Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-05-13

The Tribune's correspondent says Buffers
future movements will depend on those of
Grant. Accounts agree that Beauregard is
confronting Butler with 10000 troops.
WASHINGTON, May 10.
A messenger from s ottsylvania Court
House, yesterday morning, states that Han.
cock was compelled to retire on the Spottsyl-
vania road until he was joined by Burnside,
when he held his ground. On Sunday morn
ing the battle was renewed, and we drovc-the
rebels to Pc river, and on the 7th the whole
rebel army was retreating, and by night had
been driven in every direction, This morn
ing we put artillery in play, and when our
messenger left heavy cannonading was going
on. 1t is believed Lee will make . stand on
North Anna river. tti iJrle+ aat.-t
In the three days. operations We captrred
about $500 prisoners and lost about 10000
killed, wounded and prisoners. '.a7'
f Headquarters, near Bsrmud. aundreds,l
To Hon. K NJ. Stanton; ~ = ..-. I'd
Our operations may be summed up in
few word.
With ], ZOO cavalry we, have advanced up
the Peninsula, forced the Chickahominy
and safely brought them to our present po,
stion. These were colored cavalry, and are
now. holding position as our advace towards
Richmond. ....
General Kuntz, with 5000 cavalry from
Suffolk, on the same day with our movement
up the James River, forced the Bla:k Water
and burned the railroad bridge at Story
Greek, below Petersburg, cutting into Bea-
regards forces at that point We have land
ed here and entrenched ourselves. We have
destroyed many miles of railroad and got
position with proper supplies. We can
hold it against the whole Of Lees army. I
have ordered up the supplies.
Beauregard, with large portion of his
command was left south of the crossing CT
the railroad by General Kuntz. That portion
which reached Petersburg under him, I
have whipped to-day, killing and wounding
many. and taking many prisoners. after Sc
we're and well contested fight. Lieutenant
General Grant will net be troubled with any
further reinforcements to Lee from Beaure
CARDS force.
(Signed) ,e. B. F. BUTLER,
Major General Commanding.
| WASHINGTON, May 10.
The Senate will make another attempt to
pass the bankio z bill to day. a-..
|
contested election case TO morrow.
| Only about 30 men and five officers are
left Of the 4th Vermont regiment.
Gen. Seymour, just from Florida, is a pris
oner. His brigade was outhanked and broken.
No man fought more CALAMITY or bravely,
but it seems tf.at he was unfortunate with
his troops.
| The Star says messenger got in last night
from the army, who left Spottsylvania yes.
terday, came on horseback to Acquia Creek,
and thence came here on a gunboat at IL
O'clock. The fight wa. going on at Spottsyl-
vania. We held the place at that hour, and
Lee gave evidence of being weakened al d
falling back. The messenger had an escort
of $50 men, and as guerril.as were frequently
encountered on the way it is not improbable
that many of the escort were captured when
returning. .,r H3.'''.
Our wounded are reported to be $4,000,
most of whom are at Fredericksburg, and SO
thick that they are lying in the streets and
upon the pavements. A cavalry patrol or
dered out could not do duty as it was diff
cult to pass between the rows Of wounded
without trampling on them. ...
1t is said there are between 90, 600 and So
0C0 rebel wounded there also, who were left
upon the field. ... ....--..e
New YORK, May 10.
General Sedgwick was killed yesterday, in
a battle at Spotsylvania Court House. This
is official. ,.. i 1e1" p. ~
The dispatches Of the 4th state that the
rebels repulsed our troops on the Plank Road,
near Parkers' Store, Spotsylvania county
The engagement lasted from morn till night,
the rebels claim ng to have captured 900
Of our troops.
1 OfFriday's battle the dispatches state that
the Union troops. were repulsed in every
attack, and Longstreet finally forced them to
give way. Lorgstret was severely wounded in
the shoulder Gen Jennings was MORALLY
wounded The Unioion troops pushed back
to Characteristic ne
i Everything looks we'll. ..... .....
The Richmond Wing of the 7th. ssys
Up to late hour on the 9th no fighting had
taken place on the Peninsula. The move
ment of Buffers transports Up Ja,nes river
was known ip Petersburg at II o'clock Moa
day, when General Picket ordered out the
MALTA and great excitement ensued. All the
force at Petersburg was moved out but moth
ing is said of meeting the enemy. 4 ] trans
ports, three iron ciads ana gunboats were
counted, aud from ten to fifteen thousand men
landed at landing. -.-.
he Wing, Of the 18th states that Richmond
is in no worse peril than when threatened by
Mcclellan, and argues that there is no need
ola force to hold OUT, and that ample rein
forcements are at hand. 1t says there wall
be trouble and suffering from iasutticiency
of food. A dispatch Of the 9th from Dem
nopols states that rebel cavalry, 600 strong,
engaged 500 Yankees near Olive Branch
Creek, under General Apdrews and repulsed
treating towards Baton Rouge. A Dalton
dispatch Of the 9Th states that the Union
pickets were1 miles from Tunnel hill, but
were so strong nothing could be learned of
aur moVements. A pemapolis dispatch Of
the 9Th states that General Emory, with
10000 infantry, two batteries and $50 cav
airy was advancing toward Y"zoo CITY.
A Charleston dispatch states that 345 NOR
tar shells were thrown at Fort Sumter be-
tweep Friday morning and Saturday night.
Two shells were thrown into Charleston an
Saturday apd ten on sunday.
Several heavily laden vessels passed
Charleston Bar on Saturday, going South
ward. The rebel s atcs vote of thanks to
Forrest is under consideration.
commanders Pegram, Root and Spauding
have been assigned to reb:l iron clads in
James river. ..-. ss.r. arfs .'t O.. Is ..,
7~sF HArTERAs, N. c., May 7.
BT MAIL.-The schooner Eliza Sheldon,
bound for New York, has just arrived here
from Newbern, and reports that the enemy
made demonstration on Newbera yesterday,
cutting off the railroad communication he
tween that place and Beaufort. and making
his appearance on the south side of the
Neuse river, two miles below the city, with a
cavalry force accompanied byia battery of
fonr guns, VIII oh commanded the water ap.
proaohes to Newbern for brief period.
The gunboats Commodore Barney and
Louisiana suddenly made their appearance