Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-11-18

id'i All lutclNicN Will MI. RNeNuIu II
is rumOred that WilcOX's consulate was
he barely escaped with his life.
1t is said that Mr. Seward will send
an apology to Brazil fof the capture OF
the Florida. The Trfbune says Captain
Collins will be sustained by our Govern
ment.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-The Conanaer-
Glars Washington special says: From
| the fact that officers and soldiers on fur
Tough were expected back yesterday, ii
| is thought Gen. Grant contenplates an
other move i'll few days. 1t is certain
he will make another effort before going
into winter quarters, which, however,
! will depend on Sheridan's movements.
MONTREAL, Nov. 15.-The rebel raid
eTS are making voluntary statements TO
the court, h0asting of their exploit and
Dragging that their government Will
avenge them.
Efforts are being made TO procure q
delay OF 80 days III the case, III order to
! get instructions from Richmond.
| TORONTo, Nov. Ij.-At the meeting OF
| the city coulci! last night, it transpired
| that Information had been received OF
an intended demonstration on Canada,
| by the members Of the Fenian Brother
hood from the United States. The
! Mayor said that this information had
| been handed over to the government.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15-'Ghe week
opens with some animation III tie dry
goods market, the auctions well attended,
and goods were fully disposed OF at adj
vanced prices.
At the entertainment given Gen. But
! Ter last evening, at the 9TH Avenue h0-
tel, lie announced that he will leave for
his army in the field to-day. In his
speech he urged that the olive branch
he once more extended to the rebels,
and II again rejected, then he asked for
u sharp, vigorous war. and thought the
| hounties given our soldiers should con-
sist Of the lands conquered from the Icb-
els, which should be equitably divided
and their owners driven from the c0ult-
try forever.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. l5.--A gentleman
from S5hegman's headquarters, at King
ton, Ga, says that that General is by
| thi- time some distance OH the wal
patti. His army consists Of the 18th
corps, Gen. .jetf. &. Davis; the 10th,
Gen. Osterilause the Eth, Gen. Blair
| the Goth, Gen. SiOcum 1900 cavalry
under Fitzpatrick, ana q brigade Of artil-
lery, making "a total force Of about 80, =
900, splendidly equipped and supplied
with every appliance OF war.
All public buildings, depots, manu-
factories, &c, in Atlanta, are rendered
worthless, and the railroads north and
south OF tl!e city and all seriously delon-
sivc works destroyed. There is 70 be no
turning back and nothing left behind OF
any value 10 the enemy.
! NEW YORK, Nov. l5.-The H1prc&S
| las She following:
There have been mysterious rumors oil
peace lately on the streets, and the
/ speech of Gen. Butler last evening is re-
garded as very significant iii some quar-
tiers that here is really something on
I foot. The move Uf sherman : army il
supposed TO have something to do wiz!
| ii. The story runs as follows:
Some time since there was n coDciaVe
in Macon of the leading men OF Georgia
| including Governor Brown and Vice
! President Stevens. and an Ambassador
was sent 70 Washington. This gentle
man was authorized to assure the Prpsj-
| dent that Georgia would secede from the
! COn!cGeracy ii SHERMAN would march
through Georgia and take possession OF
| Charleston and Savannah. The res
ponse OF Ny. Lincoln to this rrquc-.
about three weeks since. was that he
wus not u.,ite ready. Int would do II al
ter the election. 1t is co..t.rtc,i tlial
this is the real ecret O! -,u4gllaii'smrve
and ihat il is done wifi & view oi not
only bringing back Georgia, but North
Carolina and Alabama. III CONNECTION
with this, J was rumored on the street
this afternoon that Augusta had been
captured.
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