The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-08-10
special News of,he New York Press.

NEW YORK, Aug. THE Trbunes despatch
es state that the nominations of the New Yorl
delegations for Brigadier Generals were no
acted upon by the President last night. Thre,
companies OF the I'd infantry regiment 237 men
arrived from Fort Abercromby, Dacotab, vi,
st. Paul, to which place they marched 3O(
miles. Many OF them have been in the fifteer
or twenty years service A second detachment
OF 10 ana 20 pound riled cannon have arrived
There is much more artillery here now than W,
had before the forward movement was made
Ex-Gov. Randall, of Wisconsin, has been con
trned as Minister to Rome, and John P. Loyeio,
OF Iowa, brother of Owen Lovejoy, as Consul se
Cailao. Senator Harlan has despatch tonight
from Iowa, stating that the rebels in strong
forces have taken Croton, a small town on the
Des MoiDes, near Keokuk. Brig. Gen. Rufus
King, of Wisconsin, left Washington to day to
take command of the Wisconsin troops now in
the department of Gen. Dix. The report of Brig.
Gen. Mcdowell being an official narrative of
the Campaign of the Potomac, has been com.
pieted, butwill not be published until the re.
turn of Secretary Cameron.
Worlds Despatch.
Extensive alarm was caused across the Poto.
mac during last night A couotrymen came in
and reported that the enemy was approaching
in large numbers. Immediate preparations were
made to give them a warm reception The troops
were active and determined, and the time in
which they got in line ready for action was very
brief. The alarm proved to be false.
A prominent Engineer connected with the N.
York hre department, has arrived here. and ia
endeavorlng to make arrangements for the Fire
Aouayes to remain in the service for the time
for which they enlisted. LIT
A man named Minor was arrested opposite
Long Bridge today, with a pass from Beaure-
gard in his pocket.
Since the strict rules about the publication of
army matters, the city, it is said has been
swarmed with spies. -
night, an officer who is known to be in the
confederate army, was at the National Hotel
lHerald's Dispatch
The news from Kentucky has aroused tho
widest enthusiasm here when it was announced
IN the House OF Representatives before its ad.
Journment by the venerable Ex-Governor Mr..
Wickllffe with the declaration that Kentucky
was the first to adopt the Constitution and
would be the last to desert it. The thunder of
applause from the floor and galleries shook even
the solid walls. 1t was an outburst of patriotic
feeling This great victory will be followed
immediately by physical one not less magnifi-
cent.
There are at this moment 10000 organized
Union men in Kentucky only waiting the &C
~~'"P''S"Shs VI suto SiCLOTy dL the ballot box
to take the field and drive the Rebel forces out
OF Kentucky and Tennessee
The Kentucky Legion is now ready to be
mustered into the service and the men are burn
ing with desire to aid their Union neigbbors
IN tennessee to free themselves of the despo.
tism of the Davis mobocracy.
A gentleman who has recently been compel.
led to leave Vienna states that the Rebels have
10000 men at that point and Falls Church and
that they are meditating an attack on AIexan
dria. he says that he has mingled freely among
their troops and confirms the statements that
they had over 100000 men at Bull Run and
Manassas on the 2lst. The estimate made of
their Killed in that engagement was l,2OO ex
elusive of wounded. They admitted that the
slaughter of their side was double what il was
on ours.
The reportthat the wives of the Rebel soldiers
State that their husbands are mining the road
between Falls Church and Fairfax Court House
aud that they intend to connect the mines with
small walls filled with explosive materials and
mat their main batteries in the direction of
Manassas junction have not yet been discovered
by our troops
From another source it is learned that ever
since the occupation of Harper's Ferry by the
Rebels force of from 100 to 1900 men have
been engaged at Richmond in the manufacture
OF riffed cannons and ordnance of various kinds
They are said to have turned out an immense
number of lannon's.