Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-02-21
LA1ES NEWS


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telegrams IN Woshingtso 8 MINI ~.
ties stats ~ Lee ~ cent q. 600 ~ =
rdnlorce Dsoar0eard, and enoh,o him 3
check the advaoce q Ca. Shermon. ~
Gen. Grant q slrse1y awssv q thia at. M
that he army e ~ Rotomoc Il once ~.
in molten. It = alae stnGed that Sheriden 4
advancing in heavy 66ree On 0ordeusvilIe o..
Lynchburgas the eejsetivs peino.
Ifit 10 True that Lee has moved his trea,a
south, il l. because hs considers he salstv
Of North and Seath Carolina q fhr more rs.
postance than even Tie possesaion Of Rich.
mond add The eccaPoAoo 6 Virginia. Il.
was alss positively 1sserlsd Yesterday. that
Wilmington vas in our possession- Rsv;ne
been evacuated BY the rebels.
The Hera'ds correspo- dent says: A par
y Of Sheridan's cavalry, consisting 1876 nen
Of the Gath regiment went up The Valley Of
Shenandoah the other day on scout, and
while on return. fell into IN ambuseade pre.
pared By Mos6y's men.
A desperate light enoued but the ruef.
rillas were % numerous and strongly posted
that the cavalry were roughly handed. and
only made good their retreat after Z nun
Der were killed and wounded and 60 taken
q prisoners. Capt. Coninfisr, Of Torbe4t's
staff was captured.
The Naval supply steamer Fort Morgan
has arrived here. she brings army officers
and nearly 500 discharged and invalid sol.
diers and sailors, and the mails from East
and West Gulf Squadon, both of which she
communicated with at various points. hav-
| ing proceeded q far west q the month of
| the Rio Grande, of that place there we're =
large feet Of merchant vessels. and ons Enc.
| lish and French man of war.
The Fort Morgan reached McBeth Raw m
her return trip on the 10th inst.
Several Of the United States iron clads
and double enders were then off Dog River
bar, IN close proximity TO the CITY.
The Fort Morgan left Key West on the
14th. Wv
Capt Meade, officers and men of San In
cinto, arrived there on the 10th. The guns
Of the ship and other valuable propcrty
were saved.
The Heralds Washington special saws :.
There are again strong indications that
Lee is preparing to evacuate Richmond and
fall back on Lynchburg for final stand.
Advices received in Washington state
positively that nearly al the valuable ma
chnery and medical stores have already been
removed from the rebel capital, and it is an
ticipatcd that its abandonment will occur
within ten or fifteen days.
The Herald's correspondent saws:
New arrangements in regard to the ex-
change Of prisoners are being perfected be.
tween Gen. Grant and Commissioner Guild.
and is progressing rapidly, and three steam.
ers are now busily employed carrying re.
leased Union soldiers to Annapolis. Md.
and conveying return loads Of rebels.
Our men, both in words and appearance.
add mountains of evidence to confirm ali
that has previously been told Of barbarity
and rapacity practiced by the rebels against
their unfortunate captives.
Under an agreement lately entered into,
oil Union prisoners held in the Trans. Mis-.
sippi Department are to be exchanged.
The Richmond Examiner of the 18th
says:
The little army under Beauregard is yet
safe, and may lead Sherman such . dance
rs Green did CORVALLIS over the same riv-
ers and swamps. 1.-THE Federal army can
not reach the Danville road, then it may a.
well have staid at Atlanta. There is .eason
to believe that Beauregard Is acting with
design, and that Sherman is near the end Of
his triumphs.
The Richmond Sentinel Of the 18th has
an article which says:
Submission will not bring peace, now in
augurate TO push and carry on guerrilla war
fare.
The Tribune's correspondent, who alriv-
ed by the Fulton, gives the following &C.
count:
CHARLESTON HAREoR, Feb. 18.-Earlv
last evening Brig. Gen. Fenning discovered
some indications which led him to believe
the rebels were about to evacuate Charles
ton and its defences, and he accordingly or
dcred his pickets and picket boats to keep
. sharp look out and report Immediately any
movement on the part of the enemy
About half-past A. N. this morning
terrific explosion took place in Charleston
which shook every ship in the hartor and
the explosion flames broke out and could De
distinctly seen in different parts ofthe city.
1t appears that the first explosion took
place at Wilmington Depot, from which the
fire rapidly communicated with the adjacent
buildings, causing general conAagration
Of all the dwelling houses in the vicinity,
and it was while the unfortunate inhabi.
tants we're trying to extinguish this fire
that SECOND explosion took place. which
resulted disastrously, causing terrible loss
Of life among the women and children, who
are represented as having been horribly mu-
Hated.
About 6 o'clock this morning Sherman
moved his forces and occupied the city and
its defences.
The formidable earthworks on James Is
land were found abandoned, and the guns
spiked.
At 8 o'clock this morning detachment
Was sent to take possession of Fort Sumter.
and raise the flag which Gen. Anderson haul.
ed down nearly four years ago. The flag
was raised amidst deafening cheers. As fast
As the forces could be thrown into the city
they were set to work to put out the fire.
which up to that time of leaving, was rag.
ing fierccly in different parts Of the city,
old men, women and children were rushing
frantically to and fro in an agony Of despair
at the loss Of their homes, and the killing
and mutilating of their friends.
1t is impossible to estimate the amount
Of cotton destroyed by the rebels.
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