Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-26
VOL. XIV---NO. 25.
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- ile I'd 4 KANSAS CRY, Dec. 20.
The Santa Fe mail, with dates to the 10th,
has arrived
Orders had been issued by Gen. Carleton
that all persons aariving in that city shall re-
port to the Provost Marshal. Strangers will
exhibit written authority under which they
travel, and give satisfactory evidence of their
loyalty. l-'." ~ "
Efforts are being made to quiet the Naya-
jhoes. Their chiefs have made fairpromises.
1t is rumored that the Texans, $4,000
strong, with twelve seige guns are marching
upon Santa Fe, via: Les va Jos el Passo, under
Brig Gen. Bayler. The rumor is not con-
firmed. l ..' ....t
HEADQUARTERS, Dept North CAROLINA,
..sor KINGSTON, Dec. IA, 1862.
To Henry W. Haeck, GCneralin. Chief:
I have the honor to inform you that left
Newbern for this place on the 18th inst, but
that owing to the bad roads and the delays
to my trains, did not reach Southwest Creek,
five miles from this town, until the afternoon
of the 18th. The enemy was posted there,
but by a heavy artillery fire in front and
vigorous infantry attack on either flank,
succeeded in forcing passage, and without
much loss.
This morning l advanced on this town,
and found the enemy strongly posted in de-
file through marsh bordering on a creek.
The position was so we'll chosen that very
little of our artillery could be brought in play
The main attack was therefore made by the
infantry, assisted by few guns pushed for
ward into the road After five hours of hard
fighting, we succeeded in driving the enemy
from his position. We followed him rapidly
to the river. The bridge over the Neuse at
this point was prepared for firing, and was
fired in six places, but we were SO close be-
hind them that we saved tho bridge.
The enemy retreated precipitately by the
Goldsboro and Pikeville roads, Their force
was about 5000 men, with 20 pieces of ar
tlIery.
The result is, we have taken Kingston, cap
tured II pieces Of artillery, taken from 400 to
500 prisoners, and found large amount of
quartermaster and commissary stores. Our
loss will probably not exceed 200 killed and
wounded
l am, with great respect, your obedient
servant, s.. G. FOSTER,
% Maj. Gen. CONG.
- CAIRO, Dec. 90.
A body of rebel cavalry, number variousy
estimated at from 1000 to 5000, made raid
on the railroad about three miles this SIDE of
jackson, Tenn, yesterday morning. They
had intended to capture the passenger train,
but it had passed the point of attack before
they reached the road. The wood train,
which passed by shortly after, was fired into
lya body Of 800 rebels, but it escaped. They
then tore up the track for some distance and
burned long trestle work.
This evening the operator at Trenton re-
ports an attack on that place. There has even
been considerable excitement at Columbus, in
anticipation of rebel visit to that place. No
trains have arrived or departed at Columbus.
Capt. Thos. o. Selfridge was the Command
er of the Cairo at the time she was blown up,
and not Master Hazlett, as some of the papers
have it, The Caprain is to take command Of
the COnestoga. .s
.-... e,., WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
In the Mcdowell Court of Inquiry, Maj.
Gen. Sigel was sworn. He was examined in
regard to his movements whilst cooperating
with Mcdowell in the Virginia campaign, Of
which he gave detailed account. In an
swer to the question whether he had ever
found reason to impute treachery or inefficien-
cy OF want of courage to Gen. Mcdowell, he
replied that he was 10th to testify on matter
affecting the standing of a general officer, and
he would frankly state that he might have
been mistaken in his opinion with respect to
the first charge. He had no proof of Gen.
McDowels having held unlawful communica-
ton with the enemy.
/ In regard to the second charge Sigel be-
leved that Mcdowell had evinced incompe-
tency as a corps commander,-to support
which opinion, he cited several instances
He believed that the junction of Longstreets
and Jackson's forces was not sufficiently OBJ
structed by Mcdowell, and that he (McDowelD
might easily have kept possession of Thor
oughfare Gap. u
In the course of his testimony, Gen. Sigel
referred to remark made by Gen. Mcdowell
to one of his (Sigel's) staff officers, but Gen.
Mcdowell objected to its publicity on the
ground of similar evidence having been ruled
as inadmissable. -..5.
The court was here cleared, and after Sc
cret session of half an hour, re-opened, with
out any decision on the matter having been
arrived at. The examination of Gen. Sigel
was resumed. lie replied that having sent to
Gen. Mcdowell on certain day for orders to
march, that officer informed the Aid-de-C Camp
that Seen Sigel should fight his own corps"
The Aid-de-C Camp was Capt. Dahlgren.-
Capt Dahlgren was present, and the Court
said that if Gen. Mcdowell considered the
further interrogation of Gen. Sigel as preju-
dicial to his cause, the other witness, Capt.
d. might be called. Gen. Mcdowell did not
SO prefer, but insisted on the manifest impro-
priety of Capt. DIS remaining longer in the
room, as he was to be examined on the same
point. The Court then requested the Captain
to leave the room, and be ready to appear
when requested. The remainder of Sigel's
testimony was substantially the same as the
foregoing 5l9o
. a., ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19. ~
Gen. Curtis has received dispatch from
Gen. Heron, stating that Hindman has
crossed the Arkansas river with his infantry,
while Marmaduke is on the Norm side with
his cavalry. =. ....t...;
Hundreds of Hindman's army are daily
joining Heron. Many of them are Missouri
ans, and express the greatest disgust at the
rebel campaign, and think further prosecution
| is hopeless.
Curtis yesterday received communication
from the rebel Gen. Holmes, forwarded by
direction of jeff. Davis, inquiring into facts
relating to the shooting of 10 Confederate
citizens by order of Gen. Mcneil. Enclosed
with the communication is printed slip
from the Grenada Appeal, credited to the
Palmyra Courier. Holmes and the Con-
federate Government desire to know if the
account is substantially correct. Curtis re-
ply will probably be published. 1t is looked
for with great interest. .,., ,.-s.. fo.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.
The Navy Department has been informed
by, Lieut.. Commanding English, of the Saga
more, that he recently captured the schooner
B. Y. George, from Nassau, N. P, with an
assorted cargo of coffee, salt, &C., and sent
her to Key West. g.. M z..,. > - es0...s.,g..,,.
It's understood that the Secretary of the
Treasury his completed his finance BILL rec-i