Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-19

~ on Sunday morning, and during the
day had succeeded in carrying two lines
of the enemy's earthwOrks, the outer
one being about nine miles from Rich
mOnd. The loss in the I'd corps, so far,
has been small. Generals Grant and
Meade are commanding in person.
LATER.
The mail boat Keyport has arrived
from City Point, and has on board 100
rebel prisoners, captured during the
diminishing yesterday.
Besides the earthwOrks captured yes
terday by our forces, there was also cap
tured one battery that bore upon our
men working upon the canal heretofore
alluded to. t''-
New YORK, Aug. 15.-Farragut in a
letter to Col. Palmer says: At an early
hour on the 10th ourfleet dashed two and
two, sailed into the pass close under the
guns of Fort Morgan, pouring in broad
side after brOadside of grape and canis-
ter, thus driving the gunners from their
| guns, and leaving our vessels only under
a fire from Forts Gaines and Powell,
which of course was less effective on ac-
count of the distance. In passing the
Forts the Oneida received shot which
temporarily disabled her machinery, but
was safely towed through by her consort
Our monitor Tecumseh, one of the
foremost, was sunk almost instantly,
carrying down about 100 men, including
Capt. Craven. The gunboats having
passed the Forts they were pursued by
the rebel ram Tennessee and three iron
clads. The ram was Immediately at
tackled and battered so effectuaIly that
he was obliged to surrender in few
moments. The ram is but slightly in
jured. Lieut.. Neutress, of the MOnon-
gahela, lost both legs. Lieut.. Matony,
of the Oneida, lost an arm.
THoMAsToN, Me-, August 1.-THE
Tallahassee yesterday destroyed twenty
five vessels off Martinique Rock. She
is manned mostly by Nova Scotians.
ST. LOUIS, August 1.-THE Daco-
tab Union says: General Sully, with
5000 troops, left Fort Rice on the
18th ult., moving west. He intends
! to strike the Yellowstone at Fort Alex
ander.
A messenger arrived at Fort Rice on
the 21st, with the Information that l, 700
lodges of hostile Indians We're encamp-
ed near Barthold, prepared to give Gen.
Sully battle. This intelligence was inn
mediately sent to tSully, and should he
think it reliable, he willprobably change
his course and attack the Indians.
CAIRO, Aug. 16.-Vicksburg dates of
the 10th say the1 steamers Check and
Atlantic No. 2, on cotton expedition
up the Yazoo, are reported captured by
the rebels.
The rebels 1900 strong attacked our
troops, who were guarding the planta-
tons in the vicinity of Goodrich Land
ing, but were held at bay until our men
were reinforced, when the rebels We're
driven back with considerable loss.
The steamer Marietta from New Or
leans the 10th, has arrived.
An attempt was made to destroy the
gunboat Lafayette with a torpedo at
Bayou Sara few days ago, but failed.
Gen. Hurlbut has arrived here.
Gen. Payne has just returned from a
guerrilla expedition into Tennessee.
The railroad from Paducah to Union
City is to be Immediately repaired, and
the citizens along the line will be held
responsible for future damage.
WASHINGTON, August 17.-Saturday
last Hancock's corps was put in motion
on the James River, and by circuitous
route reached the north side of James
River at Deep Bottom, near Dutch Gap,
Saturday night. Turner and Terry's
Divisions of the 10th Corps also crossed
over to Deep Bottom Saturday night.
Fosters Division, which had been for
some time posted at Deep Bottom, was
advanced by Gen. Birney little after
rebel line of skirmishers before them a
considerable distance, when the oath
Massachusetts charged and broke the
rebel line and captured 20 prisoners
Meantime Gregg's cavalry had cleared
the roads for Hancock, and he got his
I'd Corps in position on Birney's right,
on the New Market road, which leads
from the vicinity of Malvern Hill to
Richmond. The position thus taken by
Hancock was about 10 miles from Rich
mOnd. Birney made an assault on~his
front and carried the enemy's line of
works which guarded approaches to
Richmond in that quarter and captured
six pieces of cannon and four mOrtars.
1t is reported that Longstreet, with
10000 men, and Fitz Hugh Lee, with
| 10,0O0 men, passed through Warrenton
on Saturday last, toward the Valley,
doubtless to reinforce EARLY.
| Gen. Sheridan lost 200 wagons near
Berryville on the same day.
BANGOR, Me-, August 16.-The DEM
ocratic State Convention, held in this
city to-day was large.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the administration, and declaring that
the Democratic party is and ever has
been the true Union party.
The resolutions are understood to be
compromise between the peace and war
| wings of the party, and the nomina-
ton of Howard the result of compro-
! mise.
LOUISVILLE, August 16. Wheeler,
| with LOO men, demanded the surren-
der of Dalton on the evening of the 14th,
of Col. Liebold, of the I'd Missouri,
commanding that post, with eight hum
dred men. A slight sl1irmish was go
| ing on when the last train left. This
train had Col. McCullom and three 9TH
err officers on board.
Between Adairsville and Calhoun the
men were Obliged to repair the road,
which had been burned by small de-
tachment from Wheeler's force, which
cattle on the way to Atlanta, the officers
| in charge narrowly escaping.
| After the train left Dalton, General
Steadman being geographically advised
| thereof, started with large force from
| Chattanooga.
The latest heard from Dalton was just
at nightfall on the 18th. CannOnading
was going on there.
Rumor says the train leaving Reseca
on the evening of the 14th was captured
by the force which captured the cattle.
This raid had been anticipated by
Sherman, and he was prepared to meet
it at an important point.
On Saturday 300 guerrillas attacked
Selma, Livingston county, KY, garri-
lsoned by thirty of the 4th Kentucky,
and after short fight were repulsed
with a loss of eight killed, Is badly
wounded and several captured. Federal
loss three killed, four captured one NOR
tally wounded and several slightly.
Several horses were killed on each