Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-30
Fort MONROE. Aug. 81

FORT MONROE, Aug. ~.
Another flag of truce came from Norfolk
o-day, to inquire after the one that came yes
erday and was detained till P. NJ. to-day.
This flag of truce brought Capt Hassey and
crew of the ship o b. Thompson, of Bruins
wick, captured May 29th, off Savannah Bar,
and taken into Beaufort, N. c., by the priva-
tecr Lady Davis. EE-E E.
Two ladies from Norfolk say that the rebels
have lately assembled in large force near
Sewalrs Point, anticipating an attack from
Old Point.
Especial to PoS+.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 90.
The enemy's forces arc concentrated IN
large numbers short distance from the Chain
Bridge, on the Virginia side of the Potomac,
between the Chain Bridge and Leesburgh.
The Baltimore sam of this morning states
that no journal in Baltimore has been request.
ed to withhold the publication of army news.
The recent alteration in the tariff prevents
the further expectation of the Belgian cloth
known as shoddy.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. %.
The remains of Gen. Lyon will be escorted
with proper ceremonies at l o'clock from Gen.
Fremont's head quarters to the Ohio & Mis-
sssippi railroad depot, where they will be de-
ivered to the Adams Express company, to be
conveyed east by the o'clock train. The
escort to accompany the body east consists Of
Major H. A. Conant, of Gen. Lyons staff,
Capts. Plummer and Edgar, U. S. A., Lieut.
Clark and privates of Col. McNeils regiment
U. S. Reserve corps.
New YORK, Aug ~.
According to the confession of Anderson,
arrested here yesterday, he has for months
past contributed editorial articles for the Neos,
Dag Book and Journal of Commerce. An
intercepted letter from Washington advised
him to 90 south Ola Kentucky, as passport
could not be got from the government. He
states that Ben Wood and Isaiah Rynders
have communicated with the South as extern
sively as he has done.
Anderson correspondence gave great deal
of important political information, besides
duplicating parties well known in this State
A despatch says the ship Simonds, Brit
ish vessel manned in ST. Johns, N. B., has
been lying in the port of Quebec some three
weeks flying secession flag.
New YORK, Aug. %.
The Post says subscriptions to the $780,
100 Treasury notes are averaging to individ-
uals over 100000 per day. Mr.. Cisco issues
daily about one hundred certificates We
hear Off negotiation of about $3.50, 900, which
| will probably be concluded to-day 1t is I'M
derstood that this amount is wanted in Hart
ford, Ct, principally for the monied institu-
tons of that city. Mr.. Chase has finally con-
Guided to date all the fifty million 10000
Treasury notes August 10Th, 1861, being the
day the first payment of the 10 per cent by
the banks of this city was made
The Secretary of War has ordered the stop
page of all Geographic dispatches for points
south of Kentucky.
The Herald says, notwithstanding the ap-
parent quietness on the part of the U. S.
authorities in this city in relation to the sup
preston of rebel newspapers, it is not true
that they are not doing anything in the mat
ter. This morning. every mail and express
train which leaves this city, carries with it a
detective officer, whose duty it is to search all
packages Of suspected baggage, with view
to ascertain if there are any secession papers
on the train, and if so, to seize them. and if
any such journals should be found in the pos
session of any person, to bring him back to
this city to be properly cared for. Also, as
soon as the District Attorney, Mr.. Delafeld
Smith, returns to the city, it is said measures
will be taken to suppress the publication Of
papers which administer aid and comfort to
the rebels.
| I he British war steamer Rinaldo is below.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
The city was rife last night and this mor1-
ing with the report of fgh: on the other side
Of the Potomac. Men in usually well-informed
quarters state that there is conflicting infor-
nation on the subject. tbs certain, however,
that Gen. Mcclellan returned from thence at
halfpast eleven o'clock last night Nothing
of an important or serious character was elic-
tied. 1t is probable, however, that dis
union force Of 3 companies of cavalry and
about the same number of infantry, with two
field pieces have beer. lowering in the vicinity
Of Balls Cross Roads, maneuvring to draw a
detachment of our troops into am buscade.
The steamer Philadelphia, arrived from Fl
Monroe, reports all quiet on the Potomac, and
navigation unimpeded A signal rocket from
the Maryland shore evidently convey ed the
intelligence to the Virginians She waited
till morning, but the batteries of Matthias
Point and Aqua Creek did not open fire.
Especial to the Commercial
| Gen. Mcclellan went over the Potomac to-
day to visit the camps and inspect the troops.
Mr.. Russell, of the London Times, was invited
to attend him. No other correspondent was
favored with pass. r..
ALBA Y, Aug. %
Deputy u S. Marshal Burt this evening
seized package containing 100 copies of the
N. Y Neaox. which he was notified was in the
American Express office in this city. They
were brought here by Shears Newspaper Ex-
press and transferred to the Express Co.
The size of the package and the direction, "A.
Gunter, Louisville" excited suspicion, when
an examination showed the contents to be as
stated. Col. R. L. johnson, agent of the Ex-
press Co., therefore, detained the package and
notified Mr.. Burt, the Deputy Marshal, who
now holds them subject to instructions from
Marshal Murray of N. Y.
Troy, N. Y, Aug. %.
A Union meeting was held at Saltwater to-
day. The meeting was addressed by Gen.
Billiard and Others The delegates to the
State Convention We're instructed to place on
the ticket patriotic Democrats of the stamp of
Dickinson and Senator Colvin.
BosToN, Aug. %.
Senator Wilson has been commissioned to
organize regiment of infantry, with battery
of artillery and company of sharp shooters.
Senator Wilson, in his call, asks the loyal
young men Of Massachusetts,, who fully COM
prehend the magnitude of this contest for the
unity and existence of the Republic and pres
ervation of Democratic Institutions to inscribe
their names upon the rolls of his regiment and
to leave their homes and their loved ones to
follow our flag 70 the field
From St. Louis.
Major Sturgis's Official Report If the Late
Battle-Rush Of Tolunteers-A RELIGIOUS