The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30

Specials to New York Papers.

New YORK, May "a The Herald
Washington dispatch says advices from
Gen. Grants army received by the Presl-
dent last night detailing his proceedings up
to the Goth. He fought five battles and
captured GA guns and took 9400 prisoners.
The Montgomery 4duertiser of the 18th,
saws in relation to the fight at Jackson that
our troops were commanded by Johnston.
We were finally driven back to jackson,
and fought them through the streets, till
overpressed by superior numbers, we were
compelled to evacuate the city.
The enemy's forces amount to about 90
600 or &c, 600, and ours only 5000. General
Johnston has retreated towards Canto -
The enemy's cavalry was at Brandon
Yesterday, twenty one miles this side OF
jackson, near which point he has for 8
to protect the road.
The Richmond Enquirer of the goth has
the followingsn relation to Nicksburgh.
If some happy connection be not made
between the forces under Pemberton and
Johnston the heroic city may possibly fall.
The Times army correspondence of the
23d says that news received from the enc
my's lines say that Pemberton has been de-
| feated betwee Jack son and Vicksburg with
! heavy loss in killed and wounded and 5000
prisoners, as well as one division Of his
| forces cut off and struggling in Il southerly
direction. johnson attacked the Federal
| forces in Jackson, but retired on Monday.
| Pemberton also attacked Grant but was
whipped and retreated upon Vicksburg.
This is said to be the contents OF dispatch
| from Pemberton to Lee.
The Richmond Seminal of the 10Th con-
'tains an article arguing against the receipt
of persons sent South by President Lincoln
and we must require OF all who are thus
received that they join their efforts with
ours against the common enemy. They
must assume our allegiance and its duties.
| nbn of ha
| ernor of Virginia has demanded, under the
! order of the President, all officers taken in
| Virginia found serving with armed slaves
| by General Forrest. The Savannah Re-
publican of the 18th expresses apprehen-
sions of another invasion of Georgia. 1t
4 saws our dispatch announces the marching
of 900 or 500 upon Rome in this State. No
particulars are given of their whereabouts,
only an assurance that preparations are be-
ing made to meet and repel them, The
Charleston Telegraph of the 2lst, says the
steamer New Ormond, with $50 bales OF
cotton, for Nassau, struck a snag, suppos-
ed to be the work of guerrillas, in going
out last night.
Especial to Times.
WASHINGTON, May 24.-The War De-
partment has issued orders requiring all
the abandoned farms within Gen. Heintzel-
! mans District to be put under cultivation
by contrabands.
The President to-day visited several hos
pitfalls. He was greeted with an enthusias-
tic reception by the sick and wounded sol
diers.
Panama letters state that the war oil
I Guatemala against San Salvador has de.
generated into one of raids for the sake Of
plunder All sorts of atrocities are com.
mitted at Letapon by force OF 500 men,
, Report says a conspiracy to assassinatt
President Berries, by person from Guat
| 1a lne. hoe 1icnny-nrn1 III a i'm
prisoned.
From the Richmond Dispatch of the 23c
we learn that Captain Grant, of the 5tt
Missouri arrived in Richmond yesterday
4 in charge of tourty-nine prisoners from
jackson. They were Indiana troops. L,
this lot of troops were two men who form
erly belonged to our army by the name o1
c. Perkins. of the 18th Missouri, and j. w
/ Rose, 1st Tennessee, U. S. troops, but wht
deserted and Joined the Yankees and Were
captured and recognized. They were sen
to castle Thunder for trial. Two of the
I Yankee officers captured near Jackson
: and started to Richmond, when near AT
: lanta, succeeded in bribing two of the
guards and made their escape. Their Gus
t todians left with them. A correspondent
}, of the Knoxville Register, writing from
: the Cumberland Gap, says we have reliable
news here to-day that the enemy is advan
cling on this point with force of ten regi
ments, also a force by way of Big Creek
S The intention of this move weare not abb
!, totell, but if they call on us we shall Civ,
t them a warm reception.
: New YORK, May 25.-The Ih1bane's say
J, that the President has received secont
: disispatch. which has not been sent to tn
It Press, which states, with rather more pre-
: cision, than the first that the whole rebe
: army has been captured, and third, ais
d private despatch, contirmingthe account
of the other two. We consider both thes
nearly as trustworthy as anything but In
official and direct information can brinI
o us In the light of the previous news, it i
5 | hardly possible to doubt that the crownin
: victory OF the long struggle for the grea
d riyer, has at LAST been won, and that Vicks
n burg is ours.
n [Tribune's Dispatch.]
It WASHINGTON, May M.-Dr. Foote, tn
surgeon of the goth New York. arriYet