The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-11

pondent with Kilpatrick's cavalry, writing
from South Mountain, reports the capture
on the 4th of all of EwelFs wagon train, 4
miles long, strongly guarded by infantry
and .l cavalry, with 500 prisoners, and 1000
NEW YORK, July 9.-The draft COM
mences here on Monday. The complete
quota of the city is 1880, and Brooklyn
4,000.
The Post says it is reported to-day on au-
thority ofdespatches from sources believed
to be trustworthy, that Gen. Dix has sent
q, 900 men to reinforce Gen. Meade.
The draft commenced in Pittsburgh on
Wednesday,.
A special from Washington to the Post
says it is believed here that battle is in
progress to-day on the Upper Potomac.
The Situation.
FREDERICK, Md, July SO P. M.-Gen.
Sd Army Corps, which has been largely
reinforced and placed in motion.
1t is stated on rebel authority that Lee
has no alternative but to deliver battle or
surrender.
About six hundred prisoners arrived to-
day. This arrival, according to statements
of high officers, swells the number already
reported to 1880. These latter were cap
tured and forwarded by Gen. Fitzpatrick.
Considerable cannonading has been
heard to-day in the direction of Hagers-
town, but as no reports have vet come in,
1t is believed to have been caused by our
cavalry attacks on the enemy's outposts.
BALTIMORE, July S.-The Ame,6ca,a's
special dated Wednesday noon says the
position of the rebels and their condition
has been definitely ascertained. Their in
fantry lines are drawn across from Fauks-
burg, Md, to Falling Waters, and behind
this line they are making almost superhu-
man exertions to get their trains, artillery
and ammunition across the river.
The best military authorities here doubt,
in fact say they are almost confident the
rebels have no pontoon bridges at Fall
their horses on boats, leaving their wag.
ons on this side, probably intending
to take them to Paris, and carry them
across on canal boats.
I have heard the opinion expressed by
high military authority that the enemy
would probably secure the most defensibie
line in front of Williamsport entrench
themselves and endervor to hold our army
at bay while they secure means of crossing.
Lees headquarters are definitely ascer-
tanned to be at Hagerstown to-day, and his
troops are mainly between there and Will
Transport, which is only seven miles dis
tant.
Gen. Early's rebel command is to-day
reported to be cut off in the mountains near
Greencastle by our cavalry. This is only
rumor, but it is credited to some extent.
The cavalry of General Pleasanton has
been operating with magnificent success,
during the last three days, while the rebels
were retreating. We had cavalry in their
front and on both TANKS. Its presence and
bold dashes aided in increasing the demon
alization of the rebels, and their discipline
has been greatly relaxed.
Among the captured are Brigadier Gems.
Robinson and Trimble.
The damage done to rebel trains by the
dashes of our cavalry are almost incredi-
they We're captured, cut
off and burned. Gen. Fitzpatrick dashed
into the middle of Gen. Ewelrs train and
burned between 200 and 800 wagons, and
run Off horses. To-day he captured SO more
wagons and 800 horses and mules. Our
cavalry think Kilpatrick's division had a
fight yesterday at Hagerstown with a reb-
ell division. Their position at one time was
dangerous, but they got out finally without
serious loss.
Our army is moving steadily, and if Lee
is on this side of the river there is pro-
liability of another battle within the next
4S hours.
BALTIMORE, July 9.-The american has |
the following special dispatch.
FREDERICK, Md, July Sour cavalry |
had sharp fight with the rebels between |
and Boonesboro, about Is miles |
this side of Hagerstown. The rebels were
in heavy force, and our cavalry was COM
PEELED to fall back to BOOnsboro with some
loss. Gen. Fitzpatrick is reported killed.
though some accounts say he is only woun-
ded. We learn that Gen. Kilpatrick's
command was completely surrounded and
to cut his way out.
The rebels are still on this side of the
river, massed near Hagerstown, and en-
deaving to get their wagons and plumber
across the river. Scouts this afternoon
bring the report that the rebel column was
the river at Williamsport. Ifthis
be so we need look for no fighting in Ma
ryland.
1t is reported at Boonesboro that rebel
pickets are being thrown outnearly to that
point, enclosing within their lines the An
uetam battle ground and Shepardstown
The main force. however, is
considerably west of this, and covers the
three roads that meet at Williamsport.-l
The movements of our army are such as
will to-day uncover fully the enemys po-
sltlon. The whole number of prisoners
reported at Headquarters up to this morn
ing is 1900.
Fuller information places our losses in
killed and wounded in the third days fight
at $4,000. The rebel loss in killed and
wounded will exceed ours at least 5000.
Reports received at Headquarters state
that 1880 rebel dead had been buryed by
our buTying parties, and only two-thirds
of the battle field had been explored. The
whole of their killed left on the field viii
exceed 5000. The usual proportion of
wounded to killed, six to one, would make
their wounded amount to $1,000 without
overstraining the estimates Their total
loss in killed, wounded and prisoners, may
be put down at $4,000.