Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-06-27


up lines Of battle upon the edge Of the timber,
out Of which they burst upon US withunequa'
numbers.
| The musketry fire was soon sharp and
strong within the lcafy fasrncss. Bronhal!'s s
battery sent spherical-case shot over the
wood into the reoel picket's ground, to assist
the infantry skirmishers. The artillery fire
was not replied to for half an hour and then
only from the far right. Armstead';s 8 brigade
was in front Of US to-day. In oae spos six
rebels lay dead together. We drove their
whole line in half q mile. Several Of the 18th
were killed and wounded.
Times Cores spondence.
CAMP BEFORE RIcuMoND, June IS.
Another fine day. Every day of sunshine
advances the fail OF Richmond. Three days
of rain might postpone it essentially. Tho
roads are becoming hard. The surface of
the earth, except IN low spots, is practicable
for artillery.
We had very brisk picket firing last night
in front Of point half mile north Of Fair
Oak station. Our side sustained no damage
All is quiet this morning
1t is reported that heavy Teinforcements
have been sent from Richmond to jackson in
the valley of the Shenandoah. ..-....
Another correspondent, writing same day,
says, arm positively assured by those who
are reliably informed, that the life Of the arch
traitor. JEFF Davis, is in extreme danger; the
rebels looking upon him with the utmost sus-
picicn. It is even averred that he was pre-
vented by an armed force from escaping cut
Of Richmond. lie is the object CT general.
distrcst. ;landolis in every variety are dis
played all over the city announcing JeH Davis
and applying TO him ridiculous and oppro-
brious cpithets. The rebels declare it is the
intention Of jeff to desert them. Numerous
persons have been arrested and confined for
rebellion against the authorities in Richmond.
Special to Tribune.
WASHINGTON, June 90.
The Pacific Railroad bill passed the Senate
to-day with but FIVE negative votes. The
main route which it fixes is to commence at a
point on the Tooth meridian of longitude,
within the Territory of Nebraska.
| or the branches, one commences at Sioux
| City; another at a point on the western line
of Iowa, which will probably be at or near
Omaha or the mouth of the Platte river
both of these branches are to be constructed
by the Union Pacific company, which inter
4 sects the main road. The Kansas branch,
commencing opposite Kansas City, is to be
constructed by a Kansas company, and with
this branch The Hannibal, and It. Joseph
railroad Is authorized to form 4 connection.
The main road is to run by the most direct
and practicable route, and to be ID Gated sub
ject to the approval of the President.
By the House bill the road was to commence
on the 102d meridian, and the termnus)was
not necessarily within the Territory of Ne
braska, but probably the House will agree tO
the Senates amendment. There is little
doubt of the final passage Of the bill substan
TALLY as passed by the Senate. ..s.. T..
Col. / urchin, Of the 18th H., and Col.
Briggs, of Mass have been nominated Brga'
der Generals. -
The Hera.d's Washington dispatch says il
Is now definitely known that Congress viii
adjourn between the lst and 10th Of July.
New YORK, June 81.
The U. S. gunboat Connecticut, command
er Woodruff, arrived this morning from ports
on the Southern coast, bringing dates from
Matagorda Bay to June I'd, New Orleans
!, 5th, Mobile, 7th. Pensacola, 9th, Cedar Keys
: Tan,ba, Bay and St. Marks, 9th, Key West
: 14th, Port Royal 18th, and Ft. Monroe 10th
She brings large mail from the squadroi
I. and 81 sick and wounded from the various
ports, principally those from New Orleans
, who were wounded in capturing the forts be
low that place.
Nothing of importance had transpired o
Matagorda Bay. The mortar boats were pre-
pairing to take the fcrts at Mobile.
! AT Cedar Keys, all was quiet. Gen
: Brannan, with his entire force, had been OF
: dered fiom Key West to Hilton Head.
q el-- r.; g~ CoRINrn, June 10.
q The telegraph north was Frustrated til
early part OF the week by heavy winds.
n Our army has returned from Boonevil
t and now occupies more northern position.
a Gen. Pope has gone north on'furlough.
VI The Memphis and Charleston railroad is
It running oder eastward to Tuscumoia an
IS westward to Cypress creek, so miles fro
there. The Mobile and Ohio road is runnin
j. north to jackson, and the railroad comm
re n;cation with Grand Junction, Ui1 the Jac
s. son road west from the junction, is reports
e. badly damaged. - - ~, -
Mai. Gen. Ord and Brigadiers Sullivan al
It, Hamilton have arrived aT Ha -
rs There is considerable Union sentiment
IL w estern Tennessee, especially in Bolivar al
TX Jackson counties. aaEf- af'5
re Beauregard's army, at last accounts, "
lat Okalona, 80, 900 strong. Thirty ihousa
TX men, under kirby Smith, are at Chattanoo;
ice Is. 900, under Price and Van Dorm, are
n Fulton, and small cavalry force at 0rana
sis a.e q.seu WASHINGTON, June q.
,oe -, Mai. Gen. Pope, who has so greatly
ln- tinguished himself by his operations in
West, is expected shortly. to be in Wasfi
ton. at the invitation of the Government.
-, 5staags - - l39 IT CAIRO. June 81
for Col. Ellet, Of the ram feet, died here
forenoon from the effects of a wound recei
ced during the recent naval fight before M
Iphis. s.,;s1,..