The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-05

The wooden barracks at Birds Point caup
the gale about midship and caved in largel
20 also Fl Holt. No. loss OF life at either Of Il
last two points.
Much anxiety is felt for our feet down at /.
and No. 10. 3@ y
We have no news to dsy from below, exec,
that the gun-boats and mortars are firing sem
occasionally and tho rebels reply just when the
please.
Buford's capture at Union, CITY amounted ,
seven prisoners and about forty horses an
mules instead of 100 prisoners and 500 horse
% before telegraphed
The water soaking through the levee in Cair
raised i've inches last night aud is still rising. :
botn the steam pumps are working, however :
The stencil increases and is becoming iptoler,
bic, and much sickness must follow this food.
Many gentlemen tell me that over 200 distinc
different odors were ascertained to exist yeste,
day, with several wards yet to hear from an
| classify.
The coal oil and turpentne trade on the Cum
berland river has nearly ceased, of course OWN
to high water.
CAIRO BUDGET,
CARo, 2 P. N. April Brig. Gen. John A
Logan has so far recovered from his wound re-
ceived at Fort Donelson as to be able to reioir
his brigade, and to-day started for the seat o
war on the Tennessee. His wound is still YER,
painful.
Lieut.. Col. Ranford has been appointed Colo
mel OF the 18th Regiment to fill the vacancy oc
casloned by the. promotion of Col. Wallace tc
Brigadiership.
Lieut.; Col. Dunlap of the 2sth regiment has
resigned and arrived Cairo. as have ala several
other officers of . lesser grade.
Brig. Gen. John Cook, of the 9TH regiment is
here, en- route for the theatre OF operations in
Tennessee
II Is very singular fact that those who have
resigned, aIe invariably those who have hitherto
escaped unbarmed, while the wounded ones are
as invariably returning to their duties Com
ment is unnecessary.
Gen. Strong is absent to-day, at Island 10.
The hospital boat, Louisiana, started for the
tennessee river with full compliment OF doc.
tors and nurses on board.
From fortress Monroe.
FORTRESS MoNRoE, April 3-The weather to-
day is clear and pleasant. Everything is pro-
crossing in the most satisfactory manner.
The rebels fred several shots from Sewalls
Point last night at the transports in the harbor,
some Of the shells falling within fifty feet of a
vessel loaded with horses
reconnaissance was made from Newport
News to Watts creek, a distance Of miles
The enemy appeared 5000 strong, and opened
with cannon on our forces, bit their balls pass:
ed entirely over them. Our batteries were i'm.
medlatciy got in position, and we opened fire
on the rebels, when their entire force broke and
fed, fordlDg the creek in great confusion, but
keeping out OF range. The object of the recon.
noissance being accomplished, the troops re-
turned.
The whole country through which our troops
passed was formerly the garden spot of Virginia.
1t ia perfectly devastated and but one house was
left standing. The house, fences aud trees have
been burned by the retreating rebels
There are no signs Of the Merrimac yet, and
from her long delay, the opinion is gaining
ground that she will not come ont She has
now q fine field to operate in, if she should tri-
umph over the Monitor, anl il she should fail to
come now it is thought she is afraid to run any
further risks.
An officer of the Seminole says he read Sa-
vannah paper of the 23d inst, which acknowl-
edges terrible rebel defeat at Pea Ridge.
Rebel News via norfolk.
BALTIMORE, April 1.-The following intelli
gence is from the special correspondent at Fort
Monroe, Of the Baltimore American:
The number of rebels in Fort Pulaski, as re-
ported by descrters is, five hundred.
Two German regiments at Fort Pulaski, had
revolted aud were in custody
Gen. Sherman's mortars aud siege guns were
SO stationed that the guns of the Fort could not
reach them.
The rebels have withdrawn all their troops
from the coast and abandoned their earth works,
previously removing their cannon to Savannah
The city of Savannah, however, is understood
to be very strongly fortified, and all the APP
proaches to it. The force there is varously es-
timated, by refugees, at from twenty to fifty
nd na hail =,
correct.
A great despondcncy existed among the peo-
pie and troops at Charleston. The fall of New
bern created the greatest CONSERVATION. The
fre-eaters ridiculed the North Carolina troops,
charging them with cowardiee.
The shop keepers and bankers in Charleston
had refused to receive North Carolina money,
and there being two North Carolina regiments
there at the time, a revolt was the consequence,
and the shops we're broken open, and the troops
helped themselves. These regiments refused to
serve any longer, and were allowed to return
home.
No information Of the abandonment of Pen
sacOla by the rebels has yet been received, but
it was generally believed that our troops had
crossed over from Santa Rosa Island and occu.
pied the place.
The latest adviCes received from Norfolk by
the underground railroad leaves no room to
doubt that the Merrimac was thoroughly repaired
and in commission and ready for another expe.
dition against the wooden walls of the Federal
navy and river transports lying in the Roads
The delay of the Merrimac in towing out is be-
lieved to be that she is waiting for ammunition
for the heavy guns that have been placed on
board of her, and also for some Internal ma
chimes being constructed by bombasto Mallory.
The rebel steamers jamestown aud Yorktown
MO O lanr inn ctr rth Nd ,,,l
oughly clad with iron to accompany the Merri.
mac. There is also rumor that two other
steamers arc being clad with iron at Richmond
to join in the expedition.
As to the loss of life on the Merrimac in her
conflict with the Monitor. we have now what is
claimed to be positive information One of the
recently arrived contrabands states that he was
a nurse in the general hospital in Norfolk, and
that before his departure he helped to shroud
80 of the crew of the Merrimac and that both
commander Buchanan and Lieut. Meyer are
dead There are still number of the wounded
surviving.
The contraband also states that the last two
shots Of the Monitor were represented to be the
only ones that seriously injured the Merrimac;
those were thrown under her hold at the moment
che attempted to run the Monitor down.
The military stationed at Norfolk from the
Gulf States have been very severe on the Vir-
ginians. Since their defeat at Roanoke Island
even the Richmond Blues, the very pink of ehv-
airy, have fallen in public estimation too. All
award bravery to Jennings Wise, but his father
has 50 fallen in public estimation that he is pro.
claimed in Norfolk coward and paltroon. In
his escape from Mays Head he rode thirty miles
on horse back, Notwithstanding he had previous
ly reported himself too i'll to remain at Roanoke
Island, at the head of his command. Wise and
Floyd now rank as the Aeet-footed Ny inform
ant says that Wise would be hooted il he were
to appear in the streets of Norfolk or Richmond
He has retired to his farm in Princess Ann
county.
CAIRO NEWS.
CAIRO, April Accounts from Island, No.
10, represent matters there unchanged. The
bombardment continues at slow Intervals
Shells have been thrown into the new iortifica.
tons on the Kentucky side of the river, and a
few shots have been received Ia return, with no
great damage on either side.
The rebels are continually busy ct building
Notifications. They are improving every mo-
ment of time, and when the attack is made, it
will be found that the delay has greatly enhanc.
ed the difficulty of capture.
Firing is continually heard in the direction of
New Madrid aud it is supposed that the enemy