Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-17

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L ls5ssfH as&R -. NEW YORK, April II. ~
The Boston journal says . letter has been
. received there, dated Newbern 9th, stating
that news is just received that Gen. Foster
had been reinforced and had driven back the
rebels.
f;y...s FIT. MONROE, April 10.
The Richmond Examiner says that in the
course Of the month of June the campaign
, and war will culminateI If we come out oi
! that month defeated the North will be- forced
into terrible measures to preserve itself, if we
come out victorious then the war will be sub.
stantially over, as the Northern troops can
not operate after that time.
| a*ti -iaA New YoRK April II.
The anniversary of the attack on Fort
Sumter was celebrated here this afternoon
by an immense mass meeting in Union
Square. 1t is estimated that 200, 900 persons
were present. The principal speakers were
Maj. Gen. Fremont, p. M. General Blair, Gov.
Morton and Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana,
Judge Kelly and Benz H. Brewster, of Phil
adelphia, Gen. Sigel and d. s. Dickinson, Of
New York, Henry L. Wilson, of Mass, Gen.
! Nye, of Nevada, and others. sila 90. ~ -
I The meeting was an unconditional, anti
compromise and anti-copperhead demonstra.
ton.
New York, April 70.
The prize schooner Rising Dawn, with a
cargo Of British salt from Nassau, captured
by the gunboat Montec= llo off Wilmington on
the 5th, arrived here ton ght. =; 49,. ......
The steamer Geo. Peabody from New Or
leans 31st, Key West 9th, arrived this eve
ming. ~oe IDr3bc '- ~ 1Cs ,3Gja7sC. T..
Capt. Atwell reports he wasat Hilton Head
on the 9th, where he saw. the monitor Nahant
repairing. She had FIVE holes in her chin
ney, and 1t was reported she had 500
| shots fred at her from the rebel batteries in
Charleston harbor, but was not severely in
jured, but some rivets had been started from
her turret, which prevented her guns from
working to advantage. +'
| The Keolzuk had been sunk and one man
lost on her. ... ;ep, nrt;... ..,.I.s ,i.5 g! ..s
At 10 o'clock on the evening of the 9th,
the Geo. Peabody was off Charleston Bar
and spoke the gunboats, but obtained no
news, other than that Gen. Hunter was up
the bay. aa
The British steamer Dolphin and schooner
Clara, prizes, arrived at Key West on the 1st.
:...... WASHINGTON, April 12 +,
The following has been received at head
quarters: 'e -.-.f ID 5F-.
| 4 .a-l. et MURFREEsBoRo, April II.
To Maj Gen. Halleck: -,54;,.;o.s ....,- -- ~
The following dispatch was received from
Gen. Granger on the 10th:
Van Dorm made his promised attack to-day
at one o'clock, directly in front and on the
town. The infantry regiments on guard in
town, with the cavalry pckets, held him at
bay until their ammunition was exhausted
The dense smoke, &c. favored their operations,
enabling them to approach very near without
our being able to observe them. ~ 4
Our siege guns and light batteries opened
with murderous effect, literally strewing the
ground with men and horses.
had halted Stanley four miles out on the
Murfreesboro road. He at once crossed his
force over at Heights Mills, vigorously at
tacking Forests divisions moving down on
the Leesburg pike, capturing 6 pieces Of ar
tillery and some 200 prisoners, but owing 10
the unfayorable nature of country, he was
unable to hold them, and being attacked by
greatly superior numbers, outfanked and
nearly surrounded. Our loss in killed, wound
ed and prisoners is less than 100, while the
enemy's cannot be less than three times that
number. s r.t -.
They were repulsed on all sides and driven
until darkness prevented the pursuit. Capt
McIntire, of the 4th regulars, took the battery
and prisoners, bringing off thirty odd Of the
latter. [Signedl G. GRANGER, Maj. Gen.
W. S. RosECRANs, Maj. Gen.
a. .sz CAIRO, April 12.
The dispatch boat New Nation arrived this
forenoon from Vicksburg last Wednesday,
The most important news she brings is that
the iron -clads Louisville, Mound City, Caron-
dalet, Benton, Lafayette and one or two 9TH
ers had prepared to run the blockade, and
they expected to execute the movement on
Friday or Saturday night Transports were
also being prepared with log and cotton bulk
heads, with the intention Of running by the
batteries. The reported arrival of Gen. Os-
terhous at Carthage, 10 or - miles below
Warrenton, on the Louisiana side, with
heavy force is confirmed. All transports at
tached to the Yazoo Pass expedition had
reached Helena, and all the gunboats had
come ou' of the Pass except the Dekalb and
Chillicothe, which were hourly expected.
Gen. Ellett's brigade has changed its course
and is now destined for the Tennessee River.
Gov. Yates arrived here last night and goes
down the river to-day on the Champion. He
intends visi ing all Illinois regiments below.
The 35th Iowa leaves for below ON the same
boat. ...- -...s
New YORK, April 12
The rebel dispatches state that in the en-
gagement of the 7th all the monitors were fire.
quently hit, with results unknown One gun
was dismounted in Fort Moultrie and one man
wounded.
Herald's dispatch.
WAsH1NGroN. April II.
A rumor is in circulation that Mcclellan
has rendered his resignation.
The War Department has decided that the
muster out of two years men must date from
their muster into the service of the United
States. ' '' .--. '.-
aaa 1-- FORT MONROE, April -.
The steamer Spaulding arrived to-day from
Morehead City yesterdy. No communication
has been received at Newbern from Gen. Fos-
ter since Wednesday night. The women and
children are leaving Newbern. 1000 troops
attempting to reach Washington from New
bern were driven back on Wednesday, eight
miles, with the loss of about so men.
The last accounts from Gen. Foster state
that the rebels had sent in three flags of truce
for him to surrender Washington. Fosters
reply to the last was to send no more flags;
If they did he would capture them, and if
they wanted Washington to come and take it.
The Mary Sanford arrived at Moorhead on
Friday from off Charleston, with the informa-
ton of the entire attack which commenced at
three o'clock and lasted three hours. The
Keokuk passed hslf mile above Sumter,
where she met distractions, at which time a
terrific firing was kept up on both sides, when