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

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Department, there will be a general muster of
al the troops of this army on the 10th, The
muster rolls will be immed ;ately sent to The
Adiutant General for the use of the Provost
Marshal, in making drafts to fill up regi-
ments, &c, to the standa d..
| New YORK, April g.
| There was splendid demonstration al the
Academy of Music last evening, in honor of
Gen: Butler. His speech was received entl,u.
siastically. ...-4.'.-..,.s -. 7.s,.ai ,,,,r 3.
| 1t is reported that Lord Lyons will make
formal demand for the release Of the
steamer Peterhoff, and her owners will claim
indemnify Her mail is being overhauled and
may disclose something. Her cargo consisted
of large quantity of quinine. 81, g..
A Havana letter contains report that the
pirate Alabama has been lost. Doubtful.
III A New Orleans letter reports the evacua-
ton of the town of Pensacola. Part of the
troops were sent to New Orleans. Those left
have gone to the Navy Yard and into Forts.
Before leaving the town many houses we're
burned. j .a 1s-Gr F. .iiss eo.s sIG.f b. !c G9m
NEW YORK, April 3.
r. A New Orleans letter says St. Mary's Hall,
o. fine hotel and..all the dwellings, in Pensacola,
except Mallory's and Maj Chase 's,w.re burn
ed The soldiers seem to think the entire
evacuation Of the place to the enemy was in
tended, and many swore they would burn the
place. On Thursday noon fires made their
appearance, and for three days and nights the
place was filed with smoke and flames The
officers tried to stop the work of destruction,
but seemed to have no influence over the men,
even men placed to guard property set it on
fire. Col. Dyer, commander of the Post, was
almost distracted, and gave orders to shoot
persons caught setting the fires, but no one
executed them. Finally the long roll was
beaten and the men got into the Navy Yard
and were confined. H
.4f,. sCARo, April 8.
The dispatch boat Hammitt, from the mouth
of the Yszoo, Tuesday morning, arrived here
this evening. b ,"l'l'h a'3i9 "'' q -''<'
Porter's expedition though unsuccessful in
the main, did succeed in destroying about
one thousand bales of cotton marked C. S. A.
1t also captured considerable quantities of
corn 5,s's'-i ~ i-t''. '''' -''' go
When the Hammltt left all the gunboats
were taking on thirty days rations, and there
were other indications OF another move, but
in what direction is not known. r..
The Fedcrals, by careful night-work, have
succeeded in planting two eighty.four pound
er rifed Parrot guns behind the ,levee, which
is said to be eight feet high, at point directly
opposite Vicksburg. Besides the protection
of the levee, railroad-iron from the Shreves-
port railroad has been placed at an angle on
the outside of the levee, so as to turn the balls
from the rebel batteries up into the air. These
guns, it is said, completely command the
Court House, Signal Station and other i'm
portant bui dings in the city. Their efficacy
will soon be tried. '-IE -@ -.
.a WASHINGTON, April 8.
McClellan's official report of the seven days
battle on the Peninsula and his falling back
to Berkeley, although dated 10Th of July last,
is to-day for the first time published. He says
to the calm judgment of history and the fu-
ture he leaves the task Of pronouncing upon
the movement, confident that the verdict will
be that no such difficult one was ever more
successfully executed; that no army ever
fought more repeatedly, heroicaly and sue
cessfully against such great odds; that no
men Of any race ever displayed greater disci
plIllC, CtluuIduCC, pdtlciICC aLu CuctIlulllcSS
under such hardships. - s'... .g :.
Rhode Island, Maine and Iowa are the only
States which have signifed to the General
Land Office their acceptance of grants of land
to the several States for the establishment of
| Agricultural Colleses. lrr l-t. .-...I... -...
-u- CNcIsNATI, April 4.
Passengers who arrived from Cairo, yester-
day, stated that the la,e movement on Haines'
Bluff was failure, and our feet and trans
ports had returned to Young's Point.
Gen. Grant had succeeded in placing bat
terry of eight 4-pounders, Parrott's, beyond
the levee in position to reach Vicksburg, and
was about to open the bombardment.
WASHINGTON. Aprl4.
Intelligence received here to-day represent
all quiet yesterday in front Of our lines.
A rebel scouting party of II men was cap
tured few days ago at Catlett's Station.
Hampton and Ftz Hugh Lee are said by a
deserter, to be at Culpepper, with an estima-
ted force of $500. Al. ......... ...:f
Lee is to picket the Bull Run Mountains.
There are no rebel forces between this and
the Rappahannock, except those of Mosley
and capt. Jones, alias Tarr. Mosley was
not wounded as the papers reported He
lost seven men in the recent affair at Drains
vllle i'S = '' '' .'''-,'''
Hon. Edward Mcpherson, Ex-Representa.
tive, on Monday entered On his duties as dep
uty Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mr..
Esty has been efficiently acting. in that
capacity since the creation of the Office His
appointment is understood to have been
merely temporary. 1-z .a7fg & G .ii1
| so .as ci.iI..g els CAIRO, April 4.
Thomas Meatford, formerly captured in the
9th Illinois, has been appointed A. A. e.,
with the rank of Captain, and assigned to
duty on Gen. Buford's staff. '"'7 80 %
Water continues to pour through the cut
at Lake Providence, and nearly all of the
town is submerged. Gems. McArthur's and
Logan's divisions have been forced by the
rise of the water to remove their encamp-
ments further up the river. ''" i"i- 'f-s '.''
Two tugs have passed into the Lake, but
the current is yet too strong for transports.
The buffalo gnats are said to be killing a
great many Government horses.
| Our news to-day confirms the report Of
yesterday, that all the expeditions, including
that down the Yazoo Pass, had returned or
were returning to Young's Point, where it is
said there are now nearly two hundred trans
ports. .i-' e0 '--'---' ~ -~- q pa - 90 -'@A
The Memphis Bulletin says the Federal
battery opposite Vicksburg had silenced the
rebel battery on the opposite shore. M Laa
| There was some lite excitement at Colum.
bus and Hickman, caused by report that a
large body of rebels had passed Union City
coming West sc3 at1 zsib y:y79 :,
The steamer Lebanon, just from Yazoo
Pass, is seriously injured in all her upper
works. '-' F" '''''l
I PHILADELPHIA, April 4.