Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-04

lHc uSScTttOnS tn0C UATIO4lQl soon 1nten0S
% embark for America, where he will cs-
pousc the cause of the government, continues
10 be made and contradicted.
The latest Geographic dispatches from
Turin declare TINT he has abandoned all in
[entlons Of leaving for America for the pres
ent.
The lron-plated frigate Warrior made her
1rst trip to sea on the 10th, proceeding from
the Thames to Portsmouth. Her pcrmanence
was highly favorable.
[lIerad's Dspatch.1
-, WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.
There was long session of the Cabinet
today. Gen. Mcclellan was present.
Our pickets at the Chain Bridge are gradu-
.ily advancing, and facing slowly towards
Falls Church. The enemy is in good force
there.
Munson's and Mason's Hills have been
evacuated by the rebels, and together with
Optons HI!i, are now occupied by our troops
III large force, under Gen. Mcdowell The
rebels have retired about four miles back.
All the rebel entertainments fronting Ar
lington are abandoned, and are now occupied
by Federals.
1t is reported that johnson, with $4,000
troops, Is moving from Lecsburg toward the
river.
The rebels are pushing large forces to-
wards the ferries, in the neighborhood of
poolesville, and down the river towards AQUA
Creek. Indications are that they will cross
the river immediately
The weather is cold, and prisoners state
that the rebels are suffering from it.
New YORK, Sept. 20.
Two gun-boats, from Pickcns, arrived here
last night. The pirate Judith, mounting four
43-pounders and one long pivot gun, was cap
turcd and burnt on the 18th, by an expedi-
ton from the frigate Colorado. The Judith
was anchored near Pensacola navy yard, and
after short engagement was fired and des-
troycd. Three of our men were killed and
IA wounded. Several rebels were killed. The
Colorado remained at Pickens. The Niagara
and Water Witch are at South West Pass.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 80.
Detachments from Gems Richardson's
Reyes and Wadworth's brigades, and also
from Gen. Franklin's division, now occupy
Munson's Hill, being in command of Col.
Ferry, of the 9th Michigan Regiment.
Early this forenoon the pickets from Gen.
Smiths division advanced TO and now occupy
Falls Church. Neither this nor the proceed
ing movements met withany opposition what
oyer, as the rebel army had on Friday night
retired from the whole line of their position
on the line of Washington. Upton's Hill,
this side Of Falls Church, is necessarily in
Guided amops the points now held by the Fed
eral forces.
The positions at Munson's and Murray Hills
afforded the rebels unohstFucted view of all
our Notifications and other defenses.
Our troops are now so employed as to sho.e
that they do not merely intend 10 temporarily
occupy their present position.
The advance Of Gen. Smith UPON Falls
Church from tine Cbsin Bridge was accom-.
panied BY events Of most dcplcrablc character
tiy some unaccountable blunder Col. Owens
Irish Philadelphia Regiment, in the darkness
of the night, installing for rebels Capt Motifs
battery, which was in advance, sustained by
Gen. Boxers California Regiment and Rax.
tcr's Philadelphia Zouaves, Col. Friedman's
Cavalry, fired full vgliey into the troops last
mentioned, killing and wound;ng large mum.
Der.
The California regiment, mot knowing whence
The firing came, returned it, with marked eff
feet. The horsesattachcd to Col. Motifs bat.
terry became unnlnageable, and the tongues
of the caissons tere broken, owing to the
narrowncss Of Ae road. Lieut.. Bryant, hay
ing coMmandof tho first section, ordered the
guns to be lAded with grape and canister,
and soon ha, them in range of the supposed
enemy, wbn word was sent to him that he
was in til, company of friends. All was ex-
elemental long time elapsed before the
actual cndition of affairs was ascertained
and confidence re-cstablished.
SevSal We're killed, and large number
wouued.
or troops, while occupying the grounds
vacted by sha enemy, have burned houses
a.p destroyed property to considerable
*nount. This will be investigated, as Gen,
lcClclan strongly condemns it.
The whereabouts Of tho enemy have not
been discovered: Their pickets are dscerna-
bic at distant points. The most probable
theory is, that the rebels are making feints of
retreat, as they did previous to the battle OF
Bull Run, with the view of drawing our
troops into anbnscadcs. Their encamp1nents
show they had at no time over 10000 men in
front of Washington,
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30.
Gov. Curtin will issue proclamation pro
hibiting all persons from raising volunteers
in Pennsylvania otherwise than by the al
thority Of the Governor-especially forbid
ding raising volunteers for regiments of othel
States, and also iorbidding ali citizens of Penn
sylyaaia from enlisting in or attaching them
selves to any such organizations, and warning
all persons that, in disobeying tfis proclama
ton, they will be disresarding the orders O
the Government of the United State, as wei
as disobeying. laws Of the State and violating
their duties as citizens of the Commonwealth
1t is estimated that 5000 Pennsylvani,
volunteers have already enlisted in othel
State regiments.
BosroS, Sept. SO.
A letter from the frigate Colorado, at For
Pickens, says that the boat expedition on tn,
14th destroyed the rebel steamer Lady Davis
in Pensacola harbor. She was commanded
by Commodore Rens'aw, formerly of U. S. N
The Constellation, late flagship of the
African Squadron, from Lorano, Aug. 18th,
arrived at Portsmouth on Saturday
Letters report the Preble Martini, and the
steamer Massaion ut Chandler Island, ct the
mouth of the Mississippi river, on the 10th
inst. The crews had been landed, batteries
thrown up, and the lighthouse relightea.
Especial to St. Louis Raaablscan.l
JEFFERSON CITY, Sept. 80
Lieut.. Col. Thatcher, ofCol. peabody's Reg
ment, and Lieut.. Timant, of Col. MarshslFs
who were at Lexington, arrived
mere and gave some interesting particulars
rom that place. They say the rebels can
,aSiy turn out, and p. ohably will, three r.
Founders per week, and that they are very bus
y in making balls ofall kinds. They report that
he rebels have a large amount of powder and
of every variety buried in the
Ticinity OF Lexington, and that they have re-
emily dug up great deal. Two thousand
ounds of loaded shell were dug I'D by the
ebcls in Mullisan's entrench,s.e'its on the
cry day 0: the surrender, our troops having
10 idea of their concea!ment, as they were de-
'ositcd there three months before. 1t is said
asst amounts Of ammunition are buried in
fiefent quarters of the West and South, hay
ng been sent out from jefferson City by ex-
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