Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-10


notice thereof be given, and all cotton and
all products from States with aforesaid excep-
tons, into other ports of the United States.
or proceeding to any Of said States with ex-
ceptions aforesaid, without license and Der
mission of the President, through the Secreta.
ry of the Treasury, will, together with the
vehicle conveying the same, be forfeited.
(Signed)s y ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
By WV. H. SEWARD, Sec'y Of State. -
ssz '''z7 PHILADELPHIA, April 2. ras
The Bulletin of this city has the following
special dispatch: ''f As h,I>'s =
Cincinnati, april T. Dispatches from
Murfreesbofo gives the following account of a
fight near Snow Hill: -
On the I'd inst, Gen. Stanley, with 1000
cavalry and COL Mathews infantry brigade,
started to capture Morgan's and Wharton's
regiments of infantry and cavalry. At Snow
Hill, beyond Auburn, they drove in the enc
my's pickets, and the 18th Pennsylvania cav
airy turned the rebel right, while Mundy's
cavalry brigade, with Newells battery, moved
up in front, when the enemy fed.
The enemy's pickets were then encounter
ed west of Liberty, and a considerable force
of rebels was posted on the bluffs on the OPP
posite side of Smiths ford They resisted,
and were driven back, but formed again on
Dry Fork, from whence they were again
driven. 'i' 1~-i
The rebels then formed third and strong
er line on Snow Hill. The I'd and 4th Ohio
cavalry were sent to the enemy's rear, where
they charged and broke the rebel line, COM
pelling them to fly, when the fight ended
The rebel loss was from Is to 20 killed,
number wounded, and 60 prisoners. Gen.
Stanley also captured 800 horses and mules
and quantity of bacon and wheat, and des- .
troyed consideral forage. The rebels escaped
with their guns. ' 9. 81 t-H-
Our loss was enc private killed and two
slightly wounded. r....4 .-... ....-
oil. .. - WASHINGTON, April 7.
Some of the Judges of the Territories arc
preparing TO test, before the United States
Court of Claims, the question whether the
President has power to remove such officers
ct pleasure. Judge Cradlebaugh, whose case
is fully made up and which is included with
the others, continued to act on the Supreme
Court Bench of Utah for eighteen monts after
President Buchanan appointed his successor
Judge Cradlebaugh's Associates, however, ac-
knowledge him TO the exclusion of the latter.
II New YORK, April 7.
The steamer Eastern Key has arrived from
New Orleans Goth and Key West 1st
Capt. Cousins reports that while at Fl st.
Phillips he was boarded by the U. s. board
| ing officer, who reported having received
telegram from New Orleans stating that the
rebels had began evacuating Port Hudson.
| WASHINGTON, April Z.
The Post Office Department has issued an
order to Postmasters directing them from and
after the first of May, to collect in specie or
its equivalent, all postage due on unpaid let
ters received from foreign countries in the
mails, dispatched to this country from Eng
land, France, Ireland, Russia, Prussia, Bel
GUM, &c. The law at present applies to out
going mails. The existing regulations remain
unchanged. -..- ..-...-.. ,t,... +....# =,
Under the existing postal arrangement
hostages collected on foreign letters must be
accounted for to the foreign government in
specie or its equivalent, and hence the order.
| WASHINGTON, April s.
Private letters just received from officers
attached to the Charleston expedition, written
on the evening of the departure Of the fleet
to attack that city, expressed themselves con-
fdent of success, and say it is the general
feeling among the officers and men. 1....s.