The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30
Specials to New York Papers.

Specials to New York Papers.
New YORK, May 25.-The HerdtTs
Washington special says it is believed that
Gen. Grant has nothing to fear from the
concentration of any considerable force in
ms rear, as the only available forces for
small number driven away from Pember-
ton, uuder Ioring, and one or two brigades
from Port Hudson, not more than Is, 900
at the outside. ssa lH -
A Murfreesboro special of the 25th to the
Herald says the rebels assert that Grant
has been beaten, but give no particulars.
This is probably canard.
cial correspondent, With Grants army, ar
rived to-day, from Richmond, after tour
Of three weeks in the Southern States.
Only about Is, coo men We're at Vicksburg
when he left. Gen'ls Loring and Forney
commanded corps there. At Montgomery
he met Johnson with 5000 troops, from Sa-
vannah, going to reinforce Pemberton.
There was half finished gunboat at
Montgomery. The troops in Mississippi
and Alabama were in excellent spirits.
At Atlanta they were confined in prison
in consequence of excessive attention
shown Union prisoners by the populace
two days before at Richmond. ~
A report was current on Saturday that
yicksburg had fallen. The next rebel
thus releasing the whole State of Mississip-
pi. There are no forces in the interior of
the Confederacy.' The railroads are in bad
condition. The strength of the rebel army
may be put down at SOC, 600, half of whom
are in Middle Tennessee and Virginia.
The rebels robbed and maltreated our
wounded in Alabama. At Atlanta, Au-
-. -
our prisoners were treated with substan-
tial evidences of kindly feelings.
The solid men of the South are anxious
ly asking what terms we can offer and
what is to be their fate. The impression is
gaining ground in the Confederacy that we
can outlast them and over-run their coun-
try.
Straights S command, a correspondent says:
Straight fought till his ammunition was
exhausted and ANIMALS gave out. For
rests loss was 500, ours so disabled.
Richmond is bare oftroops, one regiment
going South daily.
NEW YORK, May 26.-The Tribune S
Murfreesboro correspondent says Vallan-
digham declared himself loyal to the Uni
ted States, and his escort were taking him
| a prisoner to the Confederate authorities.
The correspondence deems it probable that
| from fhe position he has assumed, the enc
my would refuse to receive him. He was
given to understand by Gen. Rosecrans,
| that should he arrange to return to our
| lines the Presidents orders to carry the
original sentence into effect would be exc
| cuted.
" Times dispatch.
! It is rumored Gen. Butler is to be assign
| ed to the command of the Department OF
Ohio, Burnside desiring to be relieved.
No credit is given by the authorities to
the rumor that the rebels are preparing for
| another invasion of Kentucky.
| The Secretary of War says that in six
months we shall have 200, 900 negro troops
| in the field. as.s5fL1 - Itss2
Herald dispatch.l
There is some trouble over the probable
destination of Burnside. He will shortly
arrive here to try and settle the matter. L,
seems that Stanton and Gov. Johnson de.
sire him to go to one point, while Halleck
and Rosecrans think he should go tc
another.
/ Private letters from substantial citizens
of Louisiana state that she will willingly
enter the Union as soon as the armed
hordes of the Confederacy are driven from
her borders.
The Worlds dispatch from the Rich.
mond Dispatch of the 23d, puts no faith in
. the speakers at the vallandigham meeting
in New York. 1t says Gov. Seymour
and Hunt are no better than Sumner OF
Chase; may be not so good. Not even as
good as Burnside.
The Enquirer has no sympathy will
Vallandigham and says he ought to bt
sent at once beyond our lines.
The Herallps Murfreesboro' dispatch
saws indications are that large numbers o
rebel cavalry are going southwark: Breck
inridge's force has fallen back. There arr
now no rebel troops between Murfreesboro
and Manchester. The rebels assert tina
Grant has been defeated, but give no par
ticulars. :.
NEW YORK, May 26.-The Times dis
patch says Gen. Wright, late of the Depart
ment of Ohio, assumed command OF the z
Division of the sixth Army Corps. None.
has been forwarded to pay all our troop
in the field to May 1st.
: New YORK, May 26.-By special to tn
Eyeni,,g Post dated Washington Goth, it i
understood that the Government has al
official dispatch from Gen. Grant, dated o.
Friday, the 22d inst, which confirms al
previous accounts of the success of ou
troops, and speaks of the capture of Vicks
burg as certain.
It is also reported here to-day that tn
: rebel pickets on the Rappahannock yester
, day, admitted that Vicksburg had bee
captured.
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