Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-08-14
TEL,EG RAPHIc.
From the Indian Country--A Bat
tie Imminent at Fort Blunt.
Gen. Lee Calls upon JEFF. Davis
not to Execute Federal Officers
Confined in Richmond.


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Mass Convention Of tJnionists In
East North Carolina.
~ @Q t--o-- HaHsY
REPORT OF GRANTS OPERA
TIONN. "
A Fatal Tragedy at Corinth.
Contemplated Rising Of California
SecessiOniStS.
New YoRk, Aug. II.
The Herald has the the fol lowing:
FoRT BLUNT, INDIAN TERRITORY,
August 2.
A battle is imminent at this point. Since
our victory at Honey Springs, Cherokee Ma
ton, on the l7ths ult., the rebels have been
reinforced by returning to the old battle field.
Cooper's force of 1000, has been reinforced
by Coball's Ark. brigade. $500 strong, and
Bayley's Texas brigade, in all about 1850,
and u pieces artillery. The Union force is
but 1000 efficient men. The 18th Kansas
infantry and battalion, and the 9Th Kansas,
numbering 600, in all 800 men, are making
forced marches for Fort Scott, and are ex-
pected here on Thursday. About Sunday
next, Gen. Blunt will cross and attack. He
says he will make it fight or foot race. In
attack lies our only safety. We cannot stay
without being surrounded, and we cannot
retreat without disaster. We believe in
Blunt and victory.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 9.
company of citizen scouts, about 70 in
number, that were organized in North Ala
bama in the fore part of last June, to resist
the rebel CONSUMPTION, have thus far evaded
every effort of the rebel authorities to capture
them. They report to Gen. Dodge, at Corinth,
that their numbers are now increasing, and
they have either captured or driven out nearly
every officer sent there to enforce the con-
scription.
Special to the New York Post.
WASHINGTON, Aug. II.
Judge Advocate General Holt decides that
any man abroad or at sea who may be
drafted is not to be regarded as deserter in
the spirit of the law until he is notified Of
the fact that he has been drafted.
Commissioner Dole has gone to Kansas to
make preliminary arrangements for the ie'
moval Of the Indians from that State.
NEwBERS, Aug.9.
The Unionists in Eastern N. C. are to
hold, in a few days, great mass convention,
for the purpose Of invoking cur Government
to lead a sufficient force into the Department
to occupy Raleigh, Wilmington, and Weldon
in order to force the rebel army to abandon
Virginia and thus restore those two great
States into the Union at once.
New YORK, August II.
| It said that Gen. Lee has ad iressed q lettel
| to jeff. Davis, calling upon him not to hang
the two Federal officers now confined in Rich
mond, as his ION Gen. w. F. Lee would If
consequence be hung. If this is resisted h
declares his intention to throw up his com
mission. 1t is not believed the rebels will
hang our officers. tIaf
A Paris tier says the alarm about wa,
| with Russia continues, and tn most impro
bable reports are started in rcgad to it,
| The situat on is this: France will not e
alone into war with Russia, f r fear of {
European coalition, but if on the other hand
France can carry Aus ria, England and S~e
den into tn war tn her, then Russia
hich has believed this coalition impossible
will back out aid conceGe to the six points
Thus, in either case, war seems for the mo-
rnent impossible. France and Sweden a.,
eager for the war, but England and Austris
hold back. In the meantime trade is suffer
ing b. the fright as much as if the war was
! actually commenced.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 10.
A fatal tragedy was enacted at Corinth to
A sn1 - L.,
an alteration occurred between Corwyn, o
the 10th Missouri cavalry, and Lieut.. Col
Bowen, of the same regiment. Corwyn il
reported to have struck Bowen, when tn,
latter drew his pistol and shot him in thre'
places, killing him instantly There is grea
excitement among the soldiers, but no fur
Their trouble is apprehended.
Gen. Dodge is quite sick.
| .s,.,e. New YORK, Aug. II.
| Some miscreantS are reported to have been
detected in an attempt to blow up Crotor
Aqueduct at Tarrytown, Monday night
They broke in the powder magazine ant
stole key Of powder, which was found with
them near the Aqueduct. The evidence be
ing insufficient the men were released.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.
the Tennessee, from the day Gen. Grant as
sumed command of the expedition agains,
Vicksburg until the surrender of that place
is published in the Official Gazette He says
it Is striking feature, SO far as hi| observa.
ton goes, of the present vo unteers of the Uni
ted States, that there is nothing men art
called upon to do, mechanical or professional
that accomplished adopts can't be found fol-
the duty required. He cannot closlIhis re-
port without an express on of thankfnlness
for his good fortune in being placed in CO.
operation with an officer of the n avy who &C.
corded to every move that secured the inter
terest or success of cur army. ADM
raj Porter, he adds, and every efficient office,
under him, have ever shown the greatest
readiness in their cooperation, no matter
what was to be done or what risk was to be
taken, either ny their men or their vessels
Without their prompt and cordial support
my movements would have been much en-
barrassed if not wholly defeated.
SAN Francisco, Aug II.
The State is full of rumors of q contem
plated rising of secessionists, consequently
there is an uneasy feeling of the public.
On the 9TH an atfray occurred at a small
town between secessionists and soldiers, One
of the latter was killed and several of the
former wounded. Thirty-six shots were ex.
changed. Tullore snd adjoining counties in
the Southern part of the State contain nu-
merous secessionists. At Visolia great ex-
element prevails; some Union citizens or
ganized home guard and others pursued the
parties who had fred at the soldiers. The
house of the man who shot the soldier was
burned on:the night of the 18th, which exas-
perated both parties, each accus ny the other
of the deed. Gen. Wright, military COM
mander at San Francisco, telegraphed for all
spare arms among the soldiers at Visolia to
he distributed among the loval citizens and