Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-18
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Especial to the Chicago Tribune.1

Ag WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.
In the evening skirmishes began between
our pickets and those of the enemy, and som
10 ( of our men were driven in by superior nun
% bers of rebel cavalry. Numerous shots wer
% exchanged, and one ofthe rebel cavalry killed
4 Gen. Mcclellan and his officers were in tn,
2 saddle all night and morning saw them Of
, teling an imposing line of battle and in read
8 mess for a general engagement, should such
0 be the result, when it was found the rebels
2 had prudently retired, having withdraw
6 their pickets miles beyond Lewinsville.
Il This morning at 3 o'clock, one of loves
balloons, inflated at the gas works, was towed
3, up to Chain bridge and over the river at that
1 point, to be sent forward for reconnaissance
but Just after it had crossed the river the
{ wind rose to a gale, and the balloon was torn
2 from its fastenngs, an carried away to the
eastward and lost. .-r
. But little happened last night more than
is embraced in my telegram.
ST.. Louis, Oct 10.
/ All isquiet along the Missouri river this
side of Jefferson City.
deserter from Gen. Price has arrived a
Jefferson City He left Price on Wednesda,
last near Johnstown, Blair county, The rebe
army is disatlected, and assertions numerous
This informant thinks if assurances of fail
reception could be conveyed to the rebels, q
large portion would lay down their arms and
return to their homes. Their officers tell
them repeatedly that they will be hung il
caught by the Unionsts, and circulate out
J rageous lies of the atrocities of the Federal
authorities; eight or ten others deserted with
this one.
1t was believed they would take winter
quarters in Arkansas. Five hundred sick
rebels are reported in Lexington.
Five hundred tons of ice has arrived at
Jefferson City, for the hospital
The Provost Marshal of Upton, who shot
the soldier, has been placed under arrest, but
would probably be cXoneratcd
Gen. Price is believed, at Upton, to have
crossed the Usage, and determined to make a
stand on South Bluff, back of the river.
Secretary Cameron and Gen. Thomas, ar
rived from Fremonts head quarters last
night
| New York, Oct A.
The Heralds special Washington dispatch
reports from Banks and Stones columns and
state that the rebels do not appear to be
making any demonstration on the Virginia
side of the river.
|
this morning in scouting party from Gen.
Smiths command, near Fairfax Court House.
One of the rebels was seen to fall from his
horse. Several others were picked up and car
ried away, bearing the marks of our sharp
| shooters.
Intelligence from our Mexian Minister is to
the effect that the Mexican government has
asked for a loan from our government of from
five to ten millions. Mr.. Corwin regards
it as highly important Just at this time,
that Mexico should have the money to paw
interest on her English debt and thus release
her from her present embarrassment.
The Heralds dispatch says oar govern
ment is determined to stand by Mexico at all
hazards, and protect her against encroach-
ments by foreign powers. Our government
has addressed communications to England
France and Spain, to know what their inten-
tons are, to which no response has yet been
received
Copies of letters from various Indian
chiefs to government agents have been
received, all Of which breathe loval sentiments
and a determination to stand by the govern
ment. Efforts are berg made to hold con-
ference on the Usage river, with the chiefs
in regard to their future policy. Rebel agents
that all the Indians who are in arms against
the United States have been driven into it,
Capt Emory ID. Bryant Of the Sd Michi-
gan volunteers, who was arraigned and tried
by a general court martial, on charge of vio-
lating the AID article of war, in leaving his
camp without the consent of his commanding
officer, and remaining out all night, was found
not guilty.
[Tribuues Dispatch.1
The following Ohio troops have been sent
to Central Kentucky, during the last ten days,
and are now at camp Dick Robinson
The 18th, Col. Teadman, 18th, Col Cor
nett 31st, Col. Walker at Nicholasyille; 3Sth,
Col. Brady; Dist, Col. Norton; 35th, Col Van
vert; ID, Col. Harris; 18th, Col Dickie 10Th,
Col. Gibson, are with Gen. Anderson. One
battery of artillery and Col Barnetts 1st Reg.
Ohio volunteers left Cincinnati, October 9th,
for Camp Dick Robinson, and second bat
terry left on the 10th; the 37th Ohio left on
the 9th, for Western Virginia; on Friday the
44th, Col. Smith, had orders to leave their
camp at Springfield, Ohio, for Western Vir-
ginia.
The Herald states that VIM Byrd, late
clerk in the Auditors Office, and a man named
Morton, lately .factotum of Jake Thompson,
have been arrested and imprisoned in Rich
mond as spies. Both are traitors.
The mother of jackson who murdered
| Ellsworth, was arrested on Sunday, for keep
ing rendezvous for rebel spies, near Pros
pect Hill.
! The Government is about erecting perma-
nent barracks at Washington, for 10000
troops.
| The troops in Western Virginia are to be
paid off soon. Officers are hereafter to be
paid at the same time as soldiers 1t is re
ported that Gen. Mitchell will be put in COM
mand of our expedition to drive the rebels
out of Cumberland Gap thence to carry the
war into Tennessee. Zollicoffer has with
drawn all his troops to and beyond Cumber-
land Gap. ~
The Times dispatch says thpt the rebels,
in considerable force showed themselves on
Saturday, before Gen. Harcock's headquar-
! ters, with a large Parrot gun, fanked on
each side by brass howitzers, but retired
without firing.
This morning they appeared in some force
on Prospect Hill near Great Falls, but after
a short stay, retired
| LEAvENWoRTH, Oct. II.
Gibson's battery, which recently came on
from Utah, consisting of two / pound howit-
! zers and four 6-pounders, has been attached
to Gen. Lanes brigade, by order of the War
department. IL -
vo f.. Posts Special .G
WASHINGTON, Oct A.
Mr.. Henry Renal, citizen of Fairfax coun-
ty, Va, has just arrived here from Richmond
He has been imprisoned for several weeks in
Richmond, for the crime of giving shelter to
destitute Federal soldiers. who were taken
prisoners by the enemy's forces and applied
to him for assistance. His humanity was not
to be tolerated by the rebels, and he was made
to pay asevere penalty. lie reports that the
rebels at Richmond had INDUCED in extrava-
giant rejoicing over the attack upon the Wilson