Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-11

Col. Brown reported loss of 30 of his
men, comprising his sick and wounded, and
20 pickets, who could no be called in. He
succeeded in saving his tents, provisions, &c.
On Saturday morning the Monticello steam
er around the cape and few miles up met
the rebels marching down the narrow neck of
land to attack our troops. The rebel steam
ers were also landing troops to cooperate
with them. They were within easy range
and the Monticello opened upon them with
with shells, five second fuses, 218 of which
were fred from three guns in three hours and
thirty minutes, doing great execution. The
rebels at first tried to shelter themselves but
broke in every direction and took refuge up
on their vessels. A shell passed through the
wheelhouse of the Fanny, which was already
employed againstus.
It is reported that their loss must have
reached 200 or 800 killed and wounded dur
ing the engagement. A member of the Indiana
Regiment, who had been taken prisoner, man.
aged to escape. He took to the surf and was
picked up by boat from the Monticello. He
reports that the first shell from the Monticello
killed Col. Barstow, of the Georgia regiment
and that the havoc was frightful. He also re-
ports that when he escaped he killed Con.
federate captain with his revolver.
Upon the withdrawal of the rebels the Mon
ticello and Susquehanna and the land forces
returned to Hatteras Inlet. Lieut. Burkhead
from whom have obtained the above &C
counts, thinks that no advance can be made
from the Inlet without support of feet O
light draught vessels. He also thinks tina
our forces at the Inlet should be speedily in
creased.
The Spaulding arrived at the Inlet on thu
18th, with Gen. Mansfield !. and landed her mel
and stores. Too much praise cannot be &C
corded to Lieut.. Brown, for this brillian
achievement, which has caused great exulta
ton at Old Point. COL Brown narrowly es
capped with the Goth Indiana. He was shelle'
from the rebel vessels, and troops were lande'
both above and below him, yet he manages
to escape with comparatively small loss. Tn
particulars of his mastery movement hav
not arrived.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.
| The policy of the Government in regard t
employing foreigners in the military service
is as follows, the statement being made O.
good authority:
1st. No one has been authorized to enlist Q
raise troops in Canada, as has been affirme
to be understood there.
Cd. No commissions have been offered Q
other overtures made to military men il
France and other European States, as ha
been announced there.
Sd. The Government has not rendered tn
command of the army to Gen. Garibaldi, a
represented in Europe.
What is true, is
LIST. That every foreigner who has com
with good character and credentials, an
offered his services to the Government in SUI
port of the Union, has been accepted, and n
other is in the military employment Of tn
United States.
I'd. Gen. Garibaldi being naturalized cit
zen, it was reported to the government by on
of our consuls, that the General was conten
plating visit to this country, and that b
had intimated, conditionally, a disposition
engage in the service of the United States.-
He was informed that if this was So his serv
ces would be accepted with pleasure, and
would receive commission as Major Genera
being the same rank which was conferred VI
on Con. Lafayette in the war of the revolt
ton. Gen. Garibaldi, upon the considerable
of the subject, has concluded not to offer h
services at the present, but thinks he may, b
and by, visit the United States.
Hon. J. P. Potter, chairman of the Invest
eating Committee of the House of Represen
atives, on the Sth inst, called the attention
the Navy Department to statement in tt
newspapers that Capt. Morrison, of the steam
er Fanny, which was captured by the rebe
off Cape Hatteras, wal imprisoned at Fortre'
Monroe for refusing to take the oath of alleg
ance, and inquire if the statement was tru
in whole or part. The Department to-da
replied as follows
NDuy Department, Oct Sir :-Yo,
letter of the Sth inst, relative to the newsp
per reports concerning the master of Il
steamer Fanny, has been received. I'll
steamer alluded to was not, at the time of HI
capture, in the service of this Department, hi
never been employed by it, and the same ma
be said of her captain. This Department ha
no knowledge of him, whatever, and ha1
) no reason to suppose that at the time Of Il
) steamer Fanny single person in any wa
connected with the Navy, was on board
her. Very respectfully. yours,
GIDEON WELLEs.
| Worlds Dispatch.1
A young lady named Harrison, lately scho
teacher in Tennessee, has arrived near OF
lines, having been sick six weeks, and escal
ed. She is intelligent, and is possessed of va
liable information. She states that the fort
fications at Manassas have three lines of Ell
trenchments, one behind the other. On MOI
day last she saw Davis, Beauregard and Smitl
This information comes from her guide, q
she was unable to go through the rebel picket
in the morning. Gen. Smith will send on
several companies of infantry and batter
to drive in the rebel pickets and capture tn
young lady, provided the rebels have not a
ready taken her away.
lisp eeial to Post.]
WASHINGTON, Oct. s.
Brig. Gen. Graham has been ordered t
appear before Judge Merrick to-day for cor
tempt of court. 1t is alleged that he forced
soldier into the ranks after he had been dis
charged by the court.
A private of one of the Pennsylvania regi
ments was killed by the accidental discharg
of musket, this morning.
The cavalry and artillery regiments ar
marching to Capitol Hill, where they will b.
reviewed today. '''' : y
Everything is quiet along the lines. u.
powerful rain last night. made sad havoc il
the eamps.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Mr.
Dale, has returned from his official visit to tn,
Indian tribes in Kansas and Nebraska. II,
was received by them with gladness. They
sought every opportunity to express to hin
their friendliness to the United States. HI
| conversed with the returned Kansas officers
| who took part in the battle of Springfield
and who informed him that no separated y-or
ganized Indian forces were with the rebels on
that occasion, but that comparatively few Of
the half-breeds only were in the ranks of the
fsss s sis s 1 Ct fas Fs ss to so % a
the Commissioner could learn, was attended