The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-03-28
Correspondence OF the Gate CITY.
CAVALRY FIGHT ON TINE RAFpA
HANNOCK

TIE Enrol3mfst Bill Gems. Burnside
and FremoA 10 be assigned com.
onds-- lice Lucky Iosp paas, de-. dc.
WAsHrHoros, d. c., March 12, 63.
EnrrpK gate CITY:"- Affairs are be-
ginning to look brisk in the ranks of on,
Eastern Army, now that they have Z
skillful commander. An q fficer who came
up from the front yesterday. reports that
email portion Of General Hooker's cav
airy crossed the RappahaI. .sook, attacked
superior force Of the enc my and routed
them. The rebels used common and
small arms. and our troopp used nothing
but their sabres. The fight lasted abou,
four hours and the rebels ssskedaddled." /"
Your correspondent did not learn the
number Of killed and woup pded. but they
we're few. The soldiers are in good spir-
its, hoping for better we Ather In order
that "fighting Joe Hooker" may lead
them '.,en to victory
The soldiers and officers have the great
est confidence in Gen. Hdoker's patriot
ism and ability to take Ric hmoud.
The roads are very b. ID sometime
nothing can be seen OF mule but his
ears sticking out Of the mud d, and one foot
Of Virginia soil is equal 10 three feet of
that in Iowa. You can thh us form an idea
of the condition Of the roads.
1t 10 reported upon good authority that
Gems. Burnside and Fremont are each to
have separate and imports mt commands;
II Is not stated rheye, but the hope Of all
loyal people il that they will each have
one more chance at the "sf fceshers." 1t
= lso stated that Msjor General Pope is
10 Be assig ned m important command -
This would be awell m erited tribute
to Gen. Pope. We have heard TIE best
Of military men cay that if i, had no,
been for Porter's treaehery and mcon1re-
tency. he (Popc,) J wonld \ aye destroyed
~Stoneuvali'' Jackson's Whole army. IL
must have been the FAULT of Porter or
Little Mac, or both of tAem--particu-
Iarly tho latter.
The testimony OF Gen. Hooker, before
The investigating committee the other
day. is very damaging to Nee Clellan.---
Gen. Hooker said: "As / % ON my oath
before this committee, | must give my
opinion as to the failure of the Peninsu-
lsr Campaign--lt was the incompetenoy
,f the Commanding General" n,
! The oopperheads are making terrible
fuss because their idol, "Little Mac has
not been reinstated; but il i no gs-Mr.
Lincoln has just a. little confidence in
the patriotism Of NcClellan = ths Iowa
people have in that Of Jsdg> Chgett.
The Enrolment Bill iscteating great
deal Of unnecessary axcite enent among
he copperhead gentry here. Il ID mis-
called, by them, "conseription'' bill; in
he 6rst place, in order q make it odi-
,us. IL is represented - unconslitution-
il. oppressive, and . vi9la.ion Of the
rights of the States, Most people believe
hat, by its operation. the whole people
II the North are to be forced into the,
army. livery coward and every one who
with the rebels is Of course.
frightened out Of his propriety as this
prospect. But let Us look at the provis-
ems ofthis bill, and see exactly TO what
! amounts. It 6rst declares that al able
bodied aaals citissns, asd foreigners who
nave taken oxt their 6rst papers, between
lweuty md forty fys years Of age. shsll
the national forces. It then
the exemptions, which are as
'ollows: First, all such as are physically
i mentally unfit Second, the. Vice
President Of the United States. Third,
he Judges of the various courts Of the
United States, the heads of the various
Of government, and the Gov
hors Of the several States. Fourth,
" only son hsble 70 military duty, Of 3,