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

PLuCKY AND PArRIorIC Hilton Head q
respondent of the New York Herald tells the
lowing interesting incident a the laie battle
A shell came thyi, ne !, ar hsfsriks, add bur
ing, piece struck "0.,.n Thompson. ouar,.
master, who had the wheel, and shattered HI |,
in q most Horrible manner, and when beinv !,
riei from the deck lin a falntiug state p;ft i
lee hanging by the snews onlyl by another c,,e
termaster, he said: Brown don't let them col,
passes fool you; have screwed them of d
points, 90 the concussion Of the guns won't hu
Them"
A gentleman writes to the New York Ev,n;n
Post as follows: 81 dined with Col. Brown.
Fort Pickens, about ten weeks ago; and he SHOW
ed me, from the parapet of the fort, after dinner
in what manner aud by what means he coulf
without great difficulty, drive the enemy ont 9
every one Of his works. But he said Il won,
take seven thousand and FIVE hundred men /
hold the shore works against the rebels. and IN
I'll the government was ready to occupy Penss
cola, II was OF no use to waste powder and sho
on Bragg. Col. Brown, therefore, did not me A,
TO h'e unless hrst attacked In that case b.
proposed 10 return the fire Of the enemy au,
show him his power"
Scene-Ihe headquarters of Gen. Paine a.
Paducah. Enter elderly Kentuckian in Quest O
bis fugitive chaitel.
Ges. Paine-Well, sir, ere YOU and your fam
ily loyals
hentsck.-I have one son in the rebel army
There are two at home.
Gen. F-Well, are you and your bows at home
aiding the Government
he'aHcs--No, sir; we remain strictly neutral
o". linen you must excuse me il l re
main strictly neutral between you and your MIC
ger. cannot allow you within my lines.
kxlt kentuck, in disgust, deeming this q
Paine-ful application of strict neutrality.
PRoHorED. Elliott, Of the I'd Iowa Cav.
airy, who was Captain in tie regular army.
wnen he assumed this position by invitation Of
the Governor and regiment has received Official
notice from the War Department of his promo
uon to MsJorship in the regular army, and To
take command Of the First U. s. Cavalry. ON
the Potomac. His preference is to remain with
the Second Iowa Cavalry, il he can get pcr
mission of the War Department We should
De sorry to see him leave his position, as he has
by ardnous labors got his regiment in thorough
working condition, and is deservedly very high
ly esteemed by all his command.
Those who think that Great Britain would %
70 war with this country for any trivial cause
should recolect that in losing our trade she
would lose Two htths OF her exports, our bread
stufs and provisions, as well as our cotton and
the twenty. three millions of revenue She aor;yas
from our tobacco principally. While her reye.
nue. would be reduced one-half, her expenditures
would be quadrupled, and she could not at the
same time pay one hundred and thirty millions
as the interest on her public debt and supnort
her government and war expenses. Her indus.
try would be paralyzed her operatives starved
and revolution for bread would surely ensue
-ILouisyille Journal.
MT. George Augustus Sala, the English novel.
Isl, has written a new story which he calIs by
the quaint title: "The Strange Adventures of
captain dangerous, who was a soldier, pirate
merchant, slave among the Sale rovers. a
.oet, spy, bashaw in the service of the Great
urk, and died at last in his own house in Han
,ver Square"
The NEW DEEKNcEs AT CB.RLrsros Tho 70.
els at Charleston pretend to believe that that
sty is safe against attack. Their confidence in
his respect Is connected with a chain of ra(ts
tretebed across the mouth of the harbor
The spider, during the still night, spun its
leb across the path where the lion was wont to
ak. When morning broke, the lion passed
At way and the fragile rock! twas sundered.by
e animal, without his even knowing il!
The application is plain.-Buffalo Commercial
ASertiser.
The French have been relieved from their fears
oiamine, by supply of twothirds OF the de-
Mercy. The week previous to the sailing of
ttlast steamer, twenty eight vessels arrived in
Hire, from New York, with 400, 900 sacks of
Wat, 10000 barrels of -four, 2,700 sacks of
co. and 800 Of rye, and considerable supplies
astill expected.
be Washington Republican notes it as a sign
drogress, that letter from Lexington, Ky,
MNhat Joe Holt, Of Kentucky, is getting sirA
Of e business OF protecting the property % pro-
sisrv traitors and rebels, and says tfat the
wanust take its course even il it be across the
'p0liar institution"
3 REBELS IN TERRoR-A dispatch from
Aelhis to the Nashville Patriot, represents
thatlsce in great excitement relative to an ex-
pesd invasion of Federal troops by land and
wtr, and says: 3" Daring the next few days
git battle will be fought at Columbus, and if
ware overpowered Memphis is lost to the
Sth, unless Alabama, Mississippi and louisa
nelp." This same dependency is felt II Ar
ksas. The little Rock Democrat of thel6th |
s." The exciting news received from the |
fthwest yeste: day, had profound efect1pon
ny members of the Legislature whose bmes
in that direction. Many of them tailed of
precipitatc retreat from town, and we hould
~ oe sur pTfseu ", ny tO-nlSut-u unless 1ettef |
ews is heard-both houses are left without
norum."
Gen. Fremont attended service at HenrMVard
|eechers Church, on Sunday last, and Il con-
regation rose masse as the General an Mrs.
fremont entered. Mr.. Beecher's discoun was
IN "Greatness." After the service the ,eople
made rush for the Generals pew, and dainod
him half an hour with hand shaking; an,when
"a cd in orvia fho hurf |
they crowded the street and gave hin three
cheers.
general Order has been recently issu from
headquarters at Louisville, concluding tbs:
"No women, whether wives of ofliceror SOL
diers, will be permitted to remain in cap, or
accompany troops in the field.
This order will be carried into immeate ef-
feet BY command of GENERAL ELL
GKs. BENHAM IN Towx-Brig. Gen. hhan,
Of the army Of the Kanawha, was in G city
yesterday, on his way to Washington He is /
Under arrest, but be himself does not KIN what
or, only that 1t has reference to the rect pur- |
suit OF Floyd, and some misunderstanding be-
tween himself and Gen. Rosecrans -[\eelinp | ,
lntelligencer.
The publication ef General Shenandoah.
nation to the South Car olinians in the hmoDd
As"f1'S', 10 bot oiiiy STRIKING, but airy i'm |
portant sign Of the times. It shows Wiling.
ness to put before deceived and mislpeople.
the sentiments most likely to convinchem OF !
their error and to lead them back to aeiance.
And its production under the very e of the
Confederate Government, maaifcsts amend
able freedom Of the press, and indies a far
more hopeful state Of things in Virginit least.
tho might have been expected so so We
hailed the original appearance of this r.lama-
ton. as an instrument Of great good to ,Union
cause; but .ss hardy anticipated it vld 20
feaoilygain circulation in the seeded skes.
Boston Courier.
=, SAD AccIDESr.-On Thursday last, a son Of
A. Adair, residing about two miles west of town,
sa some fifteen years Of age had the misbr-
sune 70 shoot himself in the thigh, causinga fish
soahd which his physician thinks will rener
n's recovery quite doubtful. He had takentbe
gun With him to the cornfeld where he wa en-
gagged in gathering corn, to kill some pairie |
ee'ckens; and as he was getting upon thelosd. |
% wagon to return home, some clip Or ushon |
.sused the discharge Of the gun with theesr
ABOVE stated.-fvinton Eagle.
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