Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-09
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE CAP.
"a TURE OF FORT MACON.
CAPTURE OF, AVREBEL SHIP WITH
VALUABLE STORES,
Yorktown Evacuated!
THE REBEL WORKS, CAMP EQUIP.
PAGE, &C., IN OUR POSSESSION.
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RE-APPEARANCE OF THE MERR1MAC
The 1ri6une's special from Cairo saws
From the feet we learn of the capture o
Baton Rouge, and the Confederate arsenal. u
HEADQUARTERS Army OF PoTonAc,(
May 2-2P.M.
lFrom the correspondent of the Associated Prsss1
The rebels opened this morning with their
rihed columbiads, 68-pounders, placed on the
nights of Yorktown. Our No. battery, OF
100 and 2OO-pounders, (Parrott's,) was then
brought to bear upon the only gun which has
given Us any trouble-our shots falling over
and around it with every prospect of its being
very soon disinounted, when on its 23d dis
charge it burst into thousand pieces, tearing
up the parapet and making sad havoc with
the crowd. who were collected around it at
the time. No less than ten persons were
standing on the parapet, within six feet of
it, besides those who were hid from view by
the works. The destruction of life must have
been considerable. This is the only gun that
the rebels have shown capable of doing No. 1
battery any harm. =.
All firing on their side ceased, while our
guns we're manned with renewed vigor, d.
recting their shells into the town. About 100
shots were fired by our guns up to 2 o'clock
| <hs, off no11 G,;~
A rebel steamboat come down the river
and attempted to land at Yorktown, but was
prevented by few shots from our 100 pound
er Parrot The rebels kept up continuous
fire all last night on our men in trenches
The only casualties was the wounding of
two.
The weather is again pleasant. If it
should continue you can look out for start
ling news from this quarter The work laid
out is approaching completion.
Jas. Decker, Co. G, Berdan's sharp shoot
ers, was wounded last night, and taken pris-
0ner.
Times Special.
WASHINGTON, May g.
The town was startled by rumor that all
the members of Congress from the border
States, and number Of conservative sympa-
thizers from other States, we're seriously con
sidering the propriety of Withdrawing in q
body from the Senate and the House, and
thus precipitating decision by the people oil
| the whole country on the radical measure ol
confiscation and emancipation.
The finance Committee of the Senate re.
ceived deputation of butchers from New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, by whose
arguments they were prevailed upon to re-
duce the tax on slaughtered animals.
New YORK, May 8.
A special to the Tribune, giving an &C.
count the capture of Fort Macon, says the
fire of our batteries dismounted 13 guns and
tore up the glacis and ramparts in the most
effectual manner Eleven hundred shot and
struck the work. The guns of the fort were
worked with skill and courage, but the sand
hills of our position afforded complete pro.
lection to the men, and the hoisting Of the
white flag was followed by conference with
Gen. Parks and suspension Of hostilities
until the following morning. During the
night the proposition to surrender was com.
municated to Gen. Burnside, and in the
morning articles Of agreement were sigued.
The garrison surrendered as prisoners oi
war, aud were released on parole, and were
allowed to take their private property with
them. The officers retained their side arms
These were the terms originally proposed by
Gen. Park, but refused by Col. White, com
nandant of the fort
The surrender of F. Macon gives Gen
Burnside port of entry, with secure anchor
age for his heaviest vessels 1t gives The
Government another of the stolen fortifica
tions, with so guns, %, 900 lbs. ofpowder, ,sho
and shell in proportion, 400 stand of arms
large store of provisions, 420 prisoners ant
80 horses. 1t releases portion of the block
aiding feet for service elsewhere, aud ensure,
the retention of the District.
Gen. Burnside, in . general order, congrat
ulates Gen. Park on his success, and com
mands that the name of Fort Macon be in
scrib ID on the colors of the 5th and 6tl
regiments and the 9th Connecticut regiment
The command ofthe For. was offered to Capt
Lewis A. Morris, 1st artillery, after the sur
render, but declined, and Col. Rodman, of tn
4th Rhode Island, was placed in charge.
| CHICAGO, May Sd.
The Memphis argus, Of the 18th, has tn
following dispatches:
i Corinth, april 28M.-Beauregard is NOV
lug large UOdIeS VI uoOpS SVutuWaTu OOu
90 by rail-others on foot. A few have gon
West
It is generally understood he is evacuatine
though he declines aDsw ering any questions
He says that President Davis understand
his movements.
Corinth, April 28th.-Purdy was evacu,
ed last night, and has since been burned
: Every building is said to have been destroy
, ed. The Yankees are moving in that diret
! ton. Our. out-posts had skirmish wit
( their advance, early this morning, capturin
60 prisoners, including nine commissions
' officers.
s WASHINGTON, May 8.
The latest accounts show there are no
t l68 Brigadier Generals, and that 26 in add
: ton await Senatorial action. A favorable r
It port has been made on the recommendatit
: Of Daniel + S;ckles. and there seems no dou
It he will soon be confirmed The bill propo
ing to limit the number Of Brigadier Genera
). to 200 and Major Generals to 26, will, in I
a probability, become law.
's Thus Ear, or within two days, application
haye been dled for compensation for ~ Of 4