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

on foot, in either case, of course, armed
with his musket. He makes his way into
the enemy's country, finds horses in mum.
bers by help, ofthe negroes, bitches team
to wagon. leads on it all the stores and
supplies he can find in the nearest house,
mounts his negroes on the rest of the hor-
ses, and returns With his spoils. He never
objects to gold watches or silve plate elf ne
can md them in q swamp mile away
from any house," These men were strag-
glers not IN the rear but front of the army.
and they went before it like q cloud, being
often twenty or thirty miles in advance Of
anything. Three .'bummers'' together
would at any time attack q company Of re-
bel cavalry, and, in favorable circumstan-
ces, would disperse them and capture their
booty. With the exception of Colurn bia
alone, every town in South Carolina thro'
which the army passed was first entered
by the bummers. AT Chesterfield they
were two days and half ahead of the
army, the whole corps having congregated
at this point.
At Roberteville we struck the Savannah
and Augusta railroad, and in obedience to
the lille left' order, turned towards Au-
gusta. Half mile out ! noticed the
smouldering ruins of Col. Lawton's fine
plantation, the fence and negro shantiea
alone remaining undisturbed. The plan
tation hands we're all at home, but before
the column had disappeared but one or two
OF Lawton's blacks remained to tell the
tale of devastation, when the rebel lord re-
turned to his deserted grounds.
DIR. BosTwIcK's PLANTATION.
One mile further on tho column struck q
large fertile plantation, upon which were u
fine two-story farmhouse and village of
negro huts. The gardens and walks were
of the most elegant kind, and supplied
with the rarest varieties Of shrubbery and
flower plants, fit indeed for sovereign to
while away his weary hours in. The inte-
rior of the mansion exhibited q; confused
scene. The most elegant description of
furniture was found scattered around and
broken; pianos and melodeons, y telescope,
centre tables, costly chBirs, ottomans, car
pets, tine collection of books, pictures
and paintings, all scattered about in confu-
sion and disorder. The troops. after salts
tying their curiosity, and helping Them
selves to a book or ~ picture from the de.
serted plantation, departed, and a few min
ntes after the grand Homestead Of DR..
BOstwick, together with its deserted con.
tents. was in ashes, tce chimneys alone re-
naming 10 ,uark another mile of Country
suhjugatel:
BAENwEIL
The advance ct The, Gnrps arrived at
Barnwell Couy: House oD the 10th, and
went into camp Ter The night, General
Baird detailing II regiment 81 provost guard
to prevent the destruction of the place. 1t
contains about zoe houses and other build
ings. /. boosted the superb Court House,
was burned few days ago. together with
the only hotel in the place, and several
other buildings. The residences are of
wood. substantially built, and very neatly
Ornamental with shade trees and ever
green's. Many of the citizens remained,
and were not lnolested by the troops, who,
however deprived them Of their winter
provisions, and such other things as they
we're in need of.
THE PEOPLE IMPLORING OUR MEN TO
LEAVE THEM FOOD.
The country through which VIC have
travelled the last two days was rich in pork,
bacon, vegetables, corn, and forage of all
kinds, and tonight the men came into
camp with provisions sufficient to last
them a week. The people to-day have re-
allied what war is, for the first time; and
while some saw their substance walking
of on the shoulders OF the forugers with
out mUrmuring. others piteously implored
the men to leave them suficiency for
their immediate wants. Since We have
left the line of the Savannah river and
struck into the interior, we have found
most of the families ut home. and in all
such cases their houses were saved from