The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-02-05


lIeard's dispatch:
Yesterday afternoon another ,krmsh oc.
CURED near the banks If the OCcOquon. II
was reported in the morning that body Of
rebels was at Pohick Church. Capt. Lowing
Of the Sd Michigan regiment, then on picket
duty in fro n of Gen. lIeintzclmans division
took 81 men, under Lieut.. BrenHon irom Go.
+, and IT, under Lieut. brigham, from Co. II
and went TO meet them, and arriving at 20 .
hick Church no rebels were seen The party,
however proceeded to the banks of the Oc.
coquou, opposite the town Of that name. Ar
irving there early in the afternoon, few I'M
armed men were observed drilling in the town.
They gave the alarm when number Of reb
els came from the houses aud fired on our
mon 4 brief skirmlsh took place-tour of
the rebels were seen to fall and were carried
of by their comrades No injury was sus
tain,d by any Of our party, except by one
man who was slightly bruised by spent ball
The enemy was about sending large party
across the Occoquun when our men retreated
to their picket post.
The flag Of trace from Rebeldom covered
an impudent demand. The message is said
to have been from jeff Davis to President
Lincoln, announcing that il the federal gov
eminent permit the rebel bridge burners to
be hung under the order Of Gen. llalleck, the
federal prisoners, Col. COrcOran, Lee, Wilcox
and others. held as hostages for the safety Of
the pirates shall be Immediately hung in re.
tulation
A cabinet meeting was called to consider
the subject. | am requested not to announce
the result. jeff Davis will learn it soon
enough.
PORTLAND, Feb j.-Thc steamer Nova
Scotia from Liverpool on the afternoon Of the
23d via Londonderry on the 9th ult arriv-
I'd here this morning.
Her dates are five days later
Great Brituin--The Paris correspondent Of
the London Morning Post says it is not true,
rs some journals represent that the French
| Government has taken any steps to bring
about II reconciliation between the north and
south.
Mr.. Mar.y NJ p, made 4 speech to his
constituents at Stafford, in which he adyocat.
ed that the European governments should in
t"rterr TO close the struggle between the north
and south, NY recognising the Confederate
States and breaking the blockade.
This speech attracted some attention.
The London Time. in an editorial upon it
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