Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-11-15
WAR ITEMS.

Tic Govern ueut IS understood TO be ac-
lively ,ng1.,d in q ting 0ut Two new naval
xp i tons Tor tlo southern coast, General
Batter 10 have charge Of one aud Gen. Barn
side q ,l- y,he-.
i dispatch from Sprin-feld, No, Of the
/ + ,4,-:a ont Who arrived last night. re-
ports the enemy moving slowly III this d.
r...ion. NCCu!iYcL has the advance, aud
~ Friday was ten mile. tAi5 side OF CasS
yi..s. 80 thar by to-day they must be 'ery
usar US. 4 battle Is ImmIrent any moment
Tue enemy gleItly exc-eIs cur force, but DO
s..rs are lelt tor the result Our army IS all
here now excepting Gen. Hunters DIVISION.
The !l,s fsat at Gaulev Bridge was not a
General battle. bat ratuer wdEn sGlrmlsh,
u which the .remy were repuised with
creat loss. As kcsecrauz VS. supposed az
last accounts to lave got Floyd sin Chance
~, more good news may be looked tor from
that quarter.
4 speeal despatch from Washington to
the New York ECeHIHg Post, conveys tae
gratifying assurance the PresidenS mas staseu
the war will be prosecuted vigorously ths
fall ard during the coming winter.
Tie Baltimore Sun says Beauregard was
at Gordon7ille, Va, On Monday, bound ior
Charleston.
A despatch from Savannah says federal
fricate attempted to run vessel aground on
Iv97~sayv beach The attempt failed and the
frigate returned. Richmond papers say that
Gen. Evans fought ut Leesburgh contrary TO
orders. and is TO be court martialed, and
that the federal loss at that engagement, was
2OOO killed and wounded.
! Gen. Beauregard's official report Of the
| hattie of Manassas, says 399 rebels were
| Filled and 1900 wounded, and that the fed
/ eraI loss was 1900 killed and wounded and
,ri.oDers. He saws his entire force there
was 2S00O, OF which one fourth only was
engaged.
The latest from Kentucky is TO the effect
that Gen. Buckner mas retired toward Bow
linz Green, and Gen. Stanton has gone back
irt5 tennessee. The federal troops in Ken
.uckv under Gen. Sherman, are divided
Gan'' Schoepff commands the eastern, Gen
NIct,ook the centre, and Gen. Crittenden th'
western division.
An Expedition from Rolla, Mo-, took pcs
session ot Houston, Missouri, the 4th, an.
cantur d large amount of rebel prominen
se6essionIsts including some officers OF tn
rebel army. A large mail for the rebel arm.
was captured obtaining information OF "a
nasi,ion of the entire rebel force in Missouri
Cant. Wood with his rangers has gone l?r
ward to Spring valley to rout the iha.a iha.a
bodv Of freeman g rebel band stationed 'n'i'
On Tuesday morning the pickets .S o. oa
army at Springfield. No, were 10 o1 sAVeno
, 90 bsvond the old battle ground al " us
! Creek, the advance guard OF tne e"Tiny Tl na, S
inc retreated from the position. 1aeir 40 70
vance guard at this point numbered f'oV
strong.
c Litter from an officer of high rank
cnr;rcfi Id dated the 9th says the army wi
opi't p'9 and in good spirits, that there was
enemy near and Gen. Hunter had no expe'
. ton Of battle at present. A despaton iro,
T Geo. Fremont, dated at camp near 0dlno 0a;
b Mo 9Th, says that he will De IN os. LIZ"
e Friday, accompanied by 4OS men.
9 The priyateer Sumter is said to have oe'
captured to the B4lsexsrd OF fsosd0s'