Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-01-10

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Georgetown, S. g., via Port Royal, for re
pairs.
The prize bark Empress arrived from New
} Orleans bar. The steam corvette Richmond
arrived to-day from Key West.
Special to Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.
An attempt was made, last Saturday eve
ming, to fire the government stables by 1
piece of lighted candle, which went out atte'
charrng the wood some distance. 1t wa:
discovered over beam.
The government has expended 1900,
900 for fire arms since the rebellion began
Col. Schuyler, nOwAhere, brought three hun
dred thousand stand from abroad, for S., 900,
900.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. 2.
The latest information from the advance
camps states that 5uckners forces have
fallen back to Cave City, ten miles south o.
Munfordsyille. Their pickets have not been
seen from there since Sunday last. The main
force of rebels is at Bowling Green.
A lieutenant of an Indiana regiment, who
has been prisoner at Bowling Green, arrived
here last night. He states that the force is
10000. During the two months of his i'm
prsonment, 250 rebel soldiers have been bur
led at Bowling Green, and 5000 sent to the
hospital at Nashville
| The force of Gen. Hindman, at Cave City,
is nearly 5000, and more marching forward.
Special to Tribune.
v ASnINGTON, Jan. 2.
| 1t is doubtful whether all correspondence
between this and European governments,
touching the rights of neutral and bellgerents
on the ocean, called up by Senator Sumner S
resolution, will be communicated to the
Senate. Enough will be made public to show
that Russia, SPAN, and the smaller maratime
provinces are almost ready to accede to Mr..
Marcy's doctrine by which private property
is guaranteed the same immunity on the ocean
as on land that France is not far behind
| them, and that Great Britain, alone, despite
her recent champonshipof neutral rights, stand
| by her old precedcnts. The publication will,
without doubt, contribute Co the success of a
movement in the right direction already on
foot in England. The earliest letters d, tie
back to 1856, soon after the congress of Paris
adjourned Some of the ablest in the col
lection are from Mr. Mason, the predecessor
of Mr. Faulkner. Mr.. Pickens' dispatches
from St. Petersburg are full ofinteresting con-
versations on the subject between himself and
Gotschacotf, which are perhaps too free and
easy TO be made public. The whole subject
will probably be discussed when the resolution
is answered.
The sub committee of Ways and Means
are engaged in preparing general tax
bill, which will be the basis Of a national cur
rency. Ihe committees idea is to raise
money enough tc sustain tn credit of the
government, though the tax may for the time
beng be more than heavy. The committee is
also maturing tariff bill, the provisions of
which will largely increase the duties on
many al ticles OF general consumption.
Official information received at the Medi-
cal Department of the army of the Potomac
states the mortality is less in proportion to the
number than in any American city. The
department has the official list, IL 900 SOL
dlers, and the health of this large body of
men, Notwithstanding their exposure, is
greater than an equal number Of men any
where in the United States.
Herald's sispach.
1t is not probable that there will be favor
able report from the committee on Mr.. Cur
ley's confiscaton and emancipation BILL
The views of the committee are generally ad-
verse to it, and instead of it, bill prepared
by the committee, prcdicated upon the sug-
to this subject, will be soon reported. This
committee is also in favor of removing the
restriction limiting the President to call for
only 100000 volunt's, proposing to authorize
him TO bring into the service whatever num-
Der of troops the war department and COM
manding Generals shall require
New YORK, Jan. g.
The Herald says our news from Port
Royal by the Ariel, yesterday, is interesting
The British steamer Fingal attempted to run
the blockade at Savannah but was foled-
She got ready to make her way through War
saw Sound but information having been re-
ceived from deserter, the gunboat Ottawa
was despatched to the Sound and on her arri-
val the rebel musquito fleet of Tatnall came
dowp t. attack her. After brisk engage
ment shell was put through Com Tatnalrs
vessel when he retired. The escape of the
Fingal was thus frustrated.
A Spanish schooner without name but
ladened with valuable cargo of Havana ci-
gars, shoes and other stores, was chased run
aground, and burned at Cumberland Inlet on
the 10Th ult., by the boats Of the Blenville
and Alabama. Her cargo was taken off,
The crew had previously fled to the woods.
BosroN, Jan. 3.
Gov. Andrews message to the Legislature,
to-day, is of unusual length. 1t gives gen
eral history Of facts and figures, showing the
part Massachusetts has thus far taken against
the Southern rebellion. The war expenses
foot up nearly $50, ,085 900; to Offset, the State
has been reimbursed by Government $775,-
| 600, and by other sums, making the aggregate
refunded nearly 81 100000. The troops Sent
into the field, both for three months and three
years, with the exception Of one battery, have
been fully armed and equipped by the State.
| The Governor recommends that the State as
sumo the collection of the Direct National
| Tax being its proportion of the twenty mil
lion authorized by Congress. The Safe has
contributed 5 regiments of Infantry, battery
of Artillery, and l battalion of Rifles of her
militia to the three months service, and to the
three years service she has sent, as volun-
teers, "a regiments of Infantry, of Cavalry,
and batteries of Artillery, 2 companies of
Sharp Shooters and an Infantry b ttallion Of
5 companies 6 companies more are attached
to New York regiments.
Military education in our common schools
is recommended.
The Governor closes his message as follows
The great rebellion must be put down, and
it's promoters crushed beneath the ruins of
their own ambition. The greatest crime of
history must receive doom, so swift and
sure, that the enemies of the popular govern
ment shall stand in awe, while they oontem-
plate the elastic energy and concentrative
power of the democratic institutions of free
people The monstrous character of the crime
has never yet been adequately conceived, nor
is language able to describe it. Groundless
and causeless in its origin, it begun and grew
/ up, and continues, under the lead and direc-
ton of men who had received all the favors
and enjoyed all the blessings of our govern
ment, and who were bound by official oaths te