Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-03-20
l23 Rebel Transports and a num-
Der Of GunbOats destroyed.
Newspaper Office at Richmond
Ind, Demolished.
Formidable Rebel Batteries at
Galveston.
A Provost Marshal General ap-
pointed.
The capture Of Yazoo City con-
tradicted.
Brilliant Cavalry skirmish on the
RappahannOck.

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LOUISVILLE, March 10.
Apprehensions are felt here, in which mill
tary circles participate, that a formidable reb
ell invasion Of Kentucky is imminent with {
view to permanent occupation of the State
WASHINGTON, March Is.
News mongers are agape tonight with the de
tails ola raid by the rebels, 5000 strong, with
infantry, artillery and cavalry, to the right ant
rear of our lines across the United States
ford, which commenced last night, and to in
duce battle to-day, while on the contrary
we have the best of intelligence that there i.
no force opposite Falmouth, save Jackson's
corps of three divisions with some small de
tachments of Longstreet's division.
CINCINNATI, March 16.
The Gazette's Vicksburg dispatch says
destroying Is gunboats, arrived above Haine's
Bluff and will soon commence an attack
There is rumor that the rebels have evacu
ated Vicksburg. 1t is supposed the greater
part would go to Chattanooga and endeavor to
overwhelm Rosecrans. McClernand's troops
were compelled to go to Millken's Bend, ow.
ing to high water. Recent operations resulted
in inundating over 100 miles of country in
Louisiana, destroying millions Of dollars worth
of property and completely drowning Out
guerrillas.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.
The schooner j. NJ Chapman when leaving
for Mexico yesterday, was boarded by Gov
eminent officials and taken in charge as a pri
vateer. About 20 secessionists were con.
cealed on board, well armed. Also six brass
Dahlgreen guns with carriages, suitable fo1
ships. Correspondence on the persons Of the
prisoners identified them with party recent.
ly negotiating for steamers at Victoria for
privateering purposes. The prisoners are
confined at Fl Alcatas. Many more arrests
are likely 10 follow.
WASHINGTON, March 16.
The reason assigned at the Treasury De-
partment for the suspension Of the printing
of the pos; al currency twenty-five and fifty
cent notes is, that there is already sufficient
amount of such paper in proportion to the
other denominations. The fact that there
are counterfeits did not influence this action.
Gems. Schurz and Stahl were confirmed
Major Generals on Saturday. Gems. Morrill,
Mitchell of Kansas. and Schofield were moi
acted on. Lieut.. COL Smith, of the LIST Ohio
was confirmed Brigadier General of Volun.
teerS
It is understood that all the nominations
which were left unconfrmed by the Senate
and not absolutely rejected by that body, will
be renewed by the President, and the vacan'
cies occasioned by rejection will be immedi-
ately filled.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 16.
Eight hundred paroled prisoners en- route
for Chicago, were detained at Richmond, In.
diana, last night, and while there they com.
pletely demolished the Office of the Jeferso
MAN an anti-war sheet They arrived here
last night and threatened the Sentinel. but
the military authorities placed guard to
quel the disturbance.
A large indignation meeting was held here
to-day in regard to an article in the Cincln
natl Enquirer, insulting to soldiers families
New YORK, March II.
An immense Union meeting was held al
the Brooklyn Academy of Music last night
Speeches were made by Mayor Kollfesch, j.
7. Brady and others.
A special to the Times says Gen. Hooker
and Medical Director Letterman pronounce
the Army of the Potomac the healthiest army
the world has ever known, The health Of
that army is much superior to that of the
rebel army on the opposite bank of the Rap.
pahannoc6.
Miss Ford, whose name is connected with
Stoughton's capture at Fairfax, has been ar.
rested. Some papers of an important char.
acter were found, and through them it il
learned the raid had been planned for Satur.
day. Eleven of the so-called guerrillas took
the General under arrest Only 20 partici-
pated in the raid, and no one of them lives
over eight miles from Fairfax.
WASHINGTON, March II.
The Navy department has been informed
of the capture off New Inlet, St. Gorge's
Sound, of the steamer Hortens, bound from
Havana for Mobile, and of the schooner
Anna White, endeavoring to break the block
ade on the sand bar off the mouth of the
Lawrence river, Florida. No official intelli
gence had been received to o'clock, to day
as to the victory reported up the Yazoo.
New YORK, March II.
A Washington letter to the Commercial
Advertiser says dispatch had been received
at the State department from Mr.. Dayton, an
nouncing that he had had an interview with
the French Minister of foreign relations, tt
whom he read the letter from Mr.. Seward, de
Ginning mediation.
M. Drouyn DeHuys listened with attention
but made no comments.
New YORK, March II.
The United States steamer Champion from
Aspinwall, will be up this evening.
A meeting was held at the Produce Elk
change to-day in aid of the Atlantic Tele
graph. It was addressed by Cyrus W. Field
W. A. Dodge and A. A. Low, Esq. Fifteer
hundred and fifty pounds sterling were raiset
on the spot, and committee was appointed
to act in concert with the committee of tn
Chamber of Commerce, in obtaining sub
scriptions.. Mr.. Field addresses the Board o
Brokers tomorrow.
SAN FRANCISCO, March II.
A. P. Crittenden, prominent lawyer, wa
arrested for completely in fitting out tn
privateer j. W. Chapman.
The San Francisco supervisors, last evening
proposed to lend the State three hundred
thousand dollars towards providing armet
vessels for harbor and cost defenses.
A bill was introduced into the Legislature
to-day, levying two mill tax for the sam
purpose.
New YORK, March 10.
The Kangaroo took out to-day $2l0, 900 il
specie.
| HEADQUARTERS Army OF PoroMAc,l
| March 10.
A most brilliant cavalry skirmish occurred
on the Rappahannock yesterday, beyond Kel
llv's ford A reconnaissance under command
Of Gen: Averill forced passage over the rive
in the face of determined resistance by
considerable body of rebel sharp-shooters
who were covered by houses and rife-pits an
a dry mill race, with an abattis in front.
The ford admitted but single horsemal
at q time, and the stream which was swolleI
was very rapid. On arriving at the South sid
IF the river our cavalry charged the rebels i