Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-02-05
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MOBILE TO BE ATTACKED BY
o-J9 LAND AND WATER.
Terrible Suffering Of Rebel Cav.
airy in Virginia.
More Desertions from the Enemy,
Desperate Fight at Smithland,
Va.---A Federal Steamer
Captured and Burned.
Col. Mulligan after the Rebels in
. Western Virginia.
Important from Europe--Prepara-
tons for War on the Schleswig- Z
AOlstein Difficulty.

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tons for War on the Schleswig-
Holstein Difficulty.
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NEW York, Feb. 2.
The Hsr0lds New Orleans letter says: p
Troops are being hurried over Lake Pom
chartrain and landed at Madisonvile. AL
agree that Mobile is to be attacked by lane
and water" s'
The Worlds Hilton Head letter says:
Operations against Charleston have virtu
ally ceased. Gilmore goes to Washington, te
represent affairs between himself and Dahl
gren. --.-.,s...-.. .3. -,-.t-1FF q
,-e...-,,t..- WAsHlNGroN, Jan. 2.
Trade restrictions in Western Virginia are
removed by the Secretary Of the Treasury.
The Senate Finance Committee have report
ed the House Internal Revenue bill with
amendments. They drop the tax on whisky
on hand, but Increase the rates to 60 cents on
all manufactured after the passage of the bill
to May LIST, and 20 cents on all manufactured
from May LIST to July LIST, and so on all there
after. Hfe &f&
The House resumed the consideration oil
the resolution amendatory of the confscation
act. t#tI ~ SAG
HEADQUARTERS ARMY PoroNAC,)
February 2.
Intercepted letters from rebel ladies' show
that Of 1900 cavalry sent into the valley dur.
ing the recent cold weather, net over SOC
had returned. Many of them were frozen to
death, and others severely frost-bitten and
sought refuge in farm houses and in the vii
lage. The entire movement was total fail.
ure.
This morning eleven prisoners and ten
horses belonging principally to the 9th Va
Cavalry were captured near Blue Ridge, in
the vicinity of Thornton's Gap.
DeSerters continue to arrive from the front,
They report . great scarcity of provisions,
forage and clothes and also large numbers
waiting for q proper opportunity to avail
themselves Of the Presidents amnesty proc.
lamation.
Tho enrolment of civilians, white and col.
ored, within the lines of the army is nearly
completed.
FORTRESS MONROE, Feb 2.
The steamer Union has arrived, 4S hours
from Port Royal, bound for New York. Jan.
uary 10th she captured the rebel steamer
Mayhower, in Sarassle Pass, Florida, loaded
with co ton January 3lst, off Charleston,
she heard heavy firing and put into Hampton
Roads to forward dispatches.
Gen. Butler just received the following
official report: 4 .tt-
On January 3lst an expedition went up
James river and Pagan creek to Smithfield,
to join an expedition up the Chuckitak, under
Gen. Graham, to destroy provisions and sup
plies, and signal station and smuggling de-
pot.
The expedition landed at Smithfieli, con-
Capt. Lee, to march t, Chuckitak. When five
miles beyond Smithield they encountered q
rebel force 200 strong with two pieces Of
artillery, routing them, but receiving false in
formation of heavy force between them and
Chuckitak they returned to Smith6eld and
sent for the armed transport Smith Briggs,
which owing to fog did not arrive until
1890 on Monday. The enemy 400 strong,
With four pieces of artillery, attacked Capt.
Lee at daylight at Smithfeld. Entrenched
they held out against several furious charges
from the enemy until the Smith Briggs ar
rived. The enemy were repulsed in each at
tack with heavy loss. They also sent flags Of
truce demanding their surrender, all of which
Capt. Lee refused. On the arrival Of the
Smith Briggs they retreated on board of her.
when the enemy opened heavy fire of ar
tillery upon them. The chief engineer be
ing wounded and the I'd engineer missing she
was prevented from working off, and finally
a ball struck her boiler and she was disabled.
Capt. Lee and portion of his men escaped
hvyc tho ~ ko
were captured, among them Capt. Rowe who
was wounded. Our loss in killed, wounded
and missing was 80. The enemy's loss in
killed, wounded and missing was $50. Soon
after the capture of the Smith Briggs she
was blown up.
.t. ......... NEW YORK, Feb. 2.
A special to the Herald dated Headquar
tels Western Virginia, Feb. I'd, 8 P. NJ, says:
Col. Mulligan this morning drove the enemy
from and re-occupied Burlington and Moor
field junction, in Patterson Creek Valley.
At noon 500 Of Rosser's rebel cavalry at.
tempted to burn North Branch and Patterson
Creek Bridges and cut the telegraph. They
were driven of without doing any serious
damage. The rebels were pursued by some
cavalry. Z
New York, Feb. 3.
The steamer America, from Bremen via
Southampton January Goth, has arrived
Three hundred thousand pounds sterling had
been sent by the Bank Of England to France.
The demand for discount in London is heavy.
Consuls 903@90s for money, and rebel loan
34@44.
The French Admiral Hamlin is dead.
D.France asserts that Prussia's and Aus
trials first act will be to order Prince Angus.
tineherg to quit Holstein. q
The Wiens Zietung says: If small States
had toreseenit that the great powers intended to
uphold the London Treaty under all circum-
stances they would have voted for the occu-
patton at the outset. s- 81 -'
The Ddglaht says: Denmark cannot COM
ply with Austria's and Prussia's ultimatum.
What happens depends on the eyentualities
of Europe. us-~-.
GEBxANY.-1n case of war the German
armies will require four weeks time to collect
the necessary strength. By that time the
Danish army will be larger than ever, and
fortified with works able to hold in check an
enemy twice as strong. :'CfhaF
The Berlin journals assert that Denmark is
ready to participate in the conference pro-
posed by England, provided France will =
Prince Charles lett Berlin on the 18th, with
his staff
Thirty-three thousand troops had gone to
Holstein via Hanover, who would cross Eliza
without hating. 500 s.-as 'e'-
The Austrian troops for Schleswig were
on the 20.h, by special trains,
carrying 900 men each. .via Berlin. tssryY.T
1t is asserted that the Austrian lower
House refused ten millions credit demanded
by the Government for expenses of the occu-
patton Of Schleswig. - 40 "a ~ ass
The Liverpool cotton market is depressed,
and Hold loser. Wheat 2@3d lower
Flour dull. In the London market wheat is
l@2c lower. r -. g.
It is reported that Saxony and Hanover
will allow free passage to Australian Prussian
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