The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-21
Specials to New York Papers.

New YORK, Nov. 1S,-The Herdtd's Fol-
ly Island letter under date of the 14th, says
the enemy opened severe fire from the
monitors on Sullivan's Island. Some of
the guns had been turned upon them. The
rebel shells done no damage.
Col. w. B. Jordan, ofthe 4Sth New York
Volunteers, has been appointed Comman-
der of the forces at Hilton Head, Fort Pu-
laski and Tybee Island.
The Tunes has dispatch from the Army
of the Potomac, dated 10th, which says it
is believed that the enemy has now only a
strong picket line on the Rapidan, and that
Lees army has fallen back to some other
position. The heavy rains have made the
roads and fords almost impossible.
Gen. Butler has gone to North Carolina
to inaugurate the policy he commenced at
Fortress Monroe before leaving. He be-
gan work on the plan of enlisting and or
ganizing blacks in the Virginia portion OF
his department..
We hear from Fortress Monroe, that pro-
badly all the rebel prisoners now in our
hands, will be sent to Buffers jurisdiction
for safe keeping.
The Posts Washington correspondent
saws there was some dispute here over an
amusing question, and 1t is this: Does Gen.
Meade desire to advance upon the enemy ?
1t is claimed by number of his friends
that he does desire to push on at once, but
that Gen. Halleck is opposed To it. On the
other hand, it is said that both Gen. Hal
leck and Gen. Meade are agreed that no
| further advance should be made this Win
ter, but that the President insists upon
more fighting before the winter compels
the army to cease it's operations until next
season. 1t is asingular condition of things,
that at least four different men have the
reputation OF being opposed to the future
progress of the war. l feel very certain OF
| two things: that Gen. Halleck is not eager
! for another battle on the Southern side OF
the Rappahannock, and that Gen. Meade
is. The General was urged to go to Gettys-
burg, but he refused peremptorily, and has
gone back to fight if the enemy affords
him anything like fair field and will
stand up for battle. He will try the haz-
ard. Gen. Meade is a prudent General,
but even he is convinced that it is in his
power to beat the enemy under Gen. Lee.
Mowbry is gathering all the Union citi-
zens Of Virginia between here and War
renton, and our troops, by way of retalia-
ting, are capturing all the rebel Virginians
and bringing them in for confinement In
the old Capital Prison.
Especial to World.1
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE immense
number of non-producing slaves in the
South are fast becoming an incubus which
the Emancipation Proclamation was not
needed to Danish III good time. Over
million of slaves were removed from the
Border States, now lost the Confederacy,
and are huddled into Georgia, alone to con-
sumo the subsistence which might other
| wise sustain Bragg's army during the Win
| ter. 1t is the opinion OF many, not only
here, but at the South, that that army, be-
ing now deprived of all supplies from Tex.
as, Tennessee and Kentucky, will soon
have no alternative but to surrender to the
Nf hr1ylp 1IrIn nj
as now seems probable, forces it to new
| activity to give way under such press
ure.
NEW YORK Nov. ia Herolds Wash
ington dispatch says that on Sunday the
rebels threw two or three shots to this side
of the river, but not in the range of their
batteries at Raccoon There We're two de-
serters publicly branded yesterday.
WAsHISGToN, Nov. 1S.-The Heralds
Washington dispatch says the rain OF Sun
day exposed horrable sight on the Rap
pahannock in the rifle pits from which the
rebels had retired on this side-the wash
ing of the rain uncovered half buried
arms and legs Of those killed in their re-
cent skirmshes with the 9Th Corps.
The Herald has the following:
"ARMY OF THE Potomac, Nov. LEACH
of the Indiana and Wisconsion regiments
| in this army are sending home one COM
handing officer and one and two privates
| from each company on recruiting service,
with the expectation Of filling up their
decimated ranks with volunteers
A letter to the Herald, dated off Mobile.
ODD, says the Colorado, flag ship, and the
Genesee had an engagement with the & La
dies RAM a vessel presented by the la
dies of Mobile to the rebels. The Genesee
| fired two shots and the Colorado three
when the rebel ram almost Immediately
put back under cover of Fort Morgan.-
a hay cd
steamers and floating battery in the bay,
but they are of no account to them.
Washington dispatch to the Herald
says that the sutler of the 5th Kentucky
cavalry and seven others, released from
Castle Thunder on parole, have reached
Washington. They state that the removal
OF l2O0O Union prisoners from Richmond
to Danville has commenced, and already
800 have gone.
There is great mplainta among the poor
er people in Richmond at high prices and
scarcity of provisions, and they are forced
to adopt the advice of their papers, to live
without eating meat.
There are some 200 rebel prisoners con-
fined in Castle Thunder, forvarious alleged
otfenses; some for desertion and others for
attending peace meeting in North Carolina
while at home on furlough.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch saws
that Messrs. VIM. Stannis, of Keokuk.
Iowa, ana a. Hines, OF Memphis, two citi-
zens, captured last May at Greenville Mis-
sissippi, and confined in Libby Prison
most of the time since, are among the re-
turned prisoners that arrived at Annapolis
to-day. The day before they left, a favorite
dog of friend, which had been for long
time sharing their scanty fare, was sacri-
ticeed that they might have meal. These
gentlemen say that while the officers had
received contributions sent there for SOL
diers and citizens, they were not vet dis
tributed. They confirm the statements
that nothing sent to citizens orsoldiers had
ever been delivered by the rebels until the
recent interference of our Government.
Thirty-tive Yankee deserters escaped
from Castle Thunder by mining under the
wall, last Friday night. A few were re-
captured.
Especial to Times
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-Lee is falling
back to Hanover Junction, south. Half of
his army is protection for Richmond, and
the other half has gone towards Lynchburg
to reinforce or protect the retreat of the
force sent against Burnside,
Especial to World.l,
WASHINGTON, Nov. lS.-Adyices re-
ceived to-day from the West state that the