Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-05

troops into Puebla and strengthen Orlega.
On the fifth he telegraphed to Juarez as fol-
lows: "The enemy is now one mile and
half from our position. He keeps up slight
cannonading on Puebla. All his attention
is directed towards my movements, My line
extends 10 San Pablo Del Monta. The
soldiers are very enthusiastic. intend to
profit by it," ,.I es, 4. 49,.
So So Sea ~ ar. WASHINGTON, May 20.
! A sensation extra has been issued stating
that the rebel pickets on the Rappahannock
shouted across to our pickets that we had
taken Vicksburg, and that Grant had been
killed 1t caused some excitement, but lasted
only short time as the entire story is dis
credited. e...
The Government gives freely to the public
all the information which 1t receives from the
West, good, bad and Indifferent. The intima-
ton that bad news is being Withheld, is
untrue.
No further exchange of prisoners will be
allowed for the present. The rebel authori-
ties have taken the initiative in this direction,
and the War Department has promptly fol-
lowed it up. All the rebel officers on parole
have been ordered under arrest for impris-
onment 1t is probable that negotiations will
soon be commenced for the continuance of
exchange under the late liberal rules f~
Advices from the front to-day state that
the rebel army across the Rappahannock is
very active. Their position at the river fords
is decidedly offensive at present. Large
numbers of troops are massed in front of
them, and the main picket line on the Kappa
hammock is as strong as ever, but the troops
are believed to have moved elsewhere.
Washington letters say that a balloon re-
connoissance shows that the rebels are mass
ing troops near Charlottesville and making
preparations as though they expected US to
recross near the United States Ford.
New York, May 30.
The Cork Examiner, received by the steam
er Jura contains correspondence from various
parts of Ireland that leaves scarcely any
doubt that recruiting for the Northern army
is attempted to be carried on on an extensive
scale. 1t appears that Mitchellstown, Clarks-
vile. and Flerway have been visited by several
American gentlemen and passage has been Of
fered to numbers of young men willing to ac-
cept, to New Y ork for three dollars each, with
continuous remuneration and work when they
arrived there. The police were present on
several occasions, which obviously discon-
illegal in the mode of proceedings, no action
could be taken.
CAIRO, May 81.
The prisoners, four thousand four hundred
iu number, will arrive here tonight. They
will be sent to Indianapolis by rail, where
half of them will remain, the other half pro-
ceeding to Ft. Delaware. The officers will be
cont to Sandusky. The prisoners are in
charge of Lieut.. Col. Spaulding, of the 40th
Iowa, and leaves this morning from Paducah,
proceeding down the river.
Grant is being largely reinforced.
Nothing has arrived from below since last
night. Buford had leave to attend the Chi
cago Canal Convention, but the movement of
troops and the arrival of prisoners will pre-
vent his attendance.
Armed resistance is still opposed to the
arrest of deserters in Williamson county, Illi-
nois. One of the deserters escaped from
soldier of the 14th Iowa, two days ago, by
shooting him twice. The wounds will prove
mortal. Severe retaliation awaits traitors.
..... LEAvENwoRTH, May 20.
COL Phillips, commanding the Indian
Territory, had a severe fight with portion
of Prices army on the Goth. The enemy
crossed the Arkansas River near Ft. Gibson.
Col. Phillips drove them back Our loss was
80 killed, the enemy's being much greater
The enemy was led by Grinstead, Cooper
and Mcintosh. They are massed in our
front, claiming II 900 men and considerable
artillery. We have only 5000, and one bat
terry, but are well fortified. This is evil
dently the advance of Prices main army.
. Dispatches from Fort Larned inform us of
the approach from the Southwest of large
rebel force Of Texans and Indians, designing
to intercept the trains en- route to New Mexico.
Guerrillas on the border are becoming more
numerous. The national force is inadequate
Gen. Blunt however will make the best possi-
BILE fight. o.. -
New YORK, May 31.
The Heralds Washington special has the
following: :-
Recent arrangements relative to the ex-
change of prisoners will restore about 1000
men and 200 officers to duty.
1t is believed the operations by Gen. Grant
will leave the balance of prisoners in our fa-
vor.
The Times dispatch states that Mosley's
guerrillas destroyed ten cars and locomo-
tive on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad.
Gen. Stahl afterwards gave the guerrillas
sound thrashing and captured number of
men and two pieces of artillery. At last ac-
counts our cavalry were pursuing them.
A headquarters of the Army of the Poto-
mac dispatch of the 30th states that the rebels
held grand review near Hamlton's Cross
ing, on the 10th.
Rumors are of a cavalry skirmish at Best
town Station.
There are indications of an attack by Lee,
but all is quiet.
Newbern dates of the 26th state that there
were indications of another expedition about
to start for the interior to run out guerrillas.
A large number of troops were notified to be
in readiness and gunboats and light draft
transports were being fitted out for the occa-
sion. A large number of rebels have lately
been making suspicious movements.
WASHINGTON, May 81.
The following telegram was received at
the Navy Department to-day:
FLAG SHIP BLACK HAWK,
Mississippi Squadron, near Vicksburg,i
-. May 25th, 1868.
Sir II have the honor to inform you that
the expedition under the command of Lieut..
Commander Walker, after taking possession
of the forts at Haines' Bluff, was perfectly
successful. Three powerful steamers and
rams were destroyed at Yazoo City. The
ram was monster, 3O1 feet long, 70 feet
beam, to be covered with 4-inch iron plates;
also fine Navy Yard, with machine shops
of all kinds, saw-mills, blacksmith shops,
&C., were burned. The property destroyed
and captured amounted to over $2,00O,000.
Had the monster ram been aAoat she would
have given us some trouble. A battery was
destroyed at Drury's Bluff. Our loss in the
expedition was one killed and seven wounded.
Signed DAVID D: PORTER.
CAIRO, May 80.
The dispatch boat New National arrived