Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-13

freesboro says it was reported yesterday that
Van Dorm had been defeated and a great DOR.
ton of his command captured.
Rosecrans orders that all persons whose
natural supporters are in the rebel service. and
whose sympathies, &C., prevent their giving
assurances of loyalty, will hold themselves in
readiness to 90 South within ten days. a.
Gen. Cox of the army of the Kanauha
will shortly supercede Gen. Wright in the
Department of the Ohio.
New YoRK, March TO-
A special dispatch from Washington says
the removal of Gen. Curtis from the Depart
ment of the West is officially announced.
The report of a rebel advance up the She.
nandoah is contradicted.
A letter was sent to the President on Sat-
urday, from responsible persons, requesting
him to grant them letters of marquee If
granted, first class privateer will soon be off
Nassau.
D.. New YORK, March 10.
The steamer Roanoke, from New Orleans
LIST and Havana 9Th, has arrived. New Or
leans advices contain nothing of great inter-
est. An information has been filed in the
Provisional Court for the confscation of Sill
delrs property in New Orleans.
Prisoners from the Queen of the West re.
port that at Alexandria they were relieved of
their clothes and private property.
The Era of the LIST states that twenty reb-
els, recently sent into the rebel lines, had re-
turned, begging to take the oath OF allegiance.
They report much suffering from want Of
bread. Women and children were crying for
food, and every body seemed to be suffering.
A rebel Major and Captain, who had been
p aroled by Farragut, returned to- New Orleans
and took the oath. The rebels would not
receive them. yvtS < I'D ses.
All reports from above give fearful state.
ments of restitution in rebeldom. y.
Vera Cruz advices received in New Orleans
state that the French army was entirely in--
active, and unable to accomplish any thing
without further and large reinforcements, and
if not soon received, must result in their be.
ing driven from the country. French officers
were disguised. The climate was operating
unfavorably on the troops Most of the
French troops at Vera Cruz are negroes, from
Martinique. ....... ~.
New YORK, March 10.
Herald's special from Salt Lake City 9th.
A collision between the military and citizens
is imminent. Gov. Harding and Associate
Justice Wall and Drake is understood to have
| called upon Col. Conner to arrest Brigham
Young and counsellors Kimball & Wells
The Judge of the District can serve any civil
process, but the citizens are in arms and de-
termined to prevent the arrest of their lead
ers by military course. Other Federal officers
and new Mormon citizens have telegraped to
Gen. Wright to restrain Col. Conner till an
investigation can be had.
A Colonel of the U. S. A., who left for
Washington this morning has been arrested
by Conner and brought back. It is presumed
his intentions were unfavorable to Connor's
military interference.
CONCORD, N. H., March 10th, 100 A. N.
Returns from about 175 towns give Gilmore
24,8s1 and Eastman 25, 1922, Harlan 1884,
These returns indicate that there is no cleo
ton Of Governor by the people. The repub-
| licans will have q majority in the Governors
council, Senate and House of Representatives.
| 1t is believed that all the republican candi-
dates for Congress are elected. The ma
iority in the first and second districts will be
small.
New YORK, March H.
The Tri6unes special from Washington
states that the committee Of the Chamber Of
Commerce had an interview with the Presi-
dent yesterday at which they urged him to
make arrangements forthwith TO issue letters
of marque and reprisal under the recent act
of Congress. Their arguments are under
stood to have made strong impression upon
Mr.. Lincoln. A contrary view, however, was
subsequently urged upon the President by
Senator'S who were prominent in opposition to
the passage Of the law. They represented to
the President the dangers of foreign war in
case he should do what was asked of him.
The subject is understood to have been be-
fore the Cabinet at its meeting to-day.
| New YORK, March II.
| A Washington dispatch to the Times states
that nine citizens of Fairfax arrived there
yesterday and were sent to the Old Capitol
Prison, charged with having pilotcd the reb-
els in their late raid upon that place. ,si4l
| The rebels who entered Fairfax on Monday
just saved their distance in escaping with
their plumber, Col. johnson following them
with cavalry force so sharply as to recap
ture 80 or 40 of the stolen horses.
The President indicated an early adjourn
ment of the Senate, saying it was not his fault
if the business was not closed by Saturday.
A Norfolk letter says reconnaissance of
Col. Dodge, from Norfolk, has proved an en-
inent success. He marched 10 miles, visit
ing Southfield, Chuckatuck, and Blackwater
bridge, and met the enemy at Windsor. He
drove in their advance upon the main body,
| then attacked them on their tanks and forced
| them to retire. The Blackwater fight only
lasted 40 minutes. a,.:
WASHINGTON, March TO-
The Chronicle of to morrow will contain
the following by the Presidents proclamation
respecting soldiers absent without leave:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, March 10.
In pursuance of the Goth section Of an act
of Congress, entitled an act for enrolling and
calling out the national forces, approved ON
the Sd of March, 1868, !, Abraham Lincoln,
President, and Commander-in-Ch Chief of the
Army and Navy Of the United States, do here
by order and command that all soldiers en-
listed or drafted into the service ofthe United
States, now absent from their regiments with
out leave shall forthwith return to their re-
spective regiments, and do hereby declare
and proclaim that all soldiers now alb
sent from their respective regiments with
out leave, who shall on or before
the LIST Of April, 1868, report themselves at
any rendezvous designated by the General
Order Of the War Department No. SO may be
restored to their respective regiments without
punishment except the forfeiture OF pay and
allowances during their absence, and all who
do not return within the time above specified
shall be arrested as deserters and punished as
the law provides; and whereas, evil disposed
and disloyal persons at sundry places have
enticed and procured soldiers to desert and
absent themselves from their regiments, and
thereby weakening the strength of the armies
and prolonging the war and giving aid and
comfort to the enemy and cruelty exposing
the gallant and faithful soldiers remaining in
the ranks to increased hardships and dan
gers [ do therefore call unon all natv;otio