Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-28
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WASHINGTON, June "a.

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WASHINGTON, June "a.
Fears are entertained in towns along the |
lower part Of the Potomac of rising of slaves, |
and general stagnation Of trade.
"A Amen, Of this District, formerly of
Vermont, the Secretary of the National Dem
ocratic party, has proposed to the War De- |
partment to raise regiment forthwith Of
Northern Democrats for active service during
the war, and to testify their appreciation Of
Mr.. Lincoln's efforts to maintain the Govern
ment intact. re-f.. .ss
Charles H. Foster announces himself as an
unconditional Union man, from the LIST Dis
trict of North Carolina. In a handful, dated
at Murfeesboro, he notifies the people of the
District that by a law of North Carolina the
first Thursday in August is the day fixed for
the election of representatives in Congress,
and on that day he invites the electors to give
him their suffrages, and cast their ballots
without fear or intimidation.
have to-day an explanation of the reason
why the rebels resort to such tricks as that
where they captured the captain of a Con-
necticut regiment, Saturday last, and why
they pick off pickcts and capture every man
they can reach. They are getting all such
prisoners and holding them as hostages for
the personal safety of the pirates. They in
| tend to have all equal number of prisoners of
war and thus retaliate upon loyal men the
punishment inflicted by the United States on
buccaneers.
| CINCINNATI, June 25.
The gun boat A. 0. Tyler dropped down
the river yesterday afternoon. The Lexing-
ton and Conestoga will leave to-day.
| The 10th Ohio regiment, Col. Lyttle, left
camp DennisOn yesterday afternoon for wes-
tern Virginia. The 9th and 9TH will proba-
bly, leave tomorrow. The troops remaining
at camp Dennison are the 9th, 9th, 7th, 9Th,
18th, 10Th and 18th regiments, numbering
over six thousand men.
The LIST and I'd Kentucky regiments will
remove their quarters to camp Dennison to-
day, swelling the number to eight thousand.
Patrick Kinncp was shot and instantly kill
ed by policeman Purcell, for interfering in an
arrest
/ A special dispatch from Grafton to the
gazette says it is considered certain that
there are 5000 rebels in camp 13 miles be-
You'd Phillippi. This force includes at least
one Georgia and one Tennessee regiment.
All are said to be uniformed and well armed
i
at Huttonsville
Skirmishing continues between the pickets
i The 9th Indiana and 18th Ohio regiments
Ohio is at Cheat river, and 9Th and 10th In.
diana at Clarksburg.
1t is rumored that the secession forces ex-
cepting one hundred cavalry have left Rom
ney.
| About t,part,, rr;co,,oro xrora d;oohorrad
to-day, the most Of them voluntarily taking
f the oath of ALLEGIANCE.
Coils Key and Dunn have been detailed te
examine prisoners. They have decided that
they will hold traitors with the intention OF
turning them over to the civil authorities fo1
trial for treason, except in cases of guerillas
. who will be shot
Worlds Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, June 25.
Il A citizen of Alexandria reached here to-day
from Manassas junction. He has been con
fined three days. He says there are a large
number of prisoners there. He gives pain
: full account of the condition of the rebel forces
during the three days he was prisoner. He
neither had bread Or wafer He underwent
an examination before three persons, headed
by VIM. Porcher Miles, from South Carolina
resulting in his liberation. On being liberia
ted he made his way to the Potomac, in order
to escape into Maryland. He found all the
roads blockaded 10y rocks, and trees felled
to resist the passage of troops within five miles
of Manassas junction. When he was dis
missed he was informed that their troops
would have Washington in less than two
weeks, and ifhe should be caught there he
would be hung lie heard them boast of the
immensely of thcir force, but does not believe
that there were $4,000 men there Fully one
quarter Of them were armed with shot guns
while many We're not armed at all. The
scarcity of water caused a great deal of sick
ness among the rebels.
Scouts who have returned from within the
vicinity of Fairfax Court House, to-day, report
that the enel.y have erected batteries. one and
a half miles North and East of the Court
House. All the roads leading from this direc-
ton had been obstructed by trees being felled
across all level places. This obstruction of all
the roads precludes the idea that the rebels
intend to advance, and the same view is sus-
tanned in the fact of the roads leading to Cen
treville in the rear of Fairfax, have been neat
ly cleared up There is but one battery at
Fairfax Court House and few troops in the
village and bua few thousand located in the
rear. An alarm Of an advance Of the Federal
troops caused both citizens and soldiers to
leave Fairfax in great haste.
| COL Hardec commands the rebel forces at
Fairfax Court House.
Trains commenced running on the Alexan-
dria, Loudon q Hampshire II. R. to-day, be-
tween Alexandria and the advanced outposts
The campaign in Eastern Virginia will re-
main within its present limits for some time
| Any advance before the meeting of Congress
is improbable.
[Tribuns's Dspatch1
Gen. Butler is proceeding vigorously in Or
ganizing his command, and their drill is pro-
crossing rapidly. He is also throwing up
batteries opposite Hampton, which will serve
alike to protect his lines from an attack and
| cover Hampton.
The inhabitants beyond New Market bridge
complain bitterly CT the outrages of the Louis
lana Zouaves
Information places the loss of the enemy at
Great Bethel much higher than previous ac-
counts. Their cavalry was thrown into great
confusion by Grebie's shells.
1t is not true, as stated, that there is any
cooperation between the Postofflce Depart
ment and Adams Express in the conveyance
of letters. 1t has no authority to interfere
with the transmission of letters, that being
subject which belongs exclusively to the War
Department.
Secretary Welles has decided to strike from
the rolls the name of every naval officer who
resigns in time Of war, whether on or off duty
A reconnaissance of Matthias Point was made
yesterday by the Pawnee. A number of the
crew landed, frightening off the rebel pickets
and bringngon board the Pawnee two horses,
supposed to belong to the colonel and captain
of regiment numbering about 1000, ascer-
tanned to be encamped three miles back of this |
point. No indications of a battery near the |
Point was seen.
1t appears the 18th regiment had a cool re-
ception in Baltimore. Every body looked |
scowling. No flags greeted them at the Gus
tom House. They halted, supposing it was
the city public building, until the Stars and