The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-28
Rebel News.

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| The most reliable information says tb..
.ne enemy have attempted to advance 4.
wards Wilmington. -
mouth OF the Cape Fear River. was at ~.
advice still held by our forces. It is f.ars%
mat 1t VIII be rendered useless to us by M.
enemy blockading the river at A point -
tween it and Wilmington.
CHARLESTON, January l5.-A heav,
| force OF the enemy advanced from Beany
| ior. yesterday morning, against Pocataiion
Gen. McLaw. eA'
iseiagees from Savannah report that a..
Corps Of Sherman's army has youe 70 VII VII
! minStOn, and that the cotton in Savanna
has, or will be confiscated. Aaa
CHARLESTON, Jan. l6.-After abando,
ing Pocataligo our forces took a poeitior
behind the Conbabee river.
10 movement was made yesterday. tn
3ranchvilie. A4'u
Two monitors were sunk last night i,
.a.s tarbor, probably by torpedoes.
CIAaLEsToN, Jan. i7.-Dese-ters 40
prisoners report that the force whic. ad-
tanced from Beaufort consisted or the ,stb
AID l,th Corps, with but little artillery or
baggage train, and that Sherman was NOV.
iag by railroad the remainder of his armv
artillery trains, &c. They report also that
Charleston il their destination,
The enemy advanced within two miles !,
the Combabee yesterday, and then retired
Intelligent officers from Hood army re-.
port that his losses are much smaller than
reported, and that 5000 will cover all tha
casualties during the compaign, and that
Hood las plenty of artillery.
Il g rumored in Richmond that Hood
..as been superseded by General Dick Tsy.
n az t,s.r L H.
confederate Senate has passed resolution
asking the President to renstat- Genera
Joe. johnson IN command OF the army d
Tennessee.
Hon. IL. S. Eoote has been released from
custody by the Provost Marshal of Fred.
ericksburg, and has arrived at Richmond.
The Danviile Register Of yesterday SAW
that trains would pass over the Peidmout
road TO Greensboro the next dav, the dam.
age done to the track by the recent ireshu
having been repaired.
/. Is reported that Sherman had visited
Columbia, IN disguise, and had stODD n
tha NicAsburg Hotel
NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The DssDatct a.
counts for the great rise in gold by the fact
that the property Of refugees is being sold
to escape confiscation. The rebel c,i.rencv
is converted into gold at any price Ths
negroes who have been hoagdinxrebeicu cur.
-ency are selling it of preparatory to run
n.ng away.
IN the rebel Senate resolution ym
adopted 10 inquire into the treatment Of
prisoners OF war on both sides.
Gen. Early has made a protest against
the discharge Of the commute. to INQUIRE
into ais drunkenness. He challenges any
onato prove that be was ever drunk in
camp, on march or in battle.
AT an early hour on the 18th three light.
drauSht yunboats went up Cape Fear riv-
e. to 1 position opposite For. Fisher Sew.
eral torpedoes were found in the river con.
Meeting with the fort.
81 10 O'Clock a. III. on the Eth the enemy
evacuated and blew up Fort Caswe.i. They
also destroyed several large vessels u the
.ive..
!. y supposed The blockade runners
stores are being conveyed 10 the shore from
OR transports.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2,-Irformation
f-onl the Army OF the Potomac states that
considerable aring took place in front Of
Petersburg, near the Appomastox. On Fri
Gay, 5ut the result is no, known.
FORTY deser.ers came into our Ines on
Thursday morning.
An arrival from City Point YESTERDAY
states that great deal Of picket firing took
place il front of Petersburg on THURSDAY
night. Some reports Of the evacuation Of
the place were current, but Yesterday NOR.
ming matter remained as usual. The reb-
els seemed very jubilan. over something
Thursday night, as they INDUCED exteL-
sively n cheering, be!l-ringing, &C., fer
hours.
Admiral Porter, in his report Of the At
tack on Fort Fisher. says the whole num-
be- Of naval officers killed, wounded and
missing is 800. He states that the rebels
have blown up Fort Casweil and the rebel
Tallahassee and Cnickamauga,
u l. \
long.
Since January l4,h so .ebe. deser.ers, all
Of whom came within the lines Of the Po-
tomac army, and as many OF the James,
passed through Wilmington.
The National Reporter contains extras
from the Richmond papers Of the GOTH
The Wig has the following:
CHARLESTON, Jan. Nv have nothing
direct from Gen. Wheeler. Deserters who
sed at Port Royal.
The Courier says there was cavalry. ar
t;llery and infantry coming from Coosa-
watchie. The forces Of the enemy are be-
lieved to be concentrating above Mcphel.
sonville.
(Second Dispatch
CHARLESTON, Jan. is.--The enemy made
a move in the direction of Charleston river
yesterday. 1t is believed to be only feint.
All quiet there to-day. Nothing from any
other quarter.
The JFhy report q destructive tire 1t Al
gusta, Ga, on Sunday, Burning over 4O0
bales OF cotton.
A are occurred at Hamburg, opposite Au.
gusta, on Monday, burning tom 1900 to
:, 900 bales OF cotton.
The Richmond Eyonurer OF the 10th ssys
there have been SOME recen. disDOs;t.onsof
the rebel troops in The west aud south, the
details of which Il would ,e :l.sdviyable to
publish.
The Charleston Me,ctry says large rein.
had airil ed i'll that city.
The resolutions OF the reLel Senate, crea.
ting the Office Of Comma in Chief Of al
the armies Of the Confederate government.
and recommending that Gen. Johnston Be J
have been passed. This WILL |
carr led into effect, make Lee the COmman- |
der in Chief Of all the rebel armies.
The Railroad bridge over the Oconee II |
yer. IN Georgia, is finished and passensef
trains would soon pass over.
II Fleet Returned.