The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-15

\ o. Presidential eection thefAas IL the
~ e u fever Il very y piev.isdpt q The
! ~ 4iorusta lGa.) Conssita.iono,is. con
anine some further Information in regard |
is u change Of position of Hoods. army. !
Nhe movement commenced the 10Th ult, |
ien6 Hood forces are said to be coucen. |
trated on the Macon and West Point road, |
yfWoaty Or twenty-five miles from jones'
burg. a
sedaGment regarding the reported peace ne !
ntiations between himself and Gen. Sher. |
-. He says that Gen. Sherman sent ! |
proposition to him, through private mes- /
senevr. % visit Atlanta and Colafer in refe- |
fonco to the withdrawal Of Georgia from |
the Con5edefacy, but that the ofEer was re-
9ected, and the reply returned that the fhte |
sf Georgia 10 pledged to her sister States, |
and that she will not oct in such an affair
wtshout their consent. sefa
! "A mass meeting of tho Union prisoners
.Souaned 1t Savannah 10 represented to
have been held on the 18th ult., at which =
series Of resolutions were adopted, appeal
ing to the Preeideut to take measures for
1 heir release. M
! The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9th inst,
states that Early's advance ID beyond Mt.
Crawford, the enemy retiring to Harrison
L ~
Re Yankees are in strong cavalry force
at Rappahanuock Station, rebuilding the
.IailroAd, and 1t Is intimated that Sheridan
s:in1ends taking Gordonsville by suddenly
Withdrawing from in front of Early, and
/ and the rebuilding of the Rappahannock
16idge il to furnish = connection with hts
sdspot Of supplies at Alexandria or Manas-
SssaA ...Fss .c#s
The rebel Col. witcher has returned
Aom raid into West Virginia with 5000
prisoners, and horses and equipments, be-
oides 500 horses and 200 beet cattle. He
destroyed million dollars' worth Of Yam
Skes stores at ak different towns. He sys.
a{Ained no los.
:. IL Richmond Examiwer Of the 9th Il.
aNiviAg such negroes their freedom If they
SDApe the casualties Of battle. It urges on
Congress to purchase 8 900 negroes, pre-
mt them with their freedom, and then
Inn and equip them to 6ght-neither me-
!. Rues nor slavery to stand in the way Of the.
11ccess Of their cause. Virginia, after ex-
hu9ting her whites, will tight her blacks
Lien. Stonsman. has passed through Au-
|aBta to be exchanged.
\ Late rebel papers from Richmond state
that the Union lines now enclose many
fesidences never before within hostile
Hnsa, and all details for civil and other
|services have been revoked. Every man
Eseld and young capable Of sh0uldering q
Qnusket is being dragged into the ranks.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 9th says
the enemy's position below Richmond II
|ebout four and . half miles from the cor
Rorasion limits and one and q half miles
nom our lines in that direction.
- Ffon the Trent.
|S HKADo' rs Army PoToNAc. Oct. Sin
|sAe field near Aikeu's Landing quite . se-
L see engagement took plxck this morning
6kween q force of the enemy and our
tuope on the north side Of James river, in
hhich We suffered c0nsiderableloss in men
\ material, including two batteries Of
ny guns each, the brigade being driven
lck from tho advanced position gained
knDo days ago. 1ss sl
|xIt.will be- remembered that our troous
k&eaoed James river 1t that time, and suc-
|sDQo1ed Ia driving the enemy from the low
FSpoft Of Chapins Bluff, taking several
I'm and : number IT prisoners, and an
Aanpt was afterwards made by the reb-'
I4eto recapture the lost ground. But 1t
~ since which Il has conaidered'its posi-
- perfectly secure.
~ Aforce Of cavalry under Gen. Kauntz,
fseeeperatihg in al the movements there.
lf94 was reported At one time As being
vlhin mile or two Of Richmond. but had
H. al back. He had been projecting the
kngAt flank Of the army, bis men being 90
egu out that they presented rather worn
appearance. .,t -
ABOUT six o'clock this morning sudden
teck was made on this cavalry force from
ylarly every direction, and although they
He9e completely taken by surprise, it Il
Nd they made every effort to hold their
aand, but were finally forced to retreat,
wing two batteries without support, the
tire guns Of which fell into the enemy's
nds. They were the 4th Wisconsin aud
4etery of the LIST Wisconsin. TIE latter
I'M. commanded by Lieut.. Hill. who is
'f4fd to have fired his own ammunition,
q then. a9ding he could not get his guns
spiked than. yf.~t 80
I Sun road aud was continued on the New.
Hafket road near which the right Of the
IN corps rested. The assault on this part
t. line was 90 desperate thai 1t was
4Rcced back some distance, but the ground
~ afterwards recovered with heavy loss
u enemy. This ended the fight. The
ekat skirmishing continued all day
~ loss 10 considerable a. some Of our cav
were completely surrounded. Gen.
9pt1 was said to have been captured but
0ceeded in making his escape. The en-
nys loss was severe. We took about.
600 prisoners mostly belonging to Long.
Ereet's command. Some of them are dne
Soklng young men and present the ap-
sfance Of having been lately called in
4xADouA krERs ARxY or fHH PoroMAc,
&--There is nothing new to report to-
VncrNNArI, Oct. 9.-Gen. Rutheridge,
~ force of about Is, 600 mounted in
uy attacked Saltville, in Southwest Va,
1sre extensive saltworks are located, .
Gays since, and carried two redouts,
Turing l50 prisoners and 4 large num-
~ Of horses. mules and cattle.
2Vur losses were small. Col. Mason Of
11th Michigan was killed, and Col.
/! SnnaS 81 ky.' acting Briae4len1. mortal
Finding the place strongly fortified and
sLs.ded BY q superior force, under Breck-
adge, Rutherldge withdrawing during
night, leaving his wounded at . farm
l.s in the vicinity; the rebels pursued
9atAetidgc about eight miles, Gen. r..
ttAf passed through Covington this
elncon en- route for Lexington, having
~ down Big Sandy RIVER.