The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-16
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4. r.. CAlno, Ar. 10, 1854
ne Grenade Appeal. q the as, knovy nor
Ing about the arrival Of English gunboete &
Mobile. ass ~ 4es N "a -
Hundreds Of men ct Grenade, Hsrnaade. an.
other points South, are. anxious 70 Return !,
Memphis and take the oath, but they are no
allowed 70 do 20. - az 81 !
villlpisue 10 reported 10 b ct Abbeville. mn
Js6 Thompson ct Hsrnando. =.
Provisions ct Grenada are plenty, but yer,
dear. Butter is fifty cents pound.
On Tuesday last, there Was small skirmial
seven miles below Helena, in which w had o.
killed and thirty taken prisoners. The reheI,
we're repulsed With loss.
The ferry boat Hamilton Belle arrived n Mem
Thursday morning with forty.av wounded mer
from the affair at Lauquille bridge near Nadi-
son, Arkansas, last Sunday. The enemy carried
on oil the horses. arms, ammunition, and TWEEN.
ty.6ve or thirty wagons, and destroyed what they
did not take away. In one hour the Texans psf.
formed their bloody work and were gone.
The health Of the sailors is said to be greatly
improved. s s@
From June Goth to Aug. 9th, there was shin
ped from Memphis IA, l22 bales of cotton; 6,Ssl
bids. Of sugar, and 8, 1856 barrels Of molasses.-
Our efficient quartermaster, Capt. Conner, has
shipped to General Curtis within the last three
days, 5000 bales Of hay, also IL, 900 sacks, Of
grain BE has also sent to the Mobile and Ohio
railroad seventeen locomotives and 100 cars.
The body Of Major F.. W. Hatteson, Of the
Yates sharpshooters, and con Of q. Governor
Hstteson, passed through here to-day in charge
Of 4. =. Goodell, on it's way to Joliet for inter.
ment The Major died near Corinth, Of typhoid,
after % illness of eighteen daya sf,.e ~
Captain James Obercrombie, of the Sd Mis-
souri,, died this morning very suddenly in
bis stateroom on board the City Of Alton, on
her way TO this place. He was citizen Of 81.
Louis, whittier his body will be taken.
CAlao, August lt-Gen. Curtis has not again
opened trade TO aid cotton buyeHa He began
thus but soon found his camp infested with
speculators, secessionists and spies, and be is-
sued An order excluding Ill but 1 few Who he
believed were honest and loyal, and put them
under military law % sutlerA II spectators
persist in coming TO the army or battalion, they
should come armed to fight and not % non-com.
bsttants - ~ ElsAi'Ea ~" os~
II is not srae, ~ stated in late Telegram,
that Commodore Farragut asked truce In pas.
sing the batteries At Vicksburg. On the con-
trary, he went down giving broadsides from
every vessel. '"F S7A'
Neither is II true that General Curtis vas or
dered to Vicksburg by Gen. Grant, He win
not hesitate when ordered anywhere. 4.
Com, Davis il still quite i'll, but hopes to re-
join his feet 1iiF 80 'sfq z
General Curtis has been shown distinguished
favor while here. His headquarters ON the II.
R. W. Hill, where he was the guest Of Captain
AcAllister, Chief of Commissary, were frequent.
cd by many officers and civiliana
The result Of the conference held BY Com.
modore Davis and General Curtis, with The
Government at Washington, is Of course I'M
known. o. ia.