Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-10-16
ENGAGEMENT NEAR SHELBY
VILE, TENN.
The Enemy Routed by General
MitcheIl's Forces.
Heavy Battle at Morgan's Bend, on
the Lower Mississippi.
Severe Loss to the Union Army.
Account Of the Attack on Blunt
and his Escort.
78 of his Men Murdered While
Prisoners.
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Major Curtis Killed.
Major Curtis Killed.
Carthage, No., Burned by the
Rebels.

Rebels.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
that not" outstanding the denial of the Wash
ington press, it is a fact that for two months
past tn, question of the settlement of the diff
fculties between the North and South has
been under consideration in Washington and
Richmond
The 1ribune's Washington special says
that the Heraids statement that peace pop
ositions have been int oduced in the Wash
lneton Cabinet is denied by the very highest
authority. The Tribune also says: "if we
may trust the intelligence from Richmond, the
rebel leaders are not only providing Bragg
with reinforcements but are also sending him
large siege material"
During the last TWO weeks guns of extraor-
dinary size and range have been sent to him,
it is thought for the purpose of erecting bat
teries on the Lookout mountains, which are
said to be in possession of the advanced
guards of the rebels. 1t is thought If these
batteries reach Chattanooga they would rem
der the place untenable
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.
A Republican extra says that the Govern
9th.
On the 9th rebel battery opened on our
position at a range of three miles and quar-
ter.
A dispatch from Rosecrans' headquarters,
dated the 9Th, says: Not a man was injured by
rebel batteries vest rdav. Other dispatches
show the impregnable position of Ro>ecrans.
No official information Of the rebel state
ments that two of Ros GRAMS pontoon bridges
over the Tennessee have been carried awav
Telegraphic commun cati'n has been re-
newed between Nashvi lie and Stevenson
ST.. LOUIS, Oct.9.
The Democrats Leavenworlh sp cial says
that intelligence having reached Ft colt of a
threatened attack on Ft. Smith by the rebels,
Gen. Blunt # for the latter on Sunday last.
Gen. Cabell, with 1000 of Cooper's force,
crossed the Arkansas river east of Ft Smith,
on the 1st, and joined Coffee at Cowskin
Prairie, Mo-, determined to make raid into
Kansas or Missouri.
On receipt Of this information all the cav
airy in the Kansas district and battery were
sent 10 Fit. Scott
lettsr from Ft Scott, of the 7th, says
that Lieut.. I ppan, of Blunt's staff, has Just
arrived and repor that all of the staff and
body guard had been captured. Also the
command under Lieutenant Bond, at Bakers
Springs. Blunt had got Is miles away, but
it was uncertain whether he had escaped.
The rebel are under Quantrel, Hunter and
Gordon, and were moving towards Ft. Scott
There was no danger of that post being
taken however, it being abundantly strong to
resist an attack.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. g.
The Democrats Vicksburg special, of the
30th, says ice Johnston is at Canton, Miss,
with 5000 troops. his supposed design being
to prevent renforcernents going to General
Rosecrans.
Gen. Stephen D. Lee has 1000 rebel cav
al.y near Vicksburg.
Johnston says their victories are useless
unless they can rout Rosectans before rein
forcements reach him.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct 9.
Headquarters here have received informa-
ton of Coffee and Shelby's raid into Central
Missouri from Warsaw
They moved northeast, with the suspected
design Of striking the Pacific Railroad at ar
ime bridge, burning that structure and de-
stroying the road
General Grawn, commanding the Central
District, was at Clinton, Henry county, yes
terday, in pursuit of the rebels. also force is
moving up from Springfield, and another
from Lebanon, which will press the enemy so
closely that they can hardly do much mischief.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.
The Wor1's New o leans correspondent
has the following news:
Gen. Logan hovers around Baton Rouge,
and clouds of mounted partizan rangers hover
along the river on the right ba k, from Don
aldsvie t. the mouth of Red River, and on
the left bank from Baton Rouge and after be
low that point, to Natchez and beyond
Gen. Herron's division at Morgania or
Morgan's Bend, on the ght bank, about 200
miles above Port Hudson, had been engaged
for several Us skirmshing with b. dy as
they supposed Of guerrillas. The rebels be-
coming more daring and annoying, Gen
Dana, now in command of Herron's division,
sent out number of regiments to feel the
The enemy and ascertain his strength. The
enemy was fet and proved himself much too
strong for the force sent against him. A Sc
we're engagement ensued, resulting in loss
to the Union army Of several hundred killed
and wounded, and Of some 1900 prisoners
This took place on Tuesday, the 29th ult
Since hen the rebels have assumed the often
sive and are pres ing Dana's men wi h such
vigor that the gunboats have been cal ed into
lid IN repulslng he enemy. All the sugar
houses and all other structures standing in
the way have been leve led to the ground
But it is repor ed that he gunb ats can be of
little service, owing 20 the numerous bluffs
in that vicinity.
The rebels are still there and will do great
mischief If Dana is not re nfurced
The body of Confederatr s are said to be
under command of Prince Palsigrac. now
Maj. General in the Pr, visional army of the
Confederate States.
The truth is, renforcemen's are sadly need
ed here, and un'll they are received, the pen-
pie of the Norih need not expect to hear
anything being done in this department, be
yond the mere holding of the same.
New York, Oct. 9.
Gen. Wadsworth left this afternoon Tor New
Orleans, where he is to have an important
command. He will 60 by the inland and
Mississippi route.
The non exchange of Surgeons, usually re-
ga rded as non -combattants, arises from the
detention of one named Dr. Bucker by the
rebels, who professed to have charges against
him. Our Government thereupon detained
rebel Surgeons as hostages. The rebels then
kept other Surgeons as fast as captured, and
rebel Surgeons were consequently held There
are now about twentv.fiye of our Surpeons in