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

- 10 Piooaoie liaC tne rebel prints at tn
north will soon be supended by authorit
Of the government, beginning at Baltimore
The Baltimore tory papers have endeavore
to ward off such blow if possible by prom
ising to print nothing in future that Shall in
jure the government. But they cannot kee,
such promise, and this is hardly time t,
temporze. The suppression of the circula
ton of the New York Doily Nems, in Phila
delphiaa, was timely hint which that concer1
will HWell to heed. f@
1t is stated that rigid system of passes t.
Washington will be adopted.
A plot of the Maryland rebels to seizt
Havre de Grace after the Bulls Run battl,
was discovered in time for its prevention.
Advices from Caracoa says the deserte,
from the privateer Sumter was British sub
ject forced into the rebel service at New Or.
leans.
Six prizes were brought into Cienfuegos,
but the Sumter ran away before hearing OF
their disposition. She called there but was
not permitted to enter She took two prizes
off Porto Cabello. The pirate burns all she
cannot sell
Especial to the Chicago Timesl
Gen. McClellan's staff Is published official
ly. 1t is the same as appeared before in the
papers.
McClcllan's department of the Potomac is
announced as comprising the former depart
ments of Washington and northeastern Vir-
ginia, the valley of the Shenandoah, and the
States of Maryland and Delaware
A new rebel battery was discovered to-day
on the Virginia side of the Potomac, ten miles
above Aqua Greek. Vessels were fired on
from it.
The steamer Yankee arrived at the Navy
Yard from cruise down the Potomac She
brought negro captured in skiff while at
tempting to cross near Aqua Creek. The
negro says he works with 500 others at bat
teries on the Potomac. He says there are
several thousand troops at the batteries near
Aqua Creek.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
ST. LOUIS, Aug. %.
Col. Wyman, commanding the forces at
Rolla, arrived on to-night's train and reports
the following important facts. Yesterday his
runners returned and reported that they found
1000 rebels at Bolivar, and at Sedlia there
were 600. These were advanced guards of
McCullOch's army, which is marching as rap
idly as possible upon Jefferson City. 1t is
ascertained to certainty that the State troop
rebels are now some 1000 in number, and
becoming more numerous They
are marching rapidly on the capital, and would
have been there already and made an attack,
provisions. AS it is, they are obliged to ap.
proach in divisions and gather subsistence
by each taking different routes, uniting near
their point of operation. There is no doubt
but that speedy assault upon Jefferson City
will take place, within week at farthest, and
t1at terrible battle will have to be fought in
defence of the capital. Government is fully
aware Of the peril and is using every exertion
to provide against the plans of the rebels If
military men, directly from the vicinity, are to
be believed, you may expect to hear stirring
news within few days. shall 90 up to JEFF
ferson tomorrow morning and will telegraph
you further accounts of anything that may
occur.
COL Wyman released all the prisoners taken
at Springfield, and gave them five days rations
when they left. All Federal soldiers had also
been released by State men and had arrived
at camp. They, however, were turned loose
without crust of food-their captors having
none to give them, and being almost starved
themselves.
Gov Gamble arrived in town tonight from
the capital.
Affairs in Tronton arc quiet.
A secessionist has been arrested and shut
up on bread and water for cursing and threat
ening two wounded Iowa soldiers.
A prominent musician CT this city has been
by Gen. Fremont to report plan
for the organization of army bands; also to
organize ten full. bands for the Army of the
West. He is also authorized to proceed to
Chicago, Cairo and other places to enlist compe-
tent musicians for military service.
New YORK, Aug. "a.
A letter from Savannah says the Oglcthorpe
regiment, of Va, lost SIT at the battle Of
Bulls Run.
The Brooklyn Eagle has abandoned the
cause of secession.
FROM WAsH1NGToN-The line of the Alex
andria Loudon Road is dotted with rebel
camps At Leeshurg there are 5000 infantry
and cannon; at Point Favor, 6 miles below,
there are 5000 infantry and cannon; still
further on, miles beyond, are $500 infantry
there are also 2OG0 cavalry in Loudon county.
The Potomac, however, remains too high to
be forded, even by cavalry, to whose saddles
the water comes.
1t appears that the withdrawal of rebels
from Fairfax Court House, was regular
Two scouting parties of the enc
my mistook each other for U. S. troops, at
tackled each other, sharply fought, and rapid
ly fled after few rounds, carrying the news
that Mcclellan and his whole army were in
pursuit. The consequence of the intelligence
was hasty flight by the rebels, who dropped
their sick along the road.
WASHINGTON. AUG. "a.
The Attorney General has declared that
Mayor Berritt must take the oath of allegiance.
This will put his contumacy to the test
Two or three rebels were captured yester-
day on the Leesburg road.
Senator Andrew johnson expects to lead an
army when he returns to Tennessee. The
administration will do its utmost to sustain
the Union cause in that State.
The rumor that Gen. Banks had entered
Winchester is false. He is not in Virginia.
Times Dispatch
Government has reliable information that
quarrel has broken out among leading tra-
tors of the Confederacy that promises to be
disastrous. The belligerents are Toombs and
VirginianS and North Carolinians on the one
side, and Davis, Wig(all and the extremists Of
South Carolina, on the other. The complaint
rather fast to the legitimate results of treason
the abnegation of State and individual rights
D. P. Dewitt, of Orange county, N. York,
has been appointed a Major in one of the re-
giments composing Gen. Cooper's brigade.
Gen. Hunter has been ordered to the COM
mand of the Illinois volunteers His pre-
sent headquarters will be Chicago. The fol
lowing gentlemen will form portion of his
staff: X. W. Shaffer, Commssary, John W
Turner, Samuel Stockton, and Edward "
Smith. ..-...
.--..-.. New YORK. Aug. "a
The following has been promulgated from
Washington. If carried out, it will act as
virtual suppression of the newspapers named
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Aug. 22.-Tho
Postmaster General directs that from and after
your receipt of this letter none of the new
papers published in New York City, which
were lately presented by the Grand Jury a,
dangerous, from til ir disloyality, shall b
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