The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-24
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Rebel News.

Rebel News.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. lS.-The stea-
mer Spaulding is hourly expected from
Morris Island.
We make the following extracts from
southern papers received by the flag Of
truce boat to-day:
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th says
% regard to the Texas election, that Pen
Ieton MURRAY is elected Governor over
zen, T. T. Chambers. by about 81, 600 ma
brity. S. Stackpole is elected Lieutenant
Governor.
The Richmond Examiner, Oct. 18th, says
a sharp correspondence has occurred be-
tween Oud and Gen. L. A. Meredith, Com
missioners for the exchange of prisoners.
from which it appears that a wide differ
ence exists between the parties as to the
number of prisoners with which each
should be credited, All arguments for the
present are knocked on the head.
The Examiner of the 10th has the follow
ing dispatches:
batteries continues as usual. The enemy
makes no reply but continues working. -
An additional number of transports Is
reported at Folly Inlet. :,a -. .,o
Two war vessels have arrived on the
bar :, -,
The Examiner of the 18th has the follow
ing:
Meridian; Oct. l3,-The following has
inst been received from Brig. Gen. Chal-
mers:
Byhaiia, Oct. 1--we have torn up the
Railroad in four place., and attacked Col
iersville yesterday morning. Gen. Shee-
man with part of Smiths Brigade, en-
route for Corinth, arrived as we did. We
drove the enemy into their fortitcations,
burned their camp, with considerable
stores, and 80 wagons. We beat off 20 wa
CONS, took five colors, and 1o4 prisoners
Our loss is about 80 killed and wounded
Prisoners report that Gen. Smith and Col.
were killed. Reinforcements COM
ing from Germantown and Lafayette, we
retreated. |
[Signed,l j. c. CHALMERS.
To j. E. JOHNSTON.
NoTE-This Colliersville alluded to is
doubtless q station on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, but 25 miles from
Memphis.
CHARLESTON, Oct. 14.-There was heavy
and rapid firing yesterday p. M, the firing
was from our James Island works and
Fort MoultR. The statement Of prisoners
Gregg is believed to be false.
Second Dispatch-There has been but
little firing to day.
The Chattanooga Rebel announces the
arrival of jeff Davis in Braggs army to
settle all quarrels.
Rosecrans has. fortified Chattanooga to
perfection. p.
1t is confidently believed that Longstreet
or Johnston will be put in command.
LYNCHBURG, Oct. 12.-N regiments of
Yankee cavalry and mounted infantry, es-
timated at $4,000 men, passed Greenville,
Tennessee, bound eastward, to make a raid
on the Virginia & Tennessee Railroad, and
attack our forces at Biddle Bridge, 6 miles
west of Greenville. On Saturday the 10th,
our forces withdrew to Henderson's, ten
miles east of Greenville. The Yankees
having succeeded in reaching our rear, our
men fell back to Zollicoffer until the YAM
KEGS, heavily reinforced. advanced upon
them, when they were withdrawn to Bris-
toll In both days fight we had 500 killed
and wounded. Our wounded fell into the
hands of the enemy. On Wednesday night
the enemy arrived at Bristol, and are re-
ported to have advanced towards Abing-
don with heavy force, supposed to num-
Der from eight to ten thousand.
Joe Hooker is in command in East Ten
nessee. Burnside has left, having resigned
or been dismissed. '-.-
Three regiments of Union Rangers have
been organized, and LOCO refugees are fol-
lowing the Yankee army.
The enemy have destroyed no property
in East Tennessee, as they expect to hold
the country permanently.
The Examiner also contains the following
items:
The government is establishing in every
town in the Confederacy an agency for
the sale of cotton interest coupon bonds.
There are $4,000 free nogrses in the Con-
were drawn in, when they charged on our
left. The charge was received and repuls-
ed with fearful loss to the enemy by the
9th and 9th Illinois cavalry and Sd Michi-
gan. The enemy made another desperate
charge as night was coming on, but were
again repulsed by the same forces, the enc
my leaving their dead on the ground. The
night closed down dark and rainy. The
enemy held his ground. Our meu closed
on the enemy about o'clock and charged
through the town. the rebels plunged in
confusion into. the river, still our men
charged after them, while the enemy fled
panic stricken, leaving in our hands 300
Capt. Palmer, the enemy chief Of artillery
was captured. The town was soon in
flames by the hands of the. soldiers, and is