The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-15
From winchester.

Jackson's force Yesterday consisted of Loring's
brigade and several fine batteries and 800 of
Ashley's cavalry, 1000 in all. They common
ced evacuating the place about sunset last night.
The cavalry we're the last to leave. They de-
parted just before we entered the town.
1t is represented that there is large seces.
sion force at Strasburg, and that they intend to
make stand there. Owing to the state of af
fairs at Manassas it is believed that Gen. Jack
son will make his way up the Shenandoah valley
to the Virginia Central Railroad and thence
to Richmond.
Prominent secessionists here say that the rebel
forces will make stand at Gordonsville and
that the place is well fortified.
Several prisoners and a small amount of am
munition are all the seizures we have made.
WINCHESTER, Va, March l2.-Gen. Jackson's
forces left here last night. The forces of Gen.
erals Hamilton and Williams are just entering
the town. There was strong fort one mile
out which was evacuated by Gen. Jackson last
night As the regiments pass along they are
checred and greeted by the citizens and re.
sponded to by our officers and men, The other
column Of General Banks division, which will
approach by the Berryville route, have not yet
arrived. Not shot has been fired
Yesterday the rebels arrested eighty of the
most prominent Unionists and sent them to
Richmond.
Coffee sells at seventy FIVE cents and one dol.
lar per pound sugar twenty-five to thirty-seven
cents; calico fifty cents. Other articles are
more abundant.
It is represented by the resident friends Of
the Union that two thirds of the population oil
the town and country are loyal, but have been
compelled to succumb to the secession pressure
90 far as the expression of opinion is concerned
There have been no Richmond papers re-
ceived here for week and the citizens are en-
tirely ignorant of the thrilling events which
have transpired within that period.
CHICAGO SPECIALS.
CHICAGO, March ls.-The Times Washington
special of the 18th says our scouts have arrest
cd seven rebel bridge burners caught in.the very
| act near Manassas.
| Refugees say the rebels had no very heavy
| guns mouted in earthworks at Centreville. Thu
forts all commanded the approaches from
Washington. There we're more to prevent ou
forces coming on either flank. Ten days agt
the rebels had sixty thousand troops there. Th,
rear guard did not leave until Monday. Fiv,
caissons, five hundred barrels of -four, severa
hundred barrels molasses were found to-day, al
damaged,
The Tribune specials says that it is now est
mated that the rebel army has gone to Gordon
vile Junction, ninety three miles from the Poto
| mac and fifty-nine from Manassas.
Our scouts have penetrated as far IS Culpep
per Court House. The country around Gordon
vile is represented to be well adapted for defen
ces and the railroad connections being vastly
more important than those at Manassas.
Evidence before the Committee on the Con
duct OF the War to day, shows that the Who'll,
rebel army army opposite less than thirty thous
1 and-ffteen thousand at Centreville and ter
| thousand at Manassas.
The Committee Of investigation at St. Loui
| has finished sitting. The aggregate of claim
passed on was upward Of ten millions. Thu
| amount was much reduced.
The Naval Committee of the Senate to-day
agreed 70 appropriate twenty five thousand dol
lars for the manufacture Of twenty inch Dalgh
green guns. The committee was brought Il
this conclusion BY telegraph from Assistan
| Secretary Fox now at Fortress Monroe, urginf
that orders for their manufacture should be Civ
en- at once. He adds that the Monitor can sinl
the Merrimac but that it will be terrible
struggle.