Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-08

the President. Gen. Lane has sent here 70,
: a corps of engineers. sappers and miners
The Government refuses to grant the requi
sitiona. -.q,..f. -,--.fq -..4. .-....r.N
Private advices lately received from Ken.
lucky are very encouraging. The rebels are
reported to be falling back in, rather hope
less manner. This is better, news than that
reported by Gen Thomas. t.oa, frc ends
os . e New YORK, Oct. 31.ii
The jury in the pirate case stood eight in
favor of conviction and four for cquittal.
The Heralds Washington dispatch says
that the President hasnlnformed certain t..
5. Senators, who called upon him. yester-
day to know when forward movement was
contemplated, that the responsibility of such
a movement is left with Gen. Mcclellan, and
that it is the purpose of the Executive to sus-
tain him in his undertakings whate yer his
, determination may be. The Senators left
satisfied - tl 5.I - ..ls .
About ten o'clock, yesterday morning, a
boat containing seven rebels and flag of
truce was seen coming across the Potomac
from the mouth of Quantico creek. Capt Ad.
ans went down to the shore at BuddS ferry
to receive it. When within thousand yards
of the Maryland side the rebels in the boat
threw overheard a barrel, which they anchor
ed like buoy. Taking in the flag of truce
they pulled back to the Virginia side as fast
as possible. In the afternoon heavy firing
was heard in the direction Of Balls ferry.
New YoRK, Oct. 81.
The Baltimore Americon, Of to-day, con-
tains an account of visit of Mr.. Brownel,
merchant Of Brooklyn to Beauregard.-
Brownel arrived at Baltimore from Ft. Mon
roe. According to account, he visited Beau
regard at head quarters, one mile from
Richmond, Wednesday, last week, and cor
versed socially with him. During the day
Beauregard reviewed IL, 900 men Of Johnson
commando most impressing pageant-and
was chcared most enthusiastically Beaure-
gard stated that, as far as he: was concerned,
be preferred acting entirely on the defensive,
satisfied with the repulse Of the Federal
army whenever it would make any advance
Of Importance. He warmly denied that al
lens were prevented from leaving the state of
Virginia.
Boston Oct. 81.
The steamer State of Maine arrived and
landed the State prisoners at Fort Warren
to day.
Gov, Andrews has appointed Nov. 2lst as
a day of thanksgiving and praise-it being
original compact Of the government on board
the May Flower.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.
The following order was issued from the
Post Office Department: .. ..
"The Postmaster General orders that all
letters by any acting field officer and staff Of
ficcr, in lhe service of the u S., shall be for
warded in the mails without prepayment of
postage, in accordance with the provisions of
the IT.! section of the act to employ volun-
teers. DC approved July 22d, 1861.
LSigned T. B. TRoTr,
hief Clerk"
WAsnNGroN Oct 81.
There is no doubt that the ordcr super
cedi:.g Fremont, by Hunter, has gone West.
OrderS'tor Gen. Hunter, which would not
have been sent to a subordinate direct, pass
ed through st. Louis last Sunday.
There Is said to be sufficient evidence
against Col Kerrigan to convict him of trea-
son.
Tnc troops on the other side of the Poto
mac drill! 9 hours day.
Reports that Gen. Scott is in good health
are false. He has dropsy in the knees and
troubles in the bladder. lie mad an attack
OF vertl- "a the other day, from which he did
not ESt ecu TO recover.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.
Highly trustworthy information from
France establishes in diplomatic circles here
the fact that the Emperor Napoleon and his
Government consider the integrity, greatness
and prosperity of the american Republic to
be identical with the present and future pros
perity Of France.
The charges against Col. Kerrigan are of
the eravest character He will probably be
summoned before a court martial 1t is said
that he held regular interviews with the ene-
my while in command of his regiment, pass
ing through the lines unobstructed His
conduct is said to warrant the belief that he
entered the service only to carry out certain
plans which he had devised before the COM
mcncement of hostiities, for giving aid and
comfort TO the rebels.
Eeralrs Dispatch.
Dispatches from Gen. Hooker's Division on
the Lower Potomac state that ON Wednes-
day afternoon about dozen shots were fred
from the rebel batteries at Shipping Point
Most Of the balls fell into the water. The
rebels appeared to be getting the range of
their guns.
Several small boats were observed crossing
the Quantlco creek
A new battery has Just been discovered in
the course Of erection on the west side of the
Quantco, on the high bluffs, about a mile
above Shipping Point.
Times Dispatch.l
There is a slackness IN enlistments again,
from the larger States Enlist
ments are so few that the War Department is
about returning again to the system of ac-
ce1ti men directly, without the interposi-
ton Of State authorities. 1t is also contem-
plated commissioning the officers through the
War Department, by the President.
WASHINGTON, Nov. i.
A letter received to-day from Darnstown,
Nd says that the rebels now have their pick
cts on Harrison Island, and that reliable in
teigence from Leesburg gives information
that on the day succeeding the fight at Bells
Bluffs the rebels withdrew their forces from
Lcesburg, on our troops being thrown over
Edward Ferry, leaving only few batteries ,
to keep up appearances and watch our move
ments. They subsequently took away all
their supplies, and were at the latest accounts
resting on Goose Creek.
A new battery of rfed guns, three in num-
Der, has been discovered about a mile and a I
half below any that have been heretofore ,
found. 1t is situated little below brick ,
house, not far from the wharf at Evansport.
Posts Dispatch.] a. ,
WASHINGTON, Nov 1.
Business is quite brisk on the Cumberland 3
Canal The boats make their trips without t
any interference from the enemy. The tolls $
received on the canal during the month of {
October amount to $40,0 900. 90 I
The freirhtinu traffic on the RaItimore and 6
Washington Railroad is very large. Yester- Ii
day two hundred carloads of government {
supplies were deposited here. @ s
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. l.
L. Davis, Assistant Quartermaster under
Gen. Fremont, publishes letter in the Bulle
tin of this city, this evening, to Adj't Gen.