The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-01-24
Good News Confirmed. !.
ARKANsAs Posr TAKEN ~ STORM.
FIVE THOUSAND REBELS WITH CANNON,
SMALL ARMS, &C., CAPTURED! ke


CAlao, Jan. l7.-By the arrival of the Ram,
Storm, from Arkansas Post, which place she
left Monday at p. NJ, We have some addition
a particulars respecting the taking Of that for
tifcation.
The attack was made Friday evening BY the
gunboats; skirmishipg and csnnonading con-
tinuing through Saturday and up to Sunday p.
M, when our land forces stormed the works,
capturing the entire rebel force and all their
of war. including the ammunition Ia
ken from Blue Wing. -.6
The rebels had earthworks two miles below
the main forti8cations, from which they we're
sbelled on Saturday. They bad also here sevsr.-
al pieces of cannon.
Dufing The cannonade At this point, the gun.
boat Louisville was struck several times-tbree
balls entering her port holes, killing four men
and cutting her escape pipe. p.
The land force debarked below the fortifca-
lions and attacked it in the rear, carrying the
inner works by brilliant cbargea The main fort
or forti6cation was built Of square timber, COW
cred with heavy plank, and over this railroad
iron. It was also banked up six Or seven feet
and contained three IL inch guns, and . number
of others OF less calibre. Every rebel gun was
diemounted, and a quantity Of railroad iron
torn of by our powerful guns.
The rebel commander was either General
Churchill or Gen. German Hill. We have both
reports. His force was about 800 ...
Two regiments of Texan Rangers are said to
have arrived on Sunday night. to reinforce the
Post, but did not know it bad surrendered until
they we're made prisoners. "saa t+'' ilI
No definite report hss reached here as to the
number of killed and wounded on either side.
1t is no doubt much lighter on our side than was
reported last night. 81
One RAIN and two steamboats, have started up
the Arkansas on a reconnaissance. 1t ie thought
the larger gunboats and transports cannot get
up to Little Rock. Arkansas Post is go miles
from the mouth Of Arkansas river. r.I-,.,.tf -
MORE OF THE SPRINGFIELD RAT
t.~8l TIE.
uE Further from HartsvIlle. %'"N
ST. LOUIS, Jan. ia despatch from Gen
eral Brown to General Curtis, dated Springfield,
9th, says the battle at that place lasted thirteen
hours. The enemy numbered 5000 picked
mounted infantry with two rifed guns. The
expedition was fitted out on the Arkansas river
and marched at least 80 miles in "a hours The
enemy skirmishiDg with our scouting parties all
the way. The enemy opened FIRE on the town
without giving notice to remove the sick or
women and children. Our force consisting of
Missouri State militia, Iowa troops, enrolled mil
ieia, convsesents and strsgglers, numbering
! 2, 600, with 2 old iron howitzers, one iron six
pounder mounted on wagon wheels and 2 brass
Founders at Fort Lyon. The enemy were bad.
| whipped. Gen. Brown was trescherously shot
from q residence while leading eAa re. A die
patch from Gen Warren, dated Houston, Texas
Co., 18th, says the enemy are in full retreat to-
wards Arkansas.
! Narmaduke's rebel force IN the Hartsville fight,
was between 1000 and 5000 strong. Their loss
| is about 500 killed, wounded and prisoners.
The famous guerrilla McGould, was among the
killed, and the notorious guerrilla, Porter, was
badly wounded. r3