Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-11-29
New YoRK. Nov "a

It visit to the city, last week, was connecte
o with the outfit of small mortar -carryin
fleet. Some twelve schooners at this Dor
owned by the government and already fitte
for ordinary armaments, are now additionall
J, Strengthening SO as to carry, some Of ther
i one and some of them two gigantic mortars
some of them weighing twenty-fiv hundre,
+. pounds each. These vessels are nearly read
for service. The government has Just pur
I chased Vanderblt's Staten Island ferry boa.
/ Westfield and Clifton. They are the fines
boats on any line running from this city, an
e capable of carrying from three to four thous
and men, while drawing from six to e,gh
, feet of water.
}, New YORK. Nov. 26.
: A Key West letter states that the privatee
Beauregard made no resistance. She wa
commanded by Capt Gilbert Hayes and wa
, captured 100 miles from Abaco. She threy
, overheard most of her ammunition, &C. Sh'
had met no vessels and not even fred gul
since leaving Charleston. The vessel cap
tured by the Connecticut was the schoone
Adelaide. She was bound TO Savannah, ant
had several cases of swords aboard, and hel
purser was Ii ut. Hardy of the Confederat,
army.
!, The steamer Isabella is represented to b.
; nearly ready for her armament at Charleston
She will be commanded by Capt. Robbins.
i WHEELING, Va, Nov. 26.
In accordance with the almost unanimous
vote Of the people at the election on the 24th
of last month, the Convention to form q new
State of Western Virginia, met in this city
to-day. The attendance was unexpe ctedly
full for the opening, 81 counties being repre-
sented. John Hale of Mason was elected
permanent President No business beyond
organizing and administering the oath tn
members was transacted.
/. WASHINGTON, Nov. 26.
Henry G. Rice, Marshal for Utah, has re-
signed on the ground that the business of the
office is not compensative since the creation
of the territorial government Of Nevada.
Post Office Department, Nou. 26, 1861
| In view OF the increased number Of letters
held for postage and returned to the Dead
Letter Office, it is ordered that the order of
this Department dated 9Th October, 1860, be
rescinded, and the prior practice be restored.
Postmastcrs will therefore notify the person
addressed for postage, and that upon writing
therefor, preparing on his letter and enclosing
stamp to be placed on the letter held for
postage, the same will be forwarded to his ad-
dress.
By order of P. NJ. General.
JOHN A. KAssoN,
LIST Asst. P. II. General.
Hon. R. j. Walker has addressed letter
to the editor Of the National Republican
which will appear in that paper tomorrow in
favor of Congress Immediately making an ap-
preparation for the relief of Ireland of the i'm.
pending famine. He concludes by saying,
'Now, when so many thousands of Irishmen
are periling their lives on the battle-felds of
Liberty in our defence when so many have
already fallen, and others are immersed in re-
bel dungeons, let us show that we are not un-
grateful; and when the next great conflict
comes-and soon it may-the Shamrock, in
termingled with the Stars-and- Stripes, will
soon wave in triumph over the field Of victory
for liberty and Union"
The 7ribunes correspondent says that the
reports about Blencker's resignation are in
correct, and that Mcclellan ard Blencker's
commands have the greatest confidence in
him, and that his resignation would not be
accepted if offered. The affair grew out of
letter sent by Blencker to Mcclellan, which
contained improper expressions. Mcclellan
rebuked him for it but said he presumed it |
was Blencker's imperfect knowledge of the |
English language which caused the improper
expressions. The affair is considered salts |
factorily settled.
Two more scouting parties from the right |
wing of the army, went out to-day. One had |
a skirmish with superior numbers Capt |
Rowland, with companies G and H, Freed |
mans cavalry, went as far as Hunters Hill,
and sent a reconnoiter;ng party forward, who |
discovered a large body of rebel infantry in
ambush. Capt Rowland retired with his |
force.
capt. Bell, with between two and three |
companies of the Sd Pennsylvania cavalry,
accommodating between Vienna and Hunters |
Hill, were attacked by the ambuscading ene- |
my in the woods on both sides of the road
Five vollcys were fred before our troops |
passed by. The superior force of the enemy |
fell back. A courier brought this news to |
Gen. Potter, we understand, to whose divi- !
sion the party belonged. He sent forward !
the 9th Massachusetts,, 4th Michigan, Griffin |
battery, and two more companies Of Col. Aver
ills cavalry. At dark all the troops returned. |
Before reinforcements reached Capt. Bell, he /
was again attacked by the enemy, who at
tempted to cut him off. Shots were again
exchanged The rebel commander was shot
and fell from his horse. who galloped within
our lines md was captured. About dozen
of our men dropped and were necessarily left
on the field. It. Ford and As men, all of
COL Averills cavalry, are missing. Orderly
Sergeant Parker's horse was killed and the RI
der injured. The enemy was dressed in dark
blue wearing caps. They did not wait for an
encounter with our reinforcements.
!Herald's Dispatch.l
Gen. Sumner has been assigned to the
command of division to be composed of 10
regiments of infantry, some of which are now
here IN the provisional army of the Potomac
and not yet formed into brlgades, and others
are yet to arrive.
A proportionate amount of cavalry and ar
tillery will be attached to the division, which t
will, for the present, occupy position at
Springfield, on the line of the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad
Col. Graham, of the 5th regiment, Excel
sior brigade, who was arrested for destroying
some building point on his accommodating ex-
pedition, has been honorably restored to duty |
and Gen. Mcclellan has ordered him to his |
regiment without delay.
BALTIMORE, Nov. ~.
The Old Point boat has arrived, and reports |
that fag of truce went up to Norfolk, but |
brought back no news whatever in regard to
the Fl Pickens affair.
The steamer Constitution, with Gen. But |
Ter, came into Hampton Roads yesterday.
New YORK, Nov. ~.
Twenty-three riAed cannon for the Gov ern-
ment arrived from Cold Springs to-day, in
cluding 1OO-pounder, which will carry five
miles. The latter gees to Ft. Monroe.
DETROIT, Nov, q.
A communication in the Free Pres, this |
morning, understood to have been writ en- by !
Gen. Cass, not only justified the arrest Of !
Mason and Slidell, but shows that it was in
strict accordance with the position upon the |
right Of search custom, as maintained in the |
correspondence with the British Go .ernment, |
in 1858.
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