Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-07-19
WAR ITEMS.

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WAR ITEMS.
Further particulars of the battle at Car
thage, Mo, have been received. Lieut..
Toskin, Col. Seigel's Adjutant, saws The
State troops were posted on a ridge in a
prairie with five pieces of artillery in the
centre. cavalry on each fink. and infantry
in the rear. The artillery of Col. Seieel an
preached within 500 yards, with four can
nor IN the centre, two on the fanks, and
body of infantry behind the center artillery
Col. Seigel's left opened the fire The rebels
had no grape, and their artilleris.s being
! poor, their balls flew over the heads of the
federalIsts. After two hours firing, the
enemy s artillery was entirely sileuced, and
| Vneir ranks broken. The Federal troops re-
teateu until point was reached where the
roau passed through high bluff on each side.
"HeIe Tue enemy IS cavalry was posted in
large numbers. Seigel drew the cavalry in n
| large body into the road, at distance of n
hundred and fifty yards from his position.
when, by rapid movement of his ARTILLERY.
he poured heavy cross-fre of canister inio
their ranks. At the same time his infan-
try charged at doublc-quck, aud in ten
minutes the State troops scattered in every
direction. Eighty-fye riderless horses were
captured, and 65 shot-guns and number Of
revolverS and bowie-kuives picked un from
the ground. Col. SIgel did not surround
Carthage, as reported at first, but at
tempted to reach a piece of woods north of
the town, and after two hours desperate
fighting, in which all the forces on both
sides were engaged, and in which Lieut..
I0skln thinks the enemy lost nearly 200
killed, he succeeded in doing so, when the
rebels retreated to Carthage and Seigel fell
back on Sarcoxie, whence he proceeded next
day to Mount Vernon.
The attack on Col. Smith, at Monroe, 80
miles from Hannibal is confirmed. Col.
Smith had coo of the IIth Illinois and 81
Iowa regiments, and was attacked by 600
rebels under Brig. Gen. Harris. They repel-
ed the attack and drove tho rebels back
killing and wounding several and capturinr
D prisoners and : horses. Gen. Harris re-
treated to Monroe, when another skirmish
occurred, in which the rebels were arain
repuised. Col. Smith then took up position
and sent a messenger for relnforcement=
from Quincy. Col. Smith was afterwards
surrounded by ID large force. but it was
thought that he could hold out till rein
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once from Quincy, and at other points.
The Railroad bridge at Salt River, east of
Palmyra, was set on fire by the rebels, to
prevent aid reaching Col. Smith, but fOrtu-
nately it was not much damaged. This is
the largest structure Of the kind on the road
All the sick are being removed from Alex.
andria and the camps to Washington, or
sent home, and the general baggage reduced
to the smallest extent. Three companies of
troops were sent up the Manassas road, on
W ednesday night, on false alarm. Re-
ports from Fairfax C., Ii. Indicate gradual
withdrawal of the Confederate forces.
Two companies of the Massachusetts, Frs,
had skirmish on Tuesday near Great Falls
with party of rebels, who had collected at
the opposite side of the Potomac. Five of
the rebels were seen to fall at the first fire,
and the rest then beat hasty retreat.
The mutinOus company of the Garibaldi
Guard who left their camp and were taken
prisoners by the regulars, are to be tried by
court martial. The remainder of the regl-
ment have visited Washington once since
their departure, in body, to receive rifles
IN exchange for the muskets.
The Quaker City captured vessel off
Cape Henry yesterday, from Rio Janeiro for
Richmond, with cargo of coffee valued at
SIS, 600. She is owned by Curry & Co.,
ebels at Richmond This is the fifth vessel
to the frm-all having been cap
,ured within eight weeks.
The Senate Friday adopted an amend
nent to the volunteer bill authorizing the
enlistment of five hundred thousand meD)
Erecting the acceptance of all artillery, cav
llrY and infantry regiments that may be
endered for three years.
1t has been ascertained that letters have
)een received at Washington from Richmond
" the bearer of the flag Of truce, and that
" some means they have been distributed
.mong the persons to whom they were ad-
lreSSed.
The seyenty-one members of Col. Blenk-
RS regiment, who were under arrest and in
,rison for mutiny, have signed paper OBJ
igating themselves to use whatever arms the
government may designate, and have been
eleased from Imprisonment
When Capt. Taylor, the rebel hag-bearer,
eft the Arlington House on his return to
be Confederate camp, Gen. Mcdowell gave
i'm a late copy of New York daily, say
ng to him, g Take that to my old classmate
,eauregard, and tell him if he can gather
nythng reliable from it regarding our
movements he is quite welcome to do SO, and
viii be more successful than | have BEEN"
Nineteen clerks in the Patent Office. thirty
q the land Office, and forty In the census
ureau have been dismissed on account OF
he public business in those departments