Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30
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took tfieEivvbei G; en.i on of The 18th,
rat "a silbysaile ,sfssi Iea nj ee0llntss KY,
and eafterla siItTpsbattle, defeated ano
rrouted him, ililng-al II uinberlyf meL
and Capturing III pieces Of artillery.
+ aCeiieral7flioinas also afflonnces that
"a portiopl6f d3yon's 5reEel forcss wert
attack ed, defeated lald, r9utedcat Hop
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II PHlllA nEId fl fees y III heUn
States supply ,steamfrs Belnuday arrived
To-day from TIE Gulf sddatlron.
,i, fI, MoNhoH. No @ pss III q ,,s severe rain
The mail stealnerN Webster, from Cit1'
nothineeaew sfa 9Jrn Inspired at the front
ALI isrq,iet s6.1ggs ora sa9J&
Il AvIssHlsSaqoS,s 1Dadada2 ez,ghe Nav,,
/ Depin tment hasfs fscaiged dinfornution O
~ capture sof stlle Sg.l oqner Madeira, il
i's M itefra Was ao4@s,a waffi fe5 bales @
j0cdatosa.l3 ,Gissos3 Eo &Bo ne9iEb
q ( Adsiiral 81 ass,sils;5 q ep1ntiantsing tbs
!, tAsa Gulf BLOCKED Ii lluad9ops report
! From Key West, TIE Gapturc' c'ton On The 1Otl
81 ttiiyc" British sstilooner Sorts,s with Z;
',ales ofsGotson -aond the schooner Peep
30 ~. NE 4 agsso vas eantared while
4 2at " 4 TfI5 tt a b taakaE'sat Anne
' PIE PFesident lss.ss recognized Henr,
| iEf ems asut 'onsuhc hcofsthe SWifm Confed
brat ion,5 al Chieag9, q Tor the States o.
|, 4Iiehigall, WISCONSIN, Iowa, Minnesota
I sild the northefp part Of Illinois
Pie Secretary the Navy to-day
ltransnlitIeel tothe House eChiefEngineel
/ il ing sareports sl0n tllefdook yards ant
| i accoinpahied by dlawflrts. II appear
ltlfht tffie affnedN ships s6fJ Great Britain
1 built audi bliiidfl1gaiHl 20.i OF these
10 0aEe heavy ifons yesselss and, 2 wooder
/ cased in iron, besides, | iron and
1wooden cubato vessel %1-A ~
latti'he Postmaster General ilasissued az
Order to post masters directing all mai!
! n1atteil jutenae for5 Slermans,s army te
bf fef4 sshF 9y asa,a Tbs E4y & EIf3 >IsiI, }SFi
T 'SAsHvtI..lr, "Dec. ONO 3a;2ze9to official re-
/ ports from the army laSsa @llf
! At last accounts etea. Thomas was at
I loluin bia. a. portion OF the rebel force
Which had crossed the river, were pro-
ceeding southwark. g ''s-.1s
7 'Fhelentireaeountfy about Nashville is
l-filied with desertefs from the rebel az
my, many Iof whom are constantly COM
| ing, into our lines.
The report that Hood crossed Duci.
River with so pieces artillery is un-
true. Ills artillery wgas dpostly lost be-
! tween Franklin and the battle before
| y Nashyiiie, and the number Of pieces left
| him on his retreat must have been few.
| Hoods army is reported by descrters
and prisoners is.in depiorable condition.
! ITheif utter: eAter:niii iiiation Is probable.
/ =. The weather hsts been Very cold since
Hast night s2..f- 'f-' -
slThe river is seventeen feet, and still
] rising.i1 U@ft,5 Is5-~Gn -
d y ilwz York, Dec. 4.-aen. Davidson
and his division of Union cavalry, some
accounts Of whose raiding operations in
the lower parishes OF. Louisiana were
Fsome time ago republished from rebel
papers; have arrived safely at Pascagou-
| la, La, from Baton Rouge, which place
they left on the 9th inst. They moved
| through the southern portions Of Louis
lama, Mississippi and Alabama, and the
western portion of Florida, meeting
| large quantities OF rebel supplies, Occu-
pying Il number Of towns, tearing up
| railroad tracks, burning bridges, captur-
| ing number of prisoners and two valu-
able mails, and innicting immense dam
age generally on the enemy. Their op
eratiCns caused great CONSERVATION
among the rebels in the district of coun-
try through which they passed. Their
entire casualties were two killed, eight
wounded and forty captured,
The rebel guerrillas and bushwhack-
ers continue their depredations on the
plantations along the Mississippi river,
above New Orleans, but they have near
~ ceased warning on unarmed trans
ports.
NEW YORK, Dec. 244.-The Richmond
Lcunaiaer of the 21st has an indefinite
report that the rebel Breckenridge had
two engagements with the National for
lees under Burbridge Or Stoneman, on
last Sunday and Monday near Glade
Springs, southwestern Virginia, and
defeated them and compelled them to
retreat precipitately towards east Ten
nessee. ,.sft -.-5s. s-....s
/ The rebel salt works at Saltyille were
reported to be safe, though it was be-
]ieved the lead works at Marion were
Edestroyed.5 slaz447r ai6
The rebel Col. Scott in an order dated
at Clinton, La, directs that all persons
going in the direction OF the Union
lines with cotton to sell to the Yankees,
shall be punished with one hundred
lashes each. ..-.-.-
Some Of the Richmond editors writh-
ing and smarting under the late series
of disasters to their arms, abuse jeff.
Davis in severe language, charging his
meddling in military matters as the
cause of all misfortunes.
The Richmond Sentinel of the 2lst
says: sit is reported that the Yankees
have evacuated Plymouth, N. G. They
have not occupied Washington"
CLEVELAND, Dec. 24.-The following
is a list of casualties caused by the dis
aster on the Cleveland & Pittsburg Rail-
road, yesterday:
Kilied-John Robinson and wife, of
Petersburg, Mich; o. H. Perry, Of
Cleveland; Dr. Miller, of Minerva, O.
Wounded-Geo.. Pennayor, Massilon,
badly; VIM. Hominer, Hudson, badly;
Mrs. Caller, Philadelphia; Capt. King,
Winchester; E.. S. Stevens, of Indian
| Bureau, Washington, very badly Mrs.
Thompson, Mansfield; b. H. Goham.
Nfillersburg; c. *. EnWorthy, PhiIada.;
| P. H. Hammond, Cleveland Mrs. EN-
bisteter, Cleveland Dr.. Bocock, Pitts
burg Nv. A. Baldwin, Elmira; II. Gal
man, Cleveland; Mrs. a. Baldwin, of
Cleveland, and a few others, slightly.
FIT. MONROE, Dec. 22.-Rebel papers
contain the following:
/ Lynch6auy, w., Dec. 14.-Passengers
by the Western, train tonight report a
raid on the Virginia {, Tennessee r.. r.,
at Bristol, Tenn. The enemy are sup
posed to be a portion of Burbridge's
command. From Beams Station, they
advanced rapidly and entered the town
at 5 O'Clock in the morning, destroyed