Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-07-19
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AS SOOH DIS lilC ICCcuI SclLuIcS ny lIlc pTl- 4
atecrs jeff. Davis and Sumter became known,
he Navy Department issued orders to the
.deral vessels at New York, Boston and
hampton Roads to proceed without delay in
ursuit of them and all similar craft. An
fficial letter from Pickens, received this MORN
az mentions that the Niagara has departed
n like errand.
DIR. j. J. Guthrie, of N. c., having refused
hey orders assigned him has been dismissed
rom the navy.
Especial to Commercial
The Richmond Wing has an official an
to the effect that the flag of truce
brought to Washington had reference to the
exchange of the prisoners captured on the
Savannah. A flag of truce despatched for a
purpose so absurd was of course justly disre-
sarded.
A naval militia is to be extemporised for
service at sea, Tor sweeping the ocean of pri-
vateers or for blockading purposes.
New YORK July 16.
The privateers of the Savannah will be ar
raigned tomorrow. A Frenchman is in Gus
tody charged with serving in the Confederate
army at the seige of Sumter.
The race between Flora Temple, Ethan
Allen and mate yesterday was won by Ethan
Allen and mate, three straight heats; time
2.22A, 2.22, 2.234.
Fl MONROE, June Is.
Mr. Russell, of the London Times, left here
for Washington. He says the American
camps are worse than those of the Crimea
JEFFERSON CRY, July 16.
The detachment from here returned from
Upton at 2 o'clock last night. They sur
rounded the town and arrested Is secession
lists and brought them here. f. j. Donely
left for st. Louis by train at II o'clock under
guard.
A prominent citizen of Pets county arrived
this morning and reports that 100 secession
lists had assembled near Georgetown and had
3 peices of artillery. There are constant &C
cessions to their number
WASHINGTON, July 16.
The army has advanced. Gen. Mcdowell
left at $50 this afternoon to go some where
The 1st brigade of the 9Th division is com
manded by Brig Gen. Lewis Blenker. Last
night the brigade formed about three miles
from their original location; to-day they were
at Hunting Greek, Virginia, ten miles from
Washington. They are to form the vanguard
of the whole column.
This forward movement of troops has hat
| wonderful effect upon the sick list. 1t ha:
nearly cleared out the hospitals.
Especial to the World.
All the militia of Eastern Virginia are or
dered to march for Stanton
Times Dispatch
! Mr.. Shanks, of the Indiana 18th Congress
sional district has been appointed aid in Gen
Fremont's staff, and accepted the appoint
ment.
The army in Virginia to-day took up tn
line of march for Richmond ola Fairfax ant
Manassas. The force starting to-day is full,
fifty thousand strong-the number reachin!
by actual count about fifty three thousand.
| [Heralds Dispatch.l
The discovery of pass to enter the Rap
pahannock river on the person of man re
Gently found at Richmond and the effort, of tn
rebels to create difficulty in consequence be
tween the British Minister and our govern
mcnt, has on investigation turned out to be
shrewd rebel trick to involve our government
in quarrel with England.
[Trihune's Dispatch.l
| The columns this afternoon probably NOV
ed to the advanced Pickets. Tomorrow
morning at early dawn they will press forward
upon the enemy. The first fighting will prob
ably take place at Fairfax Court House, wher
there are nine rebel regiments.
| 1t is believed that the design of our Gen
erals is to avoid Manassas junction, and
possible circumvent it. A positive intention
is, however, to allow no delays, but to pusl
vigorously south and fight their way to Rich
mond.
1t is also supposed that the movements t
this important point will not be direct but b,
flank, and that our columns will pass aroun'
the city and approach it from the south afte
cutting off all communications.
| Reports that Hon. Joseph Holt, of Ken
lucky, will disappointed Justice of the Suprem
Court, are without foundation. There vii
probably be no new appointments until tn
court has been organized.
information received here to-day states tina
the rebel forces at Occoquon, Dumfries, ant
one or two other points on the Potomac, hav
been removed to Manassas junction.
Reports from Arizona and New Mexico re
ports the secession feeling in these territorie
| to be very strong, the inhabitants being main
| ly settlers from Texas. 1t will be necessar,
to send United States troops to Fort Bliss t.
suppress it.
From intelligence received here by the las
mail from Vera Cruz it is said and believed
that j. F. Picket, late Consul of the United
States at Vera Cruz, who was recently in thi
! city, has gone up to the Mexican capital a.
the diplomatic agent of the rebels, with tn,
hope of circumventing Minister Corwin il
his negotiations.
Especial to the Commercial.
A message to the War Department says
that Fairfax Court House, was occupied a
sunrise, the rebels having previously abandon
cd the place.
WASHINGTON, July II.
The Republican this morning says the
general movement was in the direction Of
Fairfax Court House, which is no great dis
lance from the right of Gen. McDowelIs line
though it is near fourteen miles from the eX-
IRENE right The army will halt for the night
this side of Fairfax court house, which the
enemy will probably take occasion to evacuate
tonight, and resume their march in the morn
ing.
The htelligencer says an officer arrived
here last night direct from Martnsburg, yes
terday morning. He says Gen. johnson broke
up his camp at Bunker Hill Monday and COM
menced the retreat of his whole army towards
Winchester. Gen Patterson with his entire
force Immediately went in pursuit, and was
almost II miles in the rear of johnson.
CINCINNATI, July II.
Friday night detachment of three compa-
MES of Col. Woodruf's second Ky. regiment
attacked 600rebels between Madliver and Bar
bourvlle on the kanawha river, and COM
pletely routed them. Ten or twelve rebels
were killed and number wounded The
Kentucky companies had one killed.
Gen. Coxs brigade was rapidly moving up
the Kanawha
ST. LOUIS, July II.
Mr. Hayward, superintendent of the Han
nibal Railroad, just from Hannibal, received
the following dispatch previous to leaving that
place:
HUDSON, Mo-, July 1880 Federal troops
came up ahead of the passenger train this
as far as Millville, 30 miles above St.
Charles, on the North Missouri Railroad, where
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