Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-28

Bank of New Orleans, for sending $4O5, 900
specie within 60 days to the rebel Govern.
ment This specie had been previously re.
ported to Gen. Butler as having been sent
away, which was not the fact
a cavalry Reconnaissance from Gen. Welt.
zel's forces captured two cannon within four
miles Of Baton Rouge.
The Delta, Of the 18th, exposes the trans
actions of Ed. Granthorne & Co. with the
rebels, and duplicates the French Consul.
New York, Nov. 26.
A dispatch from Summers headquarters,
25d, states that 10 deserters from the rebels
say Longstreet'a division has arrived at Fred
erlcksburg, and Hills corps is expected hour
~. The talk in the rebel camp is to the Of.
feet that Lee intended to dispute the Federal
crossing of the Rappahannock with his entire
force. .-"".t ~
The rebels have enlarged their entrench.
ments but built no new ones. $50.
Their guns command the ford opposite Fall
mouth. ss,.-5 fss-l
Summers division has the advance of our
advance.
Trains were running all yesterday from
Fredericksburg to Richmond. The entire
population have left
A rebel brigade of infantry occupy the city.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25. r
The Publishers Convention met at the
Council Chamber this morning. The follow
ing papers are represented:
Republican, Democrat, Union and Evening
News, st. Louis Times, Tribune, Evening
Journal, and Stats Zeitung, Chicago Com.
mercial, Enquirer and Gazettee, Cincinnati:
Journal, Louisville; Ledger, New Albany:
Free Press and Tribune, Detroit; Journal.
Sentinel and American, indianapolis. Pro.
ceedings private.
KANSAS CRY, Nov. 25.
Sante Fe mail, dates to the 10th, arrived
this morning, having been detained BY heavy
rain storms along the route.
The distribution of Indian presents fur.
nished by the Government for that portion of
the Utah tribe of Indians belonging to the Su-
perintendency of New Mexico took place at the
Agency, at Abegum, on the Sd. The chiefs
expressed themselves we'll satisfied, and said
! they were anxious to unite with our troops in
an expedition against the Navajoes, and help
to conquer that tribe into obedience to proper
authorities.
All quiet along the route.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 25.
Some four hundred of Morgan's cavalry left
their camp, Z miles from Lebanon, to attack
the Federals at Woods Ferry, on the Cum
berland. They were shelled back with the
loss of two men. a
Morgan is reported to have left camp with
his whole force, the same night, to attack the
L. & N. railroad
| Union refugees from McMinnville say the
emancipation proclamation is generally ap-
proved by loyal men there. Many refugees
here approve of it-some of them large slave
holders.
Cotton is changing hands here at 52@55c.
| The river is four inches on the shoals.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 50.
At daylight to-day 60 rebel cavalry entered
Poolesville, and seized the government opera
tors Cherry and Sergeant, whom they parol-
ed. They were allowed to telegraph the mis-
hap to Washington.
Baldner's rebels caused considerable excite
mcnt here. aml
BALTIMORE, Nov. %.
! A special to the american from Harper's
Ferry states that Gen. Kelley yesterday sent
scouts from New Creek, who captured twelve
rebel pickets within four miles of Winchester.
Prisoners say jackson started with his en-
tire force for Richmond from Front ROYAL.
leaving only regiment of cavalry at Win
chester.
We shall occupy Winchester shortly, when
the reconstruction Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad will be completed in 20 days.