The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-04-18
News from Rebel Sources.

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 15.-The Richmond papers of the
18th are received.
JACKSON, April 1O.-Fifty-three Yankee
gunboats have gone up the Coldwater. A 8
gun iron clad was abandoned and destroy
ed at the mouth of the Amite river. q
The Memphis lines are sealed for 60 days,
neither cotton or contraband will be admit
ted within them. sIa
MOBILE, April 11.-An officer from a
British ship off the bar last night reports
the capture of the City of Mexico by the
French #51r
Admiral Farragut is reported blockad-
ing Red river. b
CHARLESTON, April lO-Affairs I'M
changed, all quiet tonight. The steamers
Emma and Anna arrived this morning
from Nassau.
Richmond, April l3.-The Wing says re-
ports were in circulation yesterday that a
fight took place at Williamsburg on Satur-
day the 4th between the forces under Gen.
Wise and the Yankees. These reports are
confirmed by passengers who arrived here
last evening. At an early hour on that
morning our troops drove in the Yankee
pickets, and occupied the town, the enc
my returning to Fort Magruder, from
which point they commenced Smelling the
place. Gen. Wise took position near the
College, and replied to their fire. Our ca
sualties up to the Sth inst. were slight. Z
A cavalry movement had been ordered,
the result OF which had not been learned.
There is a rumor that we captured 40 pris-
oners, and burned a large quantity of COM
missary stores. But this is not vouched
for.
Richmond papers of the 14th contain the
following: .-teE H
Charleston, April 12.-Last night the
steamer Stonewall Jackson, formerly the
Leopard, while attempting to run into this
harbor, was holly chased by half a dozen
blockaders, which fired at her, She re-
ceived several shots through her hull
Capt. Black finding it impossible to escape
run the steamer into the beach and burned
her. The crew and passengers took to their
boats and have arrived. er's - - .2ai
Very little.was saved, excepting the mails
and passengers effects. The steamer was
burned to the waters edge, in sight of the
Yankees. 80 "a e t[A' @1.H as
Her cargo consisted of severl field-pieces,
200 barrels of saltpetre, 200 army shoes
and large.assortnent merchandise.
GOLDsBoRO', N. c., April l3.-The news
of a partial victory over the Abolitionists
of Washington reached here to-day. 1t ap-
pears that the Yankees under Foster who
are marching to the relief of Washington,
now invested by our troops, were met en-
route last Thursday evening near Blaird' s
Creek by General Pettigrew. No loss on
our Side. w
JACKSON, MISS, April 1.-THE enemy
in Black Bayou are retreating towards the
river, laying waste the whole country as
they move along over the river. fa3l
Patrol men report that two Yankee gun
boats, conveying five cavalry transports,
passed up the river on the It'll instant also,
nineteen transports with infantry and forty
freight boats, loaded down.
The enemy is reinforcing all the depots
is q OF rHo6 t. .
A special dispatch to the appeal says that
30 boats and II guhboats have gone up
from Memphis to operate on the Cumber-
land. Nv - 81
MOBILE, April 1o.-An official despatch
saws the enemy 400 in number, mostly con-
trahand troops landed at Pascagoula yester-
day, and were attacked by our cavalry
The enemy lost Is killed. Our loss was one
Lieutenant and one private slightly wound
ed, The Yankee gunbOats put back to
shin Island with their wounded. Rein
forcements have been sent up to renew the
action.