The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-25
Specials 10 New York Papers.

NEW YORK, July 22.-The Posts Wash
ington special says: We have nothing
new from the army of the Potomac to-day.
Gen. Sickles is gradually recovering.
Twenty-Five thousand tons of coal were
sold at auction to day at S6@S7.l0 per ton.
The Monitor Passaic was passed oft Cape
May yesterday p. M, in tow OF a steamer.
Rev. James Vallandigham. of Newark,
Delaware, and DR.. w. III. Clark, arrested
on Friday last by a Provost guard, both
took the oath and were released. The
former lisa brother of ValIandigham.
A letter Of the l4th from Gen. Rosecrans
reports the army again in motion. The
enemy's rear had been shelled, but no
fighting had occurred. Our cavalry was
OF on an expedition. The enemy appear
to be verymuch excited. They throw away
large quantities ofarms; clothing, &C., as
they retreat. The rebel force is estimated
at As, 900 infantry and $500 cavalry.
A dispatch from Tullahoma, Tenn, July
18th, says that Col. Wilder's mounted in
fantry have returned from a highly sue
cessful expedition to Columbia and Cen
terville. The force consisted of the 23d Il
inois and 57th Indiana. The expedition
was out six days and brought back nearly
800 horses and mules and $50 negroes and
50 head of stock. Two hundred and forty
two of the negroes were taken from Gen.
Polk. Skirnishes were had resulting in
the killing of ten guerrillas, and capturing
OF five Colonies and fifty privates. A Re-
bel general was too severely wounded to
be brought forward. He was paroed and
left at country house. Our loss was one
man killed.
Especial to Times.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-This evenings
Republican contains the following: From
the best information at hand it appears
that Lees army is near Winchester or
above that point, while our own army oc-
cupies such a position that he cannot get
back to Richmond without fighting at a
disadvantage. The rebel General is either
holding his position to gather supplies
from the crops in the valley, or with the
aid of such reinforcements as he may OBJ
tain give another battle or series of battles
TO the army of the Potomac. Our army is
ready to fight them, anxious indeed, rather
than return to another campaign in the des-
erts OF Virginia, which has been thorough
ly devastated by war. We may expect
stirring news from Gen. Meades army
soon.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-From the Off
clal statement of the public debt to the first
partment, the following is taken: The to- |
tai public debt OF the United States up to
july, 1868, as shown by the books of the
Treasury Department is $1,000, ~ ,436.
New YORK, July 23.-The Tribune's spe-
cial Harper's Ferry letter, dated 2lst, SAYS
me iiIiiiH Douy OF our army Is twenty-five |
miles soutq of Berlin, with no present APP
pearance OF forward movements. 1t is not
impossible they will return to Berlin.
Lee lies between Martinsburg and Win
chester. His pickets occupy the Potomac
River from Cherry Run, thirteen miles |
west Of Martinsburg, down to Harper's |
Ferry. Friday night they drove in our
pickets at the Ferry. They are in. force, |
too, at Shepardstown, Martinsburg and
Charlestown.
A Washington special states that Gen.
Grant is to be appointed Major General in
the regular Army, in place of Gen. Wool,
retired.
Hazel B. Gushing, wealthy citizen of
Montgomery county, Maryland, has been
arralgned before a court martial, charged |
with furnishing information to Stuart's |
cavalry where to find u drove of thous-
and Government cattle, and a number of
troops guarding them. Two witnesses tes-
titled to the fact
The rumor that Lee has re-crossed into |
Maryland is unconfirmed.
The latest unofficial intelligence leaves
the armies watching each other, the rebels !
on the west, and the FederaIs on the east
side of Blue Ridge.
The Times has the following, dated Wash
ington, sd: There is rumor in town of
Johnston's surrender TO Sherman orGrant.
but it is impossible as yet to getit suite
iently au- thenticated