Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-05-15

At $50 P. NJ, they made adesperate charge
to capture our battery commanding the plank
road to Fredericksburg, but were handsomely
repulsed by Gen. Geary, assisted by Gen.
Knapp's and Hampton's battery, who double
shotted their guns with grape and canister. 2.
During the night both our and the rebel
forces built earth works and abattis, and the
battle on Saturday is thought would be sure
ly opened by the rebels. + ssss ss.a
g -ssssr ~ s'sa.i ,.l. C1Nc1NNAr1, May
| Gen. Carr crossed the Cumberland below
Somerset, KY, yesterday with 1000 men,
and attacked the rebels at Monticello, and at
ter severe fight drove them from town. s'.a
The Charleston Mercury admits the loss
at Grand Lake of 1000 prisoners, two rams,
four transports and three gunboats.
A large force of Federals was within IL
miles Of Trenton, Miss, on the 18th, design
ing to destroy the Mississippi Central Rail-
road '' 80 e2E
New York, May 4.
The Herald has extra government dates to
II A. NJ, Sunday, stating rebel stores near
Fredericksburg and Stoneman's Station had
been burned, and gave rumors that our right
had captured sixteen pieces artillery that
the Irish Brigade took three rebel batteries
that our cavalry were tearing up the railroad
track, and destroying rebel property, and that
we advanced one mile yesterday, and were
still driving the rebels with great slaughter,
At IL o'clock heavy cannonading was heard
on our right @ sGg. sdt q ,5t5..L sg .g
-u1g3 ,c7eGaJ -io4 ST. LOUIS, May 4.
Adyices from Cape Girardeau say that the
rebels under Marmaduke, after having their
,.ofvo Il ,,,fs
loss, finally escaped across the White Water
river, burning all the bridges behind them,
and disappeared by various routes in the dl-
rection of White Bluffs, on the Arkansas
line. The result Of this raid is reported as a
humiliating disaster and a cowardly fight be-
fore greatly inferior numbers G~-ahsE
The Mobile leleg, apA of the Oath, on half
sheet, is received. =, A monster gunboat has
been completed at Montgomery, and will soon
leave for Mobile, to be plated and armed.
CAIRO, May 4. -~
Gen. Buford has issued the following order
to-day. W. FL. Green, of Metropolis, Massac
county, Ill.,, and G. W Wall, of Duquoin,
Perry county, ILL.,, arrested by Provost Mar
shall, on the 22d April, having each been re-
quired to take the oath of allegiance to the
United States, and each having written a let
ter to the commander of the Post, confessing
the acts for which they were arrested, with
the expression of regret for that same, and
the promise in future to conduct themselves
as loyal citizens. And also having filed let
ters giving evidence that they have not aided
deserters, but of having always encour-
aged enlistments, are hereby released from
arrest. .'''--@'
The construction train that was captured
last Thursday, on the Memphis & Charleston
railroad, was engaged in repairing the track
between Grand Junction and Corinth. The re- q
bells who captured it wore Federal uniforms.
They hailed the train, and the engineer sup
posing all was right, stopped.
Com. Grisham came up to-day from Young's
Point. Nothing Of Importance, that may be
telegraphed, had transpired. ....,.... -
-.5.l.A.u. q s-s New YORK, May 4.
The Times prints the following, dated two
miles below Fredericksburg, Sunday morn
ing, 81 o'clock: i'.' T4'o 1er89i". -
Bartlett's brigade, Newton's division, con-
sisting of the lst, 18th and 10th New York,
5th and 9th Maine, and 9th Pennsylvania
are charging upon the rebel battery in front
of the Burnett House, led by the Goth Penn
sylvania. 1t has fred with considerable pre-
+cision, annoying US to a considerable extent.
Fredericksburg is occupied by the troops of
Corcoran's old brigade and the troops of New
toms division.
"a. M.-After temporary lull, musket
firing has again commenced. We are losing
some men. Artillery on both sides has
again opened and is rapidly firing. Our
troops are well protected behind the right
side of the Richmond road to4 y ~
9:2o.-Our batteries on the left have
charged position and are doing better execu-
ton. -.
9:3o.-A pontoon bridge has been thrown
across the Rappahannoek at Fredericksburg,
and persons are passing to and fro. The
rebels have removed their guns from the
earthworks above fredericksburg Our single
guns are throwing an occasional shell.