Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-20

return to Jackson at midnight. A few men
from Maj. Duffee's command went out and
captured him and he is now a prisoner at
headquarters.
Reports are current here that Jackson has
been reinforced.
WARRINGTON, juno 1G.
Dispatches Of this date from Gen. Halleck
have been received at the War Department.
They present no new feature with regard to
Beauregard's army, which is supposed to be
in the vicinity of Okolona, Overtown and
Columbus
Dispatches from the army of the Potomac,
dated o'clock, this evening, indicate that
all is quiet in front OF Richmond
Gen. Dix informs the Department that the
military telegraph has been completed to
Norfolk and Suffolk.
The correspondent of the Times, in the
army Of the Potomac on tho evening of the
Sd, says the RICH. wing of the army, to-day,
was attacked by the rebels about IL o'clock.
who succeeded in capturing nearly all the
pickets Of Company Il, 5th regiment of cav.
airy. A scouting party of Company f, about
the same time, was attacked by large rebel
force but made good fight On the retreat
our small force burned and destroyed their
| tents &C., the rebels succeeding in taking a
few prisoners. Our force reireated to the
Chickahominy. but the rebels did not follow.
Therebels now hold position at Old Church
but probably will be driven from it to.mor.
row.
dispatch from Fair Oaks, 18th, states
that the LIST Excelsi IT charged on tho rebels,
driving them out of some deserted houses, but
being reinforced, the rebels again advanced
and burnt the houses. Five of the Excelsiors
were killed. Several rebels were seen to fall.
An attack is momentarly expected, and
wagons, ambulances, &C., have been sent to
the rear, and troops are kept under arms.
The Times Port Royal Correspondent,
under date of the 18th, states that Brig.
Gen. Wright landed at Sea5rook's Point Nav
31st. The 9th Connecticut first land~d, and
had a skirmish with the rebels, June 1st
and drove them to the river and took pos
session of the bridge. On the LIST and I'd,
Gems. Hunter, Benham and Stevens, with a
good force, went to Stone Inlet, accompanied
by gunboats, and landed on Francis Island,
without opposition On the 9th two COM
panies Of the Roundhead regiment penetra-
ted into the enemy's line, and had their ,e-
treat cut off, but the 9Th Michigan succeeded
in relieving them, and drove the enemy, who
retreated with Capt. Kline, of the Round
heads, and about a dozen privates, as pris-
oners. Adj. Walker, of a South Carolina
regiment, was captured.
The latest information is that last Tuesday.
the 18th Pennsylvania and 47th New York,
and two companies OF the 9th Connecticut, were
attacked, but after two hours fighting the
rebels were routed, with loss of II killed,
prisoners and 80 wounded. Our loss was
3 killed aad ID wound d.
Next day, the 9th Michigan and 29:h New
York, charged on the rebel battery, half a
mile in advance of the former position, and
captured three guns, and destroying the re-
naming.
Rebel officers taken prisoners say the ap-
proaches to Charleston are lined with bate.
ries, and every inch of ground will be hotly
contested.
The Hilton Head correspondent of the
Times, on the 18th, states that the Colonel
commanding at Beau 'ort got scared at the
reported lanGing, on the Port Royal road, of
1900 rebels, and Beaufort was quickly de-
populated. Aguhboat reconnaissance proved
it to be untrue.
Gen. Hunter has returned from the vicinity
of Charleston, leaving Benham in command
The fall Of Charleston will BECOME OF neoes-
sity soon.
The colored regiment is not disbanded, and
company is detailed daily loading and un-
loading vessels.
Special to Tribune.
The Iribuns's correspondent, under date
of Savage's Station. June 18th, says the down
train from our advance to the White House
was attacked by the enemy, four miles from
the latter station, which is the terminus of the
road. This road is the principal machine
which supplies our army with food and am
munition, and rapidly moves troops from
the transports to the front 1t is indispensable |
to the enemy-literally indispensable. 1t
was soldierly audaoity which led squad of
100 rebel cavalry round our right aown to
the track, and there waited till past moonrise
for tue train A rail previously remov ed Sc
cured the stoppage Of the cars. The cutting
of the telegraph wire secured the enterprise
from publicity aud from interruption. When
the expected train came opposite the ambush,
it. was fired on. Six men in the cars and
on their roofs are said to have been killed A
Colonel and Major, supposed to have been on
the train, are said to be missing. captain
and eight prvates are positively said to have
been captured. The cavalry finished the
work by burning part of the train and dam.
lging the road SO that not q car crossed the
he line from A. N. till II, the next fore.
loon. This was bad enough in its direct and
,,oeitiye effects, net to speak OF its sugges-
ions but remains, /,
These bold horsemen toraged close up to I
he White House and carried terror with
hem wherever they went. They plundered I
everal vessels on the Pamunkey, swooped
own on large wagon train and, it is said,
urnel forage tre.n Of 80 wagons, killed .
umher qfteamsters, and made so deci lcd an
apression On the nerves Of authority at the c
White House that the sick, wounded and '
omen were hurried on board the steamer n