Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-01-16
VOL. XIV--NO. .28.

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command. There had been no fighting for
several days. ~. -..... .-e ee,.a..s,
1t is reported in Memphis that Banks and
Farragut are advancing from below. Sher-
mans forces are falling back. s- q
New YORK, Jan. 10.
Yesterday afternoon the new and splendid
steamer George Griswold, loaded with gifts of
food for the famishing operatives of Lanca-
shire, was towed down the bay. This morning
she will spread her sails and start on her
voyage As she moved down the bay she
was saluted by several British vessels in the
harbor, and the crowd of sailors and citizens
on her deck, as well as on the steamer which
towed her out, and on other vessels in the
vicinity, exhibited their generous enthusiasm
by the most vociferous cheers.
The Richmond Eraminer, of the 9Th inst,
says rumo-. was current yesterday that
Gen. Sumner and his division had left Acquia
Creek, on transports, for the South. ,,
New YORK, Jan. 10.
A Murfreesboro dispatch says the loss of
the rebels increases daily. 1000 Of their
wounded were sent to Loveroque yesterday.
Many more were left here, but cannot be
moved. Their wounds are frightful and most
of them will die.
LATEST.
Loveroque has been accidentally burned, so
that the rebel wounded have to be sent to
Nashville and thence to Louisville, for treat
ment. ...
-- WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.
The following nominations have been
sent to the Senate by the President:
W. E. Phillips, of Ills, to be Consul of the
U. S., at Petersburg; Thos. II. Clay, of Ky.
Republic of Nicaragua, to the place of A. B.
Dickens, who resigned; G. G. Wheeler, Con-
sui of the U. S. at Nuremburg; N. l.. Wilson,
OF Indiana, Consul of La Union San Salvador;
j. II. Mansfield, of Wisconsin, Consul at
Tobasco, in the place of N. L. Wilson; A.
Falsom, of Illinois, Consul of the O. s. at
Cape Haytein; j. Casby, of Kentucky, Con-
sui of the u S. at Geneva.
CAIRO, Jan. II.
By an arrival from tie mouth of the Yazoo,
to-day, we have authentic accounts from
Vicksburg. Sherman's repulse was complete.
His entire force, under the direction of Gen.
McClernand, re-embarked on Sunday on trans
ports, closely pressed by the rebel advance.
On coming in range of the gunboats, the reb-
els were driven back with severe loss, by
the guns on the fleet
The entire fleet and transports, with the
troops on board, had reached Island No. SO,
at last accounts, and were on the way to Ma
poleon.
Nothing definite had yet been heard from
D,r L. t., tho,,rh of fha,r
advance were plenty.
All hands agree that the attack on Vicks-
burg, by Sherman, was premature. The
General himself evidently did not expect
TO meet the force he did, as he remarked, be-
fore debarking his troops, that "a hours af-
ter landing he should be in Vicksburg. He
seems also to have failed to cooperate with
the fleet in the attack on the battery at
Haines' Bluff, as had been agreed. That
stronghold is yet uninjured.
Gen Sherman is charged with having de-
tanned steamers from coming up in order to
conceal his misfortunes; to have opened and
read letters of correspondents there, and to
have suppressed some of them. He also threat
ened to put the correspondents in front and
set them to carrying powder. This is the unan-
imous testimony of those who have arrived
to-day.
The engagement was less general than
heretofore reported The principal fighting
was done by the centre, under command of
Gems Smith and Blair. The conduct of the
latter is highly spoken of. He had his horse
shot under him, and then led his troops on
foot
Our loss, as near as could be ascertained,
was 600 killed and 500 wounded, and near
1 900 missing. Capt. Gwyn died on Satur-
day.
Gen. Grants forces are marching to Men,
phis, where his headquarters will be in day
or two, and fIom movements on the river it
would appear that McClernand will be largely
reinforced from his command.
Gen. Ewing, with one regiment of his bri-
gade, is here, bound down the river.
The stern-wheel steamer Jacob Musselman
was burned by guerr,llas at Bradley's Land
ing, - miles above Memphis. She had land
ed for the purpose of taking on board 160
bales cotton. When the ClaIa Belle passed,
a few hours after, no one was seen on shore.
Part of the crew and passengers escaped in
boats.
On the morning of the eth, at daylight,
Capt. Moore, of the I'd Illinois cavalry, with
detachments from the SD Illinois and 32d
Iowa infantry, in all 101 men, attacked reb-
el camp of 800 at Henton's Knob, 8 miles
east of Fort Pillow. The rebels were COM
pleteIy surprised-16 killed, 40 taken prison
ers, and so horses and fine lot of small arms
captured. Federal loss, 2 slightly wounded
and horses killed. The expedition was alb
sent from f. Pillow only 27 hours. These
facts are ascertained from Chas. Aldrich, Ad-
)utant 32d Iowa. - zrs--zzrs
FF. MONROE, Jan. 9.
Capt. Ludlow, Of Gen. Dix's staff, has just
returned from City Point, having accomplish
ed the exchange of prisoners, which will res
tore to immediate service about 10000 of our
paroled men; 1st, all the officers and men
who were delivered at City Point from the
l1th of November. 1862, to Jan. 1st, 1858;
3D. all officers and men captured at Harper's
Ferry; Sd, all officers and men parOled at
Winchester, Nov 18th and 26th, and Dec.
1st, 1862; 4th, all officers and men paroled
by Col. Imboden, Nov. 9th, 1862 9TH, all
officers and men paroled at Goldsboro, N.
J., May 22d, 1862, and delivered at Wash
ngton, N. c.; 9th, all captures in Missouri,
Arkansas, New Mexico, Texas, Arazonia and
Louisiana, up to Jan. 1st, 1868, are duly ex-
changed 7th, all captures in Kentucky, Ten
lessee, Alabama, South Carolina and Florida,
lp to Dec. 10th, 1862; all captures on the
;ea or gulf coast, and waters flowing into the
ame, up to Dec. 10th. 1862.
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