Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-27
TELE GRAPHIC.
Gen. Shields Army Concentrated
at Strasburg.
FREMONT ADVANCING TO
NEW MARKET, VA.
Col. COcllrane and GustoyMs A.
ScrOgEs, of N. u. Nominated
EsriSadicr Generals. ~
WINCHESTER. June II.

WINCHESTER, June II.
Advices from Front Royal state that Gen.
Shields has succeeded in concentrating his
army at Strasburg. His rear guard left Leu
!ay Nh hour before it was entered by EwalPs
advancing column. 1t is now believed that
Ewall occupies Leuray with heavy force.
Arrivals tonight from New Market bring
the intelligence that Fremont is about ad.
vancing to New Market, Z miles south Of Mt
Jackson, opposite the GAP, in Messcineten
Mounts, through which roads lead to Leuray.
Jackson is believed to have q large force Of
light troops in IIarrisonburg and another
body at or near Port Republic.
Prisoners report Whites division of Is 900
within supporting distance of Port Republic.
At the battle at Port Republic the 7th La.
and the 7th Ind. were opposed at pistol range.
The former left tn, field having only sc I'M
hurt.
WASHINGTON, June 20.
The President has nominated to the Senate
Col. John Cochrane and Gustavus Adolphus
Scroggs, both from New York, to be Briga
der Generals of volunteers.
Gen. Mcdowell, who was thrown fiom his
horse Wednesday, WIS SO stunned that it
was fea rcd the accident would prove fatal,
but the report to day concerning him is that
no will not long be delayed in rcsuming the
saddle.
Dispatches have been received that on the
18th inst. the rebels opened fire upon our
ships Of war in James river from the bluff at
City Point, by artillery and small arms, but
our squadron returned the attack with shells
and ~shrapnell, s~ilencing and driving back the
rebel force.
NEw YORK, June 81.
The steamer Hagec, from Newberne 18th
and H~atteras 10th, has arrived.
She saw a large steamer ashore off Log
gerhead Inlet, the sea breaking over her.
The steamer York, from Port Ro, al, had
put into Hatteras with her smoke stack dis
abled.
Hon. w. A. Graham having declined, @.
B. Vance has been nominated by the oppo.
sition as Governor OF North Carolina.
A force of our troops, at Newberne, dis
pcrsed a rebel force some 6 miles on the Cppo-
site side of News river and destroyed their
Notifications, bringing in Captain Latham
prisoner.
CAIRO, June l8.
Gen. Strong was severely wounded, to-day,
by the accidental discharge Of a pistol in the
hands Of Capt. Dean, The ball passed through
the Generals right arm and lodged in his
side, whence it was extracted.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, June Is.
James b. Alexander, Of Kentucky. and a
Lieutenant in the regular army, fcl! from his
room in the third story Of the Louisville
Hotel this morning, and was almost instantly
killed. Ee was post commissary at Bards-
town, and was en- route for Washington.
PHILADELPHIA, June 20.
A private letter +, ceived states that Gen.
Buell. has started his whole army for East
Tennessee ria Huntsville. Another private
letter from New Orleans says that the report
published in New Qrleaa. of the surrender
of Fort Morgan is incorrect.
{ New YORK, June 81.
The prize schooner Mary Stuart. from
Nassau, n. P. arrived from Georgetown Bar
to-day. where she was captured on the LIST by
the United States bark Gem Of the Sea. Her
crew escaped to the shore. The cargo con
s;sts of salt and medicines.
The Post says advices received per Cun-
%necticut say that only 1900 hhds. of sugar
were destroyed by the rebel mob ct New Or
LEAFS, and there are 10000 hhds. sugar ard
molasses there ready for shipment North,
A number OF rebel prisoners we're brought
here, including Ex-Surveyor Gen. Butts, Of
Georgia.
New YORK, June 81.
The Government has no official intelligence
confirming the report of the equalization OF
Fort Morgan, near Mobile.
BosToN, June 81.
The passenger depot of the Eastern Rail.
read was destroyed by fire this forenoon
Loss about 100000, which is fully insured.