Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-06
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General of United States volunteers, to the
President of the United States shar,aN
v [Signed] 9sE Respectfully, 5 ,tE mtrog
/ dst- ID Do bass noa FRANK P.lBLAIR, rai
| Maj Gen of U. s. Volunteers.
! y - WAsH1NGroN, Jan. 18th, 1854. r
Acceptedby order Of the President. .5'a -,
1Signedl EDWIN W. STANTON. ~. /;
'',.5 .'''-' r.+~ ~ +. :, Secretary of War.
g, 1aa.a a. g .e3 MEMPHIS, April %.
Martin Smith was executed to-day in Fort
Pickering for the crime Of smuggling per.
cussion caps to the enemy and violating his
oath Of allegiance. He stated at the gallows
that he was guilty and his sentence was Just.
Two other men ar. now in Irwin prison for
the same crime, and will probably suffer the
same penalty umo1 sa bsagissT Fis!a
Gen., Washburne is very active preparing
his force for active duty in the field. =. =
| Gen. Sturgis has assumed command Of the
cavalryhese and isremonnting and equipping
them. -.s'G '.azg 4.aa- 1'ar 1as -b51l5o7a
jASiI .9E4 T ~ CAIRO, MAY I. T.
BY the arrival of the steamer Mollies Able
Memphis of the 2sh. ...s 5.,,-..... GOOD
On the evening Of the 25ih the gunboat
Petril was suddenly boarded, captured and
burned by Writ Adams cavalry, two miles
above Yazoo City. G., A number on the boat
were killed. Capt. McElroy and crew are
among the missing, supposed to be prisoners.
The engineer, pilot and an ensign escaped.
The Petril was small sized gunboat. car
rying only four or five guns.1qoJ a53 ug ;gs
The following Sunday a Federal officer
named Wooster, formerly in command of a
colored regiment, was executed in the same
vicinity ,g'av5a 3M ~ 5NsFa7 1iNi 40
The steamer Tycoon from White river, had
arrived at Memphis. She reports a skirmirhy ?
between our cavalry and party Of guerril-
las near Duval's Bluff. The enemy were
routed and a number of isoners captured.
TIE Arkansas river is falling rapidly Lad
The steamer Progress was recently fred /
into near Concordia, Mississippi. One deck
hand was wounded Another attack wss
made on her near Grand Lakes, where ono
OF the guerril'as was killed and ten taken
prisoners. ..r..--. aes4 qlfle.-7s e.rI e3 gsGd-
Mhe Progress was attacked the third time
near Island 76, but received no injury.
The mill ary authorities at Memphis are
pressing her citizens, for the purpose Of
n'ing body of cavalry for duty at that
place. , .-,-ts -,.. n, .,,.,.-. .,.t., -,rr
1t is reported that Paducah is again threat
ened, and measures are being taken to pre-.
vent the government property from falling
into the hands of the enemy, should they ad-
vance on the place. s-fr...,a. -,trsza Ii,
There is said to be about 1000 people
from the county around Paducah, and
number of contrabands, encampsd within a
radius of ten miles, On the opposite side of
the river from that city. - -. ..r
Col. Osborne who wounded at Carbondale,
on the 9th, has since died.
- ...z..,- sE CAIRO, May 2. t
Generals Ransom and Stone are passengers
by the steamer Memphis from New Orleans.
Gen. Ransom is rapidly recovering from
his wound. His statement goes to exhonor- j.
ate Gen. Stone from the responsibility of dis
aster resulting from disposition of our forces
at Sabine Cross Roads. He states further,
that Gen. Stone has endeared himself to the
whole army of the Gulf, by his gallant con-
duct in the battles Of the Sth and 9th. .....
On the 18th the steamer Roe, bound
for New Orleans' took wood at the mouth Of
the St. Francis river, which being used in the
furnaces caused an explosion, resulting in no
damage save the burning of the face and
hands Of the iremen. Afterwards when
about passing Fort Adams she was signalled
by man apparently in distress; the engines
were immediately stopped and yawl lowered
for his relief, when masked battery in the
fort opened on the Roe. Ten shots were
fired, one striking the wheel house, doing
little damage. Two hundred infantry also
fred on. the boat without effect. The boat
was heavily laden with Government stores -,
The party who captu ed the gunboat Peril
are represented as numbering about 800 men,
with several pieces Of artillery, which with
musketry suddenly opened on her. The crew,
though taken by surprise, quickly responded
and quite brisk fire was kept up for somo
minutes, when a ball from the enemy pierced
the bottom, filing the boat with scalding r
steam and compelling the crsw to leave her.
Gen. Sturgis had started with large force
on an expedition after Forrest There is
nothing reliable concerning the late rumor
that Forrest was within few miles of Mem
phis with large force and designed captur-
ing that place. | %+l 10 5'7sIi< 1868
A flag of truce was sent to Paducah this
morning, requesting the exchange of Surgeons
held as prisoners. Col Sykes replied that he
only had power to exchange bullets, which at
the,latest advices was declined by the rebels.
Gen. Hurlhut is relieved of the command
of the 10th army corps. -.rn.. 5l.5 r75st
Brig. Gen. Pfentiss commands the district
of Cairo, vice Bayman.