The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-11

Inc OeeaiNHtiOu Oi LIE Ueots W00u 10 AeiI
Eastport, was New Orleans. Here the men
were to Gisem bark and proceed to a piace
near Mobile, called Pascagoula, and join
Canby's army in,the investment OF the city
of Mobile. A !fumos now prevails that
the latter city has been evacuated, and we
are now waiting for the confirmation or
contradiction of that report. If Mobile is
evacuated, it is not Improbable that this
command may move by land directly east
from this city, and join Gen. Gordon Gran
gers forces, with the object Of striking at
Selma.
There is large amount OF work to he
performed this spring in Gen. Canoy's de-
partment, but it is the intention of the Cen
eral commanding to move rapidly aud
strike with stunning force. The objects OF
the expedition are rs follows:
1.-THE CAPTURE OF MOBILE.
The first and foremost Of the objects Of
this expedition. is the national Possession
Of Mobile. Either the capture OF, or the
evacuation Of this city, ia al! the same 70
us, except if we capture it we will get sew
eral thousand prisoners and large amount
of ordnance. II the place is not evacuated,
there are two divisions OF troops there, two
thirds OF whom have never been IN action,
in all, between four and five
men, under the command Of Gen
Dabner 81. Maury, dapper little fellow
much smaller in stature than Wheeler or
Van porn. There are i've genera. officers
there. including Gen. Chalmers. who COM
ma1ded Forests cavalry on our right
during the battle OF Nashville, and who hsas
Just arrived AZ Mobile. Either the neces-
atty for the evacuation OF Mobile, or our
mn1lre Of it, win be terrible blow to the
re6slion. Next to New Orleans it il the
neutrality-suspicious. seaport from the Piscata-
qua to the Rio Grande. II our possession,
the entire territory OF Middle and North.
ern Alabama and Middle and Northern
Mississippi IL at our mercy. Mobile is att
uated ct the mouth of the Alabama river,
near its entrance into the bay OF the same
uame, thirty miles from the Gulf OF Mexico
and ono hundred and aixty-seven from
New Orleans. It was, before the war, mex,
to New Orleans, the most extensive cotton
port in the Union, more than 600, 600 bales
having been exported in single year.
being built on 4 plain that rises near ff-
teen feet above Underwater. The population
OF Mobile before the war was estimated at
81, 900, and rapidly growing. 1t in the ter
minus OF the Mobile and Ohio Railroad,
while its bay 10 the outlet Of the most pro-
lifc cOtton-growing regions in the South.
II, a. I said above, Mobile is not evacuated
you may look out for its fall in short
time. Learned in Memphis that all the
citizens Of Mobile between the ages Of eigh-
teen aud sixty were under arms, and that
Gen. Chalmers had been ordered to that
point to take command OF them.
1.-THE CAPTURE OF CAHAwBA. SELMA
AND MONTGOMERY, ALA, AND coLuN-
Bus, GA.
The next movement will be toward Sci.
ma and Montgomery, Alabama, both Of
which are situated on the Alabama river.
The Alabama river il formed by the juno
ton Of the Tallapoosa and Cooea river.
about ten miles above Montgomery. The
Tallapoosa takes it, rise il Psuldine conn.
ty, Ga. about two hundred and ffty miles
from tts mouth, and u navigabls between
forty and 6lty miles for small steamers.-
The Cooea rises in Georgia, also. il three
Hundred and fifty miles in length. and
navtgable Tor small boats one hundred and
seventy.five miles from it, junction with
the IaLapoosa. The Alabama river il q
seasons of the year for the larRest boats.
except in times of great drouth. The coun.
try through which it runs is exceedin mi .
rich, occupied by extensive cotton plan.
tattons, and large tracts OF valuable tim.
Der.
Cahawba, on the Alabama river. 2.a
miles from Mobile, was before the war fast
! Oeooming prominent town, and was q
place OF considerable trade. It's promi-
hence just now arises from the fact there
are several thousand Federal prisoners
ca ss,,a eaetsan "a starving condition.
selma, on the same river, ia 252 miles
nom Mobile; il situated in . 1puious = nd
fertile region, and does q tremendous mn.
1 uasctolIn8 Dusiness for the southern Con
aNuosscy. Anese are several foundries, an
ss.ollsnm men. ler tne manufacture Of small
-a., : n9rse snoe null. ashot and shell
,~ o.ns' S MH. w. OF t0ree ehoddy manufac.
VUTloos Ans Wa, next to Atlanta and An,
fnrinr fnEn N th~ .,c.toI ssu. manutac-
lminus of Tho T,sn,,sc:ss 1872. a r ~ Ane TOR
I rad q ct Selms. Refc,s t,,. A.so?ma raul
lation was walI nm RI M ~h,as us u.s. opu.
q donhlad since ~, ~ er = s.oV, wnscn has beeu
4aalaa 1viIl s,ros,sii.. ~ ~ vI sne reneli0n
i Alabema. y ~ 'ns Aast olech IN
Columbus. Ga. ON the a..+.,;.. !, L..