The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-10
Spectal, 10 tn. New York Papers.


pendent has the Hws that Johnston's ar
nv in Northern Georgia numbers l35, 600
men. including Longstreets corps OF 30,
! 600. with "a batteries. Lees force amounts
| to 81, 500 infantry 5000 cavalry, and 294
guns, unless EweIfs corps has been sent to
Johnston, which would reduce Lees army
| to 1000.
The rebels eXpec to regain Chattanooga
and Knoxville, and then send back to Lee
Longstreets corps with $4,000 additional
men to attack Washington.
| The same correspondent says the rebel
Military Council, comprising Davis, Lee,
Johnston and Beauregard, held at Rich
mond last August, agreed to arm all slaves
in the South Immediately, expecting thus
to add AGO. 900 men 70 their force now, and
as many more a year hence.
[Heratd's special.l
/ WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE rumor has
been current that the Secretary of the
| Treasury needs more money, and is about
| to ask for another temporary loan. This
is untrue. All necessary provisions have
been made to all demands on the Treasury,
at least throughout the present month,
without another loan. In fact, only one
half of the last loan has been drawn. The
aggregate receipts for Internal Revenue
| thus far, in round numbers, are S54, 000,0OO.
The estimated Revenue from this source,
for the year, will be $50, 100000.
| The Cabinet has been in session for sew
eral hours to-day. 1t is understood that
the conditioner affairs in the Department
of Missouri was the principal topic under
consideration. 1t has been decided to make
a change in the military commander OF the
department, but it has not been decided
how far the civil government may be in
terfered with.
There is an evident disposition to give
: the military command of the department
to Gen. B. f. Butler.
> g Al i
ed here night before last from Richmond,
where they have been confined under SEN
tence of death as spies, having escaped
, from prison and worked their way through
the rebel lines. They speak of the most
cruel treatment to prisoners, and the I'M
precedented sufferings on the part of the
poorer classes in the sections through
:. which they travelled last.
! A gang of guerrillas surprised the guard
at Camp Bcckwith, near Langley, miles
from Chain Bridge, and fired into the tents
!. of the men, stampeding the entire camp
Two of them were killed andseveral woun-
: ded. The guerrillas escaped without loss
carrying off with them a number of pris
, oners and so horses.
i Especial to Trjbune.i
The Republican of tonight says officia
> dispatches of the lst inst. received to-day
represent the military situation before
Chittamauga as the most hopeful coulC
: wish.
Bragg makes no advance. and does no
> dare to.
The statement in the rebel papers tina
,, Burnside had retreated from Jonesboro u
Knoxville, is not true.
Col. Baxter and his mounted Ranger
e have been scouting the country after guer
g rillas. They last night succeeded in cap
u turing Lieut.. Augustine of Mosely's band
u and about 40 citizens and guerrillas, be
- yond Vienna, who were sent in and lodge,
in Old Capital Prison.
Yesterday 40 horses were stolen b,
guerrillas. A force has been sent afte
them.
Recruiting for colored Regiments is pro
ceeding with great rapidity in Maryland
K LOYAL masters receive certificates for eac
d enlisted slave for 800 dollars, payable atte
b the Constitution of Maryland shall hav
been so amended as to permit it.
he NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-The HerdJds Wash
n ington dispatch says: A recent raid by tn
"a guerrillas upon the cavalry camp at Lang
y ley, captured all the horses OF the whol
10 company, and Ii more belonging to tn
"a Quartermaster's department.. The who
a camp was asleep.
IN The rebel authorities have declared a
lie additional number of paroled officers an
men as exchanged, and ordered them
duty. This is in direct violation OF tt
cartel, and Notwithstanding the heavy ba
as ance of exchanged against them, they r.
st. fuse to deliver any of our commissions
ur officers, and also retain a large number
ed citizen prisoners.
s, A Berwick City letter to the Hera
On states that the main body of Gen. Bank
= command was encamped, the 18th of Sept
ly near that place.
al No serious encounter is expected to o
an cur until reaching Vermillion Bayo
of where the rebels, under Dick Taylor, a
is represented to be in great force fortityir
lie the place.
he Another report is, that the rebels a
he concentrating all their available force fro
ne West Louisiana, East Texas, and Southel
ed Arkansas at Alexandria; for last despe
IT ate resistance, and are evacuating all Il
nd country this side of Alexandria, on tt
Red River our forces will soon make
he advance movement,
th, dispatch from the Army of the Cur
lin berland to the Herald, Oct: Sd, says t
ce, prospect of success is good. II the enen
on makes an attack he will be badly defeate
Eat No cause for alarm from Rebel tlaI
I'm movements. The enemy is in sight, al
ely skirmishing continues, the rebels alwa
ey getting wOrsted.
or The Vanderbilt and two other steame
sailed from Rio Janeiro on the I'D of Au
lr- on cruise.
A New Orleans letter to Herald contai
he the following: Guerrillas are growing DO
ur and numerous on the Mississippi river.
They have located three gun battery
he miles above Natchez, from which they fir
lch fifteen shots at the steamer Julia; five
which went through her but she escape
tie Eight or ten vessels have been fired into
he The particulars of the capture of t
British steamer Sir VIM. Pitt, shows tn
m she had landed her Liverpoolcargo of arm
er, &C., in Mexican waters, and took on boa
las some 1000 bales of cotton, when t
NJ French authorities ordered her to lea
it's Mexican waters, which she did, coni
over to the American side of the +
M Grande. Captain Rolands, of the gu
boat Seminole, very promptly sent t,
officers and a number of men to SCI
her, transferring her officers and crew
en- the Seminole, as prisoners of war. T
le- vessel was sent to New Orleans. Capts
IN Hood, of the British ship Pylades, deman
Try ed an explanation, which he received frc
of Capt. Rolands, in effect, that she had Ian
ce, ed contraband of war in American waite
- and had contraband on board.
dy NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The TTionnee 81
vii cial states that gentlemen who are acct
be toned to watch the current OF Europe
or politics, and are in receipt OF private c.
uc- Resemblance from well informed sourC