Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-12-05
Southern nea0s from Rebel Papers

CAIRO, Dec. 2.
Gen. Grants army is still in motion. His
advance has already crossed the Tallahatchie,
and is therefore in close proximity to Abbey
vile, where 10. johnson is supposed to be
with all the force that southwestern rebel
dom can muster to the defense of Mississippi.
Decisive results must be reached in day or
two. The telegraph is working to Wyatt
Station, on the north side of the Tallahatchie
The expedition which left Helena several
days since debarked at Friars Point, twelve
miles below, on the Mississippi side.
Four thousand five hundred dollars worth
of postage stamps, ON the way to the Cairo
Post Office, were injured by fire on the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, on Sunday.
NASHVILLE, Dec. 2.
There is much excitement in Middle Ten
nessee about the enforcement of the Conscrip-
ton Act. A regiment is organizing in Lin
coin county to resist the CONSUMPTION. The
populace recently fired upon some rebel cav
airy engaged in conscripting. The rebels are
making forages, Selling the winter meat of
private families.
Some guerrillas attacked Gen. Sil's forage
train, yesterday, but were repulsed with con-
siderable loss.
NEW YORK, Dec. g.
A small vote has been polled in the city
election to-day. Brennan Cor Bremran), Dem
ocrat, is elected Comptroller by about 10, 900
majority. Devlin, Democrat, is elected Cor
poration Councilman, over Bradford, Repub-
lican, by about Is 900 majority.
A number of transports have sailed with
troops and provisions for Gen, Banks expe-
di ton.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.
The estimates of the Treasury Department
are unavoidably delayed. The Committee of
Ways and Means have therefore no data on
which to frame the general appropriation
bills. The Secretary's report will be ready
some time this week.
New York, Dec. 2.
The steamer Union, from Havana 25th,
Port Royal Goth, has arrived.
Mexican advices note the peaceful occupa-
ton of Jalappa by the French, the citizens
fleeing. There were no Mexican troops there.
The roads are said to be impossible, and an
attack on Puebla will not be attempted until
February. Sonora will be occupied by 5000
troops.
Venezuela dates mention the death Of Gen.
Savilla. Ex-President Monagose was flying
towards Trinidad. -..s g.. .~s.l -,
s WASHINGTON, Dec. 9
The Star has the following: The War
Department has arrested Major Spaulding, of
the 50th N. Y. Engineer Volunteers, and the
other officers who were with him in the re-
cent transportation Of the pontoon train from
this point to Falmo nth, Va. E .
1t is alleged that Maj. Spaulding started
with the train two and half days later than
he should, and was five days longer on the
road than was necessary.
Nothing is known here confrmatory of the
report that Gen. Burnside has been relieved
of the command of the Army of the Potomac
The President has sent to the Senate the
of Brigadier Generals Sykes and
Butterfield to be Major Generals, and sixteen
Colonies to be Brigadier Generals.
General Halleck, the Commander-in-C Chief,
in his report to the Secretary of War, states
that he started, on the Oath of July, to visit
The Army of the Potomac, to ascertain if there
was possibility of an advance upon Rich
mond from Harrison's Landing, and if not, to
form some plan of uniting the armies of Gems.
Pope and Mcclellan. Mcclellan was of the
opinion that it would require $4,000 addition
Il troops to go on. Halleck replied that there
could rot possibly be sent more than 10000.
Mcclellan asked to consider the matter till
morning, when he decided to 60 on with that
number. On Gen. Halleck's arrival home, he
'eceived dispatch that at least 81, 900 would
De required.
The report states that such reinforcements |
,ould not be sent without leaving Washington |
80 /
rider for the withdrawal of the Army of the
Potomac was issued Aug. Sd, "a previous Or
Ter having been issued for the removal of
he Sick and transports in vast numbers
applied, but protest was received from
zen. Mcclellan on the Sd, and the order was
ot put in force till the 14th, eleven days.
On the 1st, orders were issued for General
burnside to embark at Newberne for Acauia
'reek, who arrived promptly on the night of
he 3rd /,
A review of the movements before Wash
lgton is made. He says that part of the
rmy of the Potomac was ordered forward
ON Alexandria, and that General Fox was
rdered to come by rail, via Washington,
ON Western Virginia, with the main por-
on of his force. OF Gen. Pope's order to .
en-. Porter to be at Brislow Station, next ,
3 says for some unexplained reason, :
orter did not comply with his order, and Z
IS corps was not in the battle of the 9th
I'd 29th, in which Gen. Pope gained some I
'ound, although the battles were not decis. :,
g. Of the reinforcements from Alexandra, q
nbracing, at length, the whole peninsula =
my, it is said some of the corps moved :
it'll becoming activity, but the delays were i
.ither creditable nor excusable. The sol
ers actually engaged in these battles fought :,
th great bravery, but many thousands stray y
I'd away from their commands, and, it Is T
id, not few voluntarily surrendered to the !,
envy so as to be paroled as prisoners Of war.
is added had the army of the Potomac ar =
red few days earlier, the rebel army could u
We been easily defeated, and perhaps de-
Dyed. e @ o.
he losses at South Mountain and Antietam "
; put at / ,742 killed; 5000 wounded; 913 b
ssing-a total of 1921. .+.s.- tt
The report states that the army rested on N
north bank of the Potomac, near Sharps- in
rg, from the 18th Of September until the T.
Ii of October, and says that the long mac ~
ity of SO large an army in the face of de- n
ted foe, and during the most favorable :,
son for rapid marches and vigorous -
npaign, was matter of great disappoint- q
Mt and regret. Inn
len. Halleck states that he telegraphed -
Clellan, October 9th, to cross the river y,
a. Mcclellan disapproved of the plan of of
ssing south of the Blue Ridge, but pro n
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