The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-10-31

Will UOVeINuieuC ITelkHt, StIuCh SAdS
yesterday, on her way down the Missis-
sippi, 200 miles above Cape Giradeau, and
sunk to her boiler deck cargo and boat a
total loss. The passengers were brought
here this morning. No lives lost. The
steamer City Bell left here early this
morning to render assistance.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Oct. N.-The new Next
can Minister, Senior Romero, representing
the Juarez government, to-day officially
advised the State Department of his ar
rival.
Arrangements are being made for pay
ing our armies for the two months ending
with November. Twenty-Five millions of
dollars are required for this purpose. The
paymasters' rolls may not, however, be
prepared before the middle Of that month.
Heavy cannonading was heard at
Gainesville to-day, for more than two
hours up to noon, in the direction of Beal-
ton, which is five miles from Rappahan-
mock Station. At o'clock this a. M. the
I'd Army Corps started out on reconnois
may have encountered the enemy.
Last night between and 9 O'Clock, 10 or
II teams belonging to the reserve artillery,
were captured by some 150 guerrillas, when
two miles from Warrenton.
SuERMANs ADvANCE.-The following
special dispatch to the Chicago Journal,
from Cairo, is q more minute account Of
the attack on Gen. Sherman's advance,
! ear Tuscumbia, on the 2lst inst, in which
Col. Terrence and Capt. Randall, of the
3Oth Iowa, were killed. It will be seen
that six Iowa regiments were engaged,
among them the 25th, which is mainly
from this locality, and that it is said to
have incurred some loss. If the reports
are correct, Sherman is likely to have a
desperate fight. But it is probable that
the figures given are erroneous, by at
least the addition Of a CIPHER
The advance Union forces eastward
from this point met with sharp resistance
on Wednesday, the 31st inst, at Cherokee
Station, on the Memphis and Charleston
railroad, eight or nine miles this side of
Tuscumbia, The troops of the gallant 10Th
Army Corps met the rebels with their
usual bravery, and soon made themselves
masters Of the position. On the day pre-
vious q brisk cavalry fight took place
| BILE body of rebel mounted infantry and
| the 9Th Ohio cavalry, in which six rebels
were killed, and fifteen wounded left on
| the field. Our troops went into the rebels
! like shot, cutting and slashing right and
left, and cleaned them out in short order,
| losing seven men and five horses. The Sd
Regular cavalry went forward to partici-
pate, but the Ohio boys had completed the
Job. This was on Tuesday evening. The
cavalry then fell back near the advance
of Gen. Osterhaus' division. -
| Next morning broke dark and lowering,
| with rain and log. The movement of the
LIST Division, Gen. Osterhaus,) which was
to have been at 6, was delayed till 8. The
I'd Division (Gen. M. Smith) lay close up
to the LIST Division, waiting till they should
move ahead, before striking camp. Major
Gen. Blair commanded both Divisions
Gen. Osterhaus moved forward toward
Tuscunl bia, but had not proceeded far be-
| fore his advance, consisting of the 4th, 9th,
18th, 26th, 30th and 3lst Iowa Regiments,
encountered large force of rebels, estima-
ted at between 1000 and 5000, under COM
dy and Richardson. A heavy musketry
fire Immediately opened. The fight was
furious for an hour, when the rebels fell
back with heavy loss in killed and wound.
ed.
Gen. Osterhaus hurried up several "a.
FOUNDER Parrots, which made havoc in theil
retreating columns, and our whole Division
was soon on the ground. tlt
The loss on our side does not exceed 10l
killed and wounded. -
The death of Col Terrence, of the 3Oth
Iowa was serious disaster. He was killed
while in advance of his men in the midst oil
the fight. Mistaking party of rebels
dressed in Federal uniform for our troops
he rode forward 10 ascertain where they
were, and at half-rarge distance was shot
down by them. His regiment seeing him
fall, raised a yell, dashed forward at a
charge, regaining his body and scattering
the rebelsin all directions. The loss in this
regiment is % killed and wounded. Cap.
tain H. Randall, Co. D, killed, Captain
which he will lose; Captain Clark, Co. II
seriously and probably MORALLY wounded
in the back, Capt. Smith, Co. e, seriously
wounded; Adjt. Clendening, wounded in
head and thigh, had six or seven bullets
through his clothes. Several other regi.
ments, including the 4th and 18th Iowa
lost more or less, but we are unable to learn
particulars.
The bodies Of Col. Terrence and Captain
Randall arrived last evening at Memphis,
where they were embalmed, and will be
sent north to-day, in charge of G. D. George
suttler of the Both Iowa regiment. Col T.
lived at Keokuk, and served with distinc.
ton through the Mexican war.
The rebels are said to have very strong
Notifications about mile this side of Tus.
cumbia, on the railroad, and prisoners re-
port they expect to make strong defense
there. 1t is said they had 10000 men there
on Tuesday, and received reinforcements
Of 900 cavalry on Wednesday morning
and some 10000 more are expected from
Bragg's army. The following officers are
said to be in command: Gems. Loring, 8.
I d. Lee, Roddy, Richardson, and Forrest.
1t is said that rebel dispatches from John
lston have recently been captured, in which
the rebel officers have been conjured not to
! permit our forces to open up the road be-
/ tween Memphis and Decatur
4 Some of the prisoners taken at Cherokee
Station give as an explanation ftheir blue
uniforms, that the rebel Government in
tends to clothe all their troops with blue
OvercoatS.