Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-08-16

He destroyed the premises, aud captured Z
large boat he found there A party OF Sc
cessionists, from Maryland, were IN The
house, but they soon escaped to the hiis'
The President has appointed Col. Hunter,
who commanded the 2d DIVISION at inc
battle OF Bull Run, a MAJOR General ana
Major StoneInan, Of tie cavalry W; l..
Smith, of the typographical ooTIs, and H.
W. Benham, OF The Eugineers, Bfigaaier
Generals OF the volunteer icrccs
Three scouts WHO came into Cairo Mon
d.v. brought three prisoners, who say the
Tennessee force under Gen. Pillow had re-
lad at N,w Madrid and that JEFF.
Thompson contemplated an Immediate at
tax IN Cape GiTardeau.
Two Steamers passed Independcncc, Mo.
on Monday, loaded with l. s. troops, sup
resei To be gong 10 Lexington.
The Santa Fe mail has arrived and brings
Hcws that there are large number Of Texans
uu tLcir way ~ b seigs FVri Stanton, and
'Iv other < Nernment property they can
bud. PrCpaTatiUas have been made to re
veive them az F1rt St mon. Fort Fillmore
j. usH garris ned Is Is compIaIos Of reLu-
lart-lo OF infantry and 8 Of Dragons. The
regulars ARE under marching orders, a soon
as volunteer can relieve them. Lieut..
Smith, # the 9Th Infantry, who had gone to
C~hiau4LUa, u recover the government
trains stoien by u wagon master, was taken
prisoner by the Texan troops.
The Apache Indians have commenced de-
Vr.dations sirco the troops have left some of
the p,sts. Iaey attacked the overland mail
each aud killed the driver, bat were finally
rep lsod and tte Coach went on.
The Fire Z.o.ycs have z ne back to View
York, where they viii be di>blud4d, aul The
regiment rc~vTSdhIzd
Charles J, Faulkner, late Munster to
France. was arrested IN Washington M9u-
day, under orders from tie War Depart
ment. hat charges are brought against
him, is not yet known, but it is rumorc1 that
lie has been found to have a commission as
Briradicr General in the rebel army. lie is /
closely confined, awaiting examination.
Government mas ordered Col. Tyler Of the
rebel army, now u prisoner at Cincinnati,
- be sent to New York for detention at Fort
Lafayette.
The assistant Secretary of the Navy has
purchased seventy vessels and chartered 80
for Government use. They are generally Of
ligit draught, intended rather for coast ser
v.oi than for sea.
LlAiountain made a balloon ascension at
Monroe the other day, and reported
a rejel camp three miles beyond New Mar
bridge, and . considerable force some s
above Newport News.
Y is sad a telegraph wire has been found
c)uncctinr Fortress Monroe with a rebel
'lmp On Fox Hill.
The rebels are reported to be planting bat
tarioa At Matthias Point, on tho Potomac,
the Intention OF cutting of water com ,
municati0u with Washington. L Is the ,
Of oficcrs that il a battery is success,
planted at the Point, the rebels viii
sink vessels by common shot, thatmay !
be passing up or down the river. The chan y
nel is only distant a Few hundred { ct from S
he shore. d
Letters have been resolved from Capt. q
Wilmington, Of tie 1T Michigan, taken /
ny tie rebels at Bull Run, while u
attempting t. assist Col. Wilcox of the field.
lie saws Col. Wilcox arm is badly shattered. /
APT. Ricketts, IS also wounded. DR.. Lewis .
# The Sd Wisconsin is in attendance. Mrs. {
Ricketts, is with her husband. Caps. With
ngton writes that they are treated with )
great kindness. They are all on their parole Il
i honor rot u escape nor take up arms ]
lgainst the South. These parties are now v
probably in Richmond, as the wounded were s
% he removed tLithcr i5 sJOn IS ciTcunstan- C
cs would permit. v
On Saturday, a force Ui rebels, uumLerIng a
goo was dispersed by Gen. Lyon at UurTan, h
Mo, and reiterated in haste. L is not known -
any were killed. =
Tue day previous a body Of cavalry were :
altered ty alIell from Capt Otten's battery n
md "a number are known to be wounded. :
Tie recent General order prohibiting vol :
vino do not speak the English L
language, from being mustered INTO service. d
p now officially explained as not intended to !
u ply to regiments or companies Of foreign I
nationality, IN which men and officers speak u
he same tongue. but to prevent the enlist
l"nt into regiments or companies whose
speak the English language only, Of +
not understanding 1t, and to induce such
10 enlist under officers whosclanguage i
hey do understand.
Hereafter, when volunteers are to be
into the service OF the u. States,
hey will. al the same time, be infinitely
'xamined by d surgeon and assistant surgeon |
IF the regiment, 20 ascertain whether they @
lava the physical qualifications necessary for
be ml!itsry service.