Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-10-18
WASHINGTON. Oct l6

f-.Eg-In'T WAsmNeroN, Oct. JIG.
1t is surmised that the order in relation to
the exchange of prisoners, which has Just
been issued from the head quarters of our
army, willspeedily lead to the discharge of
all prisoners OF war held by our Government
and the rebels. ,
II g-.qs.sE WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.
An officer of the Jacob Bell, who has care
fully reconnoitered the Shipping Point battery
on the Potomac, says there are Isix guns in
The river there is about one mile wide
Intelligent officers say the statement to the
effect that there are six miles of batteries be-
low Shipping Point is all nonsense Vessels
might be annoyed by batteries from the shore
for a mile below there, as far as Edwards
port, but below that point the Virginia shore
recedes from the channel, and the river wild
ems, so that batteries would be useless if
planted there; 16 or Is guns are about the
extent of their armament
1t is believed by competent Judges that the
Pawnee, Harriet Lane aud Yankee, went
down the river last night.
Sir James Ferguson and Mr.. Burke, NJ.
f., arrived here to-day, from Manassas, under
a flag of truce @'s' -ss- .' ~
BALTIMORE, Oct. Is.
Richmond papers state that the steamer
Nashville run the blockade at Charleston, on
| the 18th, with Senator Mason as Minister to
England, and Senator Slidell- as Minister to
| France, on board. They were accompanied
| by their suites, and are now on the ocean.
Pensacola papers give a list Of II wounded
in the Santa Rosa fight, at the hospital in
| Guiding j. Bossol, of the Sd U. S. . artillery,
and James Hollington, of the LIST N. Y. artil-
lery., -......-.... ..-..j
| BALTIMORE, Oct. Is.
Another dispatch, dated from New Orleans,
expresses belief that sufficient force can
be organized to capture the whole Federal
fleet, in its present disabled condition. The
rebel feet was in command of commodore
Holins. ..-.-.
FORT MONROE, Oct. II.
The Spauldiny returned from Hatteras In
let this morning, bringing up Gen. Mans
field, who has to-day taken command at
Camp Hamilton. The entire loss of the Goth
regiment, in its recent retreat from Chica-
micomico, was At. .t
No changes have taken place at Hatteras
Inlet within the last few days.
Eleven contraband negroes came over last
night from SewalPs Point. They say there
are 400 Confederates at that point, and q
large number this side of Norfolk.
Lieut.. Maury, of the gun-boat Louisiana,
two or three days since, found rebel vessel
in the narrow opening this side of Oregon
Inlet, which was fitting out as privateer.
He took possession of and burned the ves-
sci. The rebels were in force in that vicini-
ty. ....,-
WASHINGTON, Oct Is.
To save trouble to all concerned it is Off
clally announced that the Government has
ceased to grant passes ogo South through
; the U. S. lines.
( Especial to Tribune.l ...-.
fl Before leaving St. Louis, the Secretary of
+ War, by letter, ordered Gen. Fremont 10 dis
S continue, as unnecessary, his field works
: around the city, and that which he is erecting
at Jefferson City, and to suspend work on
the barracks he is building near his residence
for his body guard of 800 cavalry, and order
i ed him to employ all the money in the hands
t of dsbursing officers to the payment of the
: current expenses of his army in Missouri, and
1 to let all his debts in St. Louis, amounting to
/ $4.5O0,OOO, remain unpaid until they can be
d; properly examined and sent to Washington
e for settlement He also ordered that disburs-
I
e not transfer them to irresponsible persons.
who do not hold commissions from the Presi
dent, not under bonds, and he further order
ed that hereafter all contracts necessary to be
r made be made by the regular .disbursing Of
ticers of the army.
Il Gen. Fremont was also informed that paw
ment would not be made by officers appointed
by him. 1t is said there are over 200 of
9 them whose commissions do not bear the
: Presidents signature, and that Paymaster
Andrews had been verbally instructed not to
make such payments. Special exceptions
were made in favor of officers of yolun-
teers. ... -..
The number of forts planned by Gen.
E Fremont for the defense of St. Souls, is
+ eleven.
An intelligent contraband, who came into
Gen. McCalPs camp this morning, reports that
when he left Fairfax Court House Yesterday.
at ?. NJ, no movement of rebels was on
foot. The rebel troops are destitute of nearly
, everything except fresh beef. They had
/ plenty Of blankets, but there was great
scarcity of shoes. They were tearing up
the railroad track to Vienna, and hauling the
rails to Fairfax Court House. Should there
, be battle, no sufficient accommodation would
, be had at present for the wounded. Hospi-
tails are filled with sick soldiers. The num-
Der discharged because unfit for duty at the
} time OF enlistment, was very large. Colonels
and captains have shown themselves too anx-
lous to raise men to see that they are good
men. New buildings, however, are in process
Of erection sufficient for all contingencies.
4 WASHINGTON, Oct. Is.
j detachment of the rebels, last night, ap-
4 preached the position occupied by the Federal
troops of Gen. Smiths division, near Lewins-
vile and threw shots andshel Is into the camp,
but were driven off, None of our men were
injured. The suddenness of the attack, how
ever, led to the belief that more serious
demonstration was intended, and the troops
were kept under arms all night.
The Federal army, this morning, advanced
/ to a position two miles beyond Lewinsville.
The steamer Wyandott, which came up
this forenoon, reports all quiet down the riv-
er. She lay under Matthias Point last Sun.
day, transferring to the Howell Cobb, and nei-
ther vessel was molested by the rebels. The reb-
els seemed to be constructing work of some
strength at Slope Point and the lower side
Quantico Point, where, if not dslodged, they
may prove some annoyance. Il is thought,
however, that the work is merely defensive on
\ The part of the rebels, and with a view to pre-
vent a landing of forces thereabouts, sup
posing we intended taking that route to Man
assas or to Richmond. -, ,. ~
Inc schooner Dance was fired into by the
rebel pickets from Moraline Cliffs, near Trad
denis point, last Saturday, but the Island Belle
sent a shell in among the bushes, which. dis
persed the ne, rebels. ~ tsiqpoqo v5,l; s7aa
|, Il sa,ixca sas,tel. HARTFORD, OCT. Is.
The Connecticut Senate, by vote of - to
8, this forenoon, passed the following
P ResoIved, That the Messenger of the Sem
ate be, and is hereby directed and requested,
to remove from the Senate Chamber the, por-