The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-11

Pasapsco was sunk in Charleston H.,t.
on the night Of the 18th Of last month !.
one Of the rebel torpedoes. She went a, =!
IA twenty seconds after she was strncs
and so OF the persons on board OF her "a,
drowned, 43 being saved. The DaieAi,,
got aground in the Cambabee river. Scn,!
Carolina, on the 18th, and after maintainir.
severe fight with y rebel fort for aosS
hours, and It becoming apparent to herN
ticers that she could not be got Of. IL
set fire to her, and she was burned 10 x
waters edge. All her officers and c,s.
except four, succeeded in making their \
cape. A few hours previous to the di,s.
ter which befell her, the Daiching cantn,.
the blockade runner CoqueIte. ~
Charleston to Nassau, with cargo ofcS
ton.
The Richmond Examiner, in announin
the confirmation OF Gen, Lees anno;r
ment as General in Chief, says he Mn =
main in the field with the army aross,
Richmond. He has published an apposit
arms, and calls for the delivery to IL 4.
tho1ities of all in the hands of citizen
Gen. Breckenridge is expected to aaa.,.
the position of Secretary of War to-mr.
row.
They have story in Richmond IL,
troops from General Thomas army "a n
intorce General Grant in front Of t6e ~
capital have recently passed over lhs m.
ti:,ore and Ohio Railroad.
A committee of the North Carolina r.,
islature recently had an interview "a
Jet. Davis. It is said they urged = ~
vigorous prosecution of the war.
An Atlanta correspondent of the NcA.
Iond Dispatch says 1t will require seyAr,
months to rebuild the railroads in Georr;,
that Sherman destroyed. He also saystS,i
it 10 folly to attempt to disguise tie fas
that n North Carolina, Georgia, and eyau
10 South Carolina there is wide spread h.
satisfaction, which, if not timely checkN
E.eatens to produce the greatest disastsn
Gov. Brown has called an extra sessiOc
o. the Georgia Legislature, 10 NEE. q
Wednesday next.
new YORK, Feb. 6.-The HeraM,
W ashington special says those coguisan
OF the real facts OF the recent peace CO...
ference look upon the result as being M
lar from failure. II 10 impossible &,
Lincoln or Seward to say to what exiaat
the negotiations have failed or sueceeld
unsil reply to the report OF stephens al
his associates is received from K;chmosl.
The Herntds dispatches from ThomM'
army say deserters report the remnant "
Hood . army at Tuscumbia Alabama; ain
that Cen. Ripley had been relieved in con-
maud. s 45iAna
The steamer Eclipse, on the way fuu|
Eastport to Paducah, burst her boiler, aad|
one hundred aud i've lives were l0sf, ~
sides battery OF artillery. A numbee d,
soldiers were on board, principally Of vi
9th Indiana.
During a.discussjon in the rebel HousI
on arming the slaves, Mr.. Wigfall. in NJ
ply to those who said they were notfghhg1
al ala
very and nothing else. @ sss fg /
The Richmond Dispaich of the Sd sags1
the Yankee cavalry are. moving towSld |
Fredericksburg. asI :s 4
The Richmond Enquirer says lay'
number OF stragglers have returned y
Hoods army.
The Richmond Wig says General Hhi
man and Mr.. Foote are on theil way toeeI
nora.
The HeralIs Buenos Ayres correspoA
emit says Paraguay, as an ally Of Urssu!
has declared war against Brazil, who b
as allies the uragusyan rebels and revo1
tiOnists.
Eight thousand Brazilisns and an squ
number OF Paraguayans had marched NJ
the territory Of Uruguay, and fighting VI
imminent.
The town of Pahsader, Uruguay,
been reduced to ashes and rains by 1n
lillian naval force and the rebels md
Flores, but at last accounts it, brave 81
risOn still held out, and reinforcene
were hurrying to its relief.
POtOsi Island, ut the mouth OF La plr4
river, which com mands the town Of Moss
video, had been seized by q force Of
King of Italy, under claim OF leased
for 10 years.
A magazine at Bucnos Ayres expoda
on the 8th of December. $50 soldiers M
killed and wounded.
A smart little steamer called the Fam
was at MOntevideo, suspected OF being s.
tended tor rebel privateer. Capt Roe1
with the 1r0quois 10 watching her.
draws but little water, and is 50 fast -
she is we'll adapted to keeping ont Of
way OF our cruisers, and with q couple -
guns she could do more damage than "
Alabama.
The Iost's Washington special says !;
reported the President will send speSv
message to Congress- To- morrow, snooual
cling the cause OF the failure Of the artery
at peace negotiations.
The proposed tax on salesis per cs1f
bgt there is little prospect Of ia aooou7
by the House.
Measures will be at once Adopted
Congress to strengthen the Govesnme1
the armies and the finances TO, gss1
summer campaign.
A special to the Express, under das
Washington, 9th, says: Messzs. Cs,npDe
Hunter and Stephens demand was
ninety days armistice, and not ln0eEuJ
e1ce. The President and Secretary OF cnr
refused, anu the party all sustain taeH
the refusal.
The Conner Washington sl11
says it is confidently asserted tnss
President will issue q proclamation se s:..s}
forth the result of the peace neSota.t1
and calling upon the people 10 III ~ p.o2
ranks Of the army and Sseist ~ vSJ
out the war by overwhelming znhl1~!
erations. ..tt
The Posts Washington specin! ea I'm
new income tax bill. reported to soe ri
this morning, imposes IN income 1aA tsM
! per cent, on all amounts exceeding ~
PEI year On crude petroleum 90 cea.
gallon; cigars 30 cents per pouno
| tactured tobacco 30 cents per poGusu..
present rate OF taxationcn csan'.l'aNp
goods Is increased 20 per cent. -
The section taxing all sa!es - IsIS
but its adoption Is not reco1.n e;..ui..d
| tax was laid upon State Ban1 eileT 10
NEW York, Februa.yT Ire I'm. I'm
Washington special says tnas II y a san,s
in that city that the rebels haYe ausp.N
new war policy. 1,ichmoc6i Is 70 cee, :
ated, and the whole Atlantic CEASE
abaudcned, aud stand made inianu' n
Aproposal was made in tho repeL
gress is buy and arm 10000 SLAVES
rive one to each white soldier 10 tne