Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-17

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4 Capt. Moses saw our army transport flee
and iron-clads anchored inside. lie also sa
| the Ericsson lying off the Inlet with Ao.
riding astern. ie''-t '.ni}-i e-- fsta@.l
WASHINGTON, April s-MlDNreHr.
No official intelligence in reference to affair
! at Charleston has yet been received. It
expected at the Navy Department that dis
patches would arrive this evening. Eptir
confidence is expressed that the attack O
Charleston would be completely successful. :
! Prominent Government officials freely an
| nounce their belief that Charleston has bee
taken. If aiyictory is gained there by ou
land and naval forces. the first intelligenc
Of it will be brought by dispatch boat iron
Hilton Head. ~ '.,fl,i - 31ls.--. b.
The rebels will not permit any mention b,
telegraph or publication in the papers of tn
attack. iirgA ~ azlIfst =
Especial to the Tmes.1
! .... -.;.-..,- WASHINGTON, April 10.
The rebel pickets on the Rappahannocl
last night hailed our men with the exclama
ton that Charleston had been captured BY
the Yankees, but to-day they sung out ''You
Yankees have been repulsed with the loss 0
SeVeIal VI your IrOQ-ClaDS. q d.. .
The wind renders unintelligible further con
versation
Commander Calls, of the gunboat Commo
dore Morris, has done some necessary work
Eup Wave River, tributary of York. A reb
el named Patterson Smith, having 10000
bushels of corn which he was bargaining tc
the rebel government at Richmond, was visit
ed by Calls, and all the corn on his planta.
ton, excepting 1900 bushels saved for his
family and negroes, together with 1000
bushels of wheat, was burned. Com. Calls
used force of 100 men in this work, and
had to fight large body Of rebel cavalry.
A Chattanooga telegram in the Richmond
Dispatch of April 7th, says: .... .-. 81
bob johnson, son of Andrew johnson, is
reported captured by our cavalry"
The 7r.6une's dispatches contain the fol-
lowing: ..... f.'.'', .....-'. I'D t..
"Richm ond papers today found their way
within our lines. They, contain dispatches
from Charleston, dated 4 o'clock yesterday
morning, saying in substance, all is quiet
The iron-clads are still within the bar. The
Keokuk is sunk in sight and articles from her
have come ashore" ,-,,...- q. ..
A contrivance called the Devil has also
drifted ashore. q ,.,.... ..............
The message Of Gov. Bonham, of S. G.,
transmitted to the Legislature April Sd, would
suffice, were other proof wanting, to show
the extreme destitution from which the rebels
are suffering. He states he has called the
Legislature together for the express purpose
of considering the proper measures 10 be ta-
ken to provide food for sustaining the army
and people. @ -t --1., t.,i --,-,.... -,
Special to Herald. a
-linaDo- ri WASHINGTON, April 10.
1t is reported here that land battery had
been reduced by our forces at Charleston
This, l am told, is admitted by the rebel
pickets on the Rappahannock. !
WAsHSGToN, April 10-Midnight.
Nothing official has been received to-day
in. reference to affairs at Charleston. Dis
patches from Richmond papers of yesterday
bring the latest intelligence that has reached
here from any source, and ii is believed that
these kilograms are mutilations of official
dispatches ..,.,........ ..5..q.'' ~.
The anxiety for further news has surper-
ceded every thing else here. Some of the
Government officers are continent of success,
but this confidence is not shared by some of
the calmest thinkers who have access to all
information there is upon this subject. .
g. NEW YORK, April IL.
The following is additional in relation to
the position of Gen. Foster: l r
1t is stated the rebel force on the other side
of the Blackwater were under marching
orders on the 9Th inst, with two days cooked
rations and four days rations besides, unpre-
pared. n o.', O.. ...g- 5..-- q.
A Union force of cavalry and artillery un-
der Gen. Dodge, are out for the purpose of
capturing detachment of the rebel force in
that vicinity. When last heard from, which
was at noon Thursday, they had met the en-
emy and had skirmish with them, and had
taken some prisoners. Z 'ls ...t
Reports from North Carolina via Edenton,
state that Washington, North Carolina, had
been burned, but by whom was not stated.
In the direction of Franklin the rebels had
strengthened their pickets and outposts, and
had advanced artillery videtts. Il .aI
This news was brought to Suffolk by a
accommodating force that had been sent from
that post. ess- y., .-..i --a .....e! -
The Richmond Dispatch of the 9th has the
following: .5 a..gf. s....5
"We have news from Washington, N. c.,
as late as Sunday. Our troops have captured
the enemy's. batteries at Hills. situated on
the bank of Tar River, seven miles below the
town, which position gives us an open field
and fair fight with the Yankee shipping.
1.-TWO gunboats, followed by several large
transports loaded with troops from Newbern
to reinforce Washington, attempted to run
our blocka ade at Hills Point, Friday, when
they were fired on by our batteries and SO
badly damaged as to be forced to put back.
''They could not pass our guns, and at last
accounts the enemy was landing troops at
Hills Point. In an attempt to 60 by, the
steamer Louisiana was sunk by our guns.
"There are about 2, 900 negroes in Washing
ton whom the enemy tried to get out, but
failed. The enemy has refused to surrender
or allow the women and children to leave the
place, so GennHill, tits presumed, will shell
the town." .i.iir - D..
-a] Special to Chicago Times.
'@ CINCINNATI, April 10.
: The city of Cincinnati loaned to-day to
the Government, by subscriptions to the 500
national loan, half million of dollars 9th
ers, bankers and citizens of this city, have
sent forward million. '''4e'.. T.
Gen. Burnside to-day created Ohio a new
military district, and assigned John P. Ma
son to the command, with headquarters at
Cincinnati Gen. Cox takes command at
Camp Chase. - '-
-8 -t-- CINCINNATI, April II.
A Nashville special to the Gnzetts says
that Southern papers relate terrible battle
progressing at Charleston. The iron clads
were repulsed. The land forces were fighting
within sight Of the city.
! Nothing new, from vicksburg. Health Of
the army improving rapidly. The weather is
very fine. 81 '7s'''.i% @-7- l-..'- = "
Gen. Grant has moved his headquarters to
Milliken's Bend i'-ts eI''"r' <''' =
? Adjt. Gen. Thomas arrived at Helena on
the 9Th en- route to Grants headquarters.