Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-08-29
RUMoRED DIsAsTER TO GEN. POPE
Eais 'Arsssy ascsrea asing.
FT.DONELSON ABANDONED
Tssc Postage Gasrs'sssry EscItves'ed
WAsuINGTov. AUG. 9

NAsnNGToH, Aug. q.
1t is ascertained from the State Departmer
that the rumors of intervention is under meC
n Ilt;ition by European powers are without four
. dation.
There is no, truth in the statement that Ger
Dix is to be appointed to command at Ne,
+ Orleans, in place of Gen. Butler, and tina
a Hon. Reverdy johnson is to go there as mill
tary Governor
The rebel Maj Fitz Hugh, Gen. Stew
arts Chief ofStaIf, has reached Washington
from fredericksburg. lie was captured by
portion Of Gen. Rulord's cavalry on Wednes
, day last, about five miles frou Louisa Cour
House, Va.
The retu ned prisoners represent with grea
, unanimity that the rebel authorities are by
no means relaxing their efforts to complet,
the Notifications around Richmond, upon ter
OF which there are now as nany laborers a.
can work upon them with advantage
New YORK, Aug. q.
The Commercial AdD.rtGrg saws there .rf
various rumors of disaster to Gen. Pope cur
rent in the city, to-day. We have in var
tried to trace them to some reliable source
We however conversed with a highly intelli.
gent gentleman, who is largely in the conf
dence Of the Administration and who left
Washington last evening, and he SAYS he
was in conversation with the President and
Secretary Of War as late as 8 o'clock, and is
sure they had no such intelligence.
WASHINGTON, Aug 21.
The first payment Of the new postage
stamp currency was made by the Treasury
Department to-day. The currency is deliv-
cred in sheets, which are perforated like
those of postage stamps. The stamps are
printed on bank note paper, and are there
fore more difficult separating than the old
stamps. The public must, therefore, be eau
tio1s when separating this currency and not
mu tilate it as their redemption by the Treas
ury Department is subieci to the same regu-
| lations as now in force for notes, viz: IF any
part of the note is missing proportionate
is deducted from the value.
For several days paymasters have disburscd
large portion OF this currency.
The first delivery Of one and two dollar Z.
S. Treasury notes was made to-day These
as well as postage currency are delivered and
distributed by the Treasurer in the same man
ner as U, S. notes.
NEW DIRK, Aug. y.
An elegant dinner was given to Gen. " icox
last evening, at the Ath3neum Club Rooms.
Fif Avenue, by our fellow. citizen, VIM. T.
Blodg tt, in which he was joined by few
personal friends of the General Among the
distinguished guests were Maj. Gen Mitchell,
Mayor Opdyke, Hon. II. Barney, Charles
H. Marshall d D. Field, Gen. Asboth and
others, all of whom made short speeches,
which, as the occasion was not of pubic
nature, we refrain from publishing. The
speech Of Gen. Mitchell was one Of the most
patriotic efforts ofthe occasion. Gen. Wilcox,
in closing very interesting account Of his
prison experience, which he modestly request
ed would not be made public, expressed HIM
self as laying no claims to be cons dered
martyr, and only hoped for the recognition of
such services as he may be enabled to render
his country in the field, to which he ardently
wished he might be speedily assigned
Gen. Wilcox wi! return to the West in
few days, where it is expected important du-
ties will be ASSIGNED him. ...
New YORK, Aug. q.
Special despatch from Cairo, to Herall.
Fort Donelson has been evacuated by the
Federals, as large rebel force was advancing,
and the pest was valueless, there being but
80 inches Of water in the Cumberland river
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY OF VA.,}
CEDAR MOUNTAIN, Aug. Is.
Special to Tribune.
We are again on the march, and that march
a retreat.
The camp which only yesterday was pitched
at the foot of the mountain now memorable
forever, dissolved this morning into thin air
and the headq arters are here without a camp
but here only for an hour or therabout, il
matters not which.
The hurried order came, to be ready to
start at once, and before two hours had passed.
tents and baggage, and all Of headquarters
but its personal property, were given to the
rear.
We understand it is whispered that the
whole army of Virginia is in r2treat Pres
emily it begins to be added that the who'll
army of Richmond is on the advance, that
the rebels threaten to turn our left flank and
are marching straight for Fredericksburg, fol
Washington and for the North, perhaps, bu
before the North, before Washington, before
Fredericksburg is reached the hardest, fiercest,
most determined and desperate battles Of the
war are to be fought.
This army is not running away, nor is
Gen. Pope out-generaled by Stonewall Jack
son. Threatened on the left fianl-threat-
ened by an army that counts its hundreds OF
thousands of miserable and desperando
troops-the army Of Virginia retreats to fight
by daylight. 1t must cross the Rappahan-
mock, but when once on the North bank OF
that river, it no longer rctreats but begins to
ma9uver. The battles of this war are about
to begin. .n ..,.-.... ..tUo ....
Specia to Post. .
.s....-. .... WASHINGTON, Aug %.
Washington participates in none Of the ex-
citcrnent which has been caused elsewhere
bv rumors from Virginia.
1t is believed here that all is going WE'LL al
though the Government gives some official in
dications of the state of affairs in Pope's ar
my. 1t is ascertained on apparently good
authority, that the rumor of the intended res
ienation of Gen. Mcclellan is without the least
foundation in fact.
Certain rumors are flying about in all direc-
tons in relation to this matter.
Recruiting for the Sd regiment of volun-
teers for the District of Columbia is progress
ing favorably. The enrolling of the Maryland
militia is complete, r.. aq.e .. r
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug %.
Col Wright, of the Federal forces, passed
Carthage yesterday, in hot pursuit of the guer-
rillas of Coffee, Hays and Quantrell. " ednes-
day he attacked the rebels rear guard, xii
led - and captured thirty-one horses. Quite
number OF guns, and other property had
| fallen into his hands,
The Kensss tfocps,yidder Gen Bilnt, were
II
A number of horses, and quantity OF camp
| nn11innare was found af the OSara where the