Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-07
Reports from Military Hospitals.
ATTACK ON FEDERAL PICKErS AT
CHEVALLA, TENN.
Arrest of rebel Sympathizer in St.
Louis.

Orders have been issued by the War De-
partment to Provost Marshal Draper, U. S.
Marshal Murray, and General Superintendent
Kennedy, of New York, to take measures to
prevent men from voting who have claimed
exemption from draft on account of being
Aliens
The following is Just received from one of
our special correspondents with the army:
LOvETTSvHLE, Oct. 3O-6 p. NJ
The rebels occupy Snicker's Gap in force.
Gen. Pleasahton, with his cavalry, occupies
Perryville.
In his skirmish at Smokers Gap, yesterday,
he lost l killed and 3 wounded He took 10
prisoners, including a Lieutenant of the rebel
signal corps
The roads are excellent and the weather
pleasant.
Our signal corps has established a signal
station, and have been working to-day, thir-
teen miles behind our cavalry pickets.
Stones troops have occupied Leesville with
out resistance.
The following has just been received from
Fairfax G. H.:
Two scouts from Dumfries station, Stafford
Springs, Bristow and Brentvlle, report no
enemy at these places. A rebel patrol was at
Rristow on Sunday last.
A contraband from Baltimore, SAYS q cav
airy regiment of the enemy reached there (?)
yesterday afternoon, from Thoroughfare Gap.
Intelligence is brought that force of our
cavalry drove in the rebel pickets, and ad-
vanced on the Gap, but meeting with large
force, returned.
Negroes have been sent in who are direct
from Appleville.
Ga, WolLar'o Eorco ic ro,,ortod to Lov, No
treated before the advance of Gems Pleasanton
and Bayard. Walkers force is estimated at
! Il, goo, with dozen pieces of artillery
Special to Herald.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc,1
October 80, 1862. {
The enemy have not, as yet, manifested a
disposition to retreat Our cavalry are ac-
lively and successfully feeling the enemy, and
are constantly making captures of men,
horses, &c. The counties of Loudon and
Jefferson abound in forage. The enemy have
considerable force at or near Middlebur5
| 1t is believed that Bragg is on his way from
Cumberland Gap to Join Lee.
Three deserters, who came within our lines
yesterday morning, report the rebel Generals
Jackson, Hill and Hampton cncamped near
Martinsburg. Contrabands, who have come
within our lines on the Upper Potomac, report
that jackson and Longstreet were yesterday
moving towards RerryvIlle, in the direction of
Charlestown. The enemy is still thought to
be in full force on our front
HARPER's FERRY, Oct. 80.
| 1t has been ascertained, from good authori-
ty, that Gen. Lee has lately been taking his
arti lery from the different brigades and di-
visions, and massing it with his reserves The
object is supposed to be to enabl, him to con-
centrate its move, rapidly, at any desired
point.
Times Special
BERLIN, Oct. 60,
a deserter from South Carolina regiment
has arrived within our lines who was con-
dcmned to be sh t, to-day, for attempting
the same thing some time since. He says
that nine men are now under the sentence of
death for struggling, while on the march.
The rebel citizens in Virginia, in anticipa-
ton of movement of the national troops,
are sending all their horses to the rebel army,
for service, for fear they might fall into our
hands.
| Gen pIeasanton is now securing all the
horses to be found for the use of the army,
without reference to the Opinions Of the own
erS. r .
1t has been definitely ascertained that the
main body of the rebels is between Bunker
Hill and Winchester All quiet at Sharps-
burg. -... -........-. --.--..... ..... g. ......
WASHINGTON, Oct 80
Gen. Wallace has been assigned to duty in
the Department of Tennessee.
Contracts for furnishing 1000 mules were
awarded today at from S97 t. s9s.
| slf- BALTIMORE, Oct. 80.
HThe citizens arrested by Gen. Wool, on
Tuesday, have been released. Internationally
by order of the President The papers seized
were also given up. The President gave as
surances that the matter should be adjusted
to the satisfaction of the people Of Maryland.
HEADQUARTERS AsMY OF THE PoToMAC
Thursday evening, Oct. 80.
A force Of cavalry, belonging to the COM
mand Of Gen. Kelly, lee! Cumberland, yester-
day, making forced march into Virginia, in
search of rebel marauders, who had been com.
mitting depredations in that section. They
marched all night, and came up with them
this morning. capturing 16 prisoners, 1G
horses and l60 head Of cattle, which these
i cuerrillas had stolen from the citizens of ths
adjoining country, as +. -..r.., .....
ef Il 1 -.E PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 80.
Il The Washington Star, of this evening
! says that Gen. Burnside has already advanced
down along the eastern base of the Blue
Ridge, and formed a practical junction will
Gen. Sigei, their line of pickets joining.
The withdrawal of Walkers rebel force
from UpperviIle is doubtless in consequence
Of the rapidity of Burnside's movement il
THAT direction We do not believe that h
: has gone in the direction Of Snickersville, a
in that event he would be rushing into th