Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-25

EXCITING NEWS FROM BELOW.
Account Of a Desperate Battle at
Crawfish Springs, Ga. s..
The Enemy in increased force on
y i'!-a the Rapidan. 5rs 1858
The Rebels Repairing Sumter.
Beauregard About to Assume the
.5-. Offensive. .-,rr jazz.

Beauregard About to Assume the
Offensive. .a, en- .a-.
Discovery of Counterfeit Postage
| Currency---50 and Is Cent
| Notes to be Withdrawn.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE CuMBERLAND,]
Crawish Springs, Ga, Sept. l9.
A desperate engagement commenced this
morning at II o'clock. The rebels made
heavy attack on the corps Of Gen. Thomas,
forming the left wing of our army, and at the
same time they attacked the right wing,
which was thought to be feint Gen. Nc
Cooks and Gen. Crittenden's troops were
thrown into the engagement as convenience
offered, the main portion of their forces be-
I ing on the march at the time.5 The fight on
the left was of very desperate character.
The enemy.Y Yas repulsed, but on being REIN
forced regained their position from which
they were subsequently driven. After Sc
we're engagement of an hour and half Gen.
Thomas forces charged the rebels for nearly
a mile and half, Furnishing them badly
| About two O'Clock in the afternoon the rebels
made dash on our center, composed Of the
divisions of Gems Van Cleye and Reynolds
Gen. Van Cleye's forces we've struck on the
right flank, and being vigorously pushed by
the rebels fell back until Gen. Carters line
was broken and the troops became much
scattered. Gen. Thomas on the left and Gen.
Davis on the right pushed forward their forces
| vigorously towards the gap. and after a hard
| fight recovered the ground which had been
| lost on the extreme right. The fight disclosed
| the intention of the rebels, which was to get
between us and Chattanooga The general
engagement commenced at IL A. NJ.
At about o'clock p m, Gen. Palmer,wh
| had gathered together our scattered forces,
and Gen. Negley, who had been sent out from
| the right flank to feel the center, pushed for
ward, and established our line as it had been
before the battle began, along the Chicamon-
ga Creek. , ...,..
The country where the battle was fought is
level but thickly covered with small timber
and brust-wood, and very unfavorable for
the use Of cavalry, very little of which was
| used. .-..... ...--
| The casualties in wounded are heavy, but
extremely light in killed for so heavy mus.
| kerry engagement The fight on the left was
one continuous roll of musketry for an hour
| or moIe. ...
No General officers were injured Colonel
| Heg and Colonel Brady were commanding
brigades, and were wounded. Col. Jones, o.
| the seth Ohio, and Col. Carroll and Major
Vanetta of the 10th Ind, were also wounded.
Lieut.. Jones, of Co. A, 10th Ind, was killed.
| Lieut.. Col. Humtlef, of the 30th Ky, and
| Lieut. COL Maxwe eli, of the 22d Ohio, were
wounded. Lieut. DeGraw, Lieut.. Ludlow,
| and Lieutenant Fashenden, of Battery II, 9TH
| Artillery, were wounded.
| Capt. Searls, Assistant Adjutant General
of Starkweather's brigade, was killed. Bat
| terry G of the 9TH artillery was lost and after
ward recaptured by the 10th Indiana regi-
ment The battle is not yet over. 1t will
probably be renewed tomorrow. Rebel pris-
oners taken represent the corps of Gems.
Hill, Polk, Johnston and Longstreet were in
the engagement. Our men are in the best of
spirits and eager to begin anew.
New YORK, Sept. 20.
A Morris Island letter reports the rebels
busy in repairing Sumter. Steamers are con-
stanty plying there from the city with me-
terials therefor.
A deserter says that after strengthening
Sumter and planting more batteries on James
Island, Beauregard intends to assume the
offensive, in order, if possible, to gain posses
sion of Morris Island. Charleston is said to
be full of rebel troops.
Accounts say it may be week yet before
Gilmore can open fire upon Charleston. The
mounting of guns On the north end of Nor
ris Island proves very slow work under the
fire from the rebel batteries on James Island,
but accounts Of our losses therefrom are con-
ficting.
Gen. Gilmore has issued, it is said, a con-
gratulatorv order to his troops, on the capture
of Morris Island, in which he says: 'The
CITY and harbor of Charleston lie at the mer-
cy of our artillery" ..-
The explosion of the rebel magazine near
Ft. Johnson is confirmed.
Advices from the Army of the Potomac
state the rebels appear in increased force along
the Rapidan as though determined to resist
attack by our forces, but showing no disposi-
ton to cross A large number of prisoners
have been brought in, including rebel Cap
tain, who reports Lee in command. They
are aware of the rumors Of his resignation.
The rumors are not believed.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 90.
The Treasurer of the United States has re-
Gently received additional evidence that the
two million dollars for the pay Of Gen Grants
army was actually on board the steamer
Ruth At the time of the fire. Much of the
money has been recovered in charred con
d ton and commissioner has been appoint
ed to extend the search for the portion still
missing.
l. Since the confagration at Lawrence, Kan
sas, eight or nine packages of notes have
been sent to the Treasury to be exchanged.
They had been subjected to the fire, but
iwere not injured beyond Identification
1t seems the chemicals employed on these
notes form coating which affords partial
protection from fire. ..F. soT
1t has been ascertained that of the 80 cent
postage currency there are nine different
counterfeits, of the 25's there are three, of
the les there are two, and of the SIS, one
The present postage currency is coming into
the Treasury at the rate of O,000 per day,
and about 81, 100000 of the $20,0OO,OOO is
sued have already been received. The so
and 25 cent notes will be withdrawn, and the
new and improved issues will soon begin to
take their place. The withdrawal of 5 and 10
cent notes will be graded
i ....-1 ,.t-ra, H., CAIRO Sept. 90,
The steamer John Raine arr ved last night
with 10 rebel prisoners. They are party
captured en- '4onte for Little Rock A rebel
Colonel, Paymaster, his clerk, and his body
guard of II privates captured. ~ s. t---
From Memphis, we have the Evening BuL
zetin of the 18th. There is nothing of gene.
raj interest therein. From late arrivals it
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