Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-11-13
IGLiClnight Report.
FROM THE ARMY or THE P0-
TOMiC.
Further Particulars of thu Recent
Engagements.
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Burnside's Losses at nogersyiIle,
TeDn.--luka Burned by
the Enemy.
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Relief for Union Prisoners at
Richmond.
Gen. Meade's Report Of the Gettys-
burg Battle.
New York, Nov. II.


New YORK, Nov. H.
The Herald has the fol'"wing
WARE TON JUNCTION, Nov. 9.
We hear Of no fighting to day, but parties
just arrived report that about 700 prisoners
we're captured in the vicinity Of Culpeg per.
TITS axes our capture $500.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. II.
Judges Lowrie, Woodward and Thompson,
Of the Supreme Cout of Pennsylvania, at
Pittsburg, being a majority of the Court, d.
cid d on Monday, in the case Of some drafted
men, that the conscription act was unconsti-
tutional.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II.
A gentleman from the army Of the i'oto-
mac says the position OF both forces is bcleg
ed to b. such that our reconn issances NAV
at any time lead to a general engagement.
PHILADEr PHI., Nov. II.
Special dispatches FROM Cincinnati give an
account OF singular story about two suspi-
cous vessels d covered yesterday hovering
about Sandusky Bay, supposed to be priva-
ice fitted up by sece>s oHists in C.nada
aided by the sympaihizsrs in the United
Sta es.
1t IS supposed the object is to release the
reb.l prio on Johnson's Island and
commence piracy on tn, lakes and pilage on
the land.
battery of Parrott guns was ordered to
the Island forth Nth.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II.
1t vas stated sever.l days ago that two of
Gen. Burns de's most easterly outpo is in
Tenne see bad been attacked by the reb Is
and half of tn garri ca, consisting Of two
regiments and Il oaitery, had been captured
Gen. q ants dispatch did not desi nae the
kat lice whore the disaster occurred, nor
did it state the st.cns h of the rebt force, nor
the probable number Of killed and wound d
on our side.
The RfpW5'ic7n, Of this afternoon, SAYS ::
Gen. bnrns de teegraphs that the disaster
referred 10 occurred at RoserSville, Hawkins
county, T,nnessee. This place is the term,n-
us Of the branch Of the East & Tennessee r.
Z ) miles from Knoxville.
Gen. Burnside also states that the rebels
captured 600 sua,l rms and nnon. H.
does rot men N his number of killed and
wounded. His army is where it was when
the attack was made On Rogers lille, in an
inpre enable p sition, and in good spirits
ready to obey any orders of Gen Grant, who
is urI feet y well satisfied with is situa ion
Tue Phlade phia EaqYiTe,'s army cJrras
po den. says:
Gen Buford returned on Monday night to
the vicinity Of Brandy Stat IN having ad-
vancel to wit in 4 miles Of Culpepper, when
he mt, on Sunday ght, Wilcox's Corpsof
III rs Divsi n. with VIII IN he had snap
Fl sht lasting two hours. He drove the rebels
aone distance, and picketed he ground but
heiag short Of fo'age and suppl s, he return
ed to the main body Of the army.
In This fight Lieut. J. A. Stevens of the
9th Illinois Cavalry, was wounjed.
The Isl brigade, und,r Co.. Chapman, of
the Sd Ind. cavalry, was princlpa ly engaged,
suS'a ming a loss of about fifty kill and
wounded. The rebsl loss is unknown
On Monday morning the rebels retired to-
wards tn. Rapi Ian.
Hufoid, before returning, sent detach-
ment to Cnlp pper Court House, who found
no rebels in that vic'ni y. Tn supp nsi'ion
is that all Of Lees army is ross the Rapi-
dan They ccupy Pc Y Monn,ain, a short
distance beyond Culpepper and to the left of
the Railroad as a signal station, from whence
they can OBJ eryc the movements o. our army
to advantage.
'Ft. DuioIu iOu III l!lc uuiI@DI T. u
to Culppper. and it was believed to be in
good condi ion to the Rapidan
J he Washington CO respondent Of the
New York Commerc'nt says an order has
been iss ied permanently relieving Gen. titint-
z.lrnan from his present comman /. md plac
ing Gen. A GU, who has bee acting in the
place. Gen. He ntzelnan has been asst med
o no new command, and probably W II not
be for some time 20 come There is no reason
made publ, for his n moval.
The I'resid mt, s, conde in his efforts by
Col ilotfm IN, of tn Exchange Bureau here,
and Gen. Meredith, the Commissioner, is in
sttnting earnest me snres for the relief our
sufferers in Ri hmond. Tn clothing we
have for vartied tn re ha. reached them, and
the reb Is have promise faithfully that every
thing else will be delivered IL is now o.
posed to nd them the necessaries Of life in
The pr " son line. G+n. Meredith will for
ward any hing, for the pre- ent, to any prison
ers in Redmond, civil or military along with
'undles forwarded hy the Government. An
effort " i'll also b. made to see if the bis
will not parole the men he'd by them, for ex-
change.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II.
The official army Glzette SAYS the init
nation made in several of the daily papers
that the ecretary Of War has communicated
through the Adjltant Gener a modification
of the order in reference 20 the discaarg. of
minors from he mil tary service by civil
courts is founded in o,rur No such mod f.
cation has been m de or commun Gated.
The following sent to headquarters
here, thu d ~ after the recent engagements:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF TIE PoToMAC,l
near Rappahannock, Nov. 8.
To Major Genera HallecS:
This morning on advancing from kely's
Ford it was found that the enemy had re-
tired during the night. The mo ming was SO
smoky that il was impossible to ascertain at