Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-21
DEFEAT OF JAcKsoNs FORCES.
KANSAS TROOPS ON THE MOVE.

Quincy, June 16.
We learn frOma messenger from St Joseph,
last evening, the head quarters of Col. Curtiss'
I'd regiment of Iowa. was st. Joseph The
force is distributed over about 100 miles of
the Hannibal and ST. Joseph railroad
Col. Bates list Iowa regiment is distributed
along the same road, each side of Hudson.
Tie had taken engines off the North Missou-
II railroad to prevent their being taken apart
by the rebels.
There arc no troops at Hannibal About 100
are stationed at the bridge, near Palmyra.
Fears are entertained there by Union men of
an attack
Last night some of Col. Cmtiss' regiment
had difficulty at the station twenty miles
east of st. Joseph. The station agents son
had some words with soldier, and said he
would take no sauce from aboitionists, and
raised pistol either to brighten or to fire
The soldier raised his musket and shot him
dead instantly, the ball passing through his
heart.
ST. LOUIS, June II.
Report says that Brig General Slack, while
mastering troops into the service of the State,
at Chillicothe, was taken prisoner by Col
Curtiss, of the United States volunteers, on
their way to st. Joseph. 1t is understood
that Slack will be taken to Fl Leayenworth
IHeralds Dispatch.1
w ASIIINGTON, June 10.
There is reason. for confident belief that
Gen. Scott is fully prepared to keep the rebel
chiefs on the back track, at least till they have
evacuated Virginia and Tennessee.
The whole rebel force, except the rear guard
at Manassas junction, is said to be retiring
to Richmond.
Every Point on the Potomac from Williams
port to \ ,lia Creek is guarded by federal
troops.
WASHINGTON, June l6.
An army officer has Just arrived here from
Cairo with dispatches for Gen Scott. lie
states that intelligence had been received there
that the rebel force, under the command of
Gen. Pillow, had everything in readiness and
were expecting to march towards Cairo on the
18th inst They had transports sufficient to
carry $4,000 or 10000 men.
The commander at Cairo had no doubt of
his ability to resist any force the rebels might
bring against him.
1t appears, from information communicated
to our officers, that Gen. Pillow was expect
ing aid from Kentucky and Missouri the
Governors OF these States having given him
assurances to that effect. Arrangement have
been made by the United States which would
prevent such aid 1t is understood to be the
intention o! the Government, owing to a re-
quest CT the commanding officer in the South
west, to concentrate more troops in that
vicinity.
Times Correspondent
Col. Lander has left Phillippi, where he was
at the head Of five regiments, and it is SUD
posed be has made forced march across the
mountains to Winchester, distance of fifty
miles.
lTribunes Dispatch
Lieut. Col. l.cfferts, with two hundred dis
trlct volunteers, had a skirnish across the
Potomac with one hundred Virginia cavalry,
near Lawrence Mills, 90 miles above Wash
ngton, two Nrginians thought killed - one
supposed to be Capt. Shreeves. The Virgin
lahs retreated. None OF Our men were injured
FORTRESS MONROE. june lG.
va Baltimore 17th.--A person Just ar
rived from Newport News, reports a skilYn-
ish there this morning. Three companies
sent out by Col Phelps, to drive in cattle be
longing to secessionists, were fired upon by a
company Of light horse, and three men woln
ded. The rebels escaped and the detachment
succeeded in its purpose
The rebels are evidently landing a LARGE
body Of troops at the point seven miles above
Newport News, on the same side of the river.
Steamers come down the river daily An at
tack from that quarter is anticipated.
The experiment with Sawyer's American
rihel cannon at the Rip Raps, last evening,
was a brilliant success. Sewalrs Point is
clearly within range of these guns. Seven
of the eleven 4S-pound shells exploded a short
distance from the rebel camp, and one of them
over their entrenchments 1t created a SEN
sation among the secessionists. A house
near the secession banner displayed Il white
flag
indianapolis, June H.
The indianapolis Journal received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Col Wallace, colnman-
der of the It'll regiment at Cumberland, in
relation to the fight at Romney:-
CUMBERLAND, Md, June IS.
After the fight at Romney the rebels did
not rally and return. They ran sixteen miles
towards Winchester before they stopped.
So far from my retreating | brought into
camp at Cumberland their tents, valuable
arms, uniforms and medical stores. without
leaving anything behind Their rout was
total. Next day there was seven funerals in
the town. We killed Captain and ex-mem-
Der of the Legislature, and took one of their
Majors prisoner. send you this to stop the
Infamous secession ISLANDERS about my retreat
ing, started by some cowardly scoundrel in
Alexandria Ny boys are entitled to all hon
or, and they won it bravely They have not
forgotten Buena Vista. Signed,
LEW WALLACE, Col 18th Ind. Reg't.
Worlds Dispatch.I
POINT OF Rocks, June Is.
From additional particulars of the Harper's
Ferry evacuation it appears that fint-lock
muskets, sugar, coffee, cotton machinery, &C.,
which they could not take away were thrown
into the river Nothing was left of any value.
The rebels received information that Fede- |
raj troops were going to Winchester to fortify |
and cut off their retreat, which caused their |
retreat to that place, where they will be rein
forced from Richmond 1t seems there were
from $1,000 to 10000 troops at Harpers Fer
ry. The Kentucky and Mississippi troops
said they came to fight, and wanted to take
Washington on their own account
At Point of Rocks sixty-four rebel cavalry
were reported across the river, the rear of the
main body of rebels.
BALTIMORE, June 16.
Accounts of the battle at Bethel, through
channels, give but one killed and
three wounded. The one killed was shot by
Durice's Zouaves while firing the building in
which troops had taken refuge from Col. Ma
gruder's guns They further report that they
had no rifed cannon, and nothing but howit-
zers. They defy the approach Of Butler on
Yorktown. Masked batteries line the route