The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-11-30

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WAsn,Aafon, Nu., - TTri0u'ist carr. .''' -t,s'nt
snce says reports sent Anous n'enkc5 p, sIka.
q ION Il incorrect. That Mcclellan and Blenker
oommand have the greatest confidence In biz
i and his resignation would not be accepted II o.
fered. The affair grew out Of . letter sent D
Blenkar TO Mcclellan which contained expires
eiops which Mcclellan rcbaked him for, but cal,
be presumed il was B:ebker's imperfect knowl
! edge of English which caused the improper ex
preston. The AFFAIR IL considered sattsfactorii.
i settled. = ga -.
s Two more scouting parties from the rich
wing of the army went out to-day. Ono had ,
skirmish with supero, numbers. Capt Row
land, with companies G and H, Friedman's cav
airy, went ~ far as Hunters Hill and sent : re
connoitering party forward. who discovered |
large body Of rebel infantry in ambush. Cspt
| Rowland retired with his siorce. isa 1As#
Cant Reii win between two and three com
panies Of tue Sd Pennsylvania, Col. Averilli
cavalry, accommodating between Vienna ant
Hunters Hill we're attacked By the anbuscedinl
enemy in the woods on both sides Of the road
| Five volleys we're fred before our trOops, press
! ed BY Z superior force Of the enemy, fell back
| 4 courier brought this news 70 Gen. Porter, "a
whose division che party belonged. He en'
forward the 9th Massa .husetts, 4th Michigan
Gribbin's battery, and two more companies from
Col Averill's cavalry. Al dusk oil the troops
returned. Before reinforcements reached Capt
Eell be was again attacked BY the enemy. who
! attempted to cut him or Shots were again ex.
changed. The rebel commander was shot and
fell from his horse, which galloped within ou'
men dropped and were necessarily left ON the
field Lieut. Ford and 45 men, ill Of Col. Aver
ills cavalry are missing. Orderly Sergeant Par.
ker's horse was killed, and the rider injured.
The enemy were dressed in dark blue, wearing
caps. They did not wait for a. encounter with
our reinfor.ementA
Herald's correspondent says Gen Sumner has
been assigned to the command OF division TO
be composed of twelve regiments infantry, some
of which are now here, in the provisional
army Of the rotomsc ard not yet formed into
brigades, and others are yet to arrive. pro-
portionsbls amount Of cavalry and artillery will
be attached to the division, which will. for the
present, occupy position 1t Springfield on the
line of the Alexandr,a Railroad.
Col. Graham of the 9th regiment excelsior
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buildings at Matthias Point, on his reconnoiter,
has been restored to duty by Gen. Mcclellan,
and ordered to join his regiment without delay.
NEW YORK, Nov. 37.-The steamship Fulton
brought $4,000 stand of arms.
A Fortress Monroe letter says that the Rebels
lost Is killed and wounded by the Smelling at
camp Warrick.
The Richmond despatch reports 5000 Union,
lists in the mountains Of East Tennessee. under
Psrson Brownlow ard Maj. Gilman, who are do
ing more mischief than the Yankees in KY. a
. The despatch proposes the abandonment of
Norfolk in the event of an attack, and begs for
reinforcements from Richmond and Yorktown.
5000 troops are expected.at Fl. Monroe.
An order was received on Monday to the ef.
feet that troops will not be furnished with VIM
ter quarters.
Especial to Post
WAsH1HaroN, Nov. 27.--The Washington Re.
publican has news from Winchester, Va, sta
ting that Jackson, one of the rebel generals, is
drilling Regiment composed wholly OF slaves
in that cisy, and that the negroes are to be made
TO sight against the Federal troops.
The U. s. steamer Eagle, Capt. Bender, ar.
rived here this morning from Baltimore, having
run the Potomac blockade without damage
She is heavily loaded with forage for army use.
From Missouri.
ST. LoIIs,, Nov. 27-Gen. Curtis has issued
Genera! orders to the following effect, to check
communication with the enemy and prevent the
conveyance Of contraband goods and to avoid
the recurrence of assaults upon steamboats,, the
entire commerce of the Mississippi liver below
this city ia assumed and will be employed by the
Government, but freight and passengers will be
conveyed at current rates as heretofore.
All boats entering these waters will report to
the first military post, and stop to proceed I'M
der military ordeis at,the discretion OF the mill
tary commander.
Freight and baggage will be subject to careful
inspection, AMI the oath administered to all en-
ployess and passengers, and places OF landing
and departure will conform as near as possible to
the custom of trade; but all commissions storage
ard bus.ness must be transacted with openly
avowed and reliable Union men.
Gen. ha,leck issued stringent orders respect
ing the seizure OF private property and the ar
rest OF persons without sufficient cause.
General Sherman has taken command of our
forces a. Sedalia.
There are about 10000 Federal troops at
points On the Pacific Railroad, west oil Jefferson
city.
!. Nothing new respecting the1 movements Of
Prices army.
Governor Gamble has appointed and commits
souri, Strte Militia, and General Halleck has ap-
pointed ,}rigadier General Scho6eld to command
all State forces.
JEEvESsoN CRY, Nov. 27.-For the last two
nights or pickets at Sed~lis have been fred
upon BY the rebels returning from Prices army.
The reports that Price is advancing from the
Ossge River are not credited here. The truth
seems to be that y portion of his army, COM
posed of M,ssourians, is disbanding and these
men arc returning in small squads tor the pur-
pose Of clothing themselves aud preparing for
another campaign, and whenever they can they
commit al; manner of outrages upon Union
men. =
A gentleman just from Lexington reports
that che city was full Of returned rebels and
that there is a steady stream of arrivals.
The ste mer Sioux City, with large cargo of
goods for points on the river west Of here was
refused per mission to proceed on her trip to-day
by the CommandaHt of this Post.
INDEPEEnESCE, Nov. 27-To day six scouts OF
Capt. Gresory's command on the old Lexington
road were rircd upon by about 90 rebels at the
crossing OF the Little Blue from the rocks and
bushes, ana one OF the scouts was wounded, and
two m:ssihg are supposed to be killed. The
returning net some fifteen rebels on Little Blue
bridge wit. shot guns. The scouts then return
ed, tool: snnther road and arrived safely in camp
Ii. ut. l!edgenan sent out twenty men and found
them nepr the same place, drove them into the
brush ari captured 20 horses and mules.
A band Of rebels, 200 strong, crossed over
from Clay county to-day. $50 of Rains men
are at Sibloy. Capt. Webb has 80 rebels in the
brush six miles south.eas Capt. Hogs has
some 40 :eoels on Little Blue. Col. Renick has
200 rebels now in Lafayette county.
There must be some hard fshtisg soon US a
large force OF rebels are reported near Pleasant
Hill.
COntr1dlcaed.
NEw 7cRK, Nov. 27.-The item about the
steamer Trent, having reached England, is pro-
nounced al surd. She does not go further than
St. Thomas under any circumstances. She could
not possibly have reached England.