The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-05-11
Late and Reliable from virginia.

From the Cincinnati Gazette, 3d.
gentleman called on US last evening, just
whom we personally know to be strictly reliable.
He was there several days on visit, and being
acquainted, had good opportunities Of ascertain
ing the state of affairs.
He says no one dare to be other than for Sc.
cession in that city. and the feeling is apparently
unanimous. Great excitement exists, and seye-
raj panics have occurred in consequence of re-
ports Of an army advancing from Washington
They are hurriedly terrifying the city, and for
this as well as war purposes on an extensive
scale. Com. Pendergrast seems to have special
ly favored them by leaving the great bulk of the
war materials at Portsmouth uninjured Instead
OF making sure work of destroying the munitions
OF war there assembled, everything was done in
the most nasty, bungling and Intellectual STYLE
Many Of the spikes in the guns could be pulled
out with the fingers. Most of those on the sunk
en- vessels they expected to get, and probably to
raise the vessels themselves. A number of EIGHT
and ten-nch columbiads had been brought up and
were landed at Richmond whilehs was there. and
were as perfect as if spike had never touched
them. Commodore Pendergrast was perfectly
secure from attack, and could have taken his own
time and made the destruction complete, bat was
apparently seized with fright, and made a most
miserable failure in the work assigned him. Such
oui luiofmdnl DelieVes 20 Dc tue faCts, aiter 0ue
allowance for Virginia exaggeration and buster.
If this be so (and all the accounts thus far to
the same efect) Commodore Pendegrast should
be drummed out of the Navy.
There are two encampments near Richmond,
both of which he visited. As near as he could
estimate, there were about $500 Virginians at
one and 100 Carolinians at the other He thinks
there are probably Z, 200 more Virginans at Nor
iolk. The representations of the Virginia papers
are gross exaggerations, and made for effect.
Iney are, however, drumming up and drilling as
last as possible, but everything.naturally moves
AoW IN virginia Beauregard was somewhere
near the city and Jeh. Davis was expected TODAY.
They are full OF fight and have no doubt Of
sheir ability TO whip all the " Yankees ~ who can
be brought against them. They are q good deal
chagrined at not having succeeded in consentr..
ting their forces rapidly enough to have taken
!. Washington, but express determination To
DO It yet, when they get force large enough to
surround it and lay seige. They are resolved tn
precipitate Virginia, at all hazards regardless Of
the Western portion Of thu State, and IL ncces.
sary at the point Of the bayonet Thissrage and
fanatcism exceeds all belief.
He overheard . prominent member Of the Con.
vention say that it was an indispensable condition
! 70 their success that they should get rid of Mr.
Lincoln and General Scott, and that fre men had
taken sotems oath 10 assassiaate them. The char.
acter Of the speaker led him to believe this ma
idle assertion.
PROVISIONS we're scarce and advancing rapidly,
Bacon was from 20 to rs cents per pound. and
but little TO be had. The negroes ,ceye on Gree
quarter ydtio,u. This scarcity of supplies is cor.
soboratsd BY statement in the Richmond WIG.