Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-09-17
BURLINGTON HAWK-EYE.

Fha, there is much suffering among the
Mormons we believe. Many OF them are
innocen,ly deluded. and while we write
there are large number OF women and
children in most forlorn and destitute
condition a. Montrose, opposite Nauvoo,
who have been sent across the Mississip.
pi for safety. Many Of these are without
shelter and without sustenance. Unless
our citizens do something for them in
their exposed situation. we fear that they
will suffer more from The horrors of hun
ger and exposure than they would from
the calamity Of war within the city of
Nauvoo. The sympa,hies of our citizens
should be awakened in behalf of these,
and such aid afforded them as is needed
and can be rendered.
The following correspondence gives the
authentic news up TO Sunday evening"
What the result was on that nigh, we
have no. yet heard. The Stage may bring
US the account before our paper goes 10
press The firing was heard on Sunday
night as high up as this place.
Correspondence Of the Hack Eye.
Fort MADISON. Sept. 18th 1916.
]. G. EDWARDS, Esq,-Last Friday a
cannonading took place betwixi the Anti
\ Mormon and Mormon and New Settler
/ forces. One man was killed and several
wounded on the part Of the Mormons.-
Saturday general battle took place. The
| Anti Mormons marched ont of their camp
abou, O'Clock, p. NJ. leaving 900 men
to guard their baggage, &C., and directed
heir course towards the Mormons who
appeared under arms in the outskirts OF
the city. As the forces gradually neared,
the cannon Numbered forth lerritica!ly
Finally, coming sufficiently near, the roar
Of musquetry became deafening. The
Mormons retired into the buildings and
fired from the windows, but the Anti
Mormons still advanced and with their
Cannon rooted them out of their feeble
foruesses. Mixed up in the City each
man to chief extent fought on his own
hook. The contest had lasted about | /
hours and The Anli-Mormons had advanc-
ed all this time, when finding their pow
der was about failing, they Withdrew tc
avail. further supply which was hourly
expected. Las. night. Sunday the roar
of artillery which followed each other il
rapid succession and which we hear dis
tinc,ly in this town evinced that shire
deadly strife was going on. The mum.
Der Of killed on Saturday, suppose, die
not exceed or on each side with s o.
10 wounded on each side. We have no
heard the result of last nights affair
Strange enough! some of our citizens gt
over every day 10 the two Armies to SCI
their fighting exhibitions. Viewed righ,
fully, il is an awful affair in both Moral
and Religion. and we should rather fe
from the sight than delight in such view
Of human buichery. Our friend Guthri
} in his anxiety to see the affair of Friday
| climbed tree JUS. in the rear Of the Anti
Mormon troops and was setting there lik
an old Coon, calmly contemplating til
contest going on Q or 800 yards in fron
The Mormons supposing him one OF tn
) belligerents placed there as spy, elevat
/ ed their cannon and cracked away al him
and hiss" went the ball close under hi
feet, when he sloped down and scramble
off in double "quick time" Yours, 81
P. S.-We learn ,ha, the oannonadin
on Sunday nigh, came from the Mormo
camp. They knocked over few tents
and that was all The dam age done by them