The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-04
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.71AEdaE MAINTAIN thelr reserve IN respect Il
t,milits, s4peratipns in North Carolina
But az hey are not in an excellent mool
IL 10 cute certain that Sherman has no
vet eroalnteredany formidable force in hi
path
a. Judge Hughes who accompanied Gen
eral Singleton % far % Grants nues OF
~ Way to Richmond. has returned
General Singleton catered the rebel line
aud proceeded to Richmond.
ls4 II Is generally understood to-day. tina
the nomination of Hugh McCulloch Al
Secretary of the Treasury viii b
sent 70 the Senate on Friday March *
Tand will be acte6on in order that he maj
T. 1seuts,e mis- duties with the commencement
,tOf the new administration.
lpasThe Eercld's It. Louis dispatch repre-
.esent the disqualification Of Kirby Smith,
,atr2ns- Afississippi army to be equal to tina
! ct the osberrebel armies in various por
tiors os the country Large numbers Q
Sieeersssfrom it are constantly coming il
to our l,neaa at Little Rock. Two-thirGs o
ecBatietsec that the ConfaderacY is . failure
rare dssyusted with the service, and desi
E rous Of making their escape and returning
sAothe.f homes. g.sb
80. TIE 7rsdnne's Washington special say:
rthat lrsrs Joe Johnston assumed command
70 If the sorces in front and rear Of Sherman
Son Thursday last. Gen. Lee viii remain
diat, Ricn ,nond and direct movements from
athat Point, ~ we'll - handle his own army
8 dor the defense OF Richmond. go
: mi The Richmond papers Of Monday are
bAquis. ~ 10. Shefman's exact location, and
g III il asmatteE Of doubt whether they really
-1;hnowswhere his main army is, except that
70 be distressed iato North Carolina.
Letters from Grants Headquarters say
that though all isatYaaiet in front Of Rich.
fmond. active operations before long are
locke; for.snd the utmost vigilance Is OBJ
served in our lines. I'm
sn The military railroad has been completed
=. 10 thspcsition of the LETT of the army OF
the Potomac on Hatcher''s Run, and trains
will commence running regularly on It to.
2 day. Us ,haa- 81
y ON Friday last 100 rebel deserters came
into the army Of the Potomac and James.
2 They say the, Petersburg theatre, filed
ls and this 70 instAnced a. additional proof Of
the intention to evacuate that town.
6 The Tsstes' Washington special says:- In
q anticipation II . battle between Sherman
and johnston, Of which we NAV receive in
telligence at any moment, the War Depart.
nlent aas dispatched = well appointed corps
. OF surgeons and nurses to Wilmington,
from which point they will be sent for
ward TO Sberman's army. They are am
ply provided with hospital stores of every
thing necessary for the care OF the sick and
! wounded.
go The rumor that schofeld has formed a
junction With Sherman, il regarded here
ment IL confident OF Gen. Sherman,s abil-
III, even without echofeld's force, to take
care q. hinnSelf and manage any tOrce the
rebels are able to send against him, still rs
= Lee will undoubtedly exhaust every avail.
:. ,ahle resource in the effort 70 check Sher.
mans audacious advances, ths speedy juno
ton Of the two armies II desirable, ~ max.
ing assurance doubly sure.
~ -, The arrival Of de6ertets from the rebel
army continues in . steady stream. Many
OF them before they leave our lines are sep
Aratelv examined, aud their testimony for
the past few days is TO the effect that A. P.
Hilrs corps has left for the south to aid in
. true, 4 = deemed absolutely necessary that
Lee must shorten his lines, which necessi.
~ 10 the outy ground for the rumOred evac.
uation cf Petersburg. M
, q. NAw YoaE, March The Cbmn,erciau .
Harper Run correspondent OF the 10th
'oeOlt. says: The order Tor the army to be
J ready 10 move at moments notice was
, counternanded, owing to storm, afterthe
2. men had been under arms al night. Fresh
orders, however, are expected.
Ep-a The. Posts Washington special says -
AL applications for extension OF patents,
lahave failed. "a
u NEW YoRK, March The Heralrs Key
West correspondent gives An account OF 1
10Th ult..- which sKas repulsed with very
- email loss on the part Of the Union garri.
son. A Esss
It was reported that Mai. Weeks, who
y with sinaA command had secured large
herd Of cattle on Florida main land. viii
been attacked by an Overwhelming rebe
fo.ce and compelled to abandon his prize
with loss beside Of several men killed and
wounded. -
= Two additional blockade running schoon
ers laden with rebel war munitions ant
supplies bad, besn captured and brough
DEGREES Of distribution were made In th,
~. 3. District Court II Key West, durin1
81 the month Of January, in the cases OF Il
captured blockade runners. The tota
oNount awarded for diseYibution anon,
their capeors = shout $l3O, O00.
Inc Aeretr$ Washingtoh special say
Gen. Soestdan has sent 3 force to forwafs
= ascertain il Lee 10 preparing to fall back u
. The Herair special from in potom.ccor
respondent eays it has been discovered TIA
the army mails have been robbed Of mn
lcns ofdolars n money and other valu
The He-olTs correspondent sayp Colum
bia was burned by order OF Sherman. a ,
. punishment for citisens firing on on
5 troops when the city was in our posses
sion. - -
The Richmond Esansincy OF the 9TH ha
= long article 70 prove that the abandon
= msnt Of Richmond by the rebel govern
ment and army, would 30 tho abandon
J.. ment OF the schemo Of IN independen
southern Confederacy, while the tenti,seI
Davis Organ, Of the27th says great deaio
caussleas disquiet has been created fl ou
city By some movements which are purel,
precautionary, but which have beei
grelflZ unprecedented and misrepresent
eds We make this statement on authority
ana ~ request, IN order to quiet the mind
OF oof people Of 9ratuitous fancy. Noth
, Ing has been done or contemplated. I'm
g what On ordinary. prudence required 8
z WIZ any purpose that any citizen woul,
o. NOT approve and applaud. There IL d,
! toundetton for the stories on which som
build nnoies, and which others may en-
6u 7:.s i9 pr the indulgence Of predjudice.-
in immediate presenca ~ TIA - 49,. -,