The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-01
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWK-EYE.

| BACK to their main works. The enemy
batteries were very active and did goo
! dea! Of mischief Firing was kept up I'll
dark, without any attempt on their part
regain their lost ground.
The casualties in the 9th corps were 8
omcers and IA men; among the killed ar
Capt. A G. Douglas 139th, NJ. Martin ed @
The number Of prisoners in our banda q
the result OF the days operations, 10 2,27
privates and 50 officers, besides about Is
wounded in our possession.
An order 10 being issued to the arm,
congratulating the officers and men Of
the splendid victory achieved over the enc
mics OF the country, and thanking then
for their behavior on the occasion.
To-day good deal of picket firing ha
any casualties as far as known.
About Is deserters came in this morning
The Her0td's Newbern correspondent o
the 23d says Gen. Sherman is said to hay,
informed prominent officers. on leavin,
Fayetteville, that if he reached Goldsboro
without much trouble, the game was thel
up with the rebels. as, with concentration
with Schotield's and Terry's forces, moth
ing could withstand their movements.
Inc Heratd'S Dauphin Island correspOn
Gent OF the 10th says the authorities refus
to exchange newspapers
one or our monitors made 3 raconlois
sauce OF the rebel works u the 18th, a,ie
was allowed 10 move about without beiu,
hred upon.
The authorities Of the city appear 20 0,
determined to make a strong resistance
Rumors we're rite IN New Orleans tina
the rebel troops were preparing to svacuat,
East Tennessee.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-Tae gold specu
lation is quiet. There is great scarcity
OF cash gold, and dideren ces Of R{d1 per ct
are current between cash and regular.
The market is at present largely over
sold, beside which good many postponed
contracts are outstanding, and It would ap.
pear probable that purch Asses to cover these
outstanding engagements may, tempora'
at 81 81, went up to ii SAC; and then fell
agian to 81 SAL.
The zTtbtsne's Goldsboro North Carolina
correspondent says: Joe JOhnstOn's entire
force confront Sherman at Smithfield-the
latter being on the south side Of the river
and the former on the north side. Late
dispatches confirm this statement.
In the engagement on Sunday, the 10th
the rebels attacked Sherman's army heav.
lily, but were driven of leaving their dead
and wounded in our hands. Our loss wal
not heavy. Sherman pushed forward "a.
pidly, Obliging the rebels to fall back with
some haste towards Smithfield.
Another fight Obliged them to rush thro
Smithteld and make for Raleigh. Sher.
man moved with all speed and entered
Smithfield.
The HerGlds army Of Potomac CORES.
pendent Of the 18th, says: The engage.
ment here yesterday was, without doubt
the most important and successful for the
Union army that has taken place since ouI
arrival in front of Petersburg. Not only
was the enemy defeated at every point, but
tie result demonstrated the fact that they
have lost heart in their cause. and thai
large numbers are ready and anxious
TO lay down their arms and give up the
struggle. After they had succeeded in
gaining possession of Fort Steadman, they
at once fell to plunderiug the baggage il
the tents, and all that their officers could
do, would not induce them to desist.
Those who remained in line fought with
nothing like their former enthusiasm
Many laid down their arms at the first Op
portunity. On witnessing this the rebe
officers determined to return to their Owr
lines as repidly as possible. urging theil
men over the works, thus getting a iarg,
portion of the assaulting column back II
safety. Hundreds. however, ran and bic
in the bonn b-proofs and waited for our mer
to COME and take them prisoners.