The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-31
The War in Eastern Virginia.
From the Advance OF GEN. McClellan,s
View OF Richmond.

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From the correspondence of the Philadelphia
Inquirer, dated Gaines Hill, on the Chickahom.
iny, nine miles from Richmond, on May goth and
2lst, we quote the following
r,aas LocALIrIEs ga 3A
"Gaines Hip is the title we have given the
elevation from which we are now writing. Be.
fore US lice the Chickshominy river and the rebel
army; half mile further our pickets are watch
ing the rebels from the edge Of piece of woods.
The road crosses here upon the "old bridge. n
Farther up, some seven miles, s the snew
bridge, "on the road running from Henrico Court
House to Richmond.
Six miles below is the railroad bridge and
below that some few miles is '.Bottom Bridge. .
To our left is swamp; to our front is another
The rebels stll hold this side Of the river; no at
tempt having been made to drive them back
Above them, and but few hundred yards, we
can see five iron cannon planted, with which they
can rake the held we would have to pass to drive
In their pickets. The Sixth Cavalry threw ont
some skirmishers, this morning, to learn their
position, and found that they had rilemen cen
cealed in the bushes
CAPTURE or coxxIssARr srorrs AND MULES.
Lieut. 8 n. Whitesides, with eight men Of
Company 4, of the Sixth Cavalry. yesterday
consisting of ninety barrels OF -four fifty sacks
Of -four, and forty bags of beans; further on he
heard Of train Of mules, and dashing on he
took eight contrabands and one hundred mules.
THIS was gallant affair, and in our dispatch
last night we erroneously attributed it to the
Eighth Ohio. =
The men stated that they belonged to General
Writings Brigade, and were en- route for Rich.
mond. The mules vera branded C. 8. The
Quartermaster in charge ran, and was chased by
two cavalry men two miles
s ~ THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE
The country is but partially cleared and the
ground very poor, having been exhausted nv
farming; every white man is gone who can carry
2 musket. All the slaves Of any value, and ali
the horses and fat cattle have been carried Of.
some grain 10 left and Z few sheep. MANY of The
people profess hostility still, but nearly ali the
better class have gone to Richmond; msnv pro.
lees Neutrality, but al are astonished a. Tie N.
,eaPancs of our army-the rapid pursuit and The |
selldressed men are what they did not expect
they I'll derlore the war and are sick of it. The |
csrclty Of provisions, except pork, corn. and |
lour. IL the same % We have heretofore noted
D other localitisa No money but rags; no cof.
se, no sugar, no salt, no clothes, no papers, no
ooks, no medicine, nothing but nlggers, cotton
nd tobacco. 5is 81 gysssa
tses 5fs COAL RAlDoR ss
Thsrs ere two coal harbors, old and new
ID Coal Hesbos 10 two miles back Of New Coal 1,
arbos each consists Of one building. and !,
sll wiz Wong chain 70 draw the wAtsr. The ,
a one u 10 longer open, but some poor white /
ssh live In e, too worthless TO be drafted into
. army. s.ea &c
New coal hasbos 10 kept BY : lame man, Who
ofsasss 70 b Unloa man. He has nothinc
& .sshlsky" % ssll, ard one bsd-roon h lets {
& Hi dQabssrd ~ - eagle upon Il, ma u