The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-24

The City Of Memphis bas just passed % rome
for Pittsburgh Landing with nurses and Santa
~ stores. ssss.ss
One Of our provost guards named Wright
shot Mr.. Keith, citizen, this evening. Keith
was intercepted, and An Officer finding some dit.
ficulty in arresting him, drew bis revolver. An
o6lcer standing near, said. "don't shoot him
be paid no attention, but shot the poor fellow
through the head. killing him instantly. He
leaves three children. SrRsss.
Prsssaenps Proclamaslou.
WAsHlua1oH, Nay ,l9.-By the President OF
the United States-A PROCLAMATION:
Whereas, There appears in the public prints
what purports to be . proclamation OF MAJOR
General Hunter, and whereas. the same i pro
ducipg some excitement and misunderstanding,
Therefore. /. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Presi-
dent Of the United States, proclaim and declare
that the Government Of the United States bad
no knowledge or belief OF an intention on the
part Of Gen. Hunter, to issue such proclama'
ton, nor has it yet any authentic information
that the document ID genuine, and further that
Gen Hunder, nor any other commander or per
son, has been authorized by the Government of
the United States, to make proclamation decl.f-
Ing the slaves Of any State Tres, and that the
supposed proclamation, nov In quesdnn, wheth.
or genuine or false, is altogether void 30 fai %
respects such declaration. tpa
I further make known, that whether It BE-
competent for me, a. Commander Chief Of the
Army and Navy, TO declare the slaves Of any
State or States free, and whether at any time,
or in any case, IL shall have become necessity
indispensable TO the maintenance Of the Govern
ment, to exercise such supposed power, are
-hi Tab sndo my q.
serve to myself, and which cannot feel justi6ed
in leaving to the decision of Commanders in the
field. These are totally different questions from
those Of policy regulations in armies and camps.
On the 9Th day Of February Last. BY special
message, ] recommended to Congress the sdop-
ton Of joint resolution, to BE- Substantially as
follows: ae4
Resolved, That the United States ought 10 CO.
operate with any State which may adopt grad.
ual abolshment of Slavery, giving 70 such State
in its discretion, 10 compensate for the incon.
venience, public and private, produced by such
q change Of system.
The resolution. in the language above quoted,
was adopted BY large majorities In both branch.
es Of Congress, and now stands an authentic,
de6nitive and solemn proposal of the Nation TO
the States and people most interested 10 the
subject matter. Sd
To the people Of these States I now earnestly
appeal. do not argue ideas. You are to make
the arguments for yourselves. Your cannot II
you would, be blind to the signs of the times. I
beg Of you calm and enlarged consideration of
them, ranging if it may be, far above personal
and party politics-common cause for . CON-
mon object-casting no reproaches.
The change it contemplates would come %
gently as the dews of Heaven, not rending or
wrecking any thing Will you not embrace IL 2
So much good has not been done by any one ef-
fort, in all past time, as in the providence Of
God, it is now your high privilege 70 do. Nay
the vast future not have TO lament that you have
neglected it. a
In WITNESS WHEREoE, / have hereuhto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be annexed.
Done at the City Of Washington, this 18th
day Of May, in the year Of our Lord, one thou.
sand eight hundred and sixty two, and of the
Independence of the United States the seth. %
[Signedl ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WV. Il. SEWARD, sec'y of State.
what tho Memphis Papers say OF lhe
cred.
BEroRE CoR1srH. Nay l6.--The Memphis Av.
alanche Of the 18th contains the following:
Fort P1LLow, May 1--we fought the enemy
with four of our lightest boats one hour and q
half. We sunk one gunbOat and two mortar
boats. Our loss was two killed and eight wound.
ed, and that OF the enemy very heavy, as our
sharpshooters literally moved them down.
We fought side by side with the enemy, and
not one passed through our breastworks Our
tutt again. We will be able to hold the river
Speaking of the fall Of Norfolk, the editor
say, "Worse than all, the Virginia, on which we
SO confidently relied, was burned at Oraney Isl-
! and on Saturday night Such 10 the tenor in
brief of the painful intelligence which flashed
| over the wires"
There were three casee of yellow fever at New
Orleans at last accounts, two in the charity hos.
pitsl and one in the French part Of the city.
The Avalanche also says it has been formally
decided that Savannah shall never be surrendered
The Provost Marshal at Memphis has received
instructions from the military authorities to re.
| quire the banks At Memphis to take Confeder-
| ate notes as currency and to arrest as disloyal
all persons who refuse to receive them in ordi.
| nary business transactions aaiil''' tsiF
The gunboats in the late attack on Commo-
dore Foote we're commanded by Montgomery a.
sisted by jeff Thompson. e,gf
At Memphis -four was quoted at $2O@21 ;
wheat $2@$2 %; bacon S0@S2c for sides and
hams; sugar 6@73c; molasses 25c; cotton and
tobacco no sales, receipts or shipments; corn
u 40; oats 81 IS. @ ~ 't9
The Avalanche says, Notwithstanding the
Federal progress we feel an abiding confidence
that Msgruder will get to Richmond some time
before Mcclellan. rha lrsfs--
The Avalanche thinks that real estate is the
best security, and urges money holders to make
Investments in real estate. Arrangements have
been effected Dy Generals Halleck and Beaure.
gard to exchange the surgeons now prisoners.
One hundred and fourteen prisoners were sent
in by Besuregard to-day, under flag of truce
borne by Col. Pegram, Of Western Virginia no.
toriety. ~ 115b ~
These prisoners have been confined at Colum.
| bus, Mississippi, some Of them taken in Missouri
last summer. stsga ~ if9isa G47l al
Before leaving Corinth one Of their numbet
was recognised BY one of Prices men as mem.
Der of the Goth Missouri, paroled at Lexington.
Beauregsrd ordered him to be heavily ironed.
Norton and Adjutant General Noble arrived
to-day. al 4ese{ -. s3aA e5ttk
McClellan's Army sim Advaneing.
WHITE HOUSE,, Va, May Ito Hou. E. n.
Stanton, Secretary of Wharf.-The combined
| army and naval expedition went some IS miles
up Pamunky River to day, and forced the rebels
to destroy two steamers and some twenty
schooners. The expedition Was admirably man.
aged. We have advanced considerably to day.
The roads are improving.
(Signed) GEo. B. NcCLxLLAx.
WHITE HousE, Va, Nay ls.-From the cor
respondence Of the Associated Press, We learn
that the advance guard Of our forces on the
main road to Richmond, via Bottom Bridge,
drove the enemy across Chickahominy River
yesterday. Our troops on arriving at the bridge,
which is fifteen miles from Richmond, found il
on fire and were opened upon BY rebel bat
terry. No one injured. We expect considerable