Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-07-18
Republican Congressional Committee to
Draft an Address to the Country.
RsinsOT that Gen. H0llecAs Is to b<
Secretary Of War.
AGENE RAJ EXCHANGE OF PRIS.
ONERS TO BE MADE.
INTERESTING FROM HILTON
HEAD, y. q.
Especial to Verdi

proclamation from the President defining the
future policy Of the Administration on the
great question is not improbable at an early
day. Mr.. Lincoln has been waited on by
several Senators and members of the House
and will be visited by large delegation to-
morrow. Should he be able to receive them
they will urge him to issue proclamation in
the tenor of bill reported in the Senate re-
questing Generals commanding departments
to accept the services of all persons coming
within our lines
The debate in the Senate to-day mainly
paves the way for the assumption of this new
policy, which creates no Unavoidable sensation
Gen Mitchell is about to take an important
part in the campaign in Virginia. He has
been assigned to a command under Gen
Pope, and viii take charge of it as soon as he
returns from short visit to West Point and
Albany.
Tribuno's Dispatch.
Gen. Lew. Wallace was serenaded last night
at Washington In his little speech he spoke
strongly in favor of employing and arming
slaves, and for quartering upon the enemy
instead of guarding his property.
Herad's dispatch.
The mission of Reverdy johnson to New
Orleans is with view to settle all claims and
to pass all laws and regulations referring to
the relations between the foreigners and the
civil authorities of New Orleans 1t has been
surmised that he will gradually absorb all the
civil powers now entrusted into the hands of
Gen Butler, who will retain the military COM
mand at that place.
Times Special]
Evidences have reached the government of
a we'll planned rebel conspiracy of a most ex-
tended character which was to have burst
upon the country simultaneously with the
battles at Richmond. The rebel leaders con-
fidently relied on shaking off Mcclellan and
annihilating his army by their superior num-
bers, and this success was to be Immediately
followed by rising in Tennessee, Kentucky
and Maryland, and the advance of Jeff Davis
upon Washington in the midst of the confu-
sion. The families of rebel officials who are
living in Kentucky while their heads are in
position, were fully informed of the scheme
and in their boldness and impudence letit out
The facts were communicated to the War De
partment and to Gen. Boyle, of KY, and prep
arations were made to defeat the movement
but the utter failure of the rebels to break the
power of the Union army now threatening
Richmond made it impossible for them to PM
their plan in motion.
The Washington Star, of this evening, say!
we have now at Front Royal quite division
of Pope's army.
New YORK, July 10.
A Richmond paper of July Sd reports
Magruder's and Johnson's divisions fright
fully cut up, and the loss of officers yer,
heavy-among the latter are many of the bes
of the Southern army. 1t is confessed tina
the valor of our men defeated their plan O
capturing McClellans entire force that tn
retreat was managed with consummate judg
ment and our positions defended with sue
stubbornness as caused them very heavy los
Ses
The number of our prisoners at Richmon
is 4,500.
Gen Mccall is at the Spottswood House
Nothing is said about his being wounded.
1t is proposed to put our men on an i;
land in the James River rapids, where
large guard will be unnecessary.
The rebel army is in danger of complete d.
moralization. The paper says, when who
divisions turn their backs upon the foe, tn
/, very safety Of the army is imperilled
v The same paper suggests the parcelling Of
of prisoners among the plantations, to work
the place of negroes who have been stolen
> run away.
|. New YORK, July 9.
A correspondent of the World, from Il
: flag ship Hartford, above Vicksburg, Jul
! 2oth, says Com. Farragut was wounded
! the head during the engagement, but his i
: juries are not considered dangerous.
/ New YORK, July TO-.
n The World says: We give an INTEREST,"
q statement of Union man who has i,
e reached the city from Atlanta, Georgia,
specting the state of affairs at the South. '
a can vouch for its being trustworthy. It Z;
If pears, first, that had the recent contest befi
d Richmond terminated in a Confederate defe
the rebellion would have been ended, as |
e. spirit of the South was almost utterly brok
X by the long series of rebel defeats Secol
that the rebel army at Richmond, p