The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-31

South Carolina Regiment made him take II
down as. :nd i burn il !: !.'s 'an1'1 ~ ''
ssvEs nrIso R,on slcunoub-s3s aassse snow |
KbI0Ns On svAouA1toa. ~
Froma III closs tsshe rivss bank us sseur- |
q . poSisis6 upsn ~ ~ % = houk vbers |
Ne could ~ the rebels cross the river. They |
have, in an opsn Geld, one brigade Of infantry |
and two regiments Of cavalry. TO the right Of
the bridge they have .jfvs guns, and % the left
three, No ;sireaehnGsts No Signs of making
any. A building close BY the river IL evidently
used for { storehouss.
GEE. sronExAH ssEs R1unAonD AND TIE Ra1xL
.ga4t EsEi; = Army. Fa4 s8ss
Prof Lowe has just toxed bic balloon down
here, and, Gen. Stonemans jumping into the car.
they both ehot up When up few hundred
feet, Gen. Stonemsn announced that Richmond
and the rebel army lay before him In plain view.
The body Of the rebel army lies OF 70 our left,
and between the roads running into Richmond
from Old Bridge and the Bottom Bridge, and 10
The rear of the swamp that runs up 60 the river
near the railroad
Wagons Of oil kinds are running to and fro
| in the woods In the rear; everything u being
moved; and 1t Il their evident intention to eva
cuate their present position. The bridge crosses
in dense thicket, and they still picket this side
With their riHemenL Lieut. Daniels, Of the Sig.
nal Corps, occupied this perch oil day, and whom
our cavalry made dash on their pickets this
morning. We saw them NOW down the whole
| brigade towards the road. What q oommotion
We could make If We could fire . few big sheiis
into them! i4s sfa tfsistQgl
l ConfRABAMDs COMING N. atal
Contrsbapds are docking from Ill around the
country They have been In the swamps and
woods, secreted, some Of them, for ton days
The mostly were At yorktown, working on the
forts, and we're about to be sent OF again, when
they fed to await the coming of our army and
secure their liberty. more greatful Get were
never seen. They profess themselves willing to
work, fight, or do anything for %, il, when We
"whip out de Southern army they will be al
lowed to work for themselves. None want to go
away if they can be allowed to stay and be paid
for their labor. They think they have ..worked
lieved the story about u going to sell them to
Cuba, cut OF their ears, and commit all kinds
of atrocities upon women, children and negroes.
PROFESSOR LOWS RgPosr-asDELs UPON DoTH
SIDES OF JAMES RIvIR-FHB ROAD 70 RICE.
MOHD OPEN. a@s
Prof. Lowe went up to considerable eleva.
ton after Gen. Stoneman came down, and had .
fine view Of Richmond, Manchester, the Rock
etts, James River, the rebel army, &C., &c. ~.
The streets, churches, &C., in Richmond were
distinctly seen. The rebel army 10 retreatiDg
from the Chickahominy River now. A baggage
train close to the river could easily have been
taken by Stoneman, in . dash, had bis orders
allowed it. The works aronnd Richmond could
be seen, but not infinitely enough to see the
guns-the distance through the cir being about
FIVE miles. Large camp fires upon the of bank
of James River show that they have not got
their whole army here now. They, are evacua.
ting Richmond. beyond doubt. 80
TIE REBELS DRAW IN THEIR ARTILLERY, BUT KEEP
THEIR PIcKETs OUT. 7t7a y
We have just ridden mile along the banks Of
the Chickahominy, and, in conversation with
our scouts and pickets, learned that 40 rebels
have been seen to-day where they had 80 many
yesterday. Their pickets are along both sides Of
| the river here, and the bridge is burned. The
| river can be crossed anywhere here, by throwing
pontoon bridges over it, in twenty minutes -
We can command the opposite shore with our
artillery. It ia ridiculous to call the Chicka-
hominy river here. 1t is not formidable, is
not swampy all along it, and not an intrench-
ment has been found. Contrabands, who have
crossed at different places. report none, and .
good ford has been found here, above the bridge
few rods. No attempt is made hero by the
rebels to FIRE upon our pickets, and though the
9Th Cavalry have been in an exposed position
all day, none of their artillery has been used
All is quiet along the lines.
In front of Bohlen's house here can be seen
| the residence of Mrs. Price. 1t is built upon q
high hill, beyond the river, distance some two
miles by the road, or one and a half through the
air. 1t is . rebel headquarters In front can
be seen the orderlies, coming and going, while
this morning General and his staff rode across
an open Geld to it. The road to Richmond is in
1 sc - t. Go1l Al 1oc Akos-
was placed; now it ia all gone. When the bal
loon went up this morning all their horsemen
and pickets took to the woods. The balloon
could be plainly seen in Richmond from the
| streets 1t is no doubt a cause of excitement,
and the cry, "The Yankees are coming!" was no
doubt echoed all over the city. What vel.
come sound it must have been for the prisoners
in the tobacco warehouse! Wonder if their
windows do look out this way, 90 the boys can
see the balloon. They can hear the booming Of
the guns, anyhow. ssh o.. 3u5igJ6]
This Bohen, from whose house we write, is,
no donbt traitor. He has five sons in the
rebel army, owns several thousand acres Of
ground, and has sold all his grain and corn to
the Confederacy he has no doubt but we will
be driven back, and all our troops cut to pieces!
He hopes We will find graves in his meadow in
front, and is terribly frightened for fear the reb.
els will open fire on US, and we will get behind
HE house; he says if we are gentlemen We will
60 out in the open field below his house. We
told him the hint was very liberal guard was
now around his well, his house, his garden, his
corn crib, and We would speak to some of the
officers, and they would, no doubt, go out in the
field, right under their batteries, to fight He
has son prisoner in Indianapolis. taken at Fort
Donelson. He complained to the guard that a
soldier broke open his corn crib yesterday, and
filed his blanket with corn. He would not sell
us any chickens or poultry, but gave US nice
bowl of strawberries, and we culled . beautiful
bouquet in his garden. His house is finely furn.
ished lie had bis family in carriage, ready
to leave, when our pickets came up. He de
clined to give us any information, saying We
would, no doubt, be driven back, and he would
be hung. He says one man was hung near Will
iamsburg, for giving US information about the
roads, and that his wife lived near here, in Har-
lem county. he says he heard We had alO, 900
men here, and that the Southern army had over
SOC, 900, and that Beauregard was coming in
with the troops from the West. a
REBEL TERRORIs1 IN EAST TEN.
| ~ NES0ER.
Banlshment OF Women and Children by
the Secesh Authorities. 81