Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-01

Senator'S Wade, Trumbull, Dixon and
Chandler are here, urging battle to be
fought, and have the rebels whipped as near
Bull Run as possible, and before going into
winter quarters.
Advices from all parts of Europe are thor
oughly encouraging.
ST.. Louis, Oct. %.
Mr.. Beard, contractor for the city fortifca-
tons, arrived in town, having left Bolivar on
Saturday forenoon. He brings the rebel flag
torn down by Zagony's men from the
Springfield Court House, as trophy to Mrs.
Fremont -...,.- -
Sigel entered Springfield with his entire
DIVISION on Saturday afternoon
Gen. Lane joined Fremont's army on Fri
day. He captured another train of baggage
and stores, and bagged the escort at Butler,
in Bates. county, on Monday, consisting of a
rebel captain and lieutenant, and Is men,
He sent them all to Fl. Scott. In every town
he passed through he compelled the inhabit-
ants to hoist the U. S. flag, and promise to
keep it hoisted, Or suffer the penalty of having
their town burned
Gen. Sturgis' command rested at Osceola
on Monday, and would follow Lanes troops
two days later.
Gen. Fremont and staff reached Springfield
yesterday.
A scout who had arrived at Rolla states
that it was reported by the rebels that Price
was awaiting the arrival of Gen. A. S. John
5ton. Price, at last accounts, was near Car
thage, confirming the impression that he is
making for Camp Walker.
The balance Of our Springfield wounded
are en- route for Rolla
This morning, telegraph builders COM
meaced repairing The wires between Florence
and Syracuse, expecting to continue the
same to Warsaw. The telegraph poles have
been stripped, and the wires have not worked
to Warsaw for seven months.
: The train from Pilot Knob reports every
thing quiet there. ...'
'.'.''e CAIRO, Oct 90. .
The steamer Erie, No. 2, with four compa-
MES of the 18th Missouri, one company of
cavalry, escorted by the gunboat Conestoga,
left Paducah Thursday night and ran up the
Cumberland to Eddyville, where the troops
were landed at - o'clock, midnight, and
made forced march of 13 miles into the in
terror, where a force of the encmy's cavalry
was encamped. They reached there about
daylight and attacked them while at break
fast, completely routing them, killing 80 men
and capturing 80 prisoners, IS horses, and a
large quantity Of equipments, without the
loss Of a man on our side.
An order has been issued from headquar-
ters establishing government officer on each
packet plying between this point and St.
Louis, with instructions to supervise all freight
and passengers that passes between this point
and st. Louis, landing On the Missouri side
Paymaster J. II. Van Vleet, of the gun
boat Lexington, died this morning. His body
will be forwarded to Cincinnati.
s. WASHINGTON, Oct %.
The Government has been furnished with
the copy of dispatch, dated ST. Louis, Oct.
3 th, and with one received from Fremont S
head quarters, dated Saturday, as follows:
headquarters near Humonsville, No., Oct
26.--To Capt. McKeever, Asst. Adjt. Gen. Yes
telday afternoon, Mai. Seagore, at the head OF
my Guards, made most brilliant chargeupon
body of the enemy drawn up in line of battle
in their camp at Springfield, 1000 or 1920
strong. He completely routed them, cleared
them from the town, hoisted the National
Flag upon the Court House, and retired upon
reinforcement which he has already Join
ed
"Our loss was not great This successful
charge, against such very large odds, is no.
BILE example of the army
"Our advance will occupy Springfield to-
night j. c. Fremont,
Major General COMMANDING
Gen. Fremont's body-guard numbers 800
Maj. Frank hte, who recaptured LeXing-
ton, recently, at the head of $50 men, and re-
leased the sick and wounded soldiers, after
driving back some 500 rebels, is son of a
prominent lawyer in New York
Fifty prisoners who were taken in the bat
tie at Fredericktown, have been put to work
in the trenches at Cape Girardeau.
Accounts of Maj. Sohofed, who command
ed the battery in that action, show that this
victory was the most complete Of any yet
achieved by our army during the war
jeff. Thompson escaped on foot, after hav-
ing his horse killed under him. The rebel
force was about 5000, while ours was only
1000.
Especial to the Chicago Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, Oct 81.
The following are Gen. Stones orders to
Col. Baker, which were found in his hat az
ter the corpse was taken from the field. The
general order was delivered after the battle
commenced, by Col VIM. Coggswell, of the
Tammany regiment. Baker put it IN his hat
without reading it, Col. Coggswell saying,
'Go ahead, Colonel" An hour afterwards
he fell. Both copies are saturated with blood
and the upper right hand corner of the paper,
with one word, was carried away by a bull
let.
list order.l
"Headquarters Camp Of Edward's Ferry,
Oct. 21st: 10 Col. E. d. Baker, commanding
Brigade:-In case of hearing firing in front of
| Eay, Snt,'c Tel oIy @bo TcI
ifornia Regiment of your brigade or retire
the regiments under Coils Lee and Devans,
now on the Virginia side of the river, at your
discretion, ASSUMING command on arrival
| Very resp't'ly. your ob't serv't,
CHAs. p. STONE,
! Brig. Gen. Commanding
| l2nd Order.I -
| "H0rrisoas's Island, Oct 21st: To Col. e.
| D. Baker: Il am informed that the force of
the enemy is about 1900, all told. If you
can push them you may do so, as far as to
have good position near Leesburg. Take
the Gum Spring Road. You will not follow
far, but seize good position to cover the
road. Their design is to draw us on. If
you are obliged to, retreat as far as Goose
Creek, where they can be reinforced from
Manassas and have a strong position. Report
frequently, so that when they are pushed,
Gen. German can come up on their flank
Yours, respectfully and truly,
CHAs. p. STONE, .s.
Brig. Gen. COMMANDING
The following order was received by COL
Baker at 2 P. NJ, Monday, on Harrison's ISL
and, and opened by his permission by Quar-
termaster Howe, acting Adjutant, who took a
copy:
Col. BAKbH-Sir:- AS soon as you get
your column in position, make dash at Lees
burg and shoot down every lawless depredator
who may leave the ranks Gen. German is
moving upon the left. shall take the right.
l expect to be in Leesburg tonight.
Signed, STONE.
This last shows what implicit reliance was
placed in the reconnaissance of Sunday night.