Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-08-09

hVe shots were immediately fired in return
me of them passing through the engineer
room, but without doing much damage.
A battle occurred Tuesday. at Du
Springs. - miles south of Springfield
Mo, between Gen. LYONS forces and Be
McCulloch's troop. Eight of the formc
were killed and 80 wounded, while 40 q
MeCulloch's rebels were killed and ~forty-fou
wounded EGen. Lyon took 80 stands of arm
and 10 horses and wagons. Our cavalry
30 strong, made a charge on a body of reb
els, SAID to be 5000 strong, cutting thei
i way through and routing them with a los
! OF only D cavalry. The charge was mos
gallant and terrible. Several dead rebels wert
found with their heads cloven clear through
= The enemy retired during the night, anC
: Gen. Lyon took possession of the field. An.
other battle was momentarily expected, the
enemy being in large force west of Spring.
field.
The GunbOat Flagg brought to Philadel-
5 phIl Wednesday 80 pirates taken from the
revenue cutter Aiken, seized by the rebels at
Charleston, and converted into a priyateer.
The pirates had mistaken the frigate St.
Lawrence Tor a merchantmen, and Caught
a Tartar The Aiken was sunk by a broad
side from the st. Lawrence, and five of the
crew lost with her.
Ii Is certain that rebels continue to re-
ceIVe supplies OF arms from Maryland. A
day or two since a wagon broke down near
Mlllersville, in Anne Arundel county, Mary
land, about midway between Annapolis
junction, and upon examination was found
to contain arms There were no troops near
lhere and the wagon was suffered to pro-
coed.
A despatch from Iowa to Senator Harlan
Tuesday said that a large force of rebels had
invaded Iowa and taken possession of Groton
near Keokuk.
A gentleman recently arrived at Washing
ton from Vienna says that the rebels have
about ten thousand men at that point and
Falls Church, and the estimate made of
their killed at the battle at Bull Run is
twenty-seyen hundred.
1t is reported that a number Of residents
of Washington, who went over to 'Dixie"
directly after the siege of Sumter were killed
and wounded.
From another source 1t is learned that ever
since the occupation of IIarper's Ferry by
the rebels, a force of from one thousand to
twelve hundred men has been engaged at
Richmond in the manufacture of riled can
non and ordnance of various calibres. They
are said to have turned out an immense
number of cannon.
The number of army appointment nomI
nations sent to the Senate is about twelve
hundred. The Military Committee have got
through about hall Of them. The question
able cases, 1t is believed, have not been sent
in for confirmation as yet. These already
sent in will, it is thought be confirmed with
out hesitation.
The Charleston Courier Of the 10th inst,
has the following significant item q There
are many vessels at sea from Southern ports,
and the number will be largely increased,
concerning whose movements and achieve
ments good policy and patriotism forbid pub
lie mention
A letter from the U. S. ship Savannah, off
Cape Hatteras, July 2jth, says they had
just chased a brig of 200 tons, which was
run ashore to avoid them. She showed no
%colors, and they could not get within range
before she struck. 1t is thought she was
vessel captured by the privateers and
making for some inlet on the coast of North
Carolina .
The Nashville Banner says there was great
exultatIon at Pensacola over the news Of the
victory at Bull Run also that a large frig- .
ate arrived off Fort Pickens from the west
ward on the 18th, thought to be the Mace :
and that the US. troops were prac-
with rlled cannon at a target.
Figures won't lie is an old homely ex-
preston, but few men can look on a fashion q
able woman's figure now>a-da5s 5, and say as
c
\ small body Of rebel cavalry was attacked {
yesterday opposite Point Of Rocks, on the I
Potomac, three killed and seven taken pris- J
oners. The detachment of the 2Sth y. Y, {
surprized them, recrossed the river !
loss.
1t is reported that a considerable body Of t
rebel cavalry has occupied Martinsburgh.-
is no danger of an attack there.
Strong parties of rebel cavalry are contin-
ually securing the country this side of Fair
fax. 1t is not known what number of troops l
they have there, but they are making prepa- I
rations by means of rail to reinforce Vienna, L
.entreyille and Fairfax Court House, when r
ever they may deem it necessary. a
1t is now stated that the rebels captured
but ID cannon at Bull Run.
y correspondent of the Memphis Apped il
ayS Col. COrcoran was taken prisoner by an b
Albanian named Oakley who had himself
been taken prisoner by the federal troops S
but escaped. &
Two ladies who went to Fairfax Court .
House to assist in taking care of our wound n
ed, have returned to Washington. They o
received by Col. Stewart the rebel in c
command there, and told that if they entered
the camp they could not be allowed to leave r
again till after the war. So they gave Stew
lrt the money and letters and comforts they
had brought for the prisoners and returned. |
They say Stewart looked at the gold as if he (
had not seen so much money in a long time. 1
One of the southern papers says many of
our percussion shells fired at Bull Run did
not explode, Some have since exploded while I
,a%relessly handled by the rebels and done i
much injury. i
Another paper says all the honor Of the
battle at Bull Run belongs to Gen. Beaure- a
gard. JEFF. Davis never reached the army '
1t this battle until the enemy was dis}om-
ited and in full fight. t
Five prizes were sold in New Orleans on t
the 9th ut which brought $40, 600. They '
Tere:-Barque Ocean Eagle, ship Milan, 7
John Adams, brig Panama, and !
Ella. '
Truth vs.. JEFF. DAvIs.-It will be recol-
Iected that JEFF. Davis, in his speech at Rich
mond, after the battle of Bull Run, stated
the rebel forces had captured provisions
to last an army of $1,000 men one
year. a gentleman attached to the Govern
ment service has computed the details of this