Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-21


: .anadmy nast u grs.f W kses rsSolsed e. Il Il
; enemy every where, and We are satisfied v
have injured their gun.bozts materially. "
hlte made them retire twice. Our lines q,
: lentrenchedaall around.s y I'D = e 90
l5 BALrrxea., Feb. IA.
i 4 reliable passenger from Old Point ssy
some workmen from the city works, at Rich
mohd, sayrthey left there for want Of ~orl
. ISo great was the scarcity Of wood and co,
inst the works there weaesbeing suspended
Coal was enormously high. They tay ther
! are fgw, ifr mg, usnpn left y IRiuAmsud, ii
Having Beentfht hh hWtp oei1rspdhtx. var
few IT the defsnees there have nv essnnnno!; essnnnn!;
mounted.
.Ia- WAsHnaroN, Feb. IA.
Hr. Senator Chandler has received q lette
from Col. Wilcox, who says thgt himself ant
other prisoAezssat COlumbia, g. ssO.;;s are in
good health and that their condition has beer
[rendered comfortable by the clothes received
from the United States authorities.
n" 'S-2b ~ WAsRNor0N. Feb. 15.
i The Oregon D@beras and Los Anglo,
and Csliforoia StGr have been Suppressed
frsm the mails, on the ground that they have
been issued for the purpose Of overthrowins
the government md giving cid and comfort
70 the enemy nov at war against the United
fStstes.
| N The following has been received ct head
fqsarters:
Loulss;Jlt, Feb. 415eA.-Te Major Gen.
| Mcclellan :-Nitchslrs Division, By . forced
ma aFch, reached the river st Bowling Green 70.
day, making bridge across. The rshsls had
burned the bridge saAd we're evacuatine the
place when he arrived.
l1h (Signed] D. @. Bu,lI,
r. Brig. General.
| WAsHsSosox, Feb. IA.
| HousE. The Honse resumed the consider,
stion Of the Naval Appropriation Bill. After
considerable debate, the amendment appro-
printing $15,ooo,o0O for building additional
gun boats vas adopted by ls o. A. ainst 25.
Also, oh amendnent oppropeiaainE $50, 900
for Ordnance Foundry 1t Washineton, and
for ordnance one million dollars.
The bill then passed.
q Mr.. Wykeff having appeared before the Ju-
dietary Committee and answered the question
proposed, was ordered to be discharged from
custody. .,,- -
The House considered the Post Office bill
in Committee Of the Whole.
The House concurred in the Senate'e amend.
ment to the bill for the suppression of the
Coplie trade. "a 10 -, uals. "a.
Adjourned. a.&.~... t..t
tc NEW YoRK, Feb. IA.
!, The eunboat Massachusetts, arrived to-
night, from Ship Island on the 4th She has
valuable cargo Of coffee, cotton, &C., taken
from prizes. =
The Niagara was cruising in Texas waters.
Troops in excellent health
Capt. Marcy, Of the Vincennes, had died
from injuries BY the recoil Of a gun.
Special to Chicago Tribune.
. On THE CUMBERLAND RIvz1,
Near Fort Donelson. Feb Is. !
Firing commenced again at daybreak, and
continued at intervals all day long up to 4
o'clock. az ..
no movement or assault 5y the land forces
has been made.
Night before last an attempt WAS made by
the rebels to take Taylor's battery of light ar.
tillery, but they were repulsed BY two regi-
ments and driven back beyond their entrench-
ments.
Our loss in wounded is considerable, but
not more than three or four are dangerously
wounded.
Six gun-boats arrived yesterday and COM
menced an attack on the fort. At 2 D. m.
the firing was very rapid and severe, and las.
ted one hour and twenty minutes, when our
gun-boats fell back The four iron-clad
boats went within 300 yards of the fort. Ali
Of their river guns, except six, were either
dlsmounted or sileace1.
The first shot fred from the Louisville dis
mounted the rebels 12s-pounder. The
Louisville received ffty-seven shots, two Of
which took effect, one striking the starboard
side OF her deck and passing through the
length of the boat, killing three men and
broke her tiller rope = short distance from
the pilot house. The rope was then man.
aged by some of the hands, when shell
from the Tyler, which lay some distance
astern, burst over the Louisville, scattering
the men at the tiller rope and so disabled the
steering tackle that the boat was compelled to
drop astern.
One shot struck the Pittsburgh in the bow
and stove an immense hole in her, which
caused her to draw out of the action, The
leak, however. has been stopped.
One shot struck the pilot house Of the St.
Louis, passing through it between the pilots
wheel without injuring him.
All the boats were more or less injured
but none but the Louisville seriously. There
were five killed and two wounded on the
Louisville. The gun-boats will not be in con-
dition to renew the attack before tomorrow
morning.
In consequence of the height Of the
bluffs, on which the fortidcatiops are butt,
the gun-boats cannot have as much effect on
them as those Of Fort Henry; therefore
it will require much longer time to reduce
this fort.
The rebels have raised the black flag. 1T
can be seen flying from the bank short dis.
lance above here.
On TIs1p At Folf Doxslsox; Feb. 1S-v. Il.
The right wing Of our force before Fort
Oonelson commenced the storming Of the fort
about noon and have taken the right wing Of
the enemy's fortiications, over which the
Stars and Stripes are now floating in triumph
The opposing forces are now almost breast
to breast, ready to open the work of death
upon each other at any moment.
We have lost two Lieut. Colonies killed,
one of which is Lieut.. Col. Smith, Of the 4oth
Illinois, and two Colonels wounded.
The 18th regiment fought like tigers, and
are badly cut up.
The .oss on both sides is pretty severe.
More particulars soon.
Schwarz's Battery, captured by the rebels
this morning, has been re-taken.
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Later from Europe.