Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-28
II More Regiments from Indiana
The Rebels about to Attack our
Troops ut Phillippl.
FURTHER FROM FORTRESS MONROE.



Mr.. Dudley Mann, one of the rebel commits
sioners, in a letter to banker here, states
that England will recognize the Southern Con-
federacy by the first of January Dudley pre-
dicted over two months ago the recognition OF
the Southern Confederacy by both England
and France before the Fourth of July. He
has now postponed it till the LIST of January
FORT MONROE, June %.
Gen. Butler spent the morning at Newport
News, whence no movement of importance
was expected
Private Parker, of the Vermont regiment,
prisoner to the rebels, after the Great Bethel
affair, just exchanged, gives the following
news: L. w. Clark, of the Sd New York,
deserted the night before the affair at Great
Bethel. He obtained citizens dress from a
secessionist, and gave the rebels full informa-
ton of our movements. He is now ut Rich
mond. Parker, on the evening of the fight,
was marched to Yorktown, and from that
point to Richmond there he was kept until
exchanged. He was carefully guarded, butt
every respect was well treated. He reports
the rebel force at Yorktown as very large
Every steamer brought down additional troops.
Provisions were scarce, and the confederate
troops were badly fed and clothed There
were but few passengers between Yorktown
and Richmond last week. A store house at
Richmond containing 800 900 worth of prop
erty was destroyed by fire on Saturday night,
and the war steamer Glencoe was burned to
the waters edge Both were fired by incen-
diaries, whom the rebels are vainly endeavor-
ing to discover They now have but two
| small steamers on the river
Worlds Dispatch.]
NEW YORK, June "a.
The latest advices continue to represent it
as the intention of Beauregard to advance on
the Federal lines. Yesterday was the day
fixed for the movement On Washington. The
government is satisfied of this, and has ascer-
tanned that an extensive spy system is in ope-
ration for the benefit of the rebel government
Letters have been sent daily from Washing
ton South, by persons who are here to watch
the operation of the government.
The 7libune's dispatch says that Baltimore
though qtliet on the surface, is profoundly ag-
itated underneath; and is only held in check
by fear At any indication of outbreak, Gen
Banks will, without doubt, shell the city from
Fort McHenry. He is the man to obey his
orders to the very letter.
Com. Vanderbilt has offered the government
the steamer Vanderbilt at j lair valuation. If
it will not take her at these terms, he will
make her a present to the United States.
The Atlantic Steamship Company, through
Com. Vanderbilt, have offered the government
the following steamers: Ocean Queen, new
and complete in every respect; the Ariel, in
fine condition the new iron steamship Cham
pion, built in 1859, very light draught of wa
ter; and the steamer Daniel Webstcr-the
price of either or all of said steamers subject
to the decision of the Board of Commission
erS.
johnson and Etheridge of Tennessee, have
been assured by officers that the Union men
in East Tennessee, and wherever else in the
State they may need assistance, shall be sus-
tanned by the strong arm of the government,
and an order has been issued including them
in the district under command of Brig Gen.
Andrews
A naval expedition of much magnitude will
Texas, consisting Of war vessels and trans
ports carrying munitions OF war and men,
The expedition will be large enough TO take
the field and form a nucleus around which the
Union men under Houston can rally.
LEAvENwoRTH, June o.
A detachment of regulars, from Kansas
City, captured 35 secessionists and small
quantity of arms and ammunition, at Liberty,
Mo-, on the 10th inst. The three remaining
companiesssof the Kansas first regiment, with
one company of regulars, marched to Kansas
City, yesterday. The force at that point num-
bers about $500 volunteers and regulars.
They are provided with aaeans of transporta-
ton and camp equippage for march.
BALTIMORE, June %.
Samuel Terre, -four merchant, has been
held to bail in the sum of $4,000 for trea-
son, charged with placing anchors across the
railroad track on the 10Th of April.
A resolution has been introduced into the
Richmond convention instructing the Finance
Committee to inquire into the propriety of set
ting aside all debts, bonds, &C., due by the
commonwealth to citizens of such States of
the Federal Union as age engaged in sustain
ing the war of invasion, to be held as trust
fund for naturalization for losses sustained |
by citizens of the State.
ST. LOUIS, June "a.
The Democrats special from Boonville saws
Gen. Lyon addressed the citizens of that
place yesterday and expressed desire to be
furnished with horses and wagons. This
morning his request was responded to, and
he procured all he wanted. This would seem
to indicate an overland movement toward the
Arkansas border.
PHILADELPHIA, June "a.
Co.. Chas. Biddle has been nominated BY
the Democrats for Congress in the I'd Dis
trict. The Republican candidate is Chas.
WnKEsBARRE, Pa, June "a.
II. B. Wright, Union candidate for Con-
sress from the 18th Congressional District,
Is elected over D. K. Randall, DEM, by an