The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-04
Rebel News.

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The iron ciads are again a. taeir old an
chorage. The.yesseis passed tho 6sstot
stzuctlons. bot could not pass the ID lre]
The Dyury grounded under the ensxy's
batteries, when the crew were reInoyed.7
Ahonf tan minutes ter they left he,.sha
WAS blown mp ny she'll IN her lnaSzGrs|
The Richmond add Virginia had g.osrttI
ed: the Fredericksburg passed over he OBJ
struct;ons, drawing ten inches water les(
than the other three. The Virginia wI]
struck By LOO pound shell, which looien
ed some Of her Eoits, but all the injury III
received was repaired n few houts. ID
Virginia. flag ship. was commanded bJ "
Huntington; the Richmond by COmsnast.|
er Bell. late list 1t. OF the AiAbsma; ~
fredericksburg BY IL. shepard. Com,
mandsr Mitchell, dag caacer, was in com!
mand OF the squadron.
We are pleased 20 see tina. measures ar3
being taken in North Carolina, South Cs'|
DINA and Georgia, 70 burn all cotton ~,
10 in danger Of falling into the enenye
hands. How much better would it hu]
been to have destroyed the large qLapssI1
stored in Savannah then 10 have pernita
its falling into the hands OF Sherman.
The ankees, says the Wilmington jssl
nal OF the sd, appear to hare LEFT
works in front o; Aiai. Cen. Hook = saNa
yesterday. and concentrated at Fishs1
Their feet has also disappeared. Thy
course hold Fisher. Whether they h'
re.enlba.ked their main body We are nn
bic to say. They occupy Sm;thvilt,
having been evacuated by our trcop&,
There Was considerable activity q FQ
Anderson on Saturday and Sunday 1aq
.;ng. Il is supposed the enemy are an1n1
TO silence Anderson, il order to open sm
% the river for their boat.
All quiet below last evening at s odoc1
Cairo News.
CAIRO, Jan. 2s.-The Dire las. night q
stSoyed Dea-iy all the new wooden 6rI4
ings erected on the site OF the Ore lassS4
tenn Der. The principal losers are !of
Cherk s. Co., dry goods merchants 81
Oswod & Co.. millinery and fancy go14
Total loss about 80, Coc, mostly insurd
eastern companies.
The steamer Eclipse ex plesied her h1
al townsville, Tenn, yesterday mofni1
Que hundred and sixty persons xee
ing, aud 80 wounded. AL the gunsd
9th III. Battery were LOST. No further n
ticu!a.s.
CA,Rc, Jan. ce.-The yicksburg Hr1
OF the 18th states that gunboat No. see
the the steamer Mustang at Skipws
Landing. She was in the service ofs
cial scout, and was formerly commea3
by Lieutenant Earl. Some - OF TIE
Cial scouts were on board, and nad
running the boat up and down the,N
commiting snndry depfedations not@rj
cordance with the duty Of soldiers. II
were arrested and will be sent 70 deS
| Canby. SIS Il
The stea:ne. Olive Branch bad u
| Of cotton fer Cairo. IN
CAIRO, Jan. 22.-The steamer be.l,
Memphis arrived with 2S5 ba,ss o. 9"
fcou, Memphis.
A band Of gnerrii,as attacked onyp
cts back of Memphis on ThuIsogI
were driven off with the loss Of tnen
er aud several oths-s. d
i Sixteen deserters trcY: Tenneee. IL
4 ment came into crc lines the ssI.
and made application for the 81
oath. They report q great many
4 comrades watching an sopportuniXa
lsert, and that the repu blication CIV
Iosder greatly encouraged dese.a
Great numbers are coming into oul
a. various points. .,..,Y
;; Further particulars Of the exp.os
the Eclipse say q were killed ins.s
Numbera are supposed to be dly
The clerk CT the steamer and seveM2
crew are among the killed. Ine -
ana battery was brought to Padues
terday and placed ia the haadls o. l' -