Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-09

kanaWha river, III virginia, state tnat tf
: Kanawha Valley is now free Of rebel troop
Cox's rapid pursuit of Wisc's forces resulte
in the capture of loo stand of arms and
large amount of gunpowder left behind b
the enemy in their flight. Wise and hi
forces were completely routed. There was n
chance for fight, as the rebels retreated fas
ter than the pursuit could be made. Th
force is stated to be 5000 or 5000 The en-
emy burned all the bridges in their retreat.
Gen. Cox adds that he now fully occupie
the valley, and that the people are returnin,
to their homes, from which they had beel
driven by the rebels. Great rejoicing ha
been made on the Kanawha river on the re
treat of Wise. .....
1t is rumored that Gen. " ool is to be callet
Immediately into active service, and ASSUME
the command at Fort Monroe, in place of Gen
Butler. The latter will be ordered to coop
crate with Gen. Mcclellan. t...
1t is also reported that Gen. Mccall, Of
Pennsylvania, is to go to lIalper'a Ferry.
All was quiet in the Federal camps on tn
Potomac last night The heavy rains have
raised the stream so that it is impossible tc
ford it at present
WASHINGTON, August l.
Sixteen officers of the Garibaldi Guards.
dissatisfied with experience and incompetency
to discharge their duties, have resigned and
returned to New York. ...
| Prince Napoleon will be the guest of the
French Minister while here.
| Mrs. Gen. Gaines returned from New Or
leans strong Union woman. She considers
the Southern Confederacy failure, and such
was the general feeling there.
Especial to the Post.]
A letter from resident of Washington
now in Richmond, says recruits for the rebel
army arc smuggled down the Maryland shore
of the Potomac from here, and then taken
across the river by vessels in the employ OF
the enemy.
lTribune's Dispatch
Capt Rowan, of the Pawnce, has received
a letter from Alexandria, stating that the
Conedcrates had taken all the upper works of
The steamer Page, and put six guns aboard,
md that all the fiat boats in the Rappahan-
mock were brought over to the Potomac.
There is said to be great many at Acquia
Creek. The Pawnee has been ordered to
Acqua Creek in consequence.
Government has arranged with four manu-
factories to have 60 rifed cannon turned out
per week. One firm contracts for 500
LOUISVILLE, August |.
A dispatch from Nashville to the Cuarier
says McCulloch defeato! Seigel in southern
Missouri, engaging 5000 and loosing 600. The
report is not believed at the Courier Office.
The Richmond E"quire, of the '29th says
4 Pennsylvania regiment has been captured
by the Confederates
V. X. Stephenson, in card in the Nash
vile Union, this morning says Judg" Catron
will not undertake to hold Federal Court in
Nashville again, no matter what may occur.
CAIRO, August l.
Scouts just in report jeff Thompson's COM
mand, 5000 strong, eight miles from Charles
ton, Mo-, and about twenty miles from Birds |
Point Three thousand rebels are encamped |
between New Madrid and Thompson's camp, |
and eleven thousand at New Madrid.
They are well armed and well drilled, and |
have five batteries of l0-pounders, officered |
md manned by foreigners, and two regiments |
of cavalry well equipped. Gen. Pillow is in
command. He has promised Jackson to place !
10000 men in Missouri at once
The following is the proclamation issued to |
the people Of Missouri by Gen. Pillow:
"rhe forces under my command are your |
neighbors and friends, and we come at the in
stance and request of the governor of your |
State as allies to protect you against tyranny |
and oppression. AS Tennesseans We have
deeply sympathised with you when you were |
called to arms, and manifested a determine |
ton to resist the usurper who has trampled |
under his feet the constitution of the govern |
mcnt, ard destroyed all the guards so care !
;ully prepared for the liberties Of the people |
by our fathers. When you called for help
tennessee sends her army, composed of her
cherished sons, to yolr aid. We will help |
you cxpel from your borders the population |
hostile to your rights and institutions, treat |
ng all such as enemies if found under arms. |
We will protect your people from wrong at
the hands of our army And while we have |
every reason to believe that no violence will
be done to the rights of your true-hearted and
.oyal people, the General commanding begs to
be informed il any case of wrong should oc-
cur To the gallant army under his command
who hold in their keeping the honor OF Ten
nessee, though composed of Tennesseans,
as father to his children to violate the rights
Of no peaceable citizen, but to guard the honor
of Tennessee as you would that Of an attec-
tionate mother cherishing you as her sons.
The field for active service is before you. Our
stay here will be short Our mission is to
place our down trodden sister on her feet and
to enable her to breathe after the heavy tread
If the tyrant's foot Then by her own brave
sons she will maintain her rights and protect
Ter own fair women from foe whose forces
march under banner inscribed beauty and
booty as the reward of victory" In victor.
he brave are always merciful, but no quarter
will be shown to troops MAJ ching under such
banner In this view and for these pur
poses, we call upon the people of Missouri to
,'ome to our standard and join in our forces
I'M aid in their own liberation. If you would
be lreemen, you must fight for your rights
Bring such arms as you have; we will furnish
ammunition and lead you on to victory. THAI
the Just Ruler of Nations is with us is man
:ested in the glorious victory with which ou,
rms have been crowned in the bloody field
If Manassas. G. j. Pillow"
[Herald's pispatch.l ..
WASHINGTON, Aug. l.
1t is suspected here that the army of the
.'otomac will not be kept idle so long time
IS has been generally predicted, and its organ
zation is going on with great rapidity. A
arthest few weeks will be required, at
he present progress, to make forward
movement more successful than the last NJ
ioubt is entertained that Gen. Mcclellan will.
>trike as soon as he is ready, without waiting
or the weather. 5.. ~
Julius Bing, a Prussian, but naturalized
British subject, who was taken prisoner al,
BULLS Run, returned here tonight. He does
not feel at liberty to give any information, ex-
ecpt the simple narration of his own adven-
lures. He went upon the battlefield, Sunday,
n company with Hon. II. B. Ely, and was
aiken prisoner near the Warrenton bridge,
.bout s P. NJ. He was recognized immediate
| y by Col. Lay, formerly aid of Gen. Scott
low an officer of the rebel army On Mon
lay night he was sent on 70 Manassas, and
placed under guard with other prisoners He
obtained an interview with Gen. Beauregard
md was dismissed and furnished with pass
through the lines. 1t was lis intention tc
:ome back ola Centerville, but he was advis-
ed by Beauregard that the rou,e would be dan
scrous, and he had better go ly way of Rich
| ,,,ord oyJ Matthias, Doint urI,,oo h. o,,,l,l