Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-03-07
Times Washington Correspondence.

y Times Washington Correspondence.
A conspiracy of rebel citizens has been di:
: covered in Alexandra, the chief of whor
= are Col Dangerfeld and the cashier of tn
Farmers Bank. The organization was to al
ford relief to tie friends of Southern rights
: Twenty-seven arrests have been made. Tn
suppression of this society has no militar,
significance whatever.
t FT. MONROE, Feb. ~.
A flag of truce to-day took over so people
to Craney Island.
We have the following Southern news:
meeting of the cotton and tobacco plant
, ers took place at Richmond, on Wednesday
evening, to take into consideration the vol
uEtary destruction of the cotton and tobacco
crops, in view of the fact that the efforts o
the enemy were mainly directed towards rob
bing the South Of the accumulation of these
two great staples. A number of speeches
were made, and committee was appointed
to prepare business for an adjourned meeting
this evening. ..
| In Congress, ::on Wednesday, Senator
Snmms, of Kentucky, offered resolutions de-
claring that the people of the Confederate
States will, to thelast extremity, maintain and
defend their right to selfgovernment and the
government established by them To this
end they will pledge their last man and last
dollar for the prosecution of the war until
their independence is acknowledged, and also
that they will submit to any sacrifice and en-
dure any trial, however severe, relying on the
Ijustice Of their cause, and humbly trusting in
the providence of God will maintain their pro-
lection before the world and High Heaven,
while they have hand to raise and an arm to
defend,
The resolutions were referred to the Com.
mittee on Military Affairs.
A resolution was offered providing for COM
pensation by the Government for cotton and
tobacco burned, to prevent their falling into
the hands Of the United States
The Raleigh Register, of the 26th inst,
says: 1.-TWO men were brought to this city on
Monday as prisoners, on a charge of having
piloted the Yankees to Roanoke Island. They
were committed to jail"
The same paper, in an editorial, begins by
saying that it would be criminal as we'll as
idle to deny that the present state is the most
gloomy period that the South has wit
messed since the commencement of the war.
| 1t goes on in an earnest manner to call on the
people to stand by their country and fight to
the last D
All the prisoners taken at Roanoke Island
have been released on parole. Quite num-
Der of them arrived at Raleigh on Monday,
and they stated that one hundred and fifty
were left at " eldon to come on Tues iay.
Five regiments of volunteers for the war
are wanted to make up the quota of North
Carol ma, and Gov. Clark has issued a procla-
nation appealing to the patriotism of the citi-
zens to flsup the regiments.
The Norfolk Day Book, of yesterday, has
the following by telegraph: Il
Richmond, Feb. 26th.-The Lynchburg
Republican has special dispatch from Brs.
tol, Tenn, saying that the enemy had occu-
pied Nashville on Sunday -s
The number of Confederate prisoners taken
at Ft. Donelson is about 1000. The number
killed was 500, and wounded 1870. The
admitted loss of the Fcdera's is from 5000 to
10000 kill ed and wounaed Gen. Floyd has
saved all his command ,xcept the 2Oth Mis-
batteries, which were taken.
Richmond, Feb. 27th.-Schleis' new ex-
tensivc cotton and woolen factory was burnt
on Tuesday night. The loss is heavy. The
cotton factories at Columbus and Augusta
have suspended temporarily, in consequence
Of material injury to their dams and canals
by the recent fresGet
augusta, Feb. 25th.- The Savannah Repub-
lican Of this morning says that communica-
ton with Ft. Pulaski has been effectually
closed by the Fcderals, who have erected
three batteries of heavy guns.
Memphis, Fs5. 24M.-Our latest advices
from Nashville state that the Federal troops
have not yet occupied the city. The scouts
of Gen. Buelps army have appeared on the
north side of the Cumberland river, and it is
supposed their appearance is preparatory to
an early advance of the main column.
Gems. Price and McCulloch are both pre-
pairing for battle. The former is on this side
of Fayetteville and the latter at Boston Noun
tain, with a large force Of cavalry.
1t is reported that 9 Federal gun-boats
were seen on Sunday at Mayfield and Is trans
ports. An immediate action was expected.
Memphis, Feb. 25tk.-Late advices from
Knoxvlll state that the Confederates at Cum
ber!and Gap expect an early engagement
The Federals are frequently in sight.
Lynch6ury, Feb. 25M.-A portion of the
bridge which connected the Island on which
the South Side depot is situated with the
North Virginia & Tennessee Railroad depot
was destroyed yesterday by Goals falling
from locomotive. Two spans were
burnt, which will prevent the running of the
South-Side cars into the city.
Providence, R. l., Feb. %.
| The Constitutional Union Convention of
Rhode Island assembled yesterday and re-
nominated Gov. Sprague and other State Off
GERS.
New YORK, Feb. ~.
The Post publishes extracts of letter from
Richmond, dated over month ago, from a per-
son still resident of the South, and with excel
lent opportunities of kno Wedge. He says
the rebel army, on papsr, is 400, 900, but in
the field not quite 100000, and part of them
ind fferently armed. He says the rebel army
on the whole line of the Potomac is only
about $4,000 Thinks Southern troops whose
term OF enlistment expires on the fist of May
will not rc-enllst if they can possibly avoid it.
/ WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.
The National Intelligeacer, of this mornir G,
says that report prevailed yesterday 10 the
effect that the column OF Gen Banks has suf
fered repulse in attempting to cross the Po-
tomac, but its falsity was exposed by COM
munication from Secretary Stanton to Repre-
sentative Colfax.
Il Special to Commercial.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
The House Committee of Ways and Means
will not be able to introduce the tax bill be-
fore Mon ay next. They hope to have them
matured before that time.
The Senate's Judiciary Committee have the
Con6scation Act of Senator Harris under con
sideration to-day.
The roads in this vicinity are in improved
condition to-day. r.r
Nearly one thousand returned Fedora
prisoners are now in Washington, and they
are being rapidly paid off by the War De