Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-09-26
Captured .S'sxrses Released.
FIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
REBELS WHIPPED.

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FIGHT IN SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
REBELS WHIPPED.
New YORK, Sept %.
The New Ironsides sailed from Philadelphia,
last night.
The draft takes place in Philadelphia, on
Thursday.
The steamboats, Crusader and Wyandott
sailed yesterday from New York with sealed
orders.
The draft in New York will take place on
October 10TH
A Key West letter reports 46 cases of yell
low fever on board the frigate St. Lawrence,
on the 18th inst. There had previously been
% deaths.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %.
The Bullstin issues a third edition, this
evening, containing extracts from Richmond
papers of last Saturday evening They have
the rebel accounts of the fighting in Mary
land, and the surrender of Harper's Ferry BY
the Federal forces; also, contain a des-
patch from Gen. McKown from the rebels in
East Tennessee, dated Knoxville, September
10th, which states that the Federals had evac.
uated Cumberland Gap, on Thursday night,
18th, and that Gen. Stevenson was pursuing
them. The rebel papers do not regard this
news as favorable, as it was supposed by
them that Morgan had been completely hem
med
A dispatch from Mobile, 18th, says Gen.
Price had driven the enemy in the direction
of PASSPORT, capturing one hundred thousand
dollars worth of stores. Price was still in
pursuit Of the Federal forces, and only seven
miles behind them.
WASHINGTON, Sept 90.
The emancipation proclamation ofthe Pres
ident is generally approved here. Republi.
cans predict it will restore TO the President
all his old friends. and unite the sound por-
ton of the people in favor Of the Union and
Constitution The In'elH2eacer regards itas
a heartless production, but adds if it should
prove otherwise, it will open issues too terri
BILE for calculation. Our army officers appear
to acquiesce in it. and some of them express
warm approval
The conduct of Gov SANKEY'S administra-
ton in North Carolina l.; under examination
by the Government Complaints have been
made against Stanley.
Mcdowell has returned to Washington.
W.sH:ScroN, Sept 90
Lieut. Col Ludlow, aid de camp to Gen. Dix,
yesterday effected an exchange of ten thou
sand rank and fill, and three hundred officers,
at Harrison's Landing Pope's officers are
not included in these, but it is understood
they will be exchange during this week
For the Sd District of Iowa, DR.. Levi Full
Ter, of West Union, has been appointed Col
lector under the Direct Tax and Excise Law
in place of J. Lake, declined.
CINCINNATI, Sept 90
Maj Gen. Wright, in special order issued
to-day, says the daily prohibition of business
after P. NJ. is rescinded. On every Saturday
at p. NJ business Of every kind is suspend
ed until 5 P NJ, during which interval all able
bodied men in Cincinnati, Covington and
Newport must meet for Dir Il. Pass for citi-
zens except to enter military line , and passes
issued under orders, are dispensed with. In
dispensing with drills and suspension of busi-
ness, the General commanding has in view
the relief as far as practicable the people of bur-
dens to which they have not been accustomed,
but would impress on the minds of all that the
danger is not passed-that present military
organizations must be rigidly adhered to and
carefully preserved.
He thanks the citizens for the zeal and ac-
tivity with which they sprung to arms and
entered upon the labor of common defense,
and the patience which they have borne under
various restrictions imposed upon them.
FORT MONROE, Sept. %.
A flag of truce boat arrived from Aiken's
Landing this afternoon, bringing down over
800 paroled Union prisoners, who are to be
sent north.
A Pennsylvania just returned from rebel.
DOM reports active movements Of rebel troops
from Richmond towards Petersburg Over
900 passed down the Richmond and Peters,
burg railroad last Saturday
The Richmond Whiq, Of Sept Goth, says:
cat the battle of Boonesboro, brought on by
Mcclellan with view to relieve tn, Federal
garrison at Harper's Ferry, we think it i'm
probable that he can have had SO many as
10000 troops, since Hills corps was found
sufficient to check his progress till next day.
when Longstreet's corps joined Hills and de-
feated Mcclellan"
The Why, speaking of the capture of Har-
per's Ferry, says the number of prisoners are
probably greater than those taken by tie
Federals at Fort Donelson, or by the Confed-
crates in the battles before Richmond It
claims the capture as fruitful and most mo-
nentious success of the var. 1t expels the
last remnant of the Federal army from the
valley, and secures the whole of that part of
the country to the confederacy. 1t relieves
Lee from all apprehension of danger in his
rear, and opens safe line of communication
with Richmond.
LEAvENwoRTH, Sept. "a.
The Times of this city has advices of the
light on the Goth at Sheeley's Ford, 10 miles
Northwest of Carthage, between the Sd In
llama regiment, Col. Richie, and force Of
500 rebels, resulting in the rout of the enc
ny with the loss of 60 to 80 killed.
WAsHINGToE, Sept "a.
A private dispatch from the VICINITY Of
Headquarters of the Army o. the Potomac
epresent that matters there are vqy dull.
A number of nurses captured on the Blu
'un battle field, and taken to Rich bond, hay e
eturned, having been released on parole.
~ The surrender of Harper's Ferry,
nth 10000 men-he key to our position on
he Potomac--exci!es great indignation among