Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-10

of the 9th Wisconsin, whose name he did not
learn, to drive them out. They charged into
Newtonia Tuesday morning, and found the reb
els had been heavily reinforced, having force
estimated at 1000 and six p ieces of artillery.
Our men had to get out as best they could,
the infantry fighting them hand to hand. AS
they fell back out of Newtonia company Fl,
of the sixth Kansas cavalry about forty strong
were surrounded, but cut themselves out
The Federal troops fell back three miles,
followed by the rebels, when the former met
rcinforcements of about 800 cavalry and four
pieces of artillery, making six in all, and in
turn drove the rebels back into Newtonia.
Considerable cannonading was kept up for
some time between the two armies. About
night our forces commenced falling back to
camp for the night; the rebels followed them,
when our men turned ON them and drove
them back into Newtonia, and held the field.
The Federal loss during the day was about
140 killed, wounded and missing probably
most of them taken prisoners. Such of our
wounded as fell into the hands of the rebels
were treated in the most barborous manner.
Rebel loss not known, but is. thought to be
larger than ours in killed and wounded
They were still at Newtonia at last accounts,
but will probably not remain there long, as a
few days will decide who are masters in the
Southwest
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct 5.
The steamboat Matamoras arrived this
morning at Fortress Monroe from Atkins
Landing, by which we obtain Richmond pa
pers to the 18th inst. .......
The Richmond dispatch, of Oct. 1st gives
an account of case of James M. Lovengood,
an enrolled conscript suing for his liberty. 1t
was tried before the Ebert county (Ga.) Su-
perior Court last week, and a decision given
liberating the plaintiff from the hands of the
enrolling officer and pronouncing the con-
script act unconstitutional, and therefore the
act itself and all regulations and orders based
upon it are likewise void. Doe.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the Sd, says
the Federal army is south of the Potomac,
moving up the valley from Martinsburg and
Harper's Ferry, and that a battle may be ex-
pected at any time.
Yellow fever at Wilmington, N. c., is not
abating On Monday there were 43 new
cases. Several doctors were sent from Charles
ton there
| In the Virginia Legislature, Mr.. Collier, of
Petersburg, offered the following:
"Whereas, A. Lincoln, President of the
United States, by his recent proclamation,
is acting in solid contempt of the principles of
property i'll slaves, which is no less consecra-
ted in the Federal Constitution than in ours,
and is aiming by said proclamation to excite
servile instruction in our midst,
Resolved, therefore. that no person within
this State shall be held TO have committed any
offense against the criminal law thereof, or
shall be tried or imprisoned, or be required
to answer at any time for any act done in
driving from the State, or putting to death,
any person, with or without arms, who may
be found on our soil aiding in any way to
give effect to the fendsh purpose of said
proclamation
The Richmond Wig, of Oct 9Th, says
that the small pox has broken out in the mil
tary hospitals in Danve
On the I'd the Federal pickets were driven
in from Flat Rock to Nashville
The steamer Forlorn Hope was captured by
the rebels last Tuesday.
at is reported" says the Wing, "that 1917
transports have gone up the Potomac to AL
exandria. 1t is supposed the purpose is to
make another move on Richmond by way of
fredericksburg, or some other route"
The Richmond Enquirer, of the 4th, says
'the Federal forces are at Martinsburg, with
their left extending to Harper's Ferry. Gen.
Lee, with strong force, is pidly moving to-
wards Martinsburg. A desperate battle is
about to be fought. Mcclellan cannot avoid
an engagement, unless he wthdraws This
he cannot do, as his government and the alb
olitionists are urging him forward. The ne
gro proclamation is causing some commotion
in the North, but the martial law will proba-
bly, quell this"
ST. LOUIS, Oct G.
Advices received from Gen. Schofie1d
: state that with powerful army he was on
Saturday at Sarcoxie, sixteen miles from New
tonia, where the rebel forces 10000 strong
were concentrated. He expected to reach
there to-day, and if the rebels do not vacate
we may expect to hear of battle. No ap-
lprehensions are entertained as to the result,
Schofield's army being superior to that of the
enemy and in excellent fighting trim.
The only thing feared is that the rebels
won't fight
Advices dated the 4th, received from Green
> vile, Missouri, contain reliable intelligence
that the Texas troops under the rebel Nc
Bride, have been ordered home forthwith, in
consequence of the Union victories at Mar
shall, Texas and Shreveport, La The troor,s
thus referred to number about 1000
NEwBERN, n, c., Oct. 3.
All the able. bodied negroes in Eastern n.
: Carolina are being seized, by order of the
rebel Secretary of War, and carried into Vir-
GINA, to work On Notifications
Governor Vance has called council of the
Leading men of this State, for the purpose of
taking President Lincoln's recent preclama-
ton into consideration. Onion war meetings
are held daily in the adjoining counties, for
the purpose of filling up the loyal North
Carolina regiments. The meetings are ad
dressed by Hon. G. Ii. Foster, administration
candidate for Congress, who has thus far met
with great success New companies have
been sworn in. The brave Colonel Potter.
commanding has recovered from his:
wounds, received in the recent attack on
Washington, North Carolina, in which en-
gagement his regiment carried off the palm
On Wednesday last nine of our pickets
took rife pit and repulsed 90 rebels ues,
Bachelors Greek, some Is miles fr,,m Nv,
bern. -'e"-
Inc unlonists in Camder. county have pe-
tltioned President Linc.s. for permission To
urlVe an the rebel antilles out o. the county,
IL granted they r,romise to raise two loyal
regiments ior che Union army, half of which
are are now 9y raised. Recruits for the North Caro-
una o.hon regiments are rapidly coming in,
SINE the heroic conduct of the 1st., in the
+, engagement at Washington.
| LOUISVILLE, Oct. 6--6P.
| Telegraphic communication with Bards-
town has just been established. The wires
will keep pace with our army as it proceeds.
| Saturday the rebels inaugurated Richard
Howe as Governor of Kentucky at Frankfort.
Bragg and Humphrey Marshall made bitter
anti.Union speeches. Kirby Smith was there.
Buckner was expected, but was not present.
At B or 6 P. M. the rebels burned the railroad
bridge, whereupon all their infantry left for