Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-09-26
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t New Castle 100 of Rob. Morris home guard
avalry. Morris, without firing a gun, sur
endered men, horses, and 800 stand of arms.
Reports, considered doubtful, have just reach
d us that the enemy subsequently burned
new Castle and Sheppardsville. Advices say
iranger's command there was attacked to-day
~ rebel cavalry, who intended to burn the
bridge. Granger repulsed them, killing five
md taking twenty-eight prisoners.
Six hundred guerrillas attacked Amesboro
IN the 10th, in two bands. Col. Meter at
acked one band at nine clock in the morn
ng and was slain, and five of our men were
The rebels lost five killed. At
loon we shelled the rebels, killing three, when |
hey retreated.
On the Goth, Lieut.. Col Wood, with 450
If the First Indiana Cavalry, attacked and af-
Ter desperate encounter drove from Owens
Doro 800 rebels under Col Martin, who lost
30 killed and 25 wounded Federal loss, 8
killed and 18 wounded We captured their
army stores, provisions and prisoners.
Reliable advices from Cave City say that
portions OF Buers forces attacked and repuls-
ed Bragg's rear guard from Horse Cave on
Thursday evening. Upon learning which,
Bragg is reported to have moved his main
body across the river southwark from Num-
louisville. No other particulars.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, Sept. 20.
General Order.
Commander George Henry Preble, senior
officer in command of blockading force off
Mobile, having boon guilty Of neglect of duty
in permitting the armed steamer Ovetto to
run the blockade, is, by order Of the Presi-
dent, dismissed from the naval service from
this date.
SALT LAKE, Sept. 81.
Charles Mcbride, from Virginia City, has
arrived here. He is one of party of fifteen
bound for the States. The party was attack
ed by Snake Indians at City Rocks, Hum
boldt route, $50 miles North. They fought
Indians twenty miles, and lost six killed and
two wounded, and all their outfit. John Con-
nor, John Sharpe, Benz. White, James Snow,
Mr.. Davis and Goodnow, were killed. John
Foster and Samuel kellogg, had their arms
broken. Reports of Indian depredations
Northward are coming in daily, and much
trouble is expected to late emigrants.
FREDERICK, Sept. 81.
The great bridge of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad over the Monocacy asst of Frederick,
which was destroyed by the rebels, has been
rebuilt This completes the road from Pkila-
delpha to Baltimore, and restores communi-
cation with Baltimore and Washington to
Frederick and to Sandy Hook opposite Har-
per's Ferry.
New YORK, Sept. 81.
A Fort Monroe letter in the Herald reports
that Commodor Wilkes is there. 1t also gives
an account of skirmish at Franklin near
Suffolk, between two companies of the 18th
Pennsylvania cavalry, and two rebel regi-
ments, one of cavalry and one of infantry.
Our force had two howitzers, which drove
the enemy off in hurry. No loss on our
side.
WASHINGTON, Sept 22-3 P. NJ.
An order has been issued for the removal of
all the criminals imprisoned in the Peniten-
tiary in this District to the old county Jail in
Albany, N Y, to afford an opportunity for
the enlargement of the Arsenal, made abso-
lutely necessary by military exigencies.
BY direction of The President the States of
Missouri and Arkansas, and the bordering
Indian territory, will constitute the Depart
ment of the Missouri, and will be commanded
by Maj Gen. S. R. Observation-Disclosures at
st. Louis. Alton, ILL.,, is attached to the De-
PAL Iiicilt VI Vic ''CSISAh
is attached to the Department Of the Ohio,-
headquarters at Cincinnati.
Further "Reminiscences on the other side of
the river in front of Washington continue to
demonstrate that there is no considerable force
of rebels this side of Bull Run mountains.
KANSAS CRY, Sept. %.
The following official report has just been
received from the expedition under Col. Bur-
ris, which has been in pursuit of Quantrelrs
guerrilla bands since their raid on Olathe:
"For fourteen days our forces have been in
hot pursuit of Quantrell through jackson,
johnson and Lafitte counties, and were una
BILE to bring on an engagement other than an
occasional picket skirmish until the 10th, when
about fifty of our cavalry came up with the
enemy five miles north of Pleasant HILL A
brisk fire was kept up for about ten minutes,
when the enemy broke and fled in confusion,
leaving two of their dead on the field. We
pursued them two miles further, when the
enemy entered the woods, scattering in all d.
rections
Our loss, one killed and three Wounded
Enemy's loss unknown.
We captured from the enemy all his trans
portation and subsistence for the expedition,
100 stand of arms, 10000 rounds of ammu-
milton, 100 horses, five wagons, number of
tents and other camp equippage also, guam
tity of dry goods, &c, previously stolen from
the citizens of Oathe.
The houses, outbuildings, grain, &C., be-
longing to twelve noted marauders, whose
premises had been the favorite haunts of
guerrillas, were burned.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAC,l
Monday, Evening, Sept. %.
The following is the official report of our
loss in Summers corps at the battle of Ante
tam:
Richardson's Division-killed, PIP woun-
ded, 500; missing, 81.
Sedgwick,s Division-killed, 355; woun-
ded, 1877 missing, 321.
French's Division-killed, 293; wounded,
l 1921 missing, 2O3
Total loss in Summers corps, 5000. Our
loss in missing may be somewhat reduced by
returning
The rebels, in their has!y retreat from Mary
and, left between 100 and 1900 wounded
between Sharpsburg and the river, which are
being paroled. Twenty-six stand of colors
we're taken during the battle, and have been
received at Headquarters. Seven are known
% nave been captured, ana are IN the nandS
If the different regiments which captured
hem.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %.
The Post Office Department has ordered
he continuance of the Pacific mail on the
overland route-having received reliable in
ormation that there is no danger to be appre-
lended, of their being tempered with by In
|ians. 1t is positively asserted that since the
emoval of the Cherokee tribe, at no time
las there been any necessity for the mails
icing discontinued The great overland
QUITE passes directly through Denver. Pas
engers are constantly travelling on this
QUITE