Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-11-06
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STIRRING NEWS FROM MORRIS
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Active Operations Resamed--M More
- Greek Fire Thrown into
Charleston. e

Greek Fire Thrown into
Charleston. a,zs
Our Batteries opened on Forts
johnson, Sumter and Mo;lltrie.
Cheering Reports from General
Banks Department.
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@ gsa F~E -e.e New YORK, Oct. 81. 4
The Times has the following, dated Morris
Island, the 9th: zssl5. sye
Three heavy guns have been turned upon
the city of Charleston, and each has throws
one shell, containing greek fire, iuto the
very heart Of that place. Other guns are to
open on the city this P. NJ.
! 1t was not intended at first to make COM
mencement of such vigorous operations, but
circumstances have changed the programme
/ entirely. -
Our batteries were at work on johnson,
Sumter and Moultrie. The enemy replies
reservedly to-day. He is evidently taken by
surprise so far as the shelling of Charleston
is concerned, although he has had sufficient
warning. Four monitors in position off Sui
livans Island. it is understood, are to engage
the rebel works this evening. The Ironsides
shows no disposition to participate. Her
ropes are strung with sailors washing.
HEADQU UARTERs Dept OF THE SoUrH,
October 81.
A number of heavy guns in Wagner and
Gregg opened on Sumter, Moultrie and john
son yesterday morning. Firing was contin-
ued at regular intervals throughout the day
until dark and resumed again this morning.
The range Of the guns on Sumter and John
son is one third less thap it was before the
capture Of Wagner and Gregg. Firing on
our side is excellent, every shot seeming to
be effective
The enemy did not commence an animated
reply till about noon yesterday. His practice
| is inferior to that exhibited weeks ago on our
| side ard no perceptible damage to our works
| has been sustained. The land batteries alone
are engaged.
The object of the firing was to get perfect
range of the rebel works and to prevent the
construction Of any interior batteries and the
mounting Of any guns in Sumter
- .-- New YORK, Oct. 81.
A letter from Gen. Banks headquarters,
Vermillionville, 10Th, says:
Yesterday Franklin's advance cavalry cap
tured Gen. Pratt and his nephew between
Carrion Crow bayou and Opelousas. e
Pratt was born in Hartford, Conn. Up to
May last he commanded brigade Of Louis-
ana volunteers.
| The rebel Gen. Dick Taylor was at Ope!ou-
sas with 10000 men-mostly cavalry. Smith
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.
Private advices from Chattanooga to day
state that a temporary solution Of the diff
Guilty of supplying Chattanooga, had been
found, previous to recent victories, by build
ing a railroad from Bridgeport to Jasper, a
| village about Twelve miles northeast, the bed
of which was in part graded some years since.
This shortened the seventy miles of the ter
rible land carriage to twenty eight miles,
which can be overcome with comparative
| ease.
There seems to be no prospect of an i'm
mediate grand movement, for Sherman can
not reach Chattanooga for a month, and the
main portion Of the second army corps has
been chiefly engaged in guarding railroads
and other lines Of communication. The en-
emy is in no condition, after his recent
reverses, to make any serious attempt to
prove his position, and is therefore likely not
to do the same for some time hence.
Special to the Herald. ~s
ss's WASHINGTON, Oct. 81.
It has been determined by President Lin
coin not to .t,ke. any official notice ol the
French invasion Of Mexico until our own do
mestic difficulties shall nave been adjusted.
New ORLEANS, Oct. %. "
The latest news from the army of the Gulf
tisNo yesterday afternoon, and is of the most
cheering character. r-a- es
The column under Gen. Franklin entered
Opelousas at noon yesterday. The enemy
made stand about five miles in front of the
town, with infantry, cavalry and artillery,
yesterday morning, but were quickly driven
from the field. This result has followed every
attempt the enemy had made at stand dur.
ing the present campaign Of the Tiche.
At Vermillion bayou, where the enemy had
strong position, an engagement might have
been expected but the threats of their rear by
General Davis columns compelled the rebel
General to divide his force and weaken his
forces on the bayou, when it was easily turn
ed by cavalry and forced to fall back from its
strong position.
Our troops are reported as well supplied
and in good health and fine spirits.
Our advance camp is now beyond Opelou-
sas, and there is much speculation in camp as
to whether the line of march is to be north or
west, but nothing is known.
I Another expedition composed of veteran
troops is being fitted and will doubtless sail
within the next 4S hours. It's destination,
however, had not been publicly announced,
but it is undoubtedly bound for some point
on the Texas Coast A part of the corps
d'Africa accompany the expedition.
! The enlistment of colored soldiers is rapid
" progressing. Two white regiments are al
SO rapidly filing up.
So much of the Mississippi as is in this de-
, partment is now entirely free from depreda-
! tions by guerrillas, and traffic along its
branches is now as uninterrupted in this res
pect as before the war. .s..-s
! Business is steadily increasing. Receipts
; OF cotton for the week up to this evening
are 6.073 bales. A sale of new cotton, class
ed as middling fair, brought 74sc to-day
i Several small expeditions have recently
| been sent across Lake Ponchartrain into Mis-
sissippi, which destroyed several rebel tan
neries, salt works and other valuable proper,
ty.s They met several parties Of rebel sol
diers, and in the skirmishes which ensued the
Union troops were ever victorious.
The Gulf blockading squadron has made
several captures recently. Blockade run
ming on this part of the coast is running all
who engagesi ia it, s-s @..s .zszse sss So
% - New YoRK, Nov. /.
The brig Santiago, from Port au Platte,
Oct 9th. o,a GRIND Turk, has arrived. She
carried 100 refugees from Port au Platte TO
Grand Turk. -, -. =. -. ~. s....5z-....sa,
The Hamburg and Bremen counsels at
Port au Plata were passengers to this port.