd.-
The prisoners were brought here by the
steamer Morning Star this morning, and
lodged in the military prison.. Magruder is
suffering from recent wound, and is not
likely to recover.
New YORK, March IL.
/ The 7i9Juaes Washington letter of the
81 saws
THE last of the rarolcd prisones arrived
at our lines Yesterday. The flag Of truce
which has floated during the process of de-
livery, has been withdrawn, and all further
intercourse suspended The last number
about six hundred, and in their wrctched
ness cap the climax of horrors. DR.. VIII
bourn. S0th Indiana. and DR. Millins. 10th
| Kentucky, represent the condition of the
men as worse than any that ever came from
Southern prisons
LnuIsvILLE. March 10.
| An expedition of 80 of the Both Wiscon
| sin regiment, sent from here on Saturday.
| surrounded barn in Webster. Mead coun
~, capturing Sue Monday alias jerome
Clark, Magruder, and Henry Metcalf, after
some resistance, in which three of our men
were slightly and otirth MORALLY wound
ed. The prisoners were brought here by the
steamer Morning Star this morning, and
lodged in the military prison.
Magruder is suffering from recent
wound, and is not likely to recover