Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-29

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CAIRO, Nov. rs.
Fourteen of the Camp jackson prisone
arrived here on the steamer Platte Valley, la
evening, and leave to-day, for Norfolk, Va,
be exchanged for Federal prisoners.
All quiet here and at Paducah.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.
An order will this week 60 to st. Loui
directing the payment of officers appointe
by Fremont.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 23d al
nounces that arrangements have been mac
for quartering 500 more of the prisoners
present in Richmond, at Tuscaloosa, Ala, an
Salisbury, N. c.
The first detachment for the former llat
we're to start on Friday afternoon, conprisin
! $50, inclusive of 20 commissioned officers
Among them are F. S. Shaffer, 1t It., Obi
9th; s. v. Besten, lst Lieut., Michigan 4tl
James Farran, End Lieut. New York 1st; "
B. Fletcher, Assistant Surgeon Indiana 6tl
E. w. Hall, 1t. steamer Fanny. The Enqu
rer says the prisoners selected wer~ general
averse to the trip. A few were grat,fied q
the change.
The Charleston Mercury of the 21st, pub
fishes a dispatch from Manassas, Nov. 20tf
which states that immense excitement pre-
walls there relative.to the threatened attack O
Columbus. Com. Hollins had gone ther
with his feet, ard had telegraphed for tn
steam ram Manassas A floating battery O
twenty guns was going up that Mi ght. Al
of the riverspilots had been impressed. Sew
ant tho.1 0k~r
were at Columbus.
Government has advices that Richmond q
well as Savannah, Charleston, Memphis an,
New Orleans, are in q panic. Families were
packing up to be in readiness to leave whel
the Yankees approached.
1t was the general belief that the rebel gov
ernment had already commenced removing it,
archives to Nashville, so suddenly made thu
capitol.
Government has intelligence that the dis
count on rebel treasury notes is already thir
ty per cent and on private accounts must bt
still greater.
This morning companies A and H Of Col
Freely's regiment, commanded by Maj. But
Ter, went on tour of observation a mile be
yond Hunters Mills. They met company
of rebel cavalry supported by infantry. Oui
men were fired upon by the cavalry One
horse was wounded ard cne member Of COM
pany A injured by his horse falling upon him.
At the order given by 1t. Col. Paul for com
pany A to advance, the infantry of the rebels
took fright and retreated.
Thos Bragg of North Carolina, has been
appointed the rebel Attorney General in place
of Benjamin, made Secretary of War.
Herald's Dispatch.
A deserter.from the rebels named William
West, son of clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment, who was impressed five months ago at
and at the time he left the rebel
camp was orderly to one of their Brigadier
Generals, came into our lines to-day. He re-
ports that the headquarters of the enemy are
still at Centrevlle, and that the force immedi
ately around that point is sixty thousand, and
that that number is supposed to be less than
half of the whole rebel army on the Potomac.
Gen. Johnston is in command. Provisions
Are plenty, that is, meat and bread; coffee
md sugar are scarce The troops are living
in tents. They are tolcrably we'll clothed and
pretty we'll armed Some of their arms they
ately received from Europe The troops, he
says. are in good spirits. They express he
opinion that they can maintain their line of
in front of us against any force
We can bring They are told continually by
heir officers, and especially by their chap
aims that this is war of subjugation, devas-
alton adm abolition. There are formidable
at Centreville, but no seige
,nns. There are five heavy entrenchments
It Manassas and some heavy guns. He says
hat no troops had gone southwark to his
the coast operation not causing
my depreciation of their forces. This is con-
radicted by other authorities. He brought
With him good horse and is we'll clothed
With double woollcn underclothcs, heavy
voolen overcoat, has one Sharpe's rifle and
presented as good an appearance as our Or
lerlies, generally.
Information has been received o-day from
cbel sources, of the intention of the enemy
o burn Hunters Mills.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.
The secession reports say that the affair at
Tort Pickens took place on the 10th inst.
RoLLA, Mo-, Nov. 26.
The reconnoitering party under Capt. Rosa
rom Gen. Asboth's division, which left yes
erday morning, proceeded five miles west Of
he Gasconade. They returned last night
nd report troop of eighty Texan Rangers
t Lebanon, destroying property generally,
nd robbing the emigrants coming this way.
hey took some of Col Boyd's pickets pris-
ners. McCulloch and his army was expect
d in Lebanon on Sunday, and the rebels say
le will be prepared to give US battle
Another party left camp last night in the
ERECTION of Lebanon. The place is crowded
nth emigr ants, and they are arriving daily
n large numbers, some with wagons and a
reat many on foot. Some are entirely des-
itute. Such are furnished with rations from
be commissary stores here, which are very
,rge and daily increasing
Fr. MONROE, Nov. 25.
Tribuns's special says: Ft. Pickens opened
re on Pragg's forces, Saturday. Particulars
1eagre, and through rebel forces. Bragg TEL
graphs that he is taking bombardment cool
?. The rebels claim to have reached the
rails of Pickens. The navy yard was on
re three times, and put out. The village OF
Warrington was burned by Browns First.
5a BALTIMORE, Nov. 26.
Passengers by the Old Point boat say the
Jorfolk Day Book has dispatch from Rich
1ond, to the effect that an engagement was
Ding on at Pensacola. Parties who have
cad the paper say the Niagara and Colorado
rgaged Fort McRae, which replied briskly.
nd that the vessels were damaged and had to
aul off; and that Ft. Pickens was firing in
he navy yard.
Different versions of the affairs at Pickens
ay that on Friday F. Pickcns opened fire on
he navy yard and Ft. Barrancas that the
colorado and Niagara participated, and had to
laul off, much damaged.
The news all comes from secession sources,
nd must be received with due allowance.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 26.
The steamer George Peabody, from Fort
oickens tie 10Th, arrived at this point on
Monday. Previous to her departure from
Key West, the Connecticut arrived from New
Ko-k with a general cargo, consisting princi-
oally of provisions for our army and navy at
Fort Pickens. The Huntsville .gunboat then
ying there, sailed the same night for the
mouth of the Mississippi, to cooperate with
,ur naval forces there. The gunbOat Dawn