The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-16

PHILAD1LPHlA, July 13.-The Evening
Bxuetin has the following:
BALTIMORE, July l8.-Information this
morning places Gen. Crook at Westmin-
stes, NJ, moving south. and Gen. Averill
4 fehf occurred At the railroad yester.
day near Westminster, In which the rebels
were driven Oh with loss.
"A division has moved from the Relay
House 70 Annapolis Junction for the relief
lot Warrington.
A messenger who get through from
Waahington last night, says our troops
with the veterans from New Orleans can
not attempt to takeit They have destroy
ed the railroad, but viii endeavor 70 70.
treat by way Of Edwards Ferry.
BALTlMoR1, July Is, 2. MA locomo.
tive and tender which left Washington ct
one o'clock to-day has arrived here safely,
But one rebel was seen on the road and Sc
was nearly starved.
There vas NO enemy in sight, and no
nshting Of moment WAS going on. All
running Tomorrow. Telegraphic commu-
nication will also be resumed very soon no
doubt. a
PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-The Bsuetia
says gentleman who left Washington at
o'clock last evening has reached that CITY.
He states that though there was great ex-
element IN the city. up to tho time he Left
New York, July ia--A Havre de Grace
spscial 70 the Philadelphia Inquirer says
Lieut.. Col. Mitchell, Assistant InspeCfor
General Of the 9th Army Corps, vas with
Gen. franklin when he was captured. He
says Gilmore was looking for franklin
and took Mr.. F. Walbert, but was satisfied
to the contrary. when Gen. franklin, who
~An 1fan63n0 - avNNlrA so~,S~-
Gen. Franklin. Gilmore said he vas
happy to know it, and claimed him a. his
prisoner, providing carriage for him, %
The Philadelphia Press il sati.ned that
the whole power of the rebel force viii be
thrown on Washington, the movement
greater force about that city than snvVhare
In Maryland, =
| BALr1lGoRE, July 1A-The Washinston
CAroxseee Of this morning has an account
@ = whit to the battlefield. The residence
OF Ar. Lay, OF the city post-ofIice. va in
ruins, having been destroyed BY shells
nreG nom Fort Stevens to dislodae the
reoel eoaxpehooters; also the residence Of
~. Oofoetry. About mile from the fort
renee had been placed across the road
and used - breastwork bv the reheis.-
Evidences Of hard fighting were visihle
nStos A 2 grove On the Opposite aida az
the road nom Mr.. Blair's residence Wss
t0uno pool, she eighth volume Of Byron's.
wn1cn nave Drought with me, and from
which tran1cribe the following inscrip- .
ton written on the ily-leaf:
i MAR WADHIN0ToN Jnlv % W. ~.
Gle Abe you had better s. ouiet ~ al SI-
ance Of your adminiatration. We onlv
lcame near your town this tima - shnyy
Iyou what Ne could do, but ifvou 81 ~ A.,
j your msd career, We win came soon aeain.
you had better stand 6tom under. ~e@AAs
Yours, respectfully,
TIE Wo1sT REDN You 1vur a.
!. 66th Va. Infsnfsv
i The rebels if.t made their appesr.nce
at Coleville, about or p. ID. on Gon6ss..,
last, and my informant understoo6 frc,,
What he could learn, that the rebel forcs
on the north aide Of the Potomac consists.s
Iof Gen. Johnston's, EarIyss and AZ P
HMs corps, and he saw the most Of Gen
: soonston'sr and Eerly's pass through and
near Coleeville. When the rebels caYne
, INTO Maryland nearly all were on foot
> Cos they have picked up all the horses Il
tne country, and now the most Of them
are mounted Tohvofov %o~1. ~