Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-16
Increase Of DeSertions from the
Army Of the Potomac.
Capture Of Important Rebel Dis
patches.
A Federal Expedition Ascendin,
White River, Ark.
Rebels Extending their Fortified
tons at Vicksburg.
Gen. Buffers Reception at Boston,

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patch from Col. Crabb, commanding Spring
field, that the rebels were repulsed in every
advance, and that our troops hold the place.
We lost II killed and number wounded
But little ofSpringicld was destroyed.
The rebels have almost entirely destroyed
the telegraph between Springfield and Loud
Springs.
Gen. Curtis has three columns of troops
after the enemy.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF PoToMAc,l
January II.
The Richmond Examiner of the 10th, has
the following:
Chattanooga, 9th.-It is now ascertained
that the enemy retired from his position, on
Saturday and Sunday morning, seven miles
beyond Stuart's Creek His cavalry returned,
after hearing of the withdrawal of our forces.
Gen. Morgan has returned safe, after de-
stroyiog the Nashville railroad at Louisville.
He also destroyed the Lexington and Coving-
ton Railroad, and paroled large number Of
prisoners.
The Enquirer says Gen. Magruder, in his
official dispatch concerning the capture of the
Harriet Lane, says 81 have taken 900 pris-
oners and large quantity of valuable stores
arms, &c. The Harriet is but little injured u,
NASHVILLE, Jan. II.
The rebel General Forest advanced on us
last night, at Franklin, and his pickets ex-
tend three miles west Of that place. He is
collecting horses, prisoners and cOnscriptS
Four boats with army stores arrived to-
day.
| Chattanooga, 7th.-The enemy has ad :
vanced his line seven miles this side of Muir
freesboro. He has been guilty of the most
outrageous notwithstanding private prop
erty, robbing peaceable citizens and running
off negroes.
New YORK, Jan. II.
Washington special to the Times says:
Desertions of late have become so numerous
that the Secretary of War has determined to
adopt the most stringent measures to secure
the return of the delinquents. He has be-
come convinced that the system adopted
some time since is entirely Inadequate and
has decided to remove Mr.. Draper and place
the business in the hands of Gen. Wool, with
full power for its execution.
The Tribune's Washington correspondent
telegraphs the following from the Richmond
papers
1 Kingston, N. O., i'm. Sh.-The Passaic.
iron-clad, was towed into the harbor at Beau
fort, N c., disabled, having lost her turret
and guns and leaking so badly that her pumps
were kept going constantly.
The steamer which towed the Monitor has
not been heard from.
The CONSERVATION at the loss of these YES
sells is great
The Herald has the. following:
.Sf0 Hnrd GOurf Ho,,eo 11fb f,roo -
rebel cavalry, supposed to be Hampton's com
mand, has been lowering on our right flank
for some days. Our cavalry pickets, at Stat
fords store, were fired upon and two men
killed. Our scouts have been fred upon re-
peatedly, and one of them died to-day from
injuries received in this way. Presenting
that this cavalry was supported BY a larger
force, Col. Feurug went out, night before last,
with force of cavalry, infantry and artillery,
and alvadced by different roads. He reached
Catlett's Station, yesterday, where he encoun-
tered and drove company Of from SO to 70
rebel cavalry.
He ascertained satisfactorily that there is
no rebel force except rowing bands of cavalry
on this side of the Rappahannock. His cav
airy marched so and his infantry about go
miles, returning last evening. 1t was report
ed that the rebels had been running cars on
the railroad to Manassas Junction, but this is
doubtless incorrect.
| A sergeant of the 10Th Illinois, captured by
the rebels, managed to escape and reports the
rebel force consisting only of cavalry, belong
ing to Hampton's command
Gen. Sigel arrived here from Washington
last night.
HARRISBURG, Jan. 10.
and on the first ballot Hon. Chas. r. Bucka-
low was elected U. S. Senator, in place of
Daniel Wilmot, by two majority.
BINGHAMProN, Jan. 10.
A very mournful catastrophe occurred at
Harpersville, Broom county, yesterday A
pleasure party of thirty seven ladies and gen.
tlemen were skating on pond in that vicin-
ity when the ice gave way, and twenty seven
of the number were drowned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 49,
Secretary Chase, in answering resolution
from the House, says that the soldiers have
not been paid because he is not authorized to |
raise the loan under existing laws, and that
the $50 bonds have not been sold because
they could not be under the restrictions i'm
posed by Congress. He says the arrears of
raise by the existing act, exclusive of that
providing for the sos. The original act for.
their issue provided also for the convention
into them Of any muldples of SO U. s. notes,
at the pleasure of the holders, and permitted
sales only at the market rate, ascertained from
daily quotations of New York sales. Had
the supplemental act passed, which omitted
the conversion and market rate clauses, the
difficulty would have been avoided. As it is,
acting in accordance with the letter and spirit
of the law, he has made no sales excepting to
the amount of 1914, 500, 900, in that mode {
Had the expenditures been less or the mill
tary successes greater, more might have been
sold II
There has been obtained since july LIST.
from all sources, 1921, 3O4, 61S, exclusive of
receipts from customs, &c. Total, 1896, OOO,- {
600, in round numbers. There has been paid I
to the troops, $40, ,523; to the Quarter 9
masters Department, $11O,4 82 ,4s6; to the t
Commissary Department, $50, 81, 493 mis- a
cellaneous, $Sl, $4,000; total, $243, 767, III.
ST.. Louls, Jan. IL.
Gen. Curtis has received dispatch from $
Maj. Collins, commanding the post of Leba- y
1on, stating that at o'clock Saturday morn =
ng, 700 Federals attacked 4, 900 rebels, with v
I've PieCeS Vi Caunon, at aartSVlue, unOer :;
darmaduk and Porter, and drove them five
niles south. The rebels then took circuit =,
md returned to Huntsville. when fighting re- y =
and continued until Sunday. a
Our loss is IS killed and wounded. Rebel ~
oss, $50.
- PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10. pl
The Bulletin of this city publishes letter til
rom the blockading squadron off Charleston,
ated Jan. 4th, announcing the capture of a le
pbel boat, with Major and some important
ispatches for Europe.
MAnTsoN Ian IA IT