Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-12


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out by, the Court, when General Mcdowell
entered protest against the proceedings
IGen. Heintzelman now testified to the
total abstinence of Gen. Mcdowell from the
use of wines and liquors, and directly CONTRA
ry to the evidence of the previous witness,
| In the Porter Court Martial, Gen. Pope
was cross examined long time by the Coun-
sci for the defendant Among the questions
asked him, was, why he had expressed to
Gen. Porter, two days after his alleged DISC
bedience of orders, his determination not to
report him for delay to take any action look
ing to his impeachment. % '-I-''1. go
! To this question Pope answered he did not
think Gen. Porter deliberately withheld his
troops from him, but that this idea probably
originated in mistake or blunder.
| New YoRK, Dec. G..
| The Tribune's Washington dispatch says
the statement in Barney's letter, printed in
to-days's Tribune, that Barney had an inter-
vies with President Lincoln, is contradcted
on the highest authority. 1t is further to be
stated, upon the same authority, that the
| President has no knowledge whatever of the
| statements connected with that letter, and no
communication on that subject, or embody-
ing any such information, had been made to
him in any way. Leading Republicans have
no knowledge of the matter, and the suppo-
sition that this letter has any weight from
| their alleged attention 10 Barney's statements
is entirely erroneous.
1t may be added that no recent communi-
cation from Fernando Wood has been received
by the President, and none whatever ON these
or similar subjects. Of Il O., q..,e,r. ,-... F..
Private advices from one of the most emil
nent friends of America, in France, repre-
sents that the recent offer of mediation made
by Napoleon is there regarded as the express
sion of q deliberate and matured purpose from
which the Emperor will not recede, and that
it is considered a serious blow to our cause in
Europe, and to the cause of freedom in Eu-
rope not less than to America. l Eh
The following is from the Herald a..a-
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc,l
f.vst .l-t..,-f. December 5.
Recent reconnoissances have discovered
that no attempt is made by the enemy to
hold that section north of the Rappahannock,
their forces having entirely evacuated the
country with the exception of small scouting
parties. These cross the river at small blinge
ferries, now easily, in consequence of low
water N 7- zsFs5 z
A dash upon our outposts succeeded in es-
Gaping by some new route unknown to our
pickets.
| The difficulties heretofore existing in the
transmission of the mails between Washington
and the headquarters of the Army of the Po-
tomac have, through the energy of Headquar-
ters Postmasters Hastell and Cooley, at last
been overcome, and letters are now received
without delay. '
| Convalescents and exchanged prisoners are
fiocking to their respective commands in great
numbers. .-L ......-. .... -;t
Gen. Burnside's order recommending the
dismissal Of officers guilty of neglect of duty
in allowing their commands to be surprised
by the enemy gives universal satisfaction, and
will undoubted check the serious evils of care
lessness on the part Of commanders of out
posts.
| CAIRO, Dec. 6.
| Gen Hovey left Helena on the 9th of No
vember, with about 10000 men. He landed
at Friars Point, on the Mississ 'ppi side, twelve
miles below From that point he marched
direct to Grenada, which is one hundred miles
south of Memphis. 7a 70 'sl@,
L
hea,t of Mississippi caused most intense con-
sternation among the people. Large num-
bers fled in terror
approach of the Federal army, and for
several days there was great .commotion.
Hundreds left town, accelerated in their fight
by the extreme haste with which the appeal
proprietors packed up and made off-it is
supposed to Marietta, Ga, where a paper mill
is said 10 be in operation. a5 aa H.y5'
Gen. Hovey reached Grenada on Monday
evening
The few Confederate soldiers at Grenada
left at his approach. They had planted four
cannon on the highest hill, near the town,
but they pointed north and could not be used
in the opposite direction. sY
Before leaving the Rebels burned about 100
cars, and between Is and 30 locomotives, to-
gether with all their ammunition and army
stores. ,4 .a,s. i-.a:a
The direction in which the rebels fed is not
yet known. Federal cavalry were in pursuit
At last accounts from Gen. Grant he was
pushing forward, and it is highly probable he
is already at Grenada with his entire force
If Admiral Porter intends to help open the
Mississippi he will have co be in hurry. 1t
is said he leaves to-day for below.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.
The following has been received at head
quarters ... .......
CHARLESTON, Nov. %.
To Maj N. II. Mclean, A. A. g.: t-.....
Col. Paxton, with the I'd Virginia cavalry,
supported by the 18th Ohio infantry, made
an attack on a post of the enemy near Cold
Knob, Green Briar county, on the 26th inst
It was a successful surprise, and our forces
captured 2 commissioned officers, 100 nom
commissioned officers and privates, about 100
horses, 200 stand of arms, 4 wagons and the
camp equippage of one regiment. The equip
page and part of the arms were destroyed by
Col. Paxton. No loss on our side. ass
On the day before small scouting party
of the 9th Virginia had skirmish with the
enemy's cavalry in Logan county. Our men
were outnumbered and forced to retreat, but
with cut serious loss. ra gga5 esf -l3s.. ss.
! (Signed) j.. D. Cox, Maj. Gen.
Wednesday morning last the Dragon, Capt.
/ Wright, en- route to Port Royal, broke her
engine and was forced to remain some hours
near Bowler's Rocks, about 25 miles up the
river A party of rebels, probably thinking
she was not artheu, put OIL Irom tue soutu
/ side of the river in five or six boats. There
were fifty men in the boats. They made to-
wards the Dragon, but before they had ap-
preached too near, Capt. Wright let fly a
shell, which exploded in one of the boats, and
they hastily pushed to- the shore. With a
glass our officers saw the men were dressed in
different uniforms, and probably were guer-
rilla band. 1-f - 2t
The Dragon was towed down by the Satel-
lite and this morning brought to the Wash
ington Navy Yard by the Resolute. e