Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-22

ana IcItS counties, MO, from Whlcn inc lOllO
n ing extracts are made
l. ave march to enforce the laws and susta
t. the Government. Every loyal citizen is c
le pected to give evidence of his loyalty by Al
e i've efforts for the protection of the flag.
ot four months our army has marched throu,
II your country Your professed friendship b
! been fraud your oaths Of allegiance ha
|, been shams and pervei sions; you feed Il
l. rebel army you act as spies, while claimil
to be tru. to the Union, We do not ca
S about your past political opinions. No IN;
o will be troubled because he differs from u
!, but I'artiality is ended. IF You arc patriot
n you " ust fight; if you are traitors, you "
e be punished. The time for fighting Il:
e come. Every man who feeds. harbors, pr
tects, o. in any way gives aid and comfort
: the enemies of the Union, will be heldsrespo'
siblc for his treason with his life. Especial
while all the property Of Union men and a
their rights will be rcligiously respected trai
r o,s vii! everywhere be treated as outlaws,
enemies of God and man, too base to hol
any de crption of property, and having n
rights which loyal men are bound to respcc
The last dollar and the last slave Of the rebel
| will be taken and turned over to the Gener;
Government. Playing war is played out, an
whenever Union troops are fired upon, tn
answer will boom from the cannon, and desc
ation will follow treason. All the land be
tween TT. Lcavenworth and the head quarter
of the army of the West is under the .juris
diction Of the United States, and We propos
to have regular road over it, and safe com
munication through it, no matter what tn
cost of rebel treasure and blood"
MAysvILLE, Ky, Nov. Is.
Rep rts from head quarters, dated the 3tl
inst, received this evening through reliable
gentleman, who were at Piketon, say tina
our troops attacked the rebels, 900 strong
who were posted on hill, killing from IS t.
80, and taking so prisoners. The rest re
treated John S. Williams was the first mar
to run away Six of Col MarshalIs me,
we're killed and Is wounded. Ills horse was
shot under him. Fifteen Of Col Fiffe's men
were wounded but none killed The above
is reliable.
New YORK, Nov. Is.
The Secretary of the Treasury had an in
terview with the Committee of the Associated
Banks, this afternoon, at which arrangements
were made for the taking of the third $50
000,CO0 loan.
For the information of applicants to the
Government, there is authority for stating
that thus far no decision has been made in
regard to permitting trading to Beaufort and
vicinity.
a delegation of prominent citizens of Bal
timoru has visited Washington to make an
appell in behalf of the working men of that
city. They say, by the violence and factious
opposition of reasonable minority, Balti-
more l,.s been involved in disaster and dis
tress bcl ond what is due to the mere exist
ance Of u State of war. and their troubles
have been still further aggravated by the dis
abled con litlon of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road. the principal artery of their trade and
source Of their property. ......
FoRT MONROE, Nov. Is.
The iiHgate San Jacinto has arrived here
with Mason and Slid Il as prisoners, taken
from an English steamer in the channel of
the Bahamas
fTribunes Dispatch
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is.
Information. received by the government
from Port Royal to the l1th. Pillage had
neatly ceased Powder had been secured in
the light house, and the channel bouyas re-
covered. A large force of South Carolina
troops Was gatht ring at Port Royal ferry, es-
timatcti at from 5000 t. 10000.
1t was the expressed intention of the own
ers of houses on the Island to burn them.
&c E>trneman has been appointed to the
command of the entire cavalry force of the
United States.
The work of raising brigade to be COM
posed -n'irely of Virginlans is progressing
The c are several thousand refugees from Vir-
ginia who are anxious to enlist in the defense
of the government
The rebels set fire to the schooner Mary
land. She was thought to be loaded with
COAL passing on the lower Potomac. The
crew escaped in boats, and party of the
massachusetts, 1st rowed to her, extinguished
the flames and towed her to the Maryland
shore.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is.
The T. 5. steamer lIetzel went down the
river last night, passing the batteries without
being fred upon.
The bachelor and another steamer passed
downward this forenoon unmolesttd
The steamers Resolute and another in pass
ing Crotchet Point as fired upon from there,
and as they passed down the whole range of
batteries opened on them in succession, some
batteries throwing shot and shell together.
Yankee to burst over the Maryland Shore
Herald's Dispatch.
A personal difficulty is progressing be-
tween Col. Hicks, of the 11th Massachusetts
regiment, and the Major of the Tammany On.
Y regiment. The affair grew out of the re-
port of Col. Hicks to Gen. Stone, in regard to
the engagement at Balls Bluff, which con-
tains severe structures upon the conduct of the
Tammany regiment, and it is understood
challenge has passed from the Major to Col.
Hicks
Times Dispatch.
The volunteer service now numbers $780,
600 men, leaving but 20, 600 more enlistments
to reach the number authorized by Con-
gress.
[Tribulre's Despatch.]
Fort MONROE, Nov. Is.
Mason and Slidcl w>re aboard Brit
ish Naval steamer Captain Wilkes sent
aboard and demanded their surrender. The
reply was, "There is not force enough to take
them" Wilkes sent additional force and put
the San Jacinto in position. Mason and S!i-
dell were then surrendered. The English
steamer took them on board, not knowing who
they were, their business or destination.
own responsibility. Gen. Wool granted Sill
dell and Mason permission to send open let
ters to their friends,
This evening, between 1000 and 5000
Union troops are in Occomoco, on the eastern
shore, where there are 1,S0O rebels in arms.
Com. Go!dsboro sent a gun-boat there to-day.
A regiment of cavalry is expected here in a
few days.
There are $4,000 men now at Annapolis,
ready to embark. The current rumor is they
ar, to reinforce Gen. Sherman
The feet is said to have gone to Pensacola.
The news Of another exploit may be expected
soon. Gen Sherman is said to have seized
Pinkney Island and all the able-bodicd ne
groes No attempt was made to land on the
main land.
New YORK, Nov. 16.
A San Francisco dispatch of the 10Th says
the pirate schooner Neva, from China, has
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