Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-29

Provost Marshal, and lodged in the military
prison. s. a
The report yesterday that claims amount.
ing to six millions of dollars had bean ap.
proved by the War Department, is incorrect.
The claims on file represent that amount
The proceedings are conducted privately, and
no decision has yet been announced, although
quite number of claims have been decided.
The number of claims filed up to date is one
thousA-d and fifty, and they accumulate 1t
the rate of hundred daily.
WAsHlsorox, Nov. ~.
! The following dispatch was received today
from Gen. Mccall, dated Camp Pierponf,
Col. G. D. Bayard, with 700 men of the first
cavalry Pennsylvania Reserve, marched last
night at nine o'clock, with orders to proceed
to Drainsville and capture party of the ene-
my's pickets understood to be there. He re-
turned at noon to day, having killed two and
wounded one of the enemy, and taken eleven
prisoners. Two of the prisoners are cavalry.
with their horses, arms and equipments; the
remainder are footmen Col. Bayard had his
hoase killed and is slightly wounded. and sur.
geon Alexander and one Of our men are woun.
ded. > -
The rebel blockade of the Potomac river
does not seem to have been vigorously en-.
forced this week, as various vessels have ar.
rived here with cargoes of coal, wood and
other domestic supplies. ea.-.as
No news from below to-day.
The Wyandotte is taking in stores for the
t1otilla, and the Mount Washington will 70
down to-day.
In addition to those heretofore announced.
the Army Board have retired the folio wing
named officers, in consequence of physical
disability: Henry D. Judd, Llewellyn Jones
and Christopher S. Lowell. The President
has approved the finding.
Col. Stephen H. Long has been ordered to
assume the command of the CORPS of Topo-
graphical Engineers.
BosroN, Nov. ~.
By orders from Washington a number Of
prisoners, mostly Marylanders, have been re-
leased from Ft. Warren, after taking the oath
Of allegiance. Five prisoners whose discharge
had been ordered by Secretary Seward, re-
tua ed to take the oath of allegiance, as fol.
lows: ". G. Harrison, Robert A. Caster.
Ihos. Shields, Geo. Appleton and Michael
J. Grady. They were ali retained in custo-
dy.
!: First Lieut.. ]. R. Tatnall, of the marines,
ate commanding the marine guard of the San
Jaclnto, has been sent to Fort Warren. He
IS son of Commodore Tatnall. raf
CLEVELAND, Nov. ~.
Gen. James Fl. Lane of Kansas, family and
portion of his staff, arrived this morning and
cave for Boston tonight. He was received
with enthusiasm here ''''37
New YORK, Nov. 81.
A Ft Monroe letter says the rebels lost Is
killed and wounded in the shellinp of +he;r
camp at Warwick.
The Richmond dispatch says 5000 Union
lists in the mountains of East Tennessee. un-
der Parson Brownlow and Major Gillian. are
doing more mischief than the Yankees. The
same dispatch proposes the abandonment of
Richmond in the event of IN attack. and
begs the reinforcement of Richmond Citv
Point and Yorktown.
Thirty thousand troops are expected at Fl,
Monroe, and an order was read to those there
N Monday that they will not be furnished
With winter quarters. This seems to indi-
ate an advance.
New YoRK, Nov. q.
The Fulton brought near 10000 stand of
rms for the Government
Special to Pest.
WASHINGTON, Nov. q.
The Washington Republican has news
rom Winchester, Va, stating that jackson,
ne of the rebel Generals, is drilling regi-
tent composed wholly of slaves in that city,
nd that the negroes are to be made to fight
gainst the Federal taoops.
Special to Evening Pest.
The U. s. steamer Eagle, Capt. Bender,
rived here this morning from Baltimore,
aving run the Potomac blockade without
amage. She is heavily loaded with baggage
" army use.