Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-12-23

zen. J8CkSOu, 'NlAti sAIc f1CiAHohe "a 80"
division were taken. .,--., an "a
The enemy was forced b ok two miles
and his army broken into two parts
one on Whites pike and the other on
franklin pike, with the range of Blnffy
hills between them, Steadman and
Wood pursuing down the latter, A. y.
Smith, SchOfield and the cavalry divis-
ion Of the former. sfa g y.a.
.i Hood cannot make another such days
fight, while Thomas is in good condi-
ton to press him. verybody, white
and black, did splendidly. 52ll
ESigned] .4l E. M. STANTON. .
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT oFTHE
EAST, New YORK. Dec. I.--Generdl
Order No. 1OO.--The President of the
United States having disapproved Of
that portion of General Order No. 81,
current series, from this department,
which instructs all military command
ers on the frontier, in certain cases, at
the time specified to cross the border
line between the United States and Cam
ada and directs the pursuit into neutral
territories, the said instructions are
hereby revoked. In case. Therefore, OF
any future marauding expeditions into
our territories from Canada, military
commanders on the frontier will report
to these headquarters for orders, before
crossing the boundary line in pursuit of
the guilty parties. g"
+ By command of Maj. Gen. Dix, ar-t
Fort MONROE, Dec. 16, rid BALT1-
MORE, Dec. 1.-THE steamers Northern
Light and Varma arrived here from
Charleston harbor, at a late hour last
evening, with 500 released prisoners.
Each, after landing the mails and pas
sengers, proceeded Immediately to Ann
apolis. 4.-,
. The news brought by these steamers
| is of the most Encouraging character
At the time of their sailing all the rig
ging of the men Of war and other ves-
sells composing Admiral Dahlgren's
fleet were gaily hung with colors in to-
ken of the success of some movement OF
Gen. Sherman, the exact nature OF
| which could not be learned. .-aa
| Our exchanged men are loud in their
praise OF the successes attending the glO-
rious campaign of Sherman, and say
that from their conversation with some
citizens of Charlie ston and the surround-
ing country, while on their way to be
exchanged, it was reluctantly admitted
that the damage done by his forces on
their line of march through Georgia,
is incalculable. No doubt whatever is
entertained at Hilton Head that Sher-
man will capture Savannah with very
small loss to his arm. =. r.
The authorities and citizens of Charles
ton and Savannah are making strenu-
Gus efforts todefend these cities. Every
rebel capable of holding musket is in
the ranks, and every moment they ex-
pect to he brought into contact with the
victorious forces under Sherman. .s
| The few Federal officers who are pas
sengers in the Northern Light, and who
have been recently exchanged are con-
| fident in their assertions that the troops
defending Savannah and Charleston
are of q very undisciplined character,
and that when the outer works surroun-
ding these places are once forced which
they will undoubtedly be, there will be
nothing further to obstruct the victo-
rious force from taking possession of
both cities.
| MONTREAL, Dec. 17.-Mr. Potterfield,
agent of the Confederate government
and now custodian of the money taken
| by the St. Albans raiders, is to be ex-
amined, and it is probable that the
money taken by the raiders will be
given up to the proper authorities.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY OF THE Po-
quiet one along the entire line. Even
the firing Oh James river seemed to be
suspended. The report that Gen. War
rem had ordered the houses on the line
of his late march burned in retaliation
for the shooting of some stragglers by
guerrillas, is untrue. Warren, as well
as his staff and other commanders, did
all in his power to prevent the outrages
particularly where women aid children
were living, and although their efforts
did not prevent terrible scene of de-
vastation and confiagration, yet more
than one habitati0n was saved to its un-
fortunate occupants. ....--''
[Signed.] w. d. McGREGOR.
additional per steamer Hibernian.l 04
NEW YORK, Dec. l5.--EaIl Russell
has made the following reply to the dis
patch of the Confederate Commission
ers, and manifesto OF the Southern Con-
gress: fN5 ...fssl II
Foreign Office, Nov. Is, 1s64.-I had
the honor to receive the copy which you
sent me of the manifesto issued by the
Congress- of the so-called Confederate
States of America. Her Majesty's gov
ernment deeply laments the protracted
nature of the struggle between the
Northern and Southern States of the
formerly United Republic of North
America.
Great Britain has, since 1883, re-
mained with the exception of q short
period, connected by friendly relations
with both the Northern and South
ern States since the commencement of
the civil war which broke out in 1851
Her Majesty's Government has contin-
ued to entertain sentiments soffriendship
equally for the North and for the South.
For the causes of the rupture Her Majes-
ty's Government has never presumed to
Judge. They deploled the commence
ment of this sanguinary struggle, and
anxiously look forward
New YORK, Dec. 19.-The Hera1d's
correspondent at Buffers headquarters,
dated the 18th, says: Last evening
about o'clock the lines of Brevet Maj.
Gen. Fenen, commanding the Bermuda
Hundreds front, were attacked by the
rebels. The firing, which was both
heavy and incessant for an hour, was
mostly confined to the pickets, though
there was sufficient artillery used on our
side to repel it. a
Five rebel gunboats and two rams
(the Virginia and Richmond) were dis
tinctly observed lying under the guns
Vi COEG DaIluS ycsCcIusty Io"dIuS even.
ing. They are doubtless there for apur-
pose.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th
has semi-ofiicial editorial in favor of
arming slaves, and says Gen. Lee is in
favor of the proposition. The Enquirer
says: When we supplicate Europe as a
nation for help, we must be prepared to
receive it on their conditions, which
will be the abolition of slavery. 1t also |
asks: Shall we protract the war, sacri- !
ice our children and destroy our coun !
try for the sake o. the negroes? 1t con-
cludes: We hate, detest, despise the
enemy far more than we love slavery.
! A telegram to the Richmond Wing
from Lynchburg, 14th, says: A body Of
Yankees returning towards Beams Sta