Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-08
A sKIRMlsH NEAR BENTON, MO.
Preparations for a Great Battle with
Price and McCulloch.

A fight is reported to have occurred on
Saturday, on the Missouri River, at Weston,
Mo-, not far from Leavenworth, between two
companies of Home Guards, under Captains
Drumhil and Josephs, and rebel guerrilla
band. The Union troops succeeded in am
bushing the rebels, whereupon the latter took
to log house. The Union men thereupon
brought small howtzer to bear upon the
house, which riddled it and dispersed the rcb-
els, killing - of them.
None of the Union men were killed, and
but few wounded.
lHerald's Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.
The War Department received dispatch
late this evening from Gen Rosencrans stat
ing that Gen. Floyd had made an attack on
him, but he had repulsed the enemy with
great loss.
Gen Rosencrans states that one of his
officers with a pretty large force had got in
the rear of Floyd, and the presumption was
that Floyd and his entire command would be
surrendered.
Gen. Mcclellan has been occupied to-day
in ascertaining the strength, condition and
disposition of the U. S. command, which so
suddenly devolved upon him. lie has called
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the whole number of men, and where posted !;
tributed. He will be occupied for several
days in systematizing and arranging these
matters, so that the burden of the manage
ment of military affairs may be safely confid-
ed to the Adjutant Generals Office, and af-
ford the General an opportunity to devote his
attention specially to the affairs of the army
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immediate command.
(Tribune's Despatch.1
The Resolute, which arrived at Washington
last night, reports that several Of our soldiers
have been wounded by the shot and shells
from the batteries at Shipping Point.
By order Of the War Department the Pro-
vost Marshal of Alexandria, has been directed
tosuspend the exercise of the civil functions he
has recently performed, and to dismiss all the
civil cases of which he has taken.
In the Supreme Court yesterday the dis
tingushed member of parliament and Queens
Council. Mr.. Edwin James, was admitted to
the New York bar. 1t is understood that he
intends to make this city his home.
Government has contracted with parties in
Philadelphia for the construction of an iron
clad steamship, of which the keel has been
laid. The vessel will be 240 feet leng, 70 feet
beam and 80 feet hold, and armed with 16
of the largest riAed cannon.
Worlds Dispatch
The freshet in the Potomac is so great that
the long bridge has been impossible to-day il
being overlooked. The water is subsiding to-
night Notwithstanding the late terrific rain
storm, the roads in Virginia to-day were
found to be in excellent condition. The gov
eminent stores laying in the warehouses on
the wharves have suffered a good deal
FORT MONROE, Nov. 4,
At about o'clock this afternoon the steam
er Monticello, from the blockading feet off
Savannah, arrived, and reported that she
passed the whole feet Saturday night, within
80 miles of Bulls Bay. The storm had nearly
abated, and her officers have no doubt but
that they entered Bulls Bay early Sunday
morning and landed within 25 miles of
Charleston. This point of the coast is but
slightly fortified.
A Norfolk paper of Monday, says the des-
tination of the feet is known to be Port Roy
al, which is six miles south of Bulls Bay. /
Sixty contrabands came in to Fortress Mon
roe on Monday. They report that many of
the rebel troops have been Withdrawn from
Great Bethel, Yorktown, and the vicinity of
Norfolk, but did not know where they had
gone. Passengers accompanying a flag of
truce say no information has been received at
Norfolk, relative to the feet, at 10 O'Clock,
Monday morning. The Day Book, Of Nor
folk, mentions rumor that Gen. Beauregard
had resigned, and also published dispatch
from Richmond mentioning the same thing.
WASHINGTON. Nov. &
An official telegram, received to-day, states
Floyd's force is 1000, and Benham's and
Schenck's Brieades were following him the
new road. The dispatch is extremely hopeful
of brilliant victory, and the prospect is
cheering
Another telegraph from Cleveland, last
night, states that the Kanawha boat had just
passed Maysville, and reported Gen. Rose
Grams had repulsed Floyd, and atlast accounts,
Gems. Benham and Schenck had got in his
rear and it was thought Floyd's force would
be captured by them.
New YORK, Nov. 5.
The bark Honduras reports seeing at day
light on the I'd, between Cape Fear and