Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-03-14
Times Dispatch.

! sE Times Dispatch.
The more the Presidents message is di
cussed the more difficult is it to define til
position cf parties in regard to it. One gres
point, however, is gained. The subject
universally discussed with moro calmnes
than e9er before characterized question
about slavery.
4 F0aTREss MoSRoE March T.
! A flag of truce, from Norfolk, brough
4 down the comnandant of the French steamer
He represents that there was great excite
ment at Noriolk.
The hotels were sEarming with officer;
from the gut States
I The Virginia troops have been sent away
The people dread the destruction OF the city
in case Of an attack. A strong force is con
centrating at Suffolk to check Gen. Burn
side, who was reported to have reached Win
ton in force and was marching on Suffolk
! The reason given by the rebels for not re-
turning Col. Corcoran is that maps and draw
fings have been found on his person.
No further comlnu cation has been re-
ceived as to the release of Federal pri. oners
at Richmond.
Richmond papers of Friday contain no
'tiit1f , hS"o SNSN r. thiS a. 'iSSC va
of Union men, principally Germans.
A detective Uroke into the room of the
German tur. ers and found two American
flags and a painting on the wall of the God
dess of Liberty holding the Union colors
and sh Id and with words Underneath
that's off" .r
The House of Representatives have passed
a resolution by vote of II to IL recon-
mendlng and directing military commanders
to destroy all cotton and tobacco that is in
any danger of falling into the hands of the
enemy.
A resolution was also adopted asking the
President to inform the House Whist foreign
men-of-wer are doing III Hampton Roads,
The Richmond Despatch say- that YES
sci, drawing l6 feet Of water, recently passed
OFT of Charleston harbor.
Chas. Palmet, arrested few days since for
disloyalty, at Richmond, has been discharged.
Specie is quoted at Richmond at 4Oa5O per
cent. premium.
A dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, says that
the Federal troops have possession of Muir
freesboro, and that Gen. Sydney Johnston
has retreated to Decatur. Ala
Rev Daniel Wilmot, late of Philadelphia,
was consecrated, on Thursday, at Richmond,
as Bishop of Alabama.
The steamer Merrimac was lying near the
Navy Yard yesterday morning with flag fly
ing and q crew on board She draws % feet
of water and was described as looking like
the roof of sunken house with q smoke
stack protruding from the water.
WAsHINGToN, March s.
The Commis ,ioner of Indian A fairs, Dole,
has returned from the West While in Kan
sas and Nebraska the Indian Chiefs called
upon him and rendered the services of their
warriors for military services, but these can
not he excepted.
Over 5000 loy$l Indian refugees from the
Cherokee country, are in the lower part Of
Kansas. In their retreat thither, from the
superior forces Of the enemy, they threw
away everything that impeded their STAN,
pcde. The panic amo1g them at that time
is represented as frightful. These Indians
being in destitute condition, Gen. Hunter
supplied their immediate necesstie..
Commissioner Dole telegraphedto the Gov
ernment authorities, and through his rep
RESERVATIONS promptly passed an act for their
relief
The Post Office Department received let
ter from Nashville to-day, dated the Sd inst,
IL which it is stated, that special Ma,Aland,
on taking possession of the post office in Vat
city, found that the rebel postmaster had
stripped it of every article IF property, in
ciud;ng blanks, locks, mail bags, scales, keys,
&c. The agent had maaa,ed to get the mails
from Nashville TO Louisville. Tie letter adds
that the Federal officers and troops have
agrceably disappointed the secessionists by
their good behavior and department. Others
are mad because the officers and men will no:
commit acts of violence, or pcrpetrate some
outrage Of some kind.
DENVER CRY, March s.
BY Military Express the following news
vas received here to-day A desperate and
terrible title, tasting all ay. took place at
Valvetde, 10 miles Sol'h CT Ft. Craig. on the
2lst. Loss great on both side. Both par
lies claim the victory. A regiment Of Meyi-
cans ran away. Fight probably renewed on
The 22d. The Mexi an regiment that ran
was commanded by Co. Panan. He started
first, and his entire command followed. Capt.
McRea, who had charge of the artillery, and
every one of his command, were killed at their
post. The cannon was taken by the enemy.
Kit Karson was within Is miles Of
Ft Craig Firing was heard from his direc
ton, bat it is not known what was the result
OF his fight.