Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-04-25

Rumored Repulse Of General Burnside
with Loss Of 500 Killed.
Further Discussion on Bingham's
COnfls ca lOn Bill.
Whereabouts OF Price and tltl
Rebel Forces In .a1ke0nsas.
Senator Starke Found to be Disloyal.

Engagement at Wilmington Island,
w. C.-Rebels Routed.
Correspondence Of the st. Louis Democrat.
HoUsroN, TEXAS Co., NO., April l9.
We have been amused at the reports con-
corning the whereabouts of Price and Van
Dorn-that one day they are at Pittsburg,
Tenn, and the next at Pittman's Ferry, on
Black river, whilst we know that they are al
| neither plsce. Last Monday Price and Van
Dorn's commands were at Desark, 80 miles
J below Jacksonport, on White river. So far
from the rebels being at Pittman's Ferry,
they have actually evacuated Pocahontas
and the town is now deserted-the merchants
having removed their goods. Jacksonport is
also nearly deserted, the troops having been
removed to Desark, 60 miles south, where
the rebels seem to be concentrating in large
forces.
Price is reported to have gone to Corinth.
Albert Pike, with $500 Indians and 600
Texan rangers, was left on the border to
harass Curtiss aud engage the Kansas troops,
if possible; while upon our south Ool Emau
is in close proximity. One Edgar Ashbury
is also trying to raise regiment for guerrilla
warfare on the border. COL Schnabel is al
Yellville, Ark, with 1900 neil. Gen.
Mcbride has gone to headquarters to get an
order to raise an Independent command to
operate IN North Arkansas and Southern
Missouri. Col. Mcfarland, with his COM
mand; has one to Desark.
1t. Col. Wood, commandant of the post,
has deem absent nearly week. He returned
last evening, and already we are under
marching orders. So look out for something
in this district SOON.
NEW YORK, April %.
Capt. Elder, who reached this city this af
ternoon, states that on the 14th, as recon
noitering party of the 9Th Michigan volun-
teers went out under command OF Col. Fen.
ton, to accompany Col. Wilson of the engi.
neer corps to Wilmington Island for the pur.
pose of erecting Notifications, they met a
regiment of Georgia troops in ambush, and q
skirmish ensued, which resulted in the com
plete route of the rebels, leaving their dead on
the field. Our troops pursued them for two
miles. As it was dark when they returned
| our informant could not ascertain the number
of rebels killed and taken prisoners.
WASHINGTON, April 49,
| The Select Committee to whom was refer
| red the question of the loyalty of Senator
! Starke, of Oregon, reported to-day that he is
dlsloyal to the Government of the Uuited
States, having found that for many months
, prior to November he was an ardent ad-
vocate of the rebel cause, and after the forma-
ton of the rebel constitution openly declared
his admiration for il, and warmly avowed his
sympathy with the rebel cause
A caucus Of the Republicans in Congress is
called for tomorrow night. ".
WASHINGTON, April %.
All is quiet at Fort Monroe and Yorktown
today. A. o'clock, P. N. the weather was
pleasant. The army is in high heart, and
operations progressing favorably.
Gen. WadIworth, the Military Governor,
has issued an order requiring all farm stock
in Prince William. London, Alexandria and
Fairfax counties, Va, to be confined and
carefully guarded the destruction Of the
fences rendering this measure necessary for
the cultivation of the land.
The oath of allegiance has been admins
tered to Mansfield S. Wolworth, of Saratoga
county, political prisoner at the old capitol.
He also gave his parole of honor that he
would not aid the rebels in any manner.
WASHINGTON, April %.
The Secretary of the Treasury has direct
ed all sub.treasurers and dspositors to re.
ceive no more temporary deposits at rates of
interest exceeding four per cent.
Richmond papers of yesterday contain tel
egraphic report Of the landing of our forces
near Elizabeth City, N. O., and On engage.
ment at that point. They admit that their
forces retired to the Dismal Swamp canal with
loss of 80 killed and wounded, and say the
Federal loss was heavy.
They notice tha occupation Of Fredericks.
burg, and complain of tine withdrawal of their
troops, which were in force there, without a
conflict
BosroN, April %.
Advices from the interior report that the
freshet has reached its height, and tho waters
are now receding. Railroad travel is resum-
ing regularity.
Special to to the Chicago Times.
CAIRO, April %.
The steamer Charlie Bowen reached here
to-day, from Savannah. From Capt. White,
one of her passengers, l gather Pittsburgh
news of Sunday night:
The weather has been exceedingly unfavor-
able in that quarter for the movements of
our army for the last three days. The rain
has fallen necessarily. 1t is now an utter
for the army to move, on &C.
count of the great depth of mud. Prepare
tons, however, are going on steadily, 80
when the roads improve the army will be in |
readiness for battle.
Beauregard is being constantly reinforced,
and citizens of Memphis and New Orleans
are throwing up their business occupations
and flocklng to his standard, believing that
on the ensuing battle depends the fate of
the Valley Of the Mississippi.
It is thought by who ought to know best
that the majority of Southern people are
ready to throw down their arms and return to
the Union, if they are defeated at Corlnth,
while the leaders are still as desperate as
ever. ea
Maj. Belknap, of the 18th Iowa regiment,
has been promoted to the colonelcy offs Wis.
sonsln regiment. for gallant conduct at the
battle of Pitrsburg .f..
Five of the rebel miscreants who fired upon the
'tesmer siinnehaha, during her recent trip up the
Tennessee. have been captured, together with ~