Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-11-13

INV ANAN"'' e-i"' nv to0Atioi' "t AeopPaiidi-
mock was evacuated The army was put
in motion aud the pursuit continued by in
family TO Brandy Station and by cavalry be-
yond Maj. Ge.. Sedgwck reports ofic ally
the capture Of 4 guns, battle fl gs and over
| 800 prisoners Maj Gen. French took
over 400 prisoners Gen Sedgwick's less
was about 800 killed and wour d d; Frenth's
| SIS about TO- Tne cuduct Of both officers
and men in each affair was most admirable.
GEO. G. MEADE,
Maj. Gen. Coming.
MEMPHIS, Nov. &.
Richardson struck the NJ nnphis & hairless
ton r. Il six miles east Of Salisbury yester-
day morning. He destroyed the railroad
buildings at Middleton, burned two small
the telegraph wire badly. The latter was re
| paired before noon to-day. The former will
| be in running ord tomorrow.
| Roddv, rgnson ingle, Chalmers and
Richardson are in Mississippi, cooperating.
CAIRO, Nov II.
| Memphis papers, of the 9th, have no news.
From OTHER, and Ieli be, sources We learn
that Inka was burned by the rebels, after
Gen. Sh rman'> forces left it,
| The railroad and telegraph are working all
right to Colinth. Stories about their being
abandoned are false.
Gen. Davidson LETT Memphis, on The 9th,
en- route for Little Rock
| Fox Burns, the noted guerrilla thief, was
shot d. d by a planter, Is miles below Mem
phis.
| Boston, Nov II.
| Tn the Legi satura the Governors ad ress
On rai>ing and paying volunteers was + ttr:ed
10 spec al Legislative Commit ee, which met
nm diate%y after tue House adjourned. A
| bill was in reduced p oposing to give all sol
dieTs who hereafter enlist or e-lnlist $40 p
moth from the State treasury, lis cad of
the bounties now offered. Action upon the
| proposition was def rred until tomorrow.
| The navy yard workmen and b,iler and
| iron plate workers are still on strike.
! HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoToMAC,l
Nov. II. (
| Yesterday afternoon Col. Upton who COM
manded the brigade which list Saturday 50
;ucce- sfuv char ed and captured the enemy's
| WOE KS at Rappahanncck Station, accompanied
| by leputations from each of the regiments
| partic. paiing in the a, sault, preSen ed Gen.
, Meade with eight battle flags taken at that
time. CO... Upton presented TIL flags in the
name of his command. Gen. Meade has is
| sued a congratulatory order to tn army on
the rec mt successful usage of The Rappa-
| hammock n the face Of the enemy, and says
the oresi lent has expressed his satisfaction
with its recent operations.
WASHINGTON, Nov II.
Adjt Gen. Thomas, in communication to
the War DEPARTING t, dat at Natchez, says
| it is significant fact that while transports
on the river have been frequently fred into
| by the rebels. not a single shot has b en- fired
| from that part Of the river bank covered by
leased plantations, extending fer 500 miles
above. Y icksburg, which shows the importa nee
to comme'c5 of lining the river with loyal
| popula ion. He SAYS on the 18th of October
the gathering of cotton was in full operation.
| The experiment adopted hastily and with
many misgiyings, of employing freedmen at
wages on leased plantations, he now regards
as complete saccess
Gen. Meade's detailed report of the battle
Of Gettysburg, dafed Oct. lst, was officially
promulgated to-day. He gives a reason for
his delay in making it until the failure of
receiving reports of several Corps and Divi-
| S on commanders VIII were severely wound
| ed in battle, and says the result OF the can
paign may be briefly stated in the defeat Of
; the enemy at Gettysbug; his compulsory
egacu.'ion Of Pennsylvania and Maryland,
and his withdrawal from the upper valley of
| the S enandoah, an! in the capture of 80
guns, Al standards, l3 Cpl prisoners and d.
37S small arms. Our own 10 ses were very
severe. amountin,. as will be seen by the
accompanying returns, viz: Killed, 1884
wounded, Is, 700; missing, 6,643.
New YORK, Nov. II.
| Caracoa dates Of the 22d ult. state that the
Venez lela fleet belonging to the Old Govern
ment party, arrived at tarac a on the l7'h,
surrendering thems lv, s TO The commander of
The Federal fleet. Ii consist d of SIX saiiirg
vessels, one s'eam'r and number If smaller
crafts. Venezuela is now in tla hands Of the
Federas or insurgents.
Hundreds of refuge were arriving fr m
San Domingo, and report the instruction
there as spreading and that the sau Inter of
both Spanish invaders and natives is very Sc
| we're.
WASHINGTON, Nov H.
The general position Of the army of the
Potomac is mainly unchanged.
Buiord yesterday pissed through Cu'pep'
per and reconn ,ite ed the enrmy's positi'n
on the Rapii n. From rcqusitons md an
invoice picked up in the late rebel camps 1t
ap, ears that there va no scarcity of e ne,-
essar eS of life in Lees army. Sugar was
13c q ID, flour lOc y ID beef SOC y ID ard
flour 81 p ID. Salt was regularly issued TO
horses and mules
Ewes and Hills corps were entrenched
nearly parallel to the Rapidan, on Saturday,
the right resting below Keliy's ford and tae
left near Rizervile.
KNOXVILLE, Term. Nov. 4.
Tn the recent :ffar at R>rer,vills Burr
sid.'s forces were overwheim d ty superior
numbers Burnside has taken over 800
prisoners since he c.me into Tennessee. indie
pend mt Of the garris II at Cu' oerland Gap,
putting US far ahead of the rebels. There