The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-01
Frem Cairo And Below.

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Frem Cairo and Below.
which arrived late last night, / have Mem
pms papers of the 1st. Also dispatches
rom your correspondent of that date
from the latter l have it that, jeff. Davis.
PRESIDENT of the Quasi Confederacy, is
dead: There is no particulars. This ru-
inor is through rebel sources, but seems too
good to be true.
wards Mobile. and a movement will nm
douptediy take place at no distant day.
Inc edltor OF the Bulletin has conversed
with gentlemen from the South. repre-
sentlng seven seeded States, and places
confidence in their statements, One from
georgia, lately IN arms against the United
States, acknowledges his error. and saws
he was entirely mistaken in his estimation
of Northern people. The South has meas
ured its strength with that of the Govern
ment and finds the latter the stronger and
they are ready and willing for some ar.
langement to be made looking to reunion
and peace.
Their experience of war, destitution and
suffering is perfectly satisfactory. The
time for deluding the South with high
wrought stories and false Confederate vic
tories has passed. They no longer believe
their official reports of such stories, hav-
ing found SO many false. They have seen
state after Stale overTun with Esderals,
stronghold after stronghold taken by Union
troops, and they give up all hopes of sue
cess. The armies of the Confederacy join
IN this feeling generally. A vast proper
ton of the rebel army is broken. disgust
ed and spiritless. The people are willing
to correct their grand mistake, and will
no longer be guided by those who led them
estray.
Mr.. Kinds, the gentleman from whom
fan nfc, al. ;.,t
tlated by letter the editor Of the Bulletin
has received from Vicksburg, July 21st,
from one John Mason, who has left the
Confederate army.
The following is summary of the letter.
The writer deserted the Confederate
cause at Charleston and now belongs to
the Union army The men at Charleston
desired him to inform the newspapers that
IL Gen. Beauregard did not surrender
Charleston to the Union army in % days
| they would shoot him and all the officers
in command. They don't want to fight
any longer.
Lincoln gave the rebels 80 days to deliv-
| er up their arms and come back into the
Union. jeff. Davis and Beauregard would
not listen to President Lincoln, and hence
the South has lost all her slaves. Beaure-
gard had better look out, and him and JEFF.
Davis had better stop fighting and accept
this Offer
There are others besides Mr.. Mason, who
now condemn the Secesh for the loss OF
their property.
The steamer City of Washington has ar
rived here from New Orleans the 24th. She
reports an increased activity in the retail
trade of that city. Among her passengers
to Memphis were Major General Near.
thur, Brig. Gen. Thayer, Brig. Gen. Ma
thies, and Col. McCook. The latter arriv-
ed at Cairo last evening. The remainder
will soon come up North to recruit their
health after long term ofarduous service
| MEMPHIS, Aug. 1.-Col. Hatch has driv-
en- Richardson's band of guerrillas, about
one thousand strong, down into Miss, anG
has turned his attention to Gen. Pillows
| forces, who are in the neighborhOod o
Paris, Tenn. Pillow is reported to have
crossed the river at Paris on Sunday last
with six regiments.
! One Of Gen'l Dodge's scouts left Tuscum
bia, July 18th, and arrived at Corinth. He
reports Roddy hassent all his baggage anG
stores towards Rome, Georgia, but re-
mains in Tuscumbia Valley with most o
his forces. Also reports that nearly hal
of the Alabamians Of Bragg's army have
deserted, taking their arms and are in tht
mountains, and refuse to come back.
Lieut. Davenport, of the Goth Mississippi
regiment, who left Johnston's army foul
days ago, reports Johnston with the bull
of his army at Meridian, part of it under
orders to 60 to Mobile. They We're entire
ly ignorant of Grants movements.
CAIRO, Aug. 4.-Several officers have
arrived from below, going to Ohio to tax,
charge Of drafted men to fill up their de
pleted regiments.
Some thirty-one negro women and chill
dren, whose huts were burned by Holmes
men on the 4th ult., came up to-day OF
their way to ST. Louis, in charge of Chap
lain j. w. Woods, assistant superintend
ent of contrabands at Helena. Four dice
on the way up.
stock from the railroads in Mississippi ant
running it into Georgia via Mobile. Th'
number Of men composing the garrison i
stated, on good authority, to be less tha,
three thousand. 1t is believed land at
tack would soon reduce it.