Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-07-26
Since setting up the matter for our Il

since Setllng up Tue matter Tor our last
paper we have had "wars and rumors of
wars" amongst us. On the night Of the
18th inst, it was reported in This town that
there was to be a pronunciamento issued
in Matamoras, that there was 10 be gen.
eral uprising of the people-thst the pre-
sent custom-house was to be abolished
that a new Republic, to be called the Re-
public of the Sierra Madre was TO start
into existence, and lastly that large body
of men were to start from this side to as
sist in maintaining the new Republic
These were startling announcements, and
we in common with the most of our citi-
zcns. commenced promenading 10 see who
were to be the actors on this side in the
grand drama.
The long roll was beaten in nfatarnuru,.
The bugle sounded, calling artillery and
cavalry TO prepare for defence. From our
proximity to Matamoros, we can distinct
" hear these alarms. Soldiers and citi-
zens rallied, as we are told in the plaza,
and would have met in very gallant man
ner, any force which might have been
pleased to present itself.
All this turns out to be nothing but
alarm. There has been no cause for all
this disturbance. On this side of the riv.
Nicholas r. Millett had been somewhat
conspicuous in military efforts. He had
endeavored to get up a battalion. In this
he failed. He did borrow gun, and on
two occasions-the one late at night, and
other at midnight, fired salute. He was
anxious to get up military expedition to
California, but in this he also failed. Mil
lett, it seems did on the night of the 18th,
say that he did not want any greater force
than his body guard Ga force of three men,
togo over and take Matamoras and wheth-
er he took his three men with him or not
in crossing over is not known. He is now
prisoner in Matamoras, and is we'll guar
ded.-[ Brownsville Texas Flag.
We have news eight days later from the
Salt Lake,-to the 9th of May. Health
of the settlements good-Spring crops and
wheat looked wei. Quite number had
gone and were going to the Sacramento to
dig gold. The bearers of this news met
the first emigrants at Fort Laramie OH
the 22d May-all well and teams in good
order. They first met the cholera at the
South Fork of the Platte. One company
had lost IA men. From that point they
passed fresh graves until they reached
Independence. They report many emf
grants returning by the route Of the South
ern Fork of the Platte and horrible MUIR
ders committed among them on the Plains.
1896 wagons had passed Fort Kearney,
and they were still passing. Numbers
had passed up the North Fork of the Platte,
and on this route there had been no chol-
era. Grass was abundant all the way
plenty of rain in the mountains. Coils.
Loring and Backenstos were met at the
South Fork in good health.-W. Jour.
II .Mournfm Fact.-Gen. Pierce, Of
New Hampshire, in his reply to the COM
plimentary speech made to him, on the
occasion of being presented with sword
by the Legislature, stated the following
remarkable fact:
Con the 2lst of June, l947, about this
time in the afternoon, the "North Bend"
with the first detachment of the 9th Infan-
try, made the har Dor of Vera Cruz. The
other transports followed in quick sue
cession. 1t is melancholy, but not
humiliating recollection, that of those sir
hundred and forty men, less probably than
one hundred and fifty ever recrossed The
ocean,