Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-09-05
FORT MONROE, Aug. 80

!
it The honsides, which left Phila,ieIphia o
er the 2lst, arrived last night, and Il IS at ancho
he o-day III the Roads, abreast of the Fortrc,,
he Her commanding appearance has attracte
1T great attention, and every eve is bent upol
$ her with query, 'What has she come her
r for ?"
of There are no rebel displays or movement
i discernable on the lines of the james River
st Norfolk and Suffolk have been strongly r.
Il inforced by Federal troops. "a ..
l. Brig. Gen. Emery, in command ut York
town, sent out a reconnaissance Yesterday
S About ten miles beyond Gloucester they learn
r ed of squad of rebels in that vicinity, con
= sisting of about 500 cavalry and some flying
t artillery with four guns, but our reconnoitel.
f ing i.,.!ty saw nothing Of them yesterday, and
e encamped for the night to proceed on their
mission to-day Our informant is Assistant
5 Surgeon Rogers, of the Sixth Cavalry, who
: left the party last evening
ST. LOUIS, Aug %.
Gen. Schofield has issued an order assess
ing $500, 900 upon secessionists and southern
sympathisers in ST. Louis county, the money
to be collected without delay and used in
clothing, arming and subssting the enrolled
militia while in active service, and5providing
for the support of such families of militamen
as may be left destitute.
! HARRISBURG, Aug. ~.
Gov. Curtin confidently expects to make
arrangements to allow each District reason
able time to furnish its quota in volunteers.
avoiding draft entirely As soon as tAe en-
rollment is completed, the quota of each town.
ship, &C., will be asccrtained, together with
the credit list each is entitled to for men in
the service. 1t is expected that the quota of
each county and subdivisions can be ascer
tained by the fifth day of September.
ST. PAUL, Aug. ~.
Dispatches were received this afternoon
from Lieut.. Governor Donnelly, which stated
that Col. Sibley's forces left ST. Peters on Tues
day, for the Fort
| 1t is reported that COL Flanderan was
obliged to leave New Um on Monday He
lost ten in the fight on Saturday No doubt
| the town of New Ulm was entirely DESTROYED.
Messages from Ft Abercrombie report that
the Indians in that vicinity have murdered
great many A stage coach was found on the
banks Of Red river, the driver supposed to
have been killed and horses stolen
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.
The following official despatch has been re-
ceived
HELENA, Aug. 81, v.a CAIRO, 81.
To Maj. Gen. Haeck
Satisfactory news received from the army
and navy, sent down the river near MuIlikin |
Bend, state that the rebel transport boat, Fair
play, was captured, with large cargo Of arms
and ammunition.
The rebel force was pursued by our troops
fn T I
and telegraph Office The depot was burned,
and the telegraph destroyed, cutting off COM
muncation and connection with Vicksburg,
Little Rock, and Providence. Thirty five
prisoners were taker, and large number of
negroes, who were in the rebel force, were
brought away. Eleven hogsheads of sugar,
three baggage wagons, and six trucks, were
destroyed.
Our troops, not having any means of trans
portation to bring them to the river portion
of the force, with Rains, entered the Yazoo
river, where AZ 2-pounder aid two field pieces,
were taken, the enemy fleeing without firing
gun. The heavy pieces were DESTROYED, and
the field pieces brought away.
The expedition assembled the Yazoo above
Sunf1ower, and returned up the Mississippi,
the troops securing the shores and scattering
|
the substance of COL Woods report.
Much credit is due acting flag officer Phelps,
who commanded the Naval force. Colonel
Ellet, who commanded the ram fleet,
and COL Wood, of the 10th Ohio, who com
manded brigade of the 4th Division of this
army
The expedition was planned by Gen. Cur
tiss and Com. Davis, before leaving Helena,
nd hac yatY1r to {ho 1ot{ |
having accomplished its work with great sue
cess.
Secretary Seward left Washington to-day
for several weeks sojourn at his home in New
York
+. WASHINGTON, Aug. 90.
The Washington Star, Of last evening, says
the postmaster at Fairfax c. H. arrived from
there Thursday morning. He reports seeing
bright light after leaving.
The STIR also has the following:
"The enemy was encamped, some 10000
or 10000 strong, at Gainesville, near Manas-
sas junction, at 2 o'clock Thursday morning.
A large portion of Taylor's Jersey Brigade
was captured at Fairfax station. The rebels,
on Thursday night burnt the bridges at Ac-
cotenk and Popes Run, and are supposed to
be moving off to evade pursuit. ~
The Alexandria correspondent Of the Phila-
delphia Enquirer, dated Thursday, says the
enemy succeeded in holding their own in the
vicinity of Manassas, and got down as far as
Banks Station last night. Various rumors
are anoat, but no one is allowed to 20 down
the road but troops.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 90.
The Baltimore american" has letter from
Alexandria, dated o'clock yesterday 1t
says that our troops are being pushed forward |
rapidly from there.
Gen. Mcclellan had visited Washington and |
accepted the command of the Army of Vir-
ginia.
Fugitives from-Manassas and Fairfax report
that conhagration was visible in the direc-
ton of the latter place, and it was supposed
that the Government stores had been des-
troyed.
| 1t is also said that the rebels have destroy
ed the bridge over the Accotenk Creek, which
is five miles this side of Manassas, Bull Run
and Centerville.
| 1t is also said that the rebels have captured
two out Of four New Jersey regiments sta
toned at Centreville.
Gen. Hooker's brigade is reported to have
escaped the advance of the rebels at Center
vile, and has driven them back to Manassas
| zen. rope is beyond Manassas, cut OH lfom
Washington.
Gems. Burnside's and Porter's corps had
landed at Aqua Creek.
1t is also said that Gen. Ewell has penetrat-
ed to the rear of Gen. Pope and occupied the
left bank of the Acquosin River. A large
force is marching to meet them, and to assist
in opening a way to Gen. Pope and Gen.
Burnside. If the movement is successful it
will doubtless place the rebel army in worse
position than that which the main body of
our troop, is now in,as they can, if necessary,
| fall back 70 fredericksburg and reach Wssh-