Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-10-31

FEDERAL TEOOFS V'lCTO-
Rxf1 US.
SUCCESSFUL RECONNOISSANCE BY
GEN. MITCHELL. .-
ANOTHER GANG OF GUERRILLA
DISPERSED IN MISSOURI.
REPORTS FROM THE ARMY IN vIR-
GlNiA. ..
GEN. BANKS TO HEAD AN EXPEDI-
TON TO THE COAST OF TEXAS.


Great loss to The Rebels By the d,
| sss'Mcft0a Of Sat- Works
tn Florida.
| New YORK, Oct 20
With regard to the recent rumors of in
tended changes in high military places, tn
Washington Republican, of yesterday, says
Gen. Halleck will not 60 to the Department
Of the West, neither will he be made com
mander-in-chief Gen. Hooker, as he is b.
his bravery and soldierly qualities entitled te
will have an important command.
The Times says about the late battle a
Po ocotaligo, ''instead of the rebels gaining
victory, our troops defeated them in the yer,
hard-fought engagement which took place
week ago to-day"
The object of this movement was to tes
the rapidity and safety with which landing
could be effected and to learn the strength 0
the enemy on the main land, guarding tn
railroad between Charleston and Savannah
and to accomplish so much of the destruction
of the railroad as could be done in a singh
day. In this attempt our forces Were victo
rious. Having met the enemy in large mum
bers. they drove them across the Pocotaligt
river. Our loss, however, was very severe
Our soldiers and sailors fought splendidly
and our batteries were worked with grea
skill and effect
The Union forces were under command o
Brig. Gen G. NJ. Bowman-Gen. Ferry beine
second in command The rebels were com
mandcd by Col. Walker, until our army at
tackled them at Pocotaligo bridge, when Beau
regard, who had just arrived from Charleston
commanded in person.
Fresh troops arriving rapidly from Charles
ton to reinforce the rebels, our troops were
withdrawn in fine order Ger. Ferry re-
mained on shore at Mackay's point until the
last man had embarked, when the buildings
which had been occupied by the rebel pickets
were destroyed. Our loss was Is killed, 10f
wounded and two missing
The troops engaged were the 47th Penna.,
9th Connecticut, 4th New Hampshire, 55th
Pennsylvania, 9th Connecticut, 18th Penna.
Sd New Hampshire, detachment Of the Isl
Massachusetts, cavalry. sections Of the lst U
S. artillery, Sd U. S. artillery, Sd Rhode
Island artillery and the New York volunteer
engineers.
Col. Chatfield, of the 9TH Connecticut, and
Lieut.-Col. Spidell, of the same, are among
the severely wounded. -.
We drove them from their chosen position
and compelled them to ret1 eat in haste across
the Pocotaligo river, at which they destroyed
the bridge in the rear, to prevent further pur-
suit, and although Ger. Mitchell did not Oh
this occasion succeed in carrying out the
magnificent programme which he had con-
ceived, he did make complete reconnaissance
of the region between the island Of Port
Royal and the Charleston railroad, and ad
mini tered to the rebels thorough chastise.
ment.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 80.
The following dispatches have been receiv'
ed at headquarters:
HEADQUARTERS, ST.. LOUIS. Oct. %.
To Henry W. Halleck. General-in Chief;
Col. Boyd repors further success in Gen
Davison's South East district. Col. Dewey
commanding the 23d Iowa, with detachments
from his own and the 1st, Oath ard 25th Mis-
souri, re:iments, and section of Sthanger's
battery attacked 1890 rebels at Putman's
Ferry on the 9th, killing several and taking
over 40 prisoners. Our troops behaved well
[SignedI S. r. CuRTIss,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
JACKSON, Tenn Oct. 2s.
The following dispatch is just received
from Brig Gen. Davis, at Columbus, KY:
The expedition to Clarkson, Mo-, thirty fou1
miles from New Madrid, under command o
Capt. Rogers, company K, ID Illinois artil
terry, has been entirely successful-dispersins
the guerrillas, killing 10 and mortally wound
ing Q. and capturing Col. Clark, in command
Capt. Esthan, 3 Lieutenants, 3 Surgeons, Il
men and several stand of arms, 40 horses, II
mules, wagons, large quantity of ammuni
ton, and burning their barracks and maga
zines, and breaking up the whole concerL.-
No loss on our side (Signed,) @
u. 5. GRANT, Maj. Gen. CONG.
lTimes' special.1
Gen. Mcclellan yesterday morning remov
ed his Headquarters to Berlin, on the Virgins
shore of the Potomac Berlin is below Poin
of Rocks. @ sf
1t will afford the friends of Col. Miles sat
isfaction to know that the testimony taker
| by the military commissioner exonerates hin
| from the injurious mpu'ation of having be
trayed his command into the hands of the en-
l. s'
emy. @5
| CAMP ON THE PoroMAc,
Opposite Sheppardstown, Get. %:
Two men, belonging to Humphreys divis
ion, were shot down while on picket duty
Yesterday. Ever since the capture Q
one of the rebel pickets, the other night
their pickets shoot at ours at every opportr
nifty. a4 q
! F BALrIMoRE, Oct. 20.
Gov. Bradford is very indignant at the al
rests made last evening in Jemperanc
/ Temple, and it is und rst cd that he has S 4
an earnest protest to President Lincoln.
! y HARPER's FERRY, Oct. %.
/ Everything is quiet here to-day.
The l39th, l4Oth and 143d New Yor
regimen joined Gen. Augur's Division,
present commanded by Gen. Geary. 9ag
\ Col. Rugar, Of the 7th Indiana regimen
takes comand Of the 1st Brigade.
/ The rebel pickets have notheen withdraw
in front of our lines, as was erroueously r
ported They still have small force Of c.
airy this side Of Charlestown. Our troops Q
cupy Charlestown, and our pickets are throw
out short distance beyond. arsas
| tlf s. WAsBrNoroN, Oct. %.
A rumor is current in the hotelS here
NIGHT. that Bu' nside's force has >t1 11eii bal
seven miles. The story ia1falss.e
nrApouAsrERs ARxY on4Ak pofbxAcg I
Tuesday eyDn eect. %. {
70 the Associated Press: ass1 e-iss-s5-
The advance under Gen. Pleasenton, b
, .A~.d., efso.noons arco,,vtcred the eneu