Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-19
LOUISVILLE ,Tulv 10


Gil, last night, requiring a revision committee
to inquire into the abduction1of youths undel
age to the confederate army
The State Militory Board have decided that
no more money be spent ON military encamp
ments, and have also demanded that the Gov
ernor call in all the arms in the possession O
the State Guard, and make fair distribution
of them between Home and State Guards
the State Guard
A Richmond dispatch learns that large
number of negroes, captured by the Fedora
troops, have been sent to Cuba, as one means
Of defraying the expenses of the war,
LOUISVILLE July 13.
The Journal has letter saying the trains
on the Washington end of the railroad have
been busy transporting soldiers from Camp
Cheatham to East Tennessee
1t is thought the sudden irruption of sol.
diers will find East Tennessee unprepared.
The Journal says recruiting for the South
ern Confederacy is going on in all counties
Immediately surrounding Frankfort.
The same paper has letter saying trains
of wagons heavily loaded with provisions pass
Bowling Green daily, coming all the way fro m
Louisville. .'
The surveyor of the port Of New Albany
says the blockade has not been raised there
the restriction on -four and grain is partly re-
moved. p.
BosroN, July 13.
A French war steamer with the admiral on
board arrived at Halifax cn the 9Th of July,
and awaits the arrival Of five or six French
men-ofwar, which are shortly expected, when
the fleet will depart for southern waters
The frigate Vincennes sailed this forenoon
with orders to look out for the privateer Jeff
Davis.
A gentleman just from New Orleans reports
that the rebels had taken powerful tug and
covered her with railroad iron, putting her
machinery below the water line, and had also
built an iron boat, very sharp, with a strong
point below water, which is intended to run
down United States vessels.
NEWPORT R. l., July IL
The steamer Enchantress, from Boston for
St. Jago, was captured on the 9Th inst. by the
privateer jeff. Davis and sent to some other
southern port.
MONTREAL, July 10.
A severe shock of an earthquake was felt
here last evening, which lasted several Sec
onds. 1t was felt at the same time in various
places IN canada West.
In Ottawa City chimneys were thrown down
and buildings shattered.
New York, July 12.
The steamer Illinois, from Ft Pickens, June
Goth, and Key West, Sth, has just arrived.
The guns, shell, &C., which were destined for
Pickens, were taken to Tortugas, not being
needed at Pickens.
The Catawba, from Pickens, 9th inst, has
arrived at Key West Up to that date no
warlike movements had taken place. COL
Wilson's Zouaves had been tak,n to Tortugas
and Capt. pawson's artillery to Santa Rosa.
All quiet at Key West
The brig Brilliantc and the bark NJ. Stetson
were there as prizes. Four more were daily
eXpected-all been taken off the mouth of the
Mississippi.
The Brooklyn had been ashore.
The rebel steamer Sumter had run the
blockade, and is now on the seas privateering
BosToN, July 12.
A brig from Bangor arrived at Newport this
morning with the crew of the brig John
Welsh, from Trinidad fo- Falmouth, which
was captured by the privateer jeff Davis on
Saturday, off Cape Hatteras. They ransacked
the ship but allowed her to proceed in conse-
quence of her great draught of water.
The same privateer captured the schooner
J. c. Warner, of New York, and brig whose
name is unknown, 100 miles south east of
Nantucket shoals.
WASHINGTON, July II.
The following are select COMMITTEES announc-
ed: To inquire and report relative to the es-
tablishment of a national armory west of the
Alleghanies, Morehead, McClernand, Bing-
han,, Kellogg, of Mich, Stratton. Delaro, Rol-
Inns, Of Mo-, Vandever and Wallace. The
select committee to inquire into the subject of
army contracts, VanWick, ashburn, Hol-
man, FELTON,, Davis, Steel of N. J., and Jack
son. On the Pacific railroad, Curtis, Camp
bell, Mallory, Blair, of Mo-, Cox, Webster,
Franchet, Arnold and Thayer.
Commercial Dspatch]
10 pantent Office, 80 land office ard 40 CEN
sus Office clerks have been dismissed
1t is ascertained that the bearer of the flag
of truce left a number of letters from Rich
mond, thus prostituting the flag of truce.