Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-28
MUsCATNE IowA, FRIDAY JUNE 2e, 1861 9sg ssos9z

o CINCINNATI, June 22.
Three spans of the Ohio & Mississippi
: railroad bridge across the Big Miami, nea
t Lawrenceburg, were blown down by tornad
s last evening. The bridge will be repaired a
the earliest moment. Passengers change car
there for the present.
he storm was severe in the city, blowing
l down trees and damaging the roofs o
: houses. aj ..l..
} ST.. LOUIS, June 81.
The lst Iowa regiment, Col. Bates, left Hud
< son at the Junction of the North Missouri AM
) Hannibal & st. Joe railroads, Tuesday morn
, ing, to effect junction with General Lyon a
Boonville. Nothing new from the West.
[Herald's Dispatch
de- }oNsAsHINGToN, June 81.
; To-day about five thousand troops of Gen
McDowelrs division, including two Ohio regi
ments, have moved forward from Balls Gross
Roads to the ncighborhood of Falls Church
about three miles distant from either Fairfax
Court House or Vienna ,t..a
Captain Tompkins, of the cavalry returned
from reconnaissance this afternoon towards
Vienna, and reports force of $500 rebels al
that point. If as is probable, the latter should
be reinforced tonight, q battle between these
forces will be almost inevitable tomorrow.
collision occurred this morning between
a picket guard of the second Connecticut reg
iment and rebel picket near Falls Church.
The Connecticut picket was ordered to occupy
the position held by the rebel picket. 1t is
reported that on taking possession of the
ground one of the Connecticut men was kill
ed and four wounded The loss of the other
side is supposed to be greater. This report
needs confirmation, although it is from re-
liable source
l learn from General Walbridgc that all the
Governors of the States have replied to his
letters inquiring whether they were in favor
of vigorous prosecution of the war. They
arc unit in declaring that they arc ready
with men and money to bring the war to an
end
Col. Ritchie of Gov. Andrews staff, tele-
graphs to the Governor tonight, at the request
OF the Government, to start seven of the ten
regiments accepted yesterday, by tomorrow.
| 1t is said that the 7th regiment have been
drilling for some time, and are thoroughly
appointed and ready to start
1t is now evident that the main blow against
/ the rebels will be struck from the Federal
Capital
The army at Washington consists of fully
fOrty-five thousand effective men, comprising
two infantry and one cavalry regiment of reg
ulars two regiments from the city and State of
New York, five from Pennsylvania, four from
Maine, three from Connecticut, three from
Michigan two from Ohio, three from Massa-
chusetts, one from Rhode Island, and six bat
teries Of light artillery. Ten thousand more
men will be added to this immense body early
next week. Ten thousand. with the District
militia. will be sufficient for the events at the
| Capital, so that grand army of IA, 900 as
spirited troops as can be found anywhere can
be moved against the rebels. With the aid of
Gen. Patterson's division they will be more
than sufficient to break the lines of the rebels,
and drive them in the direction of Richmond
Surprise has been expressed in some quar-
ters at the failure Of Gen. Scott to prevent the
erection of batteries at various points on the
right bank of the Potomac. The impending
advance of the Union army towards Rich
mond, however, will either compel the rebels
to remove their batteries ar render them an
ealy prey to the Union forces Gen. Scott is
simply indisposed to take, at great loss of
life what will be had in due time without
bloodshed.
Gen. Mcclellan has been instructed to
of Northwestern and Southwestern Virginia.
His army will be strongly reinforced for i'm
mediate operations south of the Kanawha
river.
The heavy sea coast guns are now nearly all
mounted on the batteries on the Virginia side,
and regular artillerists are daily drilledat them
for seven hours,
Advices have heen received here from Fort
D.nlyn, 20 oI,o
in the military stations. Active operations
were still kept up on both sides. Comman-
der Brown had entirely completed his means
of defence. The fort is in the best possible
condition, and no fears were entertained Of
the rebel forces under Gen. Bragg, which our
commander states are still very large, notwith-
standing portion of them have been detailed
for service at other points.
Worlds Dispatch.1
The fight at Edwards Ferry ON Monday
aeems 10 have been rather a serious affair, as
we learn from Virgnians who came over for
protection, that between forty and fifty were
! killed by the bombs that were thrown with so
much accuracy among them, from howitzer
on this side. A boat load Of rebels were
| crossing the mouth of small creek making
into the river, towards the close 'of the action,
when bomb from the battery burst immedi-
atelY cyeT il, and after the smoke cleared away
only two men were seen standing out of be-
tween twenty and thirty in it. Many bodies
were distinctly seen floating in the water
about the boat:
Especial to the N. Y. Times,]
Secretary Seward gives notice that hereaf
ter no passports 10 leave the country or to
pass within the lines of the rebels signed by
foreign ministers or consuls, will be good, un-
less countersigned by the State Department.
A special messenger, just arrived from For
| tress Monroe, says two men arrived there
who escaped from Sewalls Point. 1t seems
the battery at Sewal's Point is composed Of
five Coiumbiads, six pieces OF small bore, and
three rifled cannon; in all fourteen guns. Be-
! tween the Point and Norfolk are two other bat
teries armed with the stolen guns from the
Navy Yard.
At Sewalls Point there are 500 men, and
at Norfolk $4,000 men. Most of them are
now under orders for Richmond, and to inter-
mediate points about 2,O0O. Amongst them
are 1,50O South Carolinians, two full regiments
from Louisiana, and one from Georgia. The
three last have been so much dissatisfied with
their treatment and probable destiny, that
Howell Cobb, who has two sons in the Geor-
gia regiment, was sent for from Richmond to
address them. He haae thern be of good
courage. and pledged his word of honor that
withiA three months the confederate army
would not only occup;. Washington, but
would have subdued the entire Union forces of
the North.
These men also say that the rebel leaders
will force them through bloody war, and
persist in their treason to the end.
They also say that the most exaggerated re-
ports Of outrages committed upon women by
northern soldiers reached the rebel camp
these base fabrications acting as stimulant
upon the men.
Gov. Pickens has issued a proclamation for
bidding any more South Carolina troops from
leaving Palmettodom, and expresses the be-
lief that Northern hordes contemplate an in
rasion Of the SacreA sail cf South Carolina MIA