Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-13
WASHINGTON June 10

WASHINGTON, June 10.
The following message was received at the
War Department this morning:
Corinth, June 9th.-Hon. E. Nj. Stanton,
Secretary of War The enemy have fallen
back to Tusilla, so miles from here by Rail-
road, and near 70 miles by wagon road
Gen. Pope estimates the rebel loss from cas-
ualities, prisoners and desertion, at over
10000, and Gen. Buel at between 5000 and
10000. A person wEo was employed in
the Confeder ate commissary department, says
that they had 10000 men in Corinth, and
that now they cannot muster much over
$4,000. Some Of the fresh graves on the
road have been opened and found filled with
arms. Many OF the prisoners of war beg not
to te exchanged saying they purposely al
lowed themselves 10 be taken. Beauregard
himself retreated from Bald win, on Satur-
day afternoon, TO Otalona.
[Signedl 4's' Fl. w. HALLEck,
Major General.
..a CAIRO, June 10.
There is nothing Of Importance from be-
low, and no arrival from Mer phis. The
Confederate gun-boat, Gen. Bragg, was re-
ported to be, at noon to-day, 10 miles below
Cairo, as having broken her machinery and
anchored in the stream. Two steamers were
sent to her assistance She arrived this
evening flying the Confederate flag beneath
the National emblem. As she approached
the shore she was greeted with salvos of ar
tillery from the Fort, and cheers from spec
tators. The Gen. Bragg will be speedily re-
paired. Lieut.. Bishop, of the Benton, will
command her, $40 sf.t- --.r.lT
MOBILE, June 3. 2
A telegram to the Richmond Examiner
states that the Mobile Adoertiser has private
advices from Fort Gaines, dated the 3Oth,
which says that Is Federal vessels had passed
the forts and that two or three were firing at
Fort Morgan.
From the Petersburg Express. --.. .
On TUESDAY, Mai. Gen. Robert Lee was as
signed to the command of the army in front
of Richmond, in consequence of slight
wound to Gen. Johns ton.
- Heralds Special.
The following is from the Richmond Erans-
liner, June 9Th: Troops and officers never be-
haved better than the Confederate army en-
gagged on the Chickahominy. The only thing
be regretted is the unfortunate wound OF
Gen. Johnston; that was indeed disaster.
The battles of Saturday and Sunday were
both victories, but with great difference be-
tween the promise of the first and accom-
plishment of the second. The whole affair
seemed to have lost it's purpose and plan
when the animating mind was disabled, and
that spirit that went up in the fiery shouts of
Saturday come fabbing down into indiffer-
ence on Sunday. Nevertheless, the enemy
was whipped.
WARRINGTON, june g.
General order No. SO, just issued, is as fol-
lows:
WAR BULLETIN.
A camp of instruction for sc, 0OC men, cav
airy and infantry, in due proportions, will be
Immediately formed near Annapolis. Mai.
Gen. Wool, U. S. A, will command the camp.
in addition to his duties as department com.
mander. The ground will be selected, and
the troops, which will be assembled as rapidly
as possible, under orders from the War De-
partment, will be placed in position as they
arrive. Brig. Gen. L. P. Graham is assigned
to duty as chief of cavalry at the camp, and
Brevet Gen. Harvey Brown as chief of artl--
lery. A chief of the infantry arm will here
after be designated.
The following were confirmed as Brigadier
Generals of volunteers:
Col. Julius White, of TIL; Stephen G. Bur-
bridge, of KY; Col. Adolph Won Steinwhere,
Of the 29th; Capt. Chas. Griffin, of the 5th
regiment Of artillery; Col. Peter Osterhaus.
of the 18th Mo; Col Geo. W. Gordon, Of
Mass; and Col j. L. futile, of the I'd Iowa.
The following were confirmed as Consuls:
VIM. P. Jones, of H., at Macoa; F. B..
Emore, of Mo-, at Lapas James G. Howard,
of Ohio, at St. Johns, N. B.
FoRr MONROE, June 9.
Major Gen. Burnside and Staff arrived
here at an early hour this morning, having
come through the Albermarle and Chesapeake
Canal in the small gun boat Port Royal, leav-
ing Newborn on Saturday. -.-
The Port Royal came through Doth cuts
of the canal The lower one, connecting
Corrituck and Albermarle Sounds, have
been DISTRACTED Previous arrivals by the
inland route have avoided this cut by tray
ersing the whole length of Carri.uck Sound.
The object of the visit of Burnside was to
have in. portant communication with the Gov
eminent. Having sent his dispatches to
Washington and obtained supplies, he will re-
turn There is little or no news in the De-
partment Of North Carolina. The 25th
Mass. regiment at Washington, North Caro-
lima, was attacked from ambush by North
Carolina regiment on Thursday last. The
25th Massachusetts, were on scouting ex.
petition at the time. They lost men killed
and a number wounded. Three of the latter
subsequently died. Several skirmishes have
lately taken place in the vicinity of Wash
ington. In one, Is of our cavalry put to
flight rebel force of cavalry and infantry
ten times their strength.
JEFFERSON CITy L,po a. .-
In accordance with a call made by Gen.
Halleck, Gov. Gamble has issued a procla-
NATION asking for recruits to fill up reg;
ments Of Missouri Volunteers now 10 -.
service of the United States. @ 'ne
HEAD-ovAHrrHs ARMY OF 'as r. ,onAo.,
A contraband arrived who les -e sth. ,
this morning. No reinforeey oo,s hod hoan
received. There are no siv 'en's nau oeen
A captain, lentenan' us , " ~ as .n;,ato,
of Gen. Burns brigade ,rora L:,,ad ,o p
Cen Prim an;a -.e advance picket line.
and had view Of staff visited the outposts
e" t the enemy.
IT, ~. W AsuINGToN, June TO-
., nro-,r ,nish government has made FORM
ta,l p''y ,sition through lis Minister here, to
40 all negroes who escape from their mas.
Ter and remove them to St. Croix free Of
e,narge. 1t then proposes to put them under
an apprenticeshipsof three years, permitting
them to receive regular wages. At the ex-
piration of their appren ticeship it is proposed
to free them Internationally. The cores
pondence has been sent to the House Judi
ciary Committee.
The st tement that the rebels have 200,0 900
men at Richmond is supposed to be false.
WASHINGTON, June 10.
The Seward-Lyons treaty for the; sup