Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-09-26
EVERYTHING QUIET.


Sharpsburg.
EVERYTHING QUIET.
800 OR 400 REBELS DROWNED IN
THE POTOMAC.
Mcclellan thanks Gen. Hooker.
Gen. schOficid In Command at
Springfield, Mo.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %.
Gen. White is here under arrest to await
an examination of the circumstances attend
ing the surrender. of IIarpers Ferry.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoTOMAC,l
Friday Evening.
Information received to-day from the rebels
shows that their loss in general officers in the
late engagements is greater than ours. Gen.
Wright, of Georgia, wounded in two places
Gen. Branch, of North Carolina, killed Gen.
Longstreet, wounded; Maj Gen. Anderson,
wounded; Gen. Colquit, of Georgia, killed.
The rebels admit their loss to be 90, 900 at
LIlc DllIlc Vi Ou,oVU SlIlCc lIlcy
entered Maryland. the Alabama brigade,
commanded by Col. Corning, has not been
able to muster fifty men since the late battle.
Residents in this section of Maryland have
suffered terribly since the occupation of it by
the two armies. In many cases, families
which few days ago were in comfortable
circumstances arc now in want Of the neces-
saries of life All forage and fuel, also SUBJ
sistence, used by the army is promptly paid
for Claims of those whose farms have been
laid waste and buildings destroyed during the
battles, are referred to proper authorities for
settlement.
The movements of the rebel army are mys-
terious. Military authorities here feel salts
fled that the whole rebel army is still on the
opposite side of the Potomac. Information
to that effect has been received here to-day
Gen. Lee is also there. Their intentions are
not yet developed An attempt to re-occupy
Maryland must be considered impossible.
BALTIMORE, Sept o.
The correspondent of the american at
Sharpsburg, under date of the 22nd, says
there has come lull in which the contending
armies are lying quietly with the Potomac be-
tween them, waiting Developments. Since
the reconnaissance across the Potomac on Sat
urday last, perfect quiet has reigned along the
lines, scarcely disturbed by skirmishing of
pickets.
We hold the river at Sharpsburg in strong
force, while the rebels occupy the opposite
bank, but not, it is thought in force We
also occupy Williamsport in sufficient strength
to resist any attempt to dislodge u.s. Har-
per's Ferry is likewise in our possession, and
th,,c in, 70 nh
crossing to this State, and to recommence of
| fensive operations.
Oar army is not idle large columns are in
motion to-day. A regiment of cavalry cross
ed the river last night three miles from
Sharpsburg, on reconnaissance. The rebels
showed themselves on the edge of the woods,
but made no demonstrations.
! The battle cid of Wednesday is now pref
ty we'll cleared of all material evidence of the
struggle. The dead have all been buried, and
the wounded all removed to Hagerstown and
other places.
Times Jurisprudence
W1LLIAMsPoRT, Nd, Sept. 20.
This place may be considered the extreme
right of the Union lines. Since the departure of
the rebels across the river last Saturday, moth
ing of Importance has occurred.
The rebel pickets are now on the opposite
side. This morning they conversed freely
with our pickets on this side. tits not likely
that our forces will cross at this point for the
pursuit.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 24.-10:30 a. NJ.
The appearance of the city is quite martial,
stores closed and the military are selling un-
enrolled persons to labor on entertainments
y fro,,, no in or;or opro1l;pp into
a regiment here.
kinsville, has enforced the CONSUMPTION act,
levying contribution on Union men.
Journals are informed that Humphrey Mar
shall's advance reached Shelbyville last eve
ming, but nothing by telegraph has been re-
ceived during the last So hours.
WASHINGTON Sept. %.
Special to Trbnnr.
The division of Gen. Stahl, late Schenck S,
of Sigeps corps, has been ordered to Centre
vile, to occupy that place.
Gen. Hooker is confident that he will be
able to take the field within two weeks. His
wound has ceased to be painful and has every
favorable symptom. The President and sew
eral of his Cabinet have called upon him and
consulted with regard to the conduct of the
war. Mcclellan, in lettt to the General,
thanks him for his briliian. services at the
battle of Antietam, and expr 'ses regret for
the wound, and says: 81 know, lad you not
been struck, you would have aimed the main
road. 1t was the only one upon which the
enemy could retreat-the one upon which he
finally did retreat-and had it been gained he
would have been intercepted"
1t is Hooker's opinion that the enemy have
never been more than $4,000 strong in Mary
land, not even when reinforced by Jackson
with 10000, after he had taken Harper's
Ferry.
Residents near the ford over the Potomac,
at which the rebels crossed, say that three or
four hundred of them got out of their depth
and were drowned. The ford is narrow one
and the descent on each side is steep.
HUDSON, No., Sept. 20.
Early last week, Capt. johnson, with rs en-
rolled Militia, from Rolla county, attacked 20
guerrillas under Mcdonald, at Tribus Syck,
scattering them in all directions. They left
one dead and three wounded.
On the 18th, Capt. johnson, with twenty
five, surprised a camp of $50 strong, under
Maj Snyder, who was killed, and fifteen of !
his men wounded. All their camp equippage
were taken.
On Sunday, Lieut. Dillon, with part of his
came up with band and routed
them.
Maj. Hunt reports Cunningham band near
Sturgeon yet. In a skirmish twenty were re-
ported wounded. None killed on our side.
Special to New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %.
Telegraphic advices from McClellan's army
state that everything remains quiet at the
ord near Sheppardstown. The forces on
he opposite sides of the river are watching
Zach other The rebels keep their men out Of
light, but occasionally horseman makes his