The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-15
The WARM Kentucky.

HEADQUARTERS I'D ARMY CORPS, Lex
ington, KY, Aug. s.-Information received
this morning from Wolford's expedition
below the Cumberland in pursuit of Scott,
nearly concludes the history of the dashing
entree and inglorious finale of the last act
of the brilliant invasion so long threatened.
The chivalric leader of the "Flour of the
South, (the LIST La. Cav.) is not elated prob
ably, with their late achievements, and by
this time is ready to become a subscriber
| to the axiom that ''raids don't pay" The
scattered fragments of SCOTS command
took refuge among the hills along their line
Of flight, from Irvine to the Cumberland
| river. The collected remnants, numbering
probably 400 or 500, under Scott, effected
the crossing at Smiths Ford, taking with
them seven of their guns. Pursued by
Wolford they again broke up with the loss
of one of Konllle's guns. The citizens of
Wayne county and refugees, blocked up
the roads, infested the mountain passes,
and resisted their advance, till harassed
front and rear. they abandoned four more
guns, and took to their individual HEELS
Our men are picking them up at the rate of
ten to twenty per day, and those who es-
cape will only be able to effect it, each On
his own private responsibility. No armed
bands will probably get through the noun
tainS.
Our news from Tennessee, though similar
in tenor to what we have been accustomed
comes unusually painful, in view of the
long suffering of this abused people. The
late conscription act appears to have been
the only one last piece of cruelty needed to
complete the ruin of East Tennessee. The
able-bodied men had either been forced in
to the rebel ranks, or made their escape
The rebel Government now demands the
services of all between the ages of forty five
and fifty-five. requisition has been
made by Davis on Gov. Harris for 600 of
this class, and as many will escape, this
number will take about all that may be left
up to tifty-fve years.
The most desperate and determined eff
forts to escape on the part of conscripts are
met by the most wanton eruelties by the
rebels, who do not attempt to take them,
but shoot them down like wild beasts
whenever and wherever found. The inhu
man slaughter of these poor fellows taking
place daily and openly, is absolutely hor-
rible, and would be incredible but for the
testimony Of almost hundreds of witnesses
daily. 1t is worthy comment upon the
immitigable insolence and stupendous n.y.
pocrisy of MIR. Vice President Stephens
pseudo mission to Mr.. Lincoln ''to miti-
gate the barbarities of war;" This war,
and scarcely any other, can surpass the in
human cruelties practiced by these lying
hypocrites in East Tennessee. Even this
last CONSUMPTION act is intended and en-
ployed more as cloak to their barbarities
than to obtain soldiers, since it furnishes
excuse to seize property, hang, kill and
vent the most internal passions with i'm
punity. Boys under twelve years of age
have been shot on their knees at their
mothers feet; Union men, old and young,
have h been shot and hanged in presence
OF their agOnized wives or mothers; females
have been brutality murdered for conceal
ing their sons and husbands, or violated in
presence Of their bound and helpless male
protectors. Rapine, pillage, arson, rape
and murder are no longer crimes in East
Tennessee, and no rebel soldier has yet
been punished for any offence against
Union man or woman. And these are the
demons who pirate of rights and superior
civilization, whom Northern Peace DEM
ocrats think are wronged, and to whose
superior aromas Northern mudsils should
submit the control of Government.
The wheat crops in East Tennessee were
large. The rebel Government pressed har-
vest hands and threshers, and assumed the
ownership of the whole, collecting and
moving it as rapidly as possible. The
corn crop is an average one. The rebel
Government orders details for it's culture
and preservation, and Will gather that also
when the time comes.
News of rebel force differ but little from
previous dispatches. Gov. Robinson has
received information, however, of Bragg's
entry into East Tennessee, 10000 strong
Time will no doubt develope new cam
paign on the part of rebeldom, whose base
will be in Tennessee. We shall sector.
GIN. Gazette.
The following notables are now at Sara
toga: Judge Wayne, of Georgia, who is
one of the staunchest Union men, and who
is there for the cure of his eyes; Judge
Greer, of Philadelphia. who is greatly bro
ken in health, and whose working days are
United States Supreme Court; Com. Van
derbilt, with his fast team and stunning
offer of 1000 for span that will ''beat
Bonner;'' Mayor Opdyke, who, with his
family, is at the Congress; Thurlow Weed,
who is said to be sad and even respondent
in view of the present condition of nation
al affairs; beside others Of note.