Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-10
Special to Chicago Tribune.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.
brief report of the Port Royal Ferry af
fair as been received from Gen. Sherman.
He encloses his inst, uctions to Gen. Stevens,
who, he says, carried them out completely
He was to make a dash on the enemy, des-
troy their batteries, because they INSTRUCTED
the river, had fired on the May flower, and
then return to the Island, which he did with
littl. loss. Norfolk papers lie this affair into
a rebel victory and talk about bayonet charg, S
Of which there v ere none. OF the next day s
operations no account is recei ed.
The Norfolk Dry Book, of the 9th, says
TIE Ella Motley, now blockaded at Charles
ton, escaped from Nassau while the Flam-
beaux, forbidden by British authority to coal
| there, was gone for coal. The vessel was
chased and harmlessly fred on the feet. A
Confederate bearer of dispatches from Europe
was passenger. The other passengers
| were English and Scotch.
Several more fires had recently occurred in
Charleston.
The sawmi in the Norfolk Navy Yard
was fired by an incendiary, but the fire was
extinguishcd.
Mr.. Hemphill, formerly Senator from Tex
as, died at Richmond On Saturday.
The British frIgate immortality has been al
Annapolis for three days. She unquestiona-
bly, came there from Bermuda for Lo.d Ly-
ons, who won't take her at present. Capt.
Hancoc her commander, is here.
1t Is questionable he,her the rebels will
take the Missouri recruits recently captursd
ia exchange for the Uhion prisoners Five
hundred more retel captiyes will be sen,
South Immediately.
The provost guard are for the first time
carry ng into effect the regulation adopted
after the Bull kun aff.ir, forhiiding negroes
from wearing military costume. These va
liant heroes may be seen hourly on the Av-
cnue, stripping the iackiess Africans.
Gov. Giipn, Of Colorado, is here. He
speaks very f,vorably of the product of the
Pixies Peak mines, from which he has fine
s. ccimens.
1T the Cabinet meeting lasting from to
l O'clock, Monday night, ajoint committee
on the conduct Of the war was present and
urged the necessity of movement by the
army. Wade and 9th rs Used the strongest
language Slngularly enough no Cabiu,t Of
iicer is more warllke than Bates-none less
so than B,a,1.
There are some more serious frauds in the
Clothing Department, which the Board If
Survey are now examining, hey find
Flm<ey material and bad workmanship
\ 10th ne bureau will be recommended TO
Congress, comprising main depot at WASH
ngton, with branches at Philadelphia, New
Yok and Boston,
MIR. Meigs has more to do than is possible
Tor one man.
The Philadelphia delegation have appointed
committee to cooperate with the committee
Of the House on the harbor delences Of Phil
adelphia.
The released Richmond prisoners are still
at Baltimore. The three months men will be
paid and discharged, and all others furlcughed.
In the Kerrigas case the prosecution is
closed, and the defence are introducing evil
dcncc
Rev. Wilmer, of Philadelphia, arrived few
days since at Fortress Monroe, on his way to
Richmond, with twenty trunks, which, on
examination, were f. und full of cloth, sewing
and writing materials, coffee and other con
traband articles, and in the lining of his
clothes were numerous maps and letters. In
his white cravat were illustrated weeklies and
full account Of Burnside's expedition, with
speculations as to its destination,
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.
The Eastern line was down last night and
We got nothing more than this.-Operator.