Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-21
OUR LOSS LESS THAN 400 KILLED
-s.,. AND WOUNDED. ... '
Elizabeth CITY and Edesseon IN
p0ssesst0n Of 0txs. 1r00Ps.
The Rebel Fleet Comp8etely De
strOyed-Com. Lynch Escapes
,..5.. by Swimming.
II Rebel Paper .Admtts a Growins
Union Feeling in Tennessee.
New York, Jan.

The Tri6une's Washington correspon
dence says of General Stone. that he used t.
nave stolen interviews with the rebels, anG
that a package was, on at least one occasion
known to pass from him to them. He witt
surly words refused a pass to the widow o
a volunteer to send for the body OF, her hus
band within the enemy's lines, but in tn,
case OF the rebel ladies', who on frivolous pre-
texts desired to 60 and come, he was all UT
bani'y, and freely gave passes-passes, too
which covered trunks not to be examined.
-- ---. WHEELING, Feb. 13.
The Constitutional Convention. this morn.
ing, adopted the following as section Of the
the article on the fundamental provisions o.
the constitution of the proposed new State o.
Western Virginia, with the understanding
that this should be a settlement of the vexed
question:
mo slave shall be brought, or free person
of color come, into this State, for permanent
residence, after this Constitution goes into
operation"
This will insure large majority for the
Constitution.
New Yosk, Feb. l3.
The steamer Columbia brings Havana
QaCcS OF the OH lnSt.
1t appears that Miramon, on arriving at
Vera Cruz, from Havana, was arrested by the
British Admiral for robbery of the British
legation in Mexico.
Sickness and death among the allied troops
is frigetful.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.
The store ship Supply brings Ship Island
dates of the oath. She has on board the cap
tains and crews of the captured rebel steamers
Anna and Lewis and the schooner A. 8. Piene,
taken by the New London off Florida.
Nothing new at Ship Island. Troops
healthy; works progressing rapidly. The
frigate Niagara, gun-bosts New London, Hat
teras, Itasca, Coon, Pompero, ship Black
Priocc and brig J. P. Wetherell were anchored
off the Island
The Supply boarded, off Florida, on the
3Oth, the British schooner Samuel Hart, o1
Liverpool, whose captain said she was bound
from Liverpool to Cardenas. but having ne
papers. and being on the route to rebeldom
was taken by the Supply, the crew put aboard
and brought to this port. Her cargo is sup
posed to be arms and ammunition.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.
The steamer Baltic has arrived from Por
Royal. She brings seven hundred bales o
cotton and the crews Of the stone feet. Eigh
rebel prisoners we're also brought and placed
n Fort Lafayette, who were taken in skir
mish.
The weather was getting disagrceable, ant
heavy rains falling.
Contrabands were still picking cotton ant
their numbers fast increasing.
Gen. Sherman has succeeded in excluding
all reporters from his lines.
Several regiments have been removed from
Hilton Head to the foot of Dawfuskie Island
to the nearest point to Fort Pulaski that ca
be occupied except Tybee Several gun-boat
with Parrott guns, howitzers and mortars, a
companied the expedition. Tatnalrs CUR
boats soon after made their appearance, an
ran the gauntlet to Fort Pulaski. Stevens
brigade was prevented from forming junt
ton on account of obstructions in the rivel
Fort Pulaski is said to be as badly situate
as Sumter was. Onr engineers are drivin
piles into a marshy island for road and
foundation for batteries. This island lies b.
tween the Union forces and Fort Jackson
gun boats had shelled out place on Pine Il
land and made an advance toward Blufitol
wnere is large force. Fort Jackson is
be taken and Savannah will soon be captures
Another account says the expedition le
Monday, including all the gun-boats an
transports, sufficient for the shipment
twelve thousand troops, which will {
through Callaboga Sound into Savennah rlv
without coming within range Of Pulaski
guns. The rebels have withdrawn q numb
Of troops from Charleston and Port Royal
Savannah. Twelve thoussn nd troops were
leave Monday to take the railroad, and then
to Charleston. Three regiments of caval
Join them also, several artillery regimen,
The weather was beautiful and the troo
enthusiastic. sf-.
l. t ST.. LOUIS, Feb. l3.
The Republican's Fort Henry correspon
ent gives further particulars of the Tenn
; see river gun'boat expedition.
Everywhere the people insisted upon 10.
| ing their visitors with presents, and as far
Florence the river can be navigated almost
safely as the Ohio. Blessings, cheers a
: the widest enthusiasm greeted the gun-bo
Everywhere. Numbers of prominent n
came forward, and said should the Uni
It army enter Tennessee $4,000 men were res
Il and anxious to protect their homes, and wo
Z at once cluster around it. Under the