Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-11-06
: VOL. XV----NO .16.

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Barked for San Domingo, reducing the garri-
son TO /, ,00e. On the 4th, the Spaniards
again piilsged the town, and the Dominicians
then tried their hand at the same game
Nearly all the houses and stores were plum
dered and such contents as could not be
removed were destroyed. 600 Spaniards
then sailed from the fort, and after severe
fghtadroye the Dotninicans from the town.
The Spaniards were assisted by guns of the
iort, wh;ch set fire 10 the town. The fire
continued till the departure of the Santiago,
and destroyed, among other articles were the
stores OF a considerable body of foreign mer-
chants, and in fact the whole town except the
Wesleyan Mission House. and a row Of small
Buildings, was burned, and was believed
the rest Of the town would be destroyed.
Tnolosses by the fires at Santiago and Port
au Platte will reach S5,00o0o0. The whole
population of the latter place had fed to for
eign countries, and thousands had gone to
nGighboring islands Some Of the principal
merchants left for the United States. The ".
s. Commercial Agent was among those who
left None saved but their lives.
Another account, from the Turks Island
Standard, says in battle the Spaniards were
tie. ribly beaten and driven back to the fort
with a loss of 450 men. A brisk fire from
the fort compelled the Dominicans to leave
the town. The Government House, Ameri-
can and British consuls' residences and Ro-
man Catholic Church were among the houses
burned. The Spanish soldiers were seen
going about with fire brands in their hands
while the fight was progressing. 1t was
thought the Spaniards would soon evacuate
the fort, as they cannot retain it against the
Dominicans, who number 1000 in the neigh
borhood 3%% ,e f''''
The report says the whole south side Of the
Island is in rebellion, and the Dominieans,
who are reported to have joined Santa Anna,
had deserted him. The american, British
and other consuls had arrived at Grand Turk.
"a. New YORK, Nov.t1.
TIE Uerol@'s Washington special says l6,-
600 or 600 New York soldiers have been
provided with fucloughs to 90 home to vote,
Phe same papers Army Of the Potomac
dispa eh of the 3 LIST reports that trains are
running to Warrenton and the track is relaid
to Bealton, and that it is practicable TO finish
it 60 the Rappahannock in three or four days.
= The steamship Hecla, from Liverpool, Goth,
Eio NSdecuStOWH, AISt, dEIlNcQ tliiS IloIlltJg.
She brings few items Of news. tts.
The Leviant confirms that the Porte offered
to purchase the rams in the Mersey, and bid
Laird's price, el30,o0o each.
s Mason, the Southern Commissioner, was
again.iu England, the guest Of W. S. Lind
say, of London. ...-... ..s...
France reu5es to guarantee the Mexican
loan, and there is trouble between the Mexi-
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question: s-z e.s-
!. Official news from Japan states hat in the
attack on Kugozena the English lost eleven
Killed and thirty-nine wounded.
-- .+s--,. .., PHILADELPHIA, Nov. !.
The subscription agent reports the sale of
S14, 800, 600 5-20s on Saturday, making over
$36, ,00o,ooo. Some delay may be experienced
in the delivery of large amount of the sub
scriptions, but it is the intention as far as
possible to deliver on subscriptions all amounts
under $4,000. The public will bear in mind
that less than $3.50, 100000 Of these bonds
remain and foreign competition is very heavy.
Ihs loan will probably be taken before the
first Of December, and there is 10 obligation
on the part Of the Treasury to retain it for
public bidding The last hundred million
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companies ana banks, for Investments, and it
IS the wish Of the subscription agent to AVOID
any f,,voritism to combinations by giving the
people timely notice of the contingencies Of
the loan being consumed and summarily
placed beyond their reach, except at "a pre-
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..-s-,... -s........ WASHINGTON, Nov. |.
WAR GAZETTE OFFICIAL. &c.
Col. Robt. Nagent, A. A. Provost lIarshal Gen1 N.Y.
The representations made by Dean Rich
mond and Peer Cagger, in a printed circular
dated 2{th ult, in respect to the action of
the Provost Marshal Generai, are untrue.
It Is not true that the State Of New York
is charged WITH a deficiency for every citizen
wha has paid $500 commutation and received
no credit therefor On the contrrry, the
State receives the same credit for man who
has paid the commutation as if the drafted
citizen had gone in person or furnished the
substitute, and, in like manner, towns which
have raised the money to pay their quotas
receive the same credit as if actual substitutes
had been furnished.
The President has authorized that every
citizen who has paid the $500 communication
shall receive the same credit therefor as if he
had furnished a substitute, and is excused
from military service for the term for which
he was drafted, viz: three years. The mis-
of Dean Richmond and Peter
Cagger have been published and circulated
for electionnering purposes.
ys WASHINGTON, Nov. l.
The following was received this morning:
HEADQUARTERS AT CHATTANooGA,l
.ae @sf Oct. %.
To q. W. Haeck: ..-..-s ..-- r.E
In the fight last night the enemy routed
Gen. Geary's division, posted at Wauhutchie,
on three sides, and broke his camp at one
point, but was driven back in most gallant
style by part of his force, the remainder
being held in reserve. Howard Whiltz,
marching to Geary's rear was attacked on
the flank. The enemy occupying in force
two commanding hills On the left OF the road,
he Immediately threw forward two of his
brigades and took both at the point of the
bayonet, driving the enemy from his breast
works across Lookout Creek.
In this brilliant success over their old ad
yersary, the conduct of the officers and men
of the 11th Corps is entitled to the highest
praise. G. Fl. THOMAS, Maj. Gen.
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Ess& .sa.st Arbitrary Arrests. ~
The great stock in trade of the Copper
heads has been arbitrary arrests, and every
where they have howled loud and long about
the tyranny OF Lincoln's Government in arrest
ing traitors and lncarceratiug them in prison.
This has been one of the great issues in the
recant elpe,,onS In PaOnsviyania there had