Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-06
MUsCATINE, IoWa, FRIDAY. JUNE 6, 1862
NEW YoRK MAY %.

New Orleans, from rebel sources, pretendin
to give accounts cf the defeat of llaIlcck also
that Butler robbed the Dutch consul of $500
900 deposited there by an agent of the banke
Hope, and that all the consuls made a unani
nous protest against it; that Farragut ant
Porter are afraid to land at New Orleans Of
account Of the mob; all of which and othe
foolish statements were eagerly printed by tn
Diarie Marina, and which refused to corrcc
the statements although proved to be false.
The last direct accounts, of May Sd, plac
the French forces IL miles from Puebla, will
$4,000 Mexicans ready to give battle.
A municipal regulation Of the city Of New
Orleans Furnishes with Imprisonment in th'
calaboose any woman of the town found in tn,
streets after nightfall, or who may converse
from the windows with persons outside.
This is doubtless the punishment accorded
to women who may insult our soldiers, under
the Generals proclamation.
Several vessels have sailed from Havana
for New Orleans, and were advertised, inclu
ding two Spanish steamers.
| Two rebel schooners, with cotton, had ar.
| rived.
The British steamer Edward Hawkins ar.
| rived with cargo Of cotton, from Matamo-
ras. and sailed for Liverpool. t0
Gen. Butler forhids the observance Of jeff.
Davis day of fasting and prayer. He had
also issued the order about women, previously
reported eia Corin,h. The Crescent is sup
pressed. Strict health regulations are estab-
lished at Quarantine.
-... .....-.. Sr. LOUIS, May 20.
The Cairo correspondent of the Republican,
says troubles are breaking out afresh in
Western Tennessee. A considerable force Of
rebels are said to be at Trenton ready to
march on Union City or Hickman. Union
men from Weekly and Ohio counties we're
docking to Hickman for protection. r 4.
Four or five hundred rebel cavalry are sta
toned near the mouth of Obion river awaiting
the draining of the swamps in that region to
plant battery and prevent the passage Of
our transports on the Mississippi.
A paroled prisoner from New Orleans,
18th, says Gen. Lovell's forces are still at
Camp Moore Jackson, Miss.
Special to Post,
WASHINGTON, May 30.
The Intelligencer, of this city, states that
Gen Mcdowell is now at Manassas Junction
with sufficient force to aid in the capture
of Gen. Jackson's rebel army now in the val
ley of the Shenandoah.
A gentleman just arrived from Lewisburg
reports that the rebels in that place had a
grand jubilee on Sunday and Monday over
the retreat Of Banks.
1t is also stated thai medicines purchased
in Baltimore for the rebels, by their agents,
were got down to jackson without capture.
The Military Committee of the House will
report in favor of enlargng the locks of the
Er;a nd oopol fN, iliforu
The estimated cost of the enlargement is
about $3,50O,OOO.
New YORK, May 20.
Beauregard's official report cf the battle of
Shiloh states his loss in killed outright was
1928, wounded 8O12. missing $50 making
an aggregate of 1869.
New York, May 80.
The committee of the Board Of Brokers
reports the overissue Of Indiana State Stock
at over million and half dollars.
A Fort Monroe letter states that bark has
been lying near there some weeks, and put to
sea with 272 contraband, for Cuba and the
West Indies. The negroes have been snug
gled aboard. The steam gun-boat Wamautta
has gone in pursuit.
The Newberne Progress states that con-
vention at Raleigh voted down, 81 to 81, the
infamous measure offered by Kennett Ray
nor, Furnishing, severely, any one presumlng
to counsel aid or abet in any proposition to
relnstate the old North State in the Union.
One of the members made strong speech
in favor of free labor, and the policy of dis
eouraging the emigration of agriculturists, by
giving farms to actual settlers. The Union
members of the Convention agitate, seriously,
the urging of the Federal Government to con-
fiscate the estates of the rebels, and sending
. committee to Washington therefor.
The convention passed an ordinance d.
recting the Government to discharge all vol
unteers over thirty-five years Of age.
The Raleigh Standard and Greensboro
Patriot advocate the election of VIM. A.
Graham for Governor. aa.
A company of Union Home Guards have
been formed at Bay river. Ninety-seven
having enlisted.
A private letter received here, by an officer
of General McClellan's staff, dated headquar-
ters, Monday, says COL Rush found Mrs.
General Lee and her two daughters, near
Old Church, to-day. They were sent to the
White House, under guard. Mrs. Lee ex-
pressed great surprise that our army should
have got so far to the north of Richmond.
New YORK, May %.
A special dispatch to the Herald, dated
Nashville, 9th, says Gems. Mitchell and Ne
gle arrived here tonight. They report every
thing quiet at Huntersvile, Ala, and the Un-
ion feeling increasing. Jere. Clemens and
Judge Mclean and family are among the
prominent Unionists. Gen. Mitchell speaks
of his position in Alabama as permanent.
BALTIMORE, May %.
Eugene Vanness, paymaster in the U. S.
army, died to-day in this city. He had been
IN the army % years.
Special to Tribune
MISSISSIPPI FLoTILLA. OFF FoRr PILLOW,
VIA CArRo, MAY %. {
The sege which was resumed on the part
of our fotilla, yesterday afternoon, was kept
up till after 8 in the evening by the contin-
uous firing from the two mortars located off
Craighead Point. They sent their iron shell
over towards the enemy-part being directed
to the fort and part to the location Of the REQ
| ell feet-about once in five minutes during
the day. The range was good. The enemy
soon commenced to return the fire, and kept
up the mortar practice, at irregular intervals
until some six of their missiles exploded with
fair range in the vicinity Of our steamers, the
fragments falling with splash in the river
but doing no damage. Many of the shell
failed to explode at all.
.-... CAIRO, May 80.
The rebel mortars have again been placed
in position near Ft. Pillow, and are returning
our fire. -..--.-
The ram Monarch made reconnaissance o
the rebel works, yesterday morning. She ran
around Craighead Point, within range o
their upper battery guns, and after accom-
plishing her mission, returned without moles
tation.
Several refugees from Memphis have ar
rived, but report no additional news.
CHICAGO, May 80: