The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-15

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| Ins y sne pssnctpl topic 81 d!scue1ion n ~
nootnefn papeta 11ey admit that they h4d 4
tne ne!d eDous 100 men white The Is9eea
army, u - Asserted, consisted q q, COO uen, y
a intfencned Gasp, under Generals Roeencraae
ScnGpn and InomaA We have the tollovonl
account Of zonieoe err dsath fFo1 ~ Neshvillt
Patriot
Gen. Zoaliccasr mistook 2 ksntucky and
Ohio yeginsnt which bad opsned NE upon oul
forces for one Of oar fsginsnts Hiring On othsri
through mistake, and 9alioped forward With hid
STAN % order hen 70 de1aet. not discovering BID
error uu ne was "a sneae naoak: ~ immedioee.
oIew nv sWotd ana oiePescne1 tne Vo'onei,
g vnom &c VA seoas -! % eye osesrs. Nnen ne
-. ntGa ePons and tes, p.efceq 1ltl many pa!le
.!el nenty =. s9gg q n's = steGs ~ wounded
.as .a.en. anc a;seS1 = "a =. nn's,Ss anosnel
q nv 49,, ~ kiueo y nls ssde. Aalor loge
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u'..s.ee q az Vclo te9meps' Wn,cn naa nken
Z position 9 point unkncwn g MN, and which
no as, Pp9.a y y one y n,s ~ selnents
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AZ saas moment nenry :. kogg, aid 20 GENERAL
zo,nconer, ofew nls revolver sno nrea, kl!llng
sne person wno nfst recognizes zen, .. wan
~. noss !eriecs coelnes.s ven. =: aPRtoacned
20 me nead OF me enemy, ana orawlng ms saher,
~ sas neao g me lnccin Voionea from ny
en01ldefe AZ soon = thls was DONE twenty
oa,'e,s P'etCea sse D0ay q ovr ssians leaqer,
sno ven. Aolhconef teii from nn morse mao9eo
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st0OPs sro cnaIHe0 - sne foaeune OF me O0n-
leoefase woonceds N : pafn peef sne nasue neid'
GEN. cnIfsADEH DRunK AID Ac0usED OF faRAsoH.
The responsibility OF the defeat. the journals
contend, attaches entirely 70 Gen. Crittenden,
Who Was not only drunk. but had been bought
cpby Federal gold" 4 correspondent Of the
Nemphh Avalanche, writing from Nashville,
Jsauary, 20, says: &.
Indeed, you can scarcely pas along the ex-
cited crowds upon the streets-ior Nashville has
goodiy attendance on her streets at preeent-
without hearing the commanding officer chafac-
tsrized = . drunkard, notorious cot sold ouf
brave soldiers for 45,OOO,' death too good for
him., and more OF worse tenor. There are
Others. however, who believe that the command
or at Mill Spring 10 brave and true patriot, and
prefer TO wait tor further Developments before
expressing their condemnation. In this latter
class may be found; but while would do JUS
tice to Ten. Crittenden-whiie would not have
him or his official conduct prejudiced-I must
be permitted to say that, II the half Of Whist u
here reported be true, there 10 NO punishment
that ID TOO severe TOR him."
Inc following statement. indicating Cfitten-
aens understanding ana intercourse with the
federai omcers. Is published In the Memphis
Avaiancne. we quote from the statement
Wnefe Crlttenden ordered retreat from the
camp a. Ail Greek to the south side Of The Cum
beriand:
Col. Battles regiment was thrown out -
picket guard nfront Of the forthcations while the
retreat oi ne other regiments was made They
were otae.ed oy Onttenoen 70 malt within four
miles OF Aont'ceiio, and form . line Of battle,
70 craw on tne enemy for another hight The
regiments nalteo q Ars. nooerts,, et the point
oesagnateo ana . consultation was held BY the
o@ceIs. rs
When the officers gathered for consultation
Col Battle revealed the contents OF the papers
which had been extracted from the body Of
negro man who was shot while attempting TO
Gloss the river to the enemy, on Saturday night,
ct about 10Y o'clock M. Smith, our informant,
was one Of the persons who captured the negro.
The story runs thus: @
Capsain west, Union man, lives near
the encsmp'nent A number OF the members Of
Duncan's company had been having their wash
ing done at vests. On Saturday, prior to the
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Transmitted across the river. bv : negro. 70 the
Northern army. negro. Eli..heth. n the n.
ternoon, told me the negro Girl attacbed to Dun.
cans company that . certain negro (callinp him
by name) of her master VAS TO 10 bevond the
river that night vith naners to the Norths,n
army. The intelligence Va covered To be
members Of Duncans comnaDv. vho 81 srst d;s.
reearded the report attschinc no ;mno,tsncc -, ~
II But the repsrt was smnSssi.ed i hv The % t.o -
negroes (,be eirl of Csntain West snd tbs nero
of the comnsnvl via;tinp. The csmn M torssS.. snS
reporting Il; xhereupon eight men 1smone
them W. r. smith, vcra sent tnv.,a tha -.
by Captain Duncan eoiue himssif In sesreh .l AZ
the negro These men had nroceeded ahont
fous and half miles when thev MAJ : man
driving cattle, who informed them Of The direc.
ton in which he had seen the negro traveline.
The men hastened to within half I mile below
Stagals Ferry, reaching there about Z O'clock
p. M. They cav the negro in Z canoe about
half way across the river. They called 70 him
70 stop, but hs went ON, when four of the men