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

WILMINGTON, May l.
Fort Macon surrendered Friday, 25t
after bOmbardment of ten aud a half hour
The batteries were planted behind heavy sar
banks. The preaching battery was ll(
feet distant, and mortars l400 feet. III
garrison was allowed the honors of war. II
officers retained side arms. Seven men wei
killed and eighteen wounded.
Fr. MONROE, May ].
General Wool telegraphs to Stanton tn,
SO negro IS had arrived in Mansfeld's Divi
ion with the report Of the fall of Fort Macol
| Beauregard has evacuated Corinth, an
fallen on Memphis.
It is reported that Com. Tatnall and Il
principal officers of the Merrimac have resigs
ed. She lies in the Marine Hospital I
Oraney Island, fast to buoy.
She now mounts IL guns.
Times special.l
s..e.l FT. Pillow, April 80.
There has been no change in the outwar
appearance of things at this place since m,
last Certain indications now point to /
speedy termination of our protracted seigt
but am not at liberty to say how soon.
! A letter arrived to-day from member Q
the rebel gun-boas feet He says that th
vessel to which he was attached has been elm
ployed for nearly a week past in cruising be
tween tho fort and Memphis, in search Q
cotton. Every lot that was discovered wa.
at once burned. The lots varied from five Il
sixty bales each. The aggregate burned wa
several thousand bales. Another lot of fifty
bales of the Southern staple has been dis
covered in this vicinity and seized by Com
Foote. r.;y -,a....t 9..
Montgomery's rebel feet, from New Or
leans, has arrived off the Fort, and joined Hol
Inns feet. The rebels have now q sufficient
naval force to make show of resistance Al
least, and it is believed that when we advance
they will fight with all the desperation oi
cornered rats. Indeet. they can do nothing
else. They are between 2 Federal fleets and
must fight or die.
PITTsBURG LANDING, May l.
Gen. Halleck telegraphs to Hon. E. NJ.
Stanton, Secretary of War, that official infor.
nation has been received Of the defeat and
rOut of six hundred savages under the COM
mand of Coils. Coffee and Stamwright at Ne
osho, Mo, ty l50 of the 1st Missouri volun.
tecrs. Sixty.two prisoners were taken, with
seventy horses and large quantity of arms.
The body of Gov. Harvey, of Wisconsin,
recently drowned at Savannah, has been
found, forty miles below, on the bank of the
river.
The weather is clear and pleasant, and
there are good prospects for an improvement
in the roads.
The river is falling.
Gen. T. W. Sherman, Of Port Royal, has
arrived and taken COMMAND Of brigade.
ST. LOUIS, May l.
Mr.. Mitchell, of New Mexico, arrived in
this CITY yesterday. He confirms the aban-
donment Of Santa Fe by the rebels. They
were retreating as fast as they could from the
Territory. They are destitute of all muni-
their being supplied from any quarter. At
Santa Fe the rebels levied heavily on mer-
chants, in some cases taking as high $4,000
worth Of goods, paying Confederate scrip. 1t
Is believed Gen. Candy would now follow the
rebels and drive them out of the Territory
No do, bt exists Of the ability Of the Federal
troops to keep out the invaders, but an ac-
cesson of two or three regiments of troops is
necessary to keep the Apaches and Nevajhoes
in subjection. They have been committing
depredations for months past, stealing horses,
mules and everything that came in their way.
The report of the formation of territorial
government under rebel authority has no
foundation. All the Territorial officers had
returned to Santa Fe and resumed the per-
iormance of their duties Chief Justice Ben
edict is on his way to the States. There is
no U. s. Judge now in the Territory.
FORSYTH, NO., April 30.
On the Oath inst, cavalry from this place
destroyed the extensive saltpctre manufac-
tory, near Yellville, Ark, and burned the
buildings. 1t. Col. Hicock, of the 4th Iowa
cavalry, was killed and one private wounded
in the skirmish. A large quantity OF sup
plies, hid for the rebels use, with deserters
and jay-hawksrs abiding in the mountains,
were cabtured by Gen. Curtiss, command.
Maj. Hubbard, with 146 men of the 1st
Missouri cavalry, fought and routed Coils.
Coffee and Stamwright and 800 Indians, at
Neosho, on the 26th inst, killing and wound
ing 30, and taking 81 prisoners, 10 horses
and large quantity of arms.
MILWAUKEE, May l.
In accordance with the proclamation of the
Governor this d,y has been generally kept in
the State with appropriate observances, in
memcry Of the late Governor Harvey, recent.
ly dro xnod in the Tennessee river. In this
city number Of buildings were clothed in
mourning. Business was in many cases sus-
pended. Minute guns were fred, flags dis
played at half mast, and services held in sew.
eral of the churches. The sorrow is gene
ral
Private dispatches to night, from Savannah
say Governor Harvey's body is recovered
and is on the way to Wisconsin.
WAsurNeToN, May l.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations
Chas. L. Lathrop to be Collector of Gus
toms at New Orleans; w. T. Sherman, Msj
General
The Navy Department has received copy
of the Richmond Enquirer, of yesterday
which contains the announcement of the fal
of F. Macon, Ga. Also the correspondence
between Com. Farraygut and the Mayor o
New Orleans with reference to ths surrende
Of the city.
HuNrsvII LIE, VIA LOUISVILLE, May 1.
| To Hon. E.. M. Stanton On yes erday
the enemy having cut our wires, attacked
during the night one of our brigades.
ieened it my duty to head in person the ex
pedition against Bridgeport I started
train Of cars in the morning, followed b.
two additional companies of cavalry. fount
that our pickets had engaged the enemy
pockets four miles from Bridgeport, an,
aitel short engagement, in which we los
one man killed, we drove them across stresm
the bridge of which had previously burne'
With four regiments of infantry and tw'
pieces of artillery dragged by hand and tw
companies Of cavalry at Bridg port we ad
sanced to the burnt bridge and opened our fir
upon the enemy's pickets on tn other side
thus producing the impression that our ad
vance would be by the railroad and this accom-
plished, the en,i:e force was thrown acros
the country about mile and put IN the roa