Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-04
he rebel ram ALTERNATE was blown ny


shot. Lieut.. Gushing, commanding
the Launch, and one man escaped.
This rebel ram has long been Il source
of annoyance to our fleet in Albermarle
Sound, and in May last made raid, but
was beaten back by the gunboat Sassa-
cuss. Thus, one of The important means
of oifense that the rebels possessed in
Roanoke River is destroyed. The ram
was preparing to make Il raid at the
time she was blown up.
WASHINGTON, Nov. i.--Quite lively
fight occurred between large force of
Mosby's men and Il portion of the Sth
cavalry, last Sunday, in the nei2hbor-
hood of Salem, Va.
Mosby expected to surprise our troops,
and sent three attachments o. his men
to make simultaneous attack. He
found them ready tor any hostile dem
olstration. The consequence was THAT
the guerrilla chief was routed. We lost
but two or three men killed ANA t!areeor
foug Wou.i.ied. The rebel los Was inpfV
than h.lhl, tlii. iiuli;c. bes;!,'~ Is ;,ris-
onrrs rll.liifed.
\A~!iNii.i.... Nuv. i. -~.lc,. the re-
puiH2 u, y yti..E Hood AIS moved ,te-
the. West air@- thc s"u,h size t1ht i..ti-
iic->cr liz i trii"Ncu 70 Nave crossed
so'n'' ~ his nl"ii II ." ne,r bi.subr'l!;e,
twelve mites ilnnv.. Florence. Ne part
a. his tore H. i-,rvrI .Grtner north.
Rebel run,o. mere has * ,urt,',i tina! hv
= rti!iih,! i,.~ way. Ills pGri">c - ,,..-
h"H;i /" ASCERTAIN. WITH a Sjrn9g tt!
'-rai turrA IL ht- .rI.,t, FINK AN GEAR.
irdfs ,.:' +" .ii> making !, demons; rajiun
III this quarter are simply ridiculous. --
automatically his movements are p.0n i!
Ell hy :! desire 70 effect the coming elsc-
ton.
Gen. lhoil.,l, j. III lhe city ana pre-
parcel for amy movement Hood nay
may MAKE IN this direction -frou.
bodies OF troops ;ire movil. IL proper
position.
The Union feeling here is one ~ stroi.g
hone that Hood will place himself il II
position from which it will he d::fici.it
!" "Xtricate himself.
Sherman cannot he cuaNed or bullie'i
81. -! Atlanta, but w:il continue to ho!.
Il Ill hazards.
Forrest, with cavalry force, is report
e't threatening IohnSonvilie, where are
large quantities ~ government stores
iaf'e transport. W.'Er esiruyed by part
- las CohlHs,sti..
Ainpip nr.'.i;r3fj,."> t..;"a .ICen made
~ '.oil Johns,r> II, iu1 ciitvtuaiiy re-
pulse anv fa',-. IN =, s.' may bring
against i.
~ 1o.n. E,rv : rne I~i{,aae's
ct:l-rtap oAu-nt 81, ,'s' :,l' Of tne .AIlny
III ia: Potomac. s,!D8. ,.ttH 81 The "JtiI ,
say: ihe I,,,, aU&....i q .n,ic and II
hi.,i southwe~> -,.5.L=. "a car ieit
by The receu; s,,..-y.., t.; demonstrations
~ being strongly tot.,.i&s,. ana 1 uiGel-
stand gAat the ARMY sint road is 10 10
pts.,.'si immediately OUT 10 the lelt two
or three miles beyond its present ter
q t a fan
sion OF our fortified line came to be SO
EASILY tiilue wa, ~ IA" enemy weak
eii!il4 their lilies OF battle al tni5 point,
10 intercept what they took for il flank
movement around their extreme right.
" hlic they were iii;iss ing against the I'll
me Ill. corps showed iii 1t this point
aMd look line oi tiieir works, which
was reversed and now forms oar new
let angie.
Probably NO: daring the war has SO
important an extension OF fortified:
line been made with Sd little iighIiHg.--
1t is true there was considerable niarcn
ing and counter-narcning il The opera.
ton, bat tiI;lt WAS i Iuere frOiic Tor tiic
boys, WHO had So long been confined III
camp. this, like every other move re-
GENTLY. OH tither side, has demonstrated
the growing Weiikilcss OF the rebel lines.
Wildly striving 10 defend themselves al
distance, they have allowed another
fatal ana irreparahie approach to be
made 10 vital point. Their confusion
along the line on Thursday is reported
by deserterS ana our own escaped DTS
oner. a., unprecedented.
The TrluuHt's Washington spccis.
says uf the soldiers election frauds:
Uonahue and Terry, the agents in the
recent election frauds, have been con-
ricted by the military commission ami
Sentenced to Imprisonment Tor Lie. 4 he
sentences have been Approved by the
Secretary OF War, and viii Immediately
be carried into execution. New \ DIRK
prisons Will not be selected for them.
Marvin Jones, Colonel Norths CHIEF
assistant, confined with him at the Old
Capitol, has made Il full confession %:
his completely in the forgery OF votes,
and that the business has been carried
Oh at Col .Sprt.l > agency much more
extensively than anything done at Bal
tiniore. it is understood that Governor
c'eymOur> special commissioners are
staggered ny his complete implication
vi Col. North in the frauds.
The end i, not yet reached.
The Times Special says: y careful
examination Of the iucts and papers in
the case has convinced Judge Parker
and his associates that the matter is a
ed or anticipated prior to their arrival,
and ASSUMES with them the proportions
of a grave crime against the purity OF
the ballot box and the rights OF electors.
NEW YORK. November THE steam
er Persia has arrived with Liverpool
dates to the afternoon of the 22d.
Lon,ton. Oct. 22.-rhe commercial de-
preston here and at Liverpool is una
Dated but funds are firmer. Consols,
SS3jo SO: Illinois Central, 50Ia5l.
The British Government lately rettis-
ed 10 let the steamer sacramento coal,
owing to the fact that it was not three
months since she was last supplied.
BosToN, November Dispatches
from Augusta, Me-, state that an at
tempt was made Monday night TO sur
prise the water battery at Castine, by a
raiding party from the land side. The
sentinel; were fired OH, but none were
hurt The party were driven Off and
escaped in boats.
CAIRO, Nov. THE steamer Univer-
sal, bound up, struck snay III miles
above memphis on sunday. -Four on
five Passengers and the same number o!
rebel prisoners were drowned. Seventy
five .'ebel prisoners, from NicSsburg
We're on board, II OF whom (inciuding il
Captain) escaped. The remainder weft
brought up on the Belle OF st Louis
and forwarded to Chicago. The Uni
versal il /, total loss. Two Thousand
barrels OF pork, belonging to the govern
l.lent, We're among her cargo.
Two hundred Federal cavalry recently
sent across the river from Memphis Il
hunt guerrillas came upon small fore.
near Marion, and captured 80 stands O
arms Two miles beyond Marion they
came upon GOD or 500 rebels. After sonlt
skirmisiling our forces tell back to the
river, followed by the enemy, when
they Were driven back in cOuIlIsi0u by