The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11
Specials to New York Papers.

WASHINGTON, June 6.-The steamer 8.
r. Spauldin9. which left White House at
10 O'CLOCK Yesterday morning, arrived here
to-day. Direct telegraph communication
has been established between White HOUSE.
and Washington. There were aDoue ~. ~
rebel prisoners at White House, WAoA VAC
Spaulding left.
New YORK. June The Tribunes spe-
cial. dated Cold Water Harbor, June 80,
saws of fridays fighting that the gen
eral assault was made promptly az Ine
hour ordered, 4:3O 4. NJ, by Gems: Hancock,
Wright and Smith, Warren and Burns'de
and our loss severe, but the result was in
decisive. Our line was advanced materi~
allv. Smith carried and retains DISTINCT
well entrenched position, and other Corps
are in possession OF detached WORKS anu
various positions Of less importance rom
which they drove the enemy. Barlow, un-
der Hancock carried everything. before
him, capturing guns, prisoners and colers,
hut owing to his advanced position, na0 10
relinouish them. Our men set at work I'M
mediately to strengthen their newly ac-
CURED positions. The prisoners taken are
showing that the enemy has used every
thing he can command.
Sheridan is reported to hold Bottoms
Bridge. This may induce the enemy to
retreat across the Chickahominy..
40 A. NJ
attack on the I'd Corps, last night, which
was repulsed with great loss.
Sheridan took Bottoms Bridge last night.
Sheridan took the Bottom bridge last
night. Cannonade opened on the right
no musketry as yet.
! FRIDAY. owing to the formidable character
of the enemy's works, it was deemed i'm
polite to continue the assault, and at noon
our men rested in their new position, after
making them impregnable. Inc advance
upon the works was mace simultaneous.
Cooks and Miles Brigades formed two
lines, preceded by the l4Sth Penn: acting
as skirmishers lead the charge, charging
! the works at the point of the bay0net, ana
driving the enemy from them in confusion
but the rebs made a desperate charge
while we were reforming, and drove our
men out.
In Barlow's charge two hundred and
seventeen prisoners and one color were ia
ken; six pieces were taken, and COl. MOI
ris, of the 7th N. Y. heavy artillery, was
about to turn them on tho enemy, when ne
was charged upon by overpowering mass
es, and compelled to retire.
Another correspondent says, OF one
thing the enemy must be thoroughly salts
fed that he cannot break our line through,
| nor drive our men from their established
position, though he mass every man OF nus
corps upon any point of our line.
The Herald says of Fridays fight: 1t
was o brief. bloody, but brilliant victory
for the 5th Corps. 1t was hot day for
general officers and their stats. Every
one of Gen. Martinclay's staff were hit.
dent saws: The iron-clad feet has been
moved up abreast of Buffers right wing,
which il entrenchod on the peninsula
formed by the Appomatox and James,
and east Of the Richmond Il Petersburg
Railroad, which road our army has been
bloI - roooh vvifh tia nowlv mounted
gums.
The Tines correspondent gives q lengthy
detailed account Of the operations of FRI
day, showing that the movement was one
Of the most important Of the campaign.
from their position on this side Of the
| Meckanonic, but failed, though our army
, was advanced to q new position.
The key post secured by Barlew and
Gibbons divisions was wrested from them
| by an overwhelming rebel reserve In .
strong line of works.
The HerdlGs correspondent OF the 9Th
Army Corps, June 4th, says: The enemy
withdrew in the night. Their retreat was
most precipitate-guns, knapsacks and
r camp equipage were left behind. Ewell
Q has failed again to turn our right. There
g is now no enemy IN front Of our corps.
: Cold HARBoR, June So A. Mt is as
: certained this morning that the enemy
! has withdrawn his forces from our right
u front ut Bethsaida Church, and now and
then cannon is heard, probably from our
p cavalry harrassing their retreating col
q umn.
! Grant says the capture Of Richmond is
|. only question Of time. He is fully con-
fident Of his ability to take it.
/ Col. Morris, Of the 66th New York, was
e killed by sharpshooter while walking
+, with Gen. Barlow.
). NEW YORK, June THE Herdlrs COR
= respondent says that Col. Morris, Of the
e 18th N. Y. heavv artillery is not Iilies'. Il
vas Col. Morris M the 0tthsA~ Vs.. 80
The re- III. 81 49, Ny. l,sS.xsgy.
: tar a.e - Fifth Corps correspond emit
fS5sgsss sre7x Of June 4:h j A. n. says: In
SIC q srre upon the rebel works. our VET
u =. Corps were magnifcently brave. At
nigh after driving the enemy out Of their
works our men lay within one thousand
yards Of them. Daylight revealed the fact
that the enemy had left in haste. A great
number Of muskets were left standing on
their earth-works. Our forces advanced
Immediately, but saw no enemy. They
had abandoned the field, which shows Ew-
ell to have been terribly beaten.
NEW YORK, June THE Commercials
Washington special says: Gen. Grants
bringing encouraging intelligence.
The Commercial says: Mr.. Chase 10 in
the city in consultation with Bank officers,
with view to negotiate at once telmpora-
il stated at %, O0O, 900. afnn5s.~
4 The Post says the anticipation that the
payment ofthe new loan win derauge the
loan market and make money 50 stringent
az to produce temporary panic, 10 not
likely to be realized. a#l
At the New York Sub-Treasury TODAY.
Mr.. Chsse in concert with Mr.. Cisco and
the lesding financial institutions. ID ma
king such arrangements a. will efEectually
prevent any such disastrous disturbance4of
business.
+ Guerrillas in Missouri.