Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-30
NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The Herul,


grand march through Georgia, and some
Important particulars regarding his
present position before Savannah, and
the prospect for its early surrender. The
city is poorly supplied with provisions,
and is burdened with the feeding of con
siderable surplus population of civilians,
besides it's garrison of 10000 or therea-
bouts, AS all sources OF supplies are cut
off by the Union forces. 1t will, there
fore, be ultimately starved into subjec.
ton, even if Hardee does not choose to
give it UP sooner.
There was a report recently in Sher-
mans army that Bragg was moving
down from Augusta with 10000 troops
to attack the besiegers in the rear
Should he be fO0lhardy enough to do so,
he will be very summarily disposed of.
Rebel papers have further reference to
the Union raid from Tennessee to South
ern Virginia. The Richmond Eronai,s-
er says 1t turns out to be an extensive
and damaging one. The raiders are re
ported within eight miles of Saltville
but no accounts are yet furnished oil
their having captured the important
salt works there.
Peace resolutions were secently defeat
ed in the North Carolina Senate by RI
to 20 votes,
The exchanging with the rebels OF
10, 900 prisoners, which was commenced
in the Savannah river and subsequently
transferred, TO Charleston harbor, was
completed at the latter place on last
Saturday. As this work is now con
ciuded, the firing OF our own and the
rebel batteries in Charleston harbor anu
vicinity, which was suspended during
its continuance, will probably be re-
sunicd soon, ii it has not already.
The Richmond Examiner. notices the
invention and It's successful operations
in the rebel laboratory in that city, of q
machine capable of turning out $40, 900
percussion caps in eight hours complete.
" Hog Winder, as our men call the
man the rebels have in charge Of their
prisoners, has been complimented with
The titleof Commanding General Of pris-
oners, and will establish his headquar-
tiers at Augusta, Georgia.
The Richmond Examiner of the Goth
says Government received official dis
patches from Savannah, yesterday
where all was quiet.
The Richmond Wig vi the 10Th says:
The situation in Tennessee is melan-
choly enough. 1t was black day for
the Army Of the Tennessee when John
ston lost his command. Hood was soon
fianked, beaten and compelled to aban-
don. Atlanta. He then stepped out of
the way. hat in hand, and asked Sher-
man to walk through Georgia. He
himself moved up into Tennessee, where
he has now again got himself beaten,
and this time we fear badly enough.
The Examiner also says: That the
campaign in Northern Tennessee has
1,H
no doubt.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.--The T,'ibune's
special from the army OF the Shenan-
doah Dec. 22d, says: "Gen. Custar's d.
vision after four days absence returned
to-day from q reconnaissance to Lacy
SPRINGS, nine miles from Harrisonburg.
Early on Thursday morning Rosser's
cavalry attempted to surprise Custar's
camp, dashing in, disguised in Union
uniforms, which for a time produced
much con illusion, and prevented our men
from distinguishing friend from foe.
They captured fifty of the 1st New
Hampshire cavalry, but were soon over
powered, and they were recaptured,
with the exception of three men. Lieut..
Col. Hutchinson with a Rhode Island
division of infantry was advancing to
the attack, ana IuStaf having accom-
plished the object of the expedition, fell
back, Rosser refusing to follow. The
enemy left fifteen dead and many wOun-
dcd behind. Our loss was two killed
and twenty five wounded"
The Times Washington special says
great pressure is being brought to bear
on the President by the whisky distil-
lers to prevent his signing the whisky
bill, while on the other hand the whis-
ky spectators are urgent that neshould
sign it.
Major milford will soon visit Rich
mond to confer with Commissioner
Guild on the subject of further ex-
change of prisoners.
Count Chotcuabriatd. the new French
Minister, Will not sail for the United
States until the middle of April, being
prevented from coming by sickness in
his family.
The question of successor to Mr..
Dayton excitcs lively interest and much
discussion. There is good authority for
saying that Senator Sumner is not a
candidate for the position. and that he
is lending the weight of his influence
to another name.
The Hcr0td's Washington special
says: "Since Sherman started from At
lanta, II, 900 rebel prisoners have been
exchanged, and during the same time
we have captured nearly 10000 Of the
anamv At this rate through three