Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-25
GEN. POPE'S ADVANCE AT
GO OkDONSVILLE.
PEOPLES AND RE.
PUBLICAN CONVENTION,
< ysfhaxsiXStic War .Nceitag at
R1ngO", Maine.
GEN. HALLECKAT ST. LOUIS
'Ehe Late Victory in Arkansas.
200 Prisoners Taken

The President has approved the confiscatlon
act and the act supplementary thereto.
The President has also approved of various
other bills of public and private character.
WASHINGTON, July 16.
Samuel F. Miller, of Iowa, was tonight
confirmed by the Senate as Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the United States.
WASHINGTON, July II.
The Senate last night and this morning
confirmed the following nominations:
Leonard Lotridge, deputy post master at
Lacrosse; A. H. Robinson, of Ind, to be COM
missary of subsistence, with rank of Captain
in volunteers w. D. Wilson, Of Ohio Arch
ibald G. Morris, of Ind; Ed. S. Converse, of
Ohio, do; G. F. Buckingham, of Ohio, to be
Bri8dier General of volunteers; Col. Francis
j. Heron, of Iowa, to be Brigadier General of
volunteers; Col Morgan l.. Smith, Sth Mo-,
to be Brigadier General of volunteers; Col.
Chas. Croft, 31st Ind, to be Brigadier Gen
eral of volunteers Col. Fitz Henry Warren,
1st Iowa cavalry, to be Brigadier General of
volunteers Fred. Soloman, of Wis, to be
Brigadier General of volunteers; Col. Jacob
Ammon, of Ohio, to be Brigadier General of
volunteers; Col j. W. Lii, of Ohio, to be
Brigadier General of volunteers; Henry Con-
nelly, of New Mexico, to be Governor of New
Mexico.
Helalds Dispatch
New YORK, July II.
Reliable advices received from Richmond
state the rebel troops are in great numbers
with abundant artillery and full of confidence.
1t was thought there that our army would be
overwhelmed on the Chickahominy, and the
fact it was not is now attributed to the good
generalship of Mcclellan. The rebels planned
to break our lines on Friday and on the sue
ceeding morning but did not.
Times Corres pondencc.
ARMY OF THE PoroMAC, July Is.
The position of the main body of the army
near Harrison's Landing remains unchanged.
Yesterday squad of the 9th United States
cavalry went out one mile beyond the picket
line for the purpose of preventing surprise
to fatigue party on duty at point in the
rear of the enemy's pickets. They were dis
covered when half mile in advance and for
three hours the two parties sat quietly on
their horses waiting the movements of each
other, till at length the enemy became very
restless and showed signs of hostility. The
9Th allowed them to advance few yards and
then gave them volley from their carbines
A few shots were fired in return by the rebels
after which they galloped off to their orlglna
position No one was injured on our side
The enemy lost three wounded and one taker
prisoner.
The main body of the rebels is not less thar
| fifteen miles from our exterior line. Tha
| would locate them on Trent and Gains hills
| The former is on the west and the latter OF
-: j. of hop,snv
The new base of operations will lead to ou
approaching Richmond from another quartz
than that of Mechanicsville and Fair Oaks.
The public will readily perceive the diree
ton most likely to be taken by our army.
| The question is, when will active operation
be commenced? Give us reinforcements an
we will give you Richmond Reinforcement
have already arrived, but we do not fear replt
ton The more men we have and the soone
they join us the better it will be for then
selves, the country and the cause.
The transport Vanderbilt, with flag c
truce, went up the river yesterday for tn
purpose of bringing down our wounded an
sick. She returned late last night with 20
on board.
Tribune's Correspondence.
HARPER's FERRY, July Is.
Fears are entertained that we shall 500
have trouble in consequence of the threatenin
appearance of matters at Winchester.
The stores and valuables Of the army ha,
been safely renewed here by way Of the P
tomac and Winchester railroad
, Various rumors are afoat in regard to tn
movements of the enemy, and it is reporte
there that our pickets were driven in belo
Winchester last night in anticipation Of dal
ger.
The telegraph Office at that place has bee
! removed over mile from the town near tt
: Notifications.
9 The fiends of the South here and at Ma
tinsburg are acting as if they had heard got
! news and express their confidence.
s The rebels will make raid into the vail
d as far as Winchester before many days.
There seems to be general impression he
that Winchester will be the scene of a fer
n battle before week.
1t is rumored that jackson, with one-h
of the large army which he took to Richmol
1t so suddenly, has returned and has been rel
r forced by the numerous guerrilla bands abo
the country.