The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1863-05-23

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Col. GRIERsoN.-It will crafty most
people to know that Col. Grierson, with his
has succeeded in reaching our lines at Ba-
ton Rouge, thus making his raid through
Mississippi complete success. The Col
onelleft LAGRANGE April 10th and arrived at
Baton Rouge on May I'd, during all OF
which time he seems to have marched at
will over the inviolate soil of Mississippi.
He fired the rebel stores and depot at Okla
Iona; the depot and two heavily laden
freight and commissary trains and an or
dinance train at Newton. From Newton
he followed the railroad to Meridian, firing
all the bridges on the way, thence South
on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad to Enter
terprize, where he destroyed the rebel or
dinance works, and thence back to New
ton, destroying the bridges on the way.
Thence he went West towards Jackson,
burning the bridges, including the grea,
bridge over Peal river, and near Jackson
tore up nearly two miles of track. Thence
he followed the Jackson and New Or
leans railroad South to the Louisiana line.
He captured about 300 rebels near Clinton,
and DESTROYED their camp equipage and
stores. He crossed the Amite river on May
lst, ten miles from Baton Rouge, capturing
l6O rebel cavalry and horses, and rode into
Baton Rouge freshly mounted and in good
condition, followed by three hundred
mounted contrabands leading horses cap
tured on the route. Thus ended one of the
most memorable episodes of the war. Not
withstanding the efforts of the rebels to
concentrate forces sufficient to delay and
ultimately capture the Coloners small
force, about nine hundred men, he was
shrewd enough to elude them on all occa-
sions when strong enough to endanger his
force or retard his movements, and at last
reached his destination after accomplishing
his purposes-the effectual cutting of every
railroad in Mississippi! Such is the brief
account we have of this most remarkable
raid of the war. When the outlines are
entirely filled up, a complete record of the
various movements, and all the attendant
incidents is given us, we do not doubt it
will be found as intensely interesting as
any romance. Col. Grierson had reached
New Orleans, and was presented by the
Union men of that city with a magnificent
charger. We think he deserved it.
Gs- The Chicago Journal, of Monday
evening, has dispatches from New York
announcing that Admiral Porter and a
portion of Farragut's fleet had reached AL
exandria, on the Red River, and captured
it on the 4th inst, after reducing Fort de
Russey, and taking a rebel gunboat. On
the 9th, the advance cavalry of General
Dwight, part of Gen. Banks forces,
dashed into the town, thus completing the
junction of Farraguts and Banks forces.
This news is reported to have been brought
to New Orleans by Admiral Farragut, who
reached there on the 9th inst. from Alexan-
dria, by the way of Brashear City. We
shall have later news soon from that quar-
ter which will probably enable us to judge
how reliable this is.
ES-The Copperhead Convention (which
was to be held tomorrow, at Des Moines,
has been adjourned to the Sth day of July.
We presume it will assemble on the latter
date. Its moving spirits haven't sense
enough to abandon it altogether.
Na- The papers are saying that Erastus
Corning, of Albany, New York, is about
retiring from the Hardware business
They say he began his career, fifty years
ago. as a clerk for twenty dollars month,
and now retires with fortune Of five mill
lions. 1t would appear that he has made
money,-but can they tell us of one wor-
thy act he has ever done? In these days
that try mems souls is he patriot or is he
Copperhead? If we are not mistaken,
the money he has is the best thing he can
boast of, and it were far better if that were
| in somebody else's possession. He runs
with a bad crowd, and right thinking per-
sons will not be apt to entertain much re-
spect for him unless NE amends his ways
before he goes down to his grave, and,
poor fellow!-leaves his all behind him.
-The Richmond Enquirer says that
the loss of Stonewall Jackson was equiva-
lent to that of fifty thousand men! Well,
if that is the case, will the Enquirer credit
us with that number? If there are many of
these ''fifty thousand men, equivalents
among the Confederate officers, what an
enormous army they have TO be sure! If
Jackson equalled fifty thousand, we won
der what Lee is rated at? He ranked jack
son, and ought to be the better and more
valuable officer. Is he equal to one hum
| dred thousand?
MS~ The Copperhead papers are saving
that fellow named Hutchings, who was
arrested in New York a few days ago for
cheering for JEFF. Davis, has since became
insane. The Copperheads lie, as usual
Any body who hurrahs for jeff. Davis, is
insane already. 1t is bad type of mad
ness, too. The only remedy that is certain
| to cure is said to be an application of hemp.
JACKSON CAPTURED.-The rebels seem to
acknowledge that Gen. Grant has captured
Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, which
is situated about forty miles east of vicks-