The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-11
Rebel News,

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WAsh.saTos, Feb. 4.-The Richmond
Wing o. tae 20, says Gen. Z. e. Lee was
confirmed by the Senate yes. |
eerday, com nander in chief of the armies |
Of the Confederate States.
The Hon. Nessrs. Flournoy, Jno. Goode. !
Ihos. >. oabcock and John Baldwin of
Va, and Lester of Ca, addressed the large
and enthusiastic audience, at the Hall Of
the House OF Delegates. They advocated |
a vigorous prosecution OF the war, as thol
sures. road to peace.
CHARLEsToN. Jan. Sl.-All the move.
ments 81 .he enemy indicate that Augusta
and Branch i;ieare their points OF deetina.
tor. The Goth army corps occupies Rob-
ertsvl.le; this place Is about 50 miles above
Savannah and miles from the river. A
heavy force Of infantry, artillery and cav.
airy, is reported encamped near the juno
ton Of Tie Salkepather and the old Union
road. This force is said to consist Of the
18th and l6ta army corps. 1
YESTERDAY morning the enemy advanced
lery fco,ss Writes Point and drove in our
skirrEish ..ne three miles to Kings Greek
ou- icfan.-v afterwards advanced and
drove the aaeMy back to Write 8 Point, re-
establishing our picket line. Since then,
all has bean quiet on the Com abee at that
point.
Tbs eneniy made a demonstration on our
position ,!e.eatiny the pontoon bridge over
the Sa,keaaehia ba. without result. It il
reported that .hey burned McPhersonville
Last night. THIS village is miles north.
vseet OF po,asai.go.
WAsgISaTo. Feb. 5.-From Richmond
papers OF The sd, the following items of
southern news are cleaned. It is sisted
on ,ndoubted authority that Gen. Beaure-
Ya.G Gas arrived in Augusta, and taken
charge OF tae military operations in that
Department vi ia 80 "a
The Peter burg Express Of the ID, Gays
that previous 10 the passage OF the Com.
missioaa.s through the lines on Thursday,
Gen. Wise delivered an addressto his COM
mand, urg;1g them not to relax their vigil
lance o., account Of the so-called peace
commissioner, bat 70 depend on their
arms for peace.
Tue raiG up the Chowao river towards
Weldon Il said to have been abandoned,
before j. accomplished anything.
Several days since . party OF Yankees
landed at shoals Bay on the lower James,
2. Winenuas plantation stealing and kill
ling hts STOCK, destroying all his valuable
farm .naehiaa.y, and either burning or
carrying OF ais large crop OF grain and
provender aad ali his provisions.
Saturday evening last the 9Th ILL.,, Van.
of Dumfftes Gn the telegraph road. They
were accom- panied by wagons. and were
supposed to De ON their way to Fredericks-
burg. The weather was very cold aud the
roads in. sUeh j wretched condition that
they returned toward Alexandria on Sun.
day morning. They robbed Mr.. Richard
Euis o:alI his forage and provisions.
On Monday last q body OF Yankee caval-
~ were near Park Gate, 3 miles west OF
Brentsvi!le.
Everything below Wilmington il quiet,
SAWS the Journal, there is no change in the
position of the enemy's land or sea forces.
The weather is dreadfully cold.
Gen. Lee Is said to have remarked . few
days since that be saw and appreciated the
difficulties surtuuuding us, but he was
hopeful and confident that any compromise
now would procure but truce Or armis-
| tice, and woltd be an unmanly shrinking
from present duties, and entailing upon
our children trials which we shOuld meet
and overcome.
Sherman army are reported to DO burn
| ing all the goods and bouses along the line
OF eneAs lnascn: fnso1efs taken yaty IN
tneIr statements as 20 sherman oestlna-
ton.
! Az expedition l5,V1 s.sons Eas lepoite :.
nttlng out a. Rev Orleans 20 oe isnaed ~
Pascagonia. 1hs intenoeo destination -
supposed 70 % VOGUE
Inc hieon f,-0msaeY OF tae ~ sAys
On the whois We oeNeve tns Non'eoslacy
nas gwen up the aoea OF making Psesent
OF itself TO Eagiann, rance an1 Spaln,
ana 'nat however Wiling we m:Snl oe 20
give ~ ~laVefE as the pslce .! ln0epsn.
oence. .ne.r - 40 n,oI. saiA y. one1i snas
as briss to some ioresgn power % induce ace
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are unabe % 90 1os ourselves. Ia sno.t,
the wnnss eo'.asry las seeove ?a rom h, is'
temporary oeIvous anecs;on' osousnI
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