The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1862-11-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Hawk-Rye.l
WASHINGTON, D. C.,l

finds US enjoying the full splendor of Indian
Summer. The weather is most propitious for
the success of the recent forward movement of
the army. The roads are in good condition and
everything that nature could do to aid US, she
has done, not even omitting the so long desired
rise in the Potomac. 1t remains to be seen
whether or not Art will render that aid, neces-
sary to give US complete success. The armies
on both sides are concentrating their forces for
the deadly encounter. Mcclellan and Burnside
are Fastening up the Valley of the Shenandoah
while sigel has already joined, or is about to
DIN Burnside, having marched across Virginia,
end over twice fought battle-felds. On the
other side, it is reported that the rebel army Of
Western Virginia has joined Lee, and that be
is being reinforced rapidly from the South. 1t
is thought here that battle cannot be much
longer delayed, and it is expected to be severe =
perhaps decisive one. Lee must either fight
or else retreat rapidly, for heavy force is now
threatening his flank, and it may be a race to
see who shall get to Richmond fret. The Sur
geon General is making every preparation for
an emergency, having recently bought all the
lint that could be prosured-removed the con-
valescent in the hospitals to the adjoining tents
and used every precaution necessary to the eff
fciency of his department
There are about thirty.fve thousand sick and
wounded soldiers in the various hospitals, hos
pital tents and barracks in this vicinity As
soon as the patient is sufficiently advanced to-
ward health to render it proper, he is promo
ted" from the hospital building to the tent or
barracks, and his place filled by one sicker than
he. Two hospital matrons we're arrested last
week, who had managed to purloin very con.
siderable amount Of hospital stores-ons hun
dred and forty quilts and forty towels, together
with socks, drawers, edibles and liquors, and
other things supplied by the Sanitary Commits:
sion, were carried of BY them. They had also
taken the property of deceased soldiers, conf
ded to them, to be delivered to distant friends,
and converted it to their own use, and had, it is
said, even robbed . soldier while In the agonies
Of death. If these things be true, and unfortu-
nately but little room is left for doubt then total
dspravity would seem to be no new theory.
You have probably noticed the account, ex-
tensively published, of the success Of our tow.
man, G. W. Stafford, Esq, in penetrating With
bis new projectile, target of six one.iuch iron
plates and the solid oak backing, the projectile
going some five hundred feet beyond. Mr.. 8. is
now here by order of the Navy Department,
which is constructing . target of ton one.inch
iron plates at the Navy Yard, for the purpose
of further testing his invention. He expresses
the utmost confidence in the ability Of his pro-
jectile to 90 through their target also. If he ID
successful, we may we'll ask, of what use are
iron ships? "Wooden walls" may still be ,
maratime nations chief defense, and Noah's Ark
a model for naval architects.
1t may be Of interest to some Of your read
ers to know, that in this city, where there is %
much disloyalty in the Church, one Of the most
eminent divines yesterday expressed his earnest
desire for the success of the ''Genius of Nation.
ality in her deadly struggle with the demon Of
disintegration. "-and nobody seeded.
see it stated that the indications are that
the revenue from the internal revenue tax will
amount to nearly, if not quite, $260, 900, 900 rer
annum. Exceeding the estimate of she trainers
Of the law by nearly tl0o, ,000, 900,