Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-19

Gus Col. Straight:
Col. j. +. Boyd, Goth Army Corps.
w. G. Ely, 18th Connecticut.
+" H. G. Hobart, 2lst Wisconsin.
+" W. P. Kendrick, Sd West Tenn. Cav.
Z" W. b. McCreary, 2lst Wisconsin.
" Thomas E. Rose, 18th Pennsylvania.
j. P. Shodard, 9th New York.
G. W. Selden. 10th Maine
" r. S. West, cash Wisconsin.
" s. D. Straight, 51st Indiana.
" D. Miles, 10th Pennsylvania.
Major J. P. Collins, 9th Indiana.
G. w. Fitz Simmons, 18th Indiana.
" II. Hooper, 18th Massachusetts,.
" B 3. Mcdonald, Tooth Ohio.
.a" Avon Witzel, 74th Pennsylvania.
j. N. Walker, 73d Indiana.
J. Henry, 9Th Ohio.
The Examiner, of the 18th, has the fol-
lowing names taken up to last night:
Col j. P. Spofford.
Capt. j. Yates, Sd Ohio. -. aa5 r.
Capt. G. Steer, 1O4.h New York.
Capt. Firah, 1O4th New York.
Lieut.. Il. Kinks, 9th Pennsylvania.
W. N. Daily, 9Th Penn. Cavalry.
A. B. White, 4th
e. Schroeder, 74th Pennsylvania.
w. L. Watson, 2lst Wisconsin.
Il F. Moran, I'D New York.
Z" G.. H. Morgan. ---
H. S. Chivester, sd Illinois.
w. B Pierce, 18th - Cavalry.
A. Moore, 4th Kentucky. o. ya
{. P.S. E monds, 9th Pennsylvania.
I'd Lieut.. P. H. White, SD Pennsylvania
/" J. M. WATSON, 4th Ohio.
G. S. Ford, 54th Pennsylvania.
s. P. Brown, 18th U. S. Cavalry.
Adjutant Mr.. Small, 9th Maryland.
Isaac johnson, Engineer Steamer Satellite.
p There were, besides. 80 Captains and SO
making 100 in all, who gained
their liberty without the preliminaries of
parole or exchange. Of those only four had
been returned to the cprison up to last even.
ing. Among the re. aptured were two Cap
tains and two Lieutenants.
Gen. Nea! Dow did not attempt the pas
sage OF the tunnel, for the reason that he was
afraid his strength would fail him in his
fight to the embrace of Beast Butler.
The following officers are reported to have
arrived at Williamsburg:
Col. Straight; Col. McCreary; Lieut.. Col.
Hobart; Capt. Wallack, 51st Ind; 1t. Hams,
9th Ohio, and sixteen other officers whose
names have not reached here yet.
Our cavalry are securing the country to the
~.
Gunboats have gone up the James and
Chckahorniny rivers to give protection to
such as can be found. ......, .,'... al
(SignedD 8. F. BurLEn, z.
10 fel-i Maj. Gen. Cong.
u ''@ ~ New York, Feb. l6.
A New Orleans letter of the 9th says: Rebel
dispatches from Houston, Texas, Of the 18th
llt., report serious Indian raid in Cook
county, in which twelve or fifteen persons
we're killed. The Indians were equipped by
Yankees. '"ef~+
Fifteen millions of Confederate money that
'un the blockade from some eastern port to
Havana in safety, reached Monterey en- route
% the Trans Mississippi Department, has
been seized by the house of Miner & Co., of
for the failure Of Maj. Hoyt agent
If the rebel Government, to meet his con-
racts for cotton. =. 81. :, t,..,.-~s..
A large amount of cotton belonging to the
'ebel Government was also seized by the same
,ouse on the same account 23
q. =: tsag.a i e WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. l
Rumors as to an intended protest by our
Government against French occupation Of
dexicc are certainly not well founded. The
policy of the Government on this point is
nlly explained in lately published diplomatic
correspondence. -.
~. - FORT MONROE, Feb. 16.
Union officers arrived this forenoon, having |
scaped from Libby Prison on the 10th inst.
a addition to the names already reported are
he following: alsg q -,sGI a (
Col. W. P. Rennick, Sd Tenn. cavalry; Ii.
;ol. Geo. G. Davis, 4th CAL; Col. Alexander
7anwetsel, 46th Penn; 1t. J. F. Boyd, Maj.
!. o. Collins, 18th Ind; Major G. W. Fitz