The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-11-08
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FoRrREss NOHRoE, Nov. THE boat Express
arrived from Aiken's Landing last evening. She
brought no passengers or returned prisoners
we're trested rather abruptly BY the rebel guard.
No one being allowed 70 step on shore. Col
Aiken, one Of the rebel commissions, was not
allowed to come on the wharf while the Express
lay there. The Colonies commission has been
taken from him, and he is deprived of all COM
munication whatever.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the lst says the
recent movements of our forces, indicate the
evacuation of Northern Virginia, or that the
moves were made in reference to the reported
advance of Mcclellan through Loudon county.
From all We can gather, We are satisfied that
70 general advance Of the enemy's forces is not
anticipated, and that our government, which
desires such movement on the part of McClel-
len will be disappointed for the present. Tho
operations Of the enemy 60 for as transpired, do
not indicate that they will risk an engagement
with the we'll appointed and highly disciplined
troops Of Gen. Lee.
From Winchester and the country below we
have advices up to Thursday when no movement
of the enemy had taken place along the upper
Potomac.
The report that Winchester had been evacu-
ated is incorrect. Our cavalry pckets, it seems,
hold their positions north of Bunker's Hill and
east of Charlestown. 1@A
A close investigation With the management OF
the Commissary and all Departments will disclose
. degree Of recElessness entirely inexcusaoie
and we'll calculated to depreciate the currency
of the Government if it had no other evil effect.
In conversation with q number of farmers from
the, valley recently We frequently asked the
| question whether the Government intended to
redeem it's circulation, the inference being
drawn from it's unnecessary expenditures that
Confederate money was mainly being used tor
the present exigency and that FINAL reputation
would ensue from the extravaganza OF the Gov
eminent Commissioned Generals. foE os3E
Forty prisoners Of war left the city last night
via Central train, they were captured last Sat-
urday in the vicinity Of Harpers Ferry. = .s
Its evident that Charleston, Mobile, and
probably Savannah will soon be assaulted by
the Lincoln Government, the loss Of these cities
would not touch the vital strength Of the South,
vet it would ibhict suffering and humiliation
| which no sacrifice would be too great to pro.
vent. Mobile can see in New Orleans what she
has to expect; the occupation of Mobile by the
Federals would enable them to penetrate hun
| dreds of miles into the interior of Alabama and
| inflic. immense damage upon the private and
1 public interests.
Charleston, an especial object of Federal ma
Lightly, would probably be made to drink the
bitterest cup of all if she was to fall into Yam
kee hands We hope that every Southern city
will permit itself to be csnverted into ashes be-
fore surrendering to the invaders.
The Richmond Wing, of the LIST, says: The
Wilmington Journal of the 2Sth says:
'The number of burials the previous day were,
whites 5, and the negroes are going off much
more rapidly than at the outset of the epidemic.
Weather cool and no signs of frost.
The Charleston Mercury gives an account Of
capture of the S. S. Scotia while on her way
from Nassau, N P. to that port. She was cap
tured by Capt. T. 8. Sbly, of Charleston, the
same who ran q privateer from that port and
was captured and made his escape from Boston.
The Scotia when captured had on board a valu.
able cargo-16O tons of merchandise, consist
ing Of shoes, blankets, &c. Letters Of .marque
and reprisal have been issued to a certain Off
GERS Of splendid vessel, which is to sail soon
from some Confederate pert, the second Of
6cer is Col. Charles Carol Hicks, who for sew.
eral months past has rendered services to the
government. The Wing Gays:
Gen. Jackson has destroyed all that portion
4 of the B. & o. R. R., from the North Mountain
to Shepardstown, tearing up the rails and burn
ing the ties. The large machine chop and de-
pot building at Martinsburg were fred and de.
stroyed. The Wing also says the Secretary Of
War has caused an order to be issued to officers
commanding camps of instruction, to cause the
enrolment of conscripts to all men not subject
to exemption, who are between ls and As sum.
mers of age. 1t cannot be denied that the law
under which this is done is improper if not obi
Gus among large class of our citizens.
Recently the British man of-war Rinaldo ap.
preached the foot of Canal street, New Orleans,
and assumed hostile attitude, demanding from
the aboliti onists the release Of James Sulle,
druggist, an E9glish subject confined in Fort
Pickens, and Naturalization for the seizure
of his person and property to the amount OF
81, 100000. Gen. Butler requested ten days to
consider.