Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-02
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New YORK, Nov. 25.-The Herold's
dispatches from the Shenandoah Valley
say that Gen. Sheridan's cavalry have
had another very brilliant and success
full engagement with Early's army.
On Monday last three divisions OF
Union cavalry in the valley, under Gus
tar, Powell and Devin, commenced q
move for the purpose of ascertaining the
rebel position and strength, Devin
marched up the Luray Valley and the
two other divisions pushed up the Shen-
andoah Valley, driving before them
small parties of rebels.
No resistance of importance was met
with till Tuesday. The main infantry
army, consisting of about 1900 men
and division of cavalry, were formed
at Roads Hill, position almost as
strong as Fishers Hill.
Fighting Immediately commenced
and was continued for six hours, which
was during the greater part of the time
quite severe. .. ................
Fairly made repeated attempts to flank
Custar and Powell, in all of which he
failed. ..
Some magnificent charges were made
by the Union cavalry. The enemy
showed little spirit during the engage
ment. ..
After gaining sufficient information
of Early's strength, objects and position
the National forces commenced to re-
tire. Some feeble attempts to follow
were made, but without any success to
the rebels, and Custar and Powell re-
turned down the valley with their COM
mands in safety, having lost altogether
in killed, wounded and missing only
about 60 men.
The dispatches furnish confirmation
of the report that some Of Early's men
have been withdrawn from the valley,
but these the rebels say have been re-
placed by scattered detachments from
various sections.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25--In debate in
the rebel House on the 18th instant, two
or three very interesting points were
disclosed. The expose by Mr.. FOOte OF
the fact that the radical secessiOnists are
engaged in a crusade against the rebel
Vice President Stephens, is one of the
developments made on the OCCASION
This war against Mr.. Stephens appears
to obeextending to all the reconstruction-
lists, and Boyce, Brown, Leach, Vance,
Stephens, Cobb and FOOte are denOun-
ced as needless agitators of dangerous
questions. The rebel House of Repre-
sentatives, like the Confederacy in gen.
eral, is q house divided against itself,
and cannot stand long in such tornadoes
of excitement as Sherman is at present
creating. Gov. Brown and Vance have
taken positive action in opposing the
execution of the conscription laws. Mr..
Leach, of North Carolina, takes occasion
to fully endorse the language Of Brown,
Stephens and Joyce, and asks to be hung
tn ha tOn faIn do
cides they are disloyal. He denounces
Staples of Virginia, as consolidationist
and is in turn denounced by that gen
tleman as one feeling more alarm at the
encroachments of the jeff. Davis despot-
ism than those of the enemy. Foote de-
nounces everybody in general, and de-
clares that this is no time to propose
peace. The House passed in undue
haste the Senate bill to amend the law
so as to force the militia of one State to
20 to the defence of other States. This
action has been taken in order to con-
centrate the forces of the Gulf States
against Sherman, but he will hardly
give them time to do so.
The Richmond Wing of the 21st says !:
Grant has consented that blankets may
be purchased in New York City for the
rebel prisoners at the North. A vessel
loaded with cotton to pay for these
blankets is to be shipped from Mobile,
consigned to the rebel Generals Trimble
and Beate, now confined at Ft. Warren.
The Richmond Dispatch of the 21st
says: Sherman is moving in two col
umns-one on Augusta, the other on
Macon. The column marching on the
Georgia State roads for Augusta will
probably 20 as tar as Madison and then
march on Milledgeville. The column
marching on Macon will probably 60 to
Crawfords, within Is miles of the town,
and then turn off to Milledgeville, and
form junction with the other body
BY this movement Macon falls and the
enemy are at liberty to move on Angus
ia by the Georgia Central Railroad to
Brutenville, and then march North, or
on Savannah.
Sherman is moving rapidly, and is
not much troubled with transportation.
He has burned several stations and is
devastating the country generally in
foraging.
insists on the repeal of the exemption
laws and the conscription of the ex-
empts, in order to secure force to meet
Sherman.
Telegraphic communication was open
from Richmond only to Milledgeville-
owing, no doubt, to its destruction by
Sherman.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-The Worlds
Ft. Monroe correspondent says the rebel
soldiers are reported to be of the opinion
that Sherman is marching on Lynch
burg.
From the same source we learn the
rebels are mining heavily before Peters,
burg, and that immense quantities of
powder are being brought here from the
South.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The Repu6-
licon publishes dispatch from Fortress
Monroe, this morning, which says the
u. s. transport steamers Atlantic and
Blackstone have arrived from Savan-
nah, bringing Savannah and Hilton
Head dates to the 21st. These steamers
bring 125 of our soldiers who have been
prisoners of war at Andersonville and
elsewhere. rl......
1t is said by these arrivals that Beau
regard had issued a proclamation, dated
Corinth, Nov. 18th, calling on the peo-
pie of Georgia to lay waste and destroy
everything around Sherman, in his
front, rear, and upon his flanks, and an
nouncing that he should soon be with
them.
When the steamers left Savannah, re-
ports had just reached there that Mil
ledgeville and Macon had been captured
and burned by Sherman.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-The american,
of this city, has the following highly
interesting and exciting intelligence
from late Georgia papers:
The Augusta Chronicle of the 10th
inst. contains the following appeal to
the Georgians by Senator Hill:
Richmond, Nov. 1S.-To the People of
Georgia: You have now the best OPP
portunity ever presented you to destroy
the enemy. Put everything at the dis
posal of our generals, remove all prop.
erty from the path of the invaders, and
put all the obstacles you can in his way.
Every citizen with his gun and every