Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-12-11
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Lees Army on the North side Of ~
z" the Rapidan. - .,..... e %.
Sharp Fighting on the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad. III s.'
Col. Hatch shot Through the
'9' 'a2 Right Lung 0s.a :, 5'o.,2'''5 ,.':+,
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by portion of Longstreet's corps h7'i- s-5,
The impression is general, Notwithstanding
mi7offcial .denials, that our army will win e
ter on the line of the Orange & Alexandria
Railroad, some distance this side of the Rap
pahannock. af 7a t'0--#t .1aa.f2i.S t11Es
MN @'' III Fr MONROE, Dec. 6.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 4th, has a
dispatch from Bragg dated Dalton, Georgia.
Dee., ID, TO Gen Cooper, saying the enemy
had fallen back across the Chickamauga, de-
stroying everything in their route, including
the railroad track and bridges Their loss
was heavy in their attack on our rear guard. g'
The Enquirer Of the 9TH has a dispatch
from Charleston the 4th, saying that slow
fire was kept up to-day on Sumter, Sullivan
and James Island. The enemy have not.
ceased firing on the city, and are mounting
more guns on, Wagner bearing on the city,
and have unmasked new battery. es 'ir9i
MEMPHIS, Dec. 5.
Chalmers and Lee, in command of rebel
forces, attacked Moscow and Lafayette, on
the NJ. g. G. r. R., at II o'clock, yesterday.
They burned Lafayette and some small
bridges on the railroad, but we repulsed them
at Moscow. -' 3'5f7 -'l III --.@ '-
Col. Hatch's cavalry followed up their re-
treat, and when four miles out, forced them
to another fight, and they were again re-
pulsed. Between twenty and thirty of their
dead were found on the feld-among them
three commissioned officers-and their dead
and wounded were scattered all along the
road. Besides these. six wagon loads were
taken away. Citizens say they acknowledged
themselves badly whipped. Their killed and
wounded will probably reach $50. l.
Our loss, as far as heard from, is three
killed, forty wounded, and forty nine MISS
ing. The 9th Illinois cavalry lost the heav.
lest on our side.
Col. Hatch, of the I'd Iowa cavalry, COM
manding the brigade, was seriously but not
danger iously wounded, ball passing through
his right lung. . ...r, .. - --r~ =.
The telegraph is working through to Cor
running order tomorrow. ea'.f Fl
south of Moscow, Tenn, on the Mt. Pleasant
road. .,... -- r-r..- .. g .-.-
CAIRO, Dec 7.
The steamer Liberty No 2, from Memphis,
arrived this morning with 257 bales of cot
ton. Evansville ann Memphis papers to the
evening of the 9Th inst. are barren of news
from points below.
The steamers Jewess and St. Cloud from
Memphis passed en- route for Cincinnati, the
former with 500 bales of cotton and the lat
ter 255. ..s
The steamer Sultan has arrived from New
Orleans. Among her cargo are Al hhds.
sugar and 20 bbls oranges. Her dates are
to the 1st inst. She reports the steamer J.
c.. Swan was fired into with n1usketry, by,
guerrillas on her way down to New Orleans,
at the mouth of Red River Seven shots en-
tered the pilot house. No person injured.
The hospital boat Woodford arrived this
afternoon from Paducah with 160 sick and
wounded from Chattanooga. She left them
at the Mound City Hospital 81. 'ls iia.
Runors came tous to-day, from Columbus,
KY, that a force of 5000 rebels was ad-
vancing on ay6eld, KY, yesterday. Fl; ,...,
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. z.
a The Republicans Vicksbnrg correspond
ent of the 18th says: The rebel Gen. Polk
is ordered to the command of Sout hern Mis-
sssippi with headquarters at Brandon, fifteen
miles east of Jackson.
There is a division Of rebel infantry at
Canton and several regiments at Meridian. 10 IT,.
Gen. Mcpherson has issued conscription
order similar to that recently issued by Gen.
Hurlbuf
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7.
The brig John Welsh, Jr., from Port Roy
al, Dec. lst, and Charleston Bar, I'd, arrived
this morning The Captain reports when he
passed off Charleston there was no firing,
and he supposed it to be burning. -,
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New YORK, Dec. Z.
New Orleans letters state the force inter-
fering with the navigation of the Mississippi
below the mouth of Red river is estimated at
1000, under Gen. Dick Taylor, as sort of
flying corps appearing from time to time at
different points on the river, preying on its
commerce
, 2 The merchants of New Orleans and traders
generally are seriously alarmed at the audac-
ity, frequency and success of these attacks,
and have applied to the military authorities
to have all river boats armed and manned by
few artillerists
F Maj. Gen. Washburn, with his command,
is meving in the direction of Madagorda,
with every prospect of capturing that place.
Our forces will then have a footing on the
main land with a fine harbor to anchor our
vessels in and good base of operations. =,
.,' --3 EXECUTIVE MANSION, %
ts- WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec 2.
Reliable information having been received
that the insurgent force is retreating from
East Tennessee, under circumstances render
ing it probable that the Union forces cannot
hereafter be di>lodged from that important
position, and esieeming this to be Of high
ma; ional consequence, recommend that all
do of
alton, assemble at their places of worship and
render special homage and gratitude to Al
mighty God for this great Advancement of the :
national arms. - ..g-is
(SigneD 3 v A. LINCOLN.
sg .s5t WASHINGTON, Dec. Z. .
The following has been received at the
headquarters OF the army: ..,.s ,.-. I'll ,.. 49,.
TAzEWELL, Tenn Maj. Gen. Halleck:
Longstrect is in full retreat up the valley q
Your orders about following with cavalry 1a
shall be carried out. s1,tt t5s s.fsi-tI s.ft Z
My division of cavalry attacked the enc
my S cavalry in one of the passes of Clench-1
mountains yesterday in the afternoon, and we
are pushing them vigorously. e''-' f.s'S
A courier from Knoxville arrived last night. s
The road is clear. ,- zlss 7s}ss1a3 trrg.
Sherman arrived here yesterday. q, 81, 60 +
(Signed) J. G. Foster, Maj Gen.
'.c CHATTANOOGA, Dec. z.
Sherman's cavalry arrived at Knoxville on
the evening of the 3d. sq,rv er7.lT ). q, r,,, Il
nLongstreet raised the siege on the night Of p
the 4th,, reireating toward Bristol uia Norris
towa Railroad to Richmond and south, from
Bristol Longstreet retreats on the, north o.
and south banks of Holston River. Fosters
cavalry is following him on the south, and
Shefidan's on the north 70 aeii g a;.s& &sz
y Gen Grant has canfi,red sinca The war