Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-04-25
WAsuNaroh AnriI III


War Department: r1a lsf h s'.,-t i9'
: Mount Jackson, II A. M-Our troop
occupied Mount Jackson at 7 o'clock thi
morning, and are now in front of Reed
Hill, where the enemy appears to be il
force. The people report that they inten,
! giving battle there. They resisted our ad
vance in order to gam time for the burn
ing of bridges and railway cars, engines, &c.
which had accumulated ct the terminus of tn,
road. but our movement was so sudden ant
I TIE retreat of the rebels so precipitate tha
We were enabled to save two locomotives
the bridges and some cars. All these hac
been prepared with conclusive material fol
instant confagration. a'os2l. Be- .- '..
Many prisoners have been taken, anG
several horses captured from the enemy. The
troops have acted admirably. Col. Carrolps
brigade, of Gen. Shields Division, led the ad
vance, on the back road to the rear of Noun,
Jackson. and Gen. Mccall on the turnpike
Gen. Williams, with his main Division
brought up the reserve. r..5F
! We shall occupy Newmarket tonight.
Gen. Shields has 80 far recovered as te
command his Division in person.
'- .- 7. BALrIMoRE, April II.
The following is from the special cores
pOnoent OF the American: ...... -
| There are no Indicators of the reappear.
ance of the Merrimac. The French steamer
1Gazendi is still at Norfolk, awaiting the re-
turn Of the French minister from Richmond,
where it is presumed he has gone to ensure
the safety Of the tobacco purchased by the
French Government
At intervals last night and this morning
heavy cannonading could be heard in the d.
rection of Yorktown.
A party OF deserters who came into our
lines report the arrival of JEFF. Davis in the
rebel camp, and that it was understood he
would take part in the approaching battle
They represent the enemy to be In great force
and the work Of entrenching to be progress
ing throughout the Peninsula Reinforce
ments were constantly arriving from Norfolk,
Fredericksburg, and even North Carolina, and
the rebel Generals openly declare their inten-
ton to make this the great battle of the war,
and the strongest convictions are expressed
of triumph over the Federal forces. and of
driving them from the Peninsula. There is
almost constant skrmishing going en- by the
r'hemeu, and occasionally shot and shell are
thrown with great rapidity.
There was quite heavy skrmsh this
morning, beyond Warwick Court House, on
the James river. The enemy attempted to
turn our left flank. The attack was made in
quite .eavy force, but the enemy were re-
pulsed after brisk artillery duel The loss
of the enemy is thought to have been quite
heavy. We lost about o dozen in killed and
wounded. ..a-.l... --J
Special Dispatch to Chicago Evening Journal.
CAIRO, April 1s.
Water rising rapidly; families running from
the houses and leaving for the country for
shelter and safety. also sending off their
horses and cows. The railroad track is un-
der water on Poiche bottom, just above. A
heavy northwest wind would drive the Mis-
sissippi over the levee. The Chicago train
waited till daylight and met the downward
train at Mound City junction. 1t came in
three hours late. The telegraph line is in
jeopardy.
We are surprised here, this morning, at
finding the intelligence from Fl. Pillow gwen
to the country through the Navy department
at Washington, and published in all the
papers yesterday morning, when we have
regularly had the same intelligence stricken
out of our dispatches up to last night.
Special to the Missouri Democrat.
FoRsYrH, NO., April 13.
Judge Murphy and o. johnson, of Hunts
vile, Arkansas, arrived at Gen. Curtiss' head
quarters, last night, having been obliged to
fly from their homes since the battle OF Pea
Ridge. by threats made against them by
band of Texan hangers stationed at Ozrrk
Judge Murphy was the only member Of the
Arkansas Seeding Convention whose vote
was cast against the secession of the State
At Huntsville Union men are depressed with
gloom, not being aware of the recent victories
no mails having been received since Prices
flight from Springfield.
1t was proclaimed by the rebels that Price
had re-taken Springfield and surrounded Cur.
tiss-Pike and his Indians had whipped
Hunter-that the Federals were repulsed
with great loss at Island No. 10, and were
falling back along the whole line, and that
jeff. Davis was about to lead 4OO, 900 troops
to invade Maryland and the Northern States.
The assertions wero generally believed. No
one had the hardihood to dispute these false
hoods. .r-1 I'LL
The Judge gives much information of inter-
est relating to Arkansas. Gov. Rector is
bitter and wol6sh. He called an extra session
Of the Legislature, but it was three weeks be-
fore quorum was present. In his message
he recommended an act be passed furnishing
with heavy fine any person who even ex-
pressed doubt of the success of the Confed
crate arms, and that o second ofense be de-
clared felony. An act was passed imposing
a tax of $50 per bale on cotton, thus favoring
the production Of grain to the discouragement
of cotton raising.
Col. Wright, of the 9th Missouri Cavalry,
returned to Cassville on the evening of the
9th, having madea successful expedition
with four companies Of his command through
the Southwest corner of the State. All iay-
hawking bands in that locality were dis.
persed. Several skirmishes took place, which |
resulted in the death of several prominent
rebels. One hundred and twenty-five pris- |
oners were captured, all of whom, except the
leaders and some rs untractable ones, were
released. on taking the oath of allegiance A
number of horses were captured, together
with l22 head of cattle, 327 bushels of wheat
and 4,50O lbs of bacon. All rebel gargs not
captured were driven by Col. Wright down
to Standwaitz point, on the line of the In.
dian Territory, 25 miles below Neosho.
1t is reported that a body o. rebels, 600
strong, are encamped between Cowskin and
Buffalo creek. and Pike is at the head of
1900 Indians 10 miles below.
PHILADELPHIA, April 18.
Parson Brownlow was received at Inde-
pendance Hall by the city authorities, this
morning. Mr.. Tregg, President of the Com.
mon Council, receiving him with words of the
heart'est welcome. Parson Brownlow replied
in a characteristic address of some length.
He recitcd the trlbulations that East Ten
nessee Unionists had undergone At one
time he had been within one vote of hanging
by the sentence of drum-h head court martial
at Knoxville. The vote that saved him was
that Of a corrupt, drunken secess,onist; and
he was tempted to exclaim-
"GIeat God, on what slender thread