The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-08

Frorn tlae seae ID Wnr.
lHeraId's correspondence


by TEI4E(i RAPII.
EroM shc Seat Of War.
| THerald's correspondence.
| WASHINGTON, June 4.-There was no forward
| movement last night-as information was receiv-
ed by Gen. scott, late in the evening, that sew
ersl thousand rebels were at Centreville, 10 miles
| from Alexandria. The result was that eacn OF |,
| our regiments on the Virginia side was notIneo
| to be prepared for night attack. 8.
Prenarations are going on in several commis-
! sary departments for Q, 8 and 10 days rations,
| for many of our troops, indicating iorWafu
movement.
Intelligence reached Fort Monroe, Yesterday,
that scouting party of Col. Aliens Troy reg 81
ment had been taken prisoners by body OF M
! ty rebels near Hampton, on the previous day,
| but Gen. Butler doubted the report from the
fact that the country in that direction had been
| thoroughly reconnoitered. No such force OF re-
| bels could be discovered. The Gen. immediate
| " ordered Col Duryea's Zouaves, however, TO
| pursue the rebels and recapture the party II
| they had been taken
| Slaves continued arriving in considerable num-
| bers at Gen. Buffers camp, and are put to WORK
| in the 'renches. They are said to comprehend
the position of affairs very clearly, and report
that their masters are very much alarmed and
| are flying from their houses every day.
The steamer Freedom will receive an amount
i of riAed cannon. She is expected to return 70
! Acquia creek on Friday
Immense quantities of provisions have been
and are now being shipped from Louisville over
| the Louisville and Nashville r. X. to the in
surrectionary States, the present Collector, at
Louisville, a secessionist, refusing to obey the
orders of the Treasury Department., prohibit
iting the shipment of provisions south. new
collector has been appointed, who will enforce
| the prohibition He will enter upon his duties
| in few days.
The Government has been advised of the
openly avowed purpose of large armed force
of Tennesseeans, to make rush to Louisville
the moment an attempt lie made to enforce the
embargo there, stir up, if possible an insurrec-
ton along the line, and take possession Of the
Nashville r. r. The Tennesseeans expect, and
| would doubtless, obtain strong support from
the Kentucky. precipitatOIs and their open abet-
tor Gov. Magoin. 1t is to guard against this that
| the Government contemplates ordering the Ken
| lucky brigade to Nashville, to cooperate with
the Union men of Louisville, and the State at
large in resisting the intended invasion of Ten
nesseeans. But it appears that very strong
prejudice exists in Kentucky against the Brigade.
| a large number of its members hail from Ohio,
and the socalled Kentuckans are mostly from
the border towns and counties. Only small
portion of these are natives Of the State. The
Secessionists have been in the habit of represent
| ing the whole Brigade as consisting of Bogus
Kentuckans. This is unjust, but there is enough
| truth in that to give colorng to great deal OF
scandal and apprehension. Any other Federal
| troops, indeed, would be more acceptable to the
Union men of Kentucky.
This being understood ut the War Department
| the Kentucky Brigade will be ordered here, and
| home guard, like that at st. Louis, will be or
| ganized and armed at Louisville.
This wise determination will remove much diff
ficulty and apprehension.
Worlds Despatch.
WASHINGTON, June At is said that portion
| of Maryland lying along the river between Indi-
| an Head and Piney Point is tenanted with rabid
| Secessionists, who are constantly sending sup.
| plies to rebels in Virginia. 1000 men will be
| despatched to prevent any communication with
| the enemy. A field battery will be sent to this
point, and one of the river fotia win be station
| ed there. 1t is also contemplated to occupy
| White House Point. The channel there is very
narrow, and if the rebels get possession there, ii
| would cost valuable lives to retake it. 1t com.
mands the entire channel for several miles.
Tribune's Despatch
| 1t is not confirmed that the rebels had advanc.
ed from Harper's Ferry to Leesburg. 1t may
union pickets from Fairfax G. H. and Leesburg.
| Marshall Hale, at heart, is as bad as Merriman
against whom there are strong proofs Of treason.
He is still at large and boasts that the Govern
ment is afraid to arrest him. His friends threat.
| en- to rise if he is touched.
! Reports received in Richmond recently, from
the rebels at Manassas Junction, boast that their
| position is now impregnable. They were anti.
| cipating orders to march upon Alexandria
WASHINGTON, June 5-The belief extensive
ly prevails that new levy is to be called for by
the War Department, and various offers have
therefore been made of regiments additional to
those already accepted, but it is certainly ascer-
tanned that no such levy is now contemplated.
Minister Corwin passed through Jalapa ON
the 4th of May, on his way to the City of Mexi.
co, having had pleasant and important inter-
view at the latter city with tie Mexican Minis
ter to France, who recently arrived in New York
en- route fer Europe.
Mr.. King, Minister TO Rome, having obtained
leave of absence in order to command the Wis.
consin troops, is in Washington on business
connected with military affairs.
Mr.. Nicolay, Private Secretary of the Presi-
dent left this p. M for Springfield, ILL.,
Written arguments have been submitted on
the Mccormick patent extension case, but the
commission will not finally decide it for several
weeks.
Current reports and the newspapers have
sent feet with troops down the Potomac last
night, but this is news to the Navy department.
John Il. Sanderson, an ex-chiei clerk of the
War Department, has recently been appointed
Lieutenant Colonel in the army, and will be sec
ond in command to Col. Anderson.
Especial to the Commercial
WASHINGTON, June Sit is understood that
Gen. Scott disapproves of landing forces at Ac-
quia Creek, as he regards the point unimport-
ant at present.
Especial to the Post.
All dispatches announcing that hostilities
would soon occur at Manassas junction or Ac-
qua Creek, or reports of an advance of rebels
from Harper's Ferry, are incorrect No move
rnent of the kind has been ordered nor likely to
take place soon.
A corps of telegraph operators has been or
dered to accompany the federal troops. Offices
will be open in every direction back of Airing
ton Heights, so that troops can be instantly con-
centrated at any point
Several members of the Maryland Legislature
recently visited the rebels at Harper's Ferry and
Richmond, doubtless to confer with the Cenfed.
crate leaders. There is decided Secession
feeling in Maryland and needs watching.
NEW YORK, June 5.-The Secretary of State
has ordered several of the prize vessels to be
released.
Hawkins's regiment of Zouayes has sailed for
Fort Monroe.
They say Gen. Hagar had 10000 men at Nor
folk and 10000 more at Portsmouth and along
the shores of the river
1t is inexpedient to make any demonstrations
toward Portsmouth or Gosport at present
The report that Gen. Butler contemplates an
advance on Petersburg is uniounded.
Six Dahlgreen bronze IL Founders hive been
hshed up by the rebels near the Navy Yard.
Eight tons of gnnpowder is said to have been
taken from the magazine of the Merrimac per-
fectly dry.
The Merrimac, Dolphin and Germantown, it is
SAID will be In sea going order in two weeks.
BALTIMORE, June "a steamer from Old
Point reports all quiet there.
The bark Gen. Green, of Charleston, for Bal
timore, with cargo of sugar and molasses,
owned by merchant OF Charleston, has been
captured by the Quaker City.