The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-11


truthfnlness. Some exaggerat}c.~
was, doubtless, in the statement -.
ably not Intentional. have nn ~,
that from the representations ~
ances these Southern rebels hsvs ~
from Gov. Seymour and .his fs,sss
New York, they have been msas
lieve such was the fact. And ~ et4
these Cotton States are Gomez III
never seen anything to confrs5.l ~
statement that Union men
scarce" w
Is it not humiliating to think e.. :,
who are in armes for the avowed 49, ~
Of overthrowing Government MN
q whole, was the best that ever -
the hands Of men; rebels who ~ NV
for the avowed purpose Of overthms
that U0S good, and perpetuatine ~ II
nizing all that aOGs bad, in thst 0-
ment; should be able to cast In 60 ~
that they have more friends ~
pathizers in the North than the Usi1HI
in the South? =
! Heather mythology tells m. -. y.
Hercules had achieved his TWEEN ~
labors-after he had slain the Nem.sI{,l
the Hydra and Erymanthian -, ns
quished the Python, and cleansed 4.
gean stables, was at last himself ~
to death by the poisoned shirt Or 49,
There could not be filter reprs.aSss.:l
Of the great Democratic party. whieA -.
| all its mighty achievements. pus = =
poisoned shirt of slavery, which - y.
tured it to death. But these Nossxx
Copperheads are writing chapter - ~
tory which their posterity win blsA
confront. The tories OF the revolutio. ~
never be mentioned after this war r ~ ~
and the old Flag Of Freedom waves \,
| umphantly over regenerated natios 4
But amid The universal, joyous chantin,
our national thanksgiving, where viii nv
servile, cowardly, cringing sneaks y
found? If they only had a. much eos.
science as Judas, the question could u
easily answered.
The 10th Iowa had quite lively LIN.
ball yesterday with the Rebs in this yiirs.
ty, and Da{cly escaped being ''gobbledr-
They were ordered out on reconnoianp,
Lieutenant Colonel McCalla, in oca.
mand-to proceed about six miles fro
this place and endeavor to ascertain y,
position, numbers, DC, Of the enemy, wAil
they did in q manner not exactly antcj
pated. -.
Our whole force consisted of 2O6 q n
10th Iowa, 80 Of the 9th Ohio Cavalry, y
two pieces Of artillery,-in all not anioupl
ing to 400 men. The day was extfsms,
hot and sultry, and the men marched %
the six miles on quick time. Just - tn
bad reached the point of their destinatic
they ran upon the enemy,-a cavalry fora
said to be Forests variOusly estimated 4
from 1000 to 1850. Seeing the inieriosit
of our numbers they dashed forward vii
a wild yell, deploying right and left for u
purpose of thanking and surrounding on
little band. Our boys saw at once that Z
only chance for them was TO get out Of 4
rserape if they could. Fortunately u
Rebs had no artillery. Our two piec
were put into position, and q couple
well-directed shells pumped down rig
in the midst Of them. ~ the same time Q!
ments they had. This staggered u
threw them into some confusion, Hhi
gave our party time to retreat about9 u
mile. Again they came on with anotk
yell, trying the same flank movement, =
with the same result. Thus our men 4
up running fight until our artillery !
but one shell for each gun left, and I
ammunition nearly exhausted. II
were then about two miles from the fogl
In the mean time the report of the art
lery had been heard Mt the fort, sd
rest Of our Rrigade, consisting OF IL
Iowa, 18th Mo, and 93rd Ill, were Skazl
ONt on the Quick, meeting them 1T
above point. The tables were then turn
and the iebs suddenly found that thsjoc
ity was tnhedlthy and left. AS they W
all mounted, it was, Of course. no use
infantry to attempt to follow them. III
rebs he'd possessed any thing like fespe
able fighting qualities they could ha
overwhelmed the little force opposed
them, in spite of the two pieces of artillel
AS it was, suppose this was all that sey
To-day another party Of recsnnoisiar
was sent out. They proceeded five mil
bAat saw no signs of the enemy.
The government farm, about five mi
from Huntsville, was attacked q few d
since by some As bushwhacking citisei
the buildings were burned, 0G0 negro
killed, fHO wounded and tWenty-six tak
prisoners. This band Of plunderers "
not guerrillas, but citizens, some Of III
well known as men who had taken The 0t
Of allegiance, under the Presidential .
/ believe that wrote you some III
since that gunboat had been fired into
. rebel battery on shore, few miles abb
here. The officers Of the boat suspect
that the whole thing had been planned
man who had pilOted the boat down
nCA AOA AACA UP Nh AC4 IObuSu uHy
feigned to be sick and was put of the b
at his home near Point Rock. When
boat came down again he was not at hen
and his wife said the rebs had come IN
night and captured him. A few miles
low the boat was fired upon. That q
had been in the rebel army till reCsf
when he took the oath and returned -
1.-THE half hear 10 true, the military
fairs about Huntsville would be noae
worse of little government airing.
as that is not in my parish shall mott
any further notice Of the matter.
It is rumored that our entire Divis30l
to be relieved in few days, by Gen. +
seau. If it be 20, that may mean, 20
Atlanta"
Yours, &C. W. G. 3
First loWo CoValFy.'
PRovosT MARsHAL's OHT1C1
BURLINGTON, June Z, 1854