The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-28


" SAVANNAH, GA, Jan. 18th, 1865.
4 LD-ToE HAwK-EyE The holidays
passed OF in Savannah with TOO little Of
incident to even inspire letter. Even
the ne roes seemed 10 forge. their ancient
Jubilee in the Joy OF 4 greater and more en-
during blessing. The citizens seem to
adapt themselves with great dea, Of read
iness--Many of them with Joyful eager
ness-to the new state OF things. J notice
that on Reviews and Sabbaths the fair
daughters Of Savannah Seem TO nantes.
no aversion toward the National blue,
and especially shoulder straps. a female
some days since, in passing along the
sidewalk over which the old Stars and
Stripes were floating, took occasion 70 show
her treason bale P-oc,iyities ry stepping
on, into the street and walking around il.
She was puGgent!y yehuked py 'Gda. il
the next mornings paper.
We have the Savannah Republican re-
vived under the auspices oi loyal anti
slavery men. One Of the rev praprletors
was formerly connected win tue y. i.
Tribune, as reporter, ] believe. ! have
sent for a few numbers OF TIE rev paper.
| There has been the utmost good order and
!stric. dlcipline in the city since We got pos
session. The fire companies tneatiy al Of
which are Africans,l have been revived
by the military authorities, nnd the en-
gines, hose, &C., PCT in order fer active
service. The gas and water works have
also been put into operation. Al places
Of amusements have been promptly closed
mp whenever any signs OF rovsdS .s;n ap-
| peared at their exhibitions. The some
what renowned, If notoriety 20 renowned
| p. Philander Doesticks lectures tonight
on Pluck
Al,he ugh every thing about the city no.
lilies you AZ every step that it IS under
military rule, yet the people OF Savannah.
who have known no other rule tor more
than three years, have reason ID rejoice in
the change. There has been q scale of
prices fixed by the military authorities for
every thing sold in the market ar from the
Suffers stores, and while enormous prof
is are still allowed, which we Northerners
do not hesitate 70 call er,oTtton, yet SO fag
is this standard below that of the Ccnfed-
eracy, that the poor especially hail the
charge as a kind OF millennium. l saw a
negro woman the other day passing along
The streets with pound OF cheese (sefore
the prices were liked, } for which sue paid.
some shylock OF a su.ler $500. She said
| 10 another woman: II thought I'd jusl
have pound for rarity -
have often thought, and suppose ma
ny others have shared the feeling, that the
lists Of exIrayagant prices II tire Sout..
which are at times pulls he'd in Northern
papers, were go..ee. up for sensation. !
send you the original bill OF h1arGer at
tbs Pulaski house, IN Savannah, p.omis-.
ing only that the bill, rs you VIII sec, was
rendered last July, ard the scale Of prices,
as the bill itself shows, has been oontinu-
ally ascending. Oai first carp II The rear.
of Savannah was On the plantation of this
same Mr.. Miller, where the bill was
I picked up.
another grand Review last Sa,urday-the
second since we came to Savannah. The
Corps was reviewed by Gen. Sherman, at
tended by Generals Howard Logan, who
had Just arrived the night peiore,) and
Osterhaus, who has commanded the Corps
in the absence of Gen. Logan. 1t was u
splendid success. The marching, soidierly
bearing and general good appearance Of
the soldiers Of the corps, elected general
applause from those who were fortunate
enough to witness the grand pageant.
Yhe l4th and J7;h Army Corps left us
some time since, and are now believe at
Hilton Head. Gen. Howar,i's Headquar-
ters have been removed TO the same place.
and the 18th Army Corps is under march
ing orders. The lst Division LET: us yesr
terday. The Goth corps is stiil here, and
it may be that part Of the 23.h and a
part Oft the 10Th will be left 70 garrison this
place.
An entire change is rapidly neing made
in the Notifications around Savsnnah. The
cid Notifications, which il would require
Il hundred thousand men 10 man efficient
", have been turned out to grass. ] do not
lDciude IN this remark TT. Jackson. New
Notifications Of a more modern style are
fast being erected, with q line shortened 70
the exact dimensions of the city, which.
will render the city easily deiensihle ~
one or two divisions against any force the
! rebels are likely TO bring against il. Be
sides, the city could at any time be easily
reinforced from Hilton Head in Il few hours,
: were it necessary.
Speaking Of Notifications, Savannah has
: one popularity ! have never seen in any
! other etty, North or SoHth--is has 40 sab
s.rts. You step right out Oh compact
town into the country. Why it should be
! unless it be that the city is environed and
. pretty closely surrounded on every side by
hugo sWampS, which are available only rs
rice plantations, which mus: necessarily
> be oyerflowed for several months land that
0 in the most sickly season. in order to pro-
Guce that commodity.
, Save the small garden p,ats, there is no
G other culture Of the soil worth naming,
Q in the immediate vicinity of Savannah,
but The rice culture. The low, marshy
s grounds that lie all along the sea-board
I lar the eye can reach, are laid OIL in rice
. Plantations, some OF which contain several
6 thousands Of acres. These plantations are
: dyked on every side to proteo: them from
> the tides which would Otherwise sweep
J over them, Az well as 10 lnundafe the fields
: al the proper season. The soil (baing a
deep sand loan, is broken up with plovs
:, tTC1E ty negroes, gang OF some six o,
b eight constituting s1n1s. No other team
= ! As employed from breaking up to harvest
sng The land being drilled by the same
process, and he rice sovn, the forbays o.
s slnice. gstes sre opened AID the whole plan
, tation flooded 70 some depth with wafer
II - permitted 70 remain IN this state until