The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-11


HEADQUARTERS Army OF PoroxAc,l
April 8.
Richmond papers of the 7th are received
Tie burthen OF the sentiment expressed ID an
lexhortation to the people Of the south to raise
articles for food, instead Of cotton. They con-
tain the following kilograms:
Charleston, April 4--Skirmisbes with the
enemy's pickets are of daily occurrence, but
| a general engagement is not considered iminent.
Jackson reports from Port Hudson state that
Banks has fallen back, one division to Baton
Rouge, and rest down the river.
Senatobia, April 4,--Richardson'F guerrillas
fought regiment Of the enemy at PowefViile,
killing and wouRdipg 80.
It Is stated that 500 troops recently left Mem
( phis ostensibly for Vicksburg, but after night
| went north. M
Charleston, April 5.-Important movements
are taking place here, but for military reasons
no particulars can yet be telegraphed. In the
Examiner of the 7th is leader setting forth
the obstacles in the way of opening route in
land to the Yazoo, sbove Haiues' Bluff
vicksburg, April Avery thing is quiet to-
night But few gunboats are in eight. There
is nothing new from Yazoo. A flag of truce
was sent down by the enemy, the object was not
made public
Before the adjournment of the Virginia
Legislature resolution was passed appealing to
every farmer to raise provisions beyond the
usual amount and eBjoining frugality in food
The Legislature of Texas has passed a bill as
cunning its proportion of the Confederate in
debtedness. They intend passing bill to re-
peal the slave law Of the State
The Richmond Sentinel of the 7th has the
following significant paragraph:
Eight Monitors and Iron clads are off the bar
at Charleston. The brief but significant tele-
gram which was received early in the day and
published elsewhere, tells that the long expect
ed collision has probably come off ere this. The
storm so long prepared for Charleston has burst
at last. We shall publish the results as We learn
them. We await the issue with buoyant hope,
but not without solici;ude due to the impor-
tant struggle. May heaven shield Charleston
from the rage of her enemies and ou,s~
The Sentinel edtorially refers in ambiguous
terms, to the riot which took place in Rich
mond, last Thursday, of such magnitude as to
cause the affair to be suppressed from publica.
ton. From the article, it appears that the city
was for q while at the control of a lawless mob
of men and women, for the ostensible purpose
saving them from starvation, by breaking open
stores, bakeries, &c.
The movement was headed by female, who,
the Sentinel says, was above want. The whole
affair was simply to rob and plumber under the
excuse of scarcity of food. The stores suffer-
ed as much as those containing the necessaries
of life. The movement proved to have eventu-
ated from high prices generally.
| The Sentinel, speaking of this riot, alludes to
the fact that all the papers had, after tonsulta-
tiop, concluded at the time not to mention the
matter.
| FORTRESS MONROE, April S.-The Richmond
Enquirer of the lst has the following:
HEAD QUARTERS NEAR BERwIcKs BAY,l
April 1st, 1863.
| To GENERAL COOPER: have the honor to re-
port the capture of the Federal gunboat Diana,
at this point to-day. She mounted 5 heavy
guns The boat is not seriously injured, and
will be Immediately put in service. The enc
my's loss, in killed, wounded and missing, is 80.
! (Signed) r TAYLOR,
Brigadier General.
| The same paper says: On Saturday the cen-
trail train brought to this city SO aYnkees, be-
| longing to the lst Vermont Cavalry, captured at
Drainsville on Wednesday last. They were pri-
Yates, the officers having all been killed in the
action.
No mention Is made in this paper Of affains at
| Charleston.
The flag of truce boah met boat from City
Point and arrived to day with 275 prisoners of
| war.
| COL Ludlow, Commissioner for the Exchange
| OF prisoners informs US that we are getting our
officers away as fast as we can deliver the rebel
officers at City Point. Our officers now prison
ers arc ell in Richmond, and will be released
within the next week.
| The following are the names of the prisoners
released and brought down to-day:
lst Lieut. A. Snodgrass, 74th Ohio; Hollister,
I'd Ohio; j p Herring, l0lst, do; Thos. Barr, I'd
Indiana cavalry; G W Hartman, do; Alex. Hess,
do; D Payne, do; " Booren, do; j Billings,
l06th Chic; L W Peck, lst Tenn; Elliott,
74th ILL.,; J Hornback, lst Tenn; Wells,
Saith ILL.,; W H Carbonden, seth Indiana; I'd 1t
Barrett, I'd Ind; Capt W W Brush, do; W
Dany, do; Geo. Moore, goth do; S Biller 9sth
O.; E Flanberg, 10th Ohio; S II Blodgett, 10th
H.; Capt. Tbos Whitney, seth Ill; G Cronell,
S0th Ind; John Barker, lst Ky; Il A Bouman,
22d Ill.,; Nv G Moore, 18th Ill; - Chris
topher, I'd Ind, D NJ Buggs do; J W Sneider,
l0sth Ohio; Maj. D W Hall, Seth ILL.,; Lieut.. 9
r r Stuart, I'd Ind. a
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