Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15
He has secured access to the
-.'ss rear Of Vicksburg. I'm
Success Of Grierson's Cavalry raid
through Mississippi i
The Steamer Horizon sunk---One
section Of the Chicago b. .e
4,p Battery lost. .. 20 b
Decision of the Vallandigham
'COurt-martial submitted
f 2' to Gen. Burnside.
Account Of Stoneman's raid.

1 Hl % New YORK, May Z.
Gen. Stoneman's force was divided int
three columns : one under himself, one unde
Col. Davis, and another under Col. Ayerill.
| Averilps division met rebel cavalry at Cul
pepper, and drove them across Cedar Noun
tain to Rapidan Station, where the rebel
burned the railroad bridge, after a smar
hight, the rebels losing Col. Rosser and
number killed, besides 81 prisoners. At Cul
pepper, Averill destroyed lot of rebel gov
ernment flour. Proceeding to Orange Cour
House, Col Averill returned to Chancellor
vile Sunday. aL5 a'ia 'Hs
| Gen. Buford's column, the Star says, Gu
the railroad between Go louisville and Rich
nond also between Gordonsvillc and Char
lotteville. 81
| After the rebels occupied Fredericksburg
Gen. Hooker, with his left wing, carried thu
rebel batteries on the left, said to contain 2f
guns. The guns and most of the cannonier:
were captured
A dispatch from headquarters saws the
rebal Gen. Stewart, with the whole rebe
force, is concentrated on our right, Lees
design evidently being to turn that flank Of
our army. '"fl
1t is also reported that Stoneman has open
ed communication with Gen. Keys, or spoke
gun-boat on the Pamunky river. ,. 49,
Seven rebel divisions are said to be in front
of our army, with Stewards cavalry on ou,
right >l-s = :"
1t is believed that the rebels are bringing
up reinforcements overland He keeps up a
splendid front and is well supplied with food
AID ammunition.
Our 18th corps retrieved its reputation on
Monday and Tuesday, twice repulsing heavy
attacks.
Gen. Whipple died Tuesday afternoon.
A list of casualties shows the following foot.
ings: 7th Mass, 26 wounded; 10th, 9
wounded; 18th, | woundd; I'd r. l., 2 wound.
ed; 9Th Me-, Is wounded. These are addi.
tional to yesterdays report.
In Mead's corps officers and 81 men were
killed, and officers and 1872 men wounded.
In Sykes division officers and 20 men kill
ed, and officers and 134 men wounded. In
Berry's division II officers and 153 men kill
ed and IS officers and 845 men wounded
In the Sd division, Sickels' corps, Q staff, Z
line officers and 70 privates killed, and 10
staff, 46 line officers and 523 men wounded.
In the lst and Sd corps Is officers and "a
men killed, and "a officers and IT'S men
wounded
The following is the casualties in the differ
ent regiments: 61st Ohio, 90 officers and men
wounded; 18TH New York, Z killed and 9
wounded; 6sth New York had killed and Is
wounded; the 55th Ohio, 7 killed and 81
wounded; the 10th Ohio, Col. Ruby, 81 pri.
Yates killed and 81 wounded the 18th Con-
necticut, killed and "a wounded; the 74th
Pennsylvania, killed and 16 wounded; the
10th New York, 8 killed and 26 wounded ;
10Th Pennsylvania, l killed and 6 wounded :
the 25th Ohio, killed and 1O4 wounded the
Goth Wisconsin, l9 killed and SO wounded ;
the 5Sth New York, killed and 6 wounded ;
the SD Ohio, killed and 81 wounded the
4lst New York, 2 killed and 90 wounded the
54th New York, killed and 50 wounded the
153d Penna killed and 36 wounded; the
10th Ohio, killed and 27 wounded; the
S2d Illinois, 81 killed and 67 wounded; the
Goth New York, l killed, wounded and SO
prisoners the SD New York, killed and
81 wounded the 57th New York, Q killed
and 20 wounded. s.. go, ..ra,i
-v- 7e .s,te rai New YORK, May 7.
The steamer Columbia, from New Orleans
May 1St, vio. Havana the Sd, has arrived.
Gen. Banks has issued an order command
ing registered enemies to leave the department
on or before the 10Th of May declaring the
death penalty for furnishing supplies to the
enemies of the United States in arms; sen
fencing W. S. Bolton to a fine of S25, 900 and
one year Imprisonment at hard labor in Fort
Pickens, for an attempt to furnish supplies to
the enemy stating that negroes who desire
to escape the intended conscription in the
rebel army, will follow the flag of the Gov
ernment, now and forever-the flag of Union
and Liberty. %.jz ~aa- a..- = e7 t-'a
q. NoTE.-This is in consequence of a rebel
military order,, dated January 9th, for the
CONSUMPTION of negroes, free or slave.
Judge Terry, of California, had arrived in
Texas .lTte s- el- .sv .,l1 .-5i- FL ..e-.
Vera Cruz advices to April l4th had been
received in New Orleans. ,............ y.
The Era Del Commerce of the 14th concludes:
In 36 days or less we may expect the occupa-
ton Of the Republic by the French army 1t
thinks the investment of Puebla sufficient to
compel the garrison to surrender. The paper
is the adherent Of the party Of the Admins.
tration. = 5i'9'ii!i''f 2-3 5'.flaf7
.-I,..... ST.. LOUIS, May 7.
Gen. Blunt telegrapns to Gen. Curtis, from
Leavenworth, that Col. Phillips crossed the
Arkansas river! on the night of April Oath,
and attacked the rebel forces that have been
concentrating and fortifying at Weber Falls,
in the Indian Territory, -routing them and
capturing all theil camp equippage. t-.-.-
A gentleman who left Shreveport, La, on
the Sd of April, reports the rebels to have one
gun-boat and thirty transports between that
point and Alexandria. m la. -,o,
Ten thousand Infantry were reported at
Houston, Texas. ~ '.'-
81 At Danville, ninety miles above Shreveport
he saw five mounted regiments of Texans,
under Spratts, going to Little Rock, to join
Price About II 900 Indians under Stand
waite and Cooper, were sixteen miles west Of
Fort Smith. S'1:l S..s'1'l'ii'' 81 - =" -.
Prices troops for the invasion Of Missouri
are to be mounted. They were expected to
start on the 25th Of May, and move up cas-
Of Black. river. oH - ~
| Preparations were being made to work the
rich lead mines in Southern Arkansas, -,
saas ei lo sroH sE WASHINGTON, May 8.
The following proclamation has been ISSUED
by the President: rcn 5aa n heF4i,-a .3 -
+ Whereas, The Congress of the United
States, at its last session, enacted law en-
titled an act for enrolling and calling out tn,
national forces, which was approved on tn
Sd day of March last; and whereas, it is re
cited in said act that there now exists in tn
United States an insurrection and rebellion
against the authority thereof; and it is, un
der the Constitution Of the United States, tn
duty Of the Government to suppress insur
rection and rebellion, to guarantee to eacl
State republican form, of government, ant
Ito preserve the public tranquility; AM
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