The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-06-22

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particulars Of H. late expsditiea were oosamun
Gated 70 the rebels By . Ssaiter In our camp. q
has beca arrested. ss ~ ~ s.
The Fosss Dispatch says that General SEQ,
received the con6rmstioa Of Tie evacuation I
harPer1 Ferry. The Ssbsls have gone 70 Lee
burg. Winchester and 9ssasburg, thence cel
tralizing at Manassas.
The Government has been serioualy embarrai
sed by the publication Of the plans Of che can
paign BY newsDapers. enabling the rebels to frul
trase them: To obviate this the editors of tn
principal cities will meet in Washington TO =,
heve the Government from further embarrasl
SHsrARDsrowS, June l4.-The bridge va
burned last night
Tue Confederate pickets were withdrawn fror
all points twenty miles above and below Wi
Transport
Ine secession camp at Hagarsville, four mile
snis slde OF Aartinsburg, was broken IN.
f.ADEkicK, June 1.-THE Special Agent o
sne Associated has just returned from Nsrvlan,
heiRhts, overlooking Harper's Ferry. whicl
point ne left after o'clock this evening. Tb
Conf. derate army had mainly left the place. on
" about 1900 remaining. The route of tn,
main body was BY turnpikes leading to Charles
Ton and Shepardstown, but their precise desti
nation is not known, - they were lost in tn,
distance, and no one In the vicinity was sufii
ciently informed to state where they were going
The work of demolition 10 nearly complete
the bridge is entirely destroyed; also telegraph
lines and Offices; and rife factory. No Govern
ment property remains except officers houses
on the hills back Of the town. Only two out O.
twenty armory buildings saved; loss to q. s
Government nearly $500, 900; and Baltimore and
Ohio railroad nearly % much more.
Especial to World
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE MARYLAND cleo
ton has resulted in great triumph for Union
Even in secession districts the Union vote i.
heavy, Notwithstanding Union men were threat
ened with death ii they voted.
Six miles from here, . we'll known citizen wal
killed in less than ten minutes after he voted
He was fired upon by secession mob. His
name 10 Dr.. Ogden, and he was formerly an es.
teemed resident of this city. Of course his as.
sassns we're not arrested.
[Tribune's Dispatchl
Fr. MoNRoE, June 1b.-It is understood that
movement is on foot, and that an expedition
will leave to night, accompanied by heavy artil.
lery.
PoISr OF Rock, June DISTINCTIONS of
the B. o. Railroad at this point have been re
moved and the road reopened to Harper's Ferry.
This morning an immense mass of rocks was
projected into the canal leaving sufficient space,
however, for the passage of boats. The OBJ
struction can be easily removed by blasting
The culverts which were attempted to be blown
up are now fully repaired.
A picket guard of Cavalry is stationed on the
Virginia side within sight of this point They
are few in number, not more than six it is said
BAtrrxoRE, june l4.-This evening as two
soldiers of Col. Woodhead's Regiment were
walking the streets, and when near the corner of
Lombard and Ganche streets, some one fred
pistol at them from house. The ball took eff
feet in the arm Of Felix Mccormick of Compa-
ny 4. The house was searched, but the party
had escaped. The wounds we're slight.
SANDY HOOK, Nd, June 15.-Accounts are
conflicting from Harper's Ferry. Some saying
troops have all left; others, that a large force
are at Bolivar and in the 0utskirts
The bridge across the Shenandoah has been
spared.
American flags are flying at Berlin and Knox.
vile.
hartinsburg is occupied by large force of
q. s. troops
PHILADELPHIA, June ia special dispatch
from Hagerstown says an advance guard of Gen.
Patterson's division, about 10000 strong, ar.
rived here this morning, The other whole
column is rapidly moving Southwark
Especial to the Commercial Advertiser
WASHINGTON, June l6.-More regiments went
into Virginia to-day.
Hon. H. May, newly elected Congressman for
the Baltimore district, declares to his friends he
is an cut-and-out Union man.
Election throughout the State is an entire
Union triumph.
Another rebel battery has been discovered 90
miles below Acquia Greek near Matthias Point,
opposite Port Tobacco, Nd. 1t will receive at
tention in due time
The Government is negotiating for the pur.
chase of three steamers at Baltimore for war
vessels.
Arrangements will be made in few DAYS to
prevent the publication of important movements
Of our troops, especially those having reference
to the rebels.
POINT OF ROCKS, June l5.-Worlds Special
gives additional particulars of Harper's Ferry
evacuation. 1t appears that flint lock muskets
sugar, coffee, cotton, machinery, &C., which they
could not take away we're thrown into the river
They left nothing of any value. The rebels re-
'eived information that Federal troops we're go.
ng to Winchester to fortify and cut their re-
reat off, which caused their retreat to that place
where they will be reinforced from Richmond. |
t seems there were from Is to 10000 troops at |
he Ferry. The Kentucky and Mississippi troops |
>'o
AXE Washington on their own account. At
'oint of Rocks 81 rebel cavalry reported the
ear OF the main body of rebels only ten miles
rom the Jerry at noon.
Special to Herald.
BALTIMORE, June l6.-Four thousand Confed,
rate troops are reported at Leesburg Tnev
nil doubtless retire on the pproach of our
roops.
Col. Moorehead's Regiment of Pennsylvania
oders encamped at Locust Point and marched
throughout the streets this morning en- route for
Washington where forward movement is con.
IDENTITY predicted within short time.
We have report that Gen. Butler will make
demonstration towards Yorktown within forty.
ght hours.
Accounts of the battle at Bethel, through
ecession channels, give but one killed and
Tree wounded. The one killed was shot by
uryea's Zouaves while leaving the building in
hich the troops had taken refuge from Colonel :
agruder's guns. They further report they bsd t
} rifed cannon and nothing but howitzers.-
hey defy the approaches of Butler toYorktown. g
asked batteries line the route. s
Times correspondence. r
WASHINGTON, June l6-Col. Lander has left Il
niippi, where ne was at the head of five reo. o
ents, and it is supposed he has made forced 6
arch across the mountains to Winchester.
stance about SO miles.
-, Trbune's Dispatch
The President is working on bis message. lie n
u take the highest grounds in favo, of prose Al
ting the war with the utmost vigor, and finish A
it by winter, if possible; recommending a t.
y for half million of men, and appropriating G
million dollars.
Gov. Sprague of R. l. will be rendered Ma. Sc
Generalshp &C
The End Rhode Island regiment is ordered to al
hshinglon, where there is to be a concentra. W.
ton OF the whole available reserve force. in N
Ter to make forward movement toward,
,hmond
japt. Chauncey has taken command of the
quehanna, and will sail for the Gulf in the 81
rise of the week. "
lieut.. COL Lefferts with 200 District yolun- 81 81,
rs, had skirTnish across the Potomac with "
Virginia cavalry near Seneca Mills, 26 miles y,
we Washington. Two Virginians thought to =.
killedA one supposed to be Capt. Shreeves. p
Virginans retreated. None of our men -
e injured.
! detachment guarding propeller sent here
n Annapolis with stores, &C., was attacked be
heir return below Aqua Greek on Saturday. ad
eral shots fred by the rebels; returned with ga
re and canister, No injury was done ma