Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-04-10
Charleston evacuated by women
and children. 4sr
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS TAKING
PLACE. a@
GREAT RIOT In RICHMOND, VA.
Scarcity and high prices Of pro-
visions.
The Rebel Capital to be removed
to Chattanooga.
REBEL RAID INTO MEXICO.

CINCINNATI, April 8.
The entire Union ticket was elected on
Monday. Average majority 1900. The
Democrats elected six councilmen, and the
Union ticket IA, including those holding over
\ special to the Commercial from Muir
freesboro, says batch Of rebel newspapers
received are filed with complaints against
government contractors, and grieve over short
supplies.
The Charleston Mercury says the Yankees
evacuated Jacksonville, Florida, just before
the Confederates got ready to attack them.
The rebels are building batteries on Yazoo
Pass, three miles from Greenwood. ,
The ram Switzerland has been repaired and
sent up Red river.
The rebe's are constructing fleet Of cotton
protected gunboats at Shreveport.
An expedition of gunboats went up Yazoo
Pass.
Twenty-Five hundred bales of Government
cotton arrived at Cairo yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, April 8.
A private letter dated off Charleston the LIST
inst, says it is reported that Charleston has
been evacuated by all the women and chill
dren. ...
Four iron-clads have been in the Edisto
river, 90 miles South of here, for a week.
Admiral Dupont will be here to-day, when
it is said the bombardment will commence.
1t is reported that the army will remain at
Port Royal until after the bombardment. l
think this report probable, as the rebels have
had time to fortify the land approaches so as
al n,
We have been engaged for the last two
days in hanging chains to the sides of our
vessels so as to protect the machinery.
NEW York, April S.
The Post learns that on the 4th, Gen. Fos-
ter was at Little Washington with brigade,
q regiment of North Carolina troops and
some others, virtually surrounded by rebels,
who have erected batteries on Tar river, be-
tween Newborn aud Little Washington.
The naval force of wooden gunboats are
unable to pass.
1t is understood that battle has taken
place between Foster and the rebels, but moth
ing definite is known.
Heavy firing has been heard, lasting from
Wednesday night till Friday night, evidently
from the rebel batteries.
Fosters means of defense arc deemed am
pie, having fort and Entertainments with
sufficient ammunition and provisions.
Large reinforcements are on transports be-
low the batteries, but are unable to reach
Foster for want of some naval force compe-
tent to take them.
1t was reported that Foster had sent
to Fort Monroe some time since for reinforce
ments. 1t was expected troops would come
from Suffolk.
The steamship Columbia from New Orleans
via Havana the 4th, has arrived.
There is no confirmation of the report that
the rebels were evacuating Port Hudson.
The gunboat Diana had been captured by
the rebels at Jacksonville. Capt. Patterson
was killed Lieut.. Allen, of Gen. Weitzelrs
staff, wounded and prisoner Masters
mate Dolwa killed Boatswain's mate Num-
ford killed Capt. Jewett, of the 16sth New
York, wounded Lieut. Hall, of the Diana,
wounded LieutaFrancis, of the 18th Con-
necticut, MORALLY wounded, also number of
priva es killed and wounded.
The soldiers aboard the Diana were Capt.
Jewett's company, of the 16Sth New York,
and company K, 18th Connecticut.
Ninety-e;ght of our men were parolled by
the rebels.
The steamer Honduras arrived at New Or
leans from the Rio Grande, with 26O Texas
refugees.
She reports that on the 18th of March a
rebel force of $50 crossed into Mexico at the
mouth of the river and captured Col. E. j.
Davis, of the LIST Texas cavalry, and Capt.
Montgomery, of the same regiment. The
Mexican authorities demanded their release.
Col. Davis was given up, as also three SOL
diers taken at the same time. Capt. Mont
gomery was not returned, and private advices
say he was hung by the rebels, which is un-
doubtedly true.
Davis and Montgomery were taken from the
house of the rebel commander. Three other
officers narrowly escaped from the hands Of
the rebels, and with half dozen Mexicans
drove so rebels to the river, wounding three
or four, two of whom died.
HEADQUARTERS, FALMOUTH, VA.,)
--- April 8.
Richmond papers of the 9th contain the
following:
Charleston, 5th.-Important movements
are taking place here, but for military reasons
no particulars can yet be telegraphed.
In the Examiner of the 9TH is an editorial
setting forth the obstacles in the way of OPEN
ing route inland to the Yazoo above Haines'
Bluff. E
Before the adjournment of the Virginia
Legislature, resolutions were passed appealing
to every farmer to raise provisions beyond
the usual amount and enjoining frugality in
food.
The Texas Legislatuss passed bill assum-
ing its proportion of the Confederate indebt-
edness. @ r'
The Richmond Sentinel of the 9TH has the
following significant paragraph: aE
Yesterday morning eight monitors and
iron -clads were off the bar at Charleston"
This brief but significant telegram which
was received early in the day, and published
elsewhere, tells that the long expected coils
ion has probably come dk ere this. The
storm 50 long prepared for Charleston has
burst at last
We shall publish the results as we learn
them. We await the issue with buoyant
hope. but not without solicitude due to the
important struggle. May Heaven shield
Charleston from the rage of her enemies and
ours.
The Sentinel editorially refers in umbigu-
GUS terms to riot which took place in Rich
mond last Thursday, of such magnitude as
to cause the affair to be suppressed from pub
lication.
From the article itappears that the city was
for while at the control Of lawless mob Of
men and women, for the ostensble purpose of
saving themselves from starvation by break