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

Iowa HoG1menG9 In M1S0Ouf1s .
Yesterday Mr.. Postmaster Abrahams received
Secession flag by Express from Capt. Streaper,
the first one captured in Missouri. 1t can be
seen at the Post Office. 1t was accompanied by
the following letter:
Head Quarters, LIST Regiment Ioma Volmteers,|
Macon City, No., June 16, 1861. I
Mr. Fox ABRAHAMs,-Dear ISir,-You have
doubtless ere this heard of our removal from
Keokuk We are now on the Hannibal and st.
Jo Railroad, of which we have charge for one
hundred miles Our camp for the present is at
this place Macon CityG how long we will re-
main, we know not. On our way from Hannibal
to this place we passed many towns that once
boasted secession flag, but unfortunately for
us the flags, when we arrived, were all gone (the
Lord knows where). At Monro Station we were
sure of getting one-it floating only the
night betore.--but alas that too was gone
Nothing but the pole remained; one of our
Zouaves climbed to the top, gave three cheers
for the Union, came down, aud in an instant
that pole was no longer standing one. 1t was
then carried on the shoulders of the men to the
train-and by the way our Colonel supported
one end; At this place Macon City it was re
ported that 100 men (secessionists) awaited u.s.
and that we would have some tall fighting, for
we had only the half of our regiment. But the
boys were alli fine spirits, and would have
given the traitors as much as would have been
good for them. But in this we were disappoint-
ed, the rebels bad dispersed before we arrived.
We hope to see some fighting ere long, and there
is strong probability that we will not this time
be disappointed.
Yesterday squad of men under Corporal
Shannon and Chas J May, went on a scout, and
brought in three prisoners and one Southern
A,r kx~e% H., xt,. ,1x,, bat
has yet been brought into Camp.
We send it to the citizens of Burlington,
through you, and you may tell them that the
Zoanves will make their mark.
Yours respectfully, G.. F. STREApER.
We also received by American Express the
following note from Burlington Zouave:
We have taken possession Of Secession
Newspaper office, and set up ''Thc Whole
Union" the first issue of which enclose to YOU
1t has been set up and printed by small squad
OF the printers belonging to the lst Regiment
One Eads done his part in getting up the ISSUE
From it you may learn many items in relation to
the lst Iowa for the past few days. regret to
inform you that this is the last paper the lst
will be able to furnish to the world, as we are
under orders to move tomorrow morning to
Bonneville, about 65 miles The most of our trip
will be by land, as the North Missouri Road is
torn up at one place, we learn, for IA miles, and
about all the bridges have been buried.
The Ball is about to open with lively tune in
Missouri, or the signs wrong. But no time
to say more. Hand over the copy of the "Unon"
to our friends when you get through with it if
they wish to see it.
Yours truly, B. H.
Macon City, NO., June 16, 1861
P. S.-The order is made imperative by Gen.
Lyon for the lst and I'd Iowa Regiments to meet
him at Bonneville, by land and rail
We are off ts B. T.
The paper sent is as we'll printed as the mate
rial at hand would permit, and edited with spi.
rit. We have not room to give them or we
should print the Editors, Wilkes, Salutatory,
and several interesting items. We can only give
his valedictory, his affectionate adieu to John
son, the absconding secession Editor. The pa.
| per can be seen at our Office.
| VALEDIcroRY-Johnson wherever you are
| whether lurking in the rccesses of the dim
| woods, or fleeing a fugitive on the open plain
under the broad canopy of Heaven-Good Bye
to, never want to, but for all that, old fellow
we won be proud, so johnson, good bye, and
| take care of yourself
We're going to leave you, Johnson-going tc
leave you without SO much as looking into your
honest eyes, or clasping your manly hand, and
even without so much as giving utterance to youl
face of GOD bless you." We're right sorry, we
are, that you didn't stay with us and attend tc
your domestic and other affairs and rot leave
everything to skulk away and lose yourself never
to return. Oh johnson, why did you,-how
| could you do this?
johnson we leave you to-night--we're going
| where bullets are thick and mosquitoes thicker
| we may never return-if we do not, old Boy
remember US. We sat at your table, we stole
Latin from your "Dictionary of Latin Quota
tions"-we wrote Union articles with your pen
your ink, and on your paper-we printed then
on your Press, our boys set 'em up with youl
types, they used your galleys, your shooting
| sticks" your ''chases," your "quads," your
"spaces" your ''rules," your everything-wt
! drank some poor whisky out Of your bottle; ant
now johnson after doiIg all this for you, yo,
won't forget us, will your Keep US in mind, re
member US in your evening prayers, and YOU
morning prayers too, when you say them, if you
do say them; and il you put up a petition a
midday, don't forget us then; or IL you awake il
| the solemn stiffness of the night and implore
| benison upon the absent, remember US then!
l. Once more Johnson-our heart pains US to ga,
! it-that sorrowiul word-but once more, ant
forever, johnson, Coon BYE! If you come ou
way, call. johnson adieu!
The KIND OF News THE SOUTHERN PEoPLl
GEr.-We find the following dispatch in tn
| Nashville Union and Gazette Of Sunday, aud re
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