Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-14

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 6.
Gen. Halleck has been called upon by
number of professed Union men from Mort
Missouri, petit Oning for the Communication
the sentence on the North Missouri bride
burners. They have not met with any su,
cess so far. They pretend that the offender
are all young, dcludcd men, whow coerce
into the act by the threats of rebel officer
and that they would be tried for disobedienc
of orders if they refused
A passenger from Sc dalia, last night, re
ported that a short freeze helped along Jct
Davis brigade wagons considerably, on Sat
urday and Sunday but now the ruts are a
slushy and impossible as ever.
A eounterfeiter was recently arrested in tn
act of coming counterfeit dollars in a strange
place, 1t was at Milwood, few miles soutf
| Of Lebanon, Missouri. He intrusted negro
| from Springfield with some gold dollars
| which turned out counterfeit, whereupon in.
formation was given which led to the coun
feitS arrest.
The Democrats special from Rolla, to-
day, says messenger from Lebanon, who
left there yesterday, at Il A. NJ, reports the
enemy's pckets within three miles of Leba-
non, the Federal pickets within hailing dis
tance and that firing had taken place be-
tween them, but was suspended at last ac-
counts.
Reports are current in Lebanon that
Prize had made an Intellectual attempt to
move off his bag gage, but failed on account
of the mud. He then told his mn there
was no alter native but to fight or surrender
Maj. Wright's battalion was y miles west
from Leb,non. A batch of prisoners had
been captured, incluCing Capt. Mansfield,
his two sons and son-in-law. The troops
from Sedalia had not arrived at Lebanon
when the messenger lefc
Sr. LOUIS, Feb. 7.
The following is announced from the head
quarters of the army in this city:
Fort Henry is ours! The Flag Of the
Union as re-esto6lisAed on the soil of Ten
nessee. 1t aciU neoer be ,emouea."
BY command of Major-G General Halleck.
[S;gned W. w. SMITH,
Captain and Aid-de- Camp.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Z.
Secretary Welles has received the following
dispatch:
U. S. FLAG SHIP CINCINNATI, I
Of Fort Henry, Tenn. River, Feb. 6, 1862 !
The gun-boats under my communicative
Essex, Commarder Porter, the Carondolet,
Commander Walker, the Cincinnati, Com
nander Steimbe, the ST. Lcuis, Lieut. Com
handing Paulding, the Conestago, Lieut..
Commanding Phelps, the Tyler, Lieut. Com
handing Sivern, and the Lexington, ,Leut.
Shirk-after severe and rapid
ire of an hour and quarter. have captured
'ort Henry and taken Gen. Lloyd Tilghman
md his staff and sixty men as prisoners. The
surrender of the gum boats was unconditional,
IS we kept an open fire upon the enemy until
heir flag was struck. In half an hour after
he surrender handed the fost and prisoners
'ver to Gen. Grant, commanding the army,
N his arrival at the fort in force. The Essex
lad shot in her boiler, after fighting most
Effectively for two-thr 1s of the action, and |
vas obliged to drop down the river. | hear
hat several of her men were scalded to death, |
including the two pilots. She, with the other
un-boats, officers and men, fought with the
greatest gallantry. The Cincinnati rece ed
Il Shots and had one man killed and eight |
seriously.
The fort, with 20 guns and II mortars, was
defended by Gen. Tilghman with most deter
mined gallantrv.
| will write as soon as possible. | have
ent Lieut.. Commanding Phillips and three
,un-boats up after the rebel gun-boats.
[Signed] A. II. FOOTE. Flag Officer.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
PADucAH, Feb. 7.
Fort Henry fell yesterday at 2 O'clock
The gun-boats opened fire on the fort at
L2:40. High water prevented the land force
rom participating in the engagemcI t: The
'ebe! force a. the fort was about 1900 to
1000, having been largely reinforced within
ha last few days.
We have not learned the enemy's loss in
llled and wounded
Gen Tilghman and staff and 60 men were
aiken prisoners. The rebels left everything,
ng them up-Gen: Smith on the west and
Gen. Grant on the east side of the river.
In the early part of the engagement gun
was fred from the fort The shot entered a
port Of the Essex, cutting pl,te in one of
ner boilers, killing and woundng by scalding
% men. Commodore Porter is badly sca'ded
in the face and hands. This is our principal
0ss.
Tribune's Washington Correspondence
New YORK, Feb T.
The last million Of dollars in the Treasury
was sent by Mr.. Chase to Kentucky, for the
need Of troops who are fighting the enemy.
Worlds Disp atch.
It is now correctly 1umored here that either
Gen. He n'zemen or Gen. Mcdowell will take
command of the new expedition to the South,
which is fitting out in New York, and which
will comprise division of the army here.
Times Dispatch.
The expulsion of Bright is likely to prove
only the beginning of the war against Sena-
tors suspected of disloyalty. Attention is al
ready being directed towards Mr. Powell, of
Kentucky. 1t is said that shortly a resolu-
ton will be introduced into the Sen lte direct
ing the Superintendent of the document room
to inform that body what public documents
Mr.. Powell has ordered to be sent to members
of the Southern Confederacy since the forma-
ton of the Provisional Government.
A rebel spy was caught yesterday, by
company of McDowell's Division, in the
hollow of an old tree, where he had been
secreted for several days. He was fully sup
piled with provisions He refused to give his
name or business.
Several of the Congressional friends of
Gen. Fremont including prominent members
of the Committee on the Conduct of the War,
are understood to have preferred an urgent
r, uucst to the President to have the General
assigned to new command.
Private California letters and dispatches
make probable the early election of the Re-
publican Governor Stanford as Lathsm's sue
cessor.
- WAsH1Nn TON, Feb. s.
There is the highest authority for stating
that there is no truth in the report that the
recent rebel flag of truce brought to headquar
ters here a communii ication threatening
| The hostages, Col Corcoran and others, ir
the event of the execution of the Missouri