Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-16


limited. The quarters connected with this
work were set on fire by our shells, and no
doubt seriously injured.
l am, very respectfully,
Your obedient serv't,
L. M. GOLDSBORO,
Flag Officer Commanding BIockading Squadron.
New YORK, May 10.
The prize schooner Flash arrived here this
afternoon, having been captured off Prices
Inlet, while trying to run the blockade, by
the bark Restless. Her crew run her ashore,
set her on fire and escaped, but our boats
boarded her, extinguished the flames and tow
ed her off. She had hoisted British colors,
and cleared from Nassau, N. P, for New
York.
BALTIMORE, May 10.
The steamer Commodore arrived at this
port this afternoon, from Yorktown, and is
now in the harbor with between 600 and 700
sick and wounded, who will 60 into the hos.
pital.
Special to the st. Louis Democrat.
ST.. LOUIS, May 10.
Batesuilie, Dirk, May 6th.-The Union
feeling which along the route to this place
has been at low ebb has displayed itself in
most gratifying manner since the arrival Of
Gen. Curtis army here. Men from surround
ing towns are daily coming in and avowing
themselves on the side of the old Govern.
ment. The day We reached here 80 men
came in from distance of 20 miles to con-
graduate US on our arrival. Large numbers
Of secessionists are voluntarily coming for
ward and taking the oath of allegiance, stating
that the Southern Confederacy is dead
Many of the townships are loyal to the cause,
and it has only been the larger villages,
where the noisy politicians have kept the
thing alive, that have overawed the country
people.
Arkansas lies PROSTATE at the feet of the
Government. There are no rebel troops in
the State except Coleman's Jayhawkers and
some Texas regiments, said to be at Little
Rock. All the steamboats, on the Arkansas
and White rivers have been taken away by
the rebels to prevent them falling into ou1
hands.
By order Of Gen. Curtis % slaves, belong.
ing to Judge Martin, of Polk, Bayou county
Ark, captured on the Sd inst, in Indepen-
dence county, while being taken South by
agents of the rebellion, have been con6scated
and emancipated and allowed to 60 wherever
they pleased.
NEWMARKET, Va, May 8.
Yesterday afternoon the rebel pickets above
Columbian bridge, on the east side of the
Shenandoah, were driven back by detach
ments under Col Foster, who was subse
quently ambuscaded by two rebel regiments
drew in good order. The enemy did not pur
she. A company of Vermont cavalry were
cut off and surrounded, but escaped by swim.
ming the river.
The enemy's loss is not stated, except
prisoners belonging to the 9Th Virginia and
9TH Louisiana, which indicates that the enc.
my's force was of Wells brigade. This NOR.
ming IL of our men were reported to be mis-.
sing.
1t is reported here that sklrmish occurred
yesterday near Stanton, between Milroy's ad.
vance and Edward Johnson's command. The
latter was repulsed and retreated.
FLAG SHIP BENToN,)
ABOVE FoRT Pillow, May 10.
To Welles Secretary ofthe Maya naval
engagement. for which the rebels have been
preparing, took place this morning. Arebel
feet of ron-clad gun boats. 4 Of them rams,
came up handsomely. .r
The fight lasted an hour Two rebel gun
boats were blown up and one sunk, when
the enemy retreated precipitately to the fort.
Only two of our vessels were engaged
The Cincinnati sustained some injury from
rams, but will be in fighting condition to-mor-
row.
Capt. Stemble distinguished himself, and
is seriously wounded.
The Benton is uninjured.
The rebel squadron was supposed to be
by Hollins.
[Signed] c. H.DAv1s,
Command'g Miss. Flotilla, pro tenn.
New KENT @. H., May 1O-P.
The pursuit. of rebels by Gen. Stoneman
has been in every respect successful. His
head quarters now here, % miles from Rich
mond, while the advance, composed of the
9th Illinois Cavalry, is five miles ahead.
The enemy is in sight, but gradually falling
back. - .
The inhabitants, in nearly every instance,
have left.
1t is said the rebels will make stand at
Bolton bridge, Is miles from Richmond, aud
1t the head waters of the Chickahominy.
Mcclellan, with his main army, is rapidly
following within few miles.
Cumberland, a small town on the Pamun.
key river, n miles from here, was destroyed
BY the enemy and is now occupied by us.
The rear guard of the enemy is Longstreets
Divisions, consisting of 10 Regiments OF In
antry, 2 batteries and one Regiment of Cav
Try. m
There was an engagement yesterday, be-
cen or advance and the enemy's rear at |
'latcr's mills, 8 miles from here. Fourteen
ebel cavalrp were killed and number cap
ured. i..a "a
Howell Cobb was here last night, but left
bis morning.
The enemy's retreat has been admirably
carving almost evervthinr