The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-03-28
SPECIALS TO NEW YORK PAPERS,

Washington specials state that rebel sympa-
shizers say that the rebel leaders are preparing
to concentrate their whole available force near
chattanooga, whore they will Idle in the last
ditch.n @
1t is stated that the rebels are feeling the
outer lines of the army of the Potomac, indica
ting an attack upon our army.
Scouts report the rebels are moving infantry
in the direction of Culpepper S4 &
The President has decided to take the first
draft from States that are deficient in their
quotas.
Gen. Butler will soon have command.
Advices from Havana 18th and Vera Cruz
4th are received. Puebla had not been taken,
nor did the French advance appear rapid.
Especial to Herald
MUR1REEsBoRo, Tenn, March 26.-A deserter
from Gen. Hardee's command, came into our
lines yesterday. He reports Van Dorm, with
two, and Gen. Forrest with one brigade of cav
airy at Columbia. Van Dorm was undecided
whether to 60 to Mississippi or cross Duck river.
1t appears to-day, that he has crossed. Gen.
Morgan has to-day been demonstrating on the
right The wife Of Gen. Braxton Bragg, died at
Tullahoma yesterday.
Gen. Bragg has been relieved of the command
and Genl Joe Johnston is now chief at Tulla-
bona. The Chattanooga Rebel, of the 18th, has
the following:
Port Hudson, March 2l.-Thcre are reports
of the sinking of the sloop of war Richmond
from injuries received on the 18th, but nothing
definite is known.
The mortar feet still occupies the old position
below, out of range.
| Yesterday the enemy fred at our transport
with long range guns without effect A large
party landed from the transport and burned
several residences.
Some activity has prevailed among the enc
my's transports for the past two days, but there
| have been no indications of another attempt to
pass the batteries.
Ninety deserters have arrived in the last two
days and they are continually coming in. They
confirm the previous reports of the demoraliza-
ton of Banks army.
Our batteries sustained no injury in the late
engagement, and are ready at any time to give
the enemy q warm reception.
Fl. Pemberton, March 2O.-Gen. Loring has
whipped the enemy back from this point, and
they are now in full retreat to Yazoo Pase
A dispatch to the Appeal, dated Pamela, 10th,
says the Federals engaged in the raid on Her
nsndo have been defeated. The old troops of
the enemy have been replaced by new ones, and
the old garrisons taken to Memphis. Itis re-
ported that the Memphis and Charleston Rail-
road, also the Mobile and Ohio Railroad have
been abandoned from Jackson to Columbus
500 cavalry crossed the Coldwater SO miles
south of here, and moved toward Holly Springs
The Appeal learns of no new movement at Port
Hudson.
Gen. Banks had fallen back to his fortified
camp snd manifested no disposition to advance.
.Deserters continue to come in, and report dis
affection in their camps.
The feet continues out Of sight The two
vessels above have been slowly steaming up the
river. They landed and cut down few poles of
the telegraph.
vicksburg, March 24.-The gunboats Hart
ford and Aonongahela passed Warrenton about
o'clock, this evening, after a heavy cannonade
of an hour, arrived safely, and are nov anchored
below this city at Sweden Point.
The Richmond correspondent of the Charles
ton Mercury, says that Gen. Lees Whereabouts
remains a profound mystery, aud also, liz his re-
port of the Stone river battle, Gen. Bragg Sc
verely censured Gen. Breckenridge.