Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-06-07
LATE NEWS.


F0rt Monroe -Seven more NeD Ork ReS
iments to be Armed and Equipped =
Philadelphia Army Contractor Charge
,cith 7reason-Prizes valued at $50, 90
1aken-Instructions TO Gen. Butler con
cerning Rundway &aues- Washington'
Tomb Untouched-R Railroad Iron for ",
ginia Intercepted- The Re6e s at Harper
Ferry TO be Hemmed H-Beaureqard a
Wemphis-Army Worm in Kemtuchy-Ge
BALTIMORE, May 81.
Shortly after midnight party of disorder
ly men approached thepicket guard on Fedora
HILL The camp guard hailed them twice, an,
receiving no reply, fired. One man was wound
whom, after examination this morning. wcr,
discharged, while two were detained for inves
tigation.
A steamer from Ft Monroe, which left ther,
yesterday, has arrived here.
Gen. Butler spent Monday at Newpor
News, where the greatest confusion has pre-
vailed from want of experience on the part O
the Quarter Masters and Commissaries, pro
visions not having been promptly distributed
Foragng parties provided literally for them
selves, and In some instances wantOnly destroy
ed property. Col. Phelps, of the Vermont
Regiment is now in command of the post.
Extensive war preparations are making al
Ft. Monroe. Troops were pushed forward
rapidly towards the Interior and it was thought
an attack on Norfolk, by circutous route,
was shortly to be made.
Geo. B. Tucker of Baltimore, suffers clerk,
at Monroe, was arrested on a charge of hold
ing communication with the enemy. He was
sent to Ft McHenry, and arrived this morn
ing.
New YORK, May 81.
Orders were issued yesterday to arm and
equip seven New York Regiments Some six
regiments leave here tomorrow and Sunday
for Ft Monroe and Washington.
Especial to the Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, May 80.
Charges have been filed with Secretary
Cameron, representing that one of the largest
contractors employed by the Quarter Master
General of Philadelphia, shipped a cargo of
salt-petre and birthstone to South Carolina
after her secession, and that he attempted once
to send a large number of camp kettles to the
rebel army, which were stopped by the Gov
ernment He was wached by the Mayor of
Philadelphia, on suspicion of being in league
with an agent of South Carolina, and was only
saved from the indignation of the people by
the interpostiOn of the authorities and the pub
lication of a card denying his completely
The prizes brought to the Navy Yard yes
terday were valued at over $4,000.
1t is said that with the 5000 troops near
Fairfax Court House, there arc 5000 negroes
in the capacity Of servants and laborers. Pro-
visions are scarce, and the privation falls first
on the slaves.
Col. Butler returned to Ft Monroe, bearing
the following letter of instructions to his broth
er, from the War Department
"WAsHINGToN, May 80, 1861.
''SIR: Your action in respect to the negroes
who came within your lines from the services
of the rebels, is approved. The Department
is sensible of the embarrassments which must
surround officers conducting military opera
tons in States, by the laws of which slavery
is sanctioned. The Government cannot recog-
nize the rejection by any State of its Federal
obligation. Among these Federal obligations,
however, no one can be more important than
that Of supprcssing and dispensing any COM
bination assembled for the purpose of over
throwing its whole Constitutional authority
While, therefore, you will permit no interfer
ence by persons under your command, with
the relations Of any persons held to service
under the laws of any State within which your
military operations are conducted, which re-
main under the control of such armed combi-
nations, refrain from surrendering to alleged
masters any persons who come within your
lines. You will employ such persons in the
services to which they will be best adapted,
keeping an account"
A party of ladies and gentleman visited Mt.
Vernon yesterday, and found the road perfect
ly clear. They saw Miss Tracey, one of the
Trustees of Mt. Vernon Association. They
report everything untouched. 1t is interest
ing to know that Miss Tracy has been assured
by both Gen. Scott and Gen. Lee that no
troops from either side shall be sent to the
vicinity, and that not more than three soldiers
shall at any one time proceed to Mt. Vernon,
and then never in uniform or in arms.
Worlds Dispatch.l
Last week the State of Virginia advanced
gold enough to pay the duties at the Alexan-
dria Custom House on a large amount of iron
for rails on the unfinished road to run from
south. Thursday night num-
Der of laborers were busy removing the iron
Orange Railroad, and had their work about
half finished, when the Fire Zouaves stopped
their operations. The amount taken off is
sufficient to lay % miles of track. The reb-
els intend to use it OH the 1S miles of turn
pike road from Strasburgh to Winchester
They can thus more easily relieve Harper's
Ferry or evacuate it. Speedy measures will
be taken to forestall this.
In week, at Harper's Ferry, by movements
from the North, East, West and South, 10000
rebels will be hemmed in.
Among the effects seized at Alexandria, are
letters of great importance which were found
in the Sentinel Office, showing the means by
which the secession of Virginia was brought
about. Some distinguished politicians are i'm
plicated, and the letters show beyond doubt
that the ordinance of secession was only pass
ed by fraud.
.- LOUISVILLE, May 81.
Immense quantities of freight for the South
ire going to Nashville by railroad. 1t is ru
mored that the transportation of goods will be
stopped on Monday.
The exodus of Southerners northward is
and is partly attributable to
the stoppage of boats on the Mississippi river.
It is rumored also that if the Nashville road
be stopped, the Tennesseeans will advance in
to Kentucky and take possession of the road
The Union men of Kentucky are determined
to permit no aggressions from any quarter.
The Memphis Bulletin announces the arri-
val of Beauregard ON the goth, to take COM
mand of the Western Division of the Confed-
crate army. ..FgI
The army worm is approaching Louisville
in vast numbers, threatening to destroy all ce
reals in this vicinity. f.f.rvH-
The Confederate forces gathering in Tennes-
see are evidently preparing for a vigorous
in few days. ee...
Bio Ockadc of the Mississippi.
LOUISVILLE, May 3O.-A dispatch from
Charles A, Fuller, in the New Orleans Plea
game, Of the 9th, says the Brooklyn is block
aiding the mouths of the Mississippi.
Beauregard has relinquished command Of
the forces around Charleston to Col. r. H.
Anderson, and gone to Corinth, Miss. -'@
From Fort Monroe. a-,-,