Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-08-30
WAR NEWS.


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C,ot Beverly II. Robertson OF tie ~
,lr1. .,'l first Lieut. Y +. Walker OF e.. .--
ioynco department hlr1nE given Pfa. t
-f..ir di.loviItv are d .rui-sct irVn thet.
Assistant : Ir,,on EIns,y Of the me-i...
staff having deserted to tAe enemy Is 'a-'.'
dismissed irom tie -eTTIee.
The Richmond papers sly they miss .e
NJrthern mechanics. IAe railroad track ID
that city remains unused for the simple =
son that there Is no person there who ctt
make car adapted 10 .bs transportation d..
passengers
The President with the Secretary o! State.
attended Gen. Mcclellan review Of several
Of the Brirades on the south size % the
Potomac Saturday. The perfection of ta-
discipline Of the troops surpassed 4nyta'u-
that rs been seen in the military line I'D
this country since the war Of ISL Gan-
Mcclellan declares his perfect satisfaction
with this army
InteUisence from the other side o the Po-
tamac shows that the rebels have withdrawn
70 Lersburs all their regular forces from
CharlestOwn, Winchester and other poIu
above and concentrated them at Lee-01r-,
where their army Numbers from ll,'NN g.
10000 men.
The rebels have tIkeo to pieces At Martin
bursh. five locomotives belonging to The Bal
tilnore and Ohio Il. r. t. transport them o.
Strasburg or some other point oa the Mana--
sas road.
Two prisoners who escaped from Richmond
On tie l3,h, arrived 1T Washington SatuT-
day-Capt. De Golycr, Of the 9Th Michigan,
and Assistant QuaTtermaster Jcnckes OF tl'
II Rhode Island regiments. the rebels aa-
kuovieds 20 that their l-, az Bulls Run 's
ce.d- our-
The oath Of allegiance ~ loyalty wa
Saturday administered u The employee
the War Department. The taxing Of j.
however, does not secure any OF the govern
mcnt clerks against removal The Pott.r
investigating committee Is sIl! have report.
10 the several departments about two bun
,lrcI employees who ctnn9t be- depend.
upon as loyal to thc Government
Samuel Eakin was arrested as southern
AGENT Mt Philadelphia Saturday. lie T.
rcctcd with altering arms for the rebel lis
papers seized show his participation 0'-I
/ The T, 1cls. \ coil Of wire for h.lit..-
/ Graph was found amen. his b3rE. s-i
/ over $1,000 in gold
! Daniel C. Lowber Of New Orleans, vs.
arrested nj Crestline, Ohio. Friday might
/ Mr.. L.wi-r Acknowledges himself as bearer
of dispatches from England 10 J.f. D4y-
but rrofasscs entire ignorance Of their -.c-
tents. The dispatches are u Lis uuus-.
which were seized iD New FORK soma .ar-
since.
Saturday morning the train l1iui
| which had GOV. Thomas 90 board, v.-
about miles this side Of Cumberland, t...
was nearly thrown from The track hv CROSS
ties placed there for the purpose, and a-
| same time a number Of armed men were
rapidly descending a usighbJrin- hiI.
was undoubtedly a Plan Ut the rebels % r.a
/ GOV. Thomas prisoner but dii not sCr.-
By arrival OF the Pony Express from G. --
| fornia. we learn that the Governor has c---
missioned Col Carlton. Of the L. ). ARM
10 be chief in command of the / 800 q
rails j IN California, and Maj. J. L. Wet
/ san francisco, second in command t1zl--
charge Of the cavalry. There 5 To c4r-'
the whole l $50 viii be rapidly raised r.
| the duty assigned them, Ot occupying .=
/ Plains. Five companies, mostly infantry
| were accepted in one day IN San Franclsca.
seven wagon loads of Hour were seq.
| Saturday ON their way to Marlborough. 1--
4 1t was d0u btle>s intended for irgiuia.
Gentlemen from Harper's Ferry state t--t
our troops u0der Col. Gordon have secl1--
1 large quantities Of Hour and unEr0uni wta-..
including five hundred bushels belonging O
the secession army, at 4 mill owned bv T.
\. Welsh. They also disabled the NIL I'm
/ grinding for several months to come.
There were no rebel troops at the --,
but their pickets frequently came in.
The rebels in the vicinity Of Tayl5rsl
vern, about five miles from Fort CJrcu--.
/ took fright Friday and fired five rJun
artillery at some imaginary foe.
/ Reports from Missouri say that Gen. Il--
| dee's forces are Withdrawing from Gresnvll.
/ towards the Arkansas line. This stems O.
| confirm previous reports that the eastern
/ division is fastening to Join Gen Pillow 4
strong body Of jeff Thompson's IS said 6,
have occupied Benton, miles back Of Law
renee, whore they are throwing up fortfa-
ti0ns.
Vt Kansas City, last Friday, Sl4.5ug1
gold, belonging TO the Mechanic $ and Unu1
Banks, was seized by order Of Major Van
Horn commanding the reserve corps Of II me
Guard.
\ Jni0n man, named Moore was s,.ei
and another named NELL mortally WOUNDED
Suudiy afternoon, by gang Of 5 secession
lists, : miles from Coylugton. Kv. BlH
were stabbed in the back. \ party Of Union
lists gave pursuit u the murderer. who hi-e
fed towards the Tennessee line.
The Philadelphia Press say, d numt.- O..
seccssionlsts were found in ambush on ll-
day afternoon, on the road over which Gen
Mcclellan passed to review Gen. Hooker
Brigade. Ii is thought their intention YVES
to assassinatc him.
The Navy Department has removed 4. D
W hurtOn. mldshipman on board the Seu,-.
Ole, and sent him To Fort Lafayette i'r
ins t. resign.
Col McCuDn has been hon0r4blyuc4u'
OF the charges preferred against him ba..-l
the Court Martial The scene 10 The r-.
ment on the announcement Of o.. i-,.. v'
most enthusiastic.
Orders were forwarded Monday c. de
i. ). Pension Agents 10 administer o. al
pensioners the oatl of ale-iaGce % orc
United States. Prescribed ~ the la. Inv 90.
Congress.
Cap. Foot, las been ordered p .aa
command Of the l. = N,raI force. H .-t
Western waters-in the Mississippi theVl
and Missouri Rivers.
\ nan named Halscy, from I.hacl, s,'
hours notice to leave the town Ct Scranton.
Pa Monday, for REASONABLE speech al
trying to get subscriptions FIR the NV l.Tk
Day Book. lie left
y large quantity of the New York N-'-''
was seized IN the Office of Adams ExPrcs ID
New York Monday, destined for Louisyl.i7.
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