Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-08-02
WAR ITEMS.

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lngton, states that the rebel loss is hetwe
5000 and 1000. The Black Horse Cav n
Tue crack regiment Of Virginia, was r,c
terribly cut up, only 200 out of the regime
oeing seen after the battle. He saws, with
: mules oi the rear OF the Junction. q
ground for many acres was mined in ii
most saiiitui manner, and tons Of roSt.
piacec there. 1t was the intention OF 2 i,
regard, ii d:,ven back, tc wait til. the l.. a.
army had moved upon these mines, VI,
they would have 5eea fre,i an: the Y. !.
'ro0ps Blown up. Upwards o: Il. 900 ne ,ro
Were employed &, work on the eDtrenchmeu
:. NanasS.s, and about the same aumoei
work or the eHtrcachmelts - Richmond.
The City IF Richmond is surror, ,ied viii
MINES !ik" those Of AiIuassas. II the rr5 =
u..1 mat tnIon men are going &c tax
the city VIZ, be blown up.
There are two regiments Of we,l asille
negroes vt Richmond
Private letters from Gen. Ps,cersoc
dated Harpers Ferry, 22i instant, gay
Zen. johnston retreated 20 WIncda,.ar
where he bad thrown up extensive ent-cnca-
trenchmen.s and had large numbes C-
heavy guns. | could have turned his DC
sitl0n and attacked him IN the re-r. bu, ne
had received lirge reintoreementl from Mis-.
slsslppi, Aiab,ina and Gaor.ia "A t.,
force of over 81, 600 c nfeti..r.se irons anu
5000 Virginia militia. My force is less
than 10000. Northern regiments who's,
term was up, OF would be within week,
refused to stay one hour over their ti..s
except four, namely, two Indiana regiment ~,
and the llth and 2ith p. Five regime.
nave gone nome; two more 20 t"-dav, and
three TO- morrow. To avoid beng scot off
with the remainder, l fell back and occuniei
this place
Gen. Patterson general order relinqu:s..-
ing command Of his department ,s.ys: ''You
nave steadily advanced in the face of the
enemy in greatly superior Numbers and ar
tillery, and offered battle, which they -
fused until protected by their stron. an
trenchments ut Winchester. You hay.
done all that was possible, and more than
could have been expected or demanded, and
II the fruits of your campaign have been
lost the fault cannot be imputed to you.'
The war steamer Resolute has arrived
from cruise along the shore Of Va. She
has captured two rebel schooners and sloop,
and found three new rebel batteries GA ne
Potomac each mounting six guns.
A lady who escaped from Fairfax and has
arrived IN WashIIls;o reports tha. lhere ara
IO,V00 rebel troops at that place The ru-
NOR which has been current here that Gen.
Johnston was killed ut Bulls Run Is said to
be confirmed by intelligence Just received.
Ii is known that the rebels lost more Colo
'els than we did in that engagement, great
Is was our loss.
The Minnesota 1st regiment appears to
have suffered the most severely of ary in the
ield. The number OF it's killed is ascer-
aimed 70 be 66, and 100 more are missing.
In botn respects it is believed this is the
heaviest draft the battle made on any single
regiment. But the men are undauntet ai.i
eady for action again.
The loss Of the Fire Zouaves is DOW estim-
ted at 200 all told. The remainder are rs
ull of fight as ever.
The loss OF the 7lst regiment WAS II killed:
1 wounded, IL missing,
The report that the rebels shelled and
uIned Sudley Church, used as a hospital
y Our troops, ia confirmed. also the fact rna.
he wounded found on the road wero bayo.
etted BY rebels.
A special dispatch tC the Msmph;s Argus
rom Richmond, dated 22i says that Gen
horse was shot f;1m Uniar
i'm. General Barlow of South Carolina
llIed, and the Lynchburg regiments cat to
ieces.
Lieut.. Hitchcock Of the U. S. MARINES was
illed on Sunday. lie vas q native Of
Vt.
jeff Davis dispatch to Richmond, Sunday
gat, says the rebel forces in the battle NUN.
cred 10 900, and the Federal forces $4,000.
e says GO The enemy was routed and a.
abandoning large amount OF
rms. ammunitions, knapsaeks and baggage.
be ground was strewn tor miles wit, those
lied, and the farm houses and the grcani
round Were filed with WOUNDED. pcrsui,
as continued along several rortes towards
cesburg and Centreville until darkness Gov
ed the fugitive. We have captured sew
al field batteries, stanGa of arms and Union
nd State flags. Many Prisoners hive been
ken" Another Dispatch says the ent.re
,nfederate force was about 10000, aud the
,,ire forces OF the u. 5. near $4,000. No
are received of the dead and
ounded.
A dispatch to the Charleston Mercury,
tied Monday-ssnt on to Louisville we pre-.
that DAVIS commanded the
ntre of he rebel army. Beauregard was
of the right wing, and General
,hnston Of the left it was against Gen.
command the enemy concentrated
'eir best troops, who fought most obsti-
ately. At one time the left was pressed 50
verely that the result of the conflict in
lat direction seemed doubtful. Col. Bar
N g Georgia regiment was so terribly cut
?, that large troop from the centre was
Mt at a critical moment to the left's assis-
nee and turned the tide of the battle. The
,emy broke and fled before the impetuous
large of the Sou;herners, and the battle
On became 4 rout.
1t ID ascertained Us fact that the rebels
ere kept well informed of all our move
ents; their gradual withdrawal from Fair
< Court House and advance posts was
,rtion of their plan in drawing our troops
to the ambush which led to ruin and
,a:h; hence the imperfect condition OF their
nth works at Fairfax and other points,
hich excited ridicule among the military
en-.
Major Bidwell. acting commander OF the
ichigan lst, in his official report Of the en-
.gement on Sunday, says his loss, which
Is heavy, occurred mostly in front of the
.emy's batteries. The regiment went into
10 field with AS men ald 25 officers; Q
6cers and 103 men were lost.
{ is said that four additional regiments lett
'ashington Saturday to reinforce Gen.
cDowell, three of which had reached Fair
( before the retreat commenced, while
70 Others were under orders to start Sunday.
,cretaYy Cameron had visited Gen. Nc
owell's headquarters Saturday morning.
I'd Immediately on his return these troops
ere ordered forward, but too late to be of
rvice.
It is stated on military authority that
10 secession pickets extend to within three
lies Of Fort Corcoran, opposite Washing
n.