The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-31
Rebel News.

Lt0RTHESS MON kQES Lee. sS0-Iho Charles.
ton ODasaes, os TIE 10th, las the following:
The dag OF truce boat brought up Thurs.
day l0s pasoled Confederate officers iron,
Fon Pulaski. ~ sf -. sss5ss4 a.s
The Yankee Ctticers in the fleet report
that Sherman aad his staff have arrived at
Hilton Head. ii ass Il ssg' .s.s4ss
Itwes also rumored that Savannah was
to have capitaia.ei On Thursday, the 18th,
at noon. aaeh @9
The Yankees had learned. of the fall Of
Fort McSAllister, aut lad no particulars.
Another 1000 o; Yankee prisoners will De
tAen down this morning. This completes
the exchAE &c, AZ. & makes the number turn
ed over by Col. Hatch ll.G00.
- The RScnucud 4E.c0D.laer of the 2lst has
an indefinite report that the rebel Breck;n-
E5ge had Two -. - gementS with the nation
Z u forces under burbridge or Stonefnap, on
last Sunday and Monday, near Glade
Springs. il southwestern Virginia, and de-
teate0 them, ars1coiapeied them to retreat
pfec;pitaseiy tov2rde East Tennessee. aa
. The rebe. sal. works at Saltviiie were re-
ported 70 he safe. though it was believed
\ tsat tie lead WORKS al Marion had been de.
Ssroys2.
The rebel Colonel Scott, in an orser ia.
ted at Clinton, la, directs that AL persons
caught going AZ the direction OF the Union
lines With cotton to sell to the Yankees,
shal ae punished wiz one hundred iasLes
each.
Seine Of the Richmond editors, writing
arc scaa-t.ng under tie late succession O.
cssssers 20 their arms, abuse Jet. Davis in
tie Seyeres. lang nage, charging MS med
chng u military matters as the cause OF
I'll their mis- .srtugss.
The Richmond Se3sisei OF the 2lst says
that ii. Is reported that the Yankees have
eyacua'ed piynota, n. Z. They have not
cecop!ed VASE .a- ton.
new YuRK, Dee. 22-TLe Richmond E.r-
tcnaer o. the Us. says Its army in Tennes-
re has been terribly fEisGsed, and has SUIT
lered an awful iLyary, bu. it may be res
toved soie., efficiency Ly the General that
CD II alter Missionary Ridge, johnson.
The Richmond EcGmie9er ofthe c0:h says
Jhegoyernment LAS received official dis
eatches tom Savannah CT the 18Th, sa ing
all is we'll.
FIT. MONROE, Dec. 22.-Rebel papers
contain the followsna: Is ye3
LyScHBu re-, Va, Dec. 1i.-Passenx gers
" the western train fortnight report a raid
On the Virginia u Tennessee railroad at
bHstow, Tenn. The enemy are supposed
@ besa portion M BurEridue's command
trom Bean Station they advanced rapidly
and entered the .ovn 1T, five in the ilo-n-
nag. They destroyed considerable
amount OF Govern nleni stores. an engine
/ AID train ON tie East Re ru. Il Va. railroad
!enn. RAILROAD, between Bristol and Alb
iaedcn. No positive intelligence OF TIE
!ofce OF the eTt NV has neea received, but
taev are. 81 pp1S-u to have NUN Uereu s. UvO
er6,oC0. 4 body OF TIE enemy returning
towards Bean Station encountered cur
!osces 81 Zo.scD1-s-, a station on the Eas,
Aean. ia Eoae, Line miles east CT Bristol.
Iasls = tSas MAS SAID to he progressing a.
The RicAnaord Dispatch Of the I'D savs
adiy;s;on Of Union Infantry. under Gent
FalMez has occupied Bower Hin, 8 miles
SAT- Ct, Portsmouth, Va, for the purpose it
HHsupposed Of operating against Weldon,
Gen. Gustav, of Gen. sheridan,s ca AIRY,
last Thursday made an attack on the rebel
cavalry under Rcsser, Q miles north Of Har-
nsburg, Shenandoah. Valley.
q, LEO Richmond Examiner Of the 231 says,
sheridan in force has come up the Valley
@ operate between Harrisonburg and New
market. His advance is supposed to be
.utecEed as diversion In favor OF the
Savalry movement on this side of the
mountain. Early has marched out to meet
liin. The mounted force which has cross
81 The mountains is $1,000 in number
Aosy were yesterday in Madison county.
Las Herald s Washington Dispatch ofthe
-, ~ says that Richmond papers Of the 4th
xxOntaiu official dispatches from Whining
fvnof Friday p. M At that time twenty-six
Lnson vessels appeared of that place. No
s..empt, bad been made to land troops or
s ssssck their forces, In consequence of a
The papers also contain the ruH,or that
Soarlsston and probably Savannah, had
"a rebel dispatch dated Wilmington the
~, says that the enemy's fleet-thirty
S S sails--appeared of New Inlet this
! !, The Richmond Eramin,r of the Dad says
%al geographic communication have been
er, cas. by the storm, with all points
Saster last night no doubt prevented But-
tss nom landing. We have very little TO
- ~ from the land forces. Bragg is In