The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-05

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The Contract Cssamsssson.
Hon Iosenh Holt. OF Kentucky, and Hon Ro-
,.,, n.,s Oren- Of Indians. recently appointed
~, a snec;.I commission by the Secretary Or War,
a.. b,,s;lv engaged in the onerous and manifold
s...;ns ,ron vh;cb thew have entered They have
hsa,, clnthad with absolute power to decide all
,,n,omn,,ted contracts for guns. cannon, ed
...n.a ana ammunition of iii kinds, and it is
al ,,,o,a .ro claims hefore them equal 70 sixty
mill millions Of dollars They intend 70 oct strictly
T., ro,orance To the RIGHTS Of the claimants and
a., r;rhta ~ Tho GoveInment without being pre-
:.as;a,5 -, hsh.f ~ either marty Their theory
III, ~ .ai,s.o tho W., Densr.ment and
10. n.Sn.noo pnroo,, hut even Congress- from
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GIN. BuELL's MoyENrNrs.- telegraph has
mentioned the arrival of Generals Nelson's
Thomas and McCook's Divisions Of Gen. Buell's
column Mt Duck river Tennessee. and the cor.
respondence Of Cincinnati paper informs us
of the passage, on the 22d, of Gen. Mitchell's
division through Murfreesboro. But of course
only those whose business and privilege il is to
troops. Duck river is an affluent of the Ten
nessce, and the point referred to by the tele-
graph as the one to which the main body of Gen
Buell's army had reached. ia doubtless In the
neiuhborhood Of Columbia. forty. six miles south
of Nashville.
The plans of Gen. Buell's operations are
doubtless based upon hypothesis of the move.
ments of the enemy. 1t is not now known
what relation Gen. Johns.on's forces at Chatta-
nooga are to bear to the proceedings Of BeauTe.
gard. II Johnston has been greatly weakened,
as is probable, by acquisitions upon him for the
forward to observe and menace him whilst the
other divisional NAV march IN ont nff The "a.
troa, of Beauregard, Polk, and Bragg. simulta-
neously with advance of Gen Grant from Saw.
annah and Pittsburg. Or il Johnston has been
or is likely to be, reinforced from Virginia.
chance exceedingly doubtful-acsve operations
may be turned against him. The rebels must
know very we'll that if BuelIs divisions had
been ordered to the direct support of Grant, 40
for instance,.to attack the left wing of the Con-
federates at Jackson, he would have tranferred
his forces by the Cumberland and Tennessee riv-
ers to Decatur, Tennessee, and not overland
But it is evidently not the purpose to operate on
the left flank of the enemy, which would mere.
ly result in driving it back to Forts Pillow and
Randolph, but to turn and overwhem the right,
at the same time barricading the whole line OF
retreat, thus investing whole army and com.
pelling it to captulate. This would of itself
capture the rebel forts between Island No. 10
and Memphis, when Com. Foote would at once
advance with his fotilla
1t is idle, however, to speculate upon events
the reaitv of which mnst soon be presented
Every body seems, by mutual consent, to regard
great conflict as near at hand, and as we have
heretofore said, some of the finest stragetc and
tactical operations may be anticipated on both
Sides Mo. Rep.
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Recognizing a brother In nashville.
Extract from an Officers Private letter.
CAMP NEAR SPRING HILL, TENN.l
March %, 1862.
We left Nashville day before yesterday, with
colors flying. The place is full of secesh. They
| don't like us; notwithstanding our conduct i;
peaceful, quiet and orderly, they are very bitter
An example Of this feeling occurred the other
| day. We have man here, brigade wagonmas
ter, seventy five years of age-a well-todo far
mer in Hamilton-in fact, rich. He has gone
| into this thing from pure patriotic motives We