Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-09-18
REBEL NEWS FKUM C1IAKLESIUN
A Lieutenant and Five Men Killed
by the Explosion Of a Magazine.
Extensive FOrtificatiOnS on Nor
riS Island.
A British War Vessel After the
Pirate Florida.
The Rebellion in San Domingo
Still Continues.
Proposed New Military District,
with Gen. Hunter as Commander,
Later from the Maine Election.

unusual significance, as the Confederate fae
itself is white, with the exception of the union
which is red, with blue cross spotted with
white stars. Those who are best officially &C
Quainted with affairs in the neighborhood o.
Charleston, attach but little if any importance
to the statement.
No official information had been received
up to o'clock, this p. m, from that quarter
New York, Sept. Is.
Some writs of habe0s corpus in military
cases were discharged to-day under the Presi
dents proclamation.
A Washington letter says the subject o.
feeding disloyal citizens within tho lines
of our army is engaging the attention of the
President and Cabinet. There are 800 such
between the Potomac and Rappahannock, who
being destitute, are living entirely on the con.
tributions of our officers and soldiers. 1t is
not improbable that they will be sent to live
on their friends in Dixie.
The Commercial says the claim OF rebel
piracy on the ocean to be treated as legalized
privateering, is soon to be tested in the French
courts. A preliminary decision has been
rendered, whereby the British owners in Lon
don Of the bar silver, stolen by the privateer
XAOlAety lOtu tuC D. 11OAcT, " TcStTdltl
the disposition Of this property, by Marcours
& Co., acting for the rebel firm of Frazier,
Trenholm & Co., of Liverpool. The value Of
the silver is about 100000. Marcoura &
Co. have advanced upon it about $40 900, and
as the brig is stolen property, they may not
only lose their advances, but be imprisoned
for damages to the rightful owners.
The President of the Civil Tribunal, at
Paris, has issued an order for the sale of the
silver, and directed that the proceeds shall be
invested in Treasury bonds at months, till
the question of ownership be decided.
The Commercials Washington letter says
it was lately proposed, in view of the Kansas
troubles, to create that State, portion of
Northern Arkansas and the border line of
Missouri into separate district, and place
Maj. Gen. Hunter in command. The change,
however, has not been made, as the command
was offered to Gen. Birney instead of Gen.
Hunter and the former has declined it.
The Commercials Paris letter of Sept. 1st,
says: "The Florida is still in the port of
Brest, and to-day it is stated in the journals
that not only is she going to be seized by the
owners Of French vessels burnt by her, but
that for the burning of British vessels Bit
ish man-of-war is lying in wait for her. All
this, it is to be hoped, will give time for an
American armed vessel to arrive.
Some of the officers of the Florida are now
at Paris
The funds and commerce have generally
undergone great advance, in view Of the
certainty that peace is to be maintained in
Europe. The next war, in the opinion Of the
majority, is to be with the United States; but
that is too remote to affect business opera
tons.
BUFFALO, Sept 16.
Judge N. K. Hall, of the United States
District Court, in the habeas corpus cases Of
J. Cricklen and G. L. Lawrence & Co., has
made an order dscharging the relaters from
the military service, and gives the opinion
that boards of enrolment having once decided
in favor of discharging drafted man cannot
renew or revoke said decision.
Judge Hall, in cases of minors enlisted
without the consent of parents, brought be-
fore him on habeas corpus, has made an order
discharging them-five in number from the
service. These cases originated in Monroe
and Orleans counties, and were argued by s.
E. Church, of Rochester.
Anew OhAS oSPe. lO.
The steamship Boyle, from Havana, 18th,
arrived tonight.
The rebellion in San Domingo still contin-
ues, and troops are still being sent there
Robberies, murders and incendiary fires were
getting quite common in Havana. The Ang-
lo-Rebel steamer Laura had arrived there,
from Nassau. She reports that two steamers
had arrived from Charleston and one from
Wilmington.
Returns from 275 towns give Corey over
10000 majority over Bradbury, which the
remaining towns to be heard from will prob
ably increase The State Senate will stand
80 Union to Democrat. The House about
10 Union to 80 Democrats.
WASHINGTON, Sept 16.
Gen. Gilmore in an official communication
says: 36 pieces of artillery were captured on
Morris Island and it is not impossible that
others still remain concealed. Gen. Wright,
commanding the Department of the Pacific,
has forwarded report from Gen. Conner to
the military authorities here, from which it
appears that the different tribes of Indians
living within the district of Utah are anxious
for peace. Most of them have already made
treaties with Gen. Conner, and Gen. Wright
is sure that with the reinforcements he has
sent forward the overland mail route will be
perfectly safe.
Acting Rear Admiral Bailey, under date of
Key West, Sept. 9Th, states in order to cor
rect any erroneous impressions, that not a
single instance of yellow fever or anything
approaching it, has made its appearance
either in the town or harbor during the en-
tire season, and the health of the place in ev-
cry respect is remarkably good.
FORT MONROE, Sept. l6.
The Richmond Disp4tcA of to-daG as
been received. It contains the following:
There ives a reported advance of the enemy
and an engagement at Culpepper on Sunday,
and an engagement between cavalry at Rap
idan Station on Monday, without any very
definite results. The enemy is crossing his
infantry at Kelley's Ford and apparently con-
templates an advance.
Charleston, Sept. 1.-THE enemy is per-
fecting arrangements for the permanent &C.
cupation of Morris Island, erecting lines of
telegraph along the whole Island, converting
battery Wagner into a powerful work, en-
larging their bomb proofs, &C. They fire
upon our boats lying in the harbor from bat
terry Gregg. -,t
> Atlanta, Ga, September IA Generals
Johnston and Forrest skirmished with the
enemy near Dalton, on Friday. Gen. Forrest
was wounded. The Yankees advanced to
Tunnel Hill. Gen. Wheeler had skirmish
near Lafayette on the same day, and the ene-
my being too strong, fell back. A general
engagement is expected.
Gen. Rosecrans occupies Chattanooga.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l6.
A gentleman arrived to-day from the head
quarters of the Army Of the Potomac, who
states that some of our troops are six or eight