The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-18

announcements the thlevIng horde rushed
, on board and provided themselves with
blankets, comforts, &C., not forgetting thl
; silver of the boat, which they attempted tc
hide away in their clothes. The torch was
then applied IN several places and in 8
!, short time the fine packet Alice Dean was
"A charred and blackened hulk
By some arrangement, not understood
by Captain Pepper, the McCombs was per
mitted to proceed on her way to Louisville
The people in the vicinity think it very
strange that one boat-and she much the
larger, better and finer-should be des
troyed, while the other should be permit
ted to go free; ndthey make good many
remarks, not very creditable to the loyalty
of the Captain of the boat thus set at per.
feet liberty.
The conduct of the rebels on the Alice
Dean was disgraceful in the extreme, and
IN keeping with their service. After seiz
ing all the boats stores, and helping them.
serves, they WantOnly scattered the balance
over the decks and cabin floor. Captain
Pepper and the officers of the Dean were
Kept constantly on the watch from the time
the boat was captured, TUESDAY afternoon
until Thursday afternoon, under the point
OF the bayonet, yet were refused morsel
OF the food which was so wantonly des-
| troyed..
The boat was bountifully supplied with
superior bedding, blankets, &c, all OF
which the rebels appropriated to their own
use. In the language of Capt. p, 'our
boys, when they capture Morgan's cavalry
In Indiana, will find any quantity of fine
saddle-blankets marked Alice Dean
AS one OF the incidents of the occasion
the rebels took the mail which was on
board the McCombs, and brought it into
the texas of the Alice Dean, where they
opened it, and deliberately read the letters
and pocketed any money which was there
in inclosed.
When the order for burningthe Dean was
made, Capt. Pepper sought an interview
with Morgan, for the purpose of trying to
nave him countermand the order, and thus
save his boat. This was denied him, and
shows that the boosted magnanimity of the
robber Morgan, Of which there is fre-
quent mention, is not well founded in
truth.
While the boat was crossing the troops.
Capt. z. had conversation with Morgan,
during which Morgan asked him what he
| thought of Lees raid into Pennsylvania?
Upon his being assured that Lee had proba-
ply got into tight place, Morgan said that
Lee would accomplish the object of his
raid, and return safely with his forces into
Virginia
! Morgan then asked, ''What will the Hoo
slers think of my going to their Capital de-
stroying 1t, and capturing their G GOVERNOR
THAT you will hardly be able to do: and
II you undertake it, you can not get out of
the State.'
II can go Just where l please Morgan
replied, land have no fears but can safe
ly leave the State whenever I think proper
to do So
Morgan rebels rely for their safety IN
on their discipline and che rapidity with
which they can divide their command
scour different sections of country. and
again unite in force
Tho l..
the rebels. had considerable tobacco on
board, which was removed to the wharf
poat at BrandenbuIg. On the representa-
ton OF Capt. Ballard of the McCombs. that
the weed belonged to English parties, the
rebels after consultation, magnanirnously
concluded they would not destroy it. The
wharf boat, however, on which it was stor-
sunk.
As Captain p. was leaving, thelittle town
OF Laconia, on the Indiana side. onnositH
and about three miles,back, was in flames
having been fired by the rebels.
we should have mentioned as Il saving
clause in John Morgan's honesty, that SIM
uitaneous with his order to burn CAPTAIN
Peppers boat, worth sixty thousand ' dol.
lars, he generously offered to pay him s,go
h1ndred and ritz dollars in Confederate
money, for his services in managing the
boat with revolver in u cut-throat 5 hand
pointed at his haed.
1T viii erememberedt that the Alice Dean
haa peeh IN the Governments service, and
while ascending the Mississippi. thirtv-tiyn
miles below Memphis, was attacked bv
guerrIiias, who fired nine cannon balls and
shell through the boat, together with Some
two hundred rifle shots. She had inst been
repaired at Mound City, and was on her
way to Cincinnati. without either freight
or passengers, and being run with scarcely
nan Il crew OF men. Captain Sol. Catterlin
was at the wheel, with the veteran VIM.
Dodson in his old position of mate.-Ci,,'
Commercial.
MURDER OF THE DUSTIN FAMu.Y-THE
SIOUX GROWING Decentralization the
persons who found and buried the mem |
bers OF the Dustin family, whose murder
we chronicied III FRIDAYS Press. we learn |
some particulars OF the scene, which shows |
the barbarities of last summer are being
fe-ehacted The family We're travelling
III AN open lumber box-wayon. and |
we're attacked on Monday, the 2Otil ult.
IL was not until the "Wednesday follow
ing taat they were found, ard the sirb+ of
thetr decomposed and mangied bodies was
truly awful. >Ne''>" " ''
amos Dustin, the father, was sjttino in
tue front part OF the wagon. dead Will
an AFRO" sticking III his body. and a
Nv ""oiiu III us breast, probably made
hand bad been cut oil and CARVED ave.. h..
the indians ""S'S Wy
beheath his seat, crouched a little child
oi SIX years, VINO had concea led beraaIfI
t when the attack was made. The life
piooo OF her father had streanied down, |
covering her face and clothes. and hnr,
shoe, were literally filled with the blood |
that had trickled from the manrlefr hod~
She says that the Indians saw her and
looked quite sharply at her, but did not
otter violence. 1t is probable that She is |
mistaken about this, as She is the only |
member of the family uninured. and from,
the displays we have had of savage feroci- /
~, we should not infer that they would |
knowingly spare victim in their power.
In another part of tie wagon Law the |
corpse of Mrs. Dustin, the grandmother of
the children. An arrow was in her body
also, and her head was hanging over the
side OF the wagon, her long hair dishev-
elled and streaming in the air, filled with |
he clotted blood that had flowed from her |
The mother and child twelve years of
age were in the wagon, still alive, but so
badly wounded that no homes are enter