Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-11

All FurlouShed and ParOlcd Sol
diers Ordered to Report for Duty.
Fort MONROE, July..5.
Fresh troops arrived here from Washing
ton yesterday during the day and went up the
James river on the evening Of the 4th.
Four small steamers with four barges IN
tow arrived at Ft. Monroe this morning, load
ed with artillerymen, horses, &C., doubtless
bound up the river.
A skirmish took place yesterday morning.
near our left wing, which resulted in the
defeat of the rebels We took 1000 rebel
prisoners and small batteries. Our cavalry
followed them till they passed beyond the
White Oak swamp.
Great difficulty exists in obtaining q list of
killed in our late battles, as comparatively few
cases exist where any one can tell whether
the missing were killed, wounded or taken
prisoners.
For the last two days the rebels have shown
but but little disposition to fight, and yester-
day relinquished their grounds and batteries
almost without resistance.
SECOND DISPATCH
Fort MONROE, July 5.
The steamer State of Maine left Fort Mon
roe last evening for New York with 342
wounded soldiers on board, but met with an
accident to her machinery and was turned
back.
The Daniel Webster will take her wounded
to New York, and will probably leave this port
tonight.
The S. r. Spaulding arrived here this morn
ing from Harrison's Landing with 500 sick
and wounded. They will also leave to-day
for New York
A rebel gunboat was captured yesterday up
the James river and brought down to Harri-
sons Landing. 1t was completely riddlcd
with ball holes.
Herald's Special.
WASHINGTON, July 6.
Five Lieutenants and two Sergeants of an
Iowa regiment, captured at Shiloh and after
wards prisoners at Macon, Ga, arrived to-day.
They exchanged clothes with rebel soldiers in
prison and escaped, procured couple of skiffs
and started down the Ocmulgee river When
they arrived at the mouth of the river they
were picked up by boat from one of our
vessels. They were transferred to the trans
port Massachusetts, and arrived at Fortress
Monroe Saturday morning.
WASHINGTON, July 6.
The Navy Department has been officially
informed that on the 10Th ult. Lieut. Com d e
Powell, in the gunboat Tahomy, accompanied
by the Somerset, crossed the bar of st. Mark S
river and drove out company of rebel artil-
lery, with four or five field pieces, from a fort
near the light house, afterwards landing and
burning the fort and buildings used as bar
racks
We captured the English schooner Lucy,
from Havana, endcavoring to run the blockade
on the Florida coast
The Somerset has captured the schooner
Curlew, of Cedar Keys, Fla. She was from
Havana.
The Somerset also surprised steamer in
Dead Mans bay, loading with cotton. Before
she could be reached she was fired and de-
stroyed by her crew.
The United States steamer Montgomery, off
the Rio Grande, has captured the British
schooner Will-o'-the-Wisp, loaded with gun
powder in fishballs and in bags, percussion
caps, shoes, and a case marked clothing.
New YORK, July 7.
The Tribune says: XIX.
We have from our specials details of Tues
days battle not heretofore reported at length.
The fight was very severe, and extended all
along the line. We lost many officers and
men, but drove the rebels back. 1t was
chiefly an artillery fight, but our men made
several splendid and successful charges. The
enemy were desperate, being purposely made
mad with drink, and staggered up to our
guns only to be cut down by hundreds.
In this fight of Tuesday Morrilps division
suffered most. The 18th N. Y and part of
Butterfeld's Brigade were nearly annihilated.
The 44th N. Y, SD Pa. and 10th Mich also
suffered severely Butterield's Brigade
brought three stand of rebel colors away.
The prominent officers of Morrill's division
who have given their lives to their country
are COL Black, CID Pa; Col. Woodbury., 18th
Mich; Col. Cass, 9th Mass; Lieut.. Col.
ed Pa. Most of these were killed
Tuesday.
Gen. Porter's corps was engaged and did
nobly.
Hooker's, or the fighting division, went to |
the Peninsula H. 900 strong; now they num-
Der less than 5000 effective men. The Sc
verest sufferers in the division were the Mas
sachusetts LIST, 18th and 10Th. Of the latter
regiment about so were reported killed or Sc
riously wounded, among whom were Col.
Wyman, shot through the heart; Lieut.. Col.
J. M. Meicham, wounded; Adjt. W. Merriam,
Sickles' brigade also won new laurels, COM
ng in as the reserve just at the right mo-
nent. They drove the rebels back with
reat slaughter.
The Irish brigade of Gen. Meagher was
lso prominent in this action; also the Mozart
egiment
The result of Tuesday fight was distinctly
n our favor. The rebels were defeated in
very action, and rebel officers taken priso-
ers admit the loss of at least 10000 men.
During the day our artillery was success
ally brought to bear nearly all day, while the
ebels did very little execution with theirs. $
'ur loss was very small compared with that 7
f the rebels. s9n
The fighting was of desperate character I
S fast as the rebel forces were cut to pieces I
her fresh troops were marched forward to q
4 their places. They appeared to disregard
lie lives of their men.
At the close of the fight the Union troops I
ere said to be in fine spirits, and more t.
lxious than ever to fight
One of our correspondents saw Gen. Nc d
elan on Wednesday. He came on board Of
e gun-boat as she reached Harrison's Land "
3. He walked aft with Gen. Patterson, who st
me on the boat. Gen. Mcclellan went GEES