Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-11-07
IMPORTANT kOVRMEH rs OF TIE
.H ARMIES IN VIRGINIA.
BURNSIDE STEADILY AID
VANCING.
Retreat Of the Rebels f.Onl
Cha rlcsyOvVM
sHirker'~ GsaD strongly Grfinded
by the EnfMey.
MORE IRoN-cLAD VESSELS FOR
THE SOUTH.
Successful Skirlnish in Mis-.
.,.... souri,.
SHOOTING AFFAIR ATDAYTON, ONO
sKIRM1sHING IN VIRGINIA.

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SHOOTING AFFAIR ATDAYTON, OHIO
sKIRM1sHING IN VIRGINIA.
Worlds Special.
o BALTIMORE, Oct. 81.
1t is currently rumored here that ex Gov
Hicks will be appointed Military Governor OF
Maryland, and will locate his office at Balti
more -H
Five Philadelphia oyster-boats, witt, ,heiI
} crews, were seized to-day, for violating the
oyster law, and were taken to Annapolis The
affair has caused much excitement.
Special to Tribune
4 AsHiNGroN, Oct. 81.
A dispatch from one of our special cores
rondents. dated Harper's Ferry, Oct. 3lst,
says LongstreetS entire corps is reported to
he in Smokers Gap and in the valley Just
east of it.
Our troops are picking up stragglers near
Wheatland, Waterford and Millsboro.
Especial to Tmes.l
iiARpEKs FERRY, Oct. 81.
Yesterday. Richardson's division passed
Suckers Gap, to Paris, small town on the
road leading to Leesburs and running through
Ashley's Gap. ..--.-..- . =
The forces under Gems. French and Sedg-
wick left this morning. crossing the Sheian-
doah bridge .s
Summers corps also moved into Virginia
yesterday, through the Blue Mountains and
Shortsvlle, where he will form juncton
with Burnsid &. who is now at Purcellsvlle
Nearly all the troops have moved OF from
Londen and Maryland Heights
For the present Gen Leary's command is
to remain at Bolivar Heights, and Gen Slo
GUMS command is to garriso the Ferry
! Heavy accommodating parties left here yes
terday, in the direction of Charlestown and
Shepherdstown, to feel the enemy, whom they
found in large force at the former place
| A reconnaissance made by the Sth Penua.,
/ from Purcellsyile, discovered the enemy in
force near Paris and Upperville, under Long
street
Gen. Lee is said to be still at Winchester.
while the main body Of his army is east of
the Blue Mountains
Snicker's Gap is strongly defended by the
enemy. Several rebel prisoners were taken
there yesterday, ircluding the chief officer of
their signal corps.
| Gen. Burnside is steadily moving on, and
the impression is that the enemy's flank is
turned and that battle is imminent
| Our position here is admirably defended.
and if the enemy attempt to cross great bat
! tie must at once ensuc
| Cannonading is now heard in the direction
of Winchester and Sheppardstown.
HARPER's FERRY, Oct 81.
! Yesterday our pickets, four miles out. saw
the rebel pickets from Charlestown. None
were seen north Of HillSboro'. Below that
place, and in Charlestown, the rebels are sup
posed to be in great numbers
jackson was in Berryvilie night before last,
and he is no doubt occupying both sides of
the Blue mountain, from Winchester to Aldee.
! Two thousand rebel infantry are at War
renton, with some cavalry and artillery.
! Our whole army is in fine spirits and con-
dition, and the weather is splendid
NEW YORK, Nov. /.
According to recent information from Mex
leo, received via Havana, about one-haf of
the French troops, amounting to nearly sew
enteen thousand men, had arrived and were
ordered Immediately to Orizaba 1t is thought
the Notifications at Orizaba have been select
ed as basis of operations and that the expe-
dition from the city of Mexico was to start in
December
ALBANY, Oct 81
Alta Democratic meeting here this evening,
John Van Buren, said the letter read by him
at the Cooper Institute was presented to him
by Gen. Scott as an autograph, and was made
public by authority of the friends of the
General.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l.
The National Iteihgencer of tomorrow
will contain 4 statement from Ex-President
Buchanan in reply to Gen. SCOTS famous let
ter, published few days since, regarding the
measures for preventing the taking of forc-
BILE possession of the Southern forts by the
troops ofthe different Southern States. Mr..
Buchanan intimates that he did not heed
Gen. Scott's suggestions for garrisoning the
forts before Mr.. Lincoln's incoming, because
the pr 'spects We're that there would be no
| collision, and that peace counsels would pre-.
vail, and that such actions would have precip
it ted collision.
Special to Hsrald.
WnaArLASo, Va, Oct. 81.
Gea. Stonenlan's division of Sen. Wilcox's
corps, Yesterday occ pied LeeSburg without
opposi ion This movc will enable Gen.
Pleasanton's oayalr, TO penetrate farther in
to the enemy's position to recoanoiter beyond
our front.
HARPEn's Ferry, Oct. 81.
Gen. Morrill, has he'n detached from his
division In Gen. Porter's corps, and appointed
to another command.
Brig. Gen. Butterfell has en- appointed
to assume the command of Gen. Morrill's
division.
The corps Of Gen Porter has been relieved
from duty on the Upper Potomac and passed
through here tO.day.a.o ..s. % giz,,.f. s...,
ise zs CnARLEsrowN. Va, Oct. 81. Il
Mai Gen. Cox's army arrived here to-day;
The rebel army under Gems Echols, Floyd
| and jenkins retreated from here last Monday:
| The march of our troops up the Kanawha
der, with but single casualty. The entrance
of our troops into this town WIS Of trium-
phant character. rAssra.z '..sagg
New IosK, Nov. 1.
Advices from North Carolina state that
Gov. Stanley had proposed an interview with
Gov. Vance. Should this bo declined, he asks
| the latter to appoint commissioners to confer
| with him on State and public fairs. .,..
The rebels have two n-clad gun-boats up
the Roanoke river, which will soon be ready
for operations. a....... s.+...z. ..,4.7 2 s. =
The Times Washington special says Col.
Windham, with a cavalry force, was, at last
accounts, driving the rear-gu,rI Of tho rebels
through Ashley's GAP. Aha.l r detachment
drove the enemy, yesterday, into their retreat
at Thoroughfare Gap. ss,1, t.o,a v,-.e
| A dispatch to the Times says reliable in
formation is received that several immense
iron-clad frigates are being built in England
for the rebels. s.l =, ,gr.ts, ~. 4.
| The Times Washington correspondent
says Gen. Longstreet was at Petersburg, and