The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-26
Special to New York Papers.

| lIrlpunes dispatch
| WASHINGTON, April 22.-The General Com
handing at the Warwick Creek fight whose re
| ported condition on that occasion called forth
Representative Morrll's resolution empowering
the President to cashier drunken officers is said
to be Gen. VIM. F. Smith. II is stated that he
| iell IRON bis horse twice, smearing bis clothes
aad face with mud. Mr.. Morrill, said that the
two companies of Green Mountain bows stood in
the marsh fifty minutes without support or or.
ders to retreat.
Most of the friends Of Mr. Bingham's confsca.
ton bill feel sanguine that the House will pass
1t under the previous question to morrow. It is
believed that the vote will be rather close one
Several vessels of the river fotila have been
up the Rappahannock, some of them as far as
fredericksburg. About nine miles above the
iappahannock a schooner had been sunk to OBJ.
struet the river, but Commander Wigman in the
iahkee' with his consorts, pushed their wav
through. At one point the boats we're fred
upon by musketry. No one on board was in.
Jured Twelve or thirteen vessels, two of them
steamers, found in creeks were brought down.
Inc river is now considered open for navigation.
ana timber for rebuilding bridges burned BY the
rebels, VII, soon reach Falmouth. Nothing has
been heard OF the rebel force but it ia supposed
70 De IN force not far back Of Fredericksburg.
Inc Finance Committee of the Senate has
done with the machinery sections of the tax
Dill, having made such amendments as in its
Judgment was calculated to perfect the system
adopted by the House. An effort was made to
raise the tax on whiskey and other distilled
spirits to twenty five cents gallon, but the com.
mittee decided to impose some charge on stock
Ia hand on the 30th of June, when the act is to
60 into operation, but left it to sub committee
to decide how much it should be. The tax on
beer and other fermented liquors will be two
dollars barrel instead of one dollar No other
changes have ye: been made
Charles A. Dana, of Kew York, has been an.
pointed BY Secretary Stanton as one of the Com.
missioners to investigate the war accounts at
Cairo
Professor Bache and Mr.. Westervelt have de. |
ciined to serve on the Board appointed to exam.
inc the Stevens Battery.
Times Dispatchl
WASHINGTON, April 23.-An officer of artil.
lery in town to night from near Wsrrenton juno. |
ton reports the rebels in strong force on the
south bank OF the Rappahannock in the direc.
ton OF Gordonville. Gen. Ewell is said to be |
at the crossing Of the river where the Railroad |
bridge was burned, with FIVE hundred men, Gen. |
u: W. Smith is at Gordonville strongly entrench.
cd, with thirty thousand men, aud Gen. Jackson
Is crossing over from the Shenandoah Val.
ley to unite 5000 to the force, making total
column of $4,000 men. If the figures are relia.
Wv w oic IA suuicieut iOrCe Ill 'front.' OF Mali.
assas to manage this rebel army.
am assured by gentleman of this city whose
position brings him in business contact with Mr..
Mercier that his mission had reference only to
large amount Of valuable tobacco belonging to
The French Government. The property is known
as the Belmont tobacco. While there it is said
hat N. Mercief examined somewhat into the
condition OF the bogus Confederacy, 10 order to
'eport to the Emperor the true condition of
hings.
Herald's Special
WASHINGTON, April 2S,-A change In the
Navy Department has been positively deter
mined upon. The President is waiting only to
X upon the individual who is to gil the place of
secretary Of the Navy. Gen. Banks, Judge
JAWS, of Illinois, and Gov. sprague. of Rhode
Stand, are all strongly urged for this distinc-
on, but the selection has not yet been made
Especial to Post
The sensation story in the Philadelphia In.
urer of this morning, to the effect that Sec
,tary Welles is to be removed is entirely un-
ne. This Ilearn on good authority learn
lat Mr.. Welles sometime since rendered his re-
gnation to the President, but it was not &C.
epted. Probably this circumstance has given
&c 10 the rumor of an immediate change in the 7
ao,net. All the current reports of the remov- g
OF Mr. Welles are destitute of found stion