Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15
taken prisoners, but escaped with his artiI-
lery. The rebels at Paramount are said to be
IL, 900 strQng..Ir-la IL -r.1,-.-.s.-.., r...-:.

tAkeu pTlSUHeTS, DuL escaped WltH Ills dfEt
Ilery. The rebels at Fairmount are said to b.
$4,000 strong iaI .vnomiisst Ise4
.9ss.,- Ise fz-,4, BALTIMORE May 2. -,
We are enabled to report positively tha
the crisis with the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road is passed. The Confederates have al
left it, moving southwark, and our military
force in great strength are following and en-
deavoring to intercept them. .,aIir sf.g
The extent Of the injury done to the roat
is now known. The line is intact from tn,
Monongahela river, 800 miles distant, to Bal
timore. The damage is confined to the larg,
iron bridge one mile east of Farmount, ane
to five unimportant bridges within thirty
miles west of it. Three bridges on the branch
within twenty miles of Grafton, were also
destroyed. .Ea. s-aJ.go 1s5.rsr1 Pr
The track is uninjured, except at these
bridges. The telegraph lines are all restored
and in use The bridges will all be repaired
within five days. tits expected that all tht
regular passenger trains will be resumed or
Monday next, and the freight trains also.-
The passengers and freight will possibly have
to be transferred for two or three days at the
Monongahela river. ..saIqmi ai6h ~ t9a.,
Additional Tribune Correspondence.
| HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc,1
| ''--, - 80 Z, ,'1.-'' . y. April 80. e
The 9Th, 18th and 18th corps are in pos
session of Charlottesville, ten miles west Of
fredericksburg The 11th corps (Gen. How.
ard's) was the first to cross at Kelleys ford
| followed by the 18th, under Gen. Slocum.-
After crossing, these corps moved in ad.
vance, preceded by the 9th New York cavalry
and the I'd Massachusetts, infantry, as skir-
mishers. "'- - ~. y =" it'1yt4
At Crooked Run, small stream about
three miles beyond the Rappahannock, we
encountered the enemy, drove him before US
and captured a npmber Of prisoners, without
damage to us.
| Our column then moved rapidly on until it
approached the Rapidan, and when within a
mile of it our men were fred upon from rifle
approach they, fed and were charged upon by
us, when a sharp. skirmish ensued at Ger
mania Mills, where a bridge was being erect
ed by the rebels, with view to an aggressive
movement. After the lapse Of about 5 min
utes the enemy, consisting Of 125 men, sur
rendered, with one man killed and several
wounded. Our loss was one killed. lf z
By 10 o'clock the 18th corps had crossed.
The 18th followed this morning and started
on the march to charlottesville. FITS
| On approaching the wilderness about II
miles on their way, Gen. Slocum's column
was fred on by artillery, which did no harm.
1t did not check our advance. About half an
hour after, in halting to rest, messenger
reached US from Gen Mead, informing Gen
Slocum he had occupied Charlottesville and
was waiting for time to form a junction.
The order was given to advance on the receipt
| of this cheering intelligence.
Not long afterwards the General and staff
entered the place, which consists of one large
brick house occupied by a lady by the name
of Chancellor, and kept as tavern.
Two rebel brigades had been there the
night previous, and an attempt had been
made to throw up earthworks, but our sud-
den appearance caused them to evacuate.
We move upon Fredericksburg tomorrow.
tE CAIRO, April ~.
The rebel account of the running of the
batteries at Vicksburg by six transports diff
fers in no essential point from the account
already given. 81; t5.-. sfsiaof.;.-..s -. -.
The Vicksburg correspondent of the jack
son appeal says: "It is humiliating that
these transports should run our batteries at
pleasure. 1 cannot help but feel discouraged
at the imperfect arrangements here to repulse
the enemy" he 81, r. 49,. ,..
Col. Grierson's raid into the heart of Mis-
sissippi has spread CONSERVATION through
that State. ..s, -. T..
The jackson appeal is terribly incensed at
the Federal plea for employing negroes. 1t
says the wages provided are but nominal, and
that the whole thing is a scheme to put mon
ey into Yankee pockets, .--, --.s.
The rebel Gen. Taylor is above Opelousas,
La, falling back towards Alexandria. This
leaves the route to the mouth of Red river, a
distance of 80 miles, open to Banks. =. -,
Gen. Prentiss is strengthening and adding
| to the Notifications at Helena. ......
7l New York, May $3.50 A. NJ
The Tribune has just issued an extra as
| follows: $40 'fs al 5f!ifz
Our news by mail from the Rappahannock
is up to Sunday morning. At that time our
left wing was in possession of Fredericksburg
and of the first lines of the redoubts on the
hills behind it, and was feeling it's way to the
second line. .C''es@. Eaaa -l1'9
The river was crossed and the redoubts
carried with no great loss and with great
ease, and with very slight loss of life to the
rebels. The rebels had made away in the di
rection of Chancellorville to attack our right
wing, then parted, leaving at first 10, 900 but
subsequently not more than from 5000 tc
| 1000 in their works, as was ascertained by a
reconnaissance from loves balloon. siaf
A great portion of our Falmouth batteries
were engaged an Sunday, with the rebel bat
teries firing across the river and city, firing
both of musketry and cannonading on the
right, in the direction of Chancellerville, had
been heavy The enemy forced to flight, on
ground of Hooker's choosing as he promised
his soldiers. It was believed in both wings
that Stoneman's expedition, which was to
cut off railroad between the rebels and Rich
mond, had been successful, thus cutting of
the only path of retreat '"2"e n nay I'll
So confident was Hooker, at Falmouth, o1
success, that in conformity with his orders, a
force had already commenced to rebuild a
bridge over the Rappahanock.J G-r .7 Il
The troops are in fine spirits, and every
thing looks propitious. .,,.f rs.... --
80. s:.,...5..,..,., New YORK, May 8.
The Times correspondence, dated on the
field, near ChancellorvilIe, May lst, 10 P. NJ,
states that the second army corps took up
their position the night previous on the left