Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-31
HIC.
John Morgan and his Entire Com
mand Captured.
900 Of his Men at Camp Chase.
Fight at Richmond, Kentucky.
Our Troops Fall Back, the Rebels
Closely Following. as
The Enemy Engaged Supposed to
be Bragg's Advance Guard.
A Large Military Prison to be
Built at Rock Island.

A Large Military Prison to be
= Built at Rock Island.
ra t'eE CINCINNATI, July 81.
The following has been received at Head
quarters .s...
HEADQUARTERS IN FIELD,
miles south of N. Lisbon, July 26.}
To Col. Lewis Richmond, A. A. G.:
By the blessing of Almighty God I have
succeeded in capturing Gen. John A. Nor
gan, COL Clark, and the balance of the COM
mand amounting to about 400 prisoners.
will start with Morgan and staff on the first
train for Cincinnati, and await the General S
order for transportation for the balance.
[Signed] JIM. SHAcKLEFoRD, Col. Com.
New YORK, July 81.
Mayor Opdyke to-day vetoed the ordinance
passed last week to pay conscripts $500, on
the ground of vagueness and Illegally. Other
objections are also urged. He holds that the
Council has had time since last March to
remedy any supposed inequalities of the draft,
but that they did not do anything until this
ordinance was passed, thus appearing as a
propitiatory measure to appease the mob.
The Posts Washington special says: Re-
turned prisoners from Richmond state that
in less than "a hours after the issue Of Jeff.
Davis conscription proclamation wholesale
CONSUMPTION commenced there. .....
1t is believed that a general exchange OF
prisoners will soon be effected.
New YORK, July 81.
The Sth Regular Infantry, and the 9Th Reg
lar Battery, moved their quarters to-day from
City Hall Park to the Battery, where they
will keep prepared for the mobists of this
city. ..4......
By the Roanoke, we have City of Mexico
dates of the 10th. 1t appears that the Coun-
Gil of Nobilities declared that the Mexican
nation, through them elect an Empire as the
form ofgovernment, and proclaim Macmillan,
of Austria, Emperor. Should he decline the
throne, they implore the French Emperor to
select person in whom he has full conf
dence to occupy the throne. This, by pro-
clamation, was Immediately made public, and
a courier posted to Vera Cruz, whence it was
sent by French steamer to Havana.
The British Consul at Havana has furnish
ed the Diario with news that Lee had whip
ped Meade on the 18th. 'f
A large Fire occurred at St. Domingo
early in the month, destroying half a million
dollars worth of property. The neutral
English steamers Fannie, Alice and Alabama,
with cotton from Mobile, had arrived at Ha-
vana, and the Spanish steamer Isabel, from
st. Marks, with cotton, also arrived. t..A-
.:.~ CINCINNATI, July %.
A special to the Commercial from Licking
L.. oEolc H. 81
tackled our forces at Richmond, consisting Of
small force under COL Sanders. After an
hours severe fight our troops were compelled
to fall back, badly cut up, The rebel forces
are estimated at $500, with six guns. They
are supposed to be the advance of Bragg's
Farmy. At the latest advices our troops had
fallen back within five miles of Lexington,
the enemy closely following. Martial law has
been proclaimed in Lexington, and all able
bodied citizens between the ages of 1S and
IS are ordered to report for duty. It is
thought the city can be held against the
enemy. Rebel citiz MS report rebel force
of over $4,000 mo wing in north-easterly d.
rection, via Crab Orchard.
The Gazettes Lexington dispatch says:
The excitement has subsidized. The rebels
came to Kentucky river at Clay's Ferry.
Sanders command is nearly all in, and the
arrival of troops from Hickman Bridge insure
the safety Of Lexington. Gems. Carter's and
Gilbert's commands are in the rear of the
rebels. -,.l..a.r- g.. f..'.r ..,, aa ...
Brutus J. Clay, of Bourbon county, Ken
lucky, was nominated on the fifth ballot, to-
day, for Congress, in the Ashland, Kentucky,
District, to fill the vacancy occasioncd by the
death of Mr.. Crittenden.
i'-' WASHINGTON, July %.
One hundred and forty-fou rebels recently
captured in Virginia arrived to-day. Among
them are eight officers, one of whom, Cap
tain, was captured at Vicksburg and paroled,
but who had violated his word and was again
found in the service, armed and equipped.
Some Of these prisoners are anxious to take
the oath of allegiance and others to be ex-
changed. 80. e... ~. ,.i... .......- 81.
Two large military prisons are to be con-
structed-one at Point Lookout, Nd, and the
other at Rock Island, Ills. ! q ..,.fa. -f7
ST. LOUIS, July %.
The steamer Imperial, the first boat from
New Orleans, arrived this morning. A large
crowd of merchants and other citizens greet
ed her arrival, and national salute was fired
in honor of the opening of the Mississippi.
The steamer Albert Pearce sailed this eve
ming for New Orleans with large load of
private freight and long passenger list.
The Continental left yesterday for the same
port, which was heavily loaded with Govern
ment stores. .'
-------s-eC CINCINNATI, July %.
John Morgan, Col. @ ark and about 80
other rebel officers arrived here last night,
and were taken to the city prison. -
= 3H eai,~ WASHINGTON July ~.
The Star says that on Thursday last, while
the Sd and 9th army corps of Gen. Meade's
army were lying at the mouth of Manassas
Gap, this side, information was received that
Gen. Longstreet was sending brigade of his
corps forward in order to possess himself Of
the gap. t..-.-,a --,r se..-
General Spinola, commanding the Excel
sior brigade with 800 men, were at once or
dered forward. The Commanding General
supposed that the rebels were only in small
force on and behind the crest OF, hill about
one mile from the gap, between it and
Front Royal, and therefore supposed
this brigade was sufficient to dislodge the en-
envy. About "a quarter of mile from the
west of the hill was stone wall and behind