The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-14
Specials to the New York papers,
[Tpecial to Tribune. ]
" surrnrov March 6-GoOd weather b

force on the Rappabannook and is materially IN
position. Hooker is alert
General Hooker's system of furloughs to pri'
vate eoldiers works admirably. Furloughed col.
diers almoet invariably return punctually De-
sertions are becoming more and more uhfre-
quent.
Times special.
| Nothing is positively known 10 regard to dis
sant military operations only that the Govern
ment lie in high spirits, and sapguine OF success
| Notwithstanding various positive rumors that
Generals Butler and Fremont have been deh-
nitely assigned to high commands, it is probably
| not true that either has received any authorita-
tive answer. 1t will propably prove that the
settlement Of each of their cases depeDds some-
/ what on the other and their commands IT they
get any, will be CO cooperative.
1t is said that Gen Roeecraps has received au-
thority from the War Department to raise ten
| regiments of mounted infantry to operate against
Forrest, Morgan and other guerrilla chiefs.
IHerald's Speciai]
Appointments for Idaho Territory are as fol-
lows: Governor. W. II. Wallace, late delegate
from Washington Territory; Secretary, j B.
Ohio, Mark Smith, Of W Washington Territory, and
Samuel Parks of Illinois; District Attorney,
Richard Winans, of Oregon; Marshal, D. 8.
Payne, of Oregon.
Secretary of the Treasury will not probably
recede from the position he has taken in refusing
TO receive postal currency IL payment for Gus
tom House dues. The fifty millions fractional
revenue currency, authorized in the last finance
bill, will probably be substituted for postal cur
rencv, which was Inadvertently made equivalent
to demand notes, and postal currency be with
held from further issue and withdrawn as rapid
ly az possible from circulation, without incon.
venience to the public.
Leonard SWEET, Of Ill.,, has been appointed
Commissioner to Peru.
NEW YORK, March s.-A dispatch to the
Times states that ]. F. Pelter has been apr ointed
Governor of Nevada.
Gen. Hal,eck has issued an order prohibiting
the wasting OF powder by firing sslutes at fu-
nerals
General Kimbal has left for the vicinity Of
Vicksburg.
Two thousand cavalry and artillery horses are
wanted by Quartermaster Rucker at Wash
ington.
A rebel mail, $4,000, rebel bonds some gold
and Treasury notes, and four rebels, we're cap
tured on the Potomac, riday.
A special to the Herald from headquarters Of
Army Of the Potomac, dated the 7th, reports
the return of the expedition, under Col. Phelps,
from Northumberland and Lancaster counties
|
surprised and the post Office searched, but moth
| ing was found.
| The foraging party sent to Lancaster county
captured two important rebel mails, 1000 bush
els of corn, so horses and mules, &c. Among
the prisoners taken is Col. Claybrook, of the
| rebel army, who has been active in enforcing
the conscription law, also as a smuggler, who has
conveyed 100000 worth of contraband goods
across the Potomac; influential citizens and two
clerks in the rebel departments at Richmond,
with quantity of letters to citizens of Balti
more and an official correspondence to parties in
London, care Of Barring & Co. The country is
quite barren; no rebel troops there except a few
cavalry.
NEW YORK, March IA special to the Tri-
bune saws: An arrival from Richmond vester-
day states that the rebels consider Vicksbure
their most valuable point, as they now receive
most of their supplies via Texas and Vicksburg
but they are apprehensive it will be taken.-
Charleston and Savannah forts are iron-clac
and thought to be able to hold out against oul
troops and feet
Gen. Butler is spoken OF as Provost Marsha
General under the Conscription Law.
Hilton Head correspondent, under date o
the Let, states that the pirate Nashville endeav.
ored during fog to run past the blockaders, bu
got aground. Commander Worden discovered
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tsuk. Fort McAlister opened a furious fire, bu
Capt Worden took no notice, leaving the wood
den gunbuats to reply to that. The fourth shell
burst in the Nashville, setting her on FIRE; anoth
er one went through her side into the powde
magazine, and the embryo pirate blew up with
grand explosion. None OF our vessels wer,
harmed by the FIRE from the fort, nor any on
J hurt
The Nahant and Pattapsco have been sent OF
an expedition, to test their fighting qualities, il
Ossiboy Sound; also the Ericsson, with morta
. boats in tow.
1t is reported that an attempt will be made t.
finish up la Nashville the ram Fingal.
1t is not thought that Fort McAlster viii
, make much more resistance, as it was built t
defend the Nashville.
Heavy firing has been heard all morning il
: the direction Of Fort McAlister. where fou
monitors, three mortars and five gunboats wer
: pounding away, and its capture is expected b
night
New YORK, March 9-Specials from Wash
: ineton say that 800 rebels who were capture
on Saturday arrived in Washington last night.
: The Times special states that refugee fron
/, Richmond Gays that several thousand troop
!. have been sent to reinforce Pryor on the Black
e water. Also, that 25, 900 troops from the south
e west passed through Richmond within the las
few weeks.
9 The Richmond Examiner of the ID, states TIA
rebel cavalry, to the number Of 500, crossed tn
g Rsppahannock last Wednesday, fell upon tn
9 Federss, drove them, killing, wounding and car
e turing over 200 The rebels then 1e'reased, los
e ing only / killed and wounded.
t The Worlds Port Royal correspondent state
= that the Montauk when returning from destro,
ing the Nashville, ran over torpedo, which ez
ploded. lifting the vessel up two feet but nc
ipiuring her, only by slight dsarraugement t
7 her machinery.
D A Key West letter to the World states tbs
a steamer with Col. Goode arrived just as an
e other steamer was about departing with famili'
and persous in rebel employment, who bad bee
# exiled by Morgan. Goode sent to Gen. Hunt'
0 to countermand Morgan's order.
. From Cairo.
CAIRO, March IA flag of truce came to Il
\ Federal lines on Sunday, the object is unknow
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