The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-01-04


hail such consummation with exclamations Of
joy, II must be admitted that valuable coop
Grafton in our present emergency, would be
sadly dsmpened, If not wholly lost. .u Z
rs ea Your, &C., n. b d.
p. ST. have just learned that we strike our
tents tomorrow. will post you concerning
any developments that may be made on the
Pracs,s ssAdvance Guard,,...Arrival ana
~ Recep1ion.--They Enter Colleges, !,
Theamsin portion Of the prisoners captured BY
Gen. Pope reached here about ii o'clock Mon.
day night, on the Pacific train. The train con-
sisted Of thirty-six cars, and the prisoners were
packed into each car so closely as to leave but
little more than comfortable standing room. The
arrival Of the train was long and anxiously look.
ed for from Monday forenoon until late in the
evening, by . large crowd Of people At the Sew.
enth street Depot, but when it did st length ar
rive, the cold AMI lsteness OF the hour had thin.
ned out the crowd so that but comparatively
few civilians were present TO welcome the rebels.
and extend to them, SO far as they had the DOW.
er, the hospitalitics Of ST. Louis General Hal
leck, however, was on hand, and one or two
members Of his staff; also the and Iowa Regi-
ment to assist in escort duty. Doubtless the
Commanding General was prepared, notwith.
standing the lateness of the hour, and the nip.
ping air, to extend to the distinguished visitors.
but as it was ascertained that the great majority
of the distinguished visitors, regardless Of ali
rules Of etiquette, were comfortably snOozing in
their respective cars, it was deemed advisable
to lot them have their map" out, or in other
words, not to disturb their peaceful slumbers
Aud so general Haleck, and the members of his
staff, and The struggling crowd, retired, and left
the sentinels of the End Iewa Regiment to move
to and fro in the " pale moonlight" watch over
the robels and preserve them from harm. gaf-
Early yesterday morning people began to flock
to the depot to witness the. .debarkation of the
prisoners, and until haH past eight were forced
to amuse themselves as best they could. II was
impossible to get very near the cars, as lines of
soldiers had been thrown out all around, and 90
the spectators contented themselves with view
ing the train from distance, and taking occa.
sionsl brds-eye views of the countenances Of
the prisoners through the grated openings of the
freight cars. Some Of tho spectators, by their
actions, expressed unEAistak able sympathy for
the "poOr fellows" and one buxom female ap-
preached a party of young men, and beseech.
ingly requested a contribution for the purpose
of giving the prisoners grand Christmas din
ner!, About half-past eight or nine, a battalion
of the and Iowa Regiment marched up Seventh
street to the depot, and moved the crowd aside
DO as to afford an unobstructed passage for the
prisoners from the cars into and along the street
Meantime, the Twenty fifth Indiana Regiment,
Col. JEFF. G. Davis, took position between the
two depots-freight and passenger. The regi-
ment extended out for some distance alongside
the train, and finally separated in single file,
leaving wide passage for the prisoners to eli
up as fast as they debarked from the train. The
regimental brass band was stationed at the head
OF the passage, aud as the prisoners began to
leave the cars, struck up the lively air, sas
I Ever of thee I'm fondly dreaming"
As the last notes Of this "airy" piece of music
died away, ths,Gfst car load of prisoners moved
swiftly and shivsringly along berween the lines
and came to halt and huddled together at the
head of the passage near the band. Then other
squads came up, one car load at time, as fast
as they could disembark. Meantime the band
played vsrious lively strains---.The Star Span
gled Banner" yankee Doodle" and SO on, and
. splendid silk flag, midway along the lines,
proudly futtered in the breeze, as if defying the
attempts of all traitors to spit upon it and trail
il in the dust. 4g b i4Iia 1 Il IS
[ Several of the leading rebel officers-C -Colonels
Aagof6n, Alexander, and others-were conduct
ed to the head of the rebel column, and their
delicate tympanums, so long accustomed to re-
belious strains, received the benefit of full
dose of the Star Spangled Banner and other
airs, which in former days, perhaps, may have
kind!ed some enthusiasm in their hearts, but
under present circumstances, doubtless, served
the purpose of othe most exquisite and refined
torture. f aF s.s,..,,r..
And here few words in reference to the ap-
pearance of the prisoners, may not be insppro.
a I4l, zr ,nI
intelligent and refined they may be, invariably
to the gaze. In this instance the prisoners ap.
peared clothed in the most miscellaneous and
nondeecTpt manner, imaginable -some with
white bed quilts for blankets, others with striped
blankets, others with no blankets, and nothing
but threadbare, rusty ragged, snuff colored
and slouchy coats, others with we'll worn Uuited
States army overcoats--captured at Lexington
and all with the most shocking bad hats and
caps, and other head gear, of inconceivable Va
riety. ]. No body of men with such miscellaneous
outfits could present any other than very
wretched appearance. Here and there frank
open, manly and intelligent countenance woul(
reveal itself, despite the rough exterior and
again, great numbers Of boys not over sixteen
or seventeen years Of age, developed by thci
looks that they we're but tools in the hands o
designing men, and that it was matter of in
difference to them whether school kept or not,
but q large number gave unmistakeable evidenc,
of being possessed Of the most evil passion
which Disgrace humanity. asi
The line of march for McDowelrs College
where the prisoners we're to be quartered, VA
taken up about halC-past nine o'clock, and a
i tie prisoners moved down Seventh street, be
tween the lines Of the 26th Indiana, with th
2nd Iowa in advance, the crowd broke and fol