Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-19
NEW YORK. july 16,

NEW YORK, July IL.
The brig A. Dunbar, from Cienfugos, re-
parts that she was hailed on the 2Sth ult by
the privateer Sumter, and replied in Spanish
and broken English. She left, supposing the
vessel was a foreigner.
FORT MONROE, July 16.
The Sd and 4th Massachusetts, regiments
whose three months time is up leave for Bos-
ton at once Brig Gen. Pierce will return
home.
Several companies went out from Newport
News, last night, to suppress if possible
body of light horse who have for some time
lowered in that vicinity. They had not re-
turned at the departure of the morning boat
from Newport News.
| PHILADELPHIA, July II.
A gentleman of this city, who left Rich
mond on the 9th inst, and escaped via Ten
nessec, arrived here this morning He says
when he left there were about 10000 troops
in Richmond, and several fortified camps COM
handing the approach with heavy batteries.
One, of heavy guns, was on the Aqua Greek
road.
There were regiments at Towards Grove,
east of the city, and two regiments of flying
artillery near Rocket. Regiment after regi-
TneIlC was arriving VIA DallSVllle.
Five regiments with small baggage train
left Richmond on the Sth to reinforce Gen
johnson.
He estimated that there are not less than
sixty thousand men under Gen. Beauregard al
and around Manassas Junction, and reinforce
ments of militia are being forwarded daily,
1t was reported, but discredited, that there
were $1,000 at Aqua Creek.
Anderson's works have turned out severa
cannon also a large number of gun carriages
shot and shell per week.
Sloats former sewing machine factory ha
been turned into an armory, and was engaged
in altering guns also all kinds of cavalry ant
artillery equipments. There was grea
:, scarcity of leather and oil cloth, but the sam
l establishment had recently received suppl
of leather from Kentucky.
Thirty barrels of oil had just been receives
at Richmond bearing the mark ''Philade
/ phia."
. A man named Debow had erected percus
+ sion cap machine which turns out 5000
t daily. He is also engaged in building thre
s more. He experiences difficulty in obtainin
c decorating powder A man from New Oh
n leans was engaged in making it.
d Dcbow is also constructing telegraph il
struments, and recently constructed an il
d fernal machine He has gone to Norfolk I
S give it a practical test.
The steamer Yorktown has been raised an
is mounted with eight 64-pounders at Ricl
: mond
The estimated number of men at Yorktow
was $4,000, and from 10000 to 10000 Z;
s. Norfolk
l. Troops from Pensacola at Richmond gene
t. ally concur in the impossibility Of taking Fo
Pickens. They say that they were induce
e to come north from representations that Fo
d Monroe would fall an easy prey.
y Provisions are at present plenty in Ric]
g mond, and vast crops Of cereals are beir
harvested
PHILADELPHIA, July II.
J. The Memphis AuIlanche, of the 10Th, h;
E. story that the privateer Sumter had entere
lie Berwick Bay, bringing $4,000 Enfield rifle
E. and a number of rifed cannon, taken from
l. English ship, bound to New Orleans, whit
had been ordered from Balize by the block
1t ding squadron.
New YORK. July II.
The Persia sailed to-day. She has as pa
v sengcrs, August Belmont, Edward Cunard al
W family, and Charlotte Cushman.
d WASHINGTON, July II.
J. The city was full of rumors that &c
'e Beauregard had abandoned Fairfax Cou
House, without firing gun, but no such il
l. formation from reliable source had reacht
if the Department up to / A. NJ. to-day.