Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-07
Two more British Vessels captured
Vessels and Cargoes valued at
$1,000, 900.
Large Rebel Force In the SIte5a01a-
d0uh E;aiiey.
SUPPOSED CAVALRY ENGAGEMENT.
MARYLAND REBELS SAY A PEACE
PROPOSITION WILL COME FROM
RICHMOND AFTER THE NEXT GEN
ERAL ENGAGEMENT.
Statement from Ex.President Buchanan
in reply to Gen. SCOTS rec ent litter.


Advices from the army in SOUTHEAST Mis-
souri, state that after the recent successes of
our forces at Pittman's Ferry, Coils. Logan
and Dewey, with their forces combined, push
ed on as far as Ballcnge Mills, five miles from
Pocahontas, where they fought Burbridge,
completely routing his forces and capturing a
large number of prisoners, including many
rebel officers.
A later dispatch from Logan, dated 31st,
says he captured and dispersed 200 of Boone's
command.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l
Elk President Buchanan, through the
National IntelHgencer, replies at length to
Lieut.. Gen. Scott, whose recent publication
he considers an undisguised censure of his
conduct during the last months of his admin
istration, in regard to the seven cotton States
now in rebellion.
In noticing the first and the most promi-
nent among the charges, viz, his refusal to
Immediately garrison nine enumerated forts
scattered over six of the Southern States, ac-
cOrdng to SCOTS recommendation, he
says, this refusal is attributed without the
least cause to the influence of Governor Floyd.
All my Cabinet must bear me witness that
was myself responsible 70, all the acts of the
administration. Certain it is, that during the
last six months previous to the 29th sof De-
cember, 1860, the day on which he resigned
his office, after my request, he exercised less
influence on the administration than any 9TH
er member of the Cabinet. Mr.. Holt was
Immediately thereafter transferred from the
Post Office department to that of the War.
SO that from this time till the 4th of March,
1861, which was by far the most important
period of the administration, he performed
the duties of Secretary of War to my entire
satisfaction.
He then proceeds to show there is an
answer both easy and conclusive, if other
valid reasons did not eXist-namely, there
were no available troops within reach which
could be sent to those Notifications. TO have
attempted military operations on a scale so
extensive by any means within the President
power would have been simply absurd. Of
this he says, referring to his supplemental
views of the 30th of October, General Scott
| himself seems to have been convinced. These
views, he says, were published by Gen. Scott
in the National Intelligencer, on the 18th
day of January, 1861. at Il most important
and critical period of the Administration.
Their publication at that time could do no
possible good, and might have done much
harm. To have published them without the
Presidents knowledge and consent was as
much in violation of the sacred confidence
which ought to prevail between the com
handing General of the army and the COM
mander-in- chief as it would have been for the
Secretary Of War to have published the same
document without authority. What is of
more importance, the publication was calcu-
lated to affect injuriously the compromise
measures then before Congress, and encourage
the secessionists in their mad and wicked at
tempt to shatter the Union into fragments
From the great respect then entertained for
General Scott, passed it over in silence
Mr.. Buchanan then explains why he re-
fused to send 300 men to re-enforce Mai. An
derson at Fort Moultrie Among other rea-
sons, he says he believed, as the events
proved, that Maj Anderson was then in no
danger of attack Indeed ne and his COM
mand were treated with marked kindness bv
the authorities and people Of Charleston
Under these circumstances, to have sent such
a force there would have been only to impair
| the hope o compromise, to provoke collision
anu W ulSappolilC the country.
Having treated of the charge of having kept
back re-enforcements from Pensacola, Mr..
Buchanan replies to the charge of having also
kept them back from Charleston, say
ing that neither truce, nor qmasi truce,
nor anything like it vas even concluded be-
tween the President and any human author
ity concerning Charleston. On the contrary,
the South Carolina commissioners, first and
last and all the time, were informed that the
President never could and would never sur
render Fort Sumter, nor deprive himself of
the most entire liberty to send REINFORCE
ments to it whenever it was believed to be in
danger, c: whenever it might be requested by
Maj. Anderson.
Mr.. Buchanan then alludes to other points
in Gen. SCOTS views, and says that he can
solemnly declare, before God and his country,
that he cannot reproach himself with any act
of commission or omission to cndanger it's
happiness, prosperity, and its safety, since the
existing troubles commenced.
GREENpoHr. New J..
The Suffolk county Hank at Sag Harbor.
was broken open last night and robbed of
Sl3,0C0 -$S, 600 in bills and the balance in
bonds. $1,000 is offered for the burglars
and the recovery of the money
BosToN, Nov. l.
Orders have been issued for ten regiments
to leave for the seat of war next Saturday
CINCINNATI, Nov. 9.
A special dispatch to the Enquirer, from
layton, says that after the shooting of Boil
meyer the excitement was intense. Several
hundred persons collected for the purpose of
taking Brown from Jail and hanging him
The Mayor promptly quel!eG the Eiat
In the afternoon the crowd again collected
In large numbers around the Jail, but nc
of any consequence was made
About o'clock in the afternoon the mob
again assembled, and proceeded to the Jail
with two small swivels, for the purpose of
breaking down the Jail door and dragging
Brown out to be executed The guns were
captured by the police, after few shots
we're fired, wounding four persons one
severely. At 10 O'Clock in the evening all
vas comparatively quiet. -ha
ten. Wright, with a military force, assisted
ne Mayer in preserving the peace At half
'ast live companies ofregulars left the city.
rriving at Dayton at 10 o'clock P. n.
The inquirer says that a gentleman who
rrived from Dayton at haf-past last night
avs the parties had political quarrel before I
he election, and Brown had threatened then Q
shoot Bollneyer-that the killing of dog
'as but an indirect cause of the rencontre d
esterday, :,
BosroN, Nov 2.
The brig Baron De Costine has arrived. 81
he reports that on the 29th ult., in latitude u
D and longitude 69', she was captured by II
he british pirate Alabama. Capt Semmes e.
greed to liberate the vessel for a bond of c
DO 900, payable to the President of the &C. E,
outhern Confederacy, thirty days after tosas t. t.
as declared. The Captain was also obliged t
take the crews Of several vessels previous vi
captured, which he did and landed them at ii,
G nearest port. m 3aa.s5ga h,