Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-09

| IA NCW xVI N
Gen. StanIy'S Account of the Bat
| tie Of Franklin. 80 !
The Enemy Fortifying within
half a mile Of our Position at
Nashville. m (
Cairo News--Sinking ofihe steamer
| Continental. .n2gs
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The following
| dispatch has been received at the War
Department: ..ss
! city Point, Dec. Ito Hon. E. M.
Stanton, Secretary OF War: The Rich
mond Examiner, of to-day, admits that
Sherman will succeed in reaching the
sea coast. Other papers admit that he
has crossed the Oconee River. .a
GSigned1 u. :. GRANT,
H.. ... II ~. .. Lieut.-Gen., 9
CITY POINT, Dec. 1.-Gen. Gregg's
cavalry was sent south this morning, on.
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discover if the rebels were moving
troops south. The following dispatch is
just received in relation to it: :. q
Ueuttguarters army of the Potomac,
| 8 p. n.., Dec. Ito Lieut.. Gen. Grant
have just heard from Gen. Gregg. His
dispatch is dated 4 p. M. He reports
having captured Stony Greek Station,
which was defended by infantry and
cavalry, with artillery. He captured
/ two pieces of artillery, but had no means
OF bringing them Off, SO he spiked the m
| and destroyed the carriages. -
He had 1870 prisoners, eight wagons
and 30 mules. He burned the depot
with 5000 sacks OF corn, 50Obales of hay,
| number OF cars, Il large amount of ba-
| con, clothing, ammunition and other
government stores, and destroyed all the
shops ana public buildings.
Tie "a brigade, Gen. Gregg COM
manding, had the advance, and is
reported to have most galliintly carried
the rebels position. Gen. Gregg is now
returning to camp.
No information can be obtained of
any troops being seen going southwark,
either cavalry or infantry.
The Branch Road from Stony Creek
wa, seen to, but no rails were laid. AT
Duval's station, south of Stony Creek,
much property was destroyed and
large amount of railroad iron found =
An effort was being nlade to destroy it
by fire.
When the staff officer who brought
! the dispatch left, the rebels showed
signs OF having concentrated. and were
following, but the officer thinks General
Gregg will be in camp by midnight. =.
lSigned, GEO. G. MEADE, 3D."
Maj. Gen.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3.-The Journal
says letter from Nashville states that
it was reported that Il brigade of cavalry
consisting of the AID Illinois, 7th Ohio,
5th Iowa and 9Th Michigan, was sur
rounded by the rebels and it was only
by the most desperate fighting that they
cut their way through the rebel lines
and joined Gen. Thomas, in the rear of
Franklin. A number of men were
made prisoners. The loss in killed and
| wounded was not light. The same eve
ming a train of cars was captured at
Brentwood, miles from Nashville, on
the Tennessee & Alabama Railroad. ..
Capt. Thatcher, commander of the
| Federal gunboat 49," was ashore at
the time on hunting excursion, and
was killed by guerrillas.
| The picket says that the rebel Govern
or of Mississippi has convened a court
martial at Grenada to try those who had
not responded to his call, and the mill
| tia are much exercised in relation there
| to. ''.
On the Goth of November the citizens
! of Jackson, Miss, were much alarmed
at an apprehended raid by Gen. NJ. G.
Smith, who with $500 Federals had
crossed the Big Black River the day
previous.
All citizens of Nashville engaged in
no Ostensible business have been ordered
to leave the city.
Six hundred and ninety-one rebel
prisoners. part of the number captured
| by Gen. Thomas in the battle at Frank
| lin, arrived last night, on the train from
Nashville. They will be sent forward
to Camp Douglas as rapidly as possible,
| in order to make room in the military
prison for other captures that may be
| made.
| NASHVILLE, Dec. 2.-Slight skirmish-
| ing occurred all day to-day. There is
IL complete line of ofentrenchments around
| the city.
| A small cavalry force encountered
FORESTS rebel cavalry three miles from
town, on the Franklin pike. The rebels
coaiu he plainly seen advancing towards
them. Our troops then retreated To the
! city. AS night was coming on, but few
occasional ShUts We're exchanged.
! 1t is rumOred that Hood is enueavor-
! ing to cross the Cumberland with Il large
cavalry force. if.
| Many experienced officers predict all
engagement tomorrow. @
{ Our forces occupy the lines around the
city, and are in line of battle.
| Three soldiers were shetland killed by
) the guard in the streets Of the city this
'evening. Names-Cheaney, SSth KAN
sas, John McCarty, 30th Indiana, and
james Brunt, 7th Illinois Cavalry.
! LOUISVILLE, Dec. 3.-The Journal
contains the following this noon:
| The enemy has been very cautious to-
day in their demonstrations against our
cutter line, which is carefully construct
ed and extends from the river with "a
dius of twenty miles from the capital
On the roads south of the city the ene-
my's cavalry have been in plain view
all day.
| On the Franklin pike just before dusk
our cavalry pushed out towards the EN-
emy's line, compelling him to retire, hut
afterwards the rebels were reinforced,
and some skirmishing occurred. Neith-
er party sustained any loss. ,.
| No rebel infantry has been developed.
| Artillery firing occurred this a ter
noon on the left. But few shots were
fired. ts
| fheGefences are being hourly strength
ened and noapprehension need be felt for