Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-10
Gen. McClellan's Official report Of
the seven days battle on the
. ..5 10 ies4 Peninsula. asIl ,-i d
Demonstration in New York In
s-- honor of Gen. Butler, en-"
IMPORTANT. FROM THE. ARMY
BEFORE VICkSBURG. ds.lr.,-l II
Brilliant skirmish in TelneSSee--A
Rebel force Of 500 dispersed. ''i
Seizure Of the Transit Company's
property by the 4Nicaraguan ao
ra5 Government. s ,Esa o. Ia
DAVENPORT CITY ELECTION
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Republican Mayor elected by 365
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.9 WASHINGTON, April g.
| The Postoffice Department is arranging Sc
cure and prompt conveyance for letters to and
from soldiers of the Army of the Potomac.
A dispatch has been received at head
quarters, dated Louisville, LIST, giving partiou-
lars of successful attack on the enemy in
the .neighborhood of Somerset, Ky. Gen.
Burnside says the alacrity and vigor and gal
lantry displayed by, our troops are highly
commendable. @8f7i '-'e' ''''- >. OF!
e$ q 1.- HPHILADELPHIA, April Q.
| A special dispatch from Cincinnati to-day,
says on Monday last Jenkins rebel cavalry
dashed into Pt. Pleasant, Virginia, at the
mouth Of the Kanawha river, and gained pos
session of the Court House They burned
several houses, plundered others and burned
several thousand bushels ofgovernment corn.
Volunteer aid arrived from Gallipos, Ohio,
and the rebels were driven off with the loss
of five killed and thirteen prisoners who
were refused parole and taken to Gallipolis.
Telegraphie communication is cut off along
the Kanawha, from Charleston to Pt. Pleas
ant.
The government steamer Victor No. 2, was
fired into at Halls landing, 40 miles above
Buffalo, ON the Kanawha. One man was
killed and the boat was completely riddled
by musketry. The Victor No. and Gen.
Meigs finally succeeded in reaching Gallipo-
lis. The Victor and B. y. Levi are still up
the Kanawha, and it is rumored that they
were captured by the rebels, ....- . -.
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WASHINGTON, April 2.
| The Administration has not vet determined
what course to pursue under the law author
ling the President to grant letters of marque
and reprisal. The ques ion has been discuss
ed at more than one Cabinet meeting, in con-
necton with the question as to the proper
means to adopt to prevent the construction
and sailing Of rebel vessels from foreign ports
Rear Admiral Porter telegraphs to the
Navy Department that the rams Lancaster
and Switzerland would not have been allowed
to 60 down the Mississippi had he been on
the spot to see that his orders were obeyed
He states the rams were totally unprepared
for the voyage, and that it wss madness 10
attempt to pass the batteries in broad day
light. These rams were not transferred with
the gunboats on the western rivers to the
Navy Department, but are under command
of Gen. Elet. ~ -'
We learn that Capt. Mosley. captor of Gen.
Stough'on, c mmanded the r, bells in the skir-
mish near Drain vile on Wednesday morn
ing, and was dangerously if not fatally
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Union cavalry, was killed, and another officer
wounded. So
A skirmish occurred yesterday morning
near Drainsvlle, between ITO of the 1st Va.
Cavalry, under Col. Parsons, and about the
same number force of rebels. The Union
cavalry were discomhtted and number were
wounded and several taken prisoners. g.
The Times special reports the Committee
on the Conduct of the War unanimous upon
every subject except Fremont's operations in
Missouri and the Shenandoah valley. 1t is
probable that report with reference to Fre-
mont will be eoncurred in by all tomorrow.
...# --'.a.rs bad CAIRO, Apil g. n
No one here believes there is any truth in
the reported evacuation of Haines' Bluff
To abandon Haines' B uff is equal to evacu-
ating Vicksburg. and the opening Of the
Mississippi is cutting the Confederacy in two,
and giving up the rebellion in the West.
| A Federal force of one hundred men, under
Col. LOOMS, who left Moscow to punish guer
rilas who captured train on the Charl ,ston
railroad few days ago, overlook and killed
six of them, wounded seven and took sever
al prisoners. .,s, s-rc.-o7u sa rsF 80
On returning and while resting at farm
/ house they were attacked by Col. Richardson
and band of several hundred of his men,
when a skirmish took place, in which the
rebels lost 30 killed and large number of
wounded and prisoners. Col. Looms lost 6
killed and "a wounded The rebels were
handsomely repulsed, notwithstanding the
disparity of numbers. Gen. Thomas went
! down to Columbus, where he will stay several
days.
| .sss NEW YORK. April Q.
The steamer Cromwell, from New Orleans,
25th, arrived this evening. Fugitives from
the rebel lines continue to arrive with reports
of great destitution Cotton in small guam
titles continues to be received in New Or
leans. The people in the country Parishes OF
Louisiana are in starving condition. Rebels
in New Orleans persist in the statement that
Farragut has been captured, and much solici-
tude is felt by the Unionists to hear by way
of the North of his safety, which was proba-
bly, gratifed on the Goth, as the Cromwell
lpassed the steamer Star Of the South going
up the river that day. -'i'.
Gen. Banks had re-established his head.
quarters at New 0rleans.T 1t is reported that
re-inforcements have been sent TO, W ethel.
who is holding strong position at Berwick
! Bay. No official report Of Dudley's expedi-
ton opposite Port Hudson is yet received at
New Orleans. A new plan Of operations it is
SAID is to be adopted, ipeludiaga plan to clear
the rebels from Alchatalya and Red River,
, thus cutting off the enemy's supplies from
, Texas. sfGiAio2 110L III t.s9" e.
The rebels have "a bstrong fortifcation at
Butte La Ross, and it:is reported the ram
Queen of the West is located there.
/ A secession reportsiszthat Magruder and
Kirby Smith have joined their forces.
The failure of Banks to attack Port Hud-
: son was owing to the fact that Farragut start
J ed his feet at night instead of just before
) daylight, eight hours before the time agreed
upon, thus preventing Gen. Banks from get.
ting his artillery in position 10 drive the reb.
els from their eiSintrenchmel.ts. r lc tess 7os
Gems. Banks and Grover are reported ,te
/ have been within 600 yards of the .enemy'f
batteries the. night the feet passed Port
. Hudson, @'-tA9 DE csso e4'4 s51i '1-''f
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