The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-16
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proceeded 10 MS headquarters At tFalmOuth,
where they spent most of the night and
most of the day, returning here late this
afternoon.
A report which found its way into print,
that 40, 900 men from Heintzelman's corps,
were sent to reinforce Hooker, is untrue
not single man was sent.
The most reliable estimates of our loss,
in killed, wounded and prisoners, place it
not in excess OF $4,000. Gen. Averill has
been relieved of his command for not keep
ing open communication with Stoneman,
and following up orders for his participating
expedition. Ayerill's friends are confident
that he did nothing that cannot be fully
| justified.
/ The 1ri5une's despatch states that the
wounded are all to be brought to Washing
ton, and are rapidly arriving. @ a
Seventeen hundred rebel prisoners, cap
tured at Charlottesville, have been sent
to Fort Delaware. Many of them wish to
take the oath OF allegiance.
Returned prisoners from Richmond state
| that Longstreet's force, comprising two di-
visions, were seen coming from Suffolk to
Richmond, when our returned prisoners
| were on their way down the river.
The Richmond Dispatch says that the
rebel surgeons place their loss at Il, S,OO0.-
The Herald despatch states that the War
Department have consented thatthe wound
ed soldiers may go home to be nursed.
| Inc correspondents OI Tile f1STuGu STATES
that the 7th New Hampshire went into the
| fight with 500 men and came out with only
| $50. The Vermont brigade lost 300.
NEW YORK, May 9.-The HerdiGs spe-
cial says: The latest rumor is that Gen.
Heintzelman is to be placed in command
of the Army Of the. Potomac, in place Of
Hooker.
| Times special saws information has been
received of the capture of the Richmond
| City battalion who We're sent out to dis
cover the reason for the suspension of in
tercourse with Lee They were captured
Is miles from Richmond.
Sixty-five prisoners have taken the
oath. of allegiance and more than a quarter
OF the prisoners taken will do the same.
| One hundred and twenty wounded ar
rived at Washington on Friday.
The reported loss Of a large amount OF
field artillery in Gen. Hooker's retreat is
| untrue. 1t is believed our forces brought
away more than they crossed with. Gen.
Hooker had nearly recrossed the Kappa
hammock before he heard the news in the
rebel papers of the success af Stoneman' S
expedition.
| But few of the wounded are arriving
here. The cause of the delay is unknown.
/ The President told a member OF the Cab
met this afternoon, since his return from
Falmouth, that he found Hooker's army
in much better condition than he anticipa-
|
weather cleared off it could again make
a forward movement, if it should be SO de-
| cided.
Among the improbable runlors brought
| by the boat this afternoon was one that the
army had commenced to cross again
| There has been no excitement in Washing
| ton to-day.
1t is believed in Washington that the
Consumption law viii be Immediately en-
forced, beginning with the State Of New
| York.
I. New YORK, May 1.-THE Heraless spe-
cial from Murtreesboro' 9Th, has the toll
lowing:
Rebel reports from Chattanooga say the
force sent from this army, under Colonel
Straight, of the DIST Indiana, has been cap
tured near Rome, Georgia, after some very
fierce battles with the enemy. Straight
| lett Tuscumbia Oh the 10Th uIt., going
by huntsville. lie there whipped the re-
: bells badly. He then moved towards Rome
] Rebel statements subsequent to this say
that an overwhelming force surrounded
Straight and captured him. lie had de-
stroyed some large iron works on Cosa River
The Chattanooga Re6et Of the 9TH, gives
an account OF the capture of Col. Straight
forces. 1t says Forrest and Col. Radley at.
tackled Gen. Dodge near Tuscumbia on the
2Sth. After fighting several hours, Forrest
fell back to Courtland. Straight made a
detour around Courtland and moved to.
wards Georgia. Forrest pursued and over
took him at Dayton's Gap. A battle en-
sued and Straight was driven forward with
the loss of six pieces OF artillery, formerly
taken from Radley.
Fifteen miles further south Straight was
again attacked, ambushing the rebels
Next day Forrest overlook him at Blunts-
ville driving him with a loss of three kill
ed and twelve wounded, The bridge near
the town of Gadsden was destroyed. Nine
miles beyond Ga0Sden another sklrmlSh
: occurred; Col. Hathaway reported killed
Straight was finally overtaken about two
miles from Cedar Bluffs, and twenty-six
from Rome. Two hundred men had gone
to Rome, and We're checked about two
miles out, suddenly by an armed citizen
force, who demanded their surrender, and
story that only four hundred and forty OF
. their men We're in the fight, and that they
n captured seventeen hundred, consisting ol
the 3rd Ohio, 18th Illinois, 3lst and list
Indiana, with three companies of AlabaIn-
ians and four mountain howitzers.
The raid into Georgia as reported by the
rebels, saws that a force OF {, 900 strong had
gone as far south as Tallegeda, 50 miles
below Rome, and that Georgia troops were
mounted on animals taken from Straight
and sent after the Yankees. tl
The rebels report that three transports
and two gunboats descending the Tennes
, see river on the 9th April, were attacked
. by Col. Woodward, and the transports
sunk; gunboats escaped.
New YORK, May 3.-The saps Times i
knowsthat Hooker has transferred his ar
my to the south side of the Rappahannock
4 for thepurpose of resuming offensive opera
) tions.
t A letter in the Herald, dated West Point
Va, 7th, p. M, reports the occupation o
4 that place by a large force under Keyes
l and reconnaissance to White House.
8 A steamer from Port Royal 9th, reports
t all iron clads had gone to North Edisto.-
Our troops continue in possession of Folly
4 Brooks and Coles Islands, and were en-
trenching themselves.
/ The E0eaing Post has the following =
/. The steamer John A. Werner arrived a
f Washington on Saturday night, with dis
/ patches from Gen. Hooker. She left Ac
i quia Creek Saturday morning. The fol
lowing is reported to be the substance Q
the dispatches:
At day-break Friday morning, Hooke
t pushed forward two corps of his arm.
' across the Rappahannock under Genera
e Sedgwick. They yesterday picked up tn
xUounda1 xybo ,yora left the field of fh