Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-26
TELEGRAP HIC.
IMPORTANT FROM VIRGINIA.
Our forces at Centerville defeated.
Thoroughfare Gap held by Lee
f. and Ewell. aa
Admiral Foot in a critical con-
ditiOn.
Unionists organizing in Tennessee
and North Carolina,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, II.

, anu NOfIl CafOllna.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, IT,
ass via Cairo, 90.
! Additional information from Grants army.
to the 14th, has been received here to-day.
Everything is progressing satisfactory, and
the downfall of Vicksburg in few DAYS is
certain. 80 .-.r ...r... :
Johnston fears to approach our lines in the
rear, or, at least, does not The defences
there are growing in strength everyday, and
it will require an overwhelming force to route
our army now entrenched on the heights be-.
hind Vicksburg. ....- -, ..-..
Guerrillas are causing trouble IN this vicini-
ty. They opened battery at Cottonwood
Point, 20 miles above Memphis, last night,
on the steamers Platte Valley, Ruth and Eva.
The, former succeeded in passing; the two
latter returned to this city. Three men were
wounded on the Ruth. The rebels are prob
ably part Of Marmaduke's force. Measures
are being taken to check them. O. .i...4
The City of Alton, with about 400 sick
and wounded soldiers, leaves for st. Louis to.
day.
A heavy cavalry expedition is being sent
south by Gen Hurlbut.
! MEMPHIS, June l8.
- $40 4 via Cairo, June 90
The steamer Imperial arrived this morn
ing bringing official dates from Grants
army to the 18th. On Sunday the enemy
opened fire with artillery and musketry along
his whole line, and kept 1t up almost all day.
At times it was furious, but without much ef-
feet. They had placed two mortars out of
reach of our guns and sharpshooters from
which they fired nearly 100 shells at our
trenches, but only wounded two or three
men. -- -.u.'. .st.
Joe Johnston was in jackson. and Loring
at Canton, and Walker at Yazoo City.
The siege is being pressed with vigor on
all sides. -.. %.
Guerrillas are swarming on the banks of
the river, both above and below Memphis, fir
ing on boats. At Bucks Island, 35 miles
below Memphis, they fired on the Alice Dean
with two 6-pounders and Minnie rifles, yes
terday, killing one man and wounding an
other. ,.r ..
The Imperial saw guerrillas at several
points, but they did not fire on them.
FREDERICK, Md, June 10.
All quiet here. A stage for Hagerstown
got to Boonesboro and was stopped by rebel
cavalry. c ..s- a-as -
All quiet at Harper's Ferry. Our troops
captured 20 of Whites cavalry at Point of
Rocks last night.
....,., All, PHILADELPHIA, June 20.
Special of Enquirer of Harrisburg 10Th
says: The Rebel infantry now at Hagers-
town is 1000 strong. The rebel force in Will
Transport is much greater this forenoon. The
rebels have brought all their stores and bag.
gage to this side of the Potomac, with the
purpose of making that the base of operations
for extensive raids into Pennsylvania.
Herald's Dispatch.
.4 -a NEW YORK, June 20.
Nothing has been seen of the onemy since
the skirmish at Aida on Wednesday.
1t is evident that the main body of Lees
forces are still near the gaps of Blue Ridge.
Especial to the Times.]
Two deserters from Stuart's cavalry say
Stuart has IL, 900 men at Warrenton.
Lees army is massed in the Shenandoah
Valley, between Front Royal and Winches-
ter, numbering about 80 1000 also, that Lees
whole army is preparing to turn Hooker's
right flank and cross into Maryland.
The Times special from Harrisburg 10th
states the enemy are no nearer Chambers.
burg than Greencastle, and their re-appear.
ance as far as Chamberburg is extremely
doubtful. 1t is belied they will abandon this
side Of the State line altogether.
The HerolTs special says troops are arriv.
ing at Harrisburg by every train. There Is
prospect of forward movement from them.
1t is reported that Stoneman's cavalry was
in the vicinity of Hagarstown, fighting the
enemy.
Special to New York Tribune.
- WASHINGTON, June 90.
Your special messenger direct from Hook
er's headquarters, brings the important intel
ligence that the enemy had moved upon Cen
terville and in an encounter with our forces
at that point had defeated them. 80
Gems. Lee and Ewen took possession on
Thursday, of Thoroughfare Gap.
Gen. Longstreet is in the neighborhood of
Leesburg, and is certainly threatening Gen.
Slocum, who is however, carefully on his
guard against surprise. 2-
Gen. A. P. Hill is known to have reached
Dumfries on Thursday night, but nothing
had been ascertained of his movements be-
yond that time.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 10.
The Union Convention adopted very radi-
cal resolutions endorsing the Emancipation
Proclamation, and urging a vigorous prosecu
ton of the war without regard to the cost or
sacrifice until the last rebel is disarmed.
NEW YORK, June 20.
Admiral Foote, whose sickness has been
already announced, still fingers, but without
the slightest prospect of his recovery. Last
evening consultation of physicians was held.
The opinion was general among them that he
would. hardly survive the night. He was
alive, however, in the morning, and another
council was held, but no favorable symptoms
appeared. The Admiral is gradually sinking,
and his death is almost momentarily expect
ed.
CAIRO, June 20.
Yesterday about 100 of the 4th Kentucky
(rebeD cavalry crossed the Ohio river in Har-
rison county, Ind, for the purpose of max
ing raid into the interior. At Orleans the
rebels had skirmish with the Home Guards,
whom they repulsed. The rebels were NOV
ing towards the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad
at last accounts. The militia with the conva-
lescents from the hospitals at New Albany
and Danyille have started in pursuit of the
rebels. o.r.z 7.-ss H..
Fr MONROE, June 10.
| The transport Emile arrived to-day from
Newbern, with advices to the 18th. She re-
ports as follows:
The rebel committee on river Notifications
report the Union forces in possession of a
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