Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-12-27
MUsCATINE, IOWA FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27, 1861.

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The Memphis Aualanche of the 18th sta
/ that Galveston, Texas, has been evacuated
/ the Confederates. jeff Thompson is s.
busy fortifying New Madrid.
There is masked battery on Island No. ]
below Columbus, most Of the guns frt
which have been removed to Madrid.
A pontoon bridge is being constructed ov
the river at Memphis. The number of fede,
prisoners still at Memphis is 81.
Desertions from the rebel army are qul
frequent and numerous, and report says tn
Memphis is full OF Union men.
Tennessee money is forty per cent. discou
in Memphis.
Gov. Claib Jackson was in Columbus We
terday. He has issued a proclamation calir
on the people of Missouri to furnish Je
Thompson with 10000 men, and augment h
force to 10000.
1t is said that Cheatham's men bayonette
our wounded on the field of Belmont.
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. 10.
No details have been received of Gen. Pope
accounts beyond those published in the ever
ing papers. Pope's forces met train gusrde
by 200 rebels, who fed Immediately The
were pursued and $50 captured by our cav
airy. He then surrounded Clinton and too
nearly 800 mere rebels, officers and mer
prisoners, besides securing large amount Q
baggage, ammunition and guns. Anothe
fight is soon expected.
1t is understood here that the commission
appointed by Gen. IIalleck to levy an assess
ment of $4,000 on the Secesh taxpayer.
have prepared papers, and will to morrow
proceed to notify the parties. Names of sew
eral violent rebel women figure in the list
among them Mrs. Gen. Frost, who owns 9
large amount of property here.
Six rebel prisoners from North Missouri
arrived this morning by Railroad.
The bogus oath Jackson prisoners have re-
turned from Cairo, and have been confined in
the military prison. They will be put to
work with chain and ball tied to their legs,
as punishment.
POINT OF Rocks, Md, Dec. 10.
This morning rebel battery of 8 guns,
supported by 200 infantry, commenced she'll
ing Col. Geary's encampment. About 20
shells fell in the camp of the 18th regiment.
Geary returned the fire, and in a short
time silenced them, driving back another
gun that was coming to reinforce them. The
'ebels were driven from their position, with
"A billed and many wounded, We did not
ose man. Our guns were then turned On a
,ouse on the Virginia shore, where $50 rebels
we're sccreted, driving them out, and killing
md wounding many.
Times Dispatch.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec 10.
Seventy one soldiers have died in the Mill
ary Hospital since Saturday, among whom
re the following:
Joseph Hougherbery, sth Iowa; r. Butt,
tn Iowa; Sterling W. Comp, 9th Iowa; VIM.
russell, Sd Iowa; John Welsh, 9Th Iowa; NJ.
!. McQurary, Sd Iowa Cavalry; Giles Jonas,
d Iowa Cavalry; Francis Peaslee, Sd Iowa
,avalry; VIM. Steye, Sd Iowa Cavalry; VIM.
}. Taylor, Sd Iowa; P. NJ Redfeld, 9Th
owa; D. F. Earl, Cd Iowa; John Dunn, Sd
owa.
Especial to Tribune]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
At one o'clock Lord Lyons called on the
ecretary of State, who was at the Capitol
gain at 8 o'clock. The communication which
e made, is as yet secret. No Cabnet
leeting has been held ON the subject. The
eneral feeling of the city is less warlike than
first, and the people talk coolly Of surrcn-
ering emmissa,ies, if it can be done without
sacrifice of honor, rather than engage at
MS time in foreign war. The report that
,embers of the Cabinet take similar view
THE question gains currency and finds be-
ef; but while it is true that such a con-
lusion has been arrived at in the Cabinet
,eeting, on the one hand, it is untrue; on the
ther hand, not to surrender, under any cir
or for. any consideration, is alb
urd But while the government will do
othing to provoke hoslilites, it will guard
,ell the national honor. Should arbitration
e proposed it may be accepted; should suf
cent consideration for the surrender of
lason and Sl,de.l be offered it may be made.
prominent member of the government
tated il. conversation this evening that Lord
.yons would not demand his passports; that
[ason and Sidell would not be given up, and
nat there was no probability Of war with
ngland Englishmen here are confident Of
war between the two countries. This opin-
IN, however, is based upon no official COM
lunication, while it cxcites some unpleasant
ceiling, but carries 70 weight. Several Eng
shmen, now serving in our army, among
hem Col. Havelock and Capt. Stewart, have,
is declared, signified their intention to re-
ign should further complication ensue. In
ther cases extraordinary and painful eviden-
es of sudden hostility to our cause has been
hown. The general feeling, however, ap-
ears to be sincere regret at what they re-
ard the inevitable issue.
Mr.. Adams dispatches have little to say
ouching the Trent-having received no COM
lunication on the subject from the British
In the case of the Nashville,
e had made representations, but received no
eply. /
A letter dated London, Dec. 4th, received
ere, speaks of seeing newly painted cab.
l Oxford street, with the British and rebel
ags crossed on pannel, and little secession
ags for sale on the street. At the Adelphi
neatre, where the Octoroon was playing, the
tars and stripes which had f1oaied there, were
trapped around the staff and the stars and
ars displayed.
The Government has intelligence from
lanassas, to-day, that still more troops have
rived there from the South. JEFF. Davis,
an attack, is adding every avail
BILE man to Beauregard's and Johnson's
rmy.
The report that Maryland regiment had
den captured on the Upper Potomac grew
ut of the fact that Captain and l3 men
we're the other day taken prisoners on the
Upper Potomac.
Hsrald's Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL.
An absurd rumor was circulated to-day,
hat the Government had decided, last eve
hing, to surrender Mason and Slidell. 1t is
without any foundation whatever.
Upto II o'clock to-ninght Lord Lyons has
made no communication from his Govern
nent to the President or Secretary of State
relating to the seizure of the traitors Mason
and Slidell.
Mr. Adams, in his communication to Mr.
Seward, gives a clear and dets lied idea of the
feeling Of the British people, and the senti-
Inent of the British statesmen, but does not
indicate that he knows the purport of the in
of the English Government to