The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-14
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low the water line, causing bad break, but the |
steam pumps kept the vessel free. ab.
The firing continued all day and was resumed
BY the enemy next morning when We moved out
Of his range. The frigate Niagara still kept At
them, but being outside the bar. she cannot be
much damaged ssia8 gd q
Fort Picfens had up to date lost but one
man killed and seven wounded. @
Fl lcRea is much damaged but We cannot
destroy it with our smoothe bore guns, as they
arc no match for the enemys rifled cannon.
The bombardment was to be renewed the
next day, the Esd, with the determination to
whip or be whipped. ~ aiso
Since leaving the passes Of the Mississippi
several rebel vessels had managed to escape.
Spanish vessel had come down with Q number
of fugitive Spaniards to escape imprisonment,
who report the rebels had three iron clad steam
battering rams ready to repel attack, all carry
ing eighteen to twenty of the heaviest guns, and
additional steam rams Of five. Rats we're bein
c0nstru cted. G @
CAIRO, Dec. 12-Gun boats Taylor and Lex
ington and st. Louis made a reconnaissance
down the Mississippi river to-day. No rebel
batteries discovered. ssI.ss -
Gen. NcCerner reviewed the troops this P. N.
CAIRO, Dec 1.-Two companies Of infantry
under command of Lieut.. Col. Rhodes Of 9th
Illinois, and two companies OF Cavairy uLoer
command OF Ma. J. J. Mudd hao sklrmisn
with the rebels near bertrahd, mo, N-day'
ioosing one man, taking sixteen prisoners anu
number OF horses and lire arms:
Flag ship Benton is afioat and WILL De mere TO-
morrow.
Steamer Montgomery sank and broke in two
| at the head Of Devils Island, last night
CAIRO, Dec. 1.-THE gunboats Benton and
| Essex which nave been aground ABOVE Oape vi
| rardeau for week past, were anoat again last
| night and will be down tonight.
The Mortar boats Will 90 mere IN uay VI NO
| The steamer montgomery ran On pai ~ sue
Mississ'pPl river ias. n'sn' auu SUM '".
! grand review OF all the troops 10 oairo
| tnis n:
more Oamp jackson pr'so'ers are ne'e ~ ~
down the river. ----------------
| ba NY. Central Railroad.
| ALBANY. Dec. 1.-THE annual meeting of
the stockholders of the New York Central Kali.
road was held here to-day ana the following d.
], rectors were CHOSEN py unanimous vote'
Erastus Corning, Albany; Dean h'enmonG'
bunaio; John d. Cneoeil, AUBURN A'onlo "
Paige, Schenectady; John n. L. Pruga, Albany;
Nathaniel Boyer, Boston; L,vngsson speaker
Paatne Brldge; JACOB oouio, hocneste,, Cor'
nelIus Y. Tracy, Troy; Chas. n. russell new
YORK; kicnard IL. blatcniofd, new lork' IAN
iiton White, syracuse; henry d. MARTIN, Albany
The annual report OF the DIRECTORS SHOWS the
earnings OF the roau III sue i'on'n Va Nos'oe
to have beer 1851, l2O, being an increase o.
$22O, 1888 over the same month last year ono tnt
largest earnings OF the company III any cns
month. The surplus OF income account on tnt
: Soth OF September, 1851, was $I,4oo,ooz.io
invested IN improvements ana supplies
the annual report OF the commt.ee Oh stocN
holders, appointed to examine into the &C
counts and transactions OF the company, say
the DOCKS ana accounts y, tne ocnpSny az q,
good order, the system wen oevised ana tue
show that the statements IN the report OF IN
Company are correct
On the question OF the re-appoin'mehS Oh III
stockholders Examining COMMITTEE coming
in the meeting, 1t was resolved, aHer iuli "
bate, not to again appoint SUCH commistee
the circumstances that gave origin 70 II naVih
! passed away: - 3
Southern News.
Lou,syu1r. Dec. u.-Rosseau. Regly an
: Johnson E,doral Rr;oad;ers crossed last The
: dsv to- tho south hank Of Green River. mes
, MHmfordsy;lle
. TIL Kan,,orv prov;s;on., Government nasse
: an act taxing brokers x2b a week who charge
e discount on Tennessee and Southern money.
!. Zollicoffcr, with large force, is at Burksvill
! The Richmond Examiner, of the 30th ult
a saws lsborers are hiring for the immediate col
struction of railroad from Centeryille to M
}, nassas.
!. X. w. Barnwell and James L. Orr are electe
by the South Carolina Legislature to the Reb
Congress.
}. Southern papers says tie Federal forces ca
N not get more than one third of the Sea Islar
cotton raised south, the value whereof is on
Q /
:, - The Norfolk Day Book says Gen. Scott v
- soon be in the South after the Mason and Slide
y capture.
:, Richmond 9TH, via New Orleans.-Dispatch
= says flotiIa lately at Old Point Comfort b
:. gone up the Potomac, doubtless to attack Evan
- port and Centerville.
Savannah. Dec. 6th.-A party Of Confedt
i ates passed here for Tybee Island Wednesd
:, and burnt the light house. The Federals she
!; = ed the island but the Confederates were unhu
= From l6 70 Is vessels. apparently old whale
~ ~ we're in the Roads Yesterday.
:. The electoral college at Nashville, Tenness'
10 on the 4th, voted Davis and Stevens Preside
7 and Vice President, and Gen. Edward Spare
IN and ]. F. Simmons were chosen Senators to I
:. Rebel Congress from Louisiana.
N. From New Mexico. 4
III K.vs.. C,rv No Dec F1o-Tbe Santa
IN and Cannon 9,;tv mai, arrived last night "
tv datss to Che oath nit. lllt-.Tl.,l :, =
on All the merchants in the Territory are
ns or;raa nv order of Col Canhv To turn O.
air their money to the MessrsI Donaidsous of sa
Cd Fe "a loan IN the Government
In the 18th nit a hand of N.vsioe Indi
cont IN (,arrol,a near Alhunuerouc. and stol
. large quantity Of stock. A party of citiz
if started in pursuit for the purpose OF recover
ur. the property, but Six OF the men having got
to advance OF the balance, fell into an amousc
tn. and were killed.
+ The rest OF the party being too lew to c
nit tinue in pursuit. we're compelled to retu
riz- leaving the Indians 20 carry on their ooat.
,et- the vicinity OF Albuquerque. Inc same And'
have been committing depreoatens ON "a
du- scale:
nee 1t is understood that Col canby Is soo9'
the change the system heretofore pursued Tor d
hat ing the savages in check.
wa Instead OF keeping the troops conecsed IN
DRY post ne will DIVIDE them IN companies ano
ton them at convenient points on 'ne it"n
car from wMcn tney can MAKE rsPNo pursuit
ate, Indians wheh tney atsemPt roooery
tho Measures are De'ng tsken 70 es.aons1 ~: !.