Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-06-14

that The rebels have Sheparis.own bridge
mined, ready to blor mp.
\ gentleman, at Baltimore. from Hlrper's
Ferry reported that JEFF. Davis was expected
there today. There was q complete state ri
preparation for an attack. which is eagerly
expected. He represented the Indications 81
not IL. ali favoring the rumorei evacuation
New troops are constantly arriving l.5O
reached there last night from the interior OF
Virginia Provisions we're abundant, AMI
the men cheerful. The stricteSt diseiplin1 IS
maintained.
This report is just the rererse Of all pre-
! vious ones.
Slaves escaped from Virginia to Fort Wash
ingtou says that the rebels at Acquia Creek
have, 50 far, only used ri12d field piecs
| which they have used ct various points, ac-
cordin. 70 the fire Of the L. 5. vessels. T1e~
have not yet used their battery of 1ur j2-
! pouniers, which is masked behind tho Oh
fish house, outside the range Of vessels
guns.
The works beyond the Arlington House,
/ opposite Georgetown, are being rapd!y snd
/ eifectuali7 strengthened by the U. 9. forces
! there. Thigty-sIx guns have been mouotst
! ON 5he enbankments.
The troops are IN expsctiti0n Of IN G,-a-t
upon their line by the eOnfelerats army from
Manassas Junction. shortly.
TIE Scam ls.gita Co1or1d9 sailed from
Boston Friday noon for soutacfn ers
The monster columbiad Union" broke
from It's Astenings on board the schooner,
,-1a -k II I'd roIIaI
board, into Il feet CT water.
The New York 29th regiment arrived 1T
Washington Friday afternoon. They ar
quartered in the city. The 3rd Maine req
ment arrived in the evening.
Three New Jersey Regiments are enclmP-
ed three miles from Trenton, .vlit,lg prop
er arms ard equipments.
Gen. Lyons has authorized tue formation
Of Il HIM Guard, in Benton CoUntT, Miss
ouri. for the protection o. th3 pcrs9us md
property Of the UGioa men in .5t- section #
the STATE. Three hundred stILd Of arms.
and II, 600 rounds of a71Huu;tiJ -fr vei T..
Hannibal from St. Louis, for the use o. the
union home guard in that city.
The Louisville Journal slya. large guam
tity of arms we're secretly broJch. +, )m len
nessee to Kentucky On Wedaa5l1y, ~ the
sece>siOnists.
a cro7asse had occurred on the L1risi-na
side of the Mississippi, near Narchcz, 23J
feet wide, q ID 10 feet dep
A Norfolk dispatch to the Atlanta Con
tederacg sIys tins Nerrmac has been raised.
her machinery being uninjlred, and VII -
ready tor sen On Friday. D)ub,ll!.
Several vessels have been seized by tho
Brooklyn at the mouth Of rts Mississippi
and sent north.
The Mobile Register of the lst says that
port is open, and TIVE vessels went to SEA
that day.
The Steamship James Adger, th4t ar.lyei
at New York Friday morning from Fo9
tross Monroe, brought twenty nine eases Of
condemned clothing, consisting 9. caps.
coats and pants, which were n5s &,c--~.
to contract.
Captain Phillips. of the james Adger.
says:
The Troy regiment are still stationed q.
Hampton, in full view u the Fortress; Colonel
Aliens regiment is little below them; while
Col. Duryea's Advance Guard was stationed some
two miles still further. AS for the last ramei
regiment, while il conversati d, on "Wednesday,
with of the officers, he stated that they were
TO start tho next day for Yorktown, thence to
Norfolk, sad from there direct TO Richmond H.
says " the seeessionists that they not
afraid of the Troy, Albany, Col.nel Aliens, or
the Vermont regiments, but they wOuli rather
Ea eIa Of ibo rod N
Duryea's Zonave regiment" This same Officer
remarked that one dly be took about five hundred
and fifty Of his regiment 10 capture a patty of
se-essionists numbering over nine hundred moT,
and armed with cannon. Upon approaching ,hcm
they (the secession soldiers) retreeted IN grc2t
haste"
The steamer State Of Georgia, with tho
10!h Regiment Zouayes, sailed from New
York yesterday afternoon for F0rtT So Nor
roe. The steamers Empire City end George
Peabody sailed this morning for Fortress
Mouroe with the 9th Regiment.
Dispatches from Lieut.. Craven. command
ing the steamer Crusader, dated Key West
May q, says that on the l4th he took pos
session of the steamer SUigGaee for the benefit
of Government. He would not permit her
to return TO NewOrleans. but offered a clear
ance for New>York, which the Captain re-
fused. Lieut.. Duncan was placed in COM
mand, and sent with seventy soidiers and q
full freight Of stores cs various kinds, to
Fort Pickens.
The Suwannee belongs TO the same CON-
pany who loaned their steamer Rusk to the
parties who seized the Star OF the y est.
Dispatches u the Navy Department from
Fort Pickens, dated May Goth, say that IN
attack was hourly expected. Col. Adams
had informed Gen. Bragg that the port was
strongly bl0ckaded, and vessels would he
dealt with according to the laws agains. VIC
lating blockade. Gen. Bragg, in reply,
said he considered this notification as Il vlr-
tuai acknowledgment Of both the existence
and independence OF the Confederate States.
He asked Col. Adams to please consider the
harbOr as closed against all boats and vessels
OF the United States, as he should not per
NIT any 20 enter. except Col. Adams des.
patch boat, under white fag. To this Col.
Adams did not respond
There are now remaining only four seces-
sion prisoners at the Washington Navy yard
who are held under the order of Gen. Mans
field. ThIrty-fvc Of them, including the
cavalry privates captured at Alexandria. were
yesterday discharged on their taxing the
oath of allegiance.
The Postofhco Department has received
copy Of a letter written By Postmaster Gen.
Reagan, of the Confederate States instruct
ing Southern Postmasters TO retain N their
nossess;ou. for rhe benefit Of the rebels, all
mail bags, locks and keys, marking and
rating stamps, &C., and all other property
belonging to, or connected with, tho postal
service. They are also required to report
their journals, or ledger accounts. with the
U. S. service of the Post Office Department
up to and including the 3lst day of May.
and exhibiting the fnal balance in their
possession.
The District Court of Washington have
decided to restore TO their owners, the prize
ships Gen. Knox from Thomastown, and the
Geo-giana from ST. Georges, Maine.
1t having been reported that large num-
Der of arms had been stored in Havana, un-
der the protection Of the British flag, for the