Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-27
Gen. Sherman in command at
ri 10 New Orleans.
Scarcity Of provisions among the
prs Rebels at VickSburg.
Military movements on the South
!. e.-l Atlantic Coast.
INDIAN TROUBLES In UTAH.
FROM THE RAPPAHANNOCK.
The Rebel Army falling back on
Richmond.

New YORK, March %.
The Commercial has the following special !:
..4 .....f WASHINGTON, March %.
Encouraging and glorious news has reach
ed the Navy Department from Farragut's
fleet on the Mississippi, causing the iveliest
satisfaction at the White House and the diff
ferent Departments The information receiv-
ed by Mr.. Welles, is that Admiral Farragut
has safely made the passage by Port Hudson,
the frigate Hartford, his flag ship, with his
whole fleet, the Mississippi only excepted
The last named vessel got aground and by the
Admiral's order was abandoned and destroyed.
New YORK, March %.
The World states that on the 9th small
rebel force was captured six miles below Port
Hudson, with the signal book of the rebel
army.
Gen. Sherman commands at New Orleans
in the absence of Gen. Banks. A large num-
Der Of vagrant negroes have been arrested in
New Orleans.
A private dispatch received here states
that Farragut passed Port Hudson batteries
on the night of the 14th, with his whole feet.
Col. Clark, chief of Banks staff, was
wounded on the 14th, but not seriously.
No big fight has yet taken place. Banks
is in good spirits and within five miles of
Port Hudson. The wounding of COL Clark
makes it pretty evident that there had been
some heavy skirmishing. .-.-
-r.....a...; WASHINGTON, March %.
A letter from Rear Admiral Porter, dated
March 10Th, has been received, in which he
speaks of the difficulties of navigating Yazoo
Pass with safety to vessels of the expedition.
The natural impediments are represented as
similar to those heretofore reported. He says
nothing as to any engagement with the enemy
up to that date.
WASHINGTON, March %.
g The Supreme Court of the District of Co.
lumbia organized to-day, present Justice Car
Ter and Associates Glen and Wiley. P. j.
Meigs, of Tennessee, was sworn in as clerk.
Judge Carter addressed the members of
the bar, Of whom a large number were in at
tendance, saying among other things, that this
being new Court, new rules and regulations
became necessary. The Judge after consul
tation, agreed to require the oath of loyalty,
as enacted by Congress in July last, to be
taken by all the practitioners at the bar
This was not from any spirit of caprice, or
because they doubted the loyalty of any of
the members. 1t had been subscribed to by
Senators and Judges, and no gentleman could
decline to take it.
1t having been reported that the title to the
new quicksilver mining company of Califor-
MIA was finally settled by the recent decision
of the Supreme Court of the United States in
the Almaden case, it is proper to say the Gov
eminent hold and claims the title to the
property embraced in the decision to which
reference is made.
A gentleman recently arrived from the
neighborhood of Charleston says it is uncer-
tain when an attack by our forces on any of
the Southern Atlantic ports may be expected.
Preparations were being made for heavy
demonstration at point which it may not
now be prudent to mention. The officers of
the navy feel confident of success, but time is
necessarily required to perfect all arrange
ments. ,-
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs had
satisfactory conference to-day, with the rep
resentatives of the Cheyennes Camanches.
Admiral Porter, in dispatch, says he has
received information from Lieut.. Commander
Watson Smith, that on the 7th inst. the
whole expedition had arrived at Tallahatchie,
which gives us the controle Of the heart of
The vessels were got through
in fighting condition, except the Petrol, which
lost her wheel entirely. -:
This movement of the feet evidently alarm
ed the rebels, as they are theoretically at
work preparing themselves against all con-
tlngencies. They have no meat and are lv-
ing almost exclusively on corn meal. siam,
CHICAGO, March %.
The wholesale drug store situated on South
Water street was entirely destroyed by fire
his evening. Amount of insurance not
known. ".s f'i.
-.5..- -.er. SAN Francisco, March %.
The steamer Sierra Nevada, with $4,000
n treasure, arrived from the northern coast
Newspapers are publishing the usual quantity
If facts and rumors concerning different gold
fields on the Salmon river The Snake Indi-
ms are troublesome in the Boies River region,
,ut the constant increase of the mining popu-
alton ensures general safety. s.r
SALT LAKE CRY, March %.
Last night Humboldt Indians attacked the
tation eight miles west of Deer Creek and
Tiled two men, burnt the station and took
he stage stock and property belonging to
,rivate persons The stage driver was killed |
nd passenger MORALLY wounded. Troops |
ave already reached them and the route is
gain open. o t= ..
a. PoRr ROYAL, S. c., March 10.
An order is to be issued to-day for the ar
est of 1t. Col Gardner, of the 7th Re ct |
VOL, who is charged with obtain |
ng, under false pretenses, the signatures of /
number of men in this regiment to peace !
solutions in order to effect the election at |
ONE. It has created great excitement among
ne regiments from that State, who are loud in
leir denunciations of peace measures.
Connecticut has the post of honor in the
impending great battle. Gen. Terry com
lands the main forces from North Carolina.
verything indicates success.
.6i.a t-,sat CAIRO, March "a.
Memphis papers of Sunday report that an
her canal or cut off was being opened from
le Mississippi, fifty miles below Helena, into
eer river, Lake Washington and into Sun.
,wer river, by which means we are to gain [
cess to Yazoo liver between Yazoo City and
aims Bluffs. ...-t ...' ..e.,'s- te
They also report that two of Farragut's 6
lnboats had reached the lower mouth of the ?
icksburg canal i'2-"
Six thousand bales of cotton had been dis r
vered in America Bend of the Mississippi
7er, on the Mississippi side, and the steam v
s Van Phul, Empress, Bullet and Chancel- 6
: had been sent to take it aboard and bring n
to Young's Point. fi'lt aa-3 %4 n
One small boat had passed into Lake Prov ri
snce. The water is rushing into the Lake o
a rapid rate. .......,,...
The Federal forces at Greenwood are still
Id at how The rebels hauo am 10 :noh