The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-09-28

and demonstrations against our lines have
no significance other than - . movement
to attract the attention Of cur forces while
johnson should cross the Potomac above
to move down upon the city. They SEEM
cd to have but little fear of resistance from
Gen. Banks, as they had poor opinion
Of his generalship.
| POOR FOOD, TOO.
For food the soldiers have already fresh
beef, bacon sides, -four and coffee, and
sometimes sugar. The -four is baked IN
fiapjacks, bread being luxury unknown.
They have no vegetables, except they get
them by foraging.
BUT THEY ARE WE'LL ARMED.
The troops are all we'll armed and are
well supplied with cavalry and artillery,
the latter they got mostly from our ships
at Norfolk. The Washington Artillery
he thinks are at Munson's Hill. SO far
a. he has been able to learn no fortifica-
tons of any consequence have been erect
cd this side of Manassas. He saw none.
They have no intention Of attacking our
lines across the river.
sEcEsH CURRENCY IN BAD oDoR.
The rebel troops have been paid of from
time to time in two years Confederate
Bonds, and these are received for pur-
chases, though reluctantly, and Virginia
money given in change. Coin is so scarce
that if q soldier acquires piece, he keeps
it as pocket-piece.
THE ENEMY DESTITUTE OF ARMY SUP
Clothing is very scarce, though the sup
ply of shoes has increased. They are
made of cowhide, but are sewed, and evil
IDENTIFY not of New England make. The
Maryland regiment was better clothed
than the others, and their coats and pants
were made of the coarsest wooden, such
as is used in making clothes for the
slaves.
On the retreat of our forces from Bull
Run, large number of coats, which had
been abandoned by our soldiers, were pick
ed up by the rebels, and when in good
condition were readily sold by the finders,
at from $40 to e25 each.
SICKNESS IN REBEL CAMPS.
Already the troops from the Cotton
States were suffering from the cold, al
though they were sheltered by tents at
night, and the want Of clothing was seri-
ously felt Measles, fever and ague, ty-
phoid fever and pneumonia were preva-
lent, and the mortality was largely increas-
ed by the want of cleanliness in the habits
of the soldiers. Vermin abounds in their
tents and clothing, and they easily fell a
prey to disease. There was some COM
plant of the want of medicines, but SEEM
ingly, there was no want of quinine. The
soldiers, however, had no confidence in the
surgeons.
GENERAL JOHNSTON SHOOK HIS HEAD.
A few days since Gen. Johnston came
to Mason's Hill, and with powerful glass,
looked at one of our new works near Alex
audria. He left shaking his head, which
was regarded among the troops as iodica-
ting no desire to make an attack there
UNION FEELING IN sEcEssIoNDoM.
Though there was no public expression
of dlssatis faction yet in the North Carroll
ma regiments, it was currently reported
they were almost ready to rebel. The ef-
feet of the Hatteras Inlet victory had as
founded the whole Army, few more such
successes on our part would disorganize
the rebel army. 1t was everywhere ad-
mitted that n dofaak ut Manassas would
have ended the rebellion. A great sue
cess attending our arms in Virginia now
would have the same effect.
THE MARYLANDERs SICK OF THE REBEL
LION.
The Marylanders, too, were dissatisfied
with the service Even the Secessionists
among them gave it up as bad job, now
that Maryland is powerless to secede, and
between the Virginians and them the
greatest enmity exists because Maryland
has not seeded.