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

securing among the prisoners the doughty
General commanding. It in admitted 81
the rebels, according 10 the stories OF DE-
serters, to have been the most overwheim
ing affair of the var IN propo5n asi,a 70 pa IA
been obtained bearing stamp Of reliable
ity, bu: the whole region is represented a
heinv unprepsred for this sudden event
and Is fleeing in every direction to escapt
his relentless sQua0f0ns.
The accounts agree 80 we'll in every par
ticular. and are in such perfect accord with
what Was expected and known, that al! ar
constrained TO believe that Early aud his
army are indeed captured.
Scouts report Sheridan IN Staunton on
Thursday. The capture Of Early occurred
the next day. By Saturday Sheridan
would 30 In q condition TO push for Lynch
The Herald City Point dispatches says
il Is positively known that on February
18th Sherman was 1t Camden, s. e., on the
Wateres river, ; little over 100 miles from
Fayetteville, on the Cape Fear river, whlcn
town 1t was believed be has before no"
reached.
There were rumors in the Army of the
Potomac on Sunday last that Sherman had
defeated Johnston IN . heavy battle, and
captured Is. coo prisoners.
The HerdtfS correspondent OF tie OH
SAYS il is reported that Tor sOrne weeks
past large numbers of negroes have been
ct work throwing up Qualifications along
the banks OF the Roanoke river. Several
months since many old aud experienced
officers surioised chat II Lee was com
rallei to fall back from his present position
he would form Q new defensive tine along
that stream. The country i admirably
adapted tor the purpose, and the river viii
Enthusiastically 20 the difficulties which
en sttacnin9 coauu 49, wuI p SssJ ~ w. Vs.,
come. Siefe guns ..om - - .S au.'
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uon VA tno Uan ~ n .uss 1917 10y
things seem GO ln0lcate tnIe ms army wh'
SOON oe sIt0ose t M .Jno pssee. ;., 80.
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II = sspofteo iIOm n .l.sas i9qIs.-
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nas feacned S.pe fset .S kstves, N SI CaaV.
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toat stream ~ mues sDove wAmane.0n,
previous 20 the 1st inst', tn1. co@Plse1y
epoling me reoel plans 1or enes.ne con.
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e give MN Css.le ~ u 81 =, v.c.ussy -
x0iosootOs Y Calca Pos1.s s9sy eAPecs ~
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<ne1r Iav4r wnlcn weuio' ln:ofo nls oeieat:
Inc WAmlne ION JoessHot u " lasoe J0et
previous g .ne occnpasson - Sne s sowe
y me NanoaM 10tcee, som ~ tnat sner.
1 m0vement. y ns y 10s cnsckeo
i9ns ~ tne enscs % GrCMpesMng Ase @
e0so0on NAc1m0u0 ana KsssssouI8'
Nxw YoRK. March o. The Herald 3
Winchestee correspondent says that desert
ess who arrived q Winchester state that
they passed Sheridan on their way down.
He reached Woodstock, - miles from thia
ateriing point, on the fir1t day, and though
rain was falling, tbs roads very muddy,
and the streams much swollen, MS troops
were pushing forward rapidly. It N ex.
pected that on the third day they would
1saeh ssaanton, IS miles up the valley, 3
abort distances north Of which town Early,
with small rebel force, then was.