Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-21
TELECRAPH|C,
Gen. Forey urging the Recogni-
ton OF the Rebel Confederacy.
The Draft in New York--Gov
SeymOur's Proclamation
LATER FROM CHARLESTON.
Terrific BOmbardment on Satur.
day.
A Flag Of Truce from Beauregard

| DAY.
A Flag Of Truce from Beauregard,
Gen. Gilmore's Health Improving,
NEwBERN, N. G., Aug. 10.
| A meeting Of the citizens OF North CARO-.
lima, representing every county of the first
and second Congressional districts, and q
portion of the third, was held at Washington
North Carolina, on the 18th. Resolutions
were adopted, sympathizing with the great
conservative party Of the State, and declaring
an energetic prosecution of the war in this
Department to be the only means by which
the Union sentiment in the interior can be
made useful in restoring her to the Union
also asking the Government for reinforce
ments for this purpose, accusing the Confed.
crate Government of cruelty and perfidy
towards North Carolina, declaring that her
people are absolved from any further obllga.
tons to sustain it, placing the re-
sponsibiity of the destruction of slavery
on jeff. Davis and his co conspirators, and
expressing the belief that North Carolina
will find ample compensation in free labor for
the present inconvenience of emancipation ;
rejoicing at the Union victory in the Ken.
lucky election; denouncing Copperheadism
at the North and recommending the ability Of
the Administration, in the conduct of the
war, especially in sound national currency,
organized by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Brig Gen. j. N. Palmer is now in command
Of the 18th army corps, with headquarters at
Newborn.
Maj. J. N. Whitford, of the rebel cavalry,
visited this city on the 18th inst, under flag
of truce, to inquire as to the truth of the re-
port Of i'll treatment of prisoners confined
here and was informed that not only were the
reports untrue, but that two-thirds of them
desired to take the oath of allegiance, so as to
remain within our lines.
The Washington Neau Era, Of the 10th,
publishes from the Raleigh Standard, of July
3lst, an able article, four columns in length,
denouncing the treachery of the Confederate
leaders, showing the falslty and ill success of
their promises, and all such of their efforts,
stating that portions only of five of the orig-
nal thirteen States remain IN the hands of the
Con:ederacy, and proposing to North Caro-
| lima, in her sovereign capacity, to make i'm
| mediate overtures to the North for peace.
WASHINGTON, Aug. II.
According to private letter received here
the article in the Raleigh Standard, of July
3lst, throwing the entire responsibility of the
present war upon the secessionists, denounc-
ing the treachery of the Confederate Govern
ment, asking for peace, ETC., was written by
the Speaker of the North Carolina House of
Commons and President of the Governors
Council. 1t is further stated by the CORES
pondent that Gov. Vance approved of the
publication of the article, copies of which
have been furnished the President and men,
brs of the Cabinet.
1t was ascertained to-day, on inquiry at
the Bureau of the Commissary General of
prisoners, that it is proposed to exchange 49,
900 of the paroled prisoners for an equal
number the South has in its possession be-
longing to our armies. 1t is not yet known
whether the arrangement is perfected.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is.
The following has received at head
quarters
MILWAUKEE, Aug. Is.
To II. W. Halleck General-in- Chief:
The following dispatch from Gen. Sibley,
dated the 7th, has just been received
We had three desperate engagements with
1920 Sioux warriors, in each of which they
were routed and finally driven across the
river with the loss of their subsistence, &C.
Our loss was small, while at least $50 In
dams were killed and wounded. Forty-six
bodies have been found.
[Signed] H. SIBLEy, Brig Gen.
Gen. Sibley marched for F. Pierre, on the
big bend of the Missouri, on the Goth of
July, with 1900 cavalry, and will doubtless
reach the flying Sioux. Little Grow, the
principal chief and instigator of the Indian
hostilities has been killed and his son cap
tured. Indian hostilities east of the Missouri
River are considered at an end.
[Signed] JNo. POPE, Maj. Gen.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 10.
The St. Louis brings, vaa Acapulco, dates
from the city of Mexico to the 22d of July.
Forey is issuing DEGREES daily in French
and Mexican newspapers, urging the recogni-
ton of the Southern Contederacy. They
state that France will soon recognize the
Confederacy. Mexican jealousy and feeling
is provoked against the United States, which
it styled nation of robbers.
The Iriunauirate Pronunci0nsento says
the Northern States are for Juarez, and the
Confederacy for Mexican monarchy Every
thing looks to immediate recognition Of the
Confederacy by Mexico.
There is guerilla fighting on roads leading
to the city of Mexico. The Mexicans take no
prisoners, but STAY all. There had been nu-
merous assassinations of French sympathizers
in the city.
The Triumvirate Government were daily
imprisoning and shooting prisoners who re-
fuse to take the oath of allegiance to the En-
pire. Mexicans were publicly logged for re-
fusing quarters to French officers. A lady
named Rubio received 200 lashes for refusing
to receive French officers into her house. Her
husband offered to pay as fine her weight
in silver, but Forey insisted in making an ex-
ample.
The foreign ministers had declined to re.
move to San Louis Potosi, an offer of Juarez
to protect their transit
New YORK, Aug. IS.
Gen. Candy has issued an important circu-
lar, defining the duties Of the U. s. troops in
this city and harbor. He says their duties
are limited to the defense of the forts and the
protection of public property, and of the Off
GERS of the General Government in the per-
Torrance of their legal duty. The duty of
maintaining order and protecting the proper
ty and rights of private individuals devolves
upon the municipal and State authorities, but
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