The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-02-20
Specials 20 New York Papers.

Head letter states that rebel block ade
runner was sunk of Charleston, which had
= cargo Of iron plates and other metal for
the construction Of iron-clads, and carried
four guns. The rebels have been unable
to remove any OF the cargo, in consequence
of the heavy fire OF our gums.
A refugee from Savannah states that
Beauregard's headquarters had been re-
moved there, in anticipation Of an attack.
The rebels had $50 tOrpedoes to float down
the Savannah river. Eight thousand
troops are uuartered around the city.
Georgia regiments had already mutinied
in consequence of short supplies. Two
blockade runners are at Savannah wait
ing an opportunity to pass our gunbOats.
The Woaid's letter has a report that 1000
troops landed on James Island, near
Charleston, in the rear Of the rebel bat
teries.
! [Tribancs Special.
| WAsHIEGTON, Feb. IA delegation
representing the wool interests OF Pennsyl-
vania, Western Virginia and the eastern
part of Ohio, is here for the purpose Of con-
verslng with the different Committees of
Congress, asking for an increased rate Of
duties upon foreign woods, especially those
OF finer texture, from the Cape OF Good
Hope and Australia. The duty on these
WOODS at present is SO very low, that it is
Impossible for American wOol-grOwers to
compete with it in market. The tariff
asked is twelve cents per pound on these
woods, which, it is hoped, will better pro-
tect the wool-growing interests Of the west.
The representatives of the delegates have
been favorably received thus far.
| We learn from the front that our forces
captured six or eight guerrillas about three
miles from Warrenton Junction, last night.
| They were dressed in our uniforms
| NEW YORK, Feb. i3.-The Posts Wash
ington special says there are over SIS, 600, :
QUO in the Treasury, and it is rumored that
Mr.. Chase will ere long sell part of it for
notes, to apply to the expenses of the war.
The Washington Republican Of yesterday
is authorized to state that the reports that
| communication between Knoxville and
Cumberland Gap is cut of, and nearly all
OF East Tennessee in the possession of the
! rebels, Is untrue.
| The receipts at the Custom House for the
week are 81 ,79O, 600, nearly all gold.
The storage warehouse Of Miller Il Rang
don, 562 Water st, was burned this A. NJ
Loss, SO, 600. The fire communicated in
some new cotton just received from New
Orleans.
A new quarantine is TO be located in the
lower bay.
Four hundred rebel prisoners from John
sons Island, have been transferred to Gen.
Butler's department, including Gen. jeff.
Thompson and Capt. Breckenridge, son OF
Gen. Breckenridge.
WAsHINaTON, Feb. 13.-Gen. Grant
writes "a letter to M. Washburne, M. g.,
in reference % the passage Of Lieut.. Cen
eral resolution bv the House in the course
of which he says:
| "You should reco!lect I have already
been highly honored by the Government
| do not ask or feel that deserve anything
moro III the shape OF honor or promotion.
A success over the enemy is what desire
above anything else | desire to hold such
an influence over those under my COM
! inand, AZ 10 enable ME to use them to the
best advantage TO secure this end
/ HerGtds Army OF the Potomac despatch
es, state that al! is quiet Notwithstanding
rumors Of fight.
! Eleven deser:ers came into our lines yes
terday morning. They had seen the am
/ uesty proclamation and came 70 take the
oath of allegiance.
Herdids Washington dispatches report
Gen. Meade in town and he resumes COM
mand Of the army to-day.
Gen. Hatch is relieved from the COM
mand of cavalry, at st. Louis, and ordered
to report to Gen. Gilmore.
A State Constitutional Convention meets
at Alexandria,, Va, to-day. Little will be
done before the middle of next week.
New YORK. Feb. 1.-THE special to the
Herald has the following from the Head
quarters of the Army Of West Va. to-day:
The guerrilla party that stopped the train
on the b. ~ O. Railroad, and robbed the
passengers was overtaken and captured a
few hours after the robbery. From the best
information received, it does not appear
that they numbered over IS. Ten of them
were taken prisoners. Our cavalry bands
were still On the hunt. The guerrillas con-
sisted of tie chlvalry and some rebel sym
pathiZers.
| there are army movements OF importance
in the Department Of the Gulf. The split
still continues between the differen: wings
of the Free State party in the city. 1t
amounts, in reality, to \ contest between
the friends Of Messrs. Hahn and Flanders
as to which party shall have the honor OF
putting their candidate into the Guberna-
ltorial chair.
The HcrdIds dispatch from Vicksburg
states that Jackson and Yayoo City are in
the hands of Sherman. He captured these
places after slight skirmishing, attended
with but Very little loss TO ia This sue
Cess gives us a fine foraging country. Gen
erals Mcpherson and Hurlburt occupied
jackson, and Col. Coles occupied Yazoo,
after sharp tight At Sartatia, where we
4 lost few men.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th con-
tains an editorial article, denouncing the
Virginia Legislature for attempting to in
terfere with State and war matters by the
passage Of an act requesting jeff. Davis to
ASAAACsc eAC ONeNh"Ay o6oAuot NCns OuIA0I
to facilitate the exchange of prisoners.
| Especial to HeraIdl
| WASHINGTON, Feb. l5.-N 10 reported to
the military authorities here that troops
from Beanrcgard and Lees army, are be-
ing sent to other points in the Contederacy,
probably to Mobile, Atlanta and Knox
vile. II is stated positively that Lee has
only $4,000 infantry on the Rapidan, al
though his cavalry is being reinforced.
| II is understood that the Government is
proposing to protest against the French o.
lcupatiOn OF Mexico.
| Especial to P0skl
The Senate Military Committee voted
this forenoon to not concur in the House
Enrolment Bill. This will send the bill
back to the House, for . Committee Of Con-
| ference.
| The House Committee on Ways and
Means will report the following Joint Res
oluti0n this afternoons:
Resolved, That the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury be aud he is hereby authorized from
time to time to sell, at his discretion, any
gold coin in the Treasury over and above
the amount which in his opinion may be
required by the Government for payment
of interest on the public debs, for other