Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-02
Mutiny Of Two Regiments Of
ST. Beauregard's Army.
GEN. BANKS PUSHING TOWARDS
STANTON, VA.
THE GOVERNOR OF NORTH CARROLL.
MA IMPRISONED ON ACCOUNT OF
HIS UNION SENTIMENTS.
The Union Feeliag Overwhelming in
Tennessee.

Tennessee.
FT MONROE, April 29.
TO Stanton, Secretary of War: The follow
ing appears in the Richmond Despatch, of
the 2Slh:
"The fearful state of suspense in which
this city has existed for several days has end
ed. New Orleans is in possession Of the enc
my. 1t was evacuated by Lowell, who moved
his forces to Camp Moore, on the jackson
railroad
[Signel] Wool, Maj. Gen.
CHICAGO, April 80.
A special dispatch to the Times from Fort
| Pillow, 18th, says desel ters from the rebel
lines bring the gratifying intelligence that
New Orleans has surrendered to our forces,
under command of Commodore Porter, and
that the city is now in Porter's possession.
On Thursday last the Federal feet passed
Fort Jackson, after desperate naval engage.
ment, in which one vessel was sunk and
several badly damaged. 1t is supposed the
Federal loss was very heavy. The rebel loss
was 60 killed and 1874 wounded. The en-
gagement lasted part Of two days.
The Federals took possession of New Or
leans without struggle, on Friday. The
rebel force had all evacuated, destroying such
steamers as they had no use for, and taking
with them the greater amount Of military
stores on deposit in the city.
There is supposed to be large amount Of
cotton stored in New Orleans, which will fall
into our possession, Notwithstanding the eff
forts of the rebel authorities to destroy it.
Union citizens of New Orleans we're very
jubilant over the result of their long waiting
The strength of Fort Pillow is stated by in
tellgent dcserters at 5000, un Ter command
of Gen Villepage. who has not been super
seeded, as reported They have seven bat
teries, mounting an aggregate of 26 guns.
Matters between our fleet and the fort were
very quiet.
| SAN Francisco, April 26.
The ship Joseph Peabody Las been for
feited to the Government for smuggling.
Trade has recently revived, to supply the
demand for goods suitable fer the Oregon and
British Columbia mines. in advance of antic-
ipated large emigration and business with the
interior. The weather continues unseasona-
bly, backward.
Gen. Wright has issued an order requiring
the arrest of all persons charged with aiding
or abetting, by words or deeds, the rebellion
such persons to be confined, unless they
subscribe to the oath of allegiance.
| Tribune Correspondents.
WASHINGTON, April %.
The War Department has issued an order
for supplies cf arms and clothing for the loyal
blacks, to be enrolled in Gen. Hunter's
Division.
Neae Orleans, Monday, april 21st.-A
special to the Delta, from Fl. jackson, says
the enemy had much slackened. He has
fred $1,000 pounds of powder and over 1000
tons of iron. The bombardment is unprece-
denied in the annals of warfare. Our loss 50
far is killed and 10 wounded. The mortar
vessels are out of sight behind point Of
woods. We sunk two of them yesterday and
disa led steamer
| NEW YORK, April 20.
"A letter from Washington, received by one
of our merchants, yesterday, states that the
most positive information had been received
from the vicinity of Memphis that cotton in
immense quantities had been destroyed
| throughout that section of country, and it is
now past any question that the plan of the
rebels, long declared, is being put into active
execution.
Times special.]
WASHINGTON, April 49,
By advices from the Department of the
Shenandoah, received to-day, Gen. Banks,
notwithstanding the bad roads. is cautiously
pushing his advance towards Staunton, being
already within a few miles OF that place. It is
considered doubtful whether the rebel jack
son will make stand at Staunton, as he
fears being fanked by column from the
Mountain Department. Gen. Banks troops
are in the best Of spirits.
WASHINGTON, April 20.
Lieut. Robinson is ordered to the COM
mand of the battery E. A. Stevens, commonly
but enormously called the Naugatuck, at Fl.
Monroe
The Secretary of the Treasury is now pre-
pared to pay ali indebtedness of a date prior
to the LIST Of February. in cash; of the month
of February, 40 per cent. in cash, and of SUBJ
sequent date 80 per cent. cash.
The emancipation commissioners met to-
day. Several petitions were filed, and during
the morning 80 or 40 persons waited on the
Board for information regarding the mode of
procedure.
- FoRr NoNRoE, April 20.
n nag Oh IfuCe lTOIu NOEIoth, tO-uSy,
brought down the wife and family of Parson
Brownlow, and also the wife Of Congressman
Maynard The party, consisting Of four Ia
dies, gentlemen and 6 children, are all from
Tennessee. They bring the report that all
the Union families in Tennessee have been
ordered to leave that State, by proclamation.
within SO hours. Eighteen hundred Union
men left for Kentucky week ago. Friday
Of party of 400 attempting to leave, one
hundred had been killed.
There can be no doubt of the CAPTURE of
New Orleans. The Southern newspapers
speak of it in the most dismal strain, and de-
mand that the mysteries of the surrender of
the city should be explained. The Norfolk
Day Book, in an editorial, says it is by far
the most serious reverse of the war. 1t sug-
gests further privation to all classes of So
ciety, but most to be lamented of all it threat
ems our army supplies. The raising of meat
and corn and wheat, instead of cotton and to-
bacco, is earnestly recommended by the dis.
consulate editor.
The Richmond Dispatch of yesterday SAYS
that when the enemy's feet arrived opposite
he city, and demanded its surrender, Gen.
LoYell refused, and fell back to Camp Moore,
Ifter destroying all the cotton and stores. The
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