The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-21
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE.
From Cairo.

From Cairo.
CAIRO, May l7.-New Orleans dates to
the nth, have been received. Qen'ls Her
ron, Benton and Hamilton, and large
Rumber Of officers, American and Mexican,
had arrived at New Orleans.
= The Mexican Minister of Finance, 1T Mat
tamoras, was making arrangements for the
support of the Juarez Government.
Gen: Uragua is reported to have defeated
The French are reortsd to be organizing
an expedition at San Luis, for the invasion
of the frontier.
| Gen. Vidaurri; and . number Of his OH.
GERS have fed from Monterey, to San An
tonic, Texas, and joined the Southern Con-
's The. ,Iu,isian. State Conv(6 tion had
amended the Constitution by y vote of Toto
l6v that Slavery and involuntary servitude,
except for the punishment Of crime, ere
hereby forever abolished and prohibited in
this State, and that the Legislature shall
makeno law recognising the right Of pro-
perty in man. ag.s 9sa ! sTlas SIT
The cotton market was buoyant at 70 to
$780, Sugar y - alta stand.stili. MOlasses,
tor new 80 cents. SIS Il ng
To correct abuses in Mississippi, General
Washburne has ordered that no boats shall
land between Cairo aud the mouth OF White
river, except ut garTisoned posts, and they
are not allowed to land supplies even at
such posts, without a special permit from
headquarters. 1913 49, ~ 5susgssoss
The ram, Monarch, has been sent dow u
the river, with orders to arrest every trad
ing boat found between Memphis land
are liable to conscription, as they are pre-
summed to belong to the rebel army, and
will be brought rs prisoners Of war to
Memphis, and their boats to be taken to
the same place, under guard.
CAIRO, May 18.-The following additional
items are CLEANED from the New Orleans
papers Of the 18th:
Vidaurri, arrived at Brownsville on the
18th ult. He was Immediately arrested by
Gen. Heron, and delivered up to the Mex
lean authorities at MatamOrxs, with the re-
quest that he should not be allowed to re-
cross the river, - he had been aiding the
enemies of the United States. He was
shot on the 9th, rs traitor TO Mexico.
Alvariz ordered the heights TO be forti-
fed. The people are rising in all the towns,
declaring that the French ships in AcapuE
CO are American vessels come to raise the
blockade. N-ae-t.. tE}6 .s
Col. Vega, Liberal Governor Of San Luis
Potosi, after routing the traitors under Val.
entine Crusz, occupied the City Of Red
Verde. a
Among the troops recently arrived a,
Saltell0 from Monterey, were number Of
army.
The blockade of Red river, at Alexan-
dria, is confirmed; and it is reported that
partial blockade of the Arkansas river,
below Little Rock, has been effected, and
preparations being made to blockade White
river also. But it is believed Gen. Candy
will soon attend to these matters.
CAIRO, May lS.-Advices from Little
Rock to the 10th report Price marching in
the direction Of Camden.
The rebels admit loss OF 2, 600 in the
fight with Steele on Saline River. Among
their killed were Gems. Scurry and Randall
and Gen. Wall, OF Texas, badly wounded.
Gueerillas have captured large number
Of cotton traders between the Arkansas
and Washita rivers and robbed them Of q
large amount In greenbacks. No forage in
that section of the country.
CAIRO, May l8.-The steamer st. Pat
rick from Memphis for Louisville, with
800 bales Of cotton for Evansville. Her
dates are up to yesterday morning, report
ing the late capture of Yazoo City by Gen.
eral Macarthur. The rebels said he was
badly woisted and lost largely in killed
and wounded.
are reported to be in the vicinity OF YazoO
City, 5000 or Z, 900 of which are owned
by Union citizens, who bought it before
Yazoo City was evacuated BY our forces
last spring. The future movements of Gen.
Macarthur are unknown.
Gen. Banks has been ordered to report
ut New Orleans.
An officer on the steamer Commercial
arrived at Memphis from DuvalPs Bluff,
reports that the rebels have erected bat
terry on the White river ut South Bend
near Cutoff. Several boats are above and
dare NOT attempt to pass.
Two steamers have recently been fired
into on the Arkansas river, and a lady
passenger on one OF them mortally wound
ed.
Cotton market very quiet; al! offerings
readily taken. Receipts during the last
IS hours were 80 bales from the White
river. Sales Of middling to strict mid
ding at 74@ 75c; good ~ 70c; fair 5000.
CAIRO, May 19.-Steamer Runyan, from
Duvars Bluff, arrived this evening.
All quiet along the river, which was
OVERLOOKING its banks.
Memphis dates Of yesterday evening con-
tain no news. Cotton quiet, all readily
taken at unchanged rates. Receipts past
"a hours PAS bales, shipments 578 bales.