Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20
first represented. Adams escaped without

first represented. Adams escaped witho
hat sword or horse
The rebel batteries at Chattanooga we
silenced on the 9th after heavy cannon
ding OF hours. Our forces opened fl
the next day and continued six hours upt
the town and rifle pits, driving the enerr
out of his works and forcing him to evacua
the city. Thcy burned all the railros
bridges 10 prevent pursuit. Tho Tenne
seeans came out in crowds along the mars
and checred our troops enthusiastically.
A great many applications are made at tt
executive office for passes to Memphis.
| .l..5.... WASHINGTON, June IL.
| No further particulars of Gen. Shields el
gagement have been received at the W.
Department.. h.
Advicss from McClellan's head quarter
this evening state reconnaissance this morn
ing as far as Meadow Bridge found the enem
quiet but in force. Some skirmishing ha
taken place during the day, but with littl
result on either side.
The weather is good and the roads i'm
proving. ,..
In the Circuit Court to-day, in the matte
of John and VIM. Jackaon, claimed as fugi
tves by Dednis Duvol of Maryland, reiter
ated it as the former decision in refusing t,
admit testimony as to the loyalty IF tn
whether the slaves had been actually engage,
aiding the rebellion. The fugitives were re
turned to the claimant. The counsel for tn
slavos claimed that Kentucky should return
fugitives only at the requisition of the Gov
ernor of Maryland; but the Court decided
against the point
Adj. Gen. Thomas was transacting bust
ness az usual to day at the War Department
This il sufficient reply to statement tina
he had been suspended from office. tits no
known to his most intimate friends that
Court Of Inquiry, as reported at distance
is engaged in investigating any Of hi
official transactions.
The conference appointed on the part o
the House on the Tax bill are Thaddeus Ste
vsns, Morrill,, of VT, and Holman, of Ind
on the part Of the Senate, Washburnc, Har
ris and Henderson.
The Richmond Examiner, of the 9th inst.
devotes its editorial columns to deplorine
such fact, that there is found no individual
desperate and weary Of living by the wretch
edness this invasion has brought upon him
as to substitute what may be en- ignominious
suicide for glorious martyrdom. This is
Intended, doubtless, as an incentive to the
of United States officers who
have taken possession of rebel Territory. The
paper is printed on half sheet and is a
striking evidence of the impoverished condi-
ton of affairs in Richmond.
Tribune Correspondence.
.. WASHINGTON, June IL.
Representative Maynard, of 1cnn., received
a telegram from Gov. johnson, tonight, to
the effect that the rebels were reported re-
treating from Cumberland Gap towards Chat
If so, East Tennessee is at last free
and Gen. Morgan can Immediately take pos
session.
Times Dispatch.
An order will be issued, probably to-mor-
row, modifying the regulations governing
brigade surgeons by placing them under the
more immediate control of the Surgeon Gen.
eral, who will direct them wherever they may
be required.
A gentleman from Fredericksburg direct
states that when tho bridge across the Rap
pahannock was swept away by the food, the
other day, the secessionists assembled on the
banks of the river and manifested their de-
light by cheering and waving of hats and
handkerchiefs. yet no one was arrested.
The few Union citizens of the place COM
plain bitterly that the protection given to
rebel property is denied to them, and that
avowsd rebels are treated with so much ten
derness as to make the lot of the poor
Unionists peculiarly hard.
When Gen. Doubleday went out he took
for his headquarters the house of the noto-
rious rebel who had three sons in the rebel
army, but Gen. Mcdowell instantly ordered
Gen. Doubleday out, and placed guard to
protect the house.
The following dispatch has just been trans
nitted to Secretary Stanton, also copy to
Gen. Casey
HEADQUARTERS McCLELLAN's ARMY
June II.
Richmond papers of Monday contain an
account of a skirmish near Harrisonburg, in
which Col. Ashby was killed. The same
paper publishes names of killed and wounded
in seven regiments-total $50.
The weather still continues unfavorable.-
1t has rained every other day for the past two
weeks. The waters of the Ohickahominy
have not recedcd, and the roads are in ter
rible condition.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY ruR Potomac, !
Juno 9th, IL P. NJ, 1862. :
To Hon. E. N. Stanton, Secretary Of War:
Ny dispatch Of tho 1st inst, stating that
Gcn. Casey's division which was in the line,
gave way unaccountably and discreditably,
was based upon official statements made to
me before arrived on the field of battle, and
while was there, by several commanders
and from statements made to me subse-
quently by Gen. Casey and Noglu, am in
iuced to believe that portions Of that divis-
ion behaved well and made a most gallant
stand against great numbers, but at present
the accounts are too conflicting to enable me
to discriminate with certainty. The facts
are already ascertained, and the exceptional
good conduct will be properly acknowledged.
[Signedl GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding.
'..' WASHINGTON, June 13.
Gen. Burnside was yesterday rendered a
serenade by his friends. lie replied that he
was exceedingly obliged to them for their
but declined the compliment.
Lord Lyons had an audience with the Pres
idens to-day, being on the eve of his departure
for Europe. He will be absent several weeks
The President offers by proclamation about
400 900 acres cf land at public sale in Ore
gon, in October. .-..s ......
The joint resolution rendering the thanks
of Congress to Lieut.. G. II. Morris and his
officers and men for their gallant conouct on
board the Cumberland, during the fight with
the Merrimac, was passed. .......
A report was made from the Committee on
Foreign Affairs that no exigency seems to
exist to require the interposition of this Gov
ernment on behalf Of the suffering people of
Ireland.
WASHINGTON, June IL.
Dispatches from Gen. Halleck. dated June
l2th-7 P. NJ, have been received at the War
Department. Beauregard is reported to have
been at Blank, with the remains of his army,
on Saturday.
Deserters represent the rebel army to be