Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-01

After the rebels were repulsed on Sunday
they Tell back to jackson, 10 miles from Cape
Girardeau, where they encamped for the
night. About midnight Gen. Vandever came
in on their rear from Federicks,own, COM
pletely surprising them, and took some 500
or 600 prisoners, The number Of killed and
wounded not ascertained
The principal object of the rebels was to-
gather supplies, and they have completely
cleaned the country through which they have
passed, making no difference betW cen friend
or foe. The soldiers would enter house and
take whatever they wanted, exchanging their
old clothes for the best they could fndI The
roads are strewn with fragments, telegraph
poles cut, and wires broken up and carried
away Most of the women and children have
returned from the Illinois shore. @~r
New YORK, April 20.
The Washington Star of yesterday reports
that there has teen battle at Cheat Noun
tain, Western Virginia, in which the rebels
were badly beaten and driven back. ~
Further advices from Port Royal report
that Charleston will be again attacked on the
Sd of May. All the monitors, except the
Weehawken, had left Port Royal. '"
The health of the troops is suffering from
warm weather. rt...- i.... ...J- - ,..:.
Rebel deserters report that new obstruc-
tons have been placed in Charleston harbor,
which would not allow the smallest craft to
pass through. e.r i. .oJ 81 .-..s
-.a " %. New YORK, April 20.
The steamer Speldrake, from Havana 23d,
arrived this evening. a..;.E.i ,.r
Vera Cruz dates of the 18th, per French
war steamer, state that Puebla was complete
ly surrounded on the 23d ult. The attack
commenced on the 9th. The Penitentiary
was carried by assault ON the 31st Fort st.
Jarien was also taken on the 3lst.
After entering the city, the French forced
throug h the first barricades of the two prin-
cipal streets leading to the Plaza and Cathe-
dral, both of which are fortified. The soldiers
then entered the houses, and aided by sap
pers and miners, passed from one house to
another, and on the Sd had thus worked their
way to within 100 metres of the Plaza. Up
to that date the French had lost from $50 to
600 killed and wounded.
| It was estimated that the entire force of
Ortega in the city is $4,000.
The bridge over the Rio Prieto was held BY
the French, thus preventing Commonfort,
with II, 900 reinforcements, from crossing.
Another arrival from Vera Cruz, 10th,
states that mail from Puebla had been re-
ceived, containing advices of the capture of
the Plaza and Cathedral, but the city was still
commanded by the forts Guadalupe and
Lochte, but nothing is said as to their open
ing fire on the French.
Puebla was filled with barbados.
| One-third of the city is claimed by the
French to be in their possession, as the result
of thirteen days fighting. .............t
! ........-..... ST. LOUIS, April 30.
The correspondent of the Democrat, with
Gen. Vandever's command, says: At about
10 o'clock, Sunday night, rebel regiment,
under Col. Newton, the advance guard of
Marmaduke's army, which was then retreat
ing from Cape Girardeau, was surprised three
miles west of jackson, while cooking supper
and lettering about their camp fires. Two
small howitzers, loaded with nusket balls,
and hauled by hand to within thirty yards of
them, were simultaneously discharged, killing
and wounding large number. At the same
time the First Iowa Cavalry charged them,
and not man of their entire regiment, it is
supposed, escaped. All who were not killed
were taken prisoners All their horses, camp
equippage, and several thousand dollars worth
of stolen plumber, were captured. 1908. 3. %
Early the next morning, Gen. Vandever
advanced and saw the main body of the
enemy in full retreat. He Immediately fol-,
lowed, keeping up constant fire on their
rear. AT 2 o'clock, Gen. Mcneil joined Gen.
Vandever, and the combined force continued
the pursuit. Firing was heard all the after
noon, and it is scarcely possible that the reb-r
els can escape with their booty.
Gen. Marmaduke's command consists of
Missourians, Arkansans and Texans. They
left Powbattan, Ark, on the 18th, ostensibly
to occupy Pilot Knob and Cape Girardeau, as
base of operations for the projected expedi-
ton under Gen. Price this summer, but
really for plumber The force was composed
of four brigades, under Gen. Shelby and Coils.
Burbridge and Green. They had ten pieces
of artillery. z gs.-t s.s'
| The LIST Nebraska infantry, under Colonel
BANNER, did most of the fighting in the rebel
attack on Cape Girardeau, and behaved with
great gallantry. They were posted in the
woods, about a mile from town, and kept
Marmaduke's whole force in check, while the
guns from the forts played upon them, doing,
considerable execution. The rebel batteries
did no injury to the town. 80
The enemy's loss is about GO killed and 200
wounded. .t. gT2i Mi so rs FL, IT,
& SIS - 43a1 New YORK, April 90. II
| The steamer Empire City, from New Or
leans Goth and Key West Oath, arrived this
morning. ...a...t.,........
Capt. Baxter reports that Gen. Banks has
taken possession of the Opelousas railroad,
and opened communication with Admiral
Farragut above Port Hudson. .ei..efI ,s.gs;-
Gen. Banks had also captured large num-
Der Of prisoners a large amount of stores,
cotton, ammunition, &C. e'+-s 2-'sS ~
About 500 rebel prisoners were arriving
daily at New Orleans. .,-.. SRI gu. ..a-;.. 4
The steamer Ellen S. Terry, from Newborn
Goth, arrived this morning. All quiet. 80,
Our troops were Strengthening the fortiA-
cations of Newbern and Washington. a..-
No forward movement was expected to be
made for some time. Gen. Foster was at
Newbern. ..,.-,.....--
Tribunes Dispatch. ..,---. l.
MuRFREEsBoRo, April 28.
A fictitious excitement was produced to-
night by reports that the enemy intended to
attack Rosecrans Immediately. The facts de-
rived from the best official sources are that
our scouts report the advance of the enemy
to Beach Grove and War Tree, nine hours
march from this point 5iis es.s ~ .t@-.s@
: 1t is probable that the enemy advanced in
force, without artillery, to counterfeit a sup,
posed general advance of this army. At the.
same time they maintained a reconnaissance
in force. They have been reinforced some
what, but no military man here to-day hopes
for such good fortune as an attack upon the
Army of the Cumberland, at Murfreesboro.
No patriot would desire a better thing for the
American cause. .Hi,'2%'f'7l .'t
New YORK, April 20.
A Pittsburg telegram, Of the 2sth, says:
The latest intelligence from the scene Of
the rehol raid renorfs that the rebel force at