The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-12
Special to New York Papers.

Special to New York Papers.
NEW YORK, July s.-A letter to the Tribune
dated at Fortress Monroe 9th, saws beyond few
sklrmishes in which our troops gained the ad-
vantage, nothing has occurred in the neighbor-
hood OF Richmond since my last The rebel ar.
my appears to have fallen back towards the city
and Gen. Mcclellan is now in position we'll en-.
trenched. The apprehension that the rebels
would stretch themselves down the peninsula,
and possibly attempt to blockade, with land
batteries, the James river, has not as yet been
realized.
Our force at Yorktown is evacuatine the place
and most of the guns have been burst.
The rebel prisoners do not claim victory, but
confess to have failed in the object of their ter.
rife attack commenced on Thursday of last
week, in which their loss was confessedly much
greater than ours, including many officers of
high rank.
A boat came through from Newbern via Nor.
folk and the canal, yesterday and returned this
evening.
1t is rumored that Burnside with considera.
BILE force was preparing to cooperate with Nc.
Clellan. Rumors to the effect that he has ad-
vanced from Newbern were without foundation.
The statement that Mcclellan has recently
been reinforced by forty thousand, is an exsg.
geration.
Four p. m.-The Warner, which left White
House Landing at 10 o'clock this morning, has
arrived.
Yesterday our pickets advanced four or FIVE
miles from the river, but saw no enemy who
seem to have mysteriously disappeared. 1t is
suggested that Gen. Pope will see them next.
There was brisk engagement GA Thursday in
which our troops drove the enemy and captured
battery without losing man.
Gen McCIallan has advancad hia l;,os dou,,
to the Chickahominy and no fears are now en-
| tertained OF flank movement in that direction.
BY noon to-day Gen. Mcclellan expected to
have his position so fortified as to be able to
bid defiance to the enemy in any shape they
might choose to come.
Gen. Casey has arrived en- route for Washing.
ton.
Especial to Tribune1
WASHINGTON, July THE Treasury note
bill, agreed to by the Conference Committee,
and passed by the Senate, is compromise be.
tween the two houses. Thirty-6ve millions dol.
lars are to be issued in small notes, and the
amount to be reserved for the purpose of secur.
ing the payments Of temporary deposits is to be
$4,000, 900 instead of seventy.6ve millions as
fixed by the Senate, leaving the issue for crcu.
lation at one hundred million.
Col. ]. H. 81. Ward, announced among the
well on Thursday.
Major Stone, of Iowa, Capt. Grey, of Illinois,
and Colonel from Missouri, captured at Shiloh
and who we're released on two months parole
by Gen. Beauregard, to come to Washington
and arrange if possible for general exchange
of prisoners, have entirely failed, and we're to
return on Saturday, going via Fort Monroe to
resume their places in rebel prisons. The
friends of Major Stone gave that gentleman a
patriotic banquet at Clay's Hotel on Friday
evening
An army letter to the Herald says that the
rebel prisoners say that long before the evacua.
ton of Corinth, troops from Beauregard's ar
my began to arrive at Richmond, and continued
to arrive steadily until that event took place BY
which time 100000 had arrived, and that subse
quently to the event 900 more arrived from
Corinth. These 1000 are the flower of Beau.
regards army.
The whole number of troops at Richmond
amounts to fully 100000. zen. Lee has the
chief command and Gems. Beauregard, Johns
ton and jackson we're commanders of the corps
under him.
In regard to the report of Gen. Jackson's
death, they speak in such . manner as leads me
| to believe it mere ruse. infer from what
these officers say, that the eight forts earth.
works on the north and east of Richmond are
not of any great strensh-they rely mainly for
the defense of the city upon Fort Darling, the
| distractions and batteries in the James River
! and upon the fighting Of their troops. They
declare that it is an ptter impossibilty for the
Union army to take Richmond either by water
or land, on land on account of the number of
troops, and by water on account of the defen
ses of the James River. OF the latter Fort
Darling is only one. Besides this fort, three
iron batteries have also been erected with hea.
Wy guns, and casemated for the protection Of
the gunners. There are also two submerged
iron batteries, each one containing Eve tons Of
powder connected with the iron land batteries
by wires, and 50 arranged a. to explode at any
desired instant
Az regards the distractions sunk and driven
into the bed Of the river, they are such that it
will require vast amount of time and labor to
remove-that it can never be done under the
fire Of their guns, and no vessel can pass while
they remain.
Fitz John Porter to be Brevet Brigadier Gen.
eral in the Regular Army, and Major General of
Volunteers, for gallant conduct in the field.
The Lynchburg Virginia Republican, of the
3Oth ult, says 1t was currently reported here
on Saturday that Beauregard had been suspend
ed from his command of the Army of the West
The cause is not known. If the report is true.
it will cause storm about the head of the Presi
dent which he will find it difficult to allay. We
sincerely trust there is no foundation for the
report.
There is nothing new from the army of the Pc.
tomac. We are assured by General Mcclellan
of the excellent spirits of the men. All was
quiet up to o'clock, A. n. to-day.
Especial to the Post.
WASHINGTON, July s.-Rchmond papers of
July 4th have been received here, and are full of
the details of the late battles. They claim
victory as to the general result, but admit Sc
we're defeat on Tuesday.
The Examiner says IL, 900 will not cover their
loss in killed and wounded during the week.
The impression of military men on the PENN
sula was that 81, 900 would be nearer the number.
Adjournment of Congress.
WASHINGTON, July 8.-A special to the Post
says it is probable that Congress will adjourn
by next week.