Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-08-29
MEMPHIS Aug. %, ola CA1no Aur a.

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from Bayou Sara. stating the Federal ram
military authorities demanded her surrender,
when the commander put the crew and stores
on transports, and blew her up.
The Confederate Congress, it is reported
are in extra session at Richmond. A propo-
sition had been offered to amend the conscript
act, so as to require every person over cigh-
teen and under forty live to go into the army
1t is thought the amendment will be adopted
without a dissenting vote.
Jeff. Thompson has gone to Arkansas, in
charge of an ammunition train, which crossed
the Mississippi at Conors. jeff. had but COM
paritively few men with him. Jackson's,
with another regiment of cavalry, were at
Cold Water at last accounts. The force there
numbers some three thousand
fernando was surrounded by Taylor's Cav
airy, on the Goth, and every man, no matter
where he belonged, over eighteen and under
thirty five, impressed under the conscript act.
| There was u large number of Memphians tax
en-, and but two men in the town escaped the
CONSUMPTION.
| Bragg, with his army, was at Chattanooga
four or five days ago. This is regarded as
| certain.
NEW I DIRK, Aug. "a.
The steamers Blackstone and Creole az
rived from New Orleans, bearing dates up to
| the 18th
All the property of John Slidell has been
confiscated by Gen. Butler.
| Another order commands the turning over
to the United States all arms in New Orleans
The French Consul asked that French citizens
might retain theirs, for fear of scrvie insur-
rection. Butler replied that protection would
be given by the United States in such case
and insisted that all arms of whites or blacks
should come under his control
CAMP NEAR RApPAnANNocK STATION, VA.,l
Aug. 81.
| All quiet in front
Last evening report came Of the approach
of the enemy in the direction of the ford, two
miles above here. Halls battery and three
infantry regiments went to meet them, but
| found no enemy.
In slight skirmish yesterday, we had
three men wounded and five taken prisoners.
Harris Light Cavalry also lost some men.
Earthworks have been thrown up and
bridges constructed, to enable our batteries
to cross the river. if necessary.
| One of our men who was captured and got
away reports the rebel officers and men mis-
erahly clad
| The lst New Jersey were surrounded and
half of them reported captured.
T,or,s,urp Auo %
Ma; Gong Nelson ond WEIGHT md Rr;g
Gems Jackson Moson and Cr,rt orr;ved
horn th;s morninm
Yesterday nnar Ca,,atin 90, p yy Hahn.
son ofKv With 500 men comnrisi,o . nort
Of thc ond Indiana Wvncoon,s pnnnsylvania
and the 5th Kentucky Cavalry rnder Col
Uoogord attacked ZOO cavoI,v undor Nor.
oon and were defeated with q loss Of 400
nrsonors ;ncIrd;no Con Jnh,con Tho 20.
mainino 500 cscancd and went 70 Nashville
Col McCook was not in the fight. There
has been no Geographic communication south
Of RuSselviilc, Kv., since ) O'Clock Thursday
afternoon.
Ixn1,v,po1,s Auo "a
CoI C,,r;octon n s mustarinr ofIicor for
Indiana has authorized and extended rncr,,;t.
inc for the twelve new rpoimrnts already stor
ted. until the LIST of September With odvanca
nav and bounty.
The Secretary Of War notified the arthor-
ties here that % 900 men ara roo,,iro1 70 fII
the old Indiana regiments now IN the fcld
and that volunteers, with advance pay and
bounty will be received for these regiments
until September lst, at which time special
draft will be ordered for the deficiency, after
filing the regiments new started
The draft will have to be for about thirty
thousand men in Indiana, including the men
to fiji! up old regiments.
About 5000 of the rebel prisoners, confined
in Camp Morton, left yesterday and to-day by
special trains for Cairo. They will be sent to
Nicksburg to b. exchanged Between 400
and 500 Tenncsseeans, and a few Kentuckians.
took the oath of alleg ance to the I. S., and
were sent home.
Special TO Chicago ro-t
.s. CARO-, AUG. a.
The steamer Graham from Mrmnb;S
brings important news.
About | o'clock Thursday mornjng the
steamer Acacia ran on a snag, 60 miles below
Memphis. and sunk il, n few minutes She
had about $50 passengers aboari s;v ofI
whom were ladies, (oiiicers' wives,) and rs
tons of freight, principally suffers goods
In five minutes after the stri' ing, she kceleCl
over and completely capsized. He upp,r
deck tloated oil, ard many Of the affr;obtod
Passengers chung to il and wcrn covod Init
fully one-half, or =, ncrsons osleon az thew
were in i',,eir barths but barely onenad thair
ewes ne the rusbino waters closed over them
forever
The details Of sinhts and sounds &C thov
como f., ne are f,iobtf,l in the ovtronon Ono
white woman and thc chamber. maid ara say.
ed &c vera also tho contain and cI,rl, Most
Of thn nassonrcrs vera soldiers raturnin~ 70
thnir rac;mnnfs at II lana
D;snaicb loot " II wont aor., a
clicked mn n,1mbar Of Tho snrv;vnrs ona tonl,
them 70 Hclcno ~ ''''>' ''(A
The Conway on her way up, rescued
number She took q person from, thn Aoo4;,,