Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-26
Rebel deserters to be treated a.
prisoners of war.
Main body Of the Rebel army in
the Shenandoah Valley.
Ewell's entire command in Penn
sylvania.

EwelPs entire command in Penn
sylvania.
The enemy advancing toward
Harrisburg.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc,7
June 81.
Gen. Gregg's division of cavalry, after
marching to within about half mile of Mid
dleburg from Aldie this morning, observed
the enemy skirmishing in their front. A
section of Vallers' battery was planted on a
hill by Gen. fitzpatrick, and opened FIRE with
considerable effect, driving the enemy back.
Gen. Gregg had previously driven the enc
my from the hills with the Tooth New York
and LIST Maine batteries.
The rebels reformed in line and in about
fifteen minutes afterwards squadron of Har-
ris' Light Cavalry and detachment of the
Fourth New York cavalry was detailed to
scout that portion of the field where the enc
my were last seen. The rebels soon appeared
and charged on those two squadrons, but
were repulsed. They repeated this twice, but
were handsomely repulsed by our men, who
captured about sixty prisoners. Our last
charge together with the practice of our
artillery thoroughly repulsed the enemy, who
fled before us about mile. About O'Clock
in the evening they attempted to flank por-
ton of the brigade commanded by Major
Whiting. They came with force of about
two cavalry regiments, and made desperate
~ nj 1ra
ensued, but we again repulsed them, with
but little loss, although our artillery must
have done them great damage.
We drove them beyond the town. The 9Th
Ohio opened the fight They dismounted
and behaved nobly. The LIST Maine cavalry
of Gregg's command, suffered severely in a
charge made by them just before the rebels
were finally repulsed Col. Wilcox, of the
Virginia rebel cavalry, was killed, and rebel
Lieut.. COL captured.
New YORK, June %.
The New, Orleans correspondence pc,
steamer Locust Point states that our seige
batteries have been opened on Port Hudson
and continuous rain of shot and shell is be.
ing poured into the enemy's works. Several
buildings, supposed to contain commissary
stores, have been destroyed, and the rebels
are known to be suffering some in killed and
wounded.
An expedition had drawn away force OIL
rebels collected at Clinton.
Deserters coming into our lines report the
rebel strength at least 10000, we'll clothed
but suffering for food.
twenty-five or thirty of our men are daily
added to the killed and wounded, by the enc
my's sharp shooters.
Capt. Hart, of the gunboat Albatros, COM
mitted suicide, by blowing out his brains with
pistol, while in state of insanity from fe-
yer.
The destruction of the bark Texana, as
well as Lennox, by the captured tug Boston,
is confirmed.
JEFFERSON Cry, June %.
In the Convention to-day, Gov. Gamble
Chairman, the committee on Emancipation
presented an ordinance for the emancipation
of slaves and regulating the relations between
apprentices and their masters; to secure them
humane treatment, necessary education and
providing against the importation or imigra-
ton of any negro or mulatto into the State.
No further assessment of slave property shall
be collected, nor shall the right to service Of
apprentices be subject to taxation.
Provisions were also made to submit the
ordinance to vote of the people at the next
August election.
The Convention took up brakes resolution
providing for the election Of State officers by
the people. Ceilings moved to amend by re-
questing Gov. Gamble to retain his resigna-
ton and continue to discharge the duties Of
Governor of the State until the first Monday
in November, 1864, which after much discus.
sion passed-47 to "a.
HEADQUARTERS Army PoroMAc, I
June %.
Mr.. L. W. Buckingham, a correspondent
of the New York Herald, was killed yester.
day under the following circumstances: He
was coming from Aide with news of the cav.
airy fight, and when five miles below that
point was chased by guerrillas. He put spurs
to his horse. which stumbled and threw him
off, breaking his neck, killing him instantly
P1TrsBURG, June %.
Business has been suspended for week
The citizens, en- mGsse, are digging entrench-
ments on the surrounding hills for miles out
encircling the city. The work is nearly fin
ished. The city is safe.
LOUISVILLE, June %.
Reports from reliable sources are that Nor
gan has re-crossed the Cumberland near Car
thage, having remained short time on this
side. He had 1000 men and 16 pieces Of
artillery. He was closely pursued by Col.
Wilder, of the 18th Indiana, commanding a
brigade of mounted infantry.
..- YoUNG's POINT, June 10.
.......,. via Cairo, June "a.
The deserters from Vicksburg are ascer-
tanned to be mainly inirm or disabled, and
hereafter they will be treated as prisoners of
war, as they are sent out to save provisions.
The attitude of the siege is unchanged.
There has been less firing yesterday and
to-day. The gunboat Choctaw is not sunk
as reported, but is being reprinted.
No attack yet from Johnston. The rebels
on the West side have not shown themselves
since they were driven from Richmond. Pris-
oners taken at that place expressed their joy
1T being taken by white men, as they expect
ed no quarter from the blacks, of whom thew
stand in great dread since their furious fight
at Milliken's Bend.
AAhhlSbUhGs Ouue ".
The operator at Shippensburg,1 II miles this
If Chambersburg, telegraphed at IL o'clock
to-day that the rebels were one mile from the
town, and advancing in this direction.
Especial to Post.
WASHINGTON, June "a.
1t is at last fully ascertained that the main
body of the rebel army is in the Shenandoah
Valley. Ewelps corps moved from Culpepper
irst and was followed by Longstreet's, which
vas succeeded by D. H. Hills corps.
The corps of A. P. Hill did not 60 up the
1alley until after Ewell gained his success at
Winchester.
The lst Massachusetts, cavalry lost 16l kill
ID, wounded and missing in the late fight at
Aide.
New YORK, June "a,