Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-17


Nsw York, May Is.
A dispatch to Simeon Draper, from Wash
Tor the war should be forwarded immediate. u
". This dispatch will be acted on promptly. q
Col. Anderson visited the Board of Bro b
kers this afternoon. He was introduced by | .
j. r. Garland, to which the Colonel replied, q
in substance, MS follows: He said he was q
not in the habit of making speeches, but q
his reception by them was 80 aattering that '
he must say something. The situation he i
had been placed lin:he would willingly have ,
shrunk from, an account Of the responsible
ity; but Providence had placed him in the
situation, and he had tried to do his duty.
Since the fall OF Fort Sumter, he had re-
ceived very bitter letters from the South, on
account of his refusal to join his destiny
with theirs. He had never written or said
ANYTHING to indicate that he would unite
with the South. At the outset of the slavery
II oubles, he did sympathize with his South
ern friends, thinking there was much North
ern interference with the subject; that if |
slavery was an evil. it attached to the South
alone. At the present crisis, neither slav-
cry or party politics had anything to do with
the subject. The question is-government
or no government? and he felt satisfied
that when the present ordeal is passed we
shall again be happy and united people.
This address was received with the most
hearty cheers He seemed very earnest
throughout, and his words flowed as if they
came direct from the heart.
Worlds Correspondent
Harksdale writes that he has company
Of Virginians which intends marching on
Washington.
Fifty cannon are planted at Harper's
Ferry
The Pawnee is anchored off Alexandria.
Fifteen hundred Alabama troops and 20
. cannon landed last night at Manassas Jnnc-
ton, en- route to Harper's Ferry.
Especial to tho Express.l
The British Minister hus applied for per
mission to ship certain productions, partic-
O ularly tobacco, from Virginia to England, T.
fulfil contract, but the Government politely
declined. Part of the fleet has been ordered
home, from the coast OF Africa. The best
- of feeling prevails between the British Min
lister and our Government.
1 ST.. LOUIS, May ID.
n An official statement, publisi ed thi
W morning says the first firing at Camp Jack
d son, Friday evening, was some halt q doser
Of shots, near the head of the column OF IN
NJ first reg ment, occssioned by volley Q
~ stones and pistol shots from the crowd. N
at one was hurt at this point The secon
ct firing occurred from the resr Of the column
- guarding the prisoners. The crowd her
nt was large and very abusive, and one ma
as di- charged three barrels of revolver &
r. Lieut. Saxon, of the regular service, man
of the mob cheering him on, drawing revol'
or ers. and firing at the troops. The men VIII
commenced the attack then leveled a pistt
On across his arm, and was taking deliberat
at aim at Lieut. Saxon, when he was thru!
al through with bayonet, fired upon at ii
We same time and instantly killed. The colu:n
~ then moved on, having received orders
march. The rear company beng assaulte
,es by the crowd, and several of them sho
,r. hal ed and fred, causing the deaths alread
he reported. The order was then given
ne Capt. Lyon to cease firing, which WI
ps. promptly obeyed.
5al The principal arms taken from Can
ed Jackson were, four large sized howitzers, Nv
ten inch mortars, large number of ten-int
)e shells, ready charged, and some i've thousar
all U. S. muskets, supposs to be portion
ia those taken fr IN the B ton Rouge Arsen,
bv Thousands of people left the city yeste
,at day afternoon, in consequences OF reports
yht INSTRUMENTATION among The German troop
on and their threats to burn and sack the cit
nor but the appearance of Harney's proclaim
ton in a great measure restored con6dene
mt and many Of those who left will probsh
rk retrrn to-day. The city is now quiet, al
or The highest hopes are entertained that
further disturbances will OCCUR.
Twenty two persons are known to be ii
- ed at Camp Jackson, the following eighte
=" of whom haye been identified John Sven
gu larde, Casper II. Glencoe, John Wate
Wv Thos A Haven, VIM. Jeenhower, J. JON
ne P Doane, Erie Wright, Henry Jungle, j
Or Mcdonald, Walter Mcdonnell Nichoi
MS Knoblsch Francis Wheeler, John Cart
10 JAS Bodsen, Emma Somers, Mrs. McAnli
Three of these were soldiers belonging
nc the South-wes expedition, and were e
, e's ing as prisoners captured at Camp Jackso
.cy 30, ST. LOUIS, May H.
ted The first four regiments of q. s. volu
!. teers under Co.'s. Blair, Boernstein, Sie
en-. and Shuttner, have been formed into bri
of AIDE under the style of the First Brig'de
int. Missouri Volunteer, and Capt Lyon b
lint been elected Brigadicr General Oommnndir
Gen. Lyon accepts this position, and retail
avs command of those regiments by authori
Ell. of the President
are Emmett Mcdonald, Superintendent of t
ere mounted rifle, belonging to the Sou, hive
oh expedition, having refused to swear allegian
ela to the United States or accept relea
md on parole, is still confined in the ARISEN
hat as q prisoner of war.
il Judge Treat of the U. S. Circuit Cou
was petitionsd yesterday for a writ ofhabe
re- corpus, and his decision is anxiously ook'
ew for as it will involve constitutional quo
md ton which has been raised in reference
i,h the captnre Of Camp Jackson.
The following, arms, in addition to tho
ado already enumerated, were seized at Can
The Jackson Three ,hrty-two Founders,
rod large quantity If balls aud bombs, sever
pieces of ar illery in boxes, 90 rifles of Il
arI late model. 6 brass field pieces, 6 brass me
ef. tars, inch, l ten inch iron mortar, 3 8
on inch iron cannon, several che t. of ne
,ve muskets boxes canister shot, SO ten in,
iS and 800 six inch shells, 200 keys powder,
ION large number of musket stocks and barrel
-, bet ween 80 and 40 horses, and a consider
~. BILE quantity of camp tools. The number
nd prisoners taken to the arsenal was 639 me
and so officers
tes Gen. Harvey published, thi, morning, a
n address to the people of Missouri in whit
.re he calls attention to the military bill recen
N ly passed by the Legislature, which he r
49, CARDS as an indirect secession ord name
III manifestly unconstitutional and ought not
=" upheld by the citizens of Missouri He sa,
whatever may te the termination of til
al present condition of thi gs, in respect to Ii
~ Cotton States, Missouri must share the destin
~ of the Union. All her naturl interests point
w this result, and SO Important il this regard
be ed to the great interests of the country .ha
venture the opinion that the whole powe
of the UHited States government, if neces
sary, will be exerted to maintain Nilsson,