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

lingering for some time, died FROM, =,
effects OF this most unnatural punisbr'ne
Yesterday, McClernand made An ad,.n',
on the Edwards Ferry Road. to wi stIce
three miles of the railroad. After sbam:lln
tne woods Tor few moments, Hovev's ny
vision advanced cautiously across tho o, W
field, expecting to find The enemy then
force, but it turned out that only a ~, IA
pany or twoof Missourians were thera o..,
OF course our troops met with no resist.nn iu
worthy of mention. After remainin% t
the neighborhood over night, and enio1,;, III
the water privileges of a fine stream o.,g
Fourteen Mile Creek, instead of atto odited
the railroad this morning, as was ant;n?s
pated, the corps has moved in direcIion
parallel to the Jackson road, and in ,Il
wake OF Mcpherson and Sherman. we
RAYMOND, May IA, p. M.-The rear If ,ho
grand army is now at Raymond, NcPbnN
sons corps is already at Clinton. on ~.
jackson and Vicksburg road, and ten mill, fne
from the former town. / learn, also. that
Col. Clark Wright, of the 9th Mo. cayaIr la
previous to McPherson's arrival strn:,
the road near that point, destroying tha
railroad and telegraph wire for some S;i
lance. Gen. Sherman's corps is ON tha 10
rect road from Raymond to Jacksoa naSs
ing through this town yesterday about Ave-
in the evening. The rear of Gen. McCler.
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day, General Osterhaus' division arrivin,
through here during last night. Genera
Hovey has taken the road to Clinton. to
re-enfOrce Mcpherson, while Carr is about
seven miles in front on the Jackson road.
The movement of Netherlands column
yesterday was an extremely hazardous one
Gen. Grants original purpose was, instead
OF making Jackson the point of attack, to
assault the enemy, supposed to be at Ed.
wards Station, on the Vicksburg road
MCPHERSON and Sherman were to converge
ON that point, and support McClernand.-
After this plan had been matured, how
ever, General Logan met the enemy about
three miles this side of Raymond. They
were there in considerable force il now an
pears from the statements OF their prison.
ers, numbering not less than 5000 men
under command of Gen. Gardener. after
ward increasing to the number of 5000
The enemy being concealed, at first took us
by surprise, but, after an obstinate resis-
lance, were driven back. Our loss is not
far from 200 in killed and wounded: that of
the enemy about the same; lilo rebel woun.
ded have fallen into our hands and occupy
the Court House. This engagement alter
ed the entire plan. 1t showed that the en-
envy were in heavy force between ourselves
and Jackson-how heavy, was not known,
But matters looked as though they meant
to dispute our passage. and under the cir
make Jackson the objective point. and Ne.
Clernand was ordered TO move by the flank
IN that direction. To do this, when within
three miles from the railroads, where the
enemy had probably been massing, was of
course perllOus i'll the extreme. Gen. A. J
Smith, who was making IA demonstration
at the Montgomery Ford, three miles to cur
left, would be thrown in the rear, and La
bic to an attack at any moment, while Ho-
yeys division, which protected the flank.
would also be exposed to the onslaught of
the whole rebel force. 1t is probable that
: the flank movement was 50 sudden as to
take the enemy by surprise. At all events,
from some cause, the whole column moved
off unmolested.
4 Since my last writing, the weather has
changed with vengeance. To-day the
rain has been falling almost incessantlv,
frequently in torrents. The town of Ray
mond may be charming spot in fair
weather. AT present, Irvings description
OF "a rainy Sunday in country inn"
would only give faint idea OF 1.-THE situa-
ton The dropping, dirty, yellow hos
pltal flags, dismal evolutionary of carnage
and disease, marking the houses here and
there; the mOnotonous spiashing of the
rain; the fiat, narrow, muddy lanes, alto
gether produced an impression by no
means favorable of this locality.
The usual onslaught at stores and out
houses IS III progress, Notwithstanding
Provost Marshals and General Orders
The most valuable warerooms, however,
: have been protected, and the private
houses, believe, are unmOleSted. These
evils are as old and inevitable as wars and
almost inseparable from them. The pas
sion for ''contiscation" becomes a mono
! mania among sOldies OF an invading army.
1t is the disease known as ELept0ma1sin, and
is now a most alarming epidemic. Old
: broken down hacks, dilapidated vehicles,
worthless and nauseating drugs. Articles
: of females apparel are seized upon, and,
like Mrs Toodles's door-plate, are appro-
2 priated with a most commendable provi-
l dence for future contingencies, From the
secesh of this place we have CLEANED seve-
raj facts Of public interest. Report says
f that Breckenridge has killed Bragg; also
that Surgeon on Van Dorn's staff shot
, him in revenge for certain liberties taken
with the wife OF the former. 1t thus APP
pears that the tragedy of the Kilkenny cats
. is being re-enacted among the officers of
J the Confederacy.-C0r. ". Y. Tribune.