Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-16
Additional Details of the Vicks-
burg Battle. De.
.a.
Gen. Wyman, Of Chicago, Killed.
81 ssiart
Gen. German going to Napoleon,
Arkansas.
Gen. Hooker to have Command Of
the Army of the Potomac.
EXCITING NEWS FROM MISSOURI
Springfield Attacked by a Rebel
Force Of 5000 men, with Six
Pieces of Artillery.
Gallant Defense by Gen. Brown.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.
To-day's Richmond papers contain official
dispatches from Bragg, in which he acknowl-
edges that he found our forces too strong for
him, and he was compelled to fall back to
Tullahoma. Dispatches to Richmond say he
lost very heavily. -....... ....-.-..
The bill for letters of marque and reprisal
against rebels, referred to-day, will probably
pass after being amended so as to include
foreign enemies as we'll as domestic ones.
Richmond papers received to-day by Gen.
Dix, at Fortress Monroe, admit the defeat
sustained by Bragg at Murfreesboro, and la
ment over the idea that the Yankees would
now obtain possession of East Tennessee,
from which an army of 100000 men could
not drive them (the Yankees).
A partial report from Admiral Porter of the
late operations above Vicksburg has been
received at the Navy Department. 1t makes
detailed mention of the wounded Com
mander Gwinn refused to 60 into the pilot
house, on the quarter deck, which was the
Captains place.
The impression in the best informed mill
tary circles, tonight, is that Gen. Butler will
soon be sent back to the Mississippi river,
with an enlarged command and extended
authority.
The Repubican states that Count Megan,
who was accused by Gen. Butler of having
acted banker for Jeff. Davis, has been dis
missed by Mesires, the French Minister,
after examination of the records of Megan's
acts, without any other action on the part
of the Government, except presentation OF the
case.
NJ. Farcount has been recognized by our
Government as Consul at New Orleans.
A Times special says it is positively assert
ed that an important change will be made in
the War Department by the Goth inst Some
believe that Stanton contemplates retirement
Others that Assistant Watson is going;
while still others insist that both the chief
and subordinate will vacate together. In case
of change in the head Of that Department,
public sentiment among the unconditianally
loyal demands the appointment of General
Butler to the position.
The Committee on Ways and Means held
a laborious session to-day of over six hours,
and adjourned to meet again at 10 o'clock to-
morrow. The recommendations submitted
to the committee were generally approved
1t is likely that the amount of legal tender
notes agreed upon may be increased to
100000, 900, and the same amount of cur
rency bonds may be authorized, having three
years to run and bearing interest.
The receipts from duties under the Excise
and International Revenue Law, up to date,
have been $s,47O,1l6 10.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoTOMAC, !
JAM 7.
The news from the rebel side, relative to
the fight at Murfreesboro, is to the effect that
the rebels had takeen 1900 prisoners and 26
guns.
jeff. Davis has returned to Richmond. He
delivered bitter and violent speech against
the Federal Government and its officers, and
denounces us guilty of most enormous
crimes.
Although the rebel forces in front of our
army at Port Royal are withdrawn entirely
from view, it is not believed that any part of
them have been sent to reinforce Bragg.
No movement of importance has taken
place for several days.
NASHVILLE, Jan. Z.
Our whole loss at Murfreesboro in killed
and wounded and missing, was not over
seven thousand.
The rebel loss from twelve to fifteen thou
sand. H
Our army is pursuing the rebels.
Our rear yesterday eight miles beyond
Murfreesboro, reported rebel wagon train
captured 18 miles beyond Murfreesboro.
The rebel Gen. Davis was buried to-day !;
no demonstration allowed.
The bodies of Gen. Hanson, Capt. Todd,
Key and Furgeson, was brought in by the
Louisville Legion to-day.
Considerable quantities Of ontraband
goods were captured by our pickets.
Weather cold, and river at stand.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 4, via Cairo 7.
A special dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
says that gentleman who was on the Vicks-
burg battlefield on Monday states that Sher-
man landed his forces at the mouth of Old
River on Saturday. The enemy, in almost
overwhelming numbers, met him outside the
Entertainments. ~
The fight was desperate on Saturday night.
Both armies lay on their arms, a bayou only
25 yards wide separating them.
During the night pontoon bridges were
prepared and at daylight on Sunday morning
the whole force crossed over.
After five hours hard fgting the Sth Mis-
souri, charged, under a heavy fire, and took
Tic cutiLy OuCcI WOIhS, COuoiStiAS VI AAAAAS
heavy guns, the enemy contesting every inch
Of the ground.
This fighting over batteries and rifle pits
continued until Monday, at 2 P. M, when the
4th Iowa, Col Williamson, supported by the
18th Illinois, charged upon the. works on
Walnut Hill, consisting of five guns, and
carried them. They were subsequently re-
taken by Gen. Price.
Gen. Sherman, being overwhelmed by num-
bers fell back slowly on Monday evening to the
outer works, intending to renew the fight
more vigorously on Tuesday.
Gen. Morgan L. Smiths brother, who was
killed, was in command of the 8th Missouri.
The fight of the gunboats in front of
Haines' Bluff was still in progress but the re-
suit was not known.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.
News is received from the city of Mexico
to Dec. 9.
Juarez, with his Cabinet, had just returned
from Puebla, where he went to reward the
defenders of the country. He distributed
5000 medals and decorations to the officers
and men who defended that city against the
French. ~ 81. ~~-~
The Mexican army is divided into two
divisions Comonfort commands the army
for the defense Of the city Of Mexico, and
Dablado the army of the South, to operate
against the guerrilla, Meja.
: A Washington dispatch to the World
states it is asserted that Hooker will soon