The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-25
News from Rebel sources.


from Charleston on the 18th. report all
quiet -Four blockaders and the frigate
Ironsides Off the bar, are the only vessels
in sight. A steamer arrived this morning
from Bermuda with a cargo of army equip
ments &C.. for the government.
NEW York, April ls.-Rebel dispatches
report that large federal reinforcemens ar
rived at Grenada, Mississippi, and that a
new plan is to send large force to each of
the three railroads running south.
Grant joins Rosecrans by water. Kirby
Smith assumes command of the rebel
force west of the Mississippi. Alexandria,
Louisiana, is to be the headquarters.
Dorns defeat at Franklin, and confirms
the formal account. Nothing later from
Washington, North Carolina.
Richmond papers report the arrest and
return on Monday, of nearly 400 rebel Off
GERS.
The Examiner of the 18th says the 59th'
Virginia regiment destroyed federal cav
airy camp near Williamsburg. Five fede-
rails wire killed and several wounded.
Fort Magruder is immensely strength
ened by new redoubts and rifle pits. The
federals shelled the town hours, but no.
body was hurt. Rebel accounts OF the de-
struction of the gunboats and transports on
the Cumberland river, proves to be an ex-
aggerated version Of the Palmyra affair on
the I'd inst. Another rebel account says,
they destroyed 100000 dollars worth Of
stores, and captured the camp at Williams
burg.
FORTRESS MONROE, April 1.-THE
the following:
CHArTANAooGA, April A.-Major Dick
has captured another train on the Nash
vile Il Chattanooga K. K.
The gunboats and two transports on the
Cumberland river have been destroyed by
Wheeler's command.
Van Dorn's fight at Franklin, Tenn,
proved to have been exaggerated. The
loss was only fifty on each side, and Free
mans Battery, captured, was re-taken.
CHARLEsToN, April I4.-All is quiet to-
night. The enemy occupy Coles, kiawaba
and Seabrook's Islands in considerable
force, protected by few gunboats. All
his transports have left this vicinity.
A Committee in Congress is now investi-
eating the conduct of Assistant Provost
Marshal George w. Alexander, for charges
of cruelty to prisoners in his charge at Cas-
tie Thunder. The alleged cruelty bears
several unpleasant shapes, such as tying
men up by the thumbs, ducking, beating,
&c.
FORTRESS MONROE, April lO.-Richmond
papers of the 18th have been received. and
contain the following:
JACKSON. Mis-, April 10.-The enemy's
troops at Lake Providence have moved to
Vicksburg and Grenada. The boats gong
up to Vicksburg was ruse.
A heavy movement commenced on Tues
day. A large fire was observed yester-
day above Vicksburg, supposed to be the
burning of the Federal transports.
The Yankee forces are in possession OF
New Carthage. ~
WILMINGTON, N. c., April l6.-The
steamers Flora and Pell arrived here TINS
morning from Nassau, with cargo OF salt
petre, coffee, &c.
The Government storehouses at Branch
vile. were destroyed by fire on the 18th
instant, with $1,000 rations of bacon, and
large quantities Of flour and sugar.
Gen. Wheeler, on the 18th inst, captured
two trains between Nashville and Muir
freesboro, together with 1000; also q
number Of prisoners, including 2 Majors, 8
CAptaiDS and of Gen. RoSacrns, staff