Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-15

ton already taken behind the guns of their
1 forts, and across the flank On the morning
of Thursday last tho U. S. feet, numbering
AZ vessels, headed by the flag ship, approach
cd the mouth OF Port Royal Entrance. This
was at half past 9 o'clock. Several of the
transports remained off the coast. Upon ar
irving at suitable position the guns of the
fleet opened continuous fire upon forts Wal
ker and Ecauregard,{ nd upon Ray Point.
Under cover of this Ere an cftoft was made to
run the gauntlet of the batteries, which they
did.
On Thursday these vessels were in sight of
the town. A dispatch from Beaufort, dated
J Nov. 7, to the Charleston Mercury, says that
at that time the Union forces were preparing
to land, evidently with the design of throwing
up entertainments, and attacking the town.
We have no means of knowing the exact
loss of the Union force. but the rebels con-
fess their own firing very bad, and that their
artillerymen were sadly in want of practice.
They declare, moreover, that the guns in the
fort were not properly mounted. When
Com. Tatnall went to the assistance Of the
I Unionsts in the forts, he found that many of
their cannon were dismounted by their own
rebound. TO this fault the rebels attribute
their defeat, and loudly call upon the Confed-
crate government to find out where the blame
lies
A teegraphlc dispatch from Richmond on
Saturday last, stated that there was nothing
particularly important from the Southern
coast.
1t is evident the rebel government has pro
hibitcd any further information from coming
NORTH at Richmond This implies they have
suffer d heavy defeat
The Charleston Mercury of the 9Th inst,
after summing up the reports, says the Yam
KEGS seem to have driven Commodore Tat
nails musquito fleet up the creek and cut off
all water communication with Charleston, by
sealing up Skull rcek. 1t is certain the
Yankees have made some p, ogress, and it be-
hooves us Immediately to send such reinforce
ments as may be needed, to effect any move
ments. If the woolies can take Charleston
with %, OoO men, we would be unworthy to
posses it, and it will be fit memorial laid ir
ashes, of our own Southern imbeciiity.
The following is special dispatch to the
Charleston Mercury:
HENDxRsoNvlLLE, Nov. 7th-9 M.
The practice of our artillerists at lliton''
Head has been very bad, hence the success
full passage of the eneUy's men of war
5 Their transports are still outside. Our los
t thu. far has been very slight, ard the troops
: are in good health. The firing of the Yam
]. kee war vessels was very accurate. Hlton's
e ii .ads ard Bay Point, as at first reported
r received the b,unt of the attack. Our fail
ure to sink any of the vessels which passed
t outside the batteries is owing to the poo
Y practice of the artilerists. The enemy
sh IDS which passed our batteries, can be d s
n tinctlv seen from Beaufort. Forts Walker
d and Beauregard are still firing. The enemy
has lost one gun-boat, which was burned
: Shells can BIO seen from here, bursting ii
n the woods.
Our lines Of communication are entirely GU
off, unless troops are sent here, with artl Ter.
and cavalry. Four ships are now in sigh
4 over the land, and up as far as Skull Creek
e There is reason to believe the enemy are nov
making preparations to land large force
G Hilton's Head tonight or tomorrow morn
a ing.
Times Dsptach.l
> Yesterday Gen. Hallock sent companie
of the New York 10th, and of cavalry t
:. Peacock Hill, miles beyond Lewinsvillc.-
- They discovered no s: gns of the recent pres
" ence of rebel pickets, exccpta few ext'ngnlsfl
ed camp. fires. The cavalry went miles be
yond and were informed that the place ha
7, but recently been occupied by rebels. The.
n brought in Il prisoner.
2, Several rebel batteries on the Lower Poto
S. mac have been withdrawn. 1t is probabl
t that they are composed entirely OF fiel
n pieces.
n Herald's Dispatch.
e. WASHINGTON, Nov. -.
% occunvinv n Vh nOSltiOn II
Mexico has inst arrived here with importan
information, which he has laid before tn
|. government, from the west coast of Mexic
e and Sonora 1t appears that the whole ives
d coast is greatly excited at the cOntemp ate
$ intervention Ct England, France and Spain
in their affairs, and have a! piled to our gov
s. eminent to know whether it will sustain
g them in their stand against the intrigues Q
d Spain TIE rebel agents are now Very bus,
i in that sect on Of Mexico. They have thu
lie far found little sympathy, the people nearly
is all favorine the cause Of the Federal Govern
le mcnt, This is the case in all of the State
throughout Mexico, however fattering tn
y promises held out, and offer to make an,
s. kind Of treaty.
1t Worlds Dispatch
= The steamer Harriet Lane, having bee'
q thoroughly overhauled, will go down to tn
e flotla in day or two.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. y.
The rebel ship Bermuda run the blockad
n off Savannah, on the nigh: of the I'd of Nov
= being lowed out by the steamer Huntress.-
n She is loaded with 1000 bales Of cotton, 70
e Liverpool.
II WASHINGTON, Nov. r.
Scouts in the direction of Fairfax Station
e state that the rebels have thrown up fielt
e works at that point, and that Gen. Emell wa
|, there with reg rts.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. y.
The Mquirer's special dispatch from For
Monroe says the Union men of East Tenues
see have burned a number of railroad bridges
y md cut telegraph wires to prevent transpor
n taton of troops. One bridge of 20 feet spar
If was destroyed on the East Tennessee rail
d road. Four structures on the line north o
Knoxgilc were entirely destroyed, A very
It heavy wooden bridge at Charleston, Bradley
h county, Tennessee, was destroyed on the Ugh
of Friday last, 90 miles south of Knoxville
This action of the Union men will convince
n the government that East Tennessee will re
deem herself, if an opportunity offers.
: The Inquirer has special, which says :
n privateer and two schooners in Swan Guu In
let were burned on the night of the 4th, by
boats from the luscarora, stationed at Chen
/, toeoque.
: BALTIMORE, Nov. II.
$ The following additional particulars are
, from the Charleston Ms,cu,y Of Friday, Sth
ID 1t says the fleet appeared off the mouth Of
7 Broad River between 9and 10 o'clock, Thurs
e day morning, and under cover of a heavy
. fire, steamers passed the batteries. One ac-
!. count says one of the Federal vessels was
+. crippled, but another account makes no men,
ton of any disaster.
NEWARK, N. j., Nov. -.
A letter from Provost Judge Frcese, of Al
exandria, appears in this afternoons AdUer-
} tiser, in which he says if the government