The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-03-19
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.....,.l. 70 New York Papers.

.s..u,NoroN. March l2.-There is no
.ws1.fion for the statement in regard to
pu"-ri,,al Of Mr.. DaytOn'S SOU with i'm
tae ..rt dispatches from France, in refer
po~ 81 nroiects for recognizing the South
en s 1ronfederacy. No special bearer Of dis
e. .a.os,es has arrived here from Mr.. Dayton
pa or 4 here any ground for such an absurd
rs 1ss iR1ps5t,com Of this afternoon regrets
is,n that Gen. Meade has not sufficient
lowered from his late attack of pneu-
y.r;e "a warrant his entering upon anoth-
urcampsign with the army of the Potomac.
~ rhveician advises him not to attempt
= "a there 10 little doubt he will yield to
.msAicnl advice, and retire for little time
s,ou, active services 3ua sl!I s4gst @
Herald Special u
NoRroEK, March l0.-Yeaterday after.
.aoa our picket lines, comprised OF the "a
rr.valry yesiment, Col. Cole commanding,
rasr suffolk, was attacked by force Of the
snemy, supported by four regiments OF
;nfsntry, one regiment and = squad OF cav
.lrv and two full batteries. Our pickets
ali hack to Baner's Hill, when other troops
vere sent to their assistance. Inc enc
nv did not continue his pursuit turtner.1
While Col. Coles troops were ial!n8 oacA
noints our colored boys stood their GROUND
mran6llly. and at other points they were
usn;c str;cken. It il impossible to give our
tfrocf loss. About 100 are missing. one
aptsin and lieutenant were killed.
< s0uadron of the 9th Cavalry. under
command of Major Preston, started 10 hn0
the enemy and found them IN iuii force ~
Bernard's Mills. where they SUI are: our
troops face to face Win tneIA. OuI PoSisA0A
lmpregnable.
NRw York, March ia Washington
.rsciai saws: BY order of the President
fhe following new arrangements have been
,nsAo. Lieut., Gen. Grant has been as
;,ned 20 the command of all the armies Of
tSo United States Gen. Halleck is relieved
fron, duty "a .General-in- Chief and as
siened to special duty at Washington as
Chief Of Staff Of the army Major General
Sherman is assigned to the command of the
Divieion OF Mississippi. recently COM
manded by Gen. Grant, and comprising
the Departments Of the Ohio, the Cumber-
land the Tennessee and Arkansas. Gen.
Mcpherson is assigned to the command of
the Department OF the Tennessee, recently
commanded by Gen. Sherman. Lieut..
Gen. Grant will establish his headquarters
In the field, with the respective armies un-
der his personal supervision.
(3en. W. T. Smith was to-day nominated
Cor Major General OF Volunteers, as a
necessary promotion to his assignment of
the command OF the Army ofthe Potomac.
The COMMITTEES on the Conduct of the
War are investigating the Florida opera
tons. The evidence already given estab-
Ishes the fact that neither the President
nor any one else in Washington is respon-
able for the disastrous termination.
FORTRESS MONROE. March l3.--The
steamer Montpelier arrived this p. n, with
the block ade- runner steamer Mary Ann in
tow. captured OF Wilmington.
The Julia Baker was burned by rebels
Yesterday morning, up the Ravenwood
river. Her captain and crew were cap
tured. with $4,000. The crew were asleep
when captured.
1t is said in military circles that General
Stuart will return here in the course Of the
next two weeks.
New York, March ia Natchez cor
respondent, writing under date of the 4th,
reports heavy firing on the Ouchita river,
near Harrisonburg, on Tuesday and
Wednesday. = ta
A magnificent service of silver has been
presented to Gen. Shelby, by his friends in
New Orleans. rf*A t3
Gen. ButterfieId was in New Orleans on
the ID. and was to return to vicksburg.
The papers contain no news from Farra-
gut. t.v} -
Col Sanderson, just relieved from Libby
prison, states that the number Of deaths
among our prisoners on Belle Isle has been
0X08KeI0tCUs t1Hc Ot0A U00tuS ttOIU June
LIST to February LIST, YVES lis. ~
The military commission has returned
from . tour OF examination Of our. north
western hospitals. AZ the result Of their
investigations, several thousand soldiers hit
for duty, have been returned to their regi-
mente. The commission il to visit the hos
pitfalls III the south. as f45.rs :.
AlWashihgton special states that It 10 an.
derstood the Committee Of Ways and
~ IN no Tn rNppv uvvs
ufactured tobacco so per cent. 7as -
Reports have reached here that the reb-
els are preparing another expedition from
somepoint in the Chesapeake Bay. The
utmoa vigilance TO- required Of the gun
boats. It is believed sAe next expedition
canaot fail Of falling into our hands. ~
Dennelly, 1 notorious guerrilla Of Lou
Old Capitol Prison -st9a@i i'.1 as asAT
OIL III applicants, 7e4 have been nohi-
dated FOR. coRmiseions IN negro regiments,
by the Examining Board. - % EHGta q
New YoAH, March lA--Advfces from
Jacksonville to the 18th, are unimportants
Gem Seymour il still In command. Our
loss at Olustfee rcSch4s 1900, ofwhom two
thirdsiare eighty wounded. y eaaE.a
Hilton Head letters report that firing on
Sumter and Charleston had Cedsed. i 1ojs I
Last Thursday, the' SCHOONER Alice A.
Turner, a UMsha blocksde runner, ran
ashore on Tybee leland, and was captured
by QUIZ troops. sor }s' - 4sie.s'*s. j ~. =
"A jacksonville letter states that Colonel
Hen9y's cavalry routed q body Of rebel
cavaly on Three Mile river, some distance
from Jacksonville. The rebel force now
consists Of seventeen regiments At infantry
and TWO OF cavalry, besides artillery.
The Savannah NeWs, Of the I'd, contains
an account OF the capture of the rebel ship
Elixa-cargo valued at $4,000. ~ 9s- Z
The AississipptaH reports that there are
4,UO deSerters In Jones county, who have
organized, and resist successfully all at
tempts 70 subdue them. |sa .Fl
The Mobile Tribune, Of the 2d, says that
on Monday there were 567 shots thrown at
Fort Powell by the Yankee feet, without
doing any considerable damage. 81 stf
The 7ribunc's dispatch says that Admiral
Dahigren 10 on his way here without hav-
ing obtained the body Of his son. i8
WAsHlNeroN, March l3-3eneral Grant
returns here in eight or ten DAYS and will
re-organixe the Army OF the Potomac and
head its first movements in the Held in the
spring. General Smith may receive COM
mand. General Halleck has been offered
command Of any DEPARTMENT he wants,
Lieut.. Col. ,Saunferson Is under arrest on
CHARGES preferred BY Col. Straight Of dis
closing to the rebel authorities 4 plot Of
the Union nrisOnpfH Ia eScat10 ffun1 fihfx,