The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-04

struck sherman rear 00d captured 5000
prisoners, besides large number Of wag-
ons.
The Posts special says it was Cheatham's
troops, aud that the fight took place at Al
lentown.
Rebel News.
New YORK, Feb. 25.-The bill to arm the
negroes which the rebel House Of Repre-
sentatives passed on the Goth inst. was in.
definitely postponed by the Senate on the
following day.
The rebel journals give some Texas
items of interest, including an account of
the defeat of rebel force on the South
COoghee river, in that State, in Jauuary,
by the Indians. The fight is said TO have
been most desperate one. The Indians
are giving the rebels there much trouble.
/, The Austin Gazette ia suspicious that OPP
erations are forerunners of grand advance
of the Union troops on Northern Texas in
the spring. by way of Red river.
The works found at Galveston are being
improved and enlarged.
Il was said that the Mexican town of
Matamoras has ceased to be'a free port.
A Union force reported by the rebel pa.
pers as having recently moved from Knox
Vile, Tenn, toward North Carolina, is
now said by them to consist of between
four and i've thousand men, under Gen.
Gillem.
New York, Feb. 27.-About 1000 sol.
diers are sent daily to the front through
this city.
Steers was lost of Borngate on the 18th
inst, and all her crew perished.
The following is taken from the Rich.
mond Dispatch Of Saturday last:
The following interesting official tele-
gram was received at the War Department
last night:
HEADQUARTERS, Feb. 24.-To Hon. J. C..
Breckenridge, Sec, etdry OF War: General
Easly reports tina. Lieut.; Mcneil, with 80
men, on the morning of the 2lat, entered
Cumberland and captured and brought of
Gems. Crook aud Kelly, the Adjutant Gen.
eral of the Department., two pr;vates and
the headquarters dag, without firing q
gun, though q considerable force was in the
vicinity. 1t. Mcneil certainly deserves
much credit for this bold exploit. The
prisoners will reach Stanton to-day.
WAsn1soroN, Feb. 1.-THE Richmond
Dispatch received here to-day says unusual
quiet reigus along the lines on the north
side Of the James river. The enemy con-
centrated ct their new position on Hatch
er's Run during Tuesday and Wednesday,
but nothing Of consequences has grown out
of our picket line in this vicinity on Tues
day night, but the line was re-established
by our forces next morning.
A very handsome little affair occurred
one day last week in the vicinity Of Bur.
wells Bay, in which about go Yankees
belonging to the celebrated naval brigade,
were defeated aud routed by compare
der the command Of Lieut.. Shelburne, as
sisted by party Of the independent signal
corps. under the command of Lieut.. Wood.
ley. This force Of the enemy had been sent
out to intercept and capture q secret expe.
dition known to have been despatched in
that direction recently by our government.
While resting ct Burwelvs Bay, this force
signal corps men who eventually succeed
ed in killing and wounding number and
putting the balance to flight. Sixteen dead
bodies were subsequently found lying on
the road leading to Smithield, and 10 in
Smithfield, who had died of their wounds
there. We did not learn whether any pris-
oners were taken, but number OF wound
ed Yankees were carried of by their COM
rades. So the party that came out to whip
The following was received yesterday:
HEADERS, Feb. 24-To Hon. J. c. Breck-
enridge, Secretary Of Wcr:-Gen. Repoles
reports that detachment of Vaughan's
cavalry struck the railroad beyond Knox
vile at Sweet Water and Athens, captur-
men Of the 10th Ohio, with their horses and
equipments were taken. [Signed]
We learn that the raiding party OF YAM
kee cavalry, which were reported to be adj
vancing by way Of Tarboro, North Caro-
ed to Washington. We have been unable
to obtain any Information As to the amount
of damage done by them.