The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-13

The railroad depot, containing Quarter
masters stores. was burned at Chattanooga
on Saturday. Loss $lOO, 600.
| Gen. Loves expedition had returned to
Huntsville without encountering any OF
the enemy.
The rebel army is encamped near Rome
and Dalton, prabably fortifying.
Ten thousand and fOrty-eight deserters
are registered here, and more are offering.
During January ITO came in.
! CULPEpPER G. H., Feb. 6, p. m.-Aver-
ills lst division of cavalry, which went to
Barrett's Ford near Madison G. H., met
some Of Stuart's cavalry last evening, and
skirmished with them. This morning the
whole Division, excepting those left on
picket, being on hand, our forces advanced
and found the rebel cavalry, backed by
| Infantry. Gen. Averill pushed in and
drove the whole force before him across
| Robertson's river to Madison G. II. The
cavalry held the ford all day, and then in
obedience 10 orders came back TO head
quarters, having captured or 10 men.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. TT was reported
at Brandy Station this forenoon, that Gen.
Caldwell with his own division and bri-
gade of the I'd Corps, captured a rebel cap
| tain and two privates of the picket force.
at Martin ford. The prisoners informed
him that there were only two brigades Of
the rebels within 10 miles Of that place.
Gen. Caldwell determined to storm the
| rebel works, where 10 pieces OF artillery
were ia position. He drew the fire Of this
| battery, and discovered that the woods
| were swarlning with the enemy, and deem
ed il prudent 10 fall back to the protection
OF his rifle pits. where he remained, but
towards night the enemy opened upon and
/ endeovored 10 force him to retreat from
that position He held his ground. losing
about 35 killed and wounded, and rested
| his command in the rifle pits. During the
night the crossing Of the Rappahannock
was effected by fording the river.
| A scouting party from Middiehury, re-
turned last evening, and report all quiel,
| and no enemy to he seen.
/ WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-Ihe star of this
| evening has the following: Parties from
| the from. report that we experienced con-
! siderable loss on the return Of our
/ troops from the late demonstration. 1T Is
| said tina. some of the poontoons We're left
| at the Rapidan, whereby the enemy was
enabled TO pick up some OF our men who
/ had not recroSsed. 1t is also stated that a
rebei cavalry force crossed above Martin :
| Ford and intercepted a couple OF our regi-
! men.S. who were forced 10 cut their way
through with some loss. The reports. it
| should be added, are from no one known,
and have not UP % noon to-day peen con
frmed by any thing received at the War
| Department.
| l.ATER.-Parties arriving from the Front
state that when our troops pushed across ut
lGermania Ford they found the rebel rifle
pits in that immediate vicinity occupied by
but twenty-five pickets, who threw down
their arms and surrendered, stating that
there was no rebel force within ten miles.
Immediately thereafter our forces pushed
ahead in the direction of Orange Court
House, but had hardly progressed two
miles when they were opened on by II
guns. We drove them from their position
with considerable loss in killed, wounded
and prisoners, our loss in the affair being
35. The mass Of our infantry then crossed
the Rapidan, leaving a force to hold the
ritie-pits first taken until the occupation
by our cavalry, who had moved by diff
! ferent route.
Firing was heard yesterday, and it was
believed about Cu!pepper that our cav
airy was then engaged with the enemy
| 1t has been successful.
Especial To Commercial .4dcertiser.
/ WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-The House Ju-
dietary Committee will probably dismiss
| the impeachment OF the judment Of Judge
4 Miller Of Iowa.
The bill agreed 10 by the Military Com.
mittee Of the House puts Chaplains on the
same footing as other officers of the ser.
vice.
/ Especial to Post.
j
l mittee of the House to press the Contisca-
| ton Bill to vote as soon as possible.
/ The Committee agreed this morning to O
bill paying Chaplains while sick or on fur.
lough.
New York, Feb Washington specials
say: At Sa. IN. Saturday the Sd Army Corps
marched to the Rapidan and laid their pom.
toons in the face Of the enemy, and, despite
Of desperate resistance crossed the river
| MANY prisoners were taken. At 4 p. m
the "a Corps crossed and joined the Sd. The
} advance was highly successful and i'm
portant results may be looked for.
An officer who left Mitchells 8 Station thi.
morning says that at about dusk last nigh
the rebels threw large force OF infantry
and artillery down towards Racoon Ford
opening a fire with artillery and Smelling
our troops. The cannonading was kept NJ
until late in the evening" without seriou.
loss on our side. During the night w
moved reinforcements TO the front.
Especial to Commercial
WAsHINGTON, Feb. S.-No ndditiOna
! intelligence has been received by the Wa
Department from Knoxville or Newbern
New YORK. Feb. S.-The Worlds Mem
phis letter fully confirms the previous re
, ports as to Sherman's movement toward
Jackson, Montgomery, or Mobile. To tn
cavalry force is attached a large number o
negro troops from Port Hudson, under Gen
Ulman, which are 10 join the expedition
! There are some boats on the Tombigbe
, river which may be made available. 1t
believed that Mobile is to be the real Oh
iect Of the expedition.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The papers con
0 tain fuller accounts Of th. late reconnoi
t sance to the Rapidan, but there is little ad
/ ditional information. The l4th Connect
= cut suffered heavily.
The Iribune's dispatches say that Gener
f al kilpatrick's reconnaissance conclusivel
! shows that no force of the enemy occupie
the country east OF Mile Run. The smal
, parties Of cavalry seen, all belonged t
e Hampden's Legion, which is stationed q
: Fredericksburg. More than half the vi
= dettes have no horses, are seldom relieved
: and are sometimes obliged to walk twenty
I three miles to their post Of duty.
The Times dispatches say it has been as
: serted that the main body of Lees army
S between Gordonsville and Orange c. II
: Citizens residing within the enemy's line
e say Lee expects to have $1,000 conscript
a added to his army by the new levy, raising
Q it to $4,000 or $4,000 men.
vi A Newbern letter of the 9th to the Irib