The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-12

ever, Oh SuCN reports. well remember
that the morning before the battle of Cham.
General announced along our line tele-
gram that Richmond was in our posses.
Sion. But the only Richmond we have
Possessed in the mean time has been Dean
lRichmond, and few loyal men have been
particularly proud Of that possession.
think HOODS present movement is more
pxobaby tkASesnlt Of an unavoidable ne
41Aty II he u seeking . junction with
Lee BY his present route, be will certainly
be disappointed, g almost the entire army
| Of Sherman i already between him and
IaDy point Of junction ia that direction.
TO say nothing or what Hood may loose
in battle by this msvement, for he can
scarcely avoid battle,) it will be to him :
disastrous move in theend. Desertions are
taking place a. often as an opportunity
offers, and this state Of things will become
worse the farther North hs gets, a. he has
troops rom Northern Georgia, Alabama,
ana Middle and East Tennessee, who will
be but too glad IL they get neartheir homes,
to stay there. heard . deserter say this
morning that he would bet his life that
Hood would loose one half his army in this
movement by assertions. OF course this
must be taken, Ike the statements Of all
refugees, with large allowance for ignor-
anee on the one hand, and interested mo-
|tives on the other. Indeed, three wears ex-
perieuce has taught as that ali the re-
ports we hear Of assertions by thousands
from the rebel army have very consider
able moon shine in them. That desertions
are numerous, and idcreasing inupumber,
We have, however, the best OF evidence. H
OF one thing there il no doubt-the rebels
are hanging AL their hope upon the result
who was present At the meetings under the
dxg oSvr1ce at Jonesborough, told me that
cobversed with quite q number. and
LttlG3 II i4dulged the hope-that the Dem.
|NkrOkfc party would succeed. and then the
Independence Of the Confedetacy would be
~ AAEledged- TO this end theG Afe now
= Alhg every eRergy stS 9rosract the
1 ~ isssss i51s rs sSss cam
pbh1tt the Var long enough for the north
ern people 70 become 10 wearied that they
will gladly close the struggle by the ac-
acknowledgement Of their Independence. But
the alacrity with which volunteers are still
raised 10 the North, and the rapid filing
Up q our army. has satisfed the people
turn to the Presidential election a. the
shest-anchOT Of their hope. This must be
gratifying 70, the Northern Copperheads.-
Their .dear Southern brethren" still have
confidence il their-deprdvity.
The Iowa neeiments, though much de-
pleted and weather brOnzed, look as il they
could still maintain our good name against
= fearful odds of J0hnnies. The 4th, 9th,
9th. 2Sth and 30th, passed through here this
- ~ ,s.,, =. a. =. can Ioarn hod a
W. ~.;sh tha - os.nth hcr. Of the 3afh %
thav r~..as Er;end GRECO IF tha 1sth
cslied m ma in nassino. He REPORTS the
Des Moines county boys of that regiment,
in good health. Law, Hamilton and Linton
~ ~. - n" !" -
0neI moH 49, 80 l.O ~ - Asoi 49,.
f..,Sros" d;a IN cc.,,s Az fsmnno.e fhsv
A. krhf;n~ thers nov. 4 "a can kear can.
Scn e5ir~ r. thst eliser4inm. Rome e IL
sr,I.s f.1sn hese Thar has sIsn heen :
"a 80 -ass.,o..ses:T,c,. s,r,,,s racs~ce ~
EN- ssS1eSs.ss ~ 49, ~ <hsf nlrra 10
= ss,src.S IN. : fSernoon. - - : =.
4 n srssSin~ a. the affack On All.toona
L.. -, stc-e - ratic,s 1hsr~s vh;ch fhe rehs
Sears irta,yt IN yettino Tkeir observation-disclosures
rrrm;.ssi them All the rations Al AlIafoona
q ~ ,,cJcrlr that dav Ynstead of Which
sEav fcuvht !. cr,n.ider4ble norton Of the
49, -nN.,,. x.s.,, ,rcs;o,,, and then mnrchod
siisnert nich. 10 vet out of Sherman,s
..intches- Is The rebs themselyes confess,
/ As j specimen Of sherman's tactics, as
veil a. his coolness. T was told to-day by
.,,a f = sho from, ,.at whi,, the rehs were
,.sr,, ~, = I tau dsvs since tearin0 IN tho
rs;ir,ad tract Il Riu .Shantv. Sherman
f.n,n tho tor,' ~ Kenesa = Mountain was
nuietlv scanning throa9h his field. elass
tha whole cc.ratton. After Watching then,
sior some SiMie ne ,uIneu Iounu aLu lau ~.
ing sa1d: NOV vs. ~ you wnsro ! "
neen wantlng you ~ .O'no u,e oueI-
man mas 2 nappy iscuIy - eIs0er gs.ang
the repets wne!s ne ~. s .n.us, y ss.auk
himself wnef0 iuev uO". wans n..n au1 -
Lner aOln VI tne us'e'u =" seem y - siiAo
oisaetrous 70 sneH.
We had smother specimen OF rebel civili-
zation and humanity near Cassville, SCI
cesh den. five miles below here, which has
heretofore gioriei IN the title OF county seat
of this county. Two OF our WOrn-out SOL
y1fers who had fallen back to the rear were
found murdered ~ the road side. II Is
supposed that others were killed. whose
bodies had been removed. as twelve mus
KEN were found with the two bodies. The