The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-24

CAIRO, Jan. 2O.-The steamer Die Vernon A..
rived this morning with sick from the Vicks-
burg expedition and wounded from Arkanaa.
Post She had whenehe started 4O4 on board
including Surgeon G. j. Dawson, of the 8lst
Iowa. Forty-four have died on the way up: allbut
two from disease. The following we're buried on
Arkansas River, . few miles above the month.
Jas Jackson, co G, 3lst Iowa; Jas Winemille,.
co @, 120th Ohio; Simon Moore. co K. 96tb
Ohio; Uriah Allen, co I, Goth Ind; Alon 20 Scott
co +, Goth Ind; Christian Lader, llsth Ills: Reu.
ben Peacock, co C83d Ind; Cornelius Kenton co
O, l8lst Tile; Ed a Swasey, 77th Ills: N Merk
co B, 77th Ills; Aenks, CO D, $50 Iud; ] Shack
ey, 18th Ohio Battery; G Harding. co B. s6th
Ohio; Emer, co Il, s6th Ohio. -
The following we're buried at head Of Island
No 81, on Arkansas Shores: aIq Eol3
d Newell, co l, 42d Ohio; George Sands. co
B, SD Ind; Chas Wilson, co D, esd Ind: WIN
Miller, co g, SD Ind; Samuel Foreman, co F.
l2Osb Ohio; Hugh Anderson, co /, Goth Ohio.
The following we're put off here for interment:
James Eaton, co G, 4sth Ind; G G McClin-
took, CO G, llsth III; Arson Lowell, co G, slst
Iowa; Dan Skset, Goth Ind; G II Martin, CO 4,
lltb III; james Pitchin, co I, AID Ohio; Thos
Lanprell, co H, Sd III cav; Reuben Biisland,
co E, Alb Iowa; w B Lanis. SD Ind; Harvey
Bringes, co b, 96th Ohio; Gillets, 1st Ind
battery: VIM slough, co E, l2Oth Ohio; Jas
w. Canecard, Sd III cav; Jesse w Roberts, CO
A, 4lth lille; John Fulk, co. B, 18th Ind; ]
Rogers, co F, 3lstIowa. 81 -.
Yesterday surgeon Hixon, OF Bellville, took
from Fulk's thighl ounce canister ehot that
had been there since the fight at Arkansas Post,
he died SOON afterth operation.
The Die Vernm also brought up several
wounded rebels. Five of them died GU the way
up. They are accompanied by about 20 nurses
and surgeons. e. Yeatman, President of the
Western Sanitary Commission came on board at
Memphis and distributed supplies and assisted
in taking care of tie sick on the way up Sur
geon General Wool is also on board. The boat
will proceed with her precious cargo to Jeffer.
son Barracks.
The number Of prisoners taken at Arkansas
Post is 4,720 They will be here to-day. We
captured $500 Eofeld rifles, 1900 shot guns
and rifles, 1900 orses and mules, mostly latter
81 pieces Of ordnance, 10 Of which are disabled
Our loss isabout 100 killed and 500 wounded
The enemye loss is less. We also got q con-
siderable lett of beef cattle 80
When the Die Vernon left the mouth of the
Arkansas River our entire feet had returned
to the Mississippi and bad started down towards
vichsburg. 1-nss r
Fort Caswell, N. O., taken by Is Men.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-The report of the
Senate Finance Committee on the civil appro-
priation bill, strikes out the clause reducing the
mileage of Congressman to ten cents per mile,
and curtails other minor affairs, and also redu.
ces the estimate of the Agricultural Depart
ment, from $3.50, 900 to $50, 900; and the print
ing Of the Laws from 81, 900 to $4,000.
Rear Admiral Lee has forwarded to the Navy
Department report from Lieut.. Gushing, Beau.
fort, N. c., Jan. 9th, detailing the particulars
of a reconnaissance near Fort Caswell, on Little
River, with only rs men.
While proceeding up the river they we're fred
on by the rebels from bluff on the left bank
Landing and forming without firing gun, they
moved forward till they came in sight OF the Fort
and camp fire, whereupon they made a bayonet
charge. Lieut.. Gushing, judging that the enc
my we're ignorant Of the number of his force
was successful. They captured the Fort, oul
men going over one side as the rebels escaped
on the other. The Fort was found to be ar
aarthwork surrounded BY ditch with a bloch
house inside pierced for musketxy.