Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-11-22
LATE SOUTHERN NEWS.

Tie following items are from late S11t--
EN- journals received at Louisyill-.
The Memphis Appeal of the l+th acknowl-
edges q loss at Belmont of G2j killed ,wJuni-
ed and missing, and reports the federal loss
at 1909. 1t says Col. Logan acknowledg {
thai the Ederals would be whipped.
The Richmond Whig of the 9th says that
the confederate army in Virginia IS re0rSa1-
| Iz5d. The State is constituted 4 department
comprising the three armies Of the Potomac.
| The Valley and Acquia under the chief CON-
mand Of Gen. Johnston. Gen. B2aurcgard
commands th. army Of the Potomac, Gen.
| Thomas Jackson that of the Valley,aud Cen.
/ Holmes that Of Acquia Creek. The army OK
/ the Potomac comprises 1 divisions. Inc Is,
/ including the Valley under Gen. DJrcn, p.
| G.. W. smith Sd. Gen. L3ngstreet, 18th Gen,
Kirby Smith.
Troops continue passing through Rich
m0nd nOrthwardly. The 4th IexIs ami
Georgia 2Ist left on the 18th for the P5t]-
mae
Al the Federal prisoners IN Richmond are
being sent TO North Carolina.
Inc r1m0r that Gen. Lee had left South
western Virginia for South Carolina > con-
frmcd.
Gen. Floyd again commands the rebel
forces opposite 20 Gen. R1secrauz.
TIE Richmond Enquirer of the I3sh ins-.
publishes the cJrresI ondence between the
Secretary 0f War and Gen. Windsr, telling
the latter 70 make choice Of the federal p-Is-
7 Ouers as hostages for southern prisoners. As
a hostage tor Smith, cJndsmned at Plilal-l-
ph.a, TINS Tot fell on Co. Cc-corln WAC WIS
ordered into close confinement in the iellu
cell. Tie other hOsrag $ are Co.'s. Lee
Coggswell, Wilcox and Wood, Lieut.. CJ.-
Brown and Neff, and Mas. Potter and Revere
Wedges, and Capts. RlehlanI, BrownSlu aut
Jcffass
The Memphis. appeal slys the journey
from Richmond 70 Memphis occupies day.
owing to the destruction Of bridges in Eastern
tennessee. Two of these bridges are costly.
and cannot be speedily built. The Railroad
managers are using every eflr, to keep up
communication by ferries and temporary
bridges. There Is great excitement along the
road, especially at Knoxville. ParsOn Brown
low has left for parts unknown. Five hun
drcd Jni0nists were reported at UniOntown
when the bridge was burned. Col. Josiah
Anderson, 4 prominent East Tennessee rebel
partisan, was killed at the polls on election
day. Several skirmiobcs between Uni0nists AMI
Secessionists are reported from various points
in East Tennessee.
The reported transfer of Gen. Z)llic0lcrs
forces from Cumberland Gap to Eastern
Kentucky is uui0unded.
The latest Nashville and Memphis papers
show that Gen. Zollic0fT1r is still at the Gap
with 5000 troops, and brigade Of Tenncs
scccans under Gen. Carroll lad orders u r.
iul0rCc Gen. Z0lIicOff,r.
The Bowling Green Courier Of the I2th
inst. states that three regiments and twJ
companies of cavalry, and a battery Of artil-
lcry was sent from Bowling Grceu in III,
direction Of ScOttsyille, Ky. 1t is supposed
they were for Gen. Zollicoffer relief. TINS
movement originated in a report aul an all
vance on Danyillc.
The explosion of the gun ut COlumJus.
killed men, including officers. General
Polk was laid up several days by its c9ncus
sion.
The friends and opponents Of Gen. Beau
regard were carrying on an angry newspaper
controversy at Richmond. Gen BeaurecarI
publishes card in the Wig requesting his
friends not to notice the attacks OF his enc
mics d thinning ambitious aspirations, and
announcing his intention to retire into pr
vatc life at the end Of the war The trouble
arose from implied reflections upon the con.
Tolerate government in some of Cen. Beau
regard general orders and reports.