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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

ranks again. To " concentrate whom the
Unionists scatter. and scatter when they
f" concentrate" is the avOwed rule of these
guerrillas; and ii ia utterly impossible that an
army which carries it's own munitions and
supplies should Overtake light.armed bands who
find forage in every stack and food in every
mill and pasture. And, as the rebels take
care never to fight unless they outnumber
the UniOnists by OF least three to one, we
must make up our minds to hear Of more
Springfield or Lexington affairs, and Of few
unlike them, 80 long as they ara allowed to
nave things their own way.
But just let them be told that whoever goes
out to fight for the overthrow Of the Union
must do his own negro catching and negro
holding, and all win DO brayely altered. Let
every slaye understand that the master or
masters son who volunteers to fight against the
Government is q rebel outlaw, whom he is
fully justified in escaping from, aud that he
will be protected and cared for from the mo-
ment that he can make bis way to the near.
est picket of the Union forces, and neither old
nor young massa will find campaigning for
JEFF. Davis half so Jolly as it has been Let
the State DO showed over with prOclamationS
inviting the slaves of active rebels to come
within the Union lines with information OF
rebel plots and movements, and they shall be
treated as men and patriots, and Price and
jackson will never make their way back to
the Missouri again. Otherwise, we do not see
what is to hinder them playing the Lexington
game over and over until the Union forces
shall have grown weary of pursuing Them or
until the cost of fruitless expeditions shall have
eaten up the National resources.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

Sis,snt but these with the Breckenridge Secos'
s;Oni.t. will make but feeble resistance to
the triumphant success of the Peoples ticket;
If our professed patriots in New-YOEk would
tn, emulate the loyal masses Of Kings, the dis
gr.oeful spectacle of an indiscriminate scram-
bIe for place would no longer be presented, and
we should have some hope that honest men
would be returned for.ths important Offices of
the county.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

Without claiming to have official or detailed
information of the approaching movement Of
the National Army Of the Potomac, we may
assure our readers that the great contest is liz
deed close of hand. 1t is impossible to say
with accuracy when il will begin, but 1t must
be within comparatively few days. Our
army now stands so that a single intelligent
glance shows its attitude to be one preceding
offensive movements. If the projected naval
expeditions and the forward step Oh the army
should be simultaneous, the effect can but be
crushing However it may be as to this con-
cert of action there need be no doubt about
the operations of the army, and hardly any
thing short Of miracle can delay our speedy
advance.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

It is boastngly stated in the Richmond pa.
pers that Messrs. Slidell and Mason, Rebel
Ministers to England and France, have escaped
from the South on the steamer Nashville,
which is said TO have run the blockade for the
purpose of carrying them to the countries
where they hope for recognition as diplomatic
representatives. 1t is thought that the Rich
mOnd papers lie when they utter this boast
However, as soon as the news reached Wash
iDgton measures were taken to send steamer
from this port, and by this time swift vessel
is in pursuit If the two Rebels mentioned
have not evaded the vigilance of the National
Government in the way stated, but purpose to
try their original plan, they will find it as
difficult as ever.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

Va learn from Europe that ne" uoati na'
juSt been concluAcd between Russia aAs 'u'
United States. which should by TINS 'ia'c na'o
reached Washington with the signatures %
Prince GorcbAkof aud MT. Clay. According
10 our information this treaty reaiiirins '"'
Convention Of Paris OF 1856 concerning PRIV.
tceriDg. The famous clause known to the di s'
matte world a, the Marcy amendment according
10 which privats property is always to be re-
,rsctsd in maraiime warfare, is altogether 's-
"a and omitted. This omission Is the mora
striking from the fact that Russia was per- POI.
lscly ready to accept that amendment and
wonid willingly have incorporated it in the ao"
trs,sr had Mr.. Clay desired it to be done.
We presume that in his zeal to provide iof
the suppression Of Prisstssrias' Nj, CSi NV
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

The Republican Juaician Convention Of the
Second Distri.S me. ye5erday at Brooklyn,
and decided th.s whereas in the present state
OF the cOuntr! il has bees deemed proper 10
the Judicial i1isaicls Of the State. to re-
nominate the freienS inrsmbeDts Of the Su-
preme Court for re5leJt ton, they uuani.
mOusy indorse She Hon. JOHN A. Lori. ae
man Of tried dEial learaing, integrity, and
fitness, and P.easus BIN as their candidate.
The Judge is Democrat, ind mad been already
renOmiDated b. the Convention Of his own party.
We arc happy % say that ahe Union movement
in Kings Co:uiy is progressing most barno-
a;oas.g. There IRE few Republicans who
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16
Advertisements for THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE for
this week must be handed in to-day.

The irish american states positively that Gen.
Shields has not declined the commission of a
Brigadier- General, recently rendered him by
President Lincoln; but that as soon as the in
telligsnce of his appointment reaches him in
Mexico, where he has gone on private business,
he will hasten to the seat of war, to devote
himself with all his might to the duties of his
now command.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

We yesterday published list of rebel
representations of property in Virginia In
this we're several estates wei stocked with slaves.
Tne negroes are to be set at work, aud the
proceeds OF their labor devoted to the support
Of tho rebel govesumept, A question arises
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16
nBW command.

Our telegrsphic dispatches this morning con-
tain the translation Of an editorial article IN
the Geceta de la Habana of the I'd inst, wherein
is denied the statement OF TIE N. Y. Herald,
that the Governor General of Cuba had decided
to recognize the Rebel Government The arti-
Gle contains a full narrative of the proceedings
concerning vessel from Charleston, S. c..
from which affair the misstatement took lis rise.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

BY the arrival Of the NORTH American at
Father Point, from Liverpool on the I'd, and
Londonderry On tie ith lost. we haze two
days later news which is, however, Of slight
importance. The DaJib Ereaiag Post repeats
the assertion that rebel agents are endeavoriDg
to obtain recruits in ireland, bat says they
meet with slender encouragement. The pre- ent
Mayor Of London has been reelected, 1t is
asserted that O1joDnell objects 10 the union
of Spain with England and France, in relation
to Mexican a6Sifs On tie other hand, how
ever, the Paris Pctrie says that the neeo,ia.
tioas have not been intern gted.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16
aetp2lprk daily G:ibnlte
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER l6 1861.

Our friends win please not send Us Postage Stamps
Of the old emission The time for exchanging them for the
issue has expired, and they are, to WORTHLESS"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

The Fiflh-Avsnue Hotel Union Committee
met last evening and nominated for Judge OF
Supreme Court, T. w. Clerke; Superior
Court, Murray Hoffman and Lewis b. Wood.
ruff; Court Of Common Pleas, J. r. Brady;
Marine Court, Hiram Ketchuni; Sheriff, Fred.
u. yultee; County CLERK, Joseph Hoxe; su,
pergisors, OrisOn Blunt and Elijah F. Purdy
District-AttOrney, A. t. Lawrence
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-16

The Peoples Nominating Committee in Con
venton last night nominated James Stuart for
Senator in the Fourth District, Cbas. 6. Cor
in the Sixth District, and Oliver Charlick in the
Seventh District. MeEsrs. ID. ID. Eagan, Pat
rick Mcclure, Jas. w. Bush, James Walsh,
Henry j. Raymond, Epes L. Ellery, B. G..
WandelI, Noah H. Childs, Royal Phelps, John
j. Phelps and George Whitfield were nominated
for Assemblymen in their respective dftricts
Several of the delegates failed TO report.
Dr. Harsen was nominated for Supervisor in
the place Of Mr.. Brown, who declined.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23

rifle discharge from the enemy's infantry.
After tho wounded were gathered up, our
column formed in order of march, and the
enemy repulsed, the battery and infantry re-
tired in good order. Thus closed one of the
most holly contested engagements known to
the country, commencing twenty minutes after
5 o'clock A. NJ, and concluding twenty min
utes after - o'clock NJ, in which the enemy
brought to the field $4,000 well armed and
well disciplined troops, ana 10000 irregular
troops, and our own amounted to about 5000
troops in the early part of the engagement,
and considerably less than four thousand
troops for the concluding four hours of it.
1t is with great pleasure that acknowledge
valuable aid and assistance from Major A. B.
Porter, Adjutant Geo. w. Waldron, who was
wounded in the leg, and Sergeant-Major Chas.
Compton; and to express my unbounded adj
miration of the heroic conduct displayed by
by both officers and men. No troops, regular
or volunteer, ever sustained their country's
flag with more determined valor or fortitude ::
they have crowned themselves with imperish-
able honor, and must occupy conspicuous
place in the history of their country
A list of the killed, missing and wounded
will be found attached to this report together
with the such notices of individual prowess
as were observed on the field
Before concluding this report, must bear
testimony to the gallant and mertorious con-
duct of Captain A. l.. Mason, of Company G,
who fell in a charge, at the head of his COM
pany.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. MERRITT,
Lieutenant Colonel Commanding.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23
The Iowa KOYs.

An officer of the regular army, who was Al
the late battle in Missouri, said, in passine
through this city yesterday, that no words
could do justice to the frmness and bravery
of the volunteers who were in that engage.
ment. For especial praise, he singled out
B!airs regiment of Missourians, under com
mand of Lieut. Col. Andrews, and the Iowa
First. The latter, with truly patriotic
spirit, refused to entertain the thought of
leaving the column, though their time of en-
listment should expire, as long as their fell
low soldiers were in danger. They pledged
themselves to stand by as long as they we're
needed; and in that hard fought and bloody
field, they nobly redeemed their promise =
At their head rushing into the thickest Of
the fray, Gen Lyon received his mortal hurt,
and with him, in that charge. full hundred
of the boys went down. iowa has reason
to be proud Of her sons. Right nobly have
they proved their patriotism. = Chicago
Tribune, 18th.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23
LIST OF KILLED d WOUNDED.

We find in the st. Louis Democrat of
Monday full list of the killed, wounded and
missing of our regiment, in the battle at
Springfield. We have room only for the list
of the two companies from this place, by
which it will be seen that Muscatine has lost
four killed, one missing, and thirty -four woun-
ded, four MORALLY.
COMPANY A.
Killed-Shelly Norman.
Missing Madison B. Stein
Wounded - George f. Greenhow, Hugh j.
Campbell, Joseph Lorber, (mortally,) Jesse
Lucas, Newton Nj. Brown, Alex. Miller, F. NJ.
Heaton.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF LIEUT.. DAVIS, FIRST REGI-
MENT IOWA TROOPS.
Friday evening, August 9th, Company G
left camp near Springfield, No., under COM
mand Of Capt. Alex. l.. Mason. under march
ing orders, numbering two commissioned
officers, four sergeants and seventy-iive men,
making total of seventy nine, rank and file.
During the engagement of the 10th instant,
our company being the color company of the
regiment, was exposed to CALLING fire. AT
at an earl stage of the engagement Capt
Mason, while leading his company fell mortal
ly wounded The command now devolved
upon First Lieut.. VIM. Purcell, who soon af
ter fell seriously wounded, whose place was
Immediately and promptly filled by private
VIM. Grant, an experienced and tried soldier
who succeeded in ralying our now scattered
force, and leading them through the engage
ment, finally retiring in good order. Upon
calling our roll we found our company account
ed for as follows
killed.--Capt A. L. Mason, Sergeant Al
exander H. Buchanan, Private Charles Mich
amer.
Seriously Wounded.-First Lieut. VIM.
Purcell. Corporal A. N. Snyder, Privates JAS
r. Underwood, A. F. Jewell, 0. F. Bennett,
Robert Armstrong, Abram Shane, Albert
Narves, John Cogdal, VIM. Pickering, Jacob
Ricketts,, Eubert Patten, r. R. Madden, j. D.
Oldridge, Gottleb Meuser, Jacob Kan, 10
Charles Fox, Moses Etherton Total 81.
Slightly Wounded.-S ergt G. G. Hayes,
J. j. Bridges, Jerome Norton, VIM. Stone,
Benjamin Stone, VIM. NJ. Stewart. Total, 6.
Aggregate-killed, 3; wounded, q
OF the wounded, there were left in the hos
pital at Springfield, six, viz: Corporal Snyder,
Privates Underwood, Jewel, Bennett, Arm
strong, Cogdal The remainder of wounded,
numbering twenty -one, are now with the COM
mand. WIN. +. DAVIS,
Second Lieut.. Commanding Co. c.
Company B, of Iowa City, loss killed and
81 wounded; Company D, Of Burlington, 8
wounded; Company E, of the same, woun-
ded; Company F, of Mt. Pleasant, 2 killed
and wounded; Company G, of Davenport,
l killed, l MORALLY wounded, - severely
wounded, and l slightly wounded; Company
H, of Dubuque, killed, 7 seriously wounded
l missing, and Is slightly wounded; Compa
ny |, of Dubuque, killed and II wounded
Company X, of Cedar Rapids, killed and II
wounded.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23

be permitted to volunteer in the service of the
United States if the members thereof so de-
SIRE
The following is the form of the oath to be
administered to the militia:
"You, each and every one of YOU. do SOL
emily swear that you will honestly and faith
fully serve the State of Missouri against all
her enemies, and that you will do your ut
most to sustain the Constitution and laws of
the United States and of this State; and YOU
do further swear that you will well and truly
execute and obey thelegal orders of all officers
properly placed over you while on duty, so
help you Cod
CANTON COPPER MINEs,)
Franklin Co., No., Aug. 20.
The correspondent of the st. Louis Demo-
crat furnishes the following: A sergeant be-
longing to company of the I'd U. S. ORA
goons,, arrived here to-day, having escaped
from the rebels, by whom lie was taken pris-
oner in the late battle near Springfield. He
reports that McCulloch was MORALLY wounded.
and died at Springfield the morning after the
battle. His body was placed in tin-lined
coffin, which was filled with whisky, and
closed, sealed and sent Southwark Tuesday
evening, accompanied by his body guard and
few companies of soldiers. He says Gen.
Price was badly wounded, and thinks he will
not be able to take command soon The reb-
els were reinforced Saturday night after the
battle by 5000 men under Mcbride, very many
of whom had no arms. twas current among
the rebels that 10000 of their army would
make forced marches on Jefferson City and
take it. My informant says the last charges
Of the Kansas and Iowa Regiments and the
Dragons forced the enemy to retreat three
miles, where they waited till night, in constant
expectation of again being attacked He says
two more regiments would have driven the
rebels away into Arkansas the terrible
havoc made by Tottens and Dubois batteries
having filled them with dismay. He thinks
| 5000 a low estimate of their killed and woun-
| ded. The troops with whom this dragoon
travelled kept him in ignorance of the route
they pursued, but told him they were going
to join Gen. Pillow. From the description of
the country through which they moved it was
believed they were making for some point near
Pilot Knob.
| GLASGOW, Mo-, Aug. 81.
About 700 secessiOnists have assembled in
Saline county, and are organizing either to
join Gen. Prices army in the South or for
local operations in the surrounding counties.
In view of the latter purpose, the Union citi-
zens OF the place have sent to Gen. Fremont
for protection. Some thousand or more Sc.
cessionists oc Charlton county crossed the
Missouri river at Brunswick, on Saturday, and
marched southwark to join Prices forces in
the Southwest. They took large number Of
horses and wagons with them.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23

Arraoal Of He' oes from the Springfield Bat
Ae-Statement Of NcC~lioch's Flag of
Truce-His army Badly Cut Up.
| Especial to Chicago Tribunel
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. ITO NJ
The First Iowa and Second Kansas regi-
ments arrived from Rolla, on special train.
at O'Clock this evening. Only part of the
Iowa and Kansas reg iments arrived. the bal
ance being left dead or wounded behind them.
One company in the Iowa regiment lost Atty
men, and another thirty those two regi-
ments are three months men, and will be i'm
mediately paid off, and all will re-enlist again,
saying that they will now have revenge for
their comrades fallen in battle
Yesterday the notorious Emmett Mcdonald
came into Sigeps camp with a flag of truck.
from Springfield, asking for an exchange Of
prisoners. He stated that McCulloch was i'm
command of the rebels at Springfield, and
that they had about eighty prisoners. He
also said, which is significant fact, coming
from the enemy, that the reason McCuloch
did not pursue was that he had more men
hors du combat than the whole number of the
Federal troops! The burning of the baggage
trains was severe loss to the enemy, and thew
will suffer seriously in consequence
General Lyons body was not brought along
as reported, being buried on the farm of Mr..
Phelps, near Springfield, Mo.
Houses in this city continue to be searched
for concealed weapons, and some few seces-
slonlsts have been arrested to-day. The CITY
is otherwise quiet 20
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23
Later from Europe.
FURTHER OPINIONS ON THE AMERICAN WAR,

ST.. JOHN, n B., Aug. 20.
The Canada from Liverpool 10th inst. via
Queenstown, 18th, arrived off Cape Race at
4: 80 Sunday afternoon. Her dates are two
days later. Political news unmportant.-
American affairs claimed undivided attention.
Mr.. RUSSELL in another letter to the Times.
on the battle at Bull Run, asserts that there
were no daring deeds on either side, and no
desperate struggle, except by those who want
ed to get away.
The DAILY Nevs defends the northern
army.
The Canada has $3s, 900 in specie. The
Asia arrived at Queenstown on the 10th inst.
Breadstuffs heavy. Weather unfayorable
for crops. Provisions dull.
The London Times, in an editorial cites
the recent speech of Mr. Vallandigham. of @.
as evidence of the charges that will be brought
against MIR. Lincoln, if the South is successful.
1t says that only victory by which the stain
| OF Manassas may be effaced, and the South in
| duced to come to terms, can secure the Presi-
dent from the consequences of having begun
the civil war;
The London Globe observes, with regard to
the blockade question, that the blockade is a
| right OF war; but by what right, whether of
"oA VI PSdCo, Sdii OOIlSItSS empower Tx
ecutlve to desist from the blockade and SUBJ
stitute the levying of fiscal duties on goods
| about to be landed in territories where that
Executive can afford no protection to them
The Shipping Gazette complains that the
blockad!ng squadron on the coast of America
appears determined to interrupt marine COM
merce in defiance of the best understood max
inns of international law, at the risk of coils
ion with the forces Of a maritime power.
The London Post, in an editorial on the
blockade question, says if, unfortunately, Eng
land should be compelled to drift into the
quarrel, it will not rest with England but
with government which has endangered the
ruin of innocent commerce to enforce the va
lidity of blockade which it is manifestly in
competent to maintain
The Times, of the 10th, remarks that the
Americans of the North can take pleasure in
the sensation caused by their recent unpar-
ralleled defeat.
Another letter from Mr.. Russell says he
having acquired further information in respect
to the fight, has come to the conclusion that
there was not a bayonet charge made by the
Federal infantry during the day There was
not charge of any kind made by the Confed-.
crate cavalry upon any regiment of the enemy,
until they began to retreat
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23

The OBJECT OF THE WAR AS STATED BY A
MEMBER OF THE CABINET.-The Hon. Caleb
B. Smith, Secretary Of the Interior, visited
New York, the other day, and made brief
speech to the gentlemen Of the Chamber OF
Commerce. He said of the people of the South
and the object of thewar:
"They have been deceived. They have
been deluded. They have been taught to be
lieve, by demagogues who have misrepresent
ed the Government, that those who admins
Ter the Government are hostile to the peculiar
rights of those States. The Administration
has no other object in view than to restore the
Union, enforce the laws in every State in the
Union, and secure justice and equal rights tc
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23
FIRST DIsTRICT-A Congressional District

FIRST DIsrR1cT-A Congressional District
Convention will be held at Oskaloosa, Sept
4th, for the purpose of nominating successor
to Gen. S. R. Curtiss, who has resigned his
seat in the Thirty-Seventh Congress.
We understand that all parties who car
stand by the platform adopted at Desmoines
by the Republican convention, on the 3lst o
July, are invited to join in sending delegat>s
We consider this platform sufficiently broae
and comprehensive for all truly patriotic citi
zens to rally upon in defence of our common
country, its institutions and laws.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23
The Rebels Repuiscd ut Charles
ton. MO...-4O killed and over
so prisoners
Especial Dispatch to Chicago Journal

| Especial Dispatch to Chicago Journal
CAIRO, Aug. 90.
A detachment of the 22nd Illinois, Col.
Dougherty, numbering $50, yesterday attack
ed 600 rebels at Charleston, being portion
of JEFF. Thompson's command, completely
routing them, killing upwards of forty and
taking over fifty prisoners. The engagement
lasted about one hour and was complete VIC
tory. Our loss is one killed and four or five
wounded. Col. Dougherty was slightly woun-
ded, and Lieut.. Col. Ransom was shot through
the shoulder
The Centralia cavalry did good service pur-
suing the enemy, killing several and taking a
number Of prisoners.
IL IS reported here that COL Marsh sent
oetachment of 800 men to Cape Girrideau,
Yesterday morning, to attack the rebel battery
recently planted at Commerce. The rebels
evacuated the place the moment our Hoops
came IN sight, and we are in full possession.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-23

The MAINE DEMOCRATS ON THE WAR "A
SpLrr.--The Maine Democratic State Con.
vention met at Augusta last week, and split
on the question of sustaining the govern
ment in the suppression of the rebellion.
The Union loving portion Of the party nomi-
mated Colonel Charles D. Jameson, of Ban
cor. as its candidate for Governor, while the
rebel portion put in nomination Ex-Governor
John w. Dana, the author of the celebrated
Fryesburg reolutions,