Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-14
An Army officer Dismissed from the
Service In Disgrace.
GEN. BUELL. UNDER ARREST.
Gen. SCOTS Reply to Ex-
President Buchanan.
OFFICIAL REPORT FROM GEN.
GRANT.
Defeat Of Rebels ax,sde,. Command
Of Cot tT"OOdsuurd.
Preparations for an attack upon
Charleston and Savannah.

Preparations FIR an attack upo
Charleston and Savannah.
} Special to Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.
recent reconnaissance indicate sthat tw
divisions of rebel cavalry are between tn
Rappahannock and Rapidan, and one divis
ion in the vicinity of the old battle ground Q
Cedar Mountain, under the command of Gen
G. H. Hill.
Gen. Hampton's command consisted of
brigade of cavalry
A few of Stewards division was between
Little Washington and Speryville, yesterday
and his artillery with him, and yesterday
morning shelled the camp of the seth Illinois
Cavalry. Gen. Wilcox promptly moved hi
division to the support of Gen. Averill, wher
the entire brigade was, but a little distance
from him. Gen. Averill being sick, Col
Farnsworth, of the SSth Illinois, now com
manded the brigade. Gen. Taylor, with
brigade of infantry from Gen. Ricketts, divis
ion, now commanded by Gen. Griffin, ha!
occupied the village of Jefferson, four mile.
from the Rappahannock, on the road from
Warrenton Springs to Culpepper
The following is from your special cores
pendent at Warrenton:
Gen. Burnside's staff has not yet been an
nounced, but it is understood that he retains
his own personal staff, and the deputy staff
Of Gen. Mcclellan, including Adj't. Gen. Seth
Williams and Lieut.. Col. Harelie. Mai Gen
ID. Eshark will continue to be Gen. Burnside's
chief of staff. This gives very general salts
faction. For this most responsible position
hardly second to that of the commanding
General, he is believed to possess peculiar
fitness
The feeling throughout the army toward
Gen. Burnside is very warm and cordial.
Thirty of our regular cavalry, under Lieut.
Ash, of The I'd dragons, went out foragine
ten miles to the South, yesterday, encounter.
ing whole squad of the 9TH Virginia caval-
ry. They made brilliant charge through it.
led by Lieut.. Ash, who received sabre cut
in the head and two bullets, but who utter v
routed and put to flight the superior rebel
force. Lieut.. Ash engaged in desperate
hand to hand conflict with the rebel captain
who he had already run through with his
sabre, when just as his foe was drawing re-
volver, with muzzle pointed at his heart, one
of his men shot him dead, and preserved his
life. Our loss in killed and wounded was
eight. Rebel loss thirteen.
| The rebel force is on our front. Their
army is massing at Culpepper.
! Gen. German has gone to Washineton.-
1t is reported that he will be assigned to a
division in the West, under Gen. McCler.
nand.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II.
A dispatch was received from Gen. Pope
giving the names of three hundred Indians
condemned to be hung, and requesting an
approval Of the court-martial sentence. II
was replied to by the President that only the
ring-leaders shall be executed, and asking for
a copy of the evidence.
1t is expected that the Intelligencer of to-
morrow will contain Gen. SCOTS reply to ex.
President Buchanan's letter.
The Committee on the surrender of Har.
per's Ferry case have reported that Col. Thos
H. Ford, ofthe 32d Ohio Volunteers, conduct
ed the defense of Maryland Heights without
ability, abandoned his position without suffi
Gent cause, and has shown, throughout such
a lack of mil tary capacity as to disqualify
him in the estimation of the commission fol
command in the service. The said Col
Thomas H. Ford, by direction of the Presi
dent, is dismissed from the service of the
United States
Second. The commission having reported
that the behavior of the 10th New York In
fantry was disgraceful, and that Major VIM
Baird, for his bad conduct, ought to be dis
missed, the said Maj Baird, of the 126th New
York Volunteers, is, by the direction of thu
President, dismissed from the service of thu
United States.
Third. The commission having reported
that Brig. Gen. julius White, U. s. Volun
teers, acted with decided capacity and cour
age, and meets its appreciation, and having
found nothing in the conduct of the subordi
nate officers brought before the committee
they are released from arrest, and ordered t,
War.
[Signed] E. D. TOWNSEND,
A. A. G.
HARRISBURG, Nov. II.
1t is reported here this afternoon that tn
rebels were in Mecersburg, and on their wa,
to Chambersburg. 1t is probably unfounded
and caused by squadrons of our own cavalr'
traversing the country purchasing horses.
u LOUISVILLE, Nov. H.
The Southern telegraph line was working
to Nashville, between noon and P. N. to-day
At the latter hour it gave out, and was prob
ably cut by guerrillas, South of Gallatir
Tenn, to which place it is now in operation
The journal says a rebel force under Gen
Wheeler, was within Is miles of Mumfords
vile last night, when reinforcements wer
ordered forward
Lieut. johnson, Of the 7th Kentucky vol
unteers ONION, and brother of Adam r
: johnson, the rebel guerrilla chief in Gree
, River county, rendered his resignation I
Ma: Gen. McCook, alleging as reason tn
> publication by the President of his emanci
: patton proclamation, when McCook ordere
him to be arrested and sent him to the mil
e tary prison in irons After ten or fiftee
: days confinement, no charges having bee
s preferred against him, Gen. Boyle release
+ him, ordering him to join his regiment will
+ out delay. He again rendered his resignation
on the same grounds, when he was agai
d placed under arrest and dismissed from tt
d service in disgrace, and his insignia Of off
stripped from him in the presence of tt
a whole regiment. ~ ,,,,,5 81 /
!. Gen. Rosencranz's order on the subie
d was read at the head of the regiment, az
j johnson was taken back of our lines to r
port to Gen. Boyle, and ordered not to r
). enter the lines. og 5asU 81 1ei+ab ,iBi.is
IN gas ri io sa5 BosroN, Nov. II.
The correspondent of the Boston Jovrn