Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-23
VOL. XVI---NO. 10.

: some important expedition on foot.
2 The Cairo !Fur Eugie has dispatches
from New Orlean ca the 10TH stating
chat number OF vessels from that mort
: for Matamoras, with cargoes intended
or Cortinas or the general market, were
seized by the French atthe mouth OF the
; Rio Grande.
CAIRO, Sept. 18.-The steamer Belle
Memphis has arrived with Memphis
dates Of yesterday evening. Sergeant
/. :, Clark, of the Jlst illinois infantry.
has furnished additional news concerH-
ing affairs on the Rio Grande On the
morning OF the 9Th the French moved
"ut ot Lagdad g force estimated at 80
600, and commenced The ascent of The
ttlo aIan0e, for the purpose OF attacking
Natum0r&c. TheiI march was uninter-
p fupted till reaching 4 point opposite
Nhlte Ltance, v here they met Cortinas
with Mexican force, prepared to con-
test their approach. A terrific artillery
duel ensUeu, when The French We're
compelled TO f0il back in confusion.
closely followed ior three miles, wien
coming to chappareu they made
stand. Coltinas opened On the i'm
pcriul forces with shot and shell.
Nhuc Cng&geda at this point the rebel
commander at Brownsville came down
the Texas side with large drove oTcat-
tie i0I the teuch, aizQ seeing his Con-
| fedGTat0 TTIcnIS engaged With Coitiuss
he promptly esp0useG in the cause. and
the French opened on Tie Mexian's rear.
Seeing this, the Imperial army made an
attempt to turn tie day, and charged
on the ifodcrals with the bayonet with a
determination to conquer or die. and
were driven back in disorder. Cortinas
! then turned two pieces artillery OF Ford
/ (rcbeI} forcing him to retire.
About this time the 9lst Illinois were
at BraZos Santiago, hearing the firing on
The gallant boys pitched into Ford and
drove himiive miles, capturing his camp
equipago and 80 stand Of arms.
M"&ntlnle C0rlina# succeeded i'll put
ing the lmperiaHsls to flight and drove
them to Baro dol Rio AS he could not
compete with the heavy ordinance Oh
shipboaTd he Withdrew his forces TO
! White Rancho and crossed with 500
men inio Texas, where they lay in ar0.s
during the night.
No sooner had Cortinas crossed the
Rio Giando than he lowered the fag Of
/ his Countrywide white, red and green
and hoisted the stars and Stripes, which
Vas enthusiastically greeted by Mexican
soldiers as Well as American,
! On the 7th, CoItina5 followed Fosey
! to tEG Old battlefield OF I}esaca de Il.
| Palma, where he rested his troops for
/ the night, while i'Orcy fell back t.
/ Brownsville, cortaias dispatched a
couria" 10 M8Jam0ras 10 order the forces
| there 10 prepare to move immediately.
! lQriy on The morning Of the Sth $50
| Me&icans moved UP the Rio Grandc,
crossed tho river amt came down on the
| Texas side, attacking Brownsville stimuli
! taneOUsiy with COrtinas. The STRUGGLE
W;a brief, and r9sulled IN the defeat of
the reJels, who WcI2 driven from the
town and Cortinas took possession. The
exit oi the rebels from Brownsville was
/ 50 hasty that they left their flags floating
on the Court House and other public
! buildings, which We're soon torn down
and the stars and stripes hosted amid
| the shouts and cheerings OF the Federal
soldiers, who were almost as proud OF
the starry banner as CuE brave boys.
/ CHATFA Sept. 17.-Thc Griffin
| Hcpei ot the iiLh, contains an order by
| Gov. Brown, Of Georgia, Withdrawing
the 1859 militia FROM Hoods army for
/ thirty days.
The sc, 900 Federal prisoners at Auder-
sonViiIe, ga, have been removed to Sd
vannah and Augusta.
/ New YORK, sept l9.-The. JIorlcns
! Army Of the Potomac correspondent of
/ the 18th instant givys the following g,-
count Of the rebel capture OF our cattle:
! 10 tie rear portion OF our line, picIlctcd
! by fhc 1as division Of Columbia cavalry.
/ there was large field in which there
| were about $4,000 head Of very fine beef
cattle. As the enemy had been con-
stauuE throwing scouts through the
country tGCrg@.Guts, he had probably
/ learned the Ga1t ANA resolved 10 possess
| himself Of orr treasure. AccOIuiunly
| daylight yesterday morning revealed
him approaching, close i'll front OF the
lst division OF the Columbia regiment.
i'll two strong lines Of battle, the tir>t
comprising the troops Of Wm. II. Lee.
and the second being Eampt0u's O.
9lOu-the ag9l eSaja number Of men
reaching probably. 5000. Quickly break
! ing in front 81 our piclIetS, the enemy
turned by the right and left, moved
around the cattle, ana drove oil the EN-
| tire herd, likewise many hOlsgs belong
! ing to our men. All this was done 50
/ quickly that it was impossible to get
/ any Teiniorcements here in time to
check the bold movement.
! Z brigade Uf cavalry under General
/ Davies @ndauOther party Under General
KautZ was sent out with y view of inter
cepting Them. Tt is believed they eau
cross the Norfolk Railroad but their
/ Success viii all depend up0n who ar
rives at this position first.
| st about the same tjmC an attack was
made on Ouy rear. Two consecutive
movements were made against tie lines
in front Of CraWf0rd's and Ayers diyj-
sions, The piciet5 Icing driven in on the
main body OH bOJI; occasions. This fact
leads TO the belief that their massin@
troops at this point is only u fent and q
part Of the movement for securing the
drove OF cattle.
At the time Of closing this dispatcl,
nothing definite has been heard from the
pursuing force.
The Jfeyu}d'5 correspondent saws:
The teiegr&phic construction corps en-
gagged i'll putting up wire between this
ana TT Pow haitian, numbering 10 men
under Mr.. Mcintosh, with six wagons
50 mules and - miles OF wire were also
captured. Mr.. Mcintosh, Frank ThoD-
as and c0lOred teamster are all OF the
party known to have escaped.
III the pursuit we first came upon the
enemy in force at small! creek near
Hawilinsville, on the Jerusalem plank
road, where we found them strongly
entrenched beyond the stream, with
the bridge torn up and an almost i'm
passable swamp intervening.
Gen. Sheridan, who commanded the
advance brigade, made strenuous efforts
to carry the position, but finding it too
strong Gen. Davis was ordered up, ard
also the brigade under Col. Smith, with
. Clark's battery, for combined effect.
The Sth and 10Th Pennsylvania and lst
Maine regiments formed on the left Of
the road, while the 1st Massachusetts
, and 9th Ohio were on the right. The
nature of the ground compelled them to
fight dismounted. After o vigorous ar-
tillery fire by ClaFI's battery a general
assault was ordered which was ObeveG
: with Will, but without success. The
t enemy's line was found to be both long
: er and stronger than ours. In the charge