The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-09
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The HerdLds7 10th CORPS correspondent.
says that the rebels are closely WATCHING
FOSTERS movements, and the indications
are that conflict may be brought on It
my time. One Of their batteries fred on
oor gunboats on the 2eth, but was spedil.
y sflenced by thetresponss from the yes
The Bermuda Hundred correspondent to
the Herald, ,says: the army II taking fts
last repose before gurding up for bAttle.-.
Artillery has been placed. within q few
hours, to lombard PctsrsbufR. 800
The zribuSe's Headquarters c0rrespon.
dent Of the %, says: Capt. whitaker, OF
zen Wilson'S Stan, with % men, left Will
sons column 1T Reims station, to inform
zen. Meade Of the situation. He succeeded
= ngnting hin way Through tliesebel5, loos-
reaching the Qanville and Richmond
Road, Wilson met no opposition. He at
once Get ct work and distroYsd the roads
running in four directions, and bridges for
forty miles. Twenty miles Of road on the
tetersbur4 and Lynchburg Road was de-
stroyed. AZ he turned to come back be
met the force that had been dealing with
sheridan, and was successful in beating
them OF and getting away. lie could the1
BEEN intercepted by infantry, through
which Capt. Whitaker cut his Wey "a
Meade, who Instantly despatched the sixth
corps. ,.F4-,... - s, s-..es 60 III
The Tsi5unss special, Headquarters,
Army Of the Potomac, June %, says:--
Wilson's command consisted Of his own
and Kautz's divisions. Without stoppina
to break the Weldon Railroad, excep7
Ct keim:' Station, he moved rapidly "a
vile and Richmond, and Petersburg and
Lynchburg Roads, 30 miles from Rich.
mond. He then went to work with al thu
might Of thousands of active men. Up e
this time, he met with but little oppoaiti6n.
With his headquarters at BurksvilIe, he
despatched commands in each Of the four
directions. on the Danville Road he
burned the bridges for forty miles, and
thoroughly destroying ties and twisting
every rail tor 30 miles on the Peteubur1
and Lynchburg Road. r. g sgse.1s - 80
WAsHINOToN, July 1.-Telegrams have
reached Senator Fessenden from various
northern cities urging him to accept the
appointment, while political and private
friends here are pressing him. to accept also.
He has expressed q reluctance to do 20,
owing to the state Of his health, which has
been injured by close attention 70, his Of.
fetal duties. He has taken until to-moY.
row morning to decide. - -
The Washington correspondent of the
Post says Mr.. Chase ID fully exonerated by
the Treasury investigating Committee, but
that Detective Baker is charged with aeon.
spiracy to ruin thu character Of Mr.. Clark.
Of the head printing bureau.
The ocean monitor Puritan was success
fully launched this morning.
The Commercial says the news Of the re-
peal Of the gold bill has not produced the
effect anticipated. This morning prices
ruled between y % and q az.
new YORK. July 1.-The Posts special
contains the following:
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The Conference
Committee on the military bill have agreed
and will soon make their report to Cons
gress. Communication Ii abolished and re-
cruiting pern0ltted in certain rebellious
States. which are named In the bill. No
count Of the NGfthern States is Tennessse
and Arkansas. Fifty days is the time fixed
for volunteering before DRAFT. ft
Fessenden has not yet decided whether
he will take the posltlon Of Secretary OF the
he will.
The Commercials army correspondent
says Brig. Gen. E. W. Kinks, lately in
command Of the Sd division, 18th corps,
composed entirely Of colored troops, has
resigned, and his resignation reluctantly
accepted. He has had no less than ten bull
let's In his body, two Of which remain.
The communication of Hon. s. P. Chase.
which he sent to the Committee on WAYS
and Means, says the aggregate revenue
from all sources for the year closing with
the 3Oth ult., reached 424z, 0O0, 900; and the
expenses, excluding two months pay Of
The amount in excess or the revenue il
$3.50, 00O, 900. Taking the highest amount
estimated. and assuming that the miscella-
neous reports will reach Us, OOO, 900, the
whole amount Of revenue for next year
cannot be net down at more than $3lS. OOO.-
600. The expenditures are likely to reach
1850 000, 900, and $45O, 0OO, 900 is to be raised
by loans. The loan bill provides Cor only
400, 0OO, 900, and that il the largest sum
be reasonably attempted. There remains
then So, O00, 100 to be provided for. and all
considerations of public interest seemed
to him to require, imperatively. that thev
be reached by an increase of revenue, He
therefore proposed 70 raise the deficiency.
believing that the changes proposed 81
him would produce the difference between
the Is, rate On income and BY the old and new
bin added 70 the tax Of the chrrent yeas,
$l5, 100000. Tax on tea d, 000, 900; smoking
and chewing tobacco, 81, COZ, 100; increase OF
tax on malt liquors, d, 0OO, 600: tax On deal.
erY and sales, &, 00O, 900; tax on spirits OF,
hdnd, Is, 900 900, and the amount not In.
creased but brought from the next year in
TO the current year, 8, 900, 900, making an
aggregate Of an actual or virtual increase
Of $85, 200 600. - I''7'7''-
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Herald Wash.
ington special says: The President viii
call for half million men immediately q.
ter the adjournment OF Congress, -
The headquarters special to the Times
records the return of Gen. Kautz. with the
loss Of many men and horses, twelve auns
and his wagon train. but the expedition
was most successful, destroying tie Dan-
vile and Weldon Railroad tor miles. and
an immense amount Of rebel property. on
returning, they were Overwhelmingly at.
tackled By Fitx Hugh Lee and Hamptbn's
cavalry. and Infantry. Kautz repulsed
them several times, but was finaliy sur-
rounded, lost his wagon trains, and or.
dered retreat, which was effected. leaving
his artillery spiked and wagons burned.
It IL reported that the 9Th eorpe had viz.
orously attacked the rebels and retakSn
a diversion occasioned by 4 movement
Of the I'd and 9th corps, enabled Wilson 70
defeat the rebel cavalry and reach our ar.
my, with considerable los. p y !.
The Heralfs 18th corps cUrregpondant
gives the details Of what WA intended ~ 4
surprise to the rebels By Gen. Badly
Smith, which, however, owing to the disc