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

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which. 10 probably could not DE elected.
WAR ITEMS
TIcr.1d fosca under Gln. Harris that
urroundeJ CD. Smith at Monroe. No, was
d rersed Thursday afternoon Col Smith
was enforced by 3 Companies from Uannib-
al, and attacked them. They had two pieces
# artillery, which were brought to bean, but
the distance was 50 great that their balls
we've almost spent before they reached our
lines. Col Smiths artillery, of longer
range, did considerable damage. The fight
lasted until dusk. Tho last shot from Col.
smith artillery dismouuJcd one Of the enc
my guns, just at that moment Gen. W God,
of Illinois, fell on heir rear with the cavalry
s-nt from Quincy, Wednesday, completely
r9utlnE them and taking - prisoners, one
gun, and q large number OF horses. Twenty
or thirty Of the enemy were killed. but not
"a man OF the federal forces, although several
are severely wounded Gen Harris was
forced to abandon his horse and take to the
woods. 4 number Of rebels were captured.
Gen. Mcclellan gained decided victory
rucmv's entire camp. guns. tents. wagons
Nr. Many prisoners were taken, among
them We're several officers. The loss of the
enemy was severe; cur loss was very small,
100 officers were killed on our side. The fol-
lowing despatch gives particulars Of the
victory
HEAD QUARrtRs DErARNENT)
% Ohio. Rich Mountain, Va, :
An, July j., loGl)
'ot. Z j. TawseEND:-
We arc IN possession Of an tie cucmy'- works
rp toa point IN the right Of Beverly. l have
taken all his guns, and a very large amount Of
wagons, tents, DC, everything be had large
ugubeT of phi -oncrs, many Of whom were wound
cd, several ,1lcors are also prisoners. They lost
'aauy killed. We have lost in all perhaps 20
killed and 80 wounded; Of whom all but two CT
thrce were ia tho column under Roscncrans
which turned Oh. position.
Tho most 81 tlc enemy escaped through the
woods, entirely disorganized. Among the prison
ors is Or. Taylor Of the army. Col Pegram was
iu command. Col. Boscncrans column left camp
yesterday morning nd marched some eight miles
through tho mountains, reaching the turnpike
como thrCo miles IA the Of the enemy, de-
featiag an advance post, taking a couple Of guns.
lad q position r.ady for twelve guns near the
main comp, AMI as the gus were moving up |
asce.taiuei that Tho enemy had rctreated l am
H.w pushing ON 90 Beverly, p part Of Col. Roscn-
cr4n' troops Leius now within three miles Of it.
Cur Iceesf IS complete and almost b.0oiesS. l
dogbt whether iso and johnson viii unite and
ovcrTovcr ar. Tho behavior Of the tooops in
the action a4i towards the prisoner was admir-
aiia.
G. =. MCCLELLAN.
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
Thomas, who ran away with the steamer
S. Nicholas from Baltimore and was caught
ming bl.L. had several similar schemes
under way. Four OF his men were taken at
Cambridge en the Choptank River. and
brought up % Fort McIienry. They came
there IN q canoe. about - o'clock Thursday
'Eht, having with them a laagc box filed
with clrbinls. Colts reyolyers, cutlasses,
saJT's, b4yOuCts, cartridge boxes, buck shot,
Gc. The circumstances beng suspicious,
they were arrested bv the civil authorities
ana taken IN custody by the Home Guards
!hes undoubtedly meant to sell, tie steam
~ Chester. " hen the Pioneer that brought
them up t. Baltimore left Cambridge, a
tr.miu,nt s.cyssiOnIst CA the wharf gave
three cheers for Jcf Davis, which was the
.-07l CIR q free fight between the secession
ISIS and the Union men there gathered
The schooner that Thomas cIme in was
lUUud lHuis,i B., aground On a shoal eff Egg
Neck NarruN,. She had been abandoned
iy Der usw. \ guard was placed on board
ui lcr an+ q tag has hten sent q tow her
rT.
Tie Fre'.rn, 1t. Lowry. arrived at Wash
incJan ycs..i Jay. She had been cruising nights
mp and down between that point and the
mouth Of the liver. preventing communIc9-
ion between the lower part of Maryland
and virginia
Sunday noon. the Freedom was at Ac-
gua Creek with the Resolute, Pawnee, and
lscah0ntas V hen two large oil tanks were
discovered floating down towards the feet
with cbS tide. When within a quarter of a
miia q snail boat was sent from the Pawnee
o. f.c'nroitre them, the Resolutc supporting
tie small boat
ID was discovered that they were Internal
machincs, one struck the rudder OF the Res
,,u,e, aud became detached from its buoy
md sunk. The other careencd over and the
iuss was put ont by dipping in the water.
The latter va, hauled on board the Pawnee
u lad cylmaer made Of boiler iron five
Let laaE anu aj-htecn inches in diameter
flied with all sorts OF destructive elements
designed ~ blow the Potomac Squadron 70
atoms. The machine weighed about 400 lbs.
the conuc- ioH # tie cylinder with the
c.sA or buoy which was full Of a coil o; slow
match, was au INDIA rubber coated fuse
Tee Fregbou. brought it Up 10 the Navy
ia-d where d attracts great attention.
The James Guy went u Port Tobacco m
iturday 1T ! o'clock Z. NJ, after Ialia
icrto, late clcri. in the Navy Department, a
Nwguian, aud ,on-u-law OF senator Mason
Of that State lie went through by aue
YESTERDAY, AID Capt. Daring Of the Capita
P,lcc, discovering the fact, charged hin
vrtr bang "a spy oil Jea. DAVIS, and obtain
.nc The Jamcs Guy, went IN pursuit.
rhe Jane, Coy aulyed At Port Tobacco,
IN the night that highland found Taliaferro
>sho was arrested, taken on board, az,
i.oasat back prisoner, arriving at the Nav
ara al hal past : o clock next day.
4 large oandle OF letters. addressed I
prominent secession.sts in the South, wa
found on him; also plans Of our camps i
around Washington.