Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-04-18

Several captains Of vessels in port testify IN
relation to the three vessels captured by the
rebel steamer jamestown, that they were or
dered to move either outside Fortress Mop-
roe or inside Of Hampton bar. As the posi-
ton of the vessels in question was inside the
bar, the blame, if any, Of their capture sh ,uld
rest upon the harbor master, rather than on
the captured vessels.
Mr.. Quigg, correspondent of the New York
World, was arrested here this morning, on
charge of having prepared matter for publ.
cation of a contraband character. e4
A Norfolk paper has been received here
containing dispatch from Beauregard rcla-
tive to the recent fighting at Pittsburg Land
ing. He claims o complete victory. He says
that after capturing 36 Of our guns and 5000
prisoners, his forces fell back on his works at
Oorinth, which they are fully able to hold.
WASHINGTON, April IL.
A Board appointed by the Navy Depart
ment to examine the plans and specifications
for boats for the western waters, consisting
Of Com. Joseph Smith, Chief of the Bureau
of Docks and Yards, John Lentell, Chief Of
Construction, B. F. Sherwood, Engineer-in-
Chief, Edward Hart Naval CONSTRUCTION, and
Daniel Martin, Engineer in the U. s. Navy,
have recommended that contracts be made
with the following parties: Tomlinson &
Hartspee, of Pittsburg, for two iron-clad
vessels; Brown & McCord, Of st. Louis,
for three wooden vessels; Geo. c. Bester,
Cairo, one wooden vessel; Jas. B. Eads, of
st. Louis, two iron.clad vessels. Thelaggre-
gate cost Of the vessels will be 81 1929, 800.
NEW YoBk, April IA.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia En-
quirsr after being captured by the rebels at
Pittsburgh Landing, and afterwards escaped,
has arrived at Cairo. He states our loss at
1000 killed and IL, 900 wounded. The battle
lasted thirteen hours and q half on Sunday
and eight hours on Monday. We captured
all but two or three of their cannon including
the famous Washington artillery, of New
Orleans.
BALTIMORE, April IA.
In reference to Beauregard's dispatch, allu-
ded to in the Old Point letter, inquiries have
been made Of the War Department, and we
are able to say that the reports from Pitts
burg Landing already made public contra
dict the report in the Norfolk paper All re-
ports received at the War Department con-
firm the statement that the enemy werc rout-
ed and pursued as far as the orders of Gen.
Grant would permit, and the enemy are now
shut up in Corinth
SCRANTON, Pa, April IA.
Balls dam, on the Delaware and Hudson
railroad works, near Carbonate, broke away
last night, sweeping off number Of laborers'
dwellings and drowning . persons, filing the
adjacent mills and doing great damage in the
vicinity and along the line of the river.
t,s FoRr AoNRoE, April Is.
The Merrimac remained in the same posi-
ton all day yesterday until evening, when,
together with the rest of the rebel feet. she
returned to Norfolk. She is generally sup.
posed to have run aground. None of the rebel
fleet have shown themselves to-day.
WASHINGTON, April IA.
Com. Dupont reports to the Department,
under date of April 9th that the schooner
Julia Worder and schooners Lydia and Mary
were captured in Cape Roam Passage
between the Santee river and Charleston
the first on the 9th and the second on the
10th ult., by the U. S. vessel Restless. Thci,
cargoes were rice and corn. He reports thu
the ship Emile St. Pierre, of Charleston, cap.
tured on 18th ult., by the blockading sqnad.
ron, while steering directly for Charleston
Harbor. Her cargo consisted Of lib bales
of gunny cloth. Com. Goldsbo.o sent her to
Philadelphia for adjudication.
The English sloop Cayenne OF Nassau, N.
p, was captured by the Susquehannah
Capt, Lardner, on the morning of the 3d.
about two miles from Charleston. She had
cargo suited for and in great demand in q
Southern port. Capt. Lardner sent her tc
Philadelphia for adjudication.
! Another schooner was run ashore by thu
blockading vessels on Sullivan Island, where
it remains wreck.
| WASHINGTON, April IA.
The following dispatch has been received
dated Nashville. Tenn, 18th:
On Saturday morning two expedition.
were started for Huntersville ON the cars
One under Col. Sill, of the 33d Ohio, wen
east to Stevens, the junction of the Chattanoo
60 with the Memphis and Charleston railroad
which point they reached, 1000 of the enc
my retreating without firing a shot. Col
Sill captured five locomotives and large
amount of rolling stock.
Another expedition, under Col. Turchin
| of the 10Th Illinois, went west and arrived al
Decatur in time to save the railroad bridge
which was in flames.
Gen. Mitchell now holds 100 miles of thu
N. and O. railroad.