The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-26
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Specials to New York Papers.

The Heralds letter says: A great deal
character, the nature of which cannot at
present be revealed, but the results of
which will soon develope themselves.
On Wednesday last there was a severe
gale from the northeast, which continued to
blow with great fury until Thursday night,
when it moderated and finally died away.
Tents were blown down and their occu-
pants compelled to remain out doors, ex-
posed to one of the severest rain storms
have ever witnessed. For some time the
tide was unusually high, and huge waves
rolled far on the beach, over levees OF sand
constructed about the camps and COM
pletely swept down the front rows of tents
the roads pitched and rolled violently and
many of them dragged their anchors
Fortunately none went ashore.
The Charleston Courier of the 18th has
the following: A very sad accident occur
red at Battery Chever, James Island, about
10 o'clock Tuesday morning. A magazine
exploded, killing five men. We have not
many were wounded.
The rebel steamer Sumter was sunk be-
tween Moultrie and Sumter few days
ago. In what manner the Courier does not
state.
Gov. Bonham has called an extra session
Ol TIE Sidte Legislature, W llcoI ~ SOluul-
bia, Sept. 9th. Gov. BOnham, in prOcla-
nation, calls out all the arm-bearing popu-
lation of the State over Is years of age, not
in or liable to Confederate service, for State
defence. The terms of enlistment of those
accepted is six months.
Rebel batteries on James Island have
been busily engaged in Smelling our camps
on Block Island during the past three or
four days, but had not occasioned single
casualty up to last night. The rebels seem
to be under the impression that some
thing is going on that does not promise well
to their cause, as our men are silent
and no guns have been fired on our side
recently 1t is probable they are correct rrs,5
in their surmises, but their efforts to shell
us out, will signally fail to remove the
cause II their fears.
As write Gregg is being rapidly shelled
by Batteries Bee and Simpkins, on
Sullivans and James Island. No con-
siderable number of casualties have oc-
Cured lately on this Island from rebel
practice, although at times it has been
quite hot and well directed.
Times Special.
WASHINGTON, Sept. DIT may be con-
sidered fully settled that there will be no
draft in Ohio. The State is deficient 5000
men only, which will be readily made up
by volunteer enlistments under the ample
bounties the Provost Marshal General is
about to offer.
The flag of truce boat which left Fortress
Monroe Saturday for City Point, has not
been heard from since. 1t is believed the
rebel authorities have detained her to pre-
vent the officers of the Sanitary Commits
sion, who have been prisoners in Rich
mond, and were on their return from Civ
inh information regarding the rebel move
ments.
A Times Morris Island letter says
Nothing has TRANSFERRED worthy of note
81. i. fo<%r s,<,t
is not very evident anything will occur
for some weeks to come. The navy does
not manifest the first sign of activity.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-The Commercial
says: Passengers for California by Rob-
erts' line hereafter go via Panama instead
of Nicaragua.
letter from Bahia, August I'd, reports
the Vanderbilt and Mohican there.
The following important announcement
concerning the iron-clad rams in the Mer.
sey, appears in the London Morning Her.
aid of the 18th inst: We are informed thai
Earl Russell on Wednesday dispatched, by
written ,nissive, a positive order to Messrs
Laird to preventThose vessels leaving theil
yards without ample explanation of their
destination and suStainable reference tC
their owner or owners for whom they are
constructed. 1t is now affirmed, moreover
that the FRENCH Ambassador has been
appealed to as to the possibility of a French
subject having ordered vessels of their
stamp OF an English ship builder. There
is declared to have come a proper off.
cial reply from his Excellency, that nc
French subject has any legal right to pos
sess or purchase vessels of war, either fol
himself or on behalf of others. Earl Rus.
sell, it Is said, argues to himself that these
vessels could only be vessels for the war.
like purposes of a State or an Individual
His lordship holds that Messrs. Laird are
bound to declare and sustain on unim-
peachable testimony such declaration to
the Government for whom the steam rams
have been built The Secretary for For
eign Affairs is also of opinion that if these
vessels are for an individual owner native
or foreign, that individual could only be a
privateer or pirate, and it is on these
grounds that the Government makes up it's
mind. At any rate the English Govern
ment is tirmly resolved to try the question
in courts of law, and if amerced for dam
ages to make an appeal for support to
the House of Commons.
NEW YoYK, Sept. 23.-The Worlds
special says Gen. Halleck has ordered the
Army Of the Potomac to move forward
the situation on the Rapidan has undergone
no material change on either side. The
enemy is understood to be fortifying the
approaches to Orange c. Fl. and Gordons-
vile. Lees whole army it is estimated is
composed of A. Z. and II. D. Hills COM
mands, the latter evacuating Richmond
ion of Longstreets corps with Stuart's
cavalry, making an aggregate of 10000
men.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-An unofficial
dispatch from Chattanooga to an army Off
Ger speaks of the engagemtnt of Monday
last, when Longstreets corps attacked the
corps Of General Thomas, as a complete
Union victory. The fact that Gen. Thomas
was able to join Gen. Rosecrans at Chatta-
nooga on Monday receives positive confir-
nation in this dispatch.
Times special
WASHINGTON, September pa Military
Commission is ordered to meet at Chicago.
October 1st, to examine and report on the
alleged abuses in regard to the supplies for
the hospital at that place, and also the
abuses in regard to the pay received for SOL
diers discharged, and in supplying artifi-
cial limbs.
1t is reported that the enemy have re-
moved large numbers of prisoners from
Richmond to Charleston, to prevent Gill
more from Smelling the latter city.