The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-26

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-An Atlanta letter
OF the 10th to the Herald mentions the ar
rival Of an escaped prisoner from Ander-
sonville, who confirms the statements OF
rebel atrocities towards their prisoners,
and who also states that in travelling thro'
Georgia, ha found the harvests had been
gathered, and the barns and warehouses
were filled, and but very few rebel soldiers
IN the interior, showing there is plenty to
subsist an army on, while but little resist-
ance can be offered.
! The last train from Atlanta bound Nortf,
was 10 leave Atlanta on the 18th. r
Inc only troops in Atlanta on the 10th
were Slocum's corps.
A Chattanooga correspondent OF the Her.
0td, dating 18th, states that he had just ar
rived from Atlanta. All the arsenals. foun-
ries and rolling stock in Atlanta had been
destroyed. All the factories, mills and
| foundries from Chattanooga to Atlanta.
and several miles beyond, are destroyed.
the railways Quilted and torn up, and all
| the iron put beyond use or brought to the
| rear.
Atlanta isno longer Of military import
Ance, aud "a miles around it is wasted be-
yond possibility Of service to the rebel
army. Atlanta IL in ruins and its streets
Will soon be overgrown with grass.
Inc trains coming North have been filled
with Government stores and refugees, and
the scenes at the depot has been or confu-
sion and suffering. Another account says
sherman had his headquarters on. Monday
| at Kingston with the 14th corps. He had
issued az order telling the troops they were
| about to pass through country heretofore
intercepted by either army, and they were
expected to sttbsist On the country. taking
all horses and mules within their reach
| The l4th corps was the rear guard Of Sher-
mans army, and moved from Kingston
on Monday. s
| he
Herald dated the 18th inst, states that a
rebel steamer with 400 bales of cotton
aboard is blockaded up the Sewanee
river by our boats, and another up CRYSTAL
river. The Freeman's Journal has been
excluded from Key West and that depart
ment by Gen. Newton.
Rebel pagers state that an immense fleet
OF transports had arrived in Mobile Bay.
The reported capture Of Morganzia by
Buckler, is again asserted by the rebels,
but dates of the 7th, two weeks after the
reported capture, received in New York
make no mention Of it.
Many prisoners have been sent to Camp
LawtOn, near Savannah.
A rebel arsenal ut Charleston was burned
on the %.
The Key West correspondent of the Her.
aid dating 18th, states, that on board the
California, the steamer that takes this, will
arrive all that remains of the 10th Indiana
volunteers, to be mustered out OF service.
The regiment is commanded at present by
1t. Col. A. J. Hauke. This regiment has
stood the brunt Of ~ pitched battles
Among their achievements are the Fort
Henry, Donelson, Pittsburg Landing, Shi-
Ion, Chickamauga Bluffs, Fort Gibson,
Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, Vicks-
burg &c. It was also part of the Red River
expedition and passed into western Texas.
Col. HauAe joined the regiment AZ private
and has worked his way up to his present
position.
BUFFALO, Nov. oO.-Brig. Gen. Barry,
Il chief of artillery of Mai .-Gen. Sherman
arrived here yesterday seriously i'll from
an attack of erycipe.as. He left Gen.
sherman at 8 O'clock on the morning of
the 18th, at Kingston, Ga. Gen. Barry says
Gen. Sherman has every infantry, cavai-
ry and artillery soldiers that be wants. The
men have all received eight months pay.
Their outfit has been especially adapted to
hard aud rapid winter ccmpa;xn and
the morale of the troops is unequalled.
The genius of Sherman will, carry the
army triumphantly through the work i,
has 10 do.
/ On Monday night last, Hoods entire
force including Forests cavalry were in
the immediate neighborhoOd of TEscuubia
and Florence, Ala.
The Chattanooga Gazette learns that Ma
10: General Meagher has been ordered to
report to Major Gen. Steadman for duty,
with instructions that he be assigned coul-
n.and Of all the troops belonging to the
18th and corps now in this district.
Gen. Gillem reports in the late encoun-
ter with breckenridge 400 killed, wounded
and missing.
i Gillem is safe at Knoxville. Heavy
; rains to-day. The river has II feet water
on the shoals.