Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-23
'TELEG RAP HIC.
IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANGES.
Gen. Grant in Command of the
Armies of the Ohio, Cumber-
land and kentucky.
He will Direct Affairs at Chatta-
n00ga.
Gen. Thomas to Supercede Gen.
ROSeCranS.
IMPORTANT MILITARY CHANGES.
louisville. Oct. 90.

louisville, Oct. 90.
Major General T. S. Grant assumes
Command of the a. mics of the Ohio, the
Cumbc rland and Kentucky, with p'enary
pow rs. He left for Nashville this morning
to assume dir ction of affairs at Chattanooga
Gen. Thomas takes command of Genera
Kosecrans' army, Rosecrans having been or
dered to Cairo, and t, report By letter t. the
A1jutant General at Washington
Gems. Garfield ana Stedman arrived here
tonight
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30.
Gen. Schofield hat issued an order reiev-
ing Mcneil of the command of the District of
South west Missouri. and placing him in com
mand Of the District of the Frontier, vice
Gen. Blunt, vino is ordered to report at
Leavenworth. Gen. Salbnrn takes command
in South west Missouri, and Gen. Ewing's
District OF the Border is extended so as to
embrace the entire State of Kansas.
WASHINGTON, Oct 90.
The Government has official advices from
Gen. Burnside that h,s marches and victories
in East Tennessee and Southern Virginia are
eminently satisfactory, and tat in almost
every case the rebels have been whipped and
routed. Gen. Burnside declares tina there is
not more loyal people living than are found
in East Tennessee
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.
An amended circular has been sent out
| from the Provost Marshal Generals office by
VIII CHI it appears ttat for every recruit who is
a veteran volunteer bunty and premium
amounting to Si02 will be paid, and to all
other recruits not veterans 1902. These are
for the old organiza'i MS. The object is to
encourage volunteering--draftedr recruits only
receive $1G0. Men enlisted under this order
will be permitted to select their regiments,
which, however, must be one of the old regi-
lnents in the field.
! ALBANY, Oct. 90.
| Gov. Seymour has issued proclamation
sayi:,g that as tue President has called for
800 600 70 untcers it is the duty of Il to see
/ t at our armies are filed by voluntary enlist
mentS, aud thai the President advises the
citizens of the several States that if tue quotas
assigned are not filled a draft shall lie made
for the deficiency, to commence on January
9TH, 1864.
CAIRO, Oct 20.
The following official report of the capture
of two steamers on Red River has been le-
ceived here at III, Naval headqu rters, dated:
U. S. Steamer Usage, Jonlz Landing, miles
below Union Point, Oct. It'll:
'''SiR In obedience to your orders with
a p ,rty Of 300 men, with the assistance of
Mr.. Hobbs, started for Red River this morn
Ing. Arriving at Red River we could see no
S gns of steamboat We divided the party
and sent eight men down the river to look
after a band below, and with eleven men
started Up. When we had travelled about
halt mile We saw the chimneys Of some
steamers. The woods were so dense at we
could no penetrate, and the ALTERNATIVE was
to adv nc ii sight The steamer was on the
opposite SHE of The rivr, and those on board
wo id see us in time 10 escape before we Were
near noush to use our rifles. No one saw
us nd we ctiOs: a Spo Op. Osite her, where
we coul; see any one who tempted 20 es
cape. l hailed her. Two men were seen o
run torwar1 and disappear. direct d three
file, on tn right to fire and brought the men
'ut, and at my Command they brought to my
s de of the river two skiis which belon led to
the oat was about to embark a party to
burn her when heard steamboat descend
ing the river. | ordered the m n out Of sight
behind large logs and some bush S and in a
very short time | saw steamer round the
bend above. waited until she was within
400 yards, when ! showed myself and order
ed her to step. She did so, and found my.
self in possession of nine prisoners and two
steamboats,. l knew | could not get them
ut of the river End ordered the destruction
of the first one captured, named Argus, and
embarked aboard the second, Robert Fulton
and scanned down to the landing here
first struck the river, where ordered her to
be set on fire, ami in five minutes she was
one mass of flames She was the better yes
sci Of the two. and was valued by her owners
at S25, 900. Neither had any cargo on board,
| captured all the officers of the boats and
LIST Lieutenant Of the Confederate army and
three negroes
(Signrd) "L1EUr J. P. COURTNEY,
commanding U. S. Steamer Usage"
New YORK, Oct 81.
The Scotia, from Liverpool, with dates
to the 18th has arrived
The English Government on the 9th, seized
one of the suspected rams butt by Laird, on
the Mersey. Another authority says both
have been seized 1t is not known what ad-
| ditional evidence had been procured to induce
this step.
l; is stated that the rebel Government had
runners except on condition of their taking
| one-thrd of outward ca 90 on Gov rnmen,
account; Also tina pressure was being used
to get prohibition OF The expectation 0: cot
ton on private account, except such as is
pledged to holder OF the Confederate loan.
The Times think. the details from Chica
manga establish the tota! defeat of Rosecrans,
and charges he Federal Government with
keeping lack the news.
The polish and Mexican questions are IN
changed
The Paris Patrie maintains the complete
accuracy of its statement that Prince Scar
toriski had demanded the recognition of the
Poles as beligerents.
Continental policies generally unimpor-
tant. They have somewhat of tendency to
a panic on monetary matters
The bankers of France, Italy and Frank
fort have adv need the rates " discount.
Breadstuffs and -four unchang d.
Wheat quiet but steady for fine White; for
i"frrior qualities an advance of l@2 per
cent.
[Tribuue's Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, Oct. 90.
Your correspondent reports the Army of
the Potomac in full pursuit of the retreating |
rebel forces.
Trains run out as far as Bristow Station TO- |
day, and large quaint ties of railroad material |
was tansp RI or putting the track in re
pair, buioing briggs, &c. The rebels de- |
>tfoyed the ira k for miles, burning the ties
and digging down the grading. Prisoners as
sert t at it is entirely destroyed for twenty
four miles beynd Catlett's, and Lees object
was t capture our supplies ard so disable the
road that we could not disturb him until
anothe' corps of his army could be sent to
Bragg nd retnrs,. Our forces in the mean.
lime are pushing on, but thus far without
opposi ion Or any indications of being halted