Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-09


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slaves manumittei in the District of Coln,r
bIa. under the emancipation law.
Senator Summers bill, Of which he "a,
notice today, repeals three sections of the a,
Of 1903, regulating the coastwise slave trad
and makes the transportation of slaves frol
one part of the United States to another
penal offense. s...s
BANGOR, Me-, Nay 3.
A powder mill explosion occurred at Gr.
ham, yesterday; eight buildings exploded ell,
cessively Two hundred barrels of powd,
were in them. No one was hurt. The han d
were at supper at the time. The cause {
the explosion is un known.
WASHINGTON, May 8
\ According to reliable information fror
Richmond, the planters have determined t
raise no tobacco this season, and the militar
had received the stock on hand to keep it'froI
falling into the hanas of the Federal army.
The following was received by the Secre
tary Of War, this morning: The Richmon
Eronainer, of May I'd, contains the annexed
news and items
Savannah, May 1st.-A dispatch from tn
Corinth correspondent of the Republican
dated 29th April, says the enemy have beel
reinforced and are advancing. There is heav,
skirmishing daily. Quite an affair occurred
to-day, this side Of Monterey.
| Mobile, My 1st.-A special dispatch to tn
Mobile Advertiser, from Corinth, 26th ult
says that COL Scott, of the Louisiana caval
ry, with two companies, had driven out
regiment of Federsls from Tuscumbia, KILN,
several and taking 40 prisoners. The enemy
burnt their stores and were pursued by tn,
Confederates. The result is unknown. TIL,
telegraph operator, from the bay of st. Louis
has telegraphed to the Mobile office that ths
stores at New Orleans were being emptied o
sugar and molasses, which were thrown into
the streets and river. The city was to hav'
been formally surrendered ON the 26th ut
but the time was extended. Some of the Ell
emy's vessels have gone up the river.
Augusta, April 3oth.-The New Orleans
Bulletin, of Friday, says that F. D. Renshaw
Confederate States Navy agent, telegraphet
from Point Alabasche, on the oath, thai
seven of our gun boats had been fired, afiel
being overpowered by the enemy. The Navy
Department received similar dispatch las
Saturday, but it is not know what boats art
referred to. SIS.
Savannah, May 1st. Gen. Lawton has
formally communicated to the City Counci
his determination to surrender the city. The
Council have resolved to sustain Gen. Law.
ton.
Memphis, April 29M. DIR. Fawlkes, edi-
tor of the Memphis AUalanche, has been ar.
rested for publishing an article calculated to
array the planters against the Government.
Charleston, Nay lst-The Federals have
captured small battery of two guns, near
White Point, ~ miles from Charleston. Gen.
Evans has sent force to look after the Yam
KEGS
WASHINGTON, May 3.
The following was received at the NAVY
Department to-day:
Flag Ship Wabash, Port Royal, S. O.,
april 2Sth, 1S62.-I have Just time this
morning, before the departure of the Susque-
hanna, to inform the Government of the ar
rival here of the rebel steamer Isabella Ella
Worley, in charge of Lieut. Wilson ard q prize
crew. she having been captured by the
St. Iago de Cuba, Commander Rdgly,
100 miles north of Abico. She is deeply
loaded with Enfield rifles, and has, it is sup
posed, rifed cannon in her forehold, which
has not yet been exhumed These arms were
taken on board, of course, at one OF the neu-
traf colonies Of our coast. am informed by
Lieutenant Gibson that the St. Iago de
Guba discovered and chased the Nashville,
but the latter was much too swift for her.
The Nashville also had arms on board for the
rebels, Intending to run the blockade If posi-
BILE.
Very respectfully, your obedent servant,
T. F. DUPONT,
Flag Officer Commanding.
To Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the
Navy: On the 18th ult., the army forces
under Gen. Reno cebarked at Cobb's Point,
N. c., for the purpose of destroying the locks
of the Dismal Swamp Canal. Having retired
without accomplishing the object, commander
Roman determined to destroy the canal with
the naval forces under his command
The following is the report of the success
full accomplishment of the work
D. 8. Steamer Com. Perry, off Elizabeth
City, " c., April 26fh.-Slr In obedience
to your orders, / left this port on the 22d inst.
in the Lockwood, with the White Head and
Putnam in company, each with an officer and
detachment OF men on board-the Lock-
wood towing the wrecking steamer, Emma
Slade, with the apparatus for blowing up
the banks to block up the Albermarle and
Chesapeake Canal. At the North river we
were joined by the Shaw Sheer, having in
tow schooner, which had been sent the day
before to Roanoke Island, to be filled with
sand. On the afternoon of the 23d 80 men
were landed on each bank, while launch,
with heavy 12-pounder, was sent up the
canal, and with this force we moved up two
miles, examining the banks to find the best
place for operations. concluded to place
the distractions near the mouth, that the
men, while at work, might be under cover Of
the guns of the steamers, and the enemy be
prevented from moving it. The schooner
was sunk just inside of the canal with brush,
stumps, rails, trunks of trees and earth. The
passage was obstructed from the schooner,
about so yards above. We were occupied
from noon till sun set of the 22d, and from
1880 A. NJ. of the Path, till half an hour after
sun set. Earth was thrown in by hand, as far
as itceuld be thrown, but we had no barrows
to carry it to the middle.
Prof. Maillefort, of the N. Y. Submarine
Engineering Corps, and his assistants, were
of the greatest service. Indeed l was merely
governed by his advise, as he Is more familiar
with this sort Of work than I. He is of tn.
opinion that it will req lire two or three
months labor with dredging machine to re
move what we have placed in day and .
half. He says it will be easier and cheaper t
cut a new outlet than to remove the obstruc.
ton. The rebels, think, have no thought o.
using the canal. as they have themselves beer
obstructing it above and below the bridge.
WASHINGTON, Sunday, May Moon.
The following report is just received from
Fort Monroe:
Yorktown was evacuated last night. W,
now occupy the enemy's works. They lef