Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-05-16

700 of their dead were left Oh the field, wi
many wounded, though most Of the 1att
were carried into WilIiamsburgh Our Ia
vas less than 300 killed and about Y
wounded. Night having come on, we occ
pied the battle field, the enemy having bee
driven within his works, and our forces la
On their arms, prepared to storm the worl
v IN the morning. -,.4-
On Tuesday morning Gen. Mcclellan SCI
out scouts whilst preparing to move on Il
enemy's works, who soon reported that
had again taken flight during the night. Th
l. works of the enemy and the city of lillian.
, burg were then taken. Ft Magruder was
most extensive work, capable of prolonge
defense, but the enemy had abandoned
early in the the night, retreating in tn
greatest alarm and confusion, as described b,
a few negro women, who were found in tn
: town. large number of wagons, munition
and considerable store Of provisions, wer
found in the town, and the road was strewl
for many miles with arms and accoutrements
a number of deserters also made their escap,
and came within our lines, who stated the,
had received intelligence that large numberl
OF Federal troops were landing on York rive,
above Williamsburg to flank them. The 2c
J New Hampshire regiment had sixteen killed
sixty-six wounded and twenty three missing
asG,T 6ogerO. VIC ID cd CAIRO, May 8.a7
Roads near Corinth are in such horrible
condition as to stay all. contemplated move
ments of the army.
The headquarters of Gems. Halleck and
Grant are now located at Monterey. There
are large number of hospital boats at Pitts
burg Landing, sent by sanitary commissions
from Chicago, st. Louis, Louisville and Gin
cinnati. The Illinois sick and wounded are
all taken care Of by the State. Besides the
Champion, now coming down, en- route for
Quincy, Gov. Yates yesterday chartered the
steamer City Of Alton, to bring home sick
Illinois soldiers.
ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRACY TO THE PEOPLE
OF THE UNITED STATES.
WASHINGTON, May 8.
Messrs. Richardson, Knapp and Robinson
of Illinois, Lowe and VOORHEES, of Indiana,
| Noble, w hite, Allen, Pendleton, Morris and
Vallandigham of Ohio, johnson and Ancona
of Penn, and Shields Of Oregon, haye issued
an address to Democracy of the United States,
setting forth party organization as positive
good and essential to the preservation of
public liberty. This they say is a vital ne
~,
tinction of State, section or party, who are
for the Constitution as it Is and the Union as
it was, to unite with them in the great work
OF preserving both upon terms of perfect
equality. This they agree is the great ISSUE
WASHINGTON, May 6.
The Navy Department has received dis
patches from Com. Dupont, to day, dated
Port Royal, Sd inst, giving interesting par
tculars of an expedition on the goth April,
with the Hale, to capture battery on Grum-
balls plantation, near the junction of the
Dawbo, Pawpaw and South Edisto rivers. It
appears that the enemy opened on the Hale
when within 1900 yards, and continued their
fire as she wound her way around to engage
at close quarters, but when the Hale rounded
the West Bend, and was making a straight
course for the battery, the rebels fed in
haste Lieut. GiIlis landed with party of
men to destroy the work, about $50 Yards
from the river bank, which mounted long,
tine "a Founders, on excellent field carriages.
So rapid was the flight of the enemy that one
gun was left loaded and primed. The Hale
returned to her anchorage, without having q
man injured.
Another report details the proceedings at
Bulls Bay. Lieut.. Nichols crossed the bar
with the Onward, on the 9th ult., and an
chored within 500 yards of the light house on
Bulls Island and opened fire on small work
situated about fifty yards to the southwark
of the light house. Shortly after, he landed
his boats, covered by the guns of the On.
ward. The rebels fred upon the party, but
not awaiting an attack fed from the island
to the mainland The Onward has now COM
plete command of the channel. so that no ves-
set can either go in or out.
On the Sd ult., Lieutenant Commanding
Nicholson, OF the Isaac Smith, stationed at
St Augustine, having heard that schooner
had come in over the Matanzas bar, some 18
miles to the southward, dispatched three
armed boats, together with detachment of
IS men from Col. Bells command, to capture
her, which was done, and the schooner
brought up to st. Augustine. The vessel
was called the Empire Oity. She had a reg
lister cleared from Nassau, n P, for st.
Johns, N. P. Her cargo consisted of provis-
IONS, dry-goods, medicines, &C. In consider
| alton of the fact that the citizens of st. Au-
gustine were without the necessariss of life,
and with no means of getting them, Lieut.
Nicholson sold the cargo, or portion of it, at
auction. .
The gunboat Kerham, on the 3Oth ult., off
Mobile, captured the R. G. Files, while at
tempting to run the blockade She was load.
ed with cotton, and was sent to Key West.
| WASHINGTON, May 8.
Dispatches giving the details Of the opera
tons Of the feet at New Orleans have been
received, but they contain no new points.
4 Times Special.
HEADQUARTERS MoUNrA1N DEPT,
r Tenn, May 9Th.
A dispatch from Fayetteville announcing
that the advance Of Gen. Cox, composed Of
a part of the 23d Ohio, under Maj. Cowles,
occupied Giles Court House, and Narrows, on
New river, on Saturday. The rebels ran and
did not burn the town, as intended. Album.
} dant commissary stores were taken. A Colo.
mel, Major and twenty prisoners were csptur.
ed. The inhabitants remained, and appeared
loyal.
!, The defeato of the rebels at Camp Greek wat
more important than at first supposed. Gen
Milroy is now fighting and Gen. Schenck ad
vancing. Particulars of these movements
are forbidden.
PorTsvILLE, Pa. May 8.
The difficulty with the miners is all settled
. and the military return to Philadelphia il
the morning. The employers agree to pay
: the advance. so. t.a
! 'e PHILADELPHIA, May 8.
Well executed counterfeit 800 on the Ale
ghany Bank of Plttsburg are being pushed OF
: the Brokers to-day. One party has been ar
rested.
F. MONROE, May 8-A. M.
: The iron ship-ofwar Galena and the gun
boats Arostook and Port Roval started up tn
. James river, this morning. They have pass
! ed Days Point battery, and heavy firing ha
: been heard since their departure. They will