The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-10-19

here vim Be suspsnsion ii hsssilis;n, during

there viii be suspension Of hestilities during
The winter. gsas S 3
meeting of Railroad officers took place to-
day 1t the General Post Office, At which views
we're freely interchanged with Post Master Gem
esal Blair. g4.
II is proposed to send night mail from this
city 10 New York, leaving at 6 o'clock and ar
irving in New York at o'clock next morning.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the llth inst, just
received here, has An account OF the c0n6sca-
ton Of estates and property in Virginia, which
have occurred under the terms of the recent
Sequestration Act of the Rebel Congress since
the Both of Sept The aggregate value CT the
property thus confiscated, owned by Northern
citizens or legal Virginians is estimated at $780,.
00O Among the sufferers are the following per-
sons who are named in the Enquirer's list
August Belmont, Of New York, loses 500
hogsheads of tobacco, valued at $3.50, 00O.-
Roads, Savery Farant, of Norfolk, Va, c.
Menfey / Co, of N. T., and Chickering l. Son.
of Boston, the last named house losing large
stock Of pianos in the hands of agents in Rich
| moad. Also an estate owned by VIM. G. Rives,
Jr., of Boston, of 200 acres of fine land fully
stocked with negroes, live stock and improve
ments, and another estate owned by Francis
Rives of N. Y, also containing 5000 acres, and
| stDcked with slaves Also another large estate
| of 800 aores, belonging to WIN. Sigourney, Of
New York city, with It's negroes and live stock,
have been con6scated.
The Rebel authorities have appointed agents
| to take charge of these estates and to pay the
revenues arising thereirom into the Rebel treas
ury. al
| I. lie reported that Ex-Gov. Wise has been at
tackled by an illness of so serious q nature that
| his life is endangered.
| Herald's Dispatch.
wAsHiSaroN, Oct l4.-This p. m, soon af-
ter 8 o'clock, small detachment OF Rebel in
| fantry and squad of Rebel cavalry appeared in
| view around house occupied By widow Cbiids,
about three miles from Miners Hill. 4 body Of
our troops, whoSwe.e ont upon foraging expe.
li.isn. adyaneed upon them, and sharp skir-
misb immediately took place, and, for time,
firing was constant on both sides, when the
Rebels were driven from the house. Ono OF our
! men was wounded 1t lie impossible 10 learn
the Rebel loss It's believed that number nac
| s.lre:ed themselves in the outbuildings, but
after the firing If .he first she'll from Miners
| Hill they left
| Times Dispatch
| am satisfied that for the present our troops
| will remain where they are, not moving forward
or falling back, but quietly awaiting the action
OF the Rebels. Weather extremely cold, with
heavy white frost this morning.
TTribune's Dispatch
Before leaving St. Louis this morning, the
Secretary Of War. by letter, ordered General
| Fremont to discontinue, as unnecessary. MS
| field works around the city aud that which he is
erecting at Jefferson City, to suspend work on
the barracks he is building near his residence and
| his body guard Of 500 cavalry and ordered him
to employ all the money in the hands OF the
disbursirg officers to the paymento Of the current
expenses Of his army in Missouri, and to let ali
his debts in St Louis, amounting to "a, SOC, 900,
remain unpaid until they can be properly ex-
amined end sent to Washington for settlement.
| He also ordered that the disbursing officers
should disburse their funds aud not transfer them
to irresponsible persons who do not hold COM
missions from the Pre- ident and are not under
bonds And he further ordered that hereafter
| all contracts necessary to he made by the regu-
| lar discussing officer of the army. Gen. FIRE.
NOM vac also Informed that payment would not
4 be made OF officers spD0,nteg by hihi. 1t Is said
| there are over 200 OF them whose commissions
do not bear the Presidents signature; and that
| faymas;er Andrews had been verbally instructed
not to lsake such payments. Special excep.
lions were made ~ favor Of officers OF volun.
teers.
The number of forts planned by Gen. FIRE.
mont for the defence Of st Louis is eleven.
|
| McCalrs camp this morning, reports that when
he left Fairfax Court House yesterday at p. M
no moyea.2nt of the Rebels was on foot. Rebel
troops are destitute Of nsaIlly everything except
fresh beef They had plenty OF blankets BIZ. I
great scarcity of shoes. They are tearing uE
the railroad Lsacss to Vienna and hauling then
to Fairfax Court House.
Should there be battle tomorrow, sufficient
accommodations could not be had FOR the wound
ed At present the hospitals are filled will
sick soldiers. The number discharged because
physically unfit for duty at the time of enlist
ineut, is very large. Colonies and Captains
have shown then.selyes too anxious to raise mer
to see that they are good men, Eeg buildings
however, are in process of erection sufficient to
all contingencies.
Especial to Post]
| The War Department has decided to inves
Generals Mcdowell, Stone end HcntzelmaI
With the commands of different divisions of ths
srmy.
Gen. Scott is in excellent health, and exceed
ingly active.
The Common Council of this City has ordered
a new election for the Mayora!ity, Mr.. Bennetf
resignation having left the Office vacant.
The report that has been circulated to thu
effect that the President has refused to confirm
the appointment of Rev. ]. c. Fletcher as Sec
rotary Of Legation to Rio de Janeiro is entirel.
false. Mr.. Fletcher's appointment will undoubt
cdly be affirmed.
large number of our sick and wounded sol
diers have been removed 10 toe hospitals re
Gently established in Baltimore.
Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Oct lI.--Gen. Anderson left 70
Washington this p. m.
Eleyen vessels were arrested at Lebanon juno