Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-23

! opened furious bombardment and Kept it
up during the conAagration, and without do
ing any damage to anybody at Pensacola.
All the public property, excepting the Gus
tom House, which is incapable of being
burned, was burned, but all the Confederate
has been saved The railroad track leading
out of the city to Montgomery was torn up
This morning a Federal vessel, with q flag Of
truce, came up to the city demanding sur
render Major Balbee refused 10 comply
with the demand, but as all the military had
left he had no power to oppose The federaI
officer replied that they would occupy the
city tomorrow, but that the inhabitants need
not be alarmed. t5.-.q sf s.s5.. .-.. I'll
......, -t. CAIRO, May IS.
News from Pittsburg Landing is unimpor-
tant ''h l'-'<'S a-s a-3'i'5t- -t-51 =
After picket skirrnish on our extreme
right, lasting nearly two Gays, the rebels
were driven back, having succeeded IN de-
stroying bridge over small creek miles
north of Corinth, to prevent the advance of
our forces. Two of our men are killed and
several reported wounded. = g..T
Deserters report the rebel amy is suffer
ing terribly for provisions and water, and
that many of their cattle are starving for
| want OF forage. -.d -s I-r b.. .--. -is
Guerillas infest the country surrounding
Hickman, New Madrid and other points be-
low, and are committing great depredations.
No news from the feet The gun-boat
Mound City left here tonight, her injuries
received during the recent engagement having
been repaired. -,- .... .-, .4 r-
| Passengers from Pittsburg give currency
to report, brought into our camp by desert
IL ot Gnv-
inth, Beauregard having gone East. -.
Price commands the right wing, Polk the
center and Van Dorm the left.
LOUISVILLE, May 18.
The steam ram Switzerland has got aground
in the canal, preventing the passage of boats.
The steamer Glendale, with hospital stores,
&C., for Pittsburg Landing, was obliged to
return to Cincinnati, as there was but two
feet of water on the falls. The Franklin will
carry forw ard her stores.
'-A Heralds Dispatch.
r ssd WASHINGTON. May IS.
The recall of Gen. Hunter is fully determ-
ined on. His proclamation will be made the
subject of communication by the President
to Congress, and in that way to the country,
Enthusiastically condemning the course of Gen.
Hunter and sustaining the policy of the Ad-
ministration in the conduct Of the war.
An effort has been made to have Gen.
Benham placed in command of the Depart
ment of the South. 1t is stated that if he
could have had the consent of Gen. Hunter,
he would long ago have re-captured Sumter
and restored Federal authority in Charleston.
Probably hereafter army officers of all
grades will be required to attend exclusively,
to military duties and leave the management
of social and political affairs to the govern
ment. .-...-.
Intelligence from the Department of the
South states that our army is simpatient at the
kind Of duties assigned them. ar.a3
Accounts from McClellan's army are that
Gen. Sumner has been released from active
service in consequence Of his refusal to rein
force Gen. Hentzleman at the battle of Will
liamsburg
ilu-a. New YORK, May 10.
News from North Carolina state that Gov.
Clark has refused to furnish any more troops
to Jeff. Davis, and has recalled all the North
Carolina soldiers now in the rebel army
North Carolina has he'd convention of its
citizens and pronounced against giving fur
ther aid to the rebellion-thus virtually re-
turning to the Union. In reply to the demand
of jeff Davis for additional troops and means
vi tTatlSpOTGdtiOu lOT uIS ARMY W duu tnioussu
the cotton States, Gov. Clark said that Davis
had received ali the aid from North Carolina
that he could expect, and that hereafter no
more troops would be permitted to leave the
State, and has ordered all the North Carolina
troops home. ..-
Gov. CLARK also informed the rebels that
they could use the railroads in retreating
homewards, and that they would run their
own risk of being intercepted by a Union
force in any part of the State. s7 =. ~. T..
The Tribune has the following: "We can
positively assert that whatever modification
may be made in his order, Gen. Hunter will
not be recalled nor put in position necessi-
tating his resignation"
Fort Darling, where our gunboats were
engaged, is situated on a bluff 200 feet above
the river; high enough to direct plunging
fire upon our boats, which could not use their
guns in response.
A loyal black, who left Richmond on Fri
day, brought the first news of the fight that
was going on. The Richmond people were
very apprehensive of the result