The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-lt Is understood by
financial people that tie forthcoming report of
the Secretary of the Treasury will present the
Banking System and the Treasury Government
policy in respect to them as a light that will
iasten the attention Of the country upon it.
The claim Of the Government to supply the cir
culatlng medium of all kinds will be presented
mpressively, on the grounds of both principles
of expectancy and constitutional rights, and
financial necessity.
@ Times special
Information has been received this evening
that the rebel forces are now in possession of
Annandale, and their pickets posted this side.
They have q large force of cavalry.
Information has been received that there are
IL forts around Centerville, defended by field
pieces only; no heavy guns. Four regiments OF
the enemy have lately left Ccntervlle for Lees
burg, where there are now about 10000 men.
The pickets of Gen. Smiths division we're fred
upon last night at Lewinsville, but no injury was
done.
Last night deserter from the rebels, named
Williams, entered our lines. He is an English.
man, and was taken out of his bed at Charleston
on the night of the 4th of juno, and pressed into
the rebel service. He was private in the l4th
South Carolina regiment, but he has been for
some weeks servant of Beauregaid. He es
capped on Monday last. He was dressed in new
uniform of blue, like those of the New York
soldiers, and having the New York buttons on.
He says the whole regiment was supplied with
such uniforms onlya week since, and that the
current report was that they had been received
IN the South from Boston. He says that there
is an abundance OF good shoes for those of the
men who can pay for them-the pair he had on
he paid six dollars for.
g. Tribune special
The Intention of Generals Porter, Mccall,
Hancock AMI Wadsworth, WAS to scour the
country from Vienna to Hunters Hill. No en-
envy was seen except two small parties, one of
three men beyond Vienna, aud one of fifteen
nearly two miles beyond Hunters mill, to nei-
Their of which could We get closer. No enemy
has been seen since Sunday.
From Savannah.
dispatches from Rebel sources, Savannah I'd. |
NEW YORK, Dec t.-The Republican of this
morning says the Unionists have evacuatedlTy.
bee leland. One shipload left on Saturday for
the North.
On Saturday p m. a large ship stood in for
Warsaw inlet, Com. Tatnall's feet went after
her, but che disappeared.
There we're six Union vessels off Tybee Island
yesterday.
The schooner Waterman, for Charleston, was
wrecked of Tybec on Friday morning She Yell
The cotton and provisions on Hutchings, Fen
wick and adjoining islands, were destroyed by
IRE on Thursday night last by the proprietors
The supreme Court Judge. nay their Re.
spects.tO the President.
WASHINGTON, Dec 4.-Chief Justice and As
sociate Justices of Supreme Court paid their re-
spects to the President on Monday, at the Ex
ecutive Mansion.
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From Baltimore. "a
BALTIMORE Dec. 5.---The boat from OLD
Point has arrived but brings no news No flag,
of truce had passed.
A detachment of the New York 9Th regimen,
returned this morning from the Eastern shore
Secession is defunct. S.
~ from Sccessia.
The Memphis papers Of the goth have the fol
lowing items:
General John G. Breckenridge, with his bri
gade, arrived at Russellville on Monday evening
the 18th, and went into cncampment near thii
place.
Commander Hollins, Of New Orleans, passed
through Memphis on Monday, the 18th, on biz
way to Columbus, Ky.',5
/ Late intelligence from Columbus, BY the Ken
lucky last night Representa- that an attack 10 con
/ fdently aud almost momentarily expected. TIL,
i Federale have boosted that they would have It !
1t cost them lOO,000 men. Thus far they hav,
only 80, 600 men At Cairo. They are receiving
additions daily. Last Saturday nine regiment
from Illinois and the Western States reach Cairo
and others are represented AZ pouring into tina
camp. Our forces arc ready and waiting, an,
feel - confident now - ever, Of brilliant vic
vary. =zr4 q