Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-05-24
VOL. XII----NO. AZ.

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Beauregard twice since .he' Commandment
He remained in Richriond> one day. Tn,
all is action. Troops are coatinually " arrivi
and departing. Says the cavalry are 60
men but poor horses; seem to be very r
merous, and perfect confidence as to the
suit of the conflict reigns everywhere.
HerdtdS Despatch. 1t is useless to d
guise the fact that leading members of t
diplomatic corps in Washington are engag
In constant and anxious discussion on Il
course it may be necessary for them at ar
day to adopt. They have recently receive
urgent instructions rom their especti'
! governments, to inform them with the U
most precision of the chances of the tV
sections, in their present deadly quarrel.
1t IS leaking out that the governments
question declare that their commercial inte
| ests are Identical in a great degree with ii
South, and that if they are forced into Ia
ing sides with either, they vill be compell
| to look carefully after cotton end free traC
England is disposed 70 move cautiously !
this important matter, md is playing h.
usual game Of urging rance to take Il
chestnuts out of the fire.
The country may not % aware that thel
is at this moment an apent If the Frenc
Emperor travelling in this country, by IT,
name of Barroche. H 3 Instructed to sa
that he is simply collecting Information f.
the Commercial Bureau for the minister {
Public Works but it is ar artifce He !
a political more than q commercal agen:
and his sdispatches regularly forwarded /
Paris, necessarily exercise great infuenc
over the mind of the Emperor.
&c hn.r; u
sci, correspondent of the London Times j
not merely writing Letters that Journal
but that his private % omunications 70,
higher quarters contain GOOD deal of in
teresting matter, which lie does not thin
altogether discreet TO publish. ..-
The President summoned the Cabinet to
day in great haste, and they were in session
about an hour. Secretary 5eward left the
White House and proceeded to the quarters
of Gen. Butler, and not ,in6ing the latter in.
one of the general aids in pur-
suit Of him. The interview lasted some
time.
1t is evident from appearances that the
government intends dealing with Missouri.
in the same manner it has With Maryland
AS an evidence of this the ~overnment ha'
concluded to tak2 charge T the Hannibal (
st. Joseph railroad, and smnloy it for gov
ernment purposes.
1t appears that the government is steadilv
carrying out its programme c. action Us t,
the rebel States. 1t is deaarIained to appoin
collectors for the differ - -oUlhern ports
and is engaged in select NJ men Of energ,
10 fulfill the important junction confidec
TO them. The duties wiz ne collected o,
men of war, whatever NAV be the opinion
Of legal authorities here or elsewhere on tn
subject.
Ex-senator Cooper, Of Maryland, report
that he will have regimen ready to L.
mustered into service on Monday next.
The President has cors ni5sioned Ges
Sickles to raise Il division. o. 10000 men,
report in 16 days. Til theo he holds u
rank as Brigadier- General, hence as Maj
General.
New ORLEANS, May II.
Texan advices say THAI OIL, VanDorn h;
succeeded in causing the srrrender of ii
remaining Federal troopg "A Texas.
Texans along the upper lrontier are ia
ing necessary steps to Cefend the Sta
against incursions Of aboli.ionists who, u
founded rumors at Montgumery say, Al
to capture the forts On the uppt
border
WAsHIN3ToN, May II.
The statement that Winans, Of BaltimofC
was unconditionally re 9asel is unfoundeo
He was only released by order ofthe gover
nent on his giving % psroio Of honor That
will do no act, openly or covrertly, hosti
% the government Of the United States.
A general army ORDER las been ISSUE
stating that there will be added to the graz
staff Of the army, four qualser masters az
eight assistants, to be promoted and select
&C according to existing laws ind regulate
There will be added to tIa medical dera
nant ten surgeons and twenty assistar
The surgeons viii be ,romoted from
unior surgeons, and the assistants appoin,
rom civil life.
Mr.. Herbert, superin5endent of Mt V
non, says there is no foundation for
report that the remains OF Washington ha
been removed from Their resting place.
S.. Louis, May Is
The State Tobacco Warehouse was visi
yesterday by United States authorities,
q considerable quantity of rms and mu
ions of war taken pherelrou.
The rifles taken yestergaE from the Ce:
sral Metropolitan police STA ion belonged
Henry NJ. Hart, Colonel Of he Constitutio'
Il Guards, and had been sent to the pole
station for safe keepiUg.
The city is bow enyfr0led by line {
military posts e8tendinc from the river b
low the arsenal around e. g Yestern outski,
to the river again on tue Moth. The obje,
Of these posts j. to pro7cpt hostile trco
and munitions OF war from ntering; to pi,
serve the public peace. and to give compile
,ecurit to every peaceful citizen. III
forces occupying these arearnpments beloi
TO the regiments unde- che command OF Col
Blair, Boernstein and igel
Twenty-seven persons have Gied of wouni
received i'll the Camp Jackson affair, an
eight in the Walnut street collision.
The Pensacols correspondent of the Me
bile Adcertjser says thst SIX hundred troo
from Georgia end 'abama arrived there G
The 18th, being the s1F40eo Guard of 2,0t
recently ordered to th.t eiut. They w
increase Gen. Rragg's command TO about te
men.
.--. ... ..- 302roN, May 1S.
bill was introuuceG ii me House whic
proposes TO prohibit ary paseons, directIye
purchasing or hoiding any co!
lateral securities of seeded States, undo
prison. The bill was referred to q speci.
committee on the G3yernol s address.
.WAsaiSoqo0, May l8.
The long bridge conneoi sg with the VII
5iaia shore was guarded last night by
larger number Of etfecyi-a .roops than HI
been before. An armed y.sel was in Il
vicinity. These mensuYH y e-a precautionai
in view of respor.s OF &c ga to injure E
bridge by secessionis.a-
'Cf%c> yArr, Nay Is.
Kentucky currency IS rceased by near
Ill our brokers in this ci5T.. nt
HIS BoDY FoUSD.-ID ar account of t.
sinking of the Grey iagla al IBIS point,
striking the bridge rors we noticed L
loss of Nicholas Till an ola insane ma.
who was chained Q the tawer deck. E ,
body was found Day aln yesterday at t.
wreck, aboat eight r ,haer water. Itw
recovered, says the Z I. Argus, by divir
to the spot and eu.sin5 to chains, whi'
was hard, dangerous -rf Urotracted ioo.-
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