The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-15

! 1l.. ID ONH. 1907.
Prise, = IL was believed that the minor inless
70 oar hafbor bad been e1ectuaily obstruted -
We are not sdlacientIy acquainted With thsse
creeks and cuts leading into our main channels
70 know whether Tie enemy's vessels can come
nlcatioh with Fort Pulaski and other foFti6ca,
tions. fss
GEN Pillow.
The Nashville Union publishes the following
communication IS
Aessrs Estors NasAviAe Union and Asser;caa
Brgadier Gensrsl q. J. Pillow being advised
Of change Of circumstances At Columbus, Ken
tucky, has withdrawn Lis resignation. He has
been very III for some days past, and is very
much reduced, but will, as soon Is his health
.iil permit, return % his post Of report 70 Gen.
johnson for duty.
Gus. i. Hrs.v, a. A. General.
ssA TEE sifUATIos o. coLunbus.
ISron ths New Orleans Delta q The s0th
The latter which We publish from our cores
pondent q Columbus. relating TO the situation
Of that post, deserves more than . passing at
tention. This community has reason to look to
tho defense Of no position in the whole circle
".s's SsS wsAc'sa v.9"suC0 eno
keener concern than that occupied By General
Polk on tho heights of Columbus We can af-
ford TO indulge comfortable sense Of security
With reference to the seaboafd approaches to
New Orleans. We feel ssre of our ability in
defending the river against any feet of the enc
my attempting the capture Of tho city BY way
of the river BY the sea. We realize even Z less
degree Of exposure upon any of tho land aps
proscnes Gom the sea 20 the city. Fifty thou
sand men thrown upon them would DO lost; to
hundred eu0usand they would be impractica.
pie. nut what 70 the TACT In regard to the route
down tne river from Columbusf Should Colum-
Dus iei', what g to prevent the enemy from
sweeping down the river with the immense feet
OF gunoosss and Hosting batteries which be has
been 90 long preparing at st. Louis and Cairo,
and with hundred thousand men under Halleck;
to stack US on one eide, while an expedition
striking up from the sea would attack us on the
osher Who can answer Do efIectual defenscs
answer? Do preparations for defense in rapid
progress answer? Where are the defenses p
VINO engaged IN the preparationss These
questions admit Of no satisfactory answer.
Our dependence at present for the safety Of
toe city frem the approach Of formidable ex-
petition down the river, is upon Columbia =
That 10 the Northern key TO the Mississippi delta
Inat IN possession OF the enemy, the dooGgates
" Auv sciOu VIII pc opened. Olr eltuatiOn would
not be hopeless, for the soul OF Southern men,
hghting war OF Independence must not dream
OF despair; but We would be confronted with
terrible dangers and the whole country exposed
70 fearful evils. On one condition only can we
realize fnll assurance that such dangers will
not occur, that such evils will never impend.-
Ihat condition 10 the impregnability of General
Folks position st Columbus. But it may be
asked, is not that position already strongf-
strong It undoubtedly has been, IS the enemys
Gunooats that encountered its batteries found
out, and a. bis army at Belmont bitterly discov-
cred strong i still is in point Of it's defensive
1o!ks, IN the resolution OF its defenders, and the
vigilance, prudence, ability and energy Of its
General But in war strength 10
leIa',ve. Tne force under General Polks COM
mand, It Is to be feared Is not as large % it
snoold oe IN view OF the augmentation of the
ensnYs force threatening his position. His
Iorce mas been stationary, while the enemy's
was oeing increased he is scarcely in situa-
aon to extend bis wings, to guard bis Aanks, and
prevent MS position from being turned by
column OF the enemy pushing past bis right.