Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-03-11
TELEGRAPHIC.
THE FLORIDA DISASTER TO BE
INVESTIGATED
Reinforcements Arriving at Jack
sOnville. '"'as '"o'
Rumor Of the Capture Of Newberl
Statement of Receipts and Ex-
penditures of the Government.
A Rebel Privateer Captured.
Interesting from New Orleans.


asf CAIRO, March 5.
| The steame, Rocket, from Vicksburg, 9th,
arrived this afternoon. with At guerrilla pIis-
| oners, captured at various times by the
Marine brigade. They belonged to bands
who have been firing into steamers along the
river. Among them are Captain and two
Lieutenants.
The Memphis papers of the Sd contain no
news.
The river has risen four feet in three days,
and continues rising.
New YORK, March 6.
The Times special gives the following ad-
ditional statements as to the results, etc., OF
Kilpatrick's raid. Several miles of railroad
track on two of the principal roads on which
Lee transports supplies for the northern army
of Virginia have been so thoroughly destroy
ed that some time must elapse before the
roads can be put in running order again.
Depots Of Commissary, Quartermaster and
ordnance stores were burned or destroyed.
No less than six grist mills and one saw mill,
principally at work for the rebel army, were
burned. Six canal boats loaded with grain,
with several locks on the James River Canal,
and almost invaluable coal pits, were destroy
ed. Nearly 300 prisoners were captured and
several hundred horses pressed into the
service. Hundred of negroes availed them
selves of this opportunity to come within our
lines.
The following account Of the course of the
expedition after leaving Richmond is of in
terest: At night the command went into
camp at place six miles from Richmond and
two miles from the Chickahominy. At 11.30,
Just as the command was fairly asleep, ex
cept those on duty, the rebels open two gun
battery upon the camp of Gen. Davies brig
ade. The men, though taken entirely by sur
prise, seized their carbines, and under Col.
Litchfeld, supported by the 1st Vermont,
Col. Preston, handsomely repulsed the ene-
my. Several men were wounded, and Col.
Litchfeld, who is missing, it is feared is also
wounded.
Gen. Fitzpatrick has decided to move to the
Whitehouse Rail Road and down the PENN
sula during the day.
Capt. Mitchell, of the I'd N. Y, with the
bulk of Dahlgren's command, engaged the
main column of the enemy Thursday night
and all day Wednesday. On Wednesday
night he lowered all about the command,
skirmishing almost constantly going on in
different directions. Wednesday morning,
about o'clock, a large force Of cavalry came
upon the rear of column Gen. Fitzpatrick
was not unprepared for this, and decided to
give them battle. The 1st Vermont, under
Lieut.. Col. Preston, ably assisted by Capts.
Grant and Cummings, and the 1st Maine,
have the brunt of this fight, which lasted
something over an hour, while the 9Th Mich
igan and other regiments of Gen. Davis
brigade were in position to render whatever
assistance might be necessary. Only one
charge was made, and that was Co. A, 1st
Maine, led by Capt. Estes, A. A. e., and
Captain Cole, when five Of the. enemy
were captured. The enemy suddenly re.
tired, but when the command moved
forward, and passed the rear and
flanks several times. An offer of battle was
made, but they refused it.
On Wednesday several refugees from Rich
mord came into camp, and reported the
sresence of Capt. Wilson, of the I'd Ohio, who
had escaped from the Richmond bastile. near
at hand. For some reason he did not Join
the command on Wednesday
Lieut.. Whitaker was sent to destroy Tun-
stalls Station, on the White House Railroad,
but upon arriving there he found, much to
his surprise, that the place was in flames
From negroes in that vicinity he ascertained
that column of Union cavalry from Buffers
department had just left there. This was the
first intimation of assistance being so near at
hand.
Thursday morning Kilpatsick moved to-
wards New Kent Court House, and on the
way met Col. Spear, in command Of caval-
ry force, looking after Kilpatrick's command.
KNOXVILLE, March 4.
Scouts report that Longstreet has shipped
his wagons per train to Richmond, and is
mounting his men upon the horses and mules
thus released, and is pressing all animals that
can be found.
Rebel cavalry is still securing the coun-
try to the south and east of US. Martins
cavalry yesterday appeared in the French
Road, near the meeting of Big Pigeon.
Some apprehension is felt of raid by
Morgan on our railroad communication with
Chattanooga.
... New YORK, March 6.
New Orleans advices of February 9th, are
received per the Columbia and George Crom-
WE'LL ..
Admiral Farragut continued his attack on
the forts below Mobile.
A letter from our fleet dated the 23d says
the whole mortar feet have kept up an inces-
SAINT fire on Fort Powell, which commands
Grants Pass, since daylight. The rebel ram
Tennessee was off Fort Morgon, and was ex-
pected to attack our feet. She is said to be
more powerful than the Merrimac. Fort
Preble can't hold out long against our bonn
bardment. ....
Admiral Farragut was on board the Cathe-
rine, near the fort.
Our regiments from the Teche were daily
arriving in New Orleans and being sent on
transports to cooperate with Farragut.
Thirty-four rebel prisoners had escaped
from the Custom House at New Orleans
Ten or - were recapturcd.
There was an extensive fire at Pensacola
on the 10Th, and the town is believed to have
been destroyed by the rebels, under the i'm
preston that our forces designed to occupy
the town.
The 18th New York cavalry have arrived
at New Orleans.
Gen. Banks reviewed the artillery and cav
airy at Carrollton, on the 27th.
Col. Chickering, of the Sd Mass. cavalry,
has been appointed Assistant Provost Mar
shall General of Louisiana.
To Editors:
The North Carolina Times, of the I'd, is
received. 1t contains no news Of any inter-
est but its leader refers to an expected at
tack on Newbern, and states that all prepara-
tions possible have been made.
r D. b. CRAIG.
CAVE CRY, KY, March 5.
The noted guerrilla Captain alias Colonel
Richardson, en- route rorthward as prisoner,
while attempting to escape was shot dead by
Capt. Stone, Of the 37th Kentucky. - NJ
ST. LoUIs, March 6.
The statement made by the Washington
correspondent Of the New York Commercial,