Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-04

lst division of the I'd corps made a dash
on a rebel fort and captured it, taking a
colonel, Il major, IA captain, and q lieu
tenant, with 20 men, prisoners, and
bringing offtwo guns.
Our picket line was advanced here for
some distance, and our me still hold
their new ground.
(Signed) w. d. MCGREGoR
WHEELING, Va, Oct. 30.-rhe fol-
lowing dispatch was received at a late
hour last night:
Caaberian3, oct. 23.-Io Gov. A. j.
Barman: he garrison at Beverly,
composed OF Il detachment OF the Sth
Ohio Cavalry in command q. Lieut..
Col. Lowell, was attacked his morning
at daylight by Mai. Hill, with $50 rebels.
Maj. Hi! belongs to tnb"den's com
mand.
After two hours hard fighting the
rebels We're repulsed and routed, with II
loss of 1l5 prisoners, Is killed ana a
large number wounded. Among the
latter is Major Hill, who is MORALLY
wounded and a prisoner in our hands.
Our loss is Z killed and 81 wounded,
including Lieut.. Pack killed, and Major
Dove wounded.
The rebels retreated to the mountains.
tSicned) b. F. KELLY,
Brevet Major General.
HEADQUARTERS Dept OF EAST NEw
YORK, Oct. 29.-General Orders No. 50.
Information has been received by the
agents in Canada design to send
into the United States and colo
nize at different points large num-
bers of refugees, deserters and enc
mics of the Government, with a view to
vote at the approaching election, and it
is not unlikely when this service to the
rebel cause has been performed, that
these may organize for the purpose of
shooting down peaceful citizens and
plundering private property, as in the
recent predatory incursiOn of the Detroit
river and ut ST. Adams, against these
mediiated outrages on the purity of the
elective franchise and their nefarious
acts Of robbery, i~ncendiarism and II
der, it is the determination of the Major
General commanding to guard by every
possible precaution. and 10 visit the per-
petrators, if they shall be detected, the
most signal and summary punishment.
All the classes of persons enumerated,
whether citizens of insurgent States
who have been in the rebel service, or
engaged in acts OF hostiiities to the gov
eminent, deserters from themilitGry ser-
vice Of United States, or men drafted or
subject to draft who have fled to eyaue
their duty to their country, axe liable TO
punishment for the crimes they have
already committed, and no effort will
be spared to arrest them for the pur-
pose. All provost marshals II thel
deputies within this departments are
commanded to exercise all possible vigil
lance, and to adopt such measures as
may be necessary to detect persons COM
ing into the United States for the pur-
pose of voting, or of committing depre-
uations on private property, and to pre-
vent their escape, and it is earnestly
recommended to the electors OF the state
in their department to take within their
resnective elector districts such meas
| ures as may be required for theirown Sc
surity. ana 70 aid the mailauthoritiesi III
frustrating the design of rebel agents
OF emissaricS, Or in bringing the perpe-
traitors to punishment; and should any
Of these malfactors succeed in perpetra-
;rating their crimes, effective measures
will he taken TO prevent their return TO
Canada: and FOR this purpose special d.
rections viii te given and q suitable
guard Will be provided before the day OF
election. a. Il further ~precaution. All
persons Grom the insurgent States now
within this department, or who may
come Within It OF or before the Sd day
Of November. pro%inno, are hereby re-
nuit.,i a. report themselves for registry,
ON or before 1;}Ft day, and all such per-
sons Coming within the department
after that day w;!i report Immediately
on their arrival. Those who fall to con-
ply with sh;sy%qu.st will be regarded
as spies OF emi-sarics Of the insurgent
authorities at Richmond, and will be
treated accordingly. Tncregistry in this
citv viii he If the headquarters OF Maj.
Gen. john ). Peek. second in command
ia the dela,iuIeEt, u 3. Becker street,
and in 81: otncs places out of this city
II ,.,e Offices 81 the nearest provost mar
S..A.>.
The registry will contain a complete
description % persons reporting, and
also thvi- places OF residence, which
must no; be changed without notice at
the place - registry.
81 command of Maj. Gen. Dix.
1SigreI D. T. VANBUREN,
Colonel and A. y. G.