Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-24
OArlo. Jan. 40,

INTO their old quarters here.
The Illinois Goth regiment, Col. G. @.
Marsh, which has been encamped ct the
mouth Of Mayaeld Creek since the expedi-
ton started, will be up tonight or in the
morning.
This morning O'Neirs mills on Mayfeld
Creek, where part Of the expedition encamp-
ed two nights, was burnt to the ground by
AcCleEnand's orders.
After returning from the expedition, Gen.
Grant learned that O'Neirs pretended loyalty
Vas fiction, invented for the occasion
that his sawmill had been used in tho manu-
facture Of lumber for the Columbus fortifics-
tons, and his -four mill in making -four for
rebel troops. lie accordingly sent an order
to disable the mills, and Gen. McClernard
did so ffsctuelly.
The sd Illinois regiment late Col. Will
sons, arrived here this evening, from st. Jo-
seph, No., which place they left on Thursday
last.
Reports sent from here to-day that General
Halleck's private baggage, or camp wagon,
had arrived here are wholly unfounded.
The report Of the taking of Fort Holt was
untrue.
The cannonsding heard at the depot, on
Friday last, was caused by. gun boats Smelling
thc woods where masked battery was sup
po sed, but was not.
The third expedition which went from
Cape Girsrdeau to Bloomfield, last week, has
returned, bringing rs prisoners one Lieuten-
ant Colonel, four Captains and forty privates,
capturn..d during the trip.
A highly respectable and intelligent gen.
tleman, who reached here from New Orleans,
last night, states that when he left there the
citizens were daily expecting that Fort W hite,
commanding the entrance to Lake Pontchar-
train, would lie attacked and captured by the
Federal forces from Ship Island. In
New Orleans there are not over 5000 volun-
tecrs in ANS, and not exceeding 1000 could
be raised, even If there were arms, in case of
emergency. There are no batteries in the
river above or below. The city's only defences
against an attack from the Gulf are the two
forts on opposite sides of the river, towards
| the mouth. The city, he thinks, could be
taken by small force once past the forts, and
gun-boats like these here he thinks could rass
them.
One Of the French war steamers of the
Mexican expedition was run into by an
American vessel, on the 9Th or 7th inst, and
seriously damaged. The vessel has laid up
for repairs.
The Ohio has risen two feet since yesterday.
This morning . number of Fremont's pom
| toons, used in bridging the river 1T Paducah,
passed downwards on their way to Sscessia.
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 20.
Official private dispatches from Somerset
give the result, and only few details As yet
Of the bate At that point, on Saturday II
seems that Zollicoffe., hearing that Federal
force had appeared in his rear, on Saturday
morning at o'clock, marched from his en-
trenched position At Mill Springs, and at
tackled Schoepff in camp The Federal pick
ets were driven in at an early hour The At
tack was made before daylight The baltic
is reported to have ragged with great fury un-
til three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, when
Gen. Zollcoffer having been killed, the whole
force of rebels fled in confusion to their camp
Their loss is not stated, but is thought to be
heavy, notwithstanding the fact that y.
fought under the disadvantage of light ,oro,
Of cavalry.
No information has yet been had If III,
movements Of the force in g., Zoll;cotf.r,,
rear, but there is little dout + h;s vhole fore,
will be captured. The Position Of the rebel,
was reported very strc mo-
Dahey reyton " son of the ex.member o
Uui Vi.oc' is sad to be very decisive, ant
VIII lesu'' in a revolt of whole force defending
the fle;.t flank of Bowling Green.
p Dr. Steel, surgeon of the Confederate
!..rmy, was arrested here to-day.
CAIRO, Jan. 20.
The expedition has returned without appar
emily etfectng anything, but from unmistak
able information all intended has been &C
complished. The objects in view appear t.
have been threefold, viz: preventing rein
forcements being sent to Bowling Green, t
accustom the troops to marching and fielt
life, and to obtain . thorough Typographical
knowledge by reconnaissance in force of ,
country soon to be the field of action for
grand army.
All the troops except General Met lernand'!
column, which has arrived at Fort Jefferson
are back in their old quarters. Gen. Gran
and staff returned yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
There has been no official confirmation o.
the victory over Zollicoffsr, but Mcclellan
believes in it and indicted recent letters
prophecying it.
An official telegraph from Fortress Monroe
denies the telegraphic report that Gen. Woo
has requested the removal of women and
children from Norfolk, in preparation 70,
bombardment-that vessels of war were pre-
pairing for fight and that Nagruder has
evacuated Yorktown.
| Gen. Buell. recently said-"None of nv
offers shall attempt to tell people what the
war is about myself don't know. only
know it is my duty to whip the enemy"
Gen. Sumner is so much better that he
may resume his command this eek.
Oassius M. Clay's request to be released
was not granted till Cameron's appointment.
1t seems negroes bring masters only thirty
or forty dollars = year in North Carolina and
only their board in South Carolina.
The number of women seeking passes
South is quadruple the instant naval expsdi-
ton is on foot.
Cassiua NJ. Clay was to-day confirmed IS a
Maj. General, and Maj. Doubleday as Brig.
General
Gen. Stones name may disappear from the
army rolls. No General who has returned
fugitive slaves will be confirmed.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided
that teas actually on shipboard prior to the
passage of the last tariff bill, il August are
| entitled to enter under old duties. This is an
| important decision, involving large amount.
The sutler Of regiment in Virginia has
been expelled by his Colonel for shaving
Treasury Notes.
Regular officials and officers of the Provost
Guard officially called on Secretary Stanton,
according to custom, this morning. They
afterwards paid their respects to Mr. Cameron.
Senator Cark's bill, providing compensa-
ton for the occupation of property by troops
on either side Of the Potomac, in Maryland,
or the former Of the District Of Columbia, de-
clares owners entitled to fair and reasonable
rent for such occupation end full compensa-
ton for loss, injury and damage this occu-