Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15
$50 Prisoners on the way from
Grand Gulf to Cairo. ..,
Rumored disaster to Gen. Reyes
IT, at West Point, Va.
Rebels sent South from St. Louis
VALLANDIGHAM BANISHED !!
Order from Gen.
Hooker to his army.
HEADQUARTERS Army PoToMAc,

| -i HEADQUARTERS Army PoTOMAc,
] agl -fr s... .-4 May II.
| The following order has been issued by
Gen. Hooker.
General Order No. 40.
The Major General Commanding tenders to
this army his congratulation on the achieve
ments for the last seven days. If it has not
accomplished that which was expected, the
reasons are well known to the army, and it
is sufficient to say they were of character
not to be foreseen or prevented by human sa-
gacity or resources. In Withdrawing from
the south bank of the Rappahannock, before
delivering general battle to our adversaries,
the army has given renewed evidence of its
confidence in itself, and It's fidelity to the
principles it represents in fighting at disad-
vantage. We would have been recreant to our
trust to ourselves our cause and our country
profoundly loyal and conscious of its strength.
The army of the Potomac will give or declare
battle, whenever its interests or honor may
demand. 1t will also be the guardian of its
own history, and its own arm. By our &C.
lerity and secrecy the movements of our
advance and passage of the river was undis-
; puted, and on our withdrawal not rebe
ventured to follow. The events of the last
week, may swell with pride the hearts Of
every officer and soldier of this army We
have added new laurels to its former re-
nown. We have made long marches, crossed
rivers, surprised the enemy in his entrench
ments, and whenever we have fought We
have inflicted heavier blows than we have re.
, cieved. We have taken from the enemy five
thousand prisoners, and fifteen colors, ani
captured and brought off seven pieces of ar
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his chosen troops. We have destroyed his
depots filed with vast amounts of stores, dam
aged his communication, captured prisoners
winthin the Notifications of his capital, ano
filled his country with fear and consterna
ton. We have no other regret than tina
caused by the loss of our brave comrades, ant
in this we are consoled by the conviction tina
they have fallen in the hottest cause ever sub
mitted to the arbitrament of battle.
, By command Of
E MAI. GEN. HOOKER.
!, [Signed S. WILLIAMS, A. A. G.
= . Special to the Chicago Tribuns. ...
, CINCINNATI, May II.
The application for habeas corpus in tn,
case of Vallandigham, was argued to-day be
fore Judge Valentine, in the u S. Circui
; Court. The merits Of the case were fully
gone into, by Mr.. Pugh, for Vallandigham
and Mr.. Perry for Gen. Burnside. 21
Gen. Burnside sent in a long communica
ton to the Court, of which the following is
synopsis: u
He will use all his power to suppress sedi
| ton in the army, and without doing so there
, can be no discipline and no success. If ar
g enemy were to distribute tracts in the army
e to create sedition, he would be hung as soo1
t as found guilty, and one of our own public
? men should not be allowed to do it with i'm
punity. In a crisis like the present, public
men should not encourage sedition, nor ait
in the organization of secret societies to des
troy the Government. In this Department
men must not do this. He will enforc,
Order No. 80 and leave the consequences t
God
No power can inaugurate war or peace bu
the United States Government, and it mus
be sustained, and will be in this department
and he adds, too, that all honest men will
agree with him, Let the people change the
Administration at proper time and in +.
Constitutional manner, but not create seditlor
in the army No one but the soldier in the
field can fully appreciate the importance O
arrests for encouraging the enemy. The sol
diers are sacrificing all upon the alter of lib.
erty and country. 1t is folly to talk of lay.
ing down our arms now. No man proposes
to do so unless likewise he intends to sacri
flee all. @ -f-.1 +sat
He has the proceedings of the Court Mar.
tial in Vallandigham's case in his possessian,
and they will be made public in good time.
,l.,....-1 WASHINGTON, May II.
A special to the Times says that under the
provisions of the enrolment law, as construed
at the War Department, the men will be in
the service of the United States from the mo-
ment they are drafted and the Government
has ordered that they be put in uniform, pro-
vided with knapsacks, haversacks, ETC., ETC.,
as soon as they report to the Provost Marshals.
The Quartermaster General has been ordered
to fill the requisition of the Provost Marshal
General for the clothing and other equipments,
to be delivered at whatever point the latter
may designate. By order of the Secretary of
War, officers of regiments going out of ser
vice by reason of the expiration of their
terms of service, may with the consent OF
their respective Governors re-enlist their regi-
ments within 80 days from the expiration of
their original service, for term of three years,
unless sooner discharged, and upon the regi
ment being filed up within the 80 days afore-
said the officers shall be restored to their
rank as from the date of their original COM
missions. This however will give no claim to
pay for the time between muster out and re-
entering into service. tfs.,at es- n
-realaTs ava JACKSON, MISS, May Z.
It is reported that Banks forces have been
divided into three columns, one fortifying the
town of Opelousas, one remaining at Atcha-
falaya, and the other at Baton Rouge. Banks
has seized all the negroes on the Governors