The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-30
signed to duty as chief of artillery on Gen.

Ill the NAVY Department W pay tue eH PEN
ses of race between the gunboat Eutaw
and the steamer kinkiang, which will be
from Fortress Monroe to New York.
The Her0}TS special says that the race
will probably take place in a few days, and
it Is expected that the Naval Committees
of the Senate and House will be aboard.
The Eutaw. after the race, goes on the
Wilmington blockade.
The Herald letter from the squadron
off Mobile, reports the English man of war
Sioux, was with the fleet seeking permits
sion to go to Mobile, which had been asked |
for bv flag of truce from our squadron |
with Fort Morgan. All vessels on station
have been engaged in firing into the stea-
mer aground on the bar, and which our
feet commander means to destroy.
Especial to Post.]
The speech of Postmaster Gen. Blair at |
Annapolis on Friday evening last gives
much satisfaction here.
Col. Fish, formerly Provost Marshal of
Baltimore, was put into Old Capital Prison |
this morning, on a charge of fraud and COR
ruption.
The weather in this vicinity continues
very mild, and II 1t continues a rebel raid |
down the Shenandoah valley is not mpro-
bable, though the rumors up to this time
are without foundation.
Fernando Wood spoke this morning
against confiscation and in favor of peace.
The Committee on the Conduct of the
War will meet to-day. 1t will at once take
up the cases Of all the frauds on the Gov
eminent.
The Canal Enlargement Bill will be re-
ported from the Committee at the first OPP
portunity.
Especial TO Cenmerciall
The House Military Committee to-day
reduced the Communication clause in the
Senate Enrolment bill, to $500, and refused
n o. n Tor md
The Senate Finance Committee will to-
morrow consider the Tax Bill. The Com
mittee, it is said, are divided on Woods
amendment The impression is that the
Senate will agree to it.
An important bill will soon be reported
from the House p. 0. Committee making
the p. o. Department responsible for mo-
ney sent by mail.
Private advices from we'll informed quar-
ters in Europe, state positively that the
Schlesweig- Holstein question is about to
be settled peacefully in agreement between
the great Powers, in which Denmark has
already promised to acquiesce and which
will be imposed by Austria and Prussia
upon the lesser German States if necessa-
ry. by force.
A Pernambuco letter of Dec. 18th, says
that both the Alabama and Tuscaloosa
were at st. Catharine, Nov. 20, and refused
supplies and was ordered off at the request
Alabama, this must be a mistake.
The Hcraid'S Washington special of the
18th, says: The gang which captured the
gunboats Satellite and Rounwith, continue
still to infest the vicinity of the Rappahan-
mock, and are preparing for another raid.
Several new boats have been built and re-
Gently added to their forces.
The Heroid's Army of the Potomac spe-
cal says Our pickets near the Raccoon
Ford were driven in a few days since, by a
body of sixty rebel cavalry who crossed
the river and had brief skirmish, but
were afterwards repulsed and compelled to
retire in confusion. A considerable force
ofour cavalry and infantry are on the 9TH
er side of the Rapidan.
Deserters say that Lees army is widely
scattered, but do not believe that any por-
ton Of it has been sent off. They are sure
no troops had been sent from their imme-
date commands. They report forage diff
cult to obtain, and horses reduced III num-
Der and effectiveness. Also, that no sup
plies are received by Lees army in adj
vance of its actual necessity. Among the
deserters are guards who were assigned the
duty of watching the rebel pickets.
A battalion Of the 10th New York cavalry
made Il reconnaissance to Wolf Run, but
discovered only five or six rebels, where
they expected to meet comparatively
large force. The roads are very bad and
the mud deep.
On Saturday, the rebels in front of Kill
patrick cavalry, undoubtedly had a fight
among themselves. Heavy artillery and
infantry firing was heard there.
Especial to Times.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-General Cant
kansas, urging them to return to their al
legiance, and declaring that, as slavery is
dead, there is nothing left for them to fight
| for.
! The Senate having passed resolution
requiring members to take the oath, Sena
tor Bayard will take it and resign.
| Gen. Wilson, of Gen. Grants staff, has
been appointed Chief of Cavalry Bureau.
The Emigration Committee will prOba-
bly, recommend sending Commissioners to
| Northern Europe to facilitate emigration.
NEW YORK, Jan. z6.-The Post says
A gentleman who has spent several years
! in Macon, Ca, recently reached Newark.
He declares the rebellion an utter failure.
Even the leaders see that success is ont of
the question, while the common people
would hail with delight the restoration OF
! Federal authority. One of the principle
bankers of Macon told him: "Our only
hope now is that the Federal army will de-
liver US from our troubles, for without
that intervention we must perish The ut
most restitution prevails everywhere. The
CONSUMPTION is being enforced with pitiless
energy, including even gray haired men.
Slavery, hesays, is dead, and this is ad
mitted by nlne-tenths OF the Southern peo-
pie. Three years ago the same man wrote
letters in strong terms that the South could
| not he Subdued.
Especial to World.
| WASHINGTON Jan. 55.-President to day
! notified the Arkansas delegation that he
had instructed General Steele to order An
election for Governor in that State 1T once.
The regular election for State officers and
| Congressman are to follow when over Z 900
citizens of the State have taken the oath of
allegiance.
! NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The Tribune s
| Washington letter says that LOngstreet is
| to be recalled from East Tennessee and
placed at the head of a new army with its
base at Suffolk, and to operate to the South
side of Kansas River. Kirby Smith is to
succeed Longstreet in East Tennessee.
| Another contraband reports the arrival
of Jim. Dennison, otherwise Pemberton,
who for nearly twenty years has been the
personal body servant of JEFF. Davis. He
says the latter is urging the abandonment OF
Virginia, but General Lee is peremptOrily