Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-08-30
New YORK. August %

surrender to Texans, and it is said his pos
ton is imprcgnable to any force the enem
could bring against him. lie is Vermonte
and known as one of the most loyal men j
the service,
An Irish Brigade is to be raised here to
commanded by Gen. Shields.
The second new gun-boat was launche
yesterday.
A letter from aboard the u S. steamer Crr
sader says the Mississippi has taken two sma
privatecrs and driven two steamers back int
Mobile.
The Tribune learns that the President ba
authorized Hon, S. Phelps, of Springfield
in Southwest Missouri, to embody the citizen
and form five regiments of infantry and one Q
cavalry, to serve under the laws of Mssoul
for six months. In the mean time orders hay
gone out authorizing fifteen full regiments t
be raised in Missouri for the war.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.
The continued improvement of troops il
drilling is subject of congratulation in th
army as in Elk, cutive quarters, resulting
mainly from strict discipline.
The line of the Upper Potomac is well guar
ded at the latest accounts. Gen. Banks was
still resting on the Monocacy.
The administI alton of the oath of allegiance
as presented by Congress- was matter of in.
terest to the clerks of the bureaus of the audi.
tors Of the Treasury and the Navy Depart
ment this morning.
| RoLLA, Mo-, Aug. 23.
| Accounts from Springfield are to the effect
that from 5000 to 10000 of McCulloch's ar
my had left for the North. A small force had
reached Lebanon, on the Rolla road, and were
engaged in making reprisals and committing
depredations on Union men. About roo ex
lies were to join ol. Boyd's regiment. Thou
sands of Union men had been obliged to aban-
don their homes in the Southwest and leave
| their property to the mercy of the rebels
There is much distress among these people :
large numbers of them having neither money
nor provisions. The train of the Federal ar
| my VIII 'ch was brought from Springfield, by
Maj. Sturgis, is said to be worth million and
a half of dollars. The passage of the rebel
army north will enable our force, when they
move back to Springfield, to cut off it's com
muncation and retreat with Arkansas, and
completely enclose it in the western counties
of the State.
Special to the Commercial
WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
Mr. Boteler, of Harper's Ferry, recently ar
rested, has been released by Gen. Banks.
Col. E. D. Baker of California is to raise a
brigade of 5000 men,
Washington is very quiet to-day, and the
people seem to be relieved of any apprehen-
sions of en- assault by Bcauregard
WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
1t is rumored that the New York daily
Neus and Day Book are to be suppressed
immediately by order of government
e,,r,ornl fhot l.,
ger allow Kentucky to remain in a neutral po-
sition.
The Baltimore papers have agreed to COM
ply with the request of Gen. Dix, to refrain
from publishing news which will aid the en-
emy.
Out of 800 wounded soldiers in the hospi-
tai here, there is not one case Of injury by a
bayonet thrust
Special to Commercial.I
The Baltimore papers hereafter are not to
publish news which will njure the govern
ment. They have done it very freely hereto
fore
The secessionists are spending money to
circulate peace arguments in the free States.
Citizens of Baltimore of great wealth are en-
gagged in the business. The New York Neaos
and the Day Booh derive ass stance from these
men and their sympathisers in southern ci-
ties.
New York, Aug. %.
Thomas j. Carson and VIM. NJ. Pcgram, of
Baltimore, and Vim. J. Kelley, arrested re-
Gently at Harrisburg, had come from south of
the Potomac, and on Kelly was found $780,
100 in money, in notes of Confederate State
banks, and various bills of sale, dated at Rich
mond, for pork. Other articles were con-
cealed in pockets on the inside of their skirts
Geo. Miles, of Petersburg, and John Gar
nett Guthrie, of Richmond, collecting agents
of tobacco houses in Virginia, were arrested
in this city, by detached police, by orders
of Secretary Seward Guthrie is a tobacco
man, and has made large shipments of it to
this city, Philadel phia and Baltimore The
passage of the canfiscation act impelled him
10 come North to make collections before the
enforcement of the measure He accordingly
visited these cities with such success as to OBJ
tan about $l44 900, and having fancy for
speculation, he visited Wall street, where his
friends helped him to liberal investments in
various Confederate bonds and stocks. Their
operations came to the knowledge of the po-
lice Mr. Miles was agent of JAS Momus, of
| Richmond, and had collected about $35, ,O0O
He had also made liberal investments in
Southern stocks. About. $170, 600 was re-
ceived from the two prisoners, principally in
bonds, acceptanoes, sight drafts, Virginia pa
per money, and about 200 in gold. A
large number of letters addressed to persons
| in the Southern States, were found in their
possession, indicating that they were contem-
plating an early departure.
| LOUISVILLE, Aug. %.
A special dispatch to the Courier, from
Nashville, says that Davis has approved the
act appointing two other Commissioners to
Europe; also the act for aid to Missouri in
repelling invasion, and authorizing her admis-
sion into the Confederacy.
| McCuloch was complimented for the splen-
did victory of his brave army in the battle of
Oak Hill.
Congress is considering the bill for the
restoration of the property of alien enemies.
| The Confederate Congress is reported to
have received dispatches by telegraph stating
that the English government has sent orders
to Admiral Milne, Of the Gulf squadron, to see
that British merchant vessels be adequately
protected in their ingress and egress to and
from the ports of the South Official dispatch
es at Richmond state such to be fact.
The Ere nch consul at Richmond has rece
we'd dispatches announcing the arrival Of
French war frlgateS at NOrfolk.
Congress has called on the Navy Depart
ment for an estimate Of the amount required
10 construct two gun boats for the defence G
Memphis and the Mississippi river.
The report of a battle at Lovettsvillc is in
correct. The Lincoln troops succeeded in es
Gaping across the Potomac.
Southern passengers just arrived report tina
martial law was to be proclaimed at Nashville
to-day.
i. Fl. MONROE, VIA BALTIMORE, Aug. %.
Several experimental shots were made to-da,
from the Union gun, at the extreme range .
be>ween and miles. One shot penetrate,
a sand bank l2 feet.
1t is said that Gen. Butler will take tn,
e Id in command of the volunteers of this d I,
.'artrnent. u. .fer4
CAIRO. August %.