The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-13

| Quence are reported to-day.
Portions of Stoneman's command ar
continually coming in and the total los
will not exceed 1000.
(Signed.) E. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Specials to New York Papers.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1O-The Times Wash
ington special says: Meade and BURNSIDE
each cast the blame Of the Petersburg fias
CO on the other. It appears that lnodifi
cation Of the order the night previous
should superintend when the attack oc
CURED, and neither were present to tax,
command.
The HerdLfs correspondent near Allan
to says: Operations around the city have
settled down to regular seige. We ART
pounding away on every side, and it il
doomed to be soon reduced.
The rebels have garrisoned their forti
and entertainments with militia, and uss
veterans to operate where required, theiI
line running SO that they can be masseG
with great rapidity.
Yesterday demonstration was made
along our lines, resulting in driving tbs
rebels back to their entertainments, gain.
ing their rifle-pits and capturing . picket
reserve Of lbs men.
The rebels cannot continue long in At.
lanta, If they continue butting against oul
works they will soon wear themselves out
without doing us much hurt, and run the
risk of losing their communications, upou
which we are constantly operating. The
Macon line is the only one left them, and
1t is said we have destroyed that. IF so,
we have got them, ii they cannot succeed
in bursting through our lines somewhere.
Yet we are so powerfully entrenched that
. single line would hold our works against
any assault of theirs.
The cleanliness and comfort Of the IN
mates of our hospitals reflects great credit
on the medical gentlemen in attendance on
them.
The Herairs Potomac army correspond
emit, of the 7th, says: The efficiency of the
whole command. is being constantly i'm
creased by the return of convalescents.
wounded in this campaign.
Heavy artillery firing took place to-day.
A portion of shell struch Major Chap.
man, of the 10Th Massachusetts, infiicting
q mortal wound.
The Ts,5Nme's Washington special says :
Chief Engineer Latimer arrived this morn
ing from the fleet off Mobile. He reports
that when he left active preparations were
being made for immediate action by Far
ragut. He describes Fort Morgan as a
brick structure built ON the Sumter plan
and banked up, as additional precaution,
with sand, 30 that the front was considered
impregnable, but once being passed can be
readily reduced by an attack from the rear.
Farragut having succeeded in passing the
fort, we shall doubtless hear OF it's capitu-
lation or evacuation in a day or two. on
cial dispatches from Farragut state that II
was expected to be taken tomorrow. as Il
was no part Of bis plan to attempt to cap.
ture the city, but only to relieve . por-
ton Of the large feet which has been sta
toned there for the past six months.
Maury's statement that the Tecumseh
was sunk by Fort Morgan Is totally disbe-
lleved at the Navy Department. The YES
gel was not likely to engage the fort and no
chance shot could have sunk her.
The same correspondent says It is pener-
ally believed in the Army Of the Potomac
tnat Lee has sent LOngstreet's CORPS ia
Hoods assistance.
The Tines Washington special of the
Sth says Cabinet meeting was held al
which questions of state policy Of more
than ordinary interest and importance was
discussed.
1t is confidentially stated bv those who
are intimate in political and social rela.
tions with different members that Stanton
mas resigned and the President has ac-
copied MS resignation. It is not. however.
positively known that such is the fact.
1ue I01sDerci0rs Washington special
says: secretary Stanton denies having
rendered his resignation and SAYS he has
no intention of doing so.
zen. Sickles has been rendered command
OF the veteran Reserve Corps, but saws be
the field. F' -
The public debt up to August 9th. out
standlng with coin interest. is 1854 .634. 1871
. bearing lawful money interest, $424.64
Ioz' ON which interest has ceased, 1851, ITO;
oea osn q no interest, $50, sO6 9li. Total,
90, ,o ,oaS,ooo. Interest payable in coin,
765, 1902. 'Aio"'' W.
NEW YORK. Aug. 10.-The 7,Ibxne,s
Harper rerry special gives the particu-
the combined forces Of McCsnsiand John.
SON, Gilmore. and Mcneil on the morning
OF the 7th and after spir;fed f;pht cnm.
pletely routed their entire coy, mard CON.
turing all their artillery pieces. vast
quantity of small arms. 400 horses and
equipments. and 420 prisoners. including
0 neld ana 81 company officers.
McCaueiand with his demoralized com.
Mand NED 70 the mountains. Our loss js
CON paratively small, being7 killed and q
"ounoeo. Among our killed is Major
NJ ngress, and LIST Lieut.. Clarke, Of the Cd
a; cavalry, They were struck down
WnlIe calamity leading . charge. Cant
NeIr, was severely wounded while name
sratlnR the enemy's lines.
WAsHIn0ToN, Aug. lO.-Qeu. Sherman
IN .Iansmitnng Loyan's official rennrt In
1en. HalIeck says that although the nnm.
yer OF DEAD rebels seems excessive he /.
disposed to give full credit to the reoort