Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-10-25

While the liesolute was towing schooner
loaded with hay up the Potomac ON Saturday.
near Occoquan, the cable broke and the
schooner driited over to the Virginia side
The rebels started out in boats and CAPTURED
her, their battery meanwhile firing On the
Resoluto to prevent her from intercepting
them. Being unable, therefore, to save the
the schooner, the Resolute went on her way
with the rest Of her tow. She was hit a
number Of times, but not u person aboard her
or any of the other vessels was hurt. The
firing extended through distance of . miles.
embracing batteries.
The Indications are that the rebels are
erecting permanent batteries a Cockpit Point
and Freestone Point. Considerable bodies OF
rebels were seen there hard at work Friday.
It is believed that vessels drawing not more
than feet, can hug the Maryland shore
sufficiently close to escape harm from the
rebel batteries.
On Sunday morning detachment from
Gen. Smiths division advanced towards
Fairfax Court House on n reconnaissance
They went as far as Flint Hill which is two
miles and halt this side of that village and
overlooks It, They saw there the pickets of
VIZ NhNAit III ouSh AOASC dS ~ III plCSc
! them with the belief that the reserve of the
rebel army was not far from that point. The
! expedition was accompanied by Gems Nc
Clellan, Porter, Smith and Hancock. Gen.
Mccall, with a large body Of troops, has
moved forward to Drainsville, within about
! IS miles of Lecshurgh
twas reported that acting Brgadier Gen
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with about $500 men, has arrived at Lynn
Creek, where he dispersed body of rebels,
! killing a considerable number taking 200
prisoners, and capturing IS loads OF goods
belonging to McClurg & Co., whom the reb
els had robbed.
Further intelligence about the battle near
! Leesburgh saws that both wings of our army
were attacked at > A. NJ; bit that instead of
our forces beng rcpulsed, 1t was the enemy,
Ia the afternoon, the right wing found itself
confronted by 5 900 Of the enemy under Gen.
Evans, with artillery. The officer in com
mand Immediately ordered the men to fall
back near the river bank, where they could
be supported by Gen. Stone. The portions
OF the army that had time effected a crossing.
The men obeycd in good order, carrying off
the dead and wounded. On reaching the
position selected, the right wing turned.
though under fire of the enemy, which grad !
ually slackened until midnight, when it |
ceased. Throughout the night the Balance |
Of Gen. Stones force crossed the river and |
threw up temporary works that rendered his |
position secure.
There was TO renewal Of the fight Wcdne3 |
day.
At Fredericktown, Mo, on Monday, Col. |
Carlln, with parts cf the Dist, 23d and 3SJh /
Illinois regiments, 8th Wisconsin, Col Ba-
ker's Indiana cavalry, and Major Scofeld
Battery, who were in pursuit of the rebels !
under JEFF. Thompson and Col. Lowe, en-
couutered them drawn up in line of battle, :
with four cannon well planted in their front. :
Maj. ScOfeld opened fire and at the fourth :
round silenced one OF the rebel guns. The /
engagement then became general and lasted 1
about two hours, but after the first half hour
the rebels left the field in disorder and took
to the woods, cl scy followed by both our
infantry and cavalry. Before leaving the
Geld the rebel Col. Lowe was shot IN the
head and instantly killed. Nj. Gavitt re
ceivcd five bullets while leading a charge 80 |
wards ia advance Of his command. Capt
Highman was killed. In the same charge
our loss is reported to be five killed, i've (
mortally wounded and 20 slightly wounded
The enemies loss is not known, hut 1t Is sup
posed to be considerable, At last accounts
the rebels were in tull retreat with their bag
gage train, and our troops in pursuit.
\ correspondent of the Philadelphia En-
change says the Vandalia chased ashore, near
Charleston on the 10th, the ship Thomas
Watson, formerly of Philadelphia, but now
i D IL
with salt. flannel and blankets. The latter
articles were taken out, the ship fired, and
it was nearly consumed when the Nandalla
sailed. The crew had escaped.
It is reported from Washington that the
investigating Committee appointed by Con-
gress to inquire into all contracts and now in
session in St. Louis, have discovered great |
irregularity and extravaganza in the public
expenditures, and that in view OF all the :
circumstances, the Administration will
doubtless Weld to the necessity of completely
recognizing the entire Department, to ac-
complish which Gen. Fremont, Will be trans
ferred or assigned 10 some other duty.
The report in the Boston Journal Of the
18th inst. that letters of credit for twelve
million pounds sterling, or nearly SIX mil
lion dollars have been sent to Europe by
government agents, to purchase army wool
ems is said to be grossly erroneous. The
story now is that 100000 was sent, and
S400 goo more is to be sent in thirty days, |
IN all less than 81 ,0O0, 900 to purchase cloth |
for the pressing wants Of our soldiers IN the |
field until our own manufacturers can supply |
the goods so much needed.
Two hundred wagons and a thousand yoke |
of oxen have been sent to Gen. Fremont |
command within the past week from Leay-
enworth.
On Saturday, when companies Of the 22t |
New York Regiment, belonging to Gen
Keves' brigade, advanced u within a mile /
of Fairfax Court House, they aseertalned
from the inhabitants of that neighborhood |
that when the rebels retreated, the condition |
of the roads was such that they were com
pclled to leave pieces OF artillery behind |
them. which remained there until Sunday, |
wher the rebels returned IN force and took |
them away.
The reported occupation of Grccnsburgh,
Ky, by the rebels, Is premature. small |
number were there.
1t is reported that Gen. Ward fell back l. |
miles from Greensburgh to Camp Belleville.
He has about 5000 troops, The advance
guard Of the rebels at Little Barren on the
south side of Green River, is estimated at
5000. The river Is very high, and Will he
impossible by fOrding for several days
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
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