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

Ing and proceeded to Great Bethel and fOun(
the place occupied bya guard of cavalry only
The place was taken possession of by tn
scouting party, and guard left there.
The names of the returned Richmond
prisoners will be sent if there are any from
the West
ROCHESTER, Jan. 4.
Hon. Alfred Ely arrived here to-day, ant
had an enthusiastic reception. After few
days rest be will take his seat in Congress.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 4.
The bridge over Green River will be com
pleted tomorrow.
Federal rec onnoisances are made almost dai
ly south of the river The rebels are retiring
before Col Garfield. COL Garfeldis advanc
ing on Prestonsburg.
Gen. Schoeff has made several Intellectual
attempts to draw Zolicoffer from his Somer-
set entrenchments. No prospect of an imme
diate general engagement there.
All the Kentucky banks, located where the
rebels predominate, have been consolidated
under Henry j. Lyons, formerly of Louis
vile, os President, who has authority to run
them for the Southern Confederacv.
baltimore, Jan. A.
One of the released Union prisoners has an
cut out and secreted in his boot 1t gives
an awful picture of the condition of the rebel
army on the Potomac, saying that the entire
army IS utterly demoralized. Regimental
drills have ceased entirely, the men spending
offering large sums for substitutes. One Of
fered as high as $500. The editor urges
the government to do something to remedy
! fhn oh ID,
the army cannot 60 on. Thousands who
would enlist are deferred by the discouraging
condition of the army.
A New Orleans dispatch, of the Goth inst
says: ''The powder mill opposite the city ex-
ploded last night The guard had inspected
| the premises only half an hour before. 1t is
attributed to an incendiary."
The prisoners say their clothing AMI boots
were looked upon with longing eyes by the
rebels, especially their boots. Many offered
as high as twenty-five dollars pair for them.
Coffee is held in Richmond at $3.50 per
pound.
Mobile, Ala, lst.-A confederate steamer
going from Pensacola to the navy yard was
fred upon, yesterday, from the batteries at
Fort Pickens. Gen. Bragg's batteries replied,
and the firing was continued at the last ac-
count.
augusta, Ca, 2d.-Private dispatches re.
ceived from Pascagouia, dated yesterday, state
that the Federals attempted to advance from
Port Royal Ferry, but were repulscd by the
18th regiment Of South Carolina Volunteers,
under command of Capt. Jones Too confed-
crate loss was Is killed and wounded. One
yankee Was taken irisoner, but their loss Is
not otherwise given.
Gen. Lee has informed jeff. Davis that he
is confident of his ability to prevent the Fed
erals from advancing on Charleston or Sayan-
nah
The Richmond Dispatch, of Friday, says
private despatch was received yes terday from
Centreville by prominent military officer,
now in Richmond. in which he says indica-
tions point to an attack by the Federals at an
early day on Evansport, and the probability
was that an attack would also be made by
them on other points on the Potomac.
The Richmond Dispatch, Of Friday, also
says, after the Confederate batteries replied
to Fort Pickens, the firing continued all day.
No vessels were engaged on either side, ard
no casualties occurred with us. Gen. Bragg
was absent while the cannonading was going
on, and Gen. Anderson was in conmand.-
Gen. Bragg returned on the ID inst, but the
Federals did not act Our guns were silent.
FoKr MONROE, Jan. B.
The editor of the Richmond lisp Itch, as
we hear by passenger ty flag Of truce,
is now in Baltimore. A flag of truce from
Norfolk, this afternoon, brought down over
80 passengers to 60 North, including the
a,rical company.
The following is the only telegram in the
Richmond Dispatch cf yesterday:
"Colum6us, S. C.. lst All the Yankee
prisoners from Cha,le> ton, including Col. Cor
coran, arrived here this afternoon, in special
train. They were IN at the depot by the
rebel guard of this city, and conducted to
jail"
New YORK, Jan. 4.
The steamship Edinburgh, for Liverpool,
to-day, takes out s35, goo in specie.
There is, if anything, little more harmony
among the banks to-day, with a disposition to
encourage the circulation of U. S. demand
notes, Many of the banks, instead Of paying
out their own bills, are paying out these
notes.
BALTIMORE, IAN. 4.
Important news from thr South is contain
ed in late papers from that region.
Dispatches from Pensacola, dated January
1st says: eft. Pickens opened fire yesterday,
but the fire was not renewed to-day. Our
batteries are silent"
The Charleston Mercury has dispatch
stating that a large force Of Federals had
landed on the coast of Edisto, and the seizure
of the railroad station No. 4, on the Charles
ton and Savannah railroad, was anticipated
Sixteen war vessels are reported at Ship
Island.
A destructive fire had occurred at Rich
mond, burning the theatre and other valuable
property. ........l ...
BALTIMORE, Jan. 4.
The Richmond Dispatch of Friday, says:
"a private dispatch has been received here
dated Mobile, yesterday, stating that Picay-
une Butler is at Ship Island; also, that the
Federals have nominal possession of Beloxie,
and it is believed that they will occupy all the
towns on the coast in that region. They cap
tured two caunon at Bcloxie. They stated
that they landed from 5000 to 1000 troops,
and it is further rumored that they express
determination to push forward their forces to
jackson"
] New YoRK, Jan. f.
The Goth regiment New York volunteers
left this afternoon, in the steamship Illinois,
for Key West.
| MONTREAL, Jan. 4.
The weather during the past two days has
been very severe.
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. 3.
The following are the names of the releas-
ed Union prisoners, John Anderson, Co K,
/ 1st Mlnn Andrew Cur.iss. Co c, I'd Wis;
w. H. H. Doley, Go A, lst Minn R. Dun.
conson, Co Fl, U. S. Marines Jas. Keefer,
Co A, 1st Mimi; Eli Miller, 9th Ohio; G.
Nellis, Co B, 1st MINI; A. Owens, Co !, I'd
Wis; Chas. White, Go |, 18th Ohio j. H.
i u Willis foJ Cd rtiIaru. 4 Reon IN n