The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-10

with Republicans, said that an armistice
once arranged for and granted to rebels
has never resulted otherwise than in final
e,knsysedgmens Of indepen!lncsssc reb-
eveatuAlly acknGeledged N MS4ico, g
an aimisiaCe gra1ted to the gbels wouldbs
IN. indirect agroement to, u some future
time, acknowledge their independence.
In regard to the draft, in the first nine
days after the call was made, the average
number of recruits received throughout
the country was about 200 per day; in the
300. The whole number during the fifty
days was $4,000, and the number steadily
increasing. We must, he said, do what we
can to encourage enlistmonts. By this we
shall probably let the draft daily along,
enforcing it In few localities where they
do not show sufficient energy in recruiting
but doing Ill We can to encourage those
localities that get recruits with CELEBRITY.
The probability is that important military
Mr.. Lincoln said ke and Secretary Fes-
senden had had many anxious converse.
tions - to whether twas best to encourage
or! prevent the trade in cotton, and he tho't
thia was what they could decide on, Viz !:
Perfectly tree trade in cotton by individu-
ais who pay fori in greenbscks, and the
navy to be directed to protect and encour-
age the trade. so far as conducted wltnin
our lines, the only condition being that AL
cotton should be shipped to or through New
York, there to be inspected and pay taxes
on internal revenue. - 4azissssT p {
i The N. Y. HevdId's correspondent writ
ing from chattanooga says Welet Jones'
boro, q miles beyond Atlanta, about 10
O. clock on the morning OF the I'd and trav.
eled under the projections OF . cavalry es-
cort to this place. Hood's army was then
No. hnJ mo-
on HE rear. The head of the Union col
umn was skirmishing with the rebels rear
near Jonssboro. Fighting around Jones'
borO has been very severe The enemy
were routed at all points. III s
q On the 3Oth ultimO the 4th and 23d corps
struck Macon line some miles beyond
east point Junction Meantime the Army
were skirmishing briskly with the enemy
on our right, driving them across Flint
river towards Jonesboro. Hozen's Div,
and the 18th corps took possession Of q
prominent hill. The 18th corps spent the
night entrenching and the next day before
night the left flank had taken up their adj
vanced position. The enemy then burst
en- masse on the 18th corps but was steadi-
" met. xAs.<s g-sg -9sI
The New London correspondent of the
Adrertisey says that great
excitement has prevailed the past week in
the steamboat Offices Of the lines from Bos-
ton to Now York consequent upon the re-
vealing to Collector Barney Of > plot to
destroy AL the steamboats, running on the
sound. e.sass.s G.s5s -
It was said the Electric Spark recently
captured by the TALLAHASSEE, and now her
consort has been lowering about our coast
and was to. do the work. It IL also asserted
~ fact that the TALLAHASSEE, about three
weeks aimee, went into Newport harbor,
steamed around the Guerrieal then lying
there and steamed out again nnchallenged.
Four gunboats have been sent into the
sound to look after, this affair.
NEW YoRK, Sept 6-The Commensurate
special says that information
II received from Grants army that the
rebels 10 front of Warren's position, on
The Weldon Railroad, have been strongly
and battle seems inevitable.
Eheee troops have been moved with all pos
'ible secrecy, but our generals are fully
posted