Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-01-01
MORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE
PIRATES ARRESTED.
Nine Oyster Boats Captured by
Rebels.
The Enemy Refuse to Negotiate
with Gen. Butler. -
d Fedcrals Shelling Charleston.
Rebel Deserters Availing Them
selves Of the Presidents q.
Proclamation. a5s

1 Successful Cavalry Movement
against Guerrillas in Virginia. ..
ST JOINS, N. B., Dec. %.
Collins and Mex, ma. of the Chesapeake
pirates, we're arrested and brought before the
police magistrate to-day. On application Of
iheir counsel the examination of their case
was postponed week.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
Advices from the army Of the Potomac this
morning state that all is quiet along the lines.
Nothing worthy of note is transpirng.
1t is reported that nine oyster boats, mostly
belonging to Philadelphia, which were dredg-
ing for oysters near Porte Palank Greek in
York river, were captured by the rebels
They came out in boats on pretence of help.
ing to make up the cargo, boarded the boats,
seized the crew, robbed them Of all their val
uables, sent them to Richmond and armed
the vessels. The crews numbered about six
to each vessel.
Porte Palank creek is about three miles
above the mouth of the river.
-I NEwBERN, n c., Dec 23.
The new oath of allegiance has been ad-
rninistered to a number of rebel fiicers and
soldiers who have recently come into our lnes
to accept the pardon offered by the Presi.
dent. They bring the intelligence that
large number like situated who intend to do
likewise at the earliest opportunity. ..-..
The plan Of leasing cut the abandoned
plantations in Eastern North Carolina adopted
by Hon. David Heaton, Supervising Agent
for the Treasury Department, is proving a
great success to the Treasury Department,
and also great benefit to the laboring classes
of both cOlors, who are soon to present Mr..
uea.cn with beautiful tes; imcnial
.... New York, Dec. 2s.
The 7ribune's army dispatch states that
cur cavalry have returned to Bealton Station,
having made successful forage against the
rebels, driving the guerrlas into the noun
tains, destroying an extensive saddle and
harness factory and several armories also
capturing numb of prisoners, rebel mail
and quantity OF dry goods and medicines.
The Herald's dispatch says that the re-
organization of the army has commenced.
Gen. Tyler has been assigned to the COM
mand of the Irish Legion.
Deserters from the North Carolina troops
are availing themselves of the Presidents
Proclamation.
Several New England aod Western regi-
ments are re-enlistirg
FORT MONROE, Dec. %.
flag of truce boat has arrived from City
Point with 500 Union prisoners in exchange
for those sent up by Gen. Butler.
The rebel Government refuses any further
ouot,o all all
about which our Government has been con-
tending, and their laws in regard to officers
and soldiers in negro regiments are recog-
nized They also refuse to receive flag of
truce from Gen. Butler or negotiate with him
on the SUBJECT of exchange, because OF JEFF.
Davis proclamation ou;lawing Gen. Butler
last year. 1t will be remembered that they
were quite willing to receive medicines from
proc 'amation which they now make pretext
for refusing nego.,t ons. They have al.
ready exchanged over 500 prisoners with
Ge 3. Butter @
The Richmond Eaaminer of to-day contains
the following dispatch:
Charleston, Dec. 25.-The enemy COM
menced she!l'ng the city last right, keeping
| up steady fire which is still going on at 9
CLOCK tniS morning.
A fire broke out at o'clock, destroying
ten or twelve buildings but causing few casu-
alties
There is heavy firing in the direction of
Stono, which is believed to be between our
batteries and the enemy's gunboats
The shelling of the city continued to day;
one man mortally and one white woman
slightly wounded.
Three fire,nen were badly injured by the
falling walls of burning buildings. Eight or
ten were slightly injured.
All quiet at Sumter. ..
Charleston, Dec. 26.-From - o'clock on
Thursday night to 4 o'clock the next after
noon l20 shells were thrown at the city.
The enemy fired five guns-three at Gregg,
one at Cummings Point and from mortar
| battery.
The eng gagement on Johnston's Island be.
| tween our light batteries and the enemy's
gunboats resulted in drawn fight, with but
few casualties.
Charleston, 27th.-The enemy fred four
shells at the city last night.
No firing from Morris Island to-day. Our
batteries kept up vigorous fire on the work.
ing parties who are engaged in erecting an.
other battery at the extreme end of Cum
| mings' Point.
Our loss at Stono was one killed and five
wounded.
Dalton, Ga., 27h.-Gen. ice e Johnston
| assumes command of the Army of shs Ten
! nessee to-day.
Scouts report 1000 Yankees at Cumber.
land, two miles north of Cleveland, and
similar force south of that pace.
NEwBERN, n c., Dec. 18.
Late Wilmington papers announce the ar
rival there Of a great number of blockade
running steamers.
refugee just arrived says that twenty
three arrived there the night before he left.
Special to the Post.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2S.
| A large contraband mail had been captured
| in Baltimore just as it was about to start for
Richmond Several persons of prominence
are implicated.
| The confiscation act is executed with great
| vigor in this District. New cases of seizure
| Of property occur daily.
AN IMPORTANT MILITARY MOVEMENT IN Ten.
NEssEE.-The Chicago Tribune is advised Of
a movement being made on body of 25, 900
rebels recently concentrated at or near Jack.
son, Tennessee. The purpose Of the rebels
is supposed to be an attack on Memphis or
some other important point. The Tribune
thinks the movement being made by the
Union forces will not only thwart the designs
Of the rebels, but will probably eliminate in
their capture.
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