The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-05-07
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Especial TO ISpaes.1
WAS HINaToN, May 3.-Mr. f. A..Paui
sends the following to this bureau: y was
all quiet with the army Of the Potomac.-
EVERYTHING is in readiness for movement
at the proper moment. Our troops are III
excellent spirits and anxious 10 advance
against the enemy under their new coM-
Burnside's command Is
in favorable position. Deserters from the
enemy all agree that Lee Is making extern
sive preparations to meet Grant. Inese
people also profess to believe that Rlcn-
mOnd is being evacuated.
"A number 81 Senators met in caucus to-
day to agree upon united course in regard
to the restoration of Frank Blair to his
command in the army. They decided 70
support the resolution, refusing TO recog-
tary service and recommend his dismissal
from said service on the ground that he
holds his commission in violation OF the
law.
Gen. Banks in Official dispatches to the
war department relative to the Red river
admits surprise and reverse
on the Sth Of April but claims that the bat
ties on the 9th and 10th resulted in terri
BILE disaster to the rebels and was on the
whole a victory to our arms. The cost to
the rebels in killed and wounded being
greater prOportionately than ever suffered
in any battle during the war.
Receipts in revenue during the month Of
April was upwards Of $lO,OOO,OOO.
The Worlds Washington special Of the
Sd, says: An officer, formerly OF the 18th
North Carolina, was brought here to-day,
having been captured on the Potomac. The
general belief in Richmond, he says Is that
Lees entire army at present, numbers
about $1,000, and Longstreet, who was at
Charlottesville, when he left, had 70, 900 men.
He states that should Richmond be besieg-
ed it could not hold out month.
The Republican says that 1t begins to be
feared in high military quarters that Lee ID
endeayOring to escape from the Rapidan
to his works In the neighbOrhood of Rich
mond. tt
NEW YORK, April 4.-The Her0lds New
Orleans letter OF the 10Th ult., confirms the
statement that Gen. Banks had fallen back
to Alexandria in consequence Of low water
in. Red river. All the gunboats and trans
ports, except the Eastport are down below
the falls.
Six gunboats which went up the Black
with 2, 800 bales Of cotton and 900 contra
bands, besides conveying down the stea-
ner Ruby with $50 more ntrabands.
NEW YORK, May 4.-The Herald has q
Newbern letter to the 3Oth.
The rebels under Hooke approached Lit
tie Washington the 18th. Beauregard is
now in command Of the rebel forces in
North Carolina.
A rebel ram from Kingston came down
the Neuse river, within four miles OF New
bern, and there stuck fast. She draws nine
feet of water and evidently will never be
The river has fallen and is in
some places unnavigable.
A rebel brigade under Gen. Corse, 1000
strong, is between Newbern and Kingston.
Maj. Gen. Peck has been relieved Of the
OF the forces ia North Carolina,
and is succeeded by Brig. General J. n.
Palmer.
Deserters report twelve regiments as the
force which took Plymouth. This force
was sent to Kingston, and an attack on
Newbern is expected at an early day.
The rebel rama Albemarle was at Piym-
outh leaking badly. She was held up by
WAsHISoroS, May "A letter from Ad-
mirai Porter of April 18th, mentions an
expedition here recently sent up the Wash
ita river as far rs Munroe, captured 5000
bales of Confederate cotton, brought away
800 negroes and destroyed muchfebel prop
erty. The expedition was under the COM
maud OF Gen. Foster. .
A new principle has been adopted by
recent law, authorizing the p. M. General
to refund to Post Masters the sums Of
which they may have been robbed by Con-
federate forces or rebel Huerrillas. t4 ss
Especial to POST aat
WAsHINoToN, May 4.-The rebels are
immense numbers Of troops
in Virginia, but our military leaders seem
to lie perfectly satisfied. All military COM
municatiOns with the Army Of the POto-
mac and with the troops, is prohibited for
the present.
New YORK, May 5.-The Worlds Wash
ingtOn special reiterates that advices from
the front lead to the belief that Lee is
abandoning his entertainments on the Ra.
pidan, and is retreating island. There has
been no collision between the armies,
The Heratds Key West letter announces
the arrival of the gunboats Galena. Colunl.
bia and Tioga.
Advices from Fort Meyers states that on
the 10th Of April the I'd Z. 5. colored troops
under Capt. Crane, landed on the main
land and drove brck the Rebel foIces,
without loss on either side. and captured
800 cattle and returned on the 18th.
Advices from Mexico via Havana report
that Alvarez has openly declared for Jua.
req, and fortifyiny himself in Acapulco.
which is blockaded by French SHIPS.
The Qualifications at Massalton nes been
bombarded by the French frigates.
The French are reported defeated in
OuJsASeA s.AAA ON0AoIOJ0Aug IOSAuA O,VUW ulou.
Report also says that Jalapa will soon be
attacked and taken by the Mexicans.
Guadalajara is strong, and looks like a
canard. H
lCDmne,cidI Special.
WASHINGTON, MAY 5.-Mr. Chase has
prepared an amendment to the bank bill
which sumner will offer to-day, taxing the
national banks annually two per cent on
clrcuiation, one per cent. on deposits, and
one per cent. on the capita. stock beyond
rhe amount invested il United States
stocks. This is all to be applied to the paw
ment OF interest aud principal on the pub
lie debt. The real estate he'd ivy the banks
IS alone to- DO subject loiSta.e. co gnty or
municipal AVIATION. 4 Lto1ss 4
I Gen. HERON reports to the authorities
here that Vidaurri escaped to Texas at the
time OF the occupation cot Monterey by
Juarez. 81 j.. 5ls,. $50
I The House Committee on elections has
decided that Mr.. Blair was not duly elected
member OF Congress from Missouri, and
that the contestant, Mr.. Knox, is elected to
the seat. tB a#3f n os7
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