Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-02
AN IMPORTANT CAPTURE BY THE
U. s. GUN-BOAT HERCULES.
AFFAIRS AT YORkTOW N.
THE C0NFISCATIGN BILL AMENDED.
COL. JENNISON RELEASED ON
BOND. r

prisoners captured in the late battle. They
Were guarded by detachment of the 236
Missouri. They are to DO taken to Alton.
The cannon and other plunder captured
from the enemy in the .entrenchments oppo.
site Island No 10 arc all being removed to the
Island. The Island is to be fortified accord
ing to plans presented by the Assistant Sec.
retary Of War, Scott. ......i
The 62d Regiment Illinois Infantry has
just arrived from Camp Dubois, having been
transferred to the garrison of this post.
PIrrsBURG LANDING, April %.
Gen. Mitchell and his forces are at Tus-
Gu mbia, on the Tennessee river He also has
control of the Memphis and Charleston rail-
road, as far as Chattanooga.
On Saturday night there was q large fire in
the direction Of the rebel camp. Our scouts
report that the enemy are drawing in their
lines, and it is supposed that they are des-
troying their commissary stores, which they
cannot convey of, owing to the bad state of
the roads.
The weather here has been very unpleas-
ant, and it has rained for nearly week
The roads are almost impossible. The health
Of the army is improving. t2
Gen. Halleck is renovating and making
great Improvements since his arrival
The report that It. Col. Moore and Mai. F.
w. Worden, of the 18th Michigan Regiment,
were wounded at the battle Of Pittsburg is
a mistake. l have seen them both. Their
regiment made forced march of 38 miles,
and arrived on the battle field on Monday af-
ternoon. The regiment acquitted themselves
nobly.
The body Of Gov. Harvey has not been re-
covered EVERYTHING that can be done for the
recovery of the body is being done.
The Tennessee rives is still rising, but
slowly. ..,
Our pickets encountered some struggling
rebels last night, and captured about 80, in
Guiding captain.
Quite number of deserters come in every
day. .-........--.
Large reinforcements arrived here to-day.
PlrTsBuRaH LANDING, April %.
The gun-boat Tyler, while accommodating
up the Tennessee river, captured the rebel
steamer J. Robb, near the mouth of Craney
Greek. This is one of the boats which elud-
ed our first expedition up this river, after the
fall of Fort Henry. Her name has been
changed to Lady Tyler.
Weather rather more pleasant.
Special to Tribune.
WAsH1NGroN, April23.
Horace Maynard, who returned from Ten
ncssce, and took his seat to-day, declares him
self in favor of stringent Confiseation act
against the rebels. Several other border
State members will support it.
The Senate committee on Territories has
instructed its chairman to report bill
identical with that reported to the House by
Mr.. Ashley, organizing the Territory of ar
izona. One section extends the Wilmot
Proviso over every Territory now organized.
The following has been issued:
War Department, Adjutant Generals Of
flee, Washington, April 15th-[General order
No. 40. The Secretary Of War has observ.
ed with some surprise that the commanders
of one or two military departments, conceiv.
ing themselves empowered to do so, have un
dertaken 10 accept the designations and other.
wise discharge from the service Of the United
States, officers commissioned or appointed by
the President in the volunteer s:af of thu
army. All such discharges are irregular, and
unless confirmed by the President, void of ef
feet. No one but the President can dis
char Se an officer appointed by himself, ant
he has not delegated this power to any Gen
eral. No General must attempt to exercis
it.
By order Of the Secretary of War.
/ L. THOMAS, Adj. Gen.
| By general orders issued from the Wa
, Department, Adjutant Generals office, Apr
18th, By direction of the President, Brigade
Surgeon j. II. Thompson U. S. Volunteers
is dismissed the service, as an alarmist, o.
VAl IL - L. Nr~,
eral, Maj. Gen. Burnside. @
On the Recommendation of Brig. Gen. Sum
ner. commanding the I'd Army Corps, ar
proved by Maj. Gen. Mcclellan, commandin
i the Army of the Potomac, Maj. Van Steir
= haus, Capt. Botlicher and Capt. Camp, 68t
!. regiment New York volunteers, Lieut. Lon
bard Battalim, Adjutant 4th Illinois cavalry
= and Assistant Surgeon Williams, LIST Ne
$ York artillery, are stricken from the roll
f from the army, for being captured by the Ell
Iemy while struggling without authority b.
Iyond the outposts of the army, March 2stl
lls62.
The headquarters of Lieut.. Wm Hoffma
n 9Th infantry, Commissary General of priso1
d ers, is transferred from New York city to D
Il troit, Michigan.
III New York, April %.
Messrs. j. F. Rowland & Co., at the Co
tinental Iron Works, at Greenpoint, have
n ready laid the keels for three more mari
% batteries, similar in construction to the MOI
t. tor, though much larger. In very few da
X. not less than l 100 hands will be employ
re in the construction of these batteries. Ea
Us battery will be furnished with two turrets
i'd each to have guns of the heaviest calib
Mt They win be of much greater power than
Monitor, and are calculated for ocean servi