The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-17
From Missouri.

loss In killed and wounded Is very large.
We are pursuing the rebels.
From Missouri.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15.-An invitation to the
friends of freedom residing in the slave
States, to meet in Convention at Louisville,
KY, on the Sth of January next, to consult
together and take action on the question.
appears in the Democrat to-day, signed by
several Congressman and other prominent
gentlemen of this State.
Several squads of Shelby's raiders crossed
the Pacific Railroad on their way south,
pursued by Gen. Browns cavalry. Shei-
by's raid is at an end. His force is scat
tered in every direction.
Sentence of Naval Court Martial.
CAIRO, Oct. l5.-By General Order No
LOG, issued by Rear Admiral Porter. ON
flag ship Black Hawk, Cairo. 18th, COM
manders of vessels in Mississippi squad
ron are instructed to promugate the find
ing and sentence Of Naval General Court
Martial, convened at Cairo, ILL.,. on board
U. s. s. Clara Dolson. on 3lst of August,
1868, in the following cases:
Thomas Cox, seaman, U. S. steamer For
est Rose, guilty of theft and desertion;
sentence to have checked against him pay
and amount of clothing, and small stores,
stolen from the store room OF Forest Rose,
to forfeit all pay and subsistence due him,
years at hard labor, without pay.
Richard Cornelius. colored, ordinary
seaman. Z. s. steamer Clara Dolson, guilty
of unmanly conduct, and striking an Off
GER, to be hanged by the neck until dead.
Richard H. Smith, acting ensign, guilty
of attempting desertion, and betrayal Of
trust, drunkenness, scandalous conduct, in
relation to act of Congress prohibiting the
introduction on board vessels in the Z. s.
service spirituous liquors, to be confined
at hard labor for term Of five years, and
at expiration of term, cashiered, and for
felt all pay, emOluments now due, or may
accrue to him during the time of contine-
ment.
VIM. Fordham, seamen, U. S. steamer
Baron De Kalb. guilty Of mutinous conduct,
to be confined at hard labor in Penitentia-
ry for term of natural life, and lose all pay
and emOluments that may now be due, or
which may accrue to him during said term
of confinement.
Henry Heneman seaman, u. S. steamer
Baron DE Kalb, guilty of mutinous con-
duct, to be confined to hard labor in peni-
Tertiary for term of life, and lose all pay
and emolument that may be now due him,
during said term OF confinement. Sem
tence to be read publicly upon the quarter
decks Of every vessel in the Mississippi
squadron.
WHY ENGLAND AVOIDS WAR WITH
AMERICA.-The London correspondent of
the New York Times writes:
Mr.. Slidell, while Earl Russell has been
much less than civil to Mr.. Mason. Mr..
Slidell, in France, from all accounts, is as
well treated as if he were a recognized En-
voy. Mr.. Mason, except on his first arri-
val, has not been able to get private in
terview with Earl Russell. Shall l tell
you the reasons for this difference? There
or ia hQ nj
ada to the Northern States, and the similar
proximity of Mexico to the Southern
England hopes to keep the one; France
has taken possession Of The other. England
is determined tn avoid a war with Ameri-
ca. For this the Government stopped the
doing it that the Court of Exchequer de-
cided against it. By similar stretch of
law the Government is stopping the IRON
clads in the Mersey. The Government
will do everything that can be done to
avoid giving offense to America. 1t ear
nestly wishes for peace. No man can tell
the terror of war with America that has
seized upon the English Government and
people. 1t has taken the buster out of the
Times. 1t amounts to panic. 1t is ludi-
crous, and more than ever SO, since the re-
port Of the effect of the American artillery
in the siege of Charleston. 1t cost Eng
land $4,000, 900 to bring Mason to England,
and now they are only too happy tosee him
pack up his trunks at No. IA Upper Sey-
mour street, and take the train for Paris.
1t is the 2OO-pounder PARROTS that have
done it. 1t is the fact, now evident enough,
that there is not an English ship atloat,
or an English fortress ashore, that can re-
sist such artillery-and the fact, also, that
the best gun the English have got is s.
FOUNDER. ...
A CopPERHEAD Sw1NDLER.-On Friday,
a rather fine looking man arrived in this
city from the East, and put up at the Ju-
lien House. He soon made it known that
he was Virginian, talked Copperheadism,
with Copperheads. He had just come from
Ohio, he said, and had travelled through
the State on purpose to learn the feeling OF
the people. The Vallandigham meetings
were the largest ever known. in the world.
Vallandigham is sure of fifteen thousand
majority on the home vote, but the soldiers
may possibly elect Brough. His talk pleas
ed the Dubuque Cops hugely and they
It SO happened that Mr.. F. F. V. brought
yerv little baggage with him, and so on
Saturday night his little bill was present.
ed, for the purpose of ascertalng whether
he had neglected to bring money with him
also. He put on all the airs imaginable.
cts all right. of course. intend to leave
next week-I'l pay you then. Do you
doubt meY Ask Gen. Jones who am
ask most any of the leading Democrats
and they will tell you they know me WELL"
The claim was not pressed and things went
on smoothly until yesterday morning,
when he attempted to smuggle vile cour-
texan into his room. He was caught and
incontinently ordered to leave the house.
He obeyed, and yesterday afternoon left
town also.
The "prominent Democrats were in
curing concerning him. All they knew
was that she is id fine fellow-all
right on the peace question, and has been
although Ohio" His visit seemed to afford
them great Observation-Disclosures Times.