The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-12-21

fsbsl recsaita, With thsis baggage, pre5isieus
&e.s ffon Lexingtoa 70 join Prices army
. ixAs notoeiops lCspA 6sesney and NJ band Q
.fegty mAfanlise Feeels, captsrsd few day
dnep hysa 1staehnsnto Of oun cavalry, have bsel
beouqht ,hege..sasl - sgisr.s siSlil s56s0 ~
| Sf.Loun, Dec 15.-John Hogan, late Proves,
Marshal Of this city, arrived yestsrday, charged
siths smheszling several thsssshd dollars from
the department. dusieg hlar safms 81 08ee. HI
Vas token before the UaiAed States commission
1 q, and held 70 ban = ~ ssn Of 0OOa s1
ment Of seceesiouissa for the benefit Of refugees
from the eosth vest 3 not, ret carried into Ct
| feet. but psobsbly. win be thiswesk. IT %
Tie Last iaseallmept of Camp Jaekson prison
ere we're sent 70 Cairo last evening; to be for.
| warded 70 Colsmtns. q s51.,a.sls4 al 81
81. LouIA Dec 1.-the Democrat learns from
Q gentleman just from, Lexington that Genef sls
Rrains and Stein With 5000 rebels were in pos.
session of that town on Friday last, an(ianotheI
large body Of troops was expected 10 reach
thsrs By Saturday o. va 4ffegs ri
Gen. Prcntiss, It Is said. was onthe north side
of the river with about aOG0 Federal troops and
had thrown fsw shells into the sebelcamp and
destroyed one ct two ferry hosts 10 their hands,
Thb informant says. he heard heavy firing After
leaving Lexington, Friday, indicating that an en-
"a thc ,ehci. Aiso tEsf Cen fSay;., bricsdc
- reS..sI t,c,,. ieft F,;d.v X, To-
;r.,on These 81. tsmments need coni;rms,;on,
Csnt Sveenev ma aixty.three other seceeh
prisoners reacned mere last night. -
SIRAcAusE, 40, pee iS.1irnerai Pope.
VINO is nov IN command o. tne eistrict embraces
wltnln tne nnes ~ sne 1lssour, snu vnaee nv
serss mas essAOsIeo scuoYts " tussruc'iou ~.
commissaoneo O ~ es ~ ~. Csu'o.sus' Pos.
yioid ruled are enforced for the acunisit:on of
military knowledge. The school for the iustruc.
ton Of company officers is presided oyer .by
committees Of. regulations, and schools for regi.
mental field officers bv brigade commanders To
whom two recita.ions in tactics and regulations
are made. No officer IS befmited to be absent
from three recitations. unless on guard. dc.
tached service or sick In hospital. aud. in such
cases recitations are REQUIRED az soor there after
e practicable. RegimentaI and brigade officers
are held responsible for the strict observance Of
these orders. and the names of officers who are
careless or inattentive, or who fail to acquire
the lessons set for them, are to be repaorted To,
hesilauarters, and such officers will be examined
by board appointed for the Examination OF
volunteer officers Division commanders will
bs nresent At least once dsy st scme IF The
Yecitations Of schools within their divisions and
Yin give sucb strict and constan. supervision as
viii essufe them that the requirements Of their
orders are fulfilled. The Generol commanding
the district win at least once in two iveck.
visit every eanonment. most or station vith;n
his commsnd,a and viii assure himself either
-, ,s,so,sl s,.n,;n.,,nn =. .h..,,as' .a,,,. "a;
Ger DESIGNATED Tor that asrnosc tb.t the off o
,,ers &c ehisi command are at;no chat nro,ros.
in scouir;np krovledoe necess.rv ~ enable
them properly TO discharge their duties which
oueht 20 he expected. and hereby notifies ali
osscs,s .;sh;n tb;s S;v;s;o., 4. ~, ,aa.s;d...
zion Of rank nor .ner.ona, fee,;oe will Sc.cr
him f,om tl,a rromnt ana yro.t ...;,oon. n,oss
ures asainst lanv .oficer Who aoc. not devote
S;rssis .s.;a,"y.,o nnS wno Soes nos aevote
.;"" ~ .hss,L"n..sme s;ns w VIC seqa ~.
80 MA "on,n,;s.;on "0 Gun ~ ~ A''n
A c.ntorn,snt hos .heen e.,.h,;.h.a =,
moina river ami s;or Co,.e nf '.ha a.. -.
Psv;mant .nno;,,ed psona., III S'u wv
An coioneis NJ ,eonlsrs a.. - -. MA
srons;hle for thai. sao;n,an.s, .. "eu
aid are reoncstsS 10 leen i stso.;ra IpSo
ready for the march at any moment. Anv fail.
ure in this regard. when called ont for the march
Or for review and inspection, will be considered
and treated as gross neglect Of dntv.
The sale Of liquor il positively nroh;bited in
every camp, post or station in the district and
all LIQUORS now at such points IA ordered IN l,e
sent to some distant place. at the risk and or
pense Of the owner. :.
RoLLA, Dec. 15-Seyeral citizens from A..
kansas have reached here curing the mast weal
and enlisted in the Arkansas comnanv ,nda,
Capt. Ware, late member Of the Iea;s,aturo
from that State. These men say there wos a
Union Society in lizard. fulton indenendence
and Searcy counties. NUMBERING . 5(,0 man
which could have made an Organized stand in
two weeks more time but II was bctraved hv !.
recreant member, and broken nm and Scattered
Many Of tbes. Union men have haen orroa.aa
and taken to Little Rock. some have been hnnn
and large number are now in the wooda trr;ns,
to effect their escape from the State.
=. or ooshfh, Dec. lo-forty OF Ten. Pren.
them sick with The measles Thav 800. :. ~
the Federals had several skirmis6es with the re-.
bells on their march, killing few of them
When At the FLYER, opposite Lexington thew
were fred on BY the rebels at that plac.. and
Gen. Prentiss dispersed them with shell from 2
12-peunders, but there being no ferry or other
means Of crossing the river. our forces were
compelled to return 70 Richmond for forage and
provisions II was Gen. Prentiss' intention.
however, to cross the river on Saturday. at a
pun ABOVE lexington, ana the forces from Sc
uaHA Anu Auns6S Clty would J0lu him. The re