The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-28
Specials to New York Papers.

The Tribune has Richmond papers from
| which the following is extracted:
Bragg's General Order advises his sol
diers to prepare for honorable death on thu
battle field rather than to languish il
Northern dungeons till the close of the war
Longstreet, on Monday, within 10 miles o.
Knoxville and advancing.
The Marietta COnfederdcy says: Long
street certainly holds Knoxville.
MERIDIAN, Miss, Nov. ia special tc
the Clarion of the 10Th says: A gentle
man from New Orleans reports that Banks
expedition to Matamoras Bay had been
wrecked. Seven transports were driven
ashore and captured with all on board
Banks, who accompanied the expedition,
had not been heard from.
The Richmond Wing has a mournful ar
ticle on the depreciation OF rebel currency.
1t says: No Government on earth can
stand such system. There must be radi-
cal reformation or we are done for.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-The draft is pro-
crossing quietly.
MAC, Nov. 24-No changes have vet been
made. All quiet along the Rapidan, and
our brilliant expectations of an advance
as yet unrealized, and this may have de-
layed our advance. The army circles in
town are some what agitated over rumors
concerning well known Commissarv; an
official court of inquary will probably be
ordered.
Tribune dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-Incorrect state
ments have been put forth with regard to
estimates for fiscal year ending June Goth
1866, asserting that the aggregate will be
81 200, 100000, being wide from the truth,
and fixing it at $500, 100000. This is also too
large, particularly the items and estimates
of the War and Navy Departments. The
former foots up S535, 59i ,6O2, the latterEsbout
SAC, 100000. II the estimates for other de-
partments are the same as last year the
aggregate will but little exceed 700, 900, 0O0
The Herald has the following:
ARMY OF POTOMAC, Nov. 24.-Ere this
can reach you, we shall have probably
fought a severe battle or crossed the RaDi-
dan, perhaps both.
AS military movements are always sub
ject to delays and contingencies, it would
not be proper for me, at this time, to enter
into any details of the plan OF the campaign.
Every body is hopeful and confident of sue
cess. Meade's plans are we'll matured and
though they do not coincide fully with
the views have heard expressed, they are,
the best that could be adopted
keeping in view the necessity so urgently
enjoined by the authorities in the War Of
flee at Washington.
Especial to Times.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The latest news
reports are most satisfactory. Generals
Thomas and Sherman have got well ahead.
in our immediate front has lasted
all day. AT every point along our line we
have forced the rebels backward. r..
We have news from the Army of the
Potomac up to 3p. N. Absent officers may
be interested to know that several changes
of position among corps have been made.
fredericksburg Heights are held by one
division of Ewell's corps, which is on the
extreme right of the rebel army. Lees
left rests near Martin c. H., on this side of
the Rapidan. His force is mostly cavalry.
The rebel army seems to have no faith at
all that we will advance and fight before
May next, for it is manifestly preparing
winter quarters at Gordonsville or near
there, and at present stretches from that
place to some point on the Richmond d
fredericksburg Road, probably Hanover
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