Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-10
How Foreign Vessels are Supplied with
Cotton.
Gen. SchOfield After the
Rebels i'm Missouri.
LATER FROM GRANTS ARMY.

lore, a1ter seven hours nara nSntlng, drove
the enemy five miles back, across the Hatch.
lie, towards Corinth, capturing two batteries,
about three hundred prisoners and many small
arms. Immediately apprized Gen. Rosen-
Grams of these facts and directed him to urge
on the good work. The following dispatch
has just been received from him.
To Maj. Gen. Grant:
The enemy is totally routed, throwing ev-
erything away. We are following sharply.
(Signed) w. S. RosEScRANs
| Under previous instructions Gen. Hurlbut
is also following Gen. McPherson's column.
The rebel Gen. Martin is said to be killed.
(SigneO US. GRANT
Maj Gen. Commanding
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.
The Government IS about to send a COM
missioner to the West to investigate the pres
ent Indian difficulties. 1t is asserted that
there can be no doubt of the fact that arms
have been furnished the Indians by persons
engaged in British interests.
Judge Smith, of Wisconsin, and two well
known jurists, will leave tomorrow for Beau
fort, S. c., as commission to carry into ef-
feet the Confscation Act.
Bonds of the rebel government have been
secretly sold in Baltimore within the last few
days at fifteen cents on the dollar, or ore
thousand bonds for one hundred and fifty dol
lars, payable at Baltimore in United States
currency.
Capt Barrett, of McClean's Brigade, on
Saturday made dash into the village of
Haymarket and succeeded in capturing eight
rebel soldiers, including Lieutenant, who
went there to enforce the Confederate con-
scriptlon act
HARRISBURG, Oct 6.
An order has been issued to the drafting
commissioners of the several counties, direct
ing that all persons who have been exempted
from military service because of alienage, but
who shall become citizens of the State before
the day of drafting shall have their names
placed on the list subject to draft:
Gov. Curtin, by proclamation, offers $1,000
reward for the apprehension and conviction of
the wretch who, near this city, Friday, bru
tally and inhumanly murdered a little girl
named Mary Elizabeth German.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.
All the accounts in foreign journals relative
to European intervention in American affairs,
are mere speculations, as it is known here
that nothing upon that subject exists in a
definite or official form. 1t is ascertained
that large supplies of cotton for ports of Eu
rope are obtained in the Rio Grande Mexi-
can vessels are engaged in supplying for
eign ships. 1t is suspected that Texan
planters convey their cotton to Brownsville,
Texas, whence the article is carried to the
Mexican border. On the 9Th of September,
there were twenty vessels there waiting for
cargoes, including an English steamer, which
had 100000 with which to purchase cotton.
Col. F. Solomon is mustered out of the
service, to date from the 1st inst
Gov Morton, of Indiana, was complimented
with serenade tonight. He said if the re-
bellious States should succeed it was impossi-
BILE that the others could remain together
He entertained no doubt of the power of the
President to issue the emancipation procama-
ton.
Mr.. Holloway, Commissioner of Patents,
said that the State of Indiana has 1O2,0OO
men in the field. and would furnish more, if
necessary Abraham Lincoln is Commander
in-Chief of the Army, and to his aid he in
voked the aid of all loyal men.
COL Meredith of Indiana, participant in
illusions to Gems. Mcclellan and Hooker were
received with cheers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.
1t is understood that the disabled volunteers
such as are not sufficiently strong to serve
in the field will be detailed for guard duty at
hospitals.
1t is expected that Lord Lyons will return
to Washington in the English steamer OF the
18th.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct 7.
Dispatches received at Headquarters brings
intelligence to the effect that on Saturday
morning Gen. Schofeld advanced upon the
rebels at Newtonia, small town fifty-four
miles southwest of Springfield. After two
hours engagement the rebels broke and fled
in all directions. The enemy's force is esti-
mated at $1,000 Our loss is tnhing. Dis
patches interceptdafter the fight advised Scho-
| field of the intention of the enemy concentra-
| ting their force at point twelve miles distant
from Newtown, to which point he was push
ing rapidly with the expectation of renewing
the battle on Sunday. No particulars has yet
been received.
| Frank P. Blair has been unanimously NOM
mated for Congress from the LIST Congression-
al district G
/ CAIRO, Oct. Z.
AS yet I can only state general results of
the last weeks fighting ,.... b.
Skirmishing commenced last Tuesday, and
there has been more or less fighting each day
up to yesterday afternoon, when Rosencrans
sends to Grant a dispatch, saying that the en-
envy were utterly routed, throwing baggage
and every thing away, and that he is pursu-
ing rapidly. .res. -rst.ai 5- -
Rebel loss at Corinth is about 800 killed,
and from 1900 to ], 300 wounded. We have
near fifteen hundred prisoners at Corinth, and
three hundred on the Hatchie, with more con-
stantly coming in. We have no report of
the killed on either side in yesterdays and
Sundays battles. s.,i5s. s-ff 7s7-is- s....
Gen. Ord says that on Sunday we lost sew
eral hundred in wounded, and probably more
than the enemy. aa5 as
We have taken several thousand stand Of
arms, thrown away by the rebels in their
fight. They are mostly new muskets, o1
English make y y- T. r5
| Our loss at Corinth is about 800 killed and
900 wounded. Some eye-witnesses put the
. estimate higher. ns -. 3o 1-s.-ej93 ..,..
Prisoners say the effective force of the reb
els is sixty thousand, but this must be an ove1
estimate. Certain it is however, they .hav,
outnumbered us two to one. -r-
Sunday Gen. Ord drove Van Dorm fiv,
miles through the woods, and over valleys and
| hills, the rebels taking advantage Of ever,
J valley and jungle for their infantry, and Q
every hill for their artillery. The fight laste'
f seven hours. III.
We captured two batteries and an Abide
Camp to Gen. Van Dorm.
o The rebel Gen. Rodgers, Of Texas, was Kill
? ed. He had two canteens of whiskey on hi
) person. st ~a
Gen. Oglesby has died of his wounds.