Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27

the Irish Brigade, Col Mulligan, (90O,) C,
MarshalPs Illinois Cavalry, (GOO,) a Kans
regiment, (numbcr not knowr,) 500 Hon
: Guards mounted and 500 Home Guards i
i. fantry, three G-poundcrs, one howltzer ar
two mOrtars
Federal scouts in report firing at Lcxingtc
still going on Wednesday evening. The rel
els are said to have r. is, schrapncIl
cannlster-nothing bat sound balls or slug
Two thousand government horses and muI,
are within Mulligans entertainments, reo,li
ing much care to prevent stampede.
KANSAS Cry, Sept. 10.
Fifteen hundred men under Col. Smitl
overlook 5000 rebels as they were crossin
over at Blue Mills Landing, on the 18th inst
completely routing them. He killed from Is
to 200 and took twelve prisoners. Our los
is 30 killed and o5 wounded.
Advices by private letter from Lexincto
to-day, say that Price attacked the fedora
forces yesterday morning with force of 30
600 men. The federal force is estimated a
from three to four thousand. The federal
fought them for two hours, when the rebel
drove them back into their entrenchment
carrying everything before them The IrisI
Brigade then came out and charged them a
the point of the bayonet, scattering the rebel
in every direction.
Price was to attack them again this morn
| ing with II peices of artillery.
| No statement of the loss on either side
ST. JOSEPH Sept. 20.
| 'IpIpOro nhic o0Dpart,o,> -
| tabshed. The line is working to Kansas Citv
ana 10 all points In Kansas and Nebraska.
The Pacific line is being pushed rapidly
toward completion. When gap of 30 miles
Is closed, which will be done within week
re shall be able to work to Wilton. $50 miles
OF Great Salt Lake City. That portion of the
line west OF Salt Lake is also progressing ra
idly
from present appearances the line will be
finished to San Francisco by the Goth of No
vcmber next.
BosToN, Sept. q.
Orders have been issued from WASHINGTON
to Capt. Klnsell, Quartermaster at this nors
directing him TO provide quarters and rations
on George Island, in this harbor, for 100 DO
ltlcal prisoners. The prisoners are eXpected
to arrive in few days
Especial to Post.I
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 81.
A rebel deserter has Just come IN from,
Munson's Hill. He brings the news th.t
Beauregard had promised the North Carolina
and South Carolina regiments of his army
that they should be led to battle before tbe
lst OF October, Or be permitted to 90 home.
Inc position assumed towards this country
by the Spanish government is not satisfactory.
"A diplomatic correspondence is now in prog
ress between the State Department and the
Spanish minister,
Gen. Reynolds, who was at Cheat Noun
tam, has, the telegraph states, driven the
rebels from their position, killing nearly 100
OF them. Col. Tidwell, of the l4th Indiana
regiment, was surrounded twice but repulsed
the rebels with great gallantry and with small
loss to US. The date of the action is not men
toned
The government accepts the tender of mil
itary services by the Count Of Paris and the
Due de Chatres. They will probably enter
Gen. McClellan's staff.
The young Count Penthieve, son of the
Prince de Joinville, enters the U. S. Naval
Academy. He is lG years old.
aJ, bausen"ell, late ald-ue-camp to ttari-
baldi, has to-day been commissioned in the
military service of the United States.
There Is yet no definite action in regard to
Maj. Gen. FTemonts administration of afriirs
IN Missouri, the question involved being Of q
delicate and complicated character. The it,
dlcations are, however, that if he shall nc. IL,
superseded in his command, which now seems
probable other arrangements Of an inportant
bearing will be made, having in view sne pub
lie welfare. Nothing beyonG what is here
stated can be reliably ascertained fsr the rea-
son already mentioned.
,u NEW YORK, Sept. q.
This morning, Mr. B4atman, citizen of
Portland, Maine, was brought here in custody
OF the Deputy Marshal of that District. The
accused stands charged with high treason, with
using sedltious language against the q. S. of
America and the President thereof; also, with
treasonable completely with rebels and their
agents in Liverpool and other parts of Europe.
1t Is said that letters and papers were found
In the baggage and on the person of the ac-
cused justitying the vigorous measure adopt
ed. He was sent to Fort Lafayette.
Especial to the Commercial
WASHINGTON, Sept q.
Private advices from Kentucky arc very
encouraging.
Col. Z. D. Baker has been appointed Major
General of volunteers
DARNsTowN, Nd, Sept. IS.
Yesterday, an authorized scouting party
from the 34th New ork Regiment went across
the Potomac, near the Seneca, and were at
tackled by superior party Of the enemy
One of our men was killed outright, and sever
al were wounded. One OF the later was sho
through the check, but fled, pursued by tn;
attacking party. On reaching creek, he threv
in his gun and plunged in himself. Laying
on his back and resting his head upon stone
| with his mouth and nostrils above the water
he evaded his pursucrs, and after three hour!
submersion he crawled to the shore of the riv
er. His companions, who were concealed IL
the Maryland side, discovered and rescuec
him, while making a vain attempt to cross.
These incursions, which can be productive
OF no good to our cause, are condemned by
experienced officers.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 81.
The following proclamation has just been is
sued.:
KENTUcKANs! Called by the Legislator,
Of this, my native State, l hereby assum,
command of this Department. ! come to en-
force, not to make, laws, and, GOD willing, It
protect your property and your lives. III
enemies of our country have dared to nvad
our soil. Kentucky is in danger. She ha
vainly striven to keep peace with her neigh
bors. Our state Is now invaded by those pic
fessed to be her friends, but who now seek t
cCnnuer her No trun son OF Kont,1cIr7- col
longer hesitate as to his duty sshis State an
country. The invaders must and, God wi
ling, SHALL be expelled! The leader of til
hostile forces, who now approaches, IS, | +
gret to say, a Kentuckian, making war @
Kentucky and s\entuckans. Let all past di
ferences Of opinion be overlooked. Every or
who now rallies to the support of our Unio
and our State is friend. Rally, then, N
t countrymen around the flag which our fatl
: ers loved l call you to arms EoY self-deiens