The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-01

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torn on the sides Of The turnDIks beidae. AID
tallow str6wed It to facilitate the combustion
This was burned only about three hours before
The division Of Con. Mitchell came up, which
6rod shells In and around the town wherever
the rebels were consregatsd. Then commenced
stampede. The infantry seized the horses Of
the cavalry and made OF in Wild haste. : There
were some rebel troops II camp at Double
Springs, about one and . half miles north Of the
town, on the river, who we're shelled before they
had completed preparations fcf leaving They
threw away everything and rushed through the
town 10 panic confusion. Reaching hill lit.
tle south Of the town, the Texas Rangers, Nor
gan's cavalry, and some OF the less frightened
flying mass halted, and after some deliberation
tarncd back. They went to the Fair grounds
and there burned the beautiful amphithester in
.hicha large amount Of corn and wagons was
stored. About 16 Of the latter were saved. The
large tobacco factory of Hampton, Pritchell 4
Co, was next destroyed. They then proceeded
to the railroad depot, Which contsiued vast
quantity Of shoes, blankets, medicines, one hun
dred hogsheads of sugar, and all the ,articlee
most needed by them, I'll Of which we're destroy
ed except some -four and picked beef. which
was rescued BY citizens for their own use. The
destruction Of the property belonging &c the rss
bells was very great Some estimate IL value at
million dollars, bat II IL impossible to even ap-
pfoxinate to the amount Of destruction with
any certainty. ~ sis@
The machine shop, known a. the Round
House, was alss burned it contained two dam
| ased engines and two extra tenders There was
. train Of cars loaded With meat, the engine to
which had steam on, ready to start; this was
| fred, but whether by the Federal shells or the
rebel torch our informant 10 unable to Bay
All the cars and contents were burned, and the
half consumed meats fell on the track between
the rails. The unsated Aends then proceeded to
the hcOloud House, the principal hotel of the
town, broke open the doors with axes, and scat
tered arebrands within, consuming officers
trunks, baggage and everything il contained =
The Highland House, drinking place adjoining.
was also burned, with Major NcGood wins new
store, which was filed with Confederate supplies.
A negro house at Samuel Barclay nursery, near
town, was fred about the same time Two men
applied incen,liary brands to the steam saw mill
| OF 9 glorious Union man, celebrated for his sash
and blinds mandatory, and resisted the efforts
Of the owner to stop the progress Of the flames
The Federal troops on the other side of the
river commenced Q discharge at the two men,
who ran OF, and Mr.. Donaldson was mistaken
| as Q rebel also, until he contrivdd to improvise
some flag of truce, when his friends discovered
their mistake and was enabled to extiDguish the
flames with but trifing injury to the premises.
We cannot enumerate the many losses around
Bowling Green, or the depreciation committed BY
marauders in gangs Of six TO twelve, who pres
sed every horse and wagon to be found into the
| rebel service. Atleast one hundred horses we're
stolen from this side Of the bridges before they
were burned. The Rev. Samuel w. Garrison
lost twelve. He had a shot gun, rife and pistol,
which he discharged so rapidly at the robbers
| that they fell back on the main body and report.
ed that they had been attacked by the main body
Of the Yankee infantry!
When Gen. Mitchell occupied the north bank
Of Barren river, and commenced Smelling the reb.
els, the scene of their flight as described to us,
was one of the most terrible roats that can be
imagined The Nashville pike was completely
blockaded with cavalry and infantry, ali in ad.
mirable disorder, aud long line Of carriages,
| carts, and all kinds Of vehicles Officers were
hurrying away their wives on foot. and carrying
their children in their arms, while the whole
| acknowledgement portion of the flying crowd were
screaming and shouting at the top Of their voices
in frenzy of apprehension.
From the best informed sources we gather
that the Confederates have never had $4,000
troops ct any one time in and around Bowling
Green. Their regiments are very skeleton like,
not averaging five hundred men, and Roger Han
sons which was the fullest in the service, never
had more on its mrster-roll than eight hundred
| and sixteen. They have lost neatly five thou.
eand of their troops by sickness who died for
want Of medicine, proper treatment and bad hos
pitsls, though fifteen houses had been fitted up
for their exclusive accommodation, al of which
we're left in the most filthy condition. For a
long time their average sick list has been three
thousand The Baptist church and the basement
of the Presbyterian church we're used as hospi-
tails all the seats and desks were broken up and
the building terribly defaced. A million dollars
will not compensate the county of Warren for
losses and injuries. From twenty five to sixty
beef cattle were slaughtered every day in Bow
ling Green for the use Of the rebels, and neither
Buckner nor Hardee, when in command, were
particular about compensation. II any outrages
were committed, and they we're generally done
at night, Buckner always promised restitution If
The injured individual could identify the trespas.
| sers, which being impossible, was convenient
way to pay debts.
With the rebel hordes, every gambler left
Bowling Green; Jack Valentine, one Of the prin
cipal ones of the fraternity enoysa captaincy in
the Confederate army. Shinplasters experienc-
| ed rapid decline after the evacuation; they
were freely offered at fifty cents for one dollar,
but no takers. A number of private dwellings
were eet on fire during Thursday and Friday,
which we're put out, but there evidently existed
determination on the part of the rebels to lay
| the who'e town In ashes. The fine mansion or
Judge Underwood on this side Of the river was
still standing, but to what interior injury it has
been subjected, our informant could not say
Cripps Wicklifs, late Clerk of the Senate, is not
dead, as reported he had been very sick, but
after his recovery he removed to Nashville.
| The most serious injury has been inflicted on
the citizens OF Warren BY the Provisional Gov
eminent, and Its infamous exactions. Some of
lie officers have made good speculations out of
their temporary fiscal agencies John Burnam,
Treasurer to the Provisional Government, es.
capped with about twenty-five thousand dollars,
mostly obtained from the 6nes levied upon men
In lieu of the delivery of gun. When weapons
were found they were receipted for at from Eve
to thirty dollars In scrip made payable to the
proper officer and Il win bother the holders to
| find him. Lewis W. Potter, the Provisional Sher
III OF Warren county, has also gone of without
settling for q lot Of taxes which be had collected
BY coercion. His Excellsncy, George w. John.
son, Provisional Governor Of the State of Ken.
lucky, has been heard TO declare with empbasia,
that Ms Provisiesal Government is played ost -
nc tetiree with grace and dignity to the vicinity
Of Nashville. The banking institutions at Bow.
ling Green have not been molested, except that
Q thousand dollars Of the State revenue, depos.
tied in the Branch Of the Bank Of Kentucky was
taken as the legitimate property of the Proyin.
cial Government, probably to pay salaries for
the puppets in Office. The books, funds and pa.
psrs Of the Glasgow Branch were taken to Bow.
ling Green, but they are oil in situation to be
restored without injury.
We stated . short time since that IA aged
gentleman named Samuel Murrell had been mis-
used BY the rebel company under command Of
Capt. Burns, son in.law Of Judge Joyes, CT
this city. This 10 . mistake; it was George, Mr..
AurrelPs son. Burns boarded With Nr. Nurrell,
about twelve miles north Of Bowling Green, and
in conversation at the table, ho spoke very In.
sultingly of oil Union men, and said if he had his
way be would hang or burn every one Of them.
Some time after this Burns men seized George
without any provocation, rode him on q rail-