Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-13

sending her to my feet. Respectfully,
ISigned] SCHAs. ELI.ET. Com'dg.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
The dispatches from Fremont, dated 9th
and 7th received at the War Department to-
day. were sent by courier to Front Royal and
thence by telegraph.
The privates taken at Shiloh are at Tus-
caloosa, Ala, having been taken from Cor
inth 0ia Memphis, Jackson and Mobile. From
the latter place all officers of lower rank than
Captain were sent to Talledegada and those
of higher rank to Selma. The officers have
been generally well treated. They are ut
terly ignorant of the events of the last two
months. The only newspapers they have
seen was slip containing Beauregard's re-
port of the tatto of Shiloh. The paroled Of
ticers are surprised at the prevailing impress
ion that Gen. Prentiss and command were
captured early on the morning of Sunday,
and state that the surrender was precisely at
$50 p. M. of that day. Maj. Stone, late
Judge Of the 9Th Judicial District of Iowa,
was in command of the Sd Iowa on the ex-
IRENE right of Hurlburt's Division and next
to Prentiss When the former fell back his
right remained in support of the latter,
having fought from s A. NJ. At P. N. on at
tempting to fall back Prsntiss found himself
completely surrounded, not less than four
rebel brigades being between him and the
river, when the Sd Iowa, Hurlburt's, 9th,
| 18th and 14th Iowa, 5Sth Illinois, 18th Mis-
souri, and 18th Wisconsin surrendered.
The Committee on the Judiciary have au-
tho-ized the report of Senator Harris bill,
creating provisional governments, which will
Of course aupsrcede the military govern
ment.
| The following nominations were made to-
day for Brigadier Generals;
Col. Henry D. Terry, Mich; Capt. Albin
B. Howe, 4th artillery.
| Com. Cowan, commanding the fotilla in
the Sounds, writes that the Mayor alone, to
his knowledge, protested loyalty, and North
ern residents recently returned from Newborn
declare that the debates alleged to have taken
place in the Convention are misrepresented,
and that whatever demonstrations of Union
ism have been made were for the purpose of
keeping hostile army at bay, which the
North Carolina rebels are not at present strong
enough to resist openly.
| Facts accumulate to confirm the opinion
heretofore expressed in the correspondence,
that portion of Beauregard's army, recently
at Corinth, is now at Richmond. In addition
to the statements of Southern papers it is
known here that a prominent officer, lately at
| Corinth, as wounded at the baltic of Fair
| fax.
1t has been believed here that portion of
Jackson's force is on the way to Richmond.
| The Secretary of the Navy is preparing a
letter to be transmitted to Congress, perhaps
tomorrow, stating that no adequate facilities
exist for the manufacturing of iron plates for
the gunboats needed by the American navy.
But two or three foundrieS in the United
States are prepared to do such work. The Sec.
rotary will recommend chat the Government
take Immediate measures to secure abundant
manufactures Of the bess quality of p,atcs
lie will also recommend the establishment of
navy yard in the interior Of the United
States, somewhere on the Mississippi river,
fey the construction of iron-clad vessels of
war and gunboats. A point ON the Nissis-
sippi should be selected below which there is
never less than Is feet water.
DR.. Barnes, chief surgeon of Halleck's, ar
rived here tonight He states that the health
OF troops in the Western army is fully as
good g; could be expected, and that the West
ern army was at no time in better spirits.
Gen. Ord leaves in the morning, for the
West, haying been ordered 10 report to Gen.
Halleck.
Hsrald's Dispatch
The following is taken from the Richmond
Enquirer, June 4th:
augusta, May 31st.-The Jackson MIS-
sissippian, of the 29th, understands that few
shots were fired from the Yankee squadron at
Vicksburg, the previous night. No injury was
done. On the 30th the Commandment was
re commenced. 1t was supposed no serious
damage had been done. The best spirits
prevail among the citizens and soldiers.
An engagement had occurred near Grand
Gulf between one of our companies and the
citizens. 1t is reported that so of the enemy
were killed.
The Vcksburg Wing reports that Capt.
Haskin's battery opened effectually on the
enemy's transports at Grand Gulf, causing
them to beat hasty retreat. They conse-
quently shelled the town. He said that they
were in no hurry about Vicksburg.
Gen. Lowell had received an official dis
patch dated May 2Sth, which says two Fed
eral officers and three men were killed at
Baton Rouge. The enemy then shelled the
city. No one killed.
Capt. Haskins reports to Gen. Lowell that
he sunk one Federal transport and crippled
another on Saturday. On Sunday the enemy
come up 10 land troops at Grand Cult and
marched through Port Gibson. Our people
drove them back with considerable loss, kill
ing and wounding about 100
The Kississippian learns that the Federals
demanded the surrender Of Haskins, battery.
threatening, in cas-, of refusal, to devastate
the whole country around Grand Gulf
A dicnotob frorp Dort {IihSop 1afod Nov
3lst, says that all was quiet at Vicksburg.
The Federal boats had retired.
Tribune Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, June 9.
Major VIM. Stone of the Sd Iowa Cavalry,
Col. Miller, 18th Mo-, and Capt. Gregg, 58th
Ills, wis were taken prisoners at Wilson,
reached here last night from Selma,
Alabama, where were confined all the officers
taken at that battle above the rank of Captain
They were released on parole for 40 days,
for the purpose of arranging general ex-
change of prisoners. he only stipu'ations
were that Gen. Buckner should be included, |
They were selected for the mission by the
prisoners themselves. They have come rim
Atlanta, Augusta and Richmond, fang
back to Petersburg, and by flag of +.rnce 20
toward Winchester. They rer.,esent ~ ~
South as one vast plantation o., corn q. :, 'ne
atoes. Only enough cote "a is GRO. .;n nu f 20.
seed They have seen tt e inside - WIN" Ing ior
' Dell oman ana Know the enemy's strength and
'uinelaole points s.nd only wait an exchange
% give i"Por.an. information. AS the Gov.
,t Is '.Avorably dispoe ,ed to fair ex-
'na''ge' one. will doubtless ne effected.
"aIt Special to ? ost.
N'sw York, June 10.
A letter, datei 4th inst, to the Philadel
'hla inquirer, says our troops have buried
'ver 5000 rebels a. Fair Oaks Prisoners