The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-23
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Specials to New York Papers.

Specials to New York Papers.
NEW YORK, May 2O.-Caseysville letters
of the 18th and 10th to the Herald state that
our forces have had two or three brisk
fights with rebels in that vicinity. Ward
rap's brigade of mounted rifles have arriv-
ed there TO reinforce our troops.
A drafted regiment from Pennsylvania,
broke and fled on the first fire of the rebels.
On the night of the 18th the rebels were
concentrating, and another heavy attack
was expected, but our troops were ready
Tor all emergencies.
NEW YORK, May 2O.-The 7aIbuae's dis
patch states that the Government is dispos-
ed to credit the report that the rebels have
evacuated Vicksburg. Mosby with few
men, turned up near Coles store on Sun
day, got whipped and retreated towards
White Plains.
The 1116uses dispatch says: The Sec
Letary of War has within three or four
DAYS declared several times that he had
concluded to construe the $500 clause in the
Copscription act to be permissive and
not mandatory upon him, and should ig-
more it. But the arguments which con-
vided the Secretary and Senator Wilson
of the correctness of this view failed to
convince Solicitor Whiting, whose opinion
on the question of the Law is Justly valued,
nor is there any evidence that the Presi-
dent, who has heretofore considered the
clause binding upon the Secretary, con-
ours in the latter view, that its enforce
ment is optional with him. 1t will thus
he seen that the Government has not vet
authoritively decided the question, and it
is not improbable, in view Of its exceed
ing importance, that it may yet be re-
ferred to the Attorney-General. Possibly,
either in lieu of such defence or in addition
to it, the several members of the Cabi-
net may be called upon to lay their opin-
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understood that the views of the Attorney
General are Numerically opposed to those
entertained by the Secretary of War; and
that he holds that the Law obliges the Sec
rotary to fix sum, by the payment OF
which to properly appointed persons, the
drafted man may discharges himself. The
eventual determination of the Government,
under these circumstances, is OF course a
matter of uncertainty.
NEW YoAK, May 2l.-The Herald's des-
patch says it is understood that Ben. f.
Butler has been summoned to Washington.
Gen. Meaghers resignation has been ac-
cepted, and he babe farewell to his brigade
yesterday. The President has approved
the findings in the Vallandigham case and
has ordered him sent beyond our lines. 1t
is understood that Burnside has executed
the order. Aarrangementsar are being made
TO increase our cavalry, and it is asserted
that within six months we viii have one
hundred thousand troops OF this arm in the
service.
The War Department has suspended
temporarily the powers of Medical Inspec
tors to discharge soldiers for disability.
Eight hundred and fifty rebel sympathi-
Zers have been placed upon list, who,
upon their first overt act, will be sent from
Washington to the rebel lines.
Secretary Chase and Governor Sprague
have gone on a visit to the army.
Letters from off Mobile, May 9TH, state
that the British rebel steamer Eugene was
captured the night of'the previous day by
the gunboats Cuyler and Kancha. 1t is re-
passengers from Havana.
A Key West letter mentions that there
are forty captured crafts now in that port
A Washington special states that Hal
leck does not expect to hear from Grant
until Friday.
Senator Wilson has just returned from
Falmouth, and expresses surprise at the
high spirits and fighting condition of the
army.
Hooker has required two correspondents
to retract their denunciations of Carl
Schurz and the 18th corps.
A Caseysville letter of the 10Th states that
a rebel deserter reports the enemy's forces
on the Blackwater at 10000. Picket firing
still continues. The enemy was removing
the rails from his end Of the railroad.
The rebels indulge in firing into ambu-
lance trains and solitary travellers be-
tween the camps and Suffolk.
The expedition has accomplished it's
mission and will soon return.