The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1864-07-30
BURLINGTON WEEKLY~HAWK.EYE:

BURLINGTON WE
+ exDected movement. 10 dispstchss
We arrived from there this morning up g
De hotr of the mail boat'S departure but
Is feae8 are entertained Of FoeeoEos ability
to hold his position and repel any attack
the rebels may make on him.
All remains quiet on the Petersburg
| II inactive. The preci5e Occupation and
disposition Of our forces IL not at present
legitimate matter for newspaper publica-
PHILApzLPHIA, July a.-The Evening
1tlegropA has, the following:
| wAsllsoFon, July @.ZFrom rom The the arr.
have intsfligence Of. great interest from
lGrant. The government only allows this
announcement at present. a
| ME speoial to the World, from Washing
ton, Nth, sayE Letters from the army Of
1.-The Potomac State that heavy artillery
! duel took place on Monday along the line,
the rebels evidently thinking something
were mistaken, however.
Gen. Rawlings and Col. Bowers, Of Gen.
Grants stat. returned to the army to-day,
NEW .YoRK, July 28.-Gen. Sanford 70.
turned from Washington last night, hav-
| ing succe eded in obtaining from the War
Department that such Of the 100-days' men
from this State ~ may be in service at the
time of the draft viii be exempt.
| The Herald has the following from the
Department Of West Virginia: = .5t
| Gen. Averill is neither killed nor wound.
ed. The same il the case with Gen. Kel.
ley. pc,
made Of prisoners by the enemy are much
on Sunday, 15e prisoners, recently cap.
tured by Generals Crook aud Averill, ar.
rived at Wheeling, to be forwarded else.
where.
The Worlds Washington special, 9th,
says: More recent intelligenceis being de-
veloped regarding the rebel advance on the
Upper Potomac. since the hght on Satur-
day last, (not Sunday, as heretofore pub
llished.) in trent Of Winchester, the enemy
has made no new demonstration beyond
occupying Martinsburg on Sunday and
Monday, or yesterday.
There IL authority for stating that they
evacuated that place and have not % yet
appeared at any Of the Potomac tords.
lly's forces advanced so FAR up the valley.
Our cavalry succeeded in removing all
the supplies at Martinsburg across the Po-
tomac, at Williamsport, which place ID
held by our forces.
Last night our troops held Harper's Fer.
~, Maryland Heights and Hagerstown,
and no rebel cavalry had been seen in Ma.
ryland.
Joined Early's forces, which are known to
be those that occupied Winchester, is not
true. as Grant is stated to have telegrapbed
that Hills corps is still in front Of Peters
burg.
New YoRK, July 2s.-The Tribune
special has the following:
Y.~1~
ment received dispatches from Sherman
to-day stating thatno fighting has occurred
since Friday last, Atlanta being gradually
invested by our forces, who were intrench-
| ing themselves a. they progress.
Intelligence Of . successful cavalry
raid on road leading from Atlanta to
Macon is hourly expected
the part Of Hood to evacuate Atlanta, and
T it is probable the city viii not be taken
without struggle and regular investment
The HeraIfs Washington special says
it is reported that Gen. Hunters request
to be relieved Of his command has been
acceeded to, and that Crook, who has just
been appointed brevet Major General. sue
The rebel raid appears to have dwipdlsd
into q comparatively ANAL affair.
| It is understood the Government is in
receipt Of information that Hill's (rsbel
corps, which was reported to have REIN
forced Early, is still at Petersburg, and
the column which has been operating in
vasiou. f
There is general feeling here that the
affair is about over, and that when the
forces which are now en- route to the scene
81. action shall arrive the rebels will be
gone. It's certain they have not crossed
the Potomac, and the evacuation Of Mar
tinsburg was unnecessary.
Especial to Tribune. ts 4
| WAsHIN0ToN, July 8.-Gen. Grant to-
day in reply to . atelegram addressed TO him
/ by the President as to whether any consid-
erable body of rebel troops had left his
front to reinforce Early and Breckinridge,
replied that the rebel army at Petersburg
was as strong as ever, and that he did not
believe any considerable force had been
sent to the Valley. a.saass. xrs..t.
No news his been received here from the
The fords of the Susquehanna are to be
fortified. Engineers were sent, to Harris
burg to-day for that purpose.
WAsHINofoN, July 1.-THE following
order has just been issued by the Wax De-
WAR DEPARrMENT, July 26.-Generol
Orders No. 24.-Brevet Maj. Gen. George
Crook IL especially asaigned By the Presi-
dent to command in the Department OF
Western Virginia, with rank and pay Of .
brevet Major General.
BY direction Of the President brevet Mai.
Gen. VIM. Helery is assigned to duty &C
coyding to his brevet Is Major General.
Gen. 4rant IL cleaning out hia camp
hospicelk and sending his sick and wounded
q Washington. Several hundred arrived
mere TO day. Among them was = numbel
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From the Front.
WAsHINaroN, July 2S.-The mail steam.
from City Point, which place she Left YES.
terdAy morning at ten O'clock AT that
hour all was quiet in front of Petersburg;
but on Tuesday evening movement Of the
rebels was discovered, which although moi