The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-12-31
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special q New York Papers.

special - New York Papers.
| NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-The Herald has
additional details Of Sherman's grand
march through Georgia. and some impor.
| tant particulars regarding his present po-
sition before Savannah, and the prospec:
for its early surrender.
| The city is poorly supplied with provi.
siOns, and is burdened with the feeding OF
considerable surplus population Of civil
ians, besides its garrison Of 10000 or there
| abouts, as all sources Of supplies are cut Of
ultimately starved into submission even ii
Hardee does not choose to give it up
sooner.
There was report recently il Shexu an &
army that Bragg was moving down from
Augusta with 10000 men to attack the be-
siegers IN the rear. Should he be .ooihardy
enough to do 80 he will be very summa-i-
~ disposed Of.
Rebel papers have further reference to
the Union raid from Tennessee to South.
ern Virginia. The Richmond Examiner
says it turns out to be an extensive aud
Damaging one. The raiders are reported
within eight miles of Sa,tviiie, but no ac-
count is yet furnished Of their having cap
tured the important works at that place.
The exchanging with the rebels Of 1900
prisoners, which was commenced in the
savannah river and subsequently, trans.
ferred to Charleston harbor, had been COM
pleted at the latter point on last Saturday.
As this work is now concluded, the firing
OF our. own and the rebel batteries in
Charleston harbOr and vicinity, which was
suspended during its continuance, will
soon be resumed, If it has not already.
The Richmond Acaminer notices the in
vention and its successful operation in the
rebel laboratory in that city ct machine
capable Of turning out 10000 percussion
caps in eight hours, complete.
Hog Winder," as our men call the man
the rebels have in charge of their prisons,
has beeh complimented with toe title OF
establish his headquarters a. Augusta,
Georgia.
The Richmond Examiner, Of the Goth,
says: The Government received official
dispatches from Savannah yesterday, when
all was quiet.
The Richmond Wing, of the 10Th, says:
The situation in Tennessee is melancholy.
Although it was black day fol the army
Of Tennessee when Johnston lost his COM
naand, when Hood was soon banked be-
tween, and compelled to abandon Atlanta,
had he then stepped out OF the way, hat in
hand, and asked Sherman to walk through
Georgia. He himself moved up iato Ten
nessee, where he has now again got him
self beaten, and this time we fear badly
enough.
The Exdntiker also says that the cam
align in Northern Tennessee has conclu-
ded disastrous for Us. We have 70 doubt
Especial to the TrS5nRe.l
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Geu. Grant teIe-
graphs that the Richmond papers say an
official dispatch from Wilmington dated on
the 2lst, IL a. M, says the. advance OF the
enemy's aeet arrived Of that por. during
the previous night. Over 80 stesm ers are
aow assembling, and more ase following.
The Times has special from Franklin,
Tennessee, Of the. Esd, which says: The
rebel retreat ;-oin Franklin 10 D1ck river
begsars all description. Hood told his
corps commanders TO get of the best way
they could with their conlniands. The reb-
e ARMY is now beyond Co.uui ola.
TIE railroad IS Dat .i.t.e impaired, and
trains run 10 Spring Hill.
ie.esraPhic communication is al right
IA AL directions.
Jacksonville was not destroyed.
The rebe! loss during the cam laigu is -
900 men, 81 cannon ANA Is genera. Ulcers.
The NUMBER Of killed Ut franklin was
400; wounded $500, and 1000 prisoners.
\; Nashville and IN the retreat t. Coiurl-
bia, 5000 Killed and wounded ard 500 p-.s-
oners.
The Union loss at T ran I In was 3 .ooo; be.
fore Nashville, less than 4n6o. The total
Union loss will no. exceed 1000, with two
Generals slightly wounded,
Hood has pontoons above the shoals on
the Tennessee river, where our guuhoats
cannot reach them.
Hood marched Oh franklin With 10000
men and 65 pieces oE artillery. He vii.
have lost nearly half his men.
New YORK, Dec. 23.-The Washington
Republican, OF last evening. says: Govern
nlent IS informed that Breclz enrdge is liy-
ing before S.onemau aad Burhridge. WHO
are pressing on his rear and Haass.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA letter from
The Army CT the Pot1Hac dated
says:
Quiet continues to prevail Lere. The
weather IS such as u prevent any move of
interest. A large number 9. officers are
who left this morning were Geas. Gregg,
Porter, Ayers, bragg and Nc, with
TIE mem bers &C their staff
Gen. Wool went North yesterday to al
tend the funeral 0. 4 brother Officer.
Three more ceserters are to he hang to.
morrow. Their names are John Smith,
Vim. Miller and George Bradley, all G. the
9th New York veterans
Admiral Porter, under date Of the 18th
inst, informs the Navy Department CT the
destruction OF the blockade rUnae. Petrol,
driven ashore by the gun boats AZ Nav In
let. The Petrol was'f.sed ard .ulk. She
had on board . large cargo cf arms and
Adn:ra, Porter reports that within the
las. fifty days the Aeee has cantu red and
destroyed Ave millions and a Ea!t dollars
worth OF property on blockade runners.
NEW YORK, Dec. PA srecia. to the
Tribune trcal Washington, kills Nosbv
again BY report fcoaI Pick moiu.
The Goaa3aerctal Washington s2ec.a!
says The weather 5 undertaking and the
lfFospect = that navigation will soo.l be re-
Mined on the Potomac ports.
The Posas Washington SPECIAL SAYS tie
latest advices frols. Canada renders it GER
tain that there will be no trouble between
our Government and tie authorities o. that
province,
The receipts Of the Interual Revenue Blu
reau during the month OF December
amounted to $2O, 00O. 900. The Commits
sioner OF Internal Revenue has decided
that scrap iron heretofore taxed Is not sub
ject to tax under the Internal Revenue
law, tax upoa It IN the GRE having al
ready boon paid.