Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-10
VOL. XIV--NO. Is.

practicable to transfer them to their own lines
in that time, if not as soon thereafter as NAV
be practicable. -t
4th-That no officer or soldier, OF employee
in the service is to be considered as exchanged
and relieved from his parole until his equiya.
lent has actually reached the lines of his
friends.
J 5th-That the parole forbids garrison, field.
+. or guard or constabulary duty
(Signed) JOHN A. DIX.
Major General
CAIRO, Oct. 5.
There is glorious news from Corinth this
morning. The rebels have been routed and
are in full retreat Their los sis very heavy,
and ours is also large.
zen. Dodge sends message here from Co.
lumbus to prepare for a large number of
wounded.
The rebels, under Price, Van Dorm and
Lowell, numbered 10000. Our troops are
J said to have acted nobly.
HEADQ'Rs, 4TH DIVISION OF WEST TENN.,)
jackson. Oct 5th.
Brig. Gen. Dodge, Columbus:
Forbid all citizens coming down the road
for few days. They cannot get to Corinth
at present, on account of the breaks in the
road.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 4.
Geo. ii. Pendleton and Alex Long were
nominated for Congress yesterday, BY the
Democrats Of the 1st and I'd Districts
military order was issued to-day suspen,
ding all drills of the city military organiza
tions till further orders.
dispatch from Capt. Hanna, of the 3sd
Indiana, dated Greensburg, Ky., Sd. saws
Gen. Geo. Morgan had arrived with his whole
command at Greensburg last evening. He
brought all his trains and artillery with him.
His men is in fine health
The Commercial says Morgans retreat
was the most arduous and hazardous of the
war. During their march Northward thev
have been constantly enveloped by the enemy's
cavalry Morgan maintained the offensive
throughout. On one occasion he marched
fourteen hours. For three days our troops
had no water but that found in staenated
ponds.
All the guns at Cumberland Gap were
brought away except four 32-pounders, too
heavy for transportation The trunnions
were knocked off before they were aban.
doned
! Greensburg, KY, is fifteen miles above
Portsmouth, Ohio
The Southern line is working to Franklin,
Clark county. Kentucky.
Advices say Jack Bremer with company
OF rebels, went up Red river to capture Jim
Townsend's home guards. The rebels were
defeated with great slaughter.
Gen. Geo. W. Morgan left but four guns at
Cumberland Gap, and them with the trunions
knocked off.
Col. S. d. Bruce, son-in-law of Gen. Leslie
Combs, receives the highest commendations
from the military circles here, for his opera
tons at Bowling Green
The rebels burned a bridge near Auburn
on Monday night Bruce sent thither the
7th Indiana and part of the Sth KY, and re-
built the bridge, and routed the enemy at Rus.
seville, killing and wounding so, taking fif-
teen prisoners and forty horses and saddles.
He also routed party at Glasgow yesterday,
taking ten prisoners, including Lieut.. Col.
Crews, Capt Brown, and Lieut. Thomas.
A dlspa4ch from Portsmouth, Ohio, to Gen.
Robinson, says Jno. Morgan, with 1000 men,
yesterday attacked the Carter county house
Guards, near Olive Hill After several hours
severe skirmishing, Morgan was repulsed.
Morgan then retreated towards Licking, burn
ing 35 houses on his way.
Last night Morgan returned to Olive Hill,
meanwhile Col. Liefort went to Portsmouth,
Ohio, and brought up 500 of the 18th Ohio.
Bardstown advices say the rebels have from
10000 to $4,000 men within eight miles of
Bardstown. Our central advance was this
afternoon four miles this side of Bardstown.
They have been skirmishing and driving
the rebels before them for the past three days.
We captured six hundred prisoners. It says
Kirby Smith arrived at Frankfort with 10000
men.
Humphrey Marshall is on his way to Frank.
fort with 5000 troops, and battle at Bards-
town is imminent.
A report of fight at Mt. Washington arose
from our forces shelling the woods as they ad-
vanced.
Bragg and Buckner left Danvile for Lex
iDgton, Tuesday Bragg, in a speech at DAN
vile, Monday, said that every man who would
not join the rebel army must go north of the
Ohio.
The rebels are cutting new roads from
Bardstown to Springfield and lexington
Leading rebels and rebel officers are circulat-
ing reports in places occupied by them-for
instance, that Gen. Nelson was killed because
he supported Lincoln's emancipation procla-
nation; that Buell. resigned because of that
proclamation, but concluded to hold his posi-
ton six days longer, in the hope that Lincoln
would annul that document.
Rebels are rapidly enforcing the conscrip-
ton act wherever they have temporary con-
troll.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 5.
The Louisville special dispatch of the End
inst, concerning the taking of 500 rebels by
Rosseau's division, was incorrect 1t doubt
less was based on the fact that an entire Geor.
gia regiment of cavalry, $50 strong, was cap
tured last week by the End and 3rd Kentucky.
which surrounded and completely surprised
the rebels at breakfast, who surrendered with
out the slightest resistance.
Col. Crawford commanded the captured
regiment, and is an ex-Congressman and one
of the Confederate peace commissioners to
Washington. These prisoners reached here
last evening.
The rebels, in large force, evacuated Bards-
town yesterday morning.
q II aF PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4.
The second edition of the Washington Star
has the following: -
Deserters and prisoners coming within our
lines at Harper's Ferry in the last 43 hours
agree that Lee is now making every prepara-
ton to retreat with his whole army, as soon
as Mcclellan moves against him. We give
this story for what it is worth.
At noon to-day it was ascertained that the
rebel force at Rappahannock Station consisted
of three regiments of infantry and two of
cavalry. Their present duty is patroling the
South bank Of the river, from Spring to be-
low Kelle's Mills. n
A report received at noon to-day says that
yesterday afternoon a small cavalry force en-
tered Leesburg ON reconnaissance.
Brig. Gen. Vancleye, of Minnesota, leading
the. advance of Crittenden's corps, entered
Bardstown last evening, eight hours after the
evacuation by the rebels, and was to pursue