Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-25

claly When the constitutions thus expounde
> would leave uponiPiin the sole executive r
sponsibility of sup fessing the existing insu
rection, while it VI Id transfer to Congra.
the most materi1 ha Indispensable power
be employedsfor that purpose. Moreoye
these explanations lin1 no real support in II
letter. much less the spirit OF the constitatio,
! lie must be allowed therefore, to prefer to f
governed by the organic national law, which
While 1t will enable h;Y to exercise his greg
trust with complete success, receive the sane
ton OF TIC highest authorities Of our own GOV
ernment and is sustained by the general con
sent of the people for whom alone that con
stltution was established
Signed, WM. III. SEWARD.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct 1s.
% No news from the Southte-day.
Gen. Wool has issued an order giving eve
ry male contraband employed in the DsDart
ment ss per month, and every female 81 PEI
month. q 80
~ BhTIIoRB, Oct. 49,
The venerable Ihos 'Miidey, the foundcl
af Odd Fellowship III this country, died sud
denly this mornir4&
..sii3 10 'sssNV su1NGToN, OFT. 10.
Surprise istxpressed here al the miscon,
struetion attempted to be put upon Secretary
Stewards Circular, by alarmists. The ciYcl
lar shows that our relations are in a GOOD con
dl.ion, and that the Government means to
keep them so. The Administration has taken
measures to put them right within, and now
turns its attention to putting them right
without. 1t asks the co operation OF the loyai
States in the former
The Secretary OF STATE, accompanied by the
Ministers from England, France and Sweden.
had pleasant excursion oyer the river vcs,
terday, visiting the camps and Notifications.
They afterwards attended the review at Ar
lington Heights, passed bv Munson's Hill. an
returned at late hour by way of the Lone
Bridge.
..E ST. LOUIS, Get. 10.
a salute OF l3 minute guns was lirod at
the Arsenal, at noon to-day, in respect 10 tie
OF Commlssary Gibson.
The rebels who burned the Big River 'ri,Ir2
the other day, We're maraading bands from
the St Gcnevieve and ST. Frances companies
600. /,
jeff. Thompson has rot been in that REGION
for some time. CAPT. Lippincott, with 80
men of the 3Sth lis, mt this fore, %
miles below Biz River, and cut his way
through them ,nli.ting loss Of 7 I-ircd a:a
D considerable number wounded. Seven af
his men were taken prisoners, and several
wounded, but nohe kiilut. In the on aga.
nent below lIontor, ~ The i7.E, tie laa-3
oss is known to he 36 killed aad wouu3ed,
ard It is believed 10 be lorgcr. as o1itU
number were carried OF tne field. jht
Federal loss VAS ten wouadcd-0ne m0lte1
". The rebel force was shout 2.Q09. anJ
believed 10 be the advance guard cf mucl
larger body some dist'n0a below. Ojicrrs
az Pilot Knob say there were I.0uisia9a
tennassea and Arkansas regiments amany
them. Cit'zeas were fleeing from tie r:c,a
ty yesterday, ard the troops were un,er
srrns, expecting an attack
The State convention adjourned yes or.,.v.
subject to 4 call from the Governor. untii The
meeting 0! the Legislature, to be elected IL
1862
Especial to Commcrcisl7
WASHINGTON, Oct. -
The gun-hoat Union went down the river
ast night, with payfuastor on lolrd, dos
tined, | believe, for Fort doaYog. Til. ln0.u-
ing, to the modification OF the friends Of thc
Union, she returned here, reporting that ~.
L 1t;
batteries which the rebels have oycnod.
A reconnaissance went yesterday towards
the Occoquon aud has returned, ja}iing the tel
graph road as far as Acatuc'5 Creek. Par
ties were sent TO Acatucll and I'ohic'l. a~a On
a road leading up to the Aoatuci,, This .t.,w
party met the rebel pic6ctS, who INN iliateiy
tel back and gave the al I'm. The long l0,:
was beaten at their camps across the cre.i,-
From informationrec.iyed,t there are no r.hals
between the telegraph road and the river,
this side Of Occoquon, and but few at the
after place,
The only adviccs received from the unno~
Potomac, at headquarters, is very brief. !.
dispatch was sent last night, spying the ra33-
lis We're about leaving Bolivar. which is near
iIarpe1's Ferry
Three tus-boats went down the river last
night, to give assistance to any vessels com
Ing up, but In o0nscq J2nce Of the bliglt
Eooniis.lt, and afterwards q thick fog, th3y
were ordered not to attempt to PASS the bat
terles. 1t is thought no Vessels passed tue
up OF down last night EiliHg was
heard from the batteries about midui ,.4t, but
the GAUGE is unknown.
There are Indications that the rebels are
erecting permanent batteries at Cockpit ,oin.
and Freestone Point. Considerable bodies oil
rebels were seen and heard at work at these
points yesterday.
Twenty six vessels are known 10 have run
the blockade night before last It is believed
that vessels drawing not more than eight feet
can hug tho middle shore sufficiently TO cscap5
harm from the reb batteries.
The only steamers now at the Navy Yard
.re the Clown, Hetzei, Anacosta, and Cnur
lie Leon.
Posts Special.
HARRIsBCRG, Pa, Oct. 49,.