The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-02-22

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Ave hs.s ssous MOI Colon.,s. r,...-
Il Cslonsis and Majors, sad Afty Or ~.
aptains and Lieutsnasts.
Q.-wsrs III the military In De aehi,
A-No. The Eighty ninth New Yort q.
iehth and Ninth Connecticut, the sIxth -.
Ismpshirs, and Rorty-siehth Pseasyivssi.
ere left ct Hatteeas. - -
Q.-How many guns were capturedi
A.-Rorty-tvo large guns, and sbout d..
old pieces. There were also captured ~.
900 stands Of arms Of IN descriptions
Q-How many Aeld pieces were Isndsd 4.
ten. Burnside! "
Alive or six, principally Geld hov;t..,.1
they we're landed M the edee Of 3 mani, -
he men wsre compelled 70 drag them fcr 49,
me hundred yards through the water M =
heir breasts. They were finally ssrved - =
lid good execution in covering the appros.s =
he storming parties. 9 = +"
Q.-How WAS the wsathsr durins IN. a..
Alt was dull and cloudy ON Fridav 49,
ne when the works were first shelled {, II.
gunboats, and on Saturday the rain fsll stsaM
y OIL day without any intsrmission. M ~
landed ct daylight on Saturday morpins. ~
Il was about II o'clock whom the sctios -.
menced. At first it assumed somevhat n.
character Of brush fight, until the ,.h.,.
were driven to the centre Of the island snd ~
artillery Was brought into rsquisition ~.
island 10 about twelve miles long, en- H. la
ing was effected on the mainland sids 49,.
four miles from the lower end AT thai, ssr,s
works in the centre there were some Al. -.
racks snd storshouses, the latter Of vhis
with all their contents we're burnt bv .l.sis,
from the gunbosts. The main camp VA n M.
upper end Of the island, where there Yer. A..
barracks and an abundance Of the necsss.,a..
and comforts Of camp life. Owing 70 ths -
truction Of the storshousss, food N. -
scarce on the island, and, had it not be,n 4.
the abundance Of pigs running about -.
would have been much suffering on SUNDAY s,S
Monday. '.s
Q.-What was done with the prisoner,
A.-They were allowed to continue 4 -
session Of their camp and barracks, vhiI.t ~,
Federal soldiers, both officers and men. n..s'.
ed it - best they could on the damp an
The prisoners were, however, when The sts,,
and Stripes left. being conducted to tie lovw
end Of the island to be embarked for n,
York. y.
Q.-Had the navy or the army the most os,d.
It in the capture Of the afmyi
A.-Both acted admirably throushout
though both evincsd too much headlour h.
petuosity. The island WAS undoubtedly ~
by the land forces, ss the rebel batteries in 81
centre Of the island, behind which they mad
stand, could not be reached by the shsIl,
from the gunboats. In making the advance "a
these earthworks the Federal troops he'd d
pass through deep marshes, sometimes IN 70
their armpits. All seemed inspired with d.
termination to take the island, despite all con.
tingencies.
Q-There was no faltering among our nas
A.-Not in the least The whole work COLA
have been done with less loss Of life had il nat
been for the impetuosity Of the men, who could
not be controlled by their officers. The nav
did all that was required Of il in covering The
landing and silencing the shore batteries and
ultimately disposing Of the rebel dsst. II
may, therefore, be regarded - Q joint victory
of the army and navy.
DEAR HUNr.-A deer hunt, q ''bit Of a
row" and lawsuit occurred since our last IL
sue.
On last Saturday afternoon deer which had
been hunted and wounded, passed lsisursIy
through town. Az 1T was making its way outou
the prairie, . Teutonic gentleman mounted 4
dset nag and gave chase; all the gentlemen Of
leisure followed him-some mounted on bIoodsd
stock, and some on scrubs, others on PRsl
Peak mules
"And ran like swallows Ger the plaia.~
The pursuers were armed with clubs, shot
guns, revolvers, and riaea. There was not III
least hope of escape for the deer, but It limpe
onward with creditabls speed until It reached
belt of timber on Turkey creek, where II VI
surrounded. A miscellaneous voiley was fred q
it by the armed hunters. Every shot told with
in several rods of the animal. The dose IVES n
peated, with the same effect. The excitemer
at this stage of the contest was high and 81
going upward. At last chance shot brousl
the "dainty doe to the ground" A half dose
or 80 Of the gallant hunters quickly seized u
PROSTATE animal, and, with clubs and knlvs
took the remainder of ito life, amid shouts
triumph. The hunters then returned home, stri
ped the pelt of the game, bathed their han'
and stained their garments In the blood. Th
done, the game VAS divided, Tsuton getting d
hide
Shortly Afterwards the man who had start
and wounded the deer came along, and 6ndlr
the hide, took It into his possession, under Il
law of "hunters' right" This enraged d
gentleman of "sweet accent" who demand
his "ellek hite," accompanying the demand vi
loud explosives and vehement gestures, but d
not commit any bodily injury. After mu
"noise and confusion he recovered il BY {
bitration and good luck. He was Afterwards
rested for "raisng distur bance," in Mr.. Jon,
store. He WAS tried in the Court House on No
d. hnA 4f r.
yers made learned speeches on common and VI
common law. The jury hung The lawyer
pocketed the fees. The prosecution was dfoT
ped; and the clients we're amazed at the cost
hunting and lawsuits. Thus ended the dsare
deer hunt within the recollection Of "ths olde
inhabitant."-(Cass County Gazette.
CAN'T PaovE Ir.-Soms few months since,
Minister while preaching at Saylorvills, in th
county, INDUCED In glowing sketch Of the 10
morality of Des Noines. He went on to sta
that it was common thing for citixens, q
whom people thought better things, to gambl
and 60 home from the saloons frequently In
condition of irreligious tightnsss; and wors
than this, IL was not an anomalous cireumstan,
for them to spend large portion. Of their Tin
and money, at places which were not distinguis
ed for purity and chastity. Al this point Of b
remarks, the Minister directed his eye straig
toward gentleman well known in Central 10,
for the hsartiness Of his nature a. we'll a. 4
popularity Of his laugh, and made the follow,
pointed inquiry:
"Is it not 50 Brother H-i Have o
told the TRUTH"
The countenancs of Brother H-lit up VII
. broad grin. Everybody knew that an sxpl,
sion was coming.
"He! he! he! hi! hi! no! no! Darn II, Brot
er G., you can't pros Il BY mel Hol ho-o-o-o-
phsw hew! Jerusaleml bill hol" sgi
The exercises of that meeting olossd withou
bendiction. NOines Register.
The Richmond Dispatch, Of Thursday las
says the Yankee loss In taking Roanoke lslan
was "at least one thousand killed. Indeed, Y
have information that at Old Point the numb'
10 estimated at fifteen hundred killed. n
beach 10 represented - being stsswn With the
dead bodies" Il turns out that our killed run
Der less than 6fty, and our wounded about on
hundred and fifty.
MARRIED.,
In Agency City on the 18th inss., a the rsssdsum
Nj. James stevens, Esq, By 1sv. J. o. eahh, U
c.Antss TaosI and Mi9 tSosoaA HAasov, I'll u VI
pello county.