Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-07
WASHINGTON. June 4.

rs information was received by Gen. Scott late
in the evening that several thousand rebels
were at Centrevile, ten miles from Alexandria.
The result was that each of our regiments on
the Virginia side were notified to be prepared
for night attack
Preparations are going on in the several
commissary departments for six, eight and ten
days rations for many of our troops, indicat-
ing forward movement.
Intelligence reached Fort Monroe yesterday
that scouting party of COL Aliens Troy
regiment had been taken prisoner by a body |
of fifty rebels, near Hampton, on the previous
day, but Gen. Butler doubted the report from
the fact that the country in that vicinity had
been thoroughly reconnoitered, and no such
force of rebels could be discovered. The Cen
eral Immediately ordered Col. Duryee's Zouave
force to pursue the rebels and recapture the
party if they had been taken.
Slaves continue arriving in considerable
numbers at Gen. Buffers camp, and are put
to work on the trenches They are said to
comprehend the position of affairs very clear
ly, and report that their masters are very
much alarmed, and are flying from their homes
every day.
The steamer Freeborn will receive an ar
mament of rifed cannon. She is expected to
return to Aqua creek on Friday.
Immense quantities of provisions have been
and are now being shipped from Louisville
over the Nashville Railroad to the insurrec-
tionary States. The present collector at Lou
isville is secessionist, and refuses to obey the
orders of the Treasury Department prohibit
ing the shipment of provisions South, A
new collector has been appointed, who will
enforce the prohibition. He will enter upon
his duties in few days.
The government has been advised of the
openly avOwed purpose of large force OF
armed Tennesseeans to 60 to Louisville the
moment an attempt is made to enforce the en-
barge there, stir up, if possible an insurrec-
ton along the line, and take possession of the
Knoxville Railroad
The Tennesseeans expect, and would doubt
less obtain, strong support from the Ken
lucky preciptators and their open abettor,
Gov. Magoffin. 1t is to guard against this
that the government contemplates ordering
the Kentucky brigade to Nashville to co ope-
rate with the Union men of Louisville and the
| State at large, in resisting the intended inva-
sion of Tennesseeans, but it appears that a
very strong prejudice exists in Kentucky
against The brigade. A large number of it's
members hail from Ohio, and the socalled
Kentuckians are mostly from the border towns
and counties Only a small portion of these
are natives of the State. The secessionists
have been in the habit Of representing the
whole brigade as consisting of bogus Ken
| tucllians This is unjust, but there is enough
truth in that to give coloring to a great deal
of scandal andreprehension. Any other Fed
eral troops, indeed, would be more acceptable
to the Union men of Kentucky. This being
understood at the War Department, the Ken
lucky brigade will be ordered here This
wise determination will remove much Difficult
ty and apprehension.
The army is undergoing thorough re-or-
ganization All Junior officers in the service
will be promoted. About 800 commissions
for officers of new regiments are being made
out, and will be sent on for confirmation at
the ensuing session of the Senate The new
appointees will fill the places of promoted Of
| ficers.
| [Heralds Dispatch
The proprietor of the celebrated rified can
non proposed, several weeks since, to take one
or more of his 100 pound shot and shell in
struments down the Potomac, and silence all
the batteries that could be discovered in the
Potomac or Chesapeake Bay but the propo
sition was refused. The proposal was made
again to-day to the Secretary of the Navy and
accepted. The gentleman has left for New
York to execute his pledges.
| Especial to the Commercial.
Contrary to expectation no movement was
made on Fairfax last night. For obvious rea-
sons there will be no renewal of action al
Aqua creek at present When. Gen. Scott is
ready the place will be carried.
The Pawnee lies off Aqua creek, and will
see no more batteries erected
Worlds DspatchI
Is is said that the portion of Maryland ly,
ing along the river, between Indian Head and
Piney Point, is tenanted with rabid secession
lists, who are constantly sending supplies to
the rebels in Virginia. 1000 men will be dis
patched to prevent any communication with
the enemy.
| A field battery will be sent to this point
and one of the river fotilla will be stationed
there. 1t is also contemplated to occupy
White House Point, the channel there being
very narrow, and if the rebels should get pos
session there it would cost valuable lives to
retake it. 1t commands the entire channel
for several miles.
CHAMBERsBURG, June 4.
A person from Sharpsburg, Nd, states that
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back to Winchester the diseases being small
pox and diarrh9a.
The general belief is that Harper's Ferry
has been evacuated by the secession troops.
CHICAGO, June 4.
The Chicago Tribune of this morning de-
clares in favor of Douglas Democrat for the
vacancy in the U. S. Senate, and urges Gov
Yates to make such selection. 1t says that it
becomes Republicans now to prove their faith
in the unanimity of the North, by this recog-
milton of the patriotism and fidelity to the
| Union of their former antagonists.
WASHINGTON, June 5.
| The belief extensively prevails that a new
levy is to be called for by the War Depart
ment, and various offers have therefore been
made Of regiments additional to those already
accepted, but it is certainly ascertained that
no such levy is now contemplated.
Minister Corwin passed through Jalapa on
the 4th of May, on his way to the city of
Mexico, having had pleasant and important
interview at the former city with the Mexican
minister to France, who recently arrived in
New York, en- route for Europe.
Mr. King, minister to Rome, having OBJ
tanned leave of absence, in order to command
the Wisconsin troops, is in Washington, on
business connected with military affairs.
Special to Commercial Advertiser.
1t is understood that Gen. Scott disapprOves
of landing forces at Aqua creek, as he regards
the point unimportant at present.
Special to Post.
All dispatches announcing that hostilities
would soon occur at Manassas Junction or
Aqua creek, or reports of an advance of reb-
els from Harpers Ferry, are not correct No
movement of the kind has been ordered, nor
likely to take place soon.
A band of telegraph operators has been or
dered to accompany the Federal forces. Of
fees will be opened in every direction back of
Arlington Heights, so that troops can be in
stantly concentrated at any point.
Several members of the Maryland Legisla-
ture lately visited the rebels at Harper Ferry |