Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-02-07

he Pacific road, state that the brigade Of
ZEN. DAVIS was At Versailles, Morgan county,
y ednesday, proceeding, it is conjectured, t.
0 n Gen. Curtis at Lebanon.
Gen. Palme,'s brigade at Lamine is re-
'ort.d under marching orders for Kentucky.
Gen. >igel left Rolla yesterday for Lebanon.
The balance Of his division will follow.
New YoRK, Feb. 8.
It is stated that tbs lst battalion Of the
cavalry Lave left Annapolis
or Port Royal.
The steam ship Bsvaris brought 1000
:ases Of arms containing sabres and over As
100 stand of arms. equipments, &c. |
SEDALIA, Mo-, Feb. 3.
A commission, appointed for the purpose
~ Gen. Pope, have been sitting the regi-
nents at this point and discharging all unfit
or service.
A column moved off to-day, under Col. ].
". Fuller, of the 27th Ohio.
The telegram announcing the promotion Of
Col. Frank Steele to the rank of Brigadier
General was received with great satisfaction
by all the troops here. They believe him
prompt, safe, sppr ciative and brave, and will
follow him ON the march or in the field with
and alscrity.
. WASHINGTON, Feb. g.
Fort Pulaski is now thoroughly invested.
Gen. Sherman is in daily receipt Of inteli-
gence from the interior.
Tho priv4tecrsmen have been released and |
are to be held as prisoners of war
Secretary Stanton expresses bis opinion |
that Corcoran will soon b. released.
OA1Ho, Feb. 8.
Twelve steamers, laden with troops in
charge Of Com. Wash. Graham, left here this
morning, At 10 o'clock, to join = still larger
force At another point. can truly say this
has every indication Of g. nuine sctivs move
ment, and that something important will be
accomplished ere their return, or somebody
will get hurt.
The following is new order for brig.dlng
troops:
GENERAL ORDER NO. g.
A'.''''''.'' a: S;:' ':'. :: So S'';'
The Second Brigade will consist of the
18th, 10th, 45th and 4sth Illinois infantry,
4th Illinois cavalry, Tsylor's and hcAllister's
artillery, (the latter with four siege guns,)
Col W. H. l.. Wallace commanding
The First and Second Brigade will com.
prise the First Division of the District of
CAIRO, and will be commanded by Brig Gen.
John A. AcClernand.
The Third Brigade will consist Of the 9Th
Wisconsin, 49t6 Illinois, 25th Indiana, 4
companies of artillery, and such troops as are
yet to arrive, Brig. Gen. E. A. Paine COM
nanding.
The Fourth Brigade will be composed of
the 10th, l6 h, 22d and 32d Illinois and the
10th Iowa infantry. Houghtalng's battery Of
light artillery, 4 companies of the 7th and 2
companies of the lst Illinois cavalry, col.
Morgan commanding.
Gen E. A. Paine is assigned to the COM
mani Of Cairo and Mound City, and Col.
Morgan to the command at Bird's Point. by
order of Gen. U. s. Grant Brigadier COM
mand ng.
A subsequent order places Gen. Paine in
command IN Cairo and those dependencies.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
CAIRO, Feb. 3.
The grand expedition up the Tennessee
and Cumb rlsnd rivers is about to start
The last Of it moves in the morning 1t will
attack forts Henry and d NELSON. The force
70 be engaged is fully $4,000 men.
The military authorities " i'll not permit
any dispatches relating to the expedition to
be sent
Gen. Grant and staff left here tonight.
ST. LOUIS Feb. 8.
Two thousand people attended the sale of
the sacesh property to-day and there was
much competition for trophies of the seizures
A team>ter belonging to Col. jeff c. Davis
brigade. who came down last night on the
Pacific Railroad, brings news from that com
mand up to Friday night. 1t lad progressed
to about 8 miles south Of Versailles on the
Big Trave,s, and WAS almost hooelessly
stuck in the mud. The roads were in fear
ful condition, and the baggage wagons we're
strung along the route for miles. The brig
ads is destined for Lebanon.
Madison Muller, late Captain in Blair's
regiment, has been appointed Colonel Of the
18th ,.issouri regiment.
All the goods seized from tho possession
Of assessed seccssionists were sold to-day,
realizing large sum. None of the property
was bought in by late owners, except libra
~ taken from D. H. Armstrong.
Worlds Dispatch.
A rnmor is given, and names of parties
distinctly stated, that orders have gone for
ward to Marshal Murray and District Attor-
ney Smith to compi parties who sold or
char cred improper vessels to the War De
partment for the Burnside expedition, to
return the sum. receiv, or 90 to prison. A
firm in New York, known to have been VIC
lently secession long after the fall of Sum
ter, will, it is stated, be the first called upon
1t was regarded as very strange that this
fl Ill should have been employed. Treason
as we'll as fraud is suspected in the fit
ting out Of the Burnside expedition, and
those v no have sworn to falshoods in respect
to he draft OF their vessels will be compelled
to refund.
New York, Feb. 4.
The Northern Light, from Aspinwall, oath
December, arrived hee this morning.
Panama dates Of 2Gth December state the
Cyanne is at Panama and the Lancaster
had sailed for San Fran, i>co.
Business dull, owing to troubles in the in
terror.
The British steamer from St. Thomas states
tn the Sumter was seen by the steamer
from Havana, cruising close TO St. Domingo
The Panama rail- DAD companies steamship
Columbus, lost at Point Rene ers, had a
cargo valued at million and half dollars,
mostly English goods. Her passengers go to
New York, per Northern Light.
Heavy rains at Costa RIGA caused much
damage to the coffee crop. Large shipments
Of wheat and flour were going forward to
Europe.
US Minister, Robinson was formally re-
ceived by the Peruvian authorities on the 10th
inst.
Axpia soal, Jan. 24th.-The steamer ORR
za5a, from San Francisco, arrived at Panama
She has S., 600 in treasure for Panama, $2l4,-
900 for Europe and Ss54,57S for the United
States. The Orizaba has also $40 packages
of cotton shipped from Acapulco.
Capt. Richie, of the United States steamer