Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-07
LARGE AMOUNT OF ARMY SUP
PLIES CAPTURED IN KEN
lucky, BY THE REBELS.
Alarm among the Secesh of Eastern
North Carolina.
REPORT OF THE CAPTURE OF MO
BILE CONFIRMED.
Great Excitement among the Rebels at
Holly Springs and Bolivar, over
the Advance of the Fed
eral Army.
SEVENTY. THREE UNION REFUGEES
ARRIVED AT NEW ORLEANS.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 2.
The District Commissioners announce that
the volunteers from Philadelphia number &c.
851, being l ,43l over the quota required to
fill the call for 600, 900 men. Claims for ex
ira credit beyond that ascertained by the En-
rolment Assessorswerem made by 113 precincts.
The remaining l01 precincts made no claims.
The commissioners report that no draft will
be needed in Philadelphia, the quota being
full.
New York, Nov. 2.
The Washington Star says the Richmond
Examiner quotes gold at so premium, and
silver at 50 premium, and advancing.
The steamer Ocean Queen, from Aspinwall,
25th, arrived this morning, with passengers
and 81 100000 in treasure. She saw nothing
of the pirate Alabama
New York, Nov. g.
A special dispatch says the rebels are max
ing demonstrations towards Manassas, and
had run off a train from Bull Run bridge.
Gen. Sigel states Il have seEt strong
force to rebuild the bridge and to restore the
train to the track"
Bayard's force was attacked at 8 o'clock to-
day, at Aldie, and is now encamped two miles
east OF that place.
A dispatch from Stahl says the rebels arc
repairing the railroad to Manassas.
Especial to Herald.l
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.
The advance into Virginia, which so far has
taken place slowly but surely, will be accele
rated to rate which will before long bring US
to the main body of the enemy, or at least tc
where they are supposed to be. One of the
striking features of the advance so far has
been almost the entire cessation of struggling
The rebels themselves have set us good eX
ample in the matter. Hereafter, stragglers-
officers or men plainly convicted as such
are for the first offense to have half the heat
shaved; second offense will receive severe1
penalty, and it is understood that death i:
made the penalty of the third offense.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoroMAC,l
Nov. 2-9P. M.
Gen. Pleasanton came up with the enemy''
cavalry and artillery at Philmont, about II
o'clock yefterday, when fight occurred
which was conducted wholly by artillery ant
lasted about five hours, when the enemy re
tired to Union, small town three miles be
yond. Our loss was one killed and fourteen
wounded.
The enemy's force consisted of portion o
Stewards cavalry and one battery. Five o
them are known to have been killed.
At o'clock this morning, Pleasanton re
newed the attack At 10 o'clock he was re
inforced by brigade of infantry, and at
o'clock the enemy fell back from Union, oul
troops occupying the town. Our loss up t.
3 o'clock to-day was one killed and foul
wounded.
During the action a rebel caisson was ey
ploded by one of our shells. The eneT ",
loss is unknown.
The firing in that direction was rerv beav
from 8 o'clock until dark, but the rasnlt
unknown.
Gen. Mcclellan visited the front this after
noon.
Heavy dust w';s observed to-day at Ashby
Gap. but in what direction the rebels ar,
moving IS not known, as the distance is to-
great fer observation.
another portion of our army took posses
sion of Smokers Gap to-day. Three brigades
OF rebel troops were, at last accounts, advanc
ing up the. west side of the mountain in two
columns. Firing followed, but no more is
known.
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.
The steamer Marion, from New Orleans,
29th, Key West, 9th, and Havana, 29th ult.
arrived this morning.
Vera Cruz dates of the 10th state tina
most of the French troops had arrived ant
gone to Orizabo.
The gun-boa.t Santiago was at Havana OF
the 10th, calling.
BosTOy. Nov. g
Pert of the bark Lamplighter, burned by
to e Alabama, was owned by Messrs. Caldwell
of Charleston, S. c., and part by j. j. Kelly
of Savannah.
The Alabama was last seen October Goth
in lat. 80 o long. SO o, steering northwest
She was under full head of steam and sail
New YORK, Nov 8.
The Times has the following:
A short time since. Mr.. Carpenter, of Ar
gumay district, Charles county, went one day
into Virginia, to persuade his son, a volunteer
in the rebel army, to return home. While
absent from his farm, six negroes attacked his
house, early one morning, with the design of
the family. They retired, however,
1t the persuation of gun aimed at the crowd
rom window, by Mrs. Carpenter.
These facts becoming known, the neighbors
with the intention of hanging all
he negroes on the farm, but through the re-
nonstrance of their mistress they were
inally let off with thirty nine lashes on the
,are back.
These events occurred within sight of our
,un-boats on the Potomac.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc }
ne Wheatland, Nov. 20 P. M
o f Is Excellency, the President: --5+ s-.
l have just received dispatch from Gen.
lcClellan, dated Smokers Gap, 8 P. NJ, stat
ng he has full possession of the Gap, under
Ten. Hancock. When he arrived there it
1as held by the enemy's cavalry, who were
t once driven out by column of from ., 900
D 5000 infantry The rebels advanced to
e-take it, but were dispersed by the fire of
UT rifed guns. The position is a strong one
'om either side.
1t is said that Gen. jackson and Gen. A. P.
I'LL are in the valley. Gen. Pleasanton had
riven the enemy's cavalry several miles be-
ond Union, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, ex-
loding one of their caissons and capturing
ne of their wounded left behind. - "a
[Signed] sa si7 A. B. MARCY,
.1.a1r.sf ga ra Chief of Staff.
Bone FORT MONROE, Nov. 2.
The mate and seven of the sailors of the |
nrnt ship Alleghanian arrived here to-day,
ON Yorktown, under arrest The crew
20 men. These eight men were
cked up by the gun-boat Monticello, and
ken to Yorktown. All the rest of the crew
9 missing. Nothing definite has been
armed relative to the destruction of the ship.
The Richmond Eraminsr, of the 80th,
ntains the following: go
'-''aa CHARLESTON, s. c., Oct. %.
Tidings reached here this evening Of the t
pture, in Bulls Bay, of the steamship An.
10. ~ 20 ef333 @' l
News had been received that the Yankees q