The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-09-05
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE.
Specials @ New York Papers.
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Especial to T1ses.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-The best attain
able information locates Lee In Richmond.
and his army is scattered from the line Of
the Blue Ridge on the west to Port Royal
and RRppahannock river, on the east
and south as far as the line of the Virginia
Central Railroad. His troops are evident
ly scattered to facilitate subsisting. Gen.
Ewell has the left, and A. P. Hill the CEN
tire, lying on the railroad from Culpepper
to Orange C. H., while Longstreet holds
the extreme right, occupying the line OF the
Richmond 81 fredericksburg Railroad
Cooks Brigade of North Carolina troops
occupies Fredericksburg. Jones' Brigade
of cavalry is said to have gone back to
Shenandoah Valley, and Robinson to
Richmond. Stuart is still in command,
but growing more and more unpopular
1t is expected that he will be relieved by
Wade Hampton.
Rebel guerrillas continue in our rear
One of Kilpatrick's body guard having
been killed, permission was given the
guard to hunt guerrillas. They have
been at it three days with great success.
Rebel deserters continue to come in
of allegiance; but Of those who have done
so and have been sent as substitutes to
our army, nine, after stealing horses and
committing other depredations, managed
to rejOin their old rebel comrades the other
day.
A large number of contrabands escaped
yesterday from Charles county, Md. They
report rebel agents packing up everything
they can find.
It is scarcely necessary to state that the
dispatch published in New York, purport-
ing to give the sentiments of the Presi-
dents letter to the Springfield meeting, is
entirely devoid of foundation.
Iribune's Special.
Lieut.. Burgess, with twenty OF Colonel
Bakers Mounted Rangers, went on re-
connoissance yesterday, in search ola camp
just beyond Leesburg, and encamped near
it last night. This morning the party were
attacked by about two hundred rebel cav
airy and forced to retreat. During the
skirmish Lieut.. Burgess's horse was shot,
but the Lieutenant succeeded in hiding,
and saw the rebels ride by in pursuit of his
men. He then made his way to the Poto-
mac and crossed at Point of Rocks. There
he learned that large number OF limbo
denis cavalry had gone down the river
The whole force of Imboden and White
amounted to about one thousand men,
They were prevented from crossing at Ed
wards Ferry by infantry stationed there.
At Point of Rocks it was rumored that
force of 5000 or 5000 rebels were attempt
artillery were sent down to prevent such
an attempt from being successful. To-
night there are rumors that large force Of
rebel cavalry were at Great Falls, eleven
miles from Washington. body of caval-
ry has been sent out in pursuit, and can
hardly fail to meet them.
The report that Lee, with SO, 900 men, had
crossed the Rappahannocka at Port Convey,
is discredited here, no such intelligence
having reached the War Department. 1t
is conceded here by the best military au-
thorities, that Lee must commence often
sive operations this month, or disband his
army. 1t is believed that to this end he is
concentrating another large army for an
invasion, which is his only hope, and is to
be attempted as a last resort. To meet the
expected movements of Lee, the Army Of
the Potomac will beon the alert.
Gen. Meigs, Quarter Mstter General of
the United States Army, fias been ordered
to the Army of the Potomac. Rumor has
it that both he and the Surgeon General are
in disfavor, and neither will return totheir
posts.
We learn that the President has received
letter from Gen. Grant, in which he not
only pledges himself to aid Adj't General
| Thomas in his labors, but also heartily en-
| dorses the Emancipation Proclamation,
and raising Of colored troops, and earnestly
expresses the opinion that with the latter
great results can be attained.
The HeraId's dispatch relative to the re-
ported rebel crossing at Port Conway, par
| ties who have arrived from the front to-
| day, know nothing of any such movements
| of the enemy having taken place, and it's
| impossibility is shown by the crossing
having been located at point accessible
to our gunboats, which would have serious
ly intertered with any such movement.
[Heralds Special.l
The Departments are without any later
| or additional information, either official or
ed in regard to operations at Charleston
| Gen. Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren re-
port everything as progressing favorably.
! acquisitions for men and materials are
promptly filled, and the conduct of the
siege sis left entirely to their discretion,
| with every confidence that they will finally
| meet with complete success.
Yesterday six trains went to the front
heavily laden with conscripts for the army.
There was no little difficulty with some OF
the substitutes, who require almost an
equal number of men to guard them, but
stringent orders together with recent exc
cutions seem to have had beneficial effect,
and causes for complaint are now less fire.
quent.
When the officers of the captured gun
boat Reliance are liberated there will be a
searching investigation, and iflost through
carelessness or cowardice, as represented
the parties will be severely punished.
The Worlds special states that it is learn
ed from private sources that Gen. Hood
Stuart's successor, has been organizing his
Cavalry at Culpepper, with the intention
of making raid in a direction unknown
| NEW YORK, Sept IA Chicago dispatch
to the Post says the following passage ec.
ours in the Presidents letter:
] The proclamation as law either is val.
id, or is not valid. II not valid it wants
no retraction. If valid it cannot be re.
tracted any more than the dead can be
brought to life.
| A special to the Commercial says Gen
Doubleday is ordered to report to Banks.
A fire in Williamsburg last night de-
stroyed the agricultural Implements anG
factory of Meshurtz q Bros. Loss go, 600
note from Jas. T. Brady is published
emphatically declining to be candidat.
for any office, and says he won't accept {
nomination from any political organiza
ton.
A Memphis letter of the 18th ult., denie.
the death of Pemberton, but his meI
swear they will kill him. He had beer
taken to Richmond under a strong guard
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