Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-23

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was in progress near the Weldon Rail
ro,d, on Sunday. 1t is generally be-
iieved here that grand engagement
took place on the southern side of Pc
tersburg on Monday or to-day. IL has
been well known here for som" Tune
that Gen. Grant was bringing up all the
troops that could be made available, III
order to strengthen his left. 1t is now
thought Gen. Grants plans have been to
so strengthen his iorces.as to guard his
lines and command to the Weldon Rail-
road, so that he could swing the MAN
body nf his army rapidly around SO rs
to ti!ectually strike the Danville or
south side road, thus cutting the only
line of communication leading directly
to the South, and leaving the enemy
dependent upon the iNnchhurG Rail
road. precarious thorou9hfare, ut this
time, for supplies. The movements of
the Army Of the Potomac have been 80
persistently directed to this point
and the Danville Railroad. and the en-
gagement is reported by thr PASSENGERS
Us having been heard IN lha' local
ity, and great battle there cannot long
be DELAYED, even if one has not ralrea'iy
taken place. Lee has evidently feared
some such manmuvre, and has there
fore sought to withdraw ii portion OF
Fariv's command from the Shenan-
,loah Valley for the purpose oi aiding in
the assault which sho4i! discomfort the
plan, OF Gen. Grant. In this conneo-
tiou the visit of Gen. Grant to Gen.
sheridan last week. is highly signii-
cant.
NEW YuI<K. September 2l.-The
T..i5U,!e Announces that il has been as
,,uycd thag Gen. Fremont has determiH-
"a 70 withdraw his name from the Pres
identiai canvass. His tetter o; with
srawai will Saon be published.
MAX DnpARrMESr. WAsHlNGraN,
sept. 2!.-To Gen. Hir This depart
neut i.as lust received the following
telegram. announcing the pursuit III the
..br{s hv Sheridan across Sugar Creek,
which sheridan Wa crossing yesterday
afternoon. a short distance this side OF
Stra~hurg. Ike had pushed the rebels
over 81 miles iannl the point where lie
attacked then, III daNbr@ak last Monday:
Il,RrEa's FERRY, Sept. 2i.--i0 Hon.
T. II. .S;uufDH :-Reliabie news rom me
front states that oar army Was cfossIn 9
Cedar Creek yesterday AT p. III. iheFe
was no light.
The following list Of rebel Generals
killed! and wounded is correct; Rhodes,
Gordon. Ferry Goodwin, Bradley John,
son and FiN li9mh Lee. From All |
ran learn the number 81 prisoners VIII
approximate 80 5.oa2.
Publications are that she enemy Will
no, make a stand short at StauntoG.-
They are evidently TO make fight.
Sirnedl JOAN u. STEVENSON,
Brig General.
:;en. Grant transmits the following
troul the Richmond y Htip@i OF yester-
day:
\ slight ripple OF excitement was
produced here Yesterday by the report
that Il raidng party was advancing on
Goruonsville and were within a few
miles of that place.
The result OF all our inquiries on this
head is that early yesterday party of
Yankee raiders, whose number Was IN
known, visited Rapidan Bridge, and
after destroying it proceeded to Liberty
Mills, ) miles above, which they also
destroyed. From the latter PLACE they
are believed to have gone back TO Gull
pepper. u,.,
mond Sentinel was force sent out pre-
viously to the battle of Monday.
!>Signed1 +. NJ. STANTON,
Sec'y of War.
.BALrlNoRE, Sept. 2l.- Among the
killed and wounded in the late battle OF
Shenandoah Valley are
Col +. Bright, i2G.h Ohio, killed.
Capt Wright, of Gen. De;-jn's staff. do.
Gait. Greislev. I'd /. :. Cavalry. Aid
10 GeH. Merritt, do.
Lieut.. Col. Brewer. 9Th Mich, do.
NEW York. SEPT. 2i.--Hiram Sibley,
President Of the Western Union and
of the Overland Telegraph Line 20 Prlls-
STA. sailed in the Scotia to-day, for
Europe.
The Nr..utE's City Point special Of the
18th saws: Calnonadiny was l1e Dt up
till after midnight last night, III g d.
rectOn of our left, and rumol> ),'eyail
that the rebels attempted TO ,D,a oar
left flank 1t is not unlikely that bat
tie NAV grow out OF this affair,
3sA.TIMoRE, Sept. 21.-The Anaeyj"c:ls' :
special from headquarters Middle Mill
Sary Division, Winchester, Va, Sept.
10th. says: Gen. Sheridan's army has
this day fought enc of the most success
full and decisive battles Of the war
Victory has again perciied upon our
DGnIleFS. ANA tuH iHDtl army ltGtS Rs,Fii
defeated and utterly routed with the
loss Of at least 1000 killed and wound
ed, incict!;ng ) Generals, , Of whom
were killed anal the others badly wound
ed.
WASHINGTON, -eDtei:a 5er II 1.-The in
formation received by the Goycrnmeut
up to noon to-day, makes it certain that
Sheridan has secured 5000 prisoners,
aud ever: hour ;ilore are being sent to
the rear.
Information from tie Potomac Army
is to The effect that nothing of impor-
tancc has occurred for the past three
or four days The attack of the rebels
did take place on Monday morning,
although from indications it is believed
the rebels seriously medtated an as
sault.
Numbers of desertars are coming into
our lines daily, butthey bring no news.
Commander Carter ofthe L. s. steam-
er Michigan has telegraphed to the
Secretary OF the. Navy Department to-
cay from Johnson's Island, concerning
THE capture of the pirates of the Parsons
and islsi4t. Queen. He says they We're
pursued by him, and that he has got the
principal ones safe, He adds all is we'll
ard says their object ss'as to capture the
Michigan. Six OF the pirates are now
on JohnsOn's Island.
New YORK, Sept. 2l.-Gold opened
weak this morning and up to noon
showed declining tendency. Large
offers were made on sellers option at
S2,30M2,40. The price opened at 81, %
and declined to s;2,204a2,21.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2i,~-Dispatches to
headquarters announce that a fight took
place on the 18th, at Powder Mill. on
Little Black River, Eastern Missouri,
between adetachment OF the3d Missouri
militia, under Lieut.. Pope, and por-
tion of Shelby's command. Our loss
was 20 killed and wounded. The rebels
loss is unknown. Rebel prisoners re-
port that Price with his whole command
is at Pocahontas, Ark. One thousand