The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-04

are finished Grant will carry the place by
storm.
Our batteries opened with red hot shot
on the night of the 18th.
NEW YORK, June 2S.-A Washington
dispatch to the Herald states that SQUAD
ron OF ene hundred Of the Scott Cavalry
drove in the rebel piekets at Fairfax G. H..
and then fell into an ambuscade, and only
eighteen returned.
Washington dispatch states that JEFF.
Davis has called for 1904 00O men to take the
place ofthose invading the North.
NEW York, June 2s.-The TTraes' Bal
tinore dispatch says: The entire Army Of
the Potomac is now on the light side Of the
river. A portion of our cavalry is opera
ting in advance and the rest IN the rear
There are no rebels at South Mountain Or
Boonsboro'. They appear to se concentra-
ting near Sharpsburg.
HIS corps crossed yesterday friday
and are now in Hagerstown.
Rebel wagon trains, laden with grain.
and large droyes OF cattle, sheep, hogs ana
horses are being driven from Pennsylya
MIA towards Hagerstown.
A special to the Herald from Harrisburg
az clock this morning, says the enemy
demanded the surrender Of Medina, which
was complied with, our cavalry retreaJng
in good order.
The enemy pulled down -heC. S. fae
and raised the rebel colors. The town was
very quiet, most of the public having, left
The rebels captUred several thousand
dollars worth OF Government property,
consisting OF flour, salt, &c, at Kingston,
Gen. w. +. Smith commands our forces
west Of the Susquehanna.
The rebel Gen. Johnston entered Cham
bersburg on Wednesday, and on Friday
moved toward Shippensbur@.
His forces numbered from s, 900 TO 10000.
The Herald's Lancaster dispatch says the
rebels have possession Of YonkerS, and
have thrown out their pickets towards
Lancaster.
BALTIMORE. June 28.-It is reported that
a force of 8, 600 cavalry and seven pieces Of
artillery crossed the Potomac at Seneca
Point this morning. They took the Dranes-
town road, as if for the purpose Of either
reaching the Washington road, or the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad.
The rebels have burnt two bridges this
side Of York. and two beyond, SO far as is
known.
YerGlG'S special.l
HARRISBURG, June 2S.-Gen. Cameron
has information that the rebels are at Car
Isle, 2O, 600 strong, with IS pieces artillery.
Guns are heard and the enemy IS al hand.
LANCASTER, Pa, June e28.-t0urhunGred
rebel cavalry attempted TO ford The Sus-
glIehanna, but We're bafled by the current.
The enemy have burned the bridges OF the
Northern Central Railroad between Col
umbus. and are coming towards C0lunl bia.
1t is reported that 5,00O Of the enemy have
She!led the village OF WrighlsylLe, oppo
site Columbia.
a dispatch from Headquarters Army Of
The Potomac, u the EcJuid, dated 18th,
says: This morning Col. Hardie arrived
Oh a special train from Washington, as the
bearer. OF dispatches, relieving Gen. i 0oIl-
er from command and appointing Major
General Mead his successor.
New YORK, june g9.-The EerQld'S dis
patch from the Headquarters Of the Army
Of the Potomac, dated the 18th, says affairs
on the Upper Potomac are quiet. The reb-
els have a small force al, and still remain
in possession Of South Mountain.
Gen. Pleasanton's cavalry are reported
to have crossed the Potomac below Ed
wards Ferry and captured a train Of $50
wagons. Gen. PleasantOn has been ap
pointed Major General and commando OF
the cavalry.
Gen. Stahl has been ordered TO repor. for
duty with another command IN Penn.
New YORK, June 29.-A Harrisburg dis
patch TO the HerGjG says our fcrtiIicaIions
only need good, able and experienced SOL
diers. VIII they come forward? Penn
syIvania is now responding The
citizens generally, are recruiting.
Gen. Smith is il command west Of the
| Susquehanna,
| Washington specials state that the rebel
cavalry under F'itz Hugh Lee, dashed INTO
, Anondale, made several prisoners and des-
| troyed the government stores.
Another dispatch says a train Of empty
wagons from Tenlytown, was attacked
three times by rebel cavalay. The rebels
had four pieces OF artillery and several reg
iments OF cavalry near Gainesville. The
rebels captured l5O wagons and zoe mules.
Three rebel cavalry brigades are moving
towards the Washington branch Of the 3.
{, o. Il. r. They passed within + miles Of
| Washington, and the object appears TO be
the destruction of the trestle work at An
napolis junction, between Washington and
Annapolis.
Especial TO the World,
| HARRISBURG, June 27.-l2 P. MI have
just returned from Oyster Point, the far
! est part Of our lines. There was firing in
the night about two O'Clock, and one Of the
! pickets was fired on. The enemy is threat
ening TO cross the Susguehanna, bat there
has been no conflict up to this time.