Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-08-26
A RAID ON MEMPHIS.
5000 OF FORESTS MEN At
TACK THE CITY.
A Dash Made on Gen. Washburne'S
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the IN
dertaking---The Rebels Driven
off.
IMPORTANT FROM VIRGINIA.
The Rebels Abandon the Attempt
to Retake the Weldon Road.
They Attack our Left Flank and
are Repulsed.
Trcachery Of the Rebel General
Haywood.
A Large Rebel Force near Mar-
per's Ferry.
IMPORTANT FROM VIRGINIA.
The Rebels Abandon the Attempt
to Retake the Weldon Road.
They Attack our Left Flank and
are Repulsed.
Treachery Of the Rebel General
Haywood.
A Large Rebel Force near Har-
per's Ferry.

II AofSC NtUCk COICt near f1dc-
per's Ferry.
DAVENPORT, Aug. 22.--Maj. Thos.
Duncan, Provost Marshal General of
Iowa, is understood to have received in
structions whereby SO men of Co. A, 18th
Pennsylvania cavalry, are credited to
Iowa, pro ratio, as follows: 1st district
Is; I'd district Is; Sd district II; 4th
district l6; 9Th district -; 9Th district
Z. Also ! JAP men are deducted from
the number of enlisted volunteers, for
merly credited to Missouri, and credited
to Iowa, distributed as follows: 1st dis
trict 203; I'd district 221; Sd district 232
4th district 22O; 5th district 10; 9Th
district 96. SMITH.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 23.-The morning
papers publish lengthy extracts from
the Dodd correspondence published at
indianapolis. A manuscript copy OF
DOdd's address to the Grand Council is
among the papers, in which it appears
that grand convention was to have
been held at Chicago July LIST, two days
before the Democratic National Conven-
ton was to have been held.
A spontaneous meeting was held at
indianapolis last night, to take counsel
concerning the dangers surrounding
them. 1t was the largest outdoor gath
ering ever held there. The meeting was
extremely orderly, though there was
deep feeling against the conspirators.-
Rns IIlt y :
the secret order as most mischievOus,
and calculated to bring about civil war
by declaring the charge that the Union
party intend to use military power to
prevent fair election. This is a SANDER
upon Union men and our brave soldiers.
A special to the Gazette, from Nash
vile, says:
Wheeler struck the Knoxville & Chat
tanooga Railroad between Hiawasce and
London, destroying communication for
a time, but doing no serious damage
Steadman is driving them toward Knox
Vile, where Gen. Carter has force in
front.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23.-The following
is published in the Aneerican of this
morning, the substance of which the
censor would not permit to be transmit
ted over the wires last night:
HARPER's FERRY, Aug. GA brisk
engagement occurred yesterday miles
beyond Charleston, between the army
OF Western Virginia and the rebel forces
now in the Shenandoah Valley. The
battle commenced at S o'clock in the
morning, by a heavy column of rebel
infantry and cavalry attemptingt to pierce
our front near Summit Point, and after
Il sharp and decisive struggle our skir-
mishers were compelled to give way
Gen. Wilson and Gen. Torbett's caval-
~ corps were engaged and reinforced
heavily. The movement had evidently
for its object the possession of Martins
burg, for at the same time false move
mcnt was made against our extreme left.
in front Of our right, consisting of the
9Th, 9Th and 9th Corps. A short but de-
termined battle took place. The 2,l
Division lost heaviiy-some 800 wound
ed, 60 or 20 killed and missing. Our
right drove tile rebels over u mile and
then fell back to the old line, until 10
O'Clock, when the entire army retired
towards Halltown, where they are now
in line of battle.
Gen. McintOsh's division of that brig
ade lost heavily, nearly 300 men, but
only l officer was seriously injured.
Acting Adjt. Lloyd, I'd WisconsinCav-
larry, and three other officers We're slight
~ wounded, but have not yet left their
commands.
The Sth Corps, Gen. Crook, were only
partly organized, and lost but few men.
The left, consisting of the 9th Corps,
Gen. Emery, were not engaged, as their
line rested on the Berryville pike. Our
entire line extended from Berryville
pike on the left to SmithfieId pike on
the right, and occupied Recommending
line of country Immediately between
these two roads, situated two miles from
Charleston.
Our cavalry, after the enemy had shift
ed his front from our left to our right,
retired down the Berryville pike, and
passing through Charlestown bivouack-
ed in field to the right of the town.
All last night troops were passing
through Charlestown, in the direction
of Halltown. The cavalry were left in
front Of Charlestown, and their pickets
the infantry before daylight
At sunrise "forward' was sounded and
the cavalry corps moved forward and
took up the position abandoned by the
Sth and 9th corps. Our cavalry had or
ders to push through to Martinsburg,
and the infantry are busy pitching inn
promtu camps along their line of battle,
waiting the result.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF POTOMAC,
Aug. 23.-This morning the rebels made
a vigorous attack on the 9TH corps, on
the left of the Weldon Railroad, where
they were partially successful on Friday,
but to-day they met with a different re-
ception, Our linewas formed about the
same it was on that day, the 1st division
being on the extreme left, connecting
with the way which covered the rail-
road toward Reams' Station. The I'd
division was next, the 4th division was
across the railroad and the Sd division
IN the right, joining with the 9th corps,
which connected the right with the left
near the Jerusalem plank road. During
our men had strengthened the
which they had temporarily
erected, besides throwing up Others
Early this morning very heavy cannon
lding was opened by the rebels from
heir works further down toward Peters
BURG. and our guns replied very briskly,
neither party however doing particular
damage. About 8 a. m. a force of rebels
we're being moved as if to attack the 9th
orps, but a few well directed shells sent
hem out of sight. Shortly after a !
olumn of rebels emerged from the
wood on the left of the railroad, and |
orm in line charged on what they
bought our left flank, but which proved |
0 be the left of Gen. Ayers front. The |
ebels advanced in fine style and with |
he utmost confidence, evidently think |
ng the work before them easy, but what |
vas their surprise on discovering a sec
nd line behind and extending to the |
eft of the LIST, from which a row of bay
nets glistened, with battery on the |
anks, every discharge causing large va
ancies in their line. AS soon as they
iscovered the critical position in which
hey were placed the entire command
lade signals to indicate their willing
esq to surrender, and then an order to
ease firing passed along the line, but as