Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-09
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
CAPTURE OF FORT MACON
AND NEW ORLEANS.
SCARCITY OF PRovI-
6LONS AT RICHMOND.
Execution Of a Spy by the Rebels.
Our Troops i'm Possession Of Pur.
dy, Tennessee.
400 Prisoners Taken at Fort Macon.
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WASHINGTON, April 80.
VIM. Allen Bryant, of Va. nephew of Gov.
James Barber, has been appointed Chief Of
the Bureau of Inspection of the Post Office
Department. n
The vote in the Senate, refusing by four
majority to refer the subject of the conisca-
ton of rebel property to seecs committee,
was regarded as test vote between the friends
and opponents of the measure, and the tri-
umph Of the former.
HARR1soNBURc, Va, April 29
Three thousand rebels, under Edward
johnson, formerly Of the Federal army, are
posted few miles from Staunton, but in a
position easily accessible to escape in case of
Gen. Milroys approach.
The most reliable news from Gordonsville
is that there are only four brigades there,
not numbering $4,000 men. Gen. Longstree', /,
with his command, has gone to Yorktown =
Should johnson retire, he will probably rein
force Jack son, on the Blue Ridge.
The Richmond Examiner, of the 22d inst,
says, in effect, that the destiny of the Con-
federacy is trembling on the result at York
town. II successful 1t vii give US six months
for carrying out the conscription act, arming
and equipping large army, and launching
a feet of Merrimacs, but if unsuccessful Vir-
ginia is lost.
WASHINGTON, April 80.
The Joint Committee on Conduct of the
War made lengthy report regading the
treatment by the rebels at Manassas Of re-
mains of officers and soldiers killed there.
They say the facts disclosed are Of a painful.
repulsive and shocking character; that the
rebels have crowned this rebellion by the per-
petration of deeds scarcely known even to
savage warfare. Investigations have estab
lished this beyond controversy. The wit
nesses called before US were men Of undoubt-
ed veracity and character. Some Of them oc-
cupy high positions in the army, ard some Of
them high positions in civil life, differing in
political sentiments Their evidence proves
remarkable concurrence of opinion and
judgment Our own people and foreign ma
| ,ions must, with one accord, however, who
have hesitated heretofore to consign to last
ing odium the authors of crimes which in
ali their details exceed the worst excuses Of
the Sepoys in India The outrages on the
dead will revive recollections Of the cruelties
to which savage tribes subject their pr soners
They were buried, and in many cases named
with their faces downward. They were left
to decay in the open air, their bones being
carried as trophies sometimes, as the testi
mony proves, to be used as personal adorn
ments. and one witness deliberately avow.
that the head of one of our most gallant of
ficers was cut off by secessionist to be used
as drinking cup on the occasion Of his mar
rlage. a-
| Special to the World.
| WASHINGTON, April 30.
The Petersburg Express, ofday before yes
terday, has a long editorial regarding the loss
At New Orlerns, and says the city was cap
tured by our gun-bcats being covered will
wet bales of hay, SO that hot or cold sho
were Of no use. The Louisiana, mounting q
guns, was sunk, the Express says, by on
steel pointed conical shot The cotton wa
destroyed by fire, and the sugar emptied int
the river. The specie in the banks was a
removed from the city, when Gen. Lovel Re
turned to the city.
New YORK, May l.
Last evening, Supt Kennedy received in
telligence by telegraph from st. Louis tina
the police in that city had arrested Radesk
who is alleged to have murdered Sigismand
! German jeweler. and robbed him Of nearl
800, 900 in gold, notes and diamonds, abeu
the middle of october, 1861.
New YORK, May l.
The Herald says: I'VE have received ir
formation from reliable source that aortai
parties in this ci'y are giving practical ri
aud comfort to the rebels. If our inform,
ton be correct. two secessionists, who :,
Gently arrived here from the South, brougl
on quantity of tobacco, valued at and so
here for $50, 1000, which sum they investe
in army clothing and hats for the rebels
!. These goods we're sent from the city yeste
Il day to small town South of Nashvill
It where they will be taken in charge by Il
q rebel authorities. The boxes containing the
9 are marked with diamond. If our suthc
!, tiles on the line Of route exercise due VII
lance, the goods may be intercepted"
IN BosroN, May 8.
Is Col. Davidson, of the Sd Miss:ssir
g. regiment, captured at Fort Donelson, died
,e Fort Warren, on Tuesday. HIS body b
been sent to his friends.
be Austin E. Smith, late Navy agent at S
be Francisco, has been released from Fort W.
rem.