The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-08-29
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Specials 70 New York Papers.
The Tribune has the following special
HEADERS ARMY or THE POTOMAC, Aug. |
2.-The cavalry pockets of the enemy call
ed yesterday morning across the Kappa. !
Sumter had been taken by US. rms Is |
confirmation of the news received VIA
Fortress Monroe by the Richmond papers
of yesterday.
Dales cavalry force under Fitz Hugh
Lee, crossed the Rappahannock yesterday
morning at Carbins Neck, six miles below
Fredericksburg. But they were speedily
routed by brigade of Gen. Curtis, with
a loss in prisoners of three engineer officers
and q number of priyates yet unspecifed
in killed and wounded before recrossing
the river Our loss is slight. No officers
injured.
some What thus :-Eweil lies near Orange
C. H.. A. p. Hill near Rapidan Station,
Iongstreet stretches from u. s. Ford to
Fredericksburg, and pickets the Kappa
hammock down to Port Royal, Lees head
quarters lie about two miles beyond Or
ange G.. H., on the Gordonsville road.
Twenty-Five rebel prisoners and desert
left for Washington last evening and sew
eral more this morning. They report con-
tinued disatiection and desertion in the
rebel army, Mr.. King and John Pearce,
deserving privates from the 8th Georgia,
report Gen. Stuart having been released OF
his cavalry command, and the appoint
ment of Gen. Hood in his stead, lately in
command of brigade under his orders.
NEW YORK, August 26.-The HerGtds
special says c. Edward Lester, Clerk in
the War Department, was arrested last
Monday, at Harper's Ferry, with impor-
tant documents, intended for the enemy, in
his possession. Lester is suspected of hav
ing been in communication with the rebels
for some time, and has doubtless given
them much valuable intelligence.
The guerrillas who infest the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, made their appearance on
the tow path about twenty-five miles
above Georgetown, They appeared in
were told by the boats they hailed that
other boats were near at hand with troops
on board, they did no damage.
An active pursuit Of the guerrilla bands
who infest the country in the vicinity of
our lines, is constantly kept up by our
cavalry, and more or less OF them are daily
captured.
The steamer Baltimore, Capt. Mitchell,
arrived here this morning from Fortress
Monroe. He says the enemy has not APP
peared on the Potomac, reports to the con-
trary notwithstanding, and that there are
no indications of new batteries at any
point
Our flotilla has not been able to discover
any rebels on the Virginia shore, and the
whole country wears an air of loneliness
and desolation.
Especial to Worid.l
WAsHINGToN, Aug. 25.-Official adyices
from Gen. Gilmore and Admiral Dahlgren,
are expected by the War and Navy De-
partments, to reach here tomorrow. The
, fact that Gen. Gilmore has demanded the
surrender of Charleston is believed here to
be based upon his success in reaching the
city with Parrot guns, with which he in
tended making the experiment as soon as
they were mounted.
1t is believed that what is left of Sumter
is fully in Gen. Gilmore's possession, and
that ere this the flag which waved there
until Major Anderson surrendered, is back
in its old place-the identical one having
been sent him some time since for that ex-
press purpose.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The Herald has
the following:
CHARLESTON, Aug. 22.-From O'Clock
until p. m. yesterday the enemy's fire or
Sumter was very heavy; 1913 shots were
fired and 7O4 struck the Fort either inside
or outside. The eastern face of the For,
is badly battered. Some guns on the east.
ern end and eastern face were disabled
The flag was shot down four times. Five
privates and two negroes were wounded
in Sumter.
The enemy's fire on Wagner caused
five casualties, including Capt. Robert
PrinSle, killed. Our sharpshooters are an
noying the Yankees considerably.
1t is supposed the enemy burst one of
their Parrot guns yesterday p. m,
At ii o'clock last night a communication
from the enemy, unsigned, was sent to
Gen. Beauregard, demanding the surren-
der of Sumter and Morris Island batteries,
with notification that the city would be
shelled in As hours if the demand was not
complied with. Beauregard was on a re-
cOnnOissanee and Gen. Jordan returned it
for the signature of the writer.
About o'clock this evening the enemy
began throwing shells into the city from a
battery on Marsh between Morris and
James Island, distant five miles from the
p city. Twelve 8-inch Parrot shells fell
into the city, but caused no casualties
The transaction is regarded as an outrage
on civilized warfare. The Smelling had
good effect in Fastening the exodus of non
combattants.
At daylight this morning the enemy
opened fire vigorously on Sumter. The
plying Wagner is firing briskly on the
enemy's advanced work, 450 yards from
our batteries.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-The Richmond
Enquirer states that ii seems the enemy has
been able. to throw few shells in the. city
from u distance OF i've miles, and we are
told that Gen'l Beauregard has protested
against such proceedings, on the ground of
humanity. This protest will be of little
use indeed, If he cannot disable those bat
teries which fired the shells
Yankee commanders with their customary
bravado have demanded the surrender of
Sumter and our forts on Morris Island, but
in this. they can by no means be INDUCED.
They will find they are now only at the
beginning of the siege of Charleston. and
that between them and that city is still
fiery path to travel.
The Times special says that Mosby's OPP
erations in our immediate front are assum-
ing rather gigantic proportions. From
band of sixty desperadoes, his force has
grown to eight hundred able bodied guer-
rillas, who prey upon every thing which
passes between Fairfax and Warrenton.
Early this morning, with his whole force
he attacked Suffers train between Gem