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

reat with the rebels, from jeff. Davis down
o the meanest Pryor among them. On the |
contrary, it was settled this very day to press
lown on them speedily, and prosecute the war
With such numbers and vigor as to leave no
,hance for doubtin the minds Of the enemies Of |
rood govt that the administration and the loyal
people who support it are in earnest. A spirit
s being aroused that will result nplacing the
nan who shall dare offera proposition to COM
promise with traitors in the same catalogue,
ind to hang both. The feeling against any
thing of tho kind here is so intense, at the
present time, that it is believed that the man
who would openly propose to settle with the
Southern rebels, by compromise, would be
hung as soon as found.
FORTRESS MONROE, June "a.
Gen. Butler visited the Rip Raps to-day to
experiment with Sawyer's gun.
Capt. Dyer, of the ordnance department,
has preferred charge against Butler for per-
hitting Sawyer to conduct the experiments
there, there being clause in the army regu-
lations forbidding interfering by any officer
with the ordnance department.
The mercury in the shade yesterday reach
ed 101 deg.
Fl. MONROE, June %.
The gun boat Monticello made a reconni-
sance yesterday up the Rappahannock. A
party was landed at the house of Mr.. Gesun,
an acquaintance of the pilot. They were in
troduced to his family, and while conversing
three companies of rebels rushed down and
attempted to cut them off. Surgeon Heber
Smith, of N. Y, was shot through the face
and hand August Peterson was mortally
wounded. Six others were slightly wounded.
The Monticello at once opened fro on the reb-
els with shell and canister, killing and
wounding large number. The rebel compa-
MES fled and the house was completely demol'
ished
The steamer Quaker City had short en-.
gagement this morning with large number
of rebel dragons in Lynn Haven Bay, near
Cape Henry. Commander Carr picked up q
man named Lynch, refugee from Norfolk
who represented that the master plumber Of
the Norfolk navy yard was ashore, and wished
to be taken off. An armed boat was sent fol
the purpose, which was fired upon, killing &
seaman. A few shells dispersed the rebels.
The gun boat Union sails southwark this
evening. While off Charleston she captured
the ship Amelia, from Liverpool, bound tt
Charleston, with cargo consisting mainly O
articles contraband of war. The prize wax
sent to Philadelphia. Three rebel steamers
came out from Richmond, but did not venture
to meet the Union.
Lieut.. Crosby, with fifty men, and the pro
pellor Fanny, this morning made reconnoi
sance up Buck river and dispersed severa
parties of rebels along the shore.
A flag of truce has Just come down from
Norfolk with 30 refugees. They report large
number of troops at Norfolk, and say the reb
els at Sewall's Point have profound contemp
for the Sawyer gun. The also state tina
Yorktown was being made strong hold.
CINCINNATI, June 20.
Special dispatches from Grafton say Col
McCook's German regiment moved to Phil
lippi yesterday morning. Sergeant Dun
ham, of the 9th Indiana regiment, who is the
Kit Carson, returned, yesterday, after being
three days inside the enemy's lines. He re-
NAMED in the rebel camp several hours, and
reports their number at sixty-tive hundred
including five hundred cavalry. Two of the
infantry regiments are South Carolina troops
These haye plenty of guns, but Of miscellane
Gus character. They have five 6-pounders
two in masked battery. Wise was expected
with three more regiments. AS soon as these
arrived, they would attack the camp at Phil
lippi. He declared they would give no quar-.
ter. Durham recently had an only brother
hung in South Carolina under most aggrava.
ting circumstances and l.e has sworn revenge
He shot three rebels while out this iMe--one
a lieutenant.
Gen. McClellan's address to the soldiers is
indicating speedy engagement.
A courier just in from Phillippi says every
thing is ready for instant move. All was
quiet at Cumberland and Piedmont forces on
both sides concentrating. Our troops are in
fine spirits and eager for action.
Gov. Pierpont to-day, appointed Col. Kelly
Brigadier- General of the Western Virginia
troops.
BALTIMORE, June 26.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 21st has
been received here. Among the news is a
confederate ordinance, approved on the 21st,
making the following appropriations for the
year ending February 18th, 1862, additional
to those heretofore made for the pay of 100
regiments of infantry $4,000 /; for legion
of artillery, cavalry and volunteers $3.50, 600
for transportation $5,550,O00; for ordnance
department, including the purchase of ma
Chunery, &C, ff,Soo,uGU,
The Examiner publishes among the war in
telligence of our side the contents of the New
York papers Of the 2lst and Baltimore papers
of the 22d.
Alex. II. Stephens addressed meeting at
WaTentown, Georgia, Monday. The meetin g
subscribed $500 bales of cotton for the war,
and promised to increase it to 1000.
The Virginia convention, ON the Oath, dis
cussed the subject of forming land coast
quad in The exposed counties not vet invaded.
An ordinance organizing guerrilla volunteer
force was specially referred. This lesalizes
all criminal outrages by the guerrillas, even to
death, without jury or clergy, upon all oppo-
nents. Another authorizing the renewal of
State Banks was pagsed. Also. another re-
leasing the banks from specie payMert The
subject of repudiating all the State bonds was
debated and laid over for future consideration.
INDIANAPOLIS, June %,
Gov. Martin will issue his proclamation to-
morrow, calling into service the eleven addi-
tional regiments-tcn infantry and one cavalry
from this State. Each regiment will have
a corps of fifty sharp shooters, armed with
Enfield rifles
Quarter Master Gen. Vagen will open the
bids for furnishing the regiments with cloth
ng, shoes, blankets, &C., tomorrow.
ST. LOUIS, June 25.
The steamer j. G. Swon, left the arsenal,
o-day, with full battalion of Col. BANDS
egiment Of volunteers, destined, it is said, for
Jape Girardeau, to act in conjunction with
Col Sloan's Illinois regiment, from Cairo, |
ggainst the rebel Camp near Cape Girardeau,
lnder Gen. Watkins.
Col. Dougherty's regiment of volunteers,
rom the 9Th Congressional District, ofIllinois
we're mustered into service for three years, at
to-day.
DETROIT, June 26.
The store and wharf of Curtis, Bliss & Co.,
last Saginaw, were destroyed by fire yester-
ay morning. Loss $4,000; insured $780,
90.
Two warehouses of R. Sheldon & Co., Ha-
Teton, Lake Superior, containing an amount
mining supplies, were burned Thursday
light. Loss between $4,000 and $40, 1000;