The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-19


We made a statement few days ago, predi.
Gated upon information which had been commu-
nicated to the Cincinnati Gazette by Mr.. Rob-
ert Morgan. newspaper pressman, who had
returned to Cincinnati from Memphis, Tennes-
see:
Mr.. Aorgan's extensive acquaintance in Mem.
phis, aud daily intercourse with newspaper men
and Others, Who would be likely to know some
thing about the condition of affairs, enabled
him to obtain some valuable information. He
represents that the slaves are deeply interested
in the slrugg. now going on between the two
sections, but their sympathies are wholly and en-.
tirely with the South. More confidence is placed
in them than ever before, and no fears Of insur-
rection are entertained.
The precipitation Of Kentucky is regarded as
disastrous, most persons believing that, like an
APPLE she would have dropped into their garden
when ripe. In the meantime she would have
answered their purposes better by remaining
neutral. Few persons in the North, says our
informant have any idea of the amount of goods
and provisions sent South over the LouiSvillc
and Nashville railroad the past summer.
Bucknel's rashness is roundly denounced, and
the s,opps se of supplies from the North, which
they attribute mainly to his course, is regarded
as more DISASTROUS than the loss of battle -
Coffee in Memphis is soc q pound, and tea e..
Boots, which formerly sold for IS, now readily
command sl5, aud nearly everything else in the
same proportion. Gold is at premium of Is
per cent, and scarce at that -
Polk, WHO succeeded Pillow in the command
OF the rebel troops in the West, has, as is gen.
orally knosp, been himself succeeded by Gen.
Johnston, OF Utah memory. Polk aud Pillow
had quarrc,ed and at one time the hero Of Mex
ican ditches, was on the point Of being placed
under arrest.
All the ebel forces in South eastern Missouri
have been withdrawn, and are concentrated at
Columbus, where Johnston nov has $4,000 men,
in addition to a force of $4,000 or 10000 be-
lieved to be menacing Paducsh.
| There aie no intrehchnents or batteries al
Memphis, bu. u short distance back Of the city
there is camp of instruction, containing five OF
| six regiments. These would be sent on imme
diately but Tor the fact that they are unarined
and no arms can be procured for them. Mr.
Morgan Sc vs. b.. saw about four hundred men in
uniform: the rest were clad in citizens dress
The troops are armed with flint lock muskets
old rifles and shot guns, and many go into thu
field with nothing but large knives, hoping Il
provide themselves with good arms in case of ;
| fight. Notwithstanding the disadvantages the.
labor under, al! seem confident Of the ultimate
| triumph OF their cause. .gA -
Some time ago company calling themselve
the "Memph.s Guerrillas," was formed to act q
spies The men, our informant says, are scat
tered throughout the border free States Of tn
West, travelling on steamboats, and railroads
stopping on steamboats, and railroads, st0ppin
in cities, an! gathering information of our move
nents and intentions wherever they can.-
Through the influence and by the help Of one Q
these men, be was enabled to return North with
out much trouble. He left Memphis, in cor
pany with his friend. last Sunday, arriving at tn
State line Monday morning. Hsre he took
private conveyance to Hopkinsville, Ky.,' 2
miles distant Thence by the same means I
Henderson, aud thence to Evansville, indiana
crossing the Ohio river in = ski6.
Last Sunday night q camp Of about oight hur
dred Union troops or Home Guards, which ha
been formed at Hopkinsvie was fred upon b
: two hundred rebel cavalry, and broken up, th
Union mea * airing that they were attacked
force by Gen. Buckner. The next day Buckne
made his appearance with seven thousand mel
whom our informant watched for two hour
! marching by. The retreating Home Gusrd
we're pursued and twenty eight Of them captures
Their leader, Col Buckner, brother Of til
General, who had taken refuge at Ara: Ruby
the haf-saY house be.geen Hopkinsyille an
, Madisonv.i.s, was betrayed by Mrs Ruby's SOL
, aud fell into tho bands OF the rebels. He WI
sent into Tennessee.
1t is said in Southern Kentucky that Zolico
fer has twenty five thousand men, and it is col
! 6dently predicted that he will winter his forc'
in Cincinnati. Buckner still has ten thousar
, men at bowling Green, in addition to sevt
thousand at Hopkinsville. e5# a4
We have omitted to say that our infornal
saw the blatherskite Je6 Thompson in xemph
few days ago.
3 J. .Birney MarshslL, 80 we'll known here,
( nov In Memphis, editing . magazine called Il
j | Southern Monthly.
TIE WEATHER AID ROADS n VIsapnA..
I | The rains have made the Virginia roads almo
!. impsssable for troops and heavily loaded W.
! ons. The new military roads along the Potom
i are in much better condition than the ordina
. roads. The weather is quite cool; fires .
: started in almost every house, overcoats q
J. blankets are in great demand, and the win
! whistling through che trees. reminds one th
!. winter 10 close at hand. The rebels, now Wit
! out tents, blankets, pants or shoes-must sit q
shiver by the camp Are st night. or ssder bitss
! - from he damp, cool OR.