Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-11

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ticulating violently with his clenched hands,
but his remarks We're not heard. Suisse
quently, in reply to Gen. Patterson, Gen.
Mcclellan said we have fought a battle every
day for the last week and whipped them eve
ry time, though they had three to one.
Our dates by mail are down to Friday
morning. At noon Thursday the rebels APP
peared in force four miles from McClcllan's
front and began Smelling, but had no effect.
The gun-boats replied, but nothing important
occurred. 1t is said that the enemy are in
large force on the east side of the Chicka-
hominy, and threaten McClellan's right wing.
What the rebels are about on the South side
of the james river is not known, but it is
feared that one side or the other they will
erect batteries to command the navigation be-
low our position.
The very latest news from Gen. Mcclellan
is by telegraph, dated at his headquarters,
Saturday evening
All was quiet and the army was in good
spirits.
WAsHINGToN, July 7.
No more furloughs will be granted to re-
turned prisoners. All furloughs heretofore
given them are hereby revoked, and all pris-
oners now at large on their paroles, or who
may hereafter be paroled by the rebel au-
thorities, will Immediately repair, if belong
ing to regiments raised in New England and
the middle States, to the Camp of Instruc-
ton established near Annapolis; and if be.
longing to regiments raised in Va, Tenn.
New York, Ind. and Mich, to Camp Chase
Ohio; if belonging to regiments raised in
Mimi, ILL.,, Iowa and Mo-, to Camp near JEFF
ferssn Barracks, Missouri, and report 70,
such duty as may be assigned them compati
BILE with their paroles, by the officers in com
mand of said camps, and all, whether officers
or soldiers, who fail to comply with this or
der within.a length of time necessary, will
be accounted deserters and dealt with accord
ingly.
New YORK, July 8.
A letter to the Tribune dated TT. Monro'
9th, says :-"Beyond few skir1nishes, il
which our troops gained the advantage, moth
ing has occurred in the neghborhood o
Richmond since my last. The rebel army
appears to have fallen back toward the city
and Gen. Mcclellan is now in position wei
entrenched.
The apprehension that the rebels would
stretch themselves down the Peninsula anC
possibly attempt to blockade with land bat
teries the James river, has not as yet been re
allied. Our force at Yorktown is evacuatin.
the place, and most of the guns have beer
burst.
The rebel prisoners do not claim victory
but confess to have failed in the object o
their terrific attack commenced on Thursda,
of last week, in which their loss was con
fessedly much greater than ours, including
many officers of high rank.
A boat came through from Newborn vi,
Norfolk and the canal, yesterday, and return
cd this morning. It is rumored that Burn
side, with considerable force, was preparing
to cooperate with Mcclellan. Rumors to tn
effect that he has advanced from Newberl
were without foundation. The statement tina
10000 troops is an exaggeration.
The Warner, which left Harrison's Landin,
at 10 o'clock this morning, has arrived Yes
terday our pickets advanced four or five mile
from the river and saw no enemy, who seen
to have mistriously disappeared. 1t is sug
, gested that Gen. Pope will see them next
There was brisk engagement on Thurs
day, in which our troops drove the enem,
and captured battery without losing man
Gen. Mcclellan has advanced his line
down the Chickahominy, and no fear
are now entertained of flank movement il
that direction. 10 day Gen. Mcclellan ez
pected to have his position so fortified as
be able to bid defiance to the enemy in an
shape they might choose to come.
Gen. Casey has arrived, en- route for Wash
ington.
Special to Tribune. -l
WASHINGTON, July 7.
The Treasury Note bill, agreed to by tn
Conference Committee, is compromise be
tween the two. $4,000 are to be issue
in small notes, and the amount to be reserve
for the purpose of securing the payment
temporary deposits is to be $50, 100000 ir
stead of So, 100000 as fixed by the Senate
leaving the issue for circulation 100, 100000
Col. j. H. Ward, published as killed in tn
Tribune Monday, was alive and well Thurs
day.
Maj. Stone, of Iowa; Capt. Gregg, of I'll
and Missouri Colonel, captured at Shiloh
and who were released on parole by Beaurt
gard, to come to Washington and arrange,
possible, for a general exchange of prisoners
, have entirely failed and were to return Satul
day to Fort Monroe to resume their places i
) rebel prisons. The friends of Maj Stone CAV
that gentleman patriotic banquet at Clay
hotel, on Friday evening
An army letter to the Herald says that rebe
prisoners say that long before the evacuation
of Corinth troops from Beauregard's arm
began to arrive at Richmond and continues
) to arrive till that event took place, by whic
time $4,000 had arrived, and that subsequen
to the evacuation 10000 were received from
Corinth, and these 10000 were the flower O
Beauregards army.
4 The whole rebel force at Richmond amount
fully to 100000 men. Gen. Lee has the chic
command and Beauregard, Johnston an,
jackson are the commanders of the corps un
der him.
In regard to the report of Gen. Jackson
death, they speak in such manner as lead
me to think it is a mere ruse. I infer from
what these officers say that eight forts on tn,
north and east of Richmond are not Of AM
great strength. They rely mainly for the de
fence of the city upon Fort Darling, the OBJ
structiQns in James River, and the fidelity O
their troops. They declare it is an utter i'm
possibility for the Union army to take Rich
mond, either by land or water on account o.
the number of troops, and by water on &C
count of the defenses of James river. Of the
latter Fort Darling is only one. Besides this
fort three batteries have also been erected
mounted with heavy guns and easements for
the protection of the gunners. There are
| also two submerged iron batteries, each con-
tanning five tons Of powder, connected with
| the land batteries nv wires and en- orraprol
as to explode at any desired instant. As re-
CARDS the distractions sunk and driven into
the bed Of the river, they are such that it will