Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-30
EXCITING FROM MISSOURI
The Rebels Marching on the Capital
Tribune Correspondence

Tribune Correspondence
WASHINGTON, August 81.
Private advices from Kentucky state tina
Union men there are rapidly receiving arm
and organizing Four or five regiments ar
ready 1t is believed that in a few days 20,
600 citizens Of Kentucky and Eastern Tennes
see will be in trim, and that hundreds of fugi
tives are prepared to fight their way back.
Gen. Fremont has been authorized to taxi
and use the Illinois Central Railroad for mill
tary purposes.
Times Correspondance1
James Rogers, one of the deserters from
the rebel ranks and a member of the Polisl
Legion, says that when his regiment left New
Orleans there was not another regiment re
naming in that city-that it was almost i'm
possible to obtain recruits, though most active
efforts were making.
formidable insurrection occurred among
the slaves in Orange county, ten days ago
set on foot by negro preacher Several ne
groes were hung, having taken part in the
movement. There are very few whites left
in that county, nearly all having been drafted
into the service Of the State
[Herslds Di.patch1
The Union men of Maryland are at last fully
aroused to the necessity of defending their
soil against invasion from the South.
In addition to the Cooper brigade of 3-years
soldiers, Hon. Francis Thomas IN the western
part of the State, and Col Wallace on the
eastern shore, are rapidly organizing home
brigades Postmaster Purncll, assisted by
Col. E. R. Rotherbridge, is raising two com,
panies of light artillery and a regiment of in.
iantry in the center for years service.
Especial to the Chicago Tribune1
Mr.. Russell is in very bad odor here since
the receipt of his Bull Run letter in the Lon
don Times The military are highly indig
nant at his unjust and untrue criticism on
that affair, which he makes worse than the
worst facts would allow. A diplomat say>
Mr.. Russell would be horse-whipped by mil
tary officer in any other service, for what he
says about some of our men.
1t is decided that hereafter Federal nurses
connected with the army are to receive forty
cents per day and one ration
The government is satisfied that Gen. Ere
mont could not have sent reinforcements to
Gen. Lyon Pre- lvlous to the battle near Spring
field, without endangeringt the safety of south
eastern Missouri.
[Tribune's Dispatch.I
WASHINGTON, Aug. D.
The cause of the retrogade movement by
the rebels to point one mile beyond Fairfax
is still matter of conjecture. Some think
| they apprehended of being flanked by troops
| from our fleet on the Potomac others that
Bulls Run is so swollen by the rains to lead
them to fear that they might be cut off from
supplies,
| 1t is proved by official intelligence tha
| there is no considerable force near the river
| above or below. The report that a body o
rebels had crossed at Harper's Ferry is false
Mr.. Russell, of the London TINS, report.
no soldiers at the Ferry last night at eithe
side The fords below there are guarded ant
even when the river falls so low as to make i
possible to cross above Leesburg, it would b,
useless, because of the steepness of the bank
Deserters' stories of the rebel force being
10000 are discredited.
| Gen. Hunter has almost recovered from hi
wounds. He will tomorrow take command o
the Illinois troops.
| Gen Heintzelman has suffered a relapse.
Richard B Irwin, late of the War Depart
ment has been appointed aid-decamp to Gen
Mcclellan with the rank of Captain.
Major General Butler, of Fort Monroe, ha
been detailed by Gen. Wool to the comman'
IF the volunteer forces at that Fort.
Capt. Fables, of the Royal Dutch Navy
bearer of dispatches to this Government i
registered among the arrivals at Wizards to
night.
Congressman Potters committee reported
to-day to the Secretary of War the names {
- disloyal clerks and Of not few disatfecte
army ottcers-to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, the names of so disloyal beyond doub
and 10 suspected-to the Secretary of tn
Interior 90 disloyal and suspected. Simila
reports will be sent to the other Secretary
this week. .-.
VIM. H. Russell, of the London Times, az
piled yesterday to Provost Marshal Porter fo
pass to cross the Potomac and was fatty rt
fused. .
D. E. Sickles is authorized to raise an al
tillery regiment and a regiment of cavalry.
[Times Dspatch.l
i Trustworthy intelligence from nortwester
Virginia states that Rosencranz is entrenche
with sufficient force to remove any cause
apprehension for his safety. -
The rebels are reported entrenchlng then
selves at distance of from Is to 20 mile
with force variously estimated at from 9.0C
to 10000 men. ....... ..
The stage coach Leonard Sloan was int
cepted this morning by small detachment
our troops by order of Gen. Porter. On e,
animation Of the passengers and baggage
, number of letters designed for the rebels
Virginia was found. Many of them wel
written in mysterious languages, and nor
had the signatures of the writer's attache
The party was arrested and are now in Gu
tody. -...5
CLEVELAND, Aug. 23d.
The Stark county Drm c"ot, secessio
sheet, published at Canton, Ohio, was entirel
destroyed last night by lunteers of t.
} place.
.-- FREDERICK, Nd, Aug. %.
The correspond. MT of the Associated Pres
with Gen. Banks division, writes that t.
health of the army is generally good. II
hospitals had but few tenants. There h;
!. been great improvement since leaving Sa
f dy Hook.
Mr. Russell, of the London Times, was he
a on Tuesday morning, and proceeded towar
t Sandy Hook, apparently for the purpose
/ visiting the whole line Of Potomac defence
S There was some curiosity to catch gimp
II of him. Remarks not particularly comp
n mentary were uttered by some Of the soldie
who had perused his letters. '-E