The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-20
Specials to New York Papers.

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81 On Thursday, at P the main body Of the
rebel army, consisting of division under Jack
son, division under Longstreet, division under
D P. bill, and possibly fourth division, which
had been encamped at Urbana, commenced NOV
ing through Frederick towards Hagerstown.
The movement began at four A. n, and lasted
till eight P. N, The most liberal estimate the
whole force at "a, 900 strong, including 5000
negroes who were mixed promiscuously with the
whites Many of them carried musket, sabre
dirk or bowie knife. The viest and worst look
ing person in the whole army, . contemplate
bloated black guard, Was Howell Cobb.
We have been doing fne business to-day,
chasing up rebela 500 prisoners have been taken
in the skirmishes, and are now arriving and be-
ing rapidly disposed Of. The rear guard of the
enemy obstinately contest every inch of ground.
b Nearly all the Aarylsuders who enlisted in the
rebel army while in this vicinity, have been To-
ken prisoners 7-4s naaet.. .i... ...,.sslI
6 In the skirmisee TO day We have lost in killed
and wounded, but 2b or 80. The enemy ia said
to have suffered severely, from one or two Of
our cavalry charges. s1i5a ss,.s8 ..s,.sI
Two privates Of the I'd Mississippi battalion
we're captured this morning near Leesburgh and
brought to headquarters They came from Mont.
gomery, Alabama, BY rail to Gordonsville, thence
through Culpepper, Manassas, Centreville, and
Fairfax They intended to join their regiments
in Maryland. They agree in saying that they
were pressed into the rebel service, and e1.
pressed their satisfaction ct being made prison.
ere. But few troops are in Richmond. They say
that city being little more than vast hospital
They further report that Charleston, 8. G., is
practically evacuated by its citizens, many be-
coming fugitives to distant cities, and many 9th
era having encased themselves in hastily built
huts beyond the city limits and out Of range Of
the Yankee gunboats. a sgl i. 80. 4
The Times correspondent, dated Sugar.Loa
Mountains, Friday, says: At o'clock last eve
ming the Union Signal corps went up aed occa-
pied the crest of the mountain. Signals we're
kept up through the night s
There has been occasional skirmishing between
GAINESVILLE and the mountain, in the neighbor.
hood Of Hagerstown, without material resulta
It 10 stated that the enemy were yesterday re-
treating in the direction Of Point Of Rocka The
Signal Corps saw, from Sugar Loaf, . body of
cavalry proceeding towards Frederick City yes
terdsy about p. %. The only effective force of
the rebels in the State 10 believed to be cavalry.
Franklin's corps moved from near Bsrnesville
this evening. Cochrsn's brigade, yesterday morn.
ing, moved over the mouth of the nonocacy to
watch against the advance Of more lebel troops
across the river, and to prevent them recrossing
to Virginia side.
1t is we'll known that large droves of cattle
have been sent from Maryland to Virginia for
snbsisting the rebel army, and that within three
days our pickets reported the fact, and yet they
we're allowed to proceed Without opposition
The fact Was reported to me by a. army officer
while at Bsrnesville Yesterday.