Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-15

The two transports reported ,Ost are of lit
tie value. -''.''f
1t was left to Dupont's discretion whether
to attack by way of Port Royal or St. Hell
ena Sound, on the northern side of the ISL
/ and ......
ST. LOUIS, Nov. g.
.Gen. Fremont and escort arrived here at
halfpa seven o'clock: An Immense con.
course, with torches was at the depot to re-
celve him. They are mostly GerInaus Gen.
Fremont has reported to Washington by let
ter, ard it is believed he will remain at ST.
Louis for the present.
Price had not been reinforced The report
that he had been, was made np by the rebels
| to deceive and delay an attack. Nc MAJ or
woman about Springfield could be found to
| say they had seen Zen McCulloch for weeks,
while many assert positively that he is dead.
The general belief among the staff officers is
that Ben is dead
The rumors about Fre,nont's reinstatement
are more positive than ever. The General re-
ceived dispatch from Warrington at Sed.iia
this morning, which was said 20 be a tender
Of the command again. THIS is doubted.
q CAIRO, Nov 8-9p.M.
1t is impossible Yet TO obtain anything like
an accurate report Of the number OF killed,
wounded ard missing in the engage ment yes
terday. A flag Of truce was sent down 10
Columbus on the Memphis, .hs morning.
and another from Birds Point by land, to the
battle field. A courier iu,t ,fSsrom Memphis,
reports Col. Doag!ierty IA ysaaAsaded ard cap
:ured, and that ne has had a leg amputated
and was doing well
1t is estimated that 25 members Of the ed
Illinois regiment are missing. There are
thought to be $50 missing Of the eth Iowa. -
Col. Humans wound is not dangerous.
r 1t. Col. Wendt was killed
The Major is wounded, and the Adjutant
missing and reported killed.
In Logan's regiment there were 35 killed
and AZ wounded. -s.
All but 45 of Col Foulke's reg :nent report
ed at roll call this afternoon But one COM
missioncd officer was wounded.
Geo. Eddy, Co. c, 7th Iowa, killed.
CAIRO, Nov. 9.
The Memphis has just returned brn ging
the bodies of 1t. Col Wendt and l.. Siblcv,
who died on board, and It, Gardner Co II,
7th Iowa. mortally wounded; c. G. Renfrew,
Go II, 7th Iowa, shot fatally; B. F. Chester,
Co. !, badly wounded, and Geo. Eddy, Co. c,
7th Iowa.
The rebels have about 150 prisoners They
acknowledge $50 killed, but would not permit
the Federa!s to visit the place to which they
conveyed their dead
Capt. Brooks, of R'rorl's regiment.
found a brother dead on tie battle field. lie
was surgeon in tho rebc! army.
Special Dispatch to the Al uscatns Daily Journal
CAIRO, No. 8.
Capt. Crabb, Stein, iIurd, Hill and Eich-
elberger, prisoners. Thirteen unheald Of
j. RICHARDSON.
Heralds Special.
WAsuINGroN. Nov. 8.
Reports tina. Gen. Beauregard has been re-
'ieved from command of the rebels on the Po-
tomac, seem to be we'll founded.
A letter just received from Richmond states |
that strong efforts for some days have been
made by the people of South Carolina and |
Georgia to induce jeff Davis TO detail Beaure-
gard to command the foi;fics.ijn',s at Bulls
Bay =. Port Royal in the event that the feet |
should attempt landing at either of these
points. The letter states the general belief
vas that the feet was destined for Beaufort. |
a pretty strong force had been despatched
from the Potomac to defend that point
The official announcement to the army of
the retiring of Gen. Scott and the assump
ton of command by Mcclellan has becn is
sued.
The Head Quarters of the army will he es-
tabished in Washing,on. The duplicate re-
turns. orders, aud other papers heretofore
sent TO the Assistant Adiutant Generals head |
quarters of the army will be discontinued by |
order OF Secretary Of War.
by order OF l. Tuoa.s,
Adjt Cen. Commanding. |
[Tribune's Dispatch.1
WAsnINGToN, Nov. 8.
Gen. Halleck has not yet received his Or
ders, but the indications are that he will be
assigned to command in Missouri
Gen. Hou!s' scouts discovor:d to-day
that the rebels arc i'll thY ilabit of keeping
about regiment in amb;lsh near Hr,.l rs
mill for the purpose Of capturing Whit yer
comes within reach.
Probably more than one careless picket OF
straggler in advance Of cur lines nss fallen |
their victim.
A private Of the q Michigan, who was
wounded and captured at bull Run, and re-
turned because of permanent disability, is yis-
itns his resimal.. lie says that ore fortifi-
cation on the north side cf Richmond, whyn
he left, was more than threa quarters of a mile
in length, Our soldiers in the hospital with
nim were we'll treated Those confined in th2
tobacco house were generally abused, The
Georgia troops at Richmond were greatly dis
satisfied, and anxious to return home
A dispatch from Gen. Roscncranz, the only
one since the report about his fighting Floyd,
was received at headquarters to day. 1t says
he has not heard word of the Virginia thief,
and has had no engagement, OF immediate
prospect of an engagement with the rebels.
SPRI> GrIELD, Nov 6.
Major Clark Wright, who has just return
cd from an extensive scouting expedition, re-
por that the main DO iy o. the enemy is now
on the North fork of Crane Greek, about 40
miles south Of here. liz thinks tn ,ir force is
about 25,0G0. McCulloch is on Flat Greek
with 1000 to 5000, and there are numerous
bands, ranging from 100 to 1000, scattered
about the country. Prices camp on Crane
Creek is favorable for def-nse, and he has
planted batteries on the bluffs overlooking tie
approaches to the place.
Sr LUIS Nov 9.
Gen. Gran: telographs from Cairo, from
head quarters there, that our victory at Bel
mont was complete. We captured l3O pris-
oners and all the rebel artillery, out were
obliged 10 leave part of the guns behind, for
want of horses to haul them Some of the
prisoners report that large loice was prepar
ing to start to reln.orca Price, but Our attack |
will no doubt prevent ii. Oar .oss was about |
2oO-about one hail killed and .no1taily |
wounded.
FORT MONROE, Nov. Z.
A physician of the U. S. N , ser, to Norfolk
on Monday with a flag Of truce by Gen. Wool,
Oh business of his own, was brought back |
this afternoon by a rebel fag of truce lie
reports that telegraph dispatches were re-
ceived to-day at Norfolk that our fleet " as
then { the 7th inst) honbariiNg Port Royal,
South Carolina, and the wor.. Oh both sides
was very sharp and not. Two of the trans
ports, one supposed to be the Ocean Express,
having ammunition on board, and the Union,
carrying horscs, We're lost uur:ng the gale.
The telegraph at Norfolk is in constant op-
Grafton bringing dispatches from the scene