Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-09

o dore Engle from Hong Kong. The Comm
s dore went by the overland route with orde
!. to bring home the fleet now in China. und
!, command of Commodore Stribbling, of Sou,
: Carolina. The fleet was not at Hong Kon
when Engle arrived there, but was believed
II be not far off.
Thos. Il. Scott has been appointed actin
Secretary of War during the absence of Ger
cameron, who goes to Pennsylvania to recru
his health.
1 Capt. W. G. Sherwin of the Cincinnati fl,
ing artillery, has been appointed Colonel, an
Will organize regiment consisting Of ten bat
terles OF six pieces each. He has invented
rified cannon with which one battery at leas
will be supplied.
TIIcrald's Dispatch.1
1t has been observed for several days pas
that the rebel engineers have been making oh
servatiOns in the vicinity of the chain bride
with SO much of the detail as to invite partic
ular attention. This has been given by Gen
Mcclellan in person. He has visited tn
neighborhood daily and posted himself in re
gard to their movements There is no danger
Of an attack from that quarter. Unauestion
ably the enemy has been making vi, liant re
connolsance there to ascertain if the position
may be turned or carried. They cannot AFFORD
10 cross the Potomac higher up, and they will
not cross there.
A surgeon in the rebel army has written to
Winchester, Va, that the loss of rebels al
Bulls Run is not less than 5000 killed and
wounded.
In addition to the Kentucky regiment Of
cavalry under Col. Young the S, cretary Of
War has authorized the organization of two
additional cavalry regiments under Col>. Nc
Reynolds and Warren. Col Young's reei-
ment, 1900 strong, will be mustered into ser
vice in few days. Capt Samuel w. Owens,
formerly OF the Presidents Mounted Guard
was elected Lieutenant Colonel, and Ernest
NJ. Bennett Major of the lst regiment
Worlds Dispatch
IL Is rumored that company of 100 con-
federate cavalry was captured by our troops
at Springfield station, on the Orange and Al.
exandria Railroad, yesterday. A lady school
teacher reached Washington tonight from
Manassas, where she had been detained three
days. She confirms all the previous reports
OF the immense number killed and wounded
there, and says it is manifest, IN her iudp
hent, that the troops are in no condition to
move from their present entrenchments
BosroN, Aug. 8.
A letter received here from on board the q.
,. snip Savannah, Oft Cape Hatteras, says she
gave chase tor or hours to suspicious
vessel, which, apparently, to avoid being cap
,ured, ran over the shoals high and cry on the
beach. The sea made a clean breach over
aer. le She was full-rigged frigate, of about
zoo tons burden, and her conduct was most
singular throughout the chase. She is out OF
gun range or she might have got a 1O-inch |
shell into her. We attempted to get near
'nough to her to ascertain her true character.
out dangerous bar kept us away. The
The country around is uninhabitable. The
Dark is II miles off Cape Hatteras, and it is |
20 rough that it is impossible to land. She
may be the privateer jeff. Davis, or some YES
Sci captured by her, making for some inlet on
the coast of North Carolina.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.
A special dispatch to the Post says all is |
quiet to-day.
Gen. Wool will assume command at Fort
Monroe next week.
Isaac Newton, of Pennsylvania, is appoint |
ID chief of the Agricultural Bureau of the
Patent Office.
Especial to the Times.
1t Is rumored that the river is blockaded
~ rebel batteries at Matthias Point and Acuui,,
creek. The master Of one of the transports
says he is afraid to attempt to come up.
Pest Dis, .atchl
"A nag OF truce arrived here last night from |
the eneinys camp, but purport unknown.
Especial to the Commercial
Prince Napoleon Was formally presented to
the President, this morning, by Senator Sew |
Td. A grand state dinner will be given at |
the Executive mansion at o'clock this after |
loon. The members of the Cabinet and tie |
diplomatic corps will be present.
Gen. Butler arrived to-day from Fl. Monroe
On short visit to headquarters.
An arrangement has been made by which |
the remains of Col. Corcoran are secured
Energetic measures will at once be taken |
to prevent the transmission of letters from |
here to the South. This business has in va |
ious ways been b,iskly C, nducted, and it is |
!ull time that stop be put to it.
New YORK, Aug.3
The bark Golden Era has arrived. Sh.
reports that July 3lst, while near Cape Hat |
teras, bearing west by south S5 miles, sh.
was boarded by an office: from the u. S
steamer Union, who informed us of the ex. !
sting blockade, and also that they fell in with,
On the 9th, the brig B. F. Martin, of Bos
ION, with prize crew on board. They run
aer on shore 20 miles north of Cape Hatteras
md burned her.
Austin E. Smith, late Naval Agent at Sar
francisco, was arrested for reasonable con-
iuct and confined in Fort Lafayette.