The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-02-28

Specials to the New Yerk Papers.

i Specials to the New Yerk Papers.
st Worlds Special s5.t55 % /.
SIMON cameron has just addressed letter te
the President fully declining the Russian Mis-
sion, and intimating that be may serve his coun
try IN military capacity. Gen. Clay therefore
returns to ST. Petersburg ne
| 5l Times Special.l
/ Ine House judiciary committee have prepared
report sustaining the Postmaster. General in
his exclusion of disioyai newspapers from the
New YORK, Feb. 2l-Four hundred sailors
lett yesterday for Admiral Porter's Mississippi
| feet. sBe,a :
New Orleans advices state that Col Michael
| Paine, acting Brigadier General, left Baton
Rouge on Saturday, the 9th, with three traps-
poits, conveying the 4th Massachusetts, and 4th
Ohio These troops embarked at Plaquemine,
80 miles below, on the west bank of the Missis-
sippi, and marched inland to Indian Village, z
miles distsnct, comprising about half dozen
miserable cabins. Arriving at sunset, the troops
bivouaced for the night, the wagons following
with the stores and tents and guard of cavalry
by way Of Plaquemine Bayou. There our troops
are temporarily encamped, and no great dis
tance from a creyasse, which has already sub
merged some adjacent woods. Two weeks ago
this Indian village was occupied by band of
guerrillas, who we're driven of by company of
U. S. cavalry. The Shervile took on board,
in lieu of her military stores, upwards of "a. .OGO
worth of sugar and molasses for the neik hbor-
ing planters, who professed themselves reioiced
at the opportunity of transmitting their products
10 New Orleans. 1t lies now at the levee of this
city. ass M
General Emory left for Carrollton yesterday
to proceed with several regiments to reinforce
Col. Paine. The entire force will push for Butte
la Rose, there 20 effect q junction with General
Wetzel. J
[Tribune's Special @
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Three days ego Sc.
cret interview is said TO have taken place at
friend house, between Mr.. Lincoln and Merci-
er, in which, if to trust my information, ques.
tions of the greatest importance were reviewed
and discussed. Notwithstanding the mystery
observed i'll that inter,i lew, it is reported in di
plomatic circles that Mr.. Lincoln denies having
had any share in the framing of the document in
reply to Depuy's proposition, further than to
have expressed, in Cabinet council, that time
for listening to the kind suggestions of France,
had not yet arrived.
New YORK, Feb. 22-The Times Washing
ton dispatch states that the War Department
has received no information of disaster to our
forces at Port Hudson.
Gen. Butler was offered the command of the
expedition against Vicksburg, but declined.
The Mercury's dispatch states, that long list
of officers vino have uttered disloyal sentiments
has been prepared, and the list will be pub
lished.
The Eerald's dispatch says the Virginia roads
are becoming good, and army movements are
becoming possible.
Times Special.
NRw YoRK, Feb. 24.-Gen. Hooker has been
in the city to-day, in consultation with the Presi
dent and Secretary of War.
Late accounts from the army indicate greatly
improved discipline, AMI give promise of state
of efficiency never before known there.
Expeditions are making successful forays
against the enemy, capturing supplies, gaining
valuable informatioD; smuggling goods into
rebel lines nearly terminated; desertions becom.
ing serious enterprise, and rapidly diminishing;
frequent captures of mails going to Richmond,
bid fair to destroy that portfolio and flourish
ing branch of treason. Our reconnoitering sys
TEN, admirably organized; aud last, we are able
to know something of the position, force and
plans of the enemy. Our cavalry arm has shared
the general improvement, and now, under Gen.
Stoneman, may safely be said to equal in eff
cheney, that of Stuart.
New YORK, Feb. 23-The Herald has the
following from Washington:
1t is understood that as soon as the Conscrip-
ton bill shall have passed the House there will
be call made for 600, 600 or 500, 900 men. Itis
expected that the soldiers whose term of SER
vice is about expiring will offer themselves as
substitutes for unwilling conscripts.
The Times says: We have private sdvices
confirming, to some extent, the rumors of trou-
bic in Gen. Banks Department, growing out of
,ho int of Four nr Hypt
officers of the 33d New York have resigned.