Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-09-13
" AR NEWS,

Many suspected aiitrs Of treason have left
Washington recently, frightened By the Ar
rests nSl5. Many others vf 5JJn sexes are
under strict Surveillance, and Will be detained
Ii circumstances require. IL is thought the
communication between the rebelsald W.
Ington ls noW nearly cut of.
! Since the engagement at Hatfcraa Ir.i-t
/ the North Carolina troops have he s--
| drawn from Virginia MANY OF tAell 10.
dis satisfied with the war, ald :lose ,sho e,
tered the service for a shOrr term reias-
continue IN the confederate employment
lac priz2S rcrlptured by our fleet On be
Florida coast Htv- D-~- load1i wisA stot,.
and sunk IN the approaches % hecbors ?,
the cOast, as has beeL N the lniets of Nor.
Carolina, rendering the blockade ent. ..
riiectual, and enabling our blockad,n. L ..
TO attend to more important points.
The Southern Press have been in t..e hal
OF representing the prizes brought ia h,
their prlvateer5 not only prizes but ala,
as vessels that have run the blockade. The
thus make the most of a very little.
The latest advices from the Gulf saw that 3
formation Of the position Of the privatesr
Sumter, and were preparing to cioss down on
her from different points Immediately.
The Washington &ar Of Friday has p
letter from Fairfax County, saving that there
are now no disunion troops at Yianno,
picket guaru only being kept there, and IN
medlate!y around Fint Hill
Half way between Falls Church and Ftir
Court House there are the remains o. =.
South Carolina Tegiments-UOl5 Eersha~
Cash's ;, Bacon 5 and Williams regiments
reduced to about half their original numbJG,
principally through sickness. The camp
measles has ragged long and terri6callv IN
these regiments. Recently the South Caro-
INA regiments received from their State a
supply OF new clothing and shoes Of which
they Were IN great need. At present they
have sufhciency Of provisiOns-fresh h-ei.
bacon and -four
Accounts from the rebels in southe4,st
Missouri are conflicting. Their numbers g
variously estimated from 5000 to 80 900.
IL IS rumOred that Gen. Pillow is leaving
New Madrid with his entire force. Itis
believed that the troops at Hickman that
hred on our gunboats, were from Tennessee.
Gov. Harris of Tennessee, sert a message to
Gov. Magotin, saying that the troops that
were at Hickman had landed without hi.
consent, and that he had telegraphed Pre-
DAVIS to have them withdrawn. The Ken
tucky Legislature was also notified that ;le
Confederate forces in considerable numbers
had invaded Kentucky, and were occupying
and iortiiylng strong positions at Hickman
and Chalk Bluf
A special despatch to the Chicago TribvEc
says the rebels have torn up the railroad
track and Gu. down the telegraph poles be
tween Hannibal and Shelbina. Martin
Green was between those place Wednesday
with force of 1000 well srmod troops
They had,2 pieces Of artillery Gen. uurlbu.
IS reported to he west OF Shelbina with 1000
or 1909 Iowa and IllinGi7 .ro0ps. Gen.
Pope has gone to take the field in Miss, ana
WI. enforce the contributions leTicd on Ma
ron and Palmyra Counties.
\ respectable gentleman who has arrive
from North Carolina by circuitous rOute
says The Union prospects in that s,ats are ot
the most encouraging character. The 1cl-
ing Governor is a reliable union maI. Secret
lodges Of loyalists exists in every county ara
rapidly increasing in strength, already oum-
bering One-hali the voting population. a
provisional State government Will be put int,
operation in a few months. Two full brig
ades Of loyal men have been enrolled. T.
leagues had made extended arrangements for
electing member of Congress from everv
district. Four more are known to have been
elected on the 2lst of August. The latest
news is that the entire were elected each
having received large vote. They are
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insist upon a vigorous prosecution Of the
war. The certificates Oi election will bear
the Signature of the Governor and broad seal
of the State.
There was little skIrnish near Knox
vile, Mo-, last week, scouting party of
the Sd Iowa, being surrounded by % rebels
while getting their dinner at farmhouse.
The Federal party held the house, driving
the assailants from the ground with a loss
of killed and 3 wounded. Corporal Dix
On the federal side was killed bat mono of
the others were hurt.
Col. Delma Of the Indiana Legion, has
been court martialed at St. Louis, on charge
Of conduct unbccoming an officer and a gen
tleman, and sentenced to be dismissed from
the service of the United States.
The Charleston Mercury Of Saturday an
nounces the arrival at that port OF the armed
privateer Gordon from six weezs' cruise.
She had captured four prizes.
The Memphis Appeql of the Sd reports the
receipt at that port of 130 bales Of cotton
and sales of 80. 4 Rlchmord letter reports
the arrival of two cavalry companies f.om
Georgia, said to be the finest and most eff
rient ,roops, and with the finest horses ever
seen.
James Chaplin Of Vicksburgh, reported to
be a captain in the rebel army, was arrested
N Saratoga, last week, on a warrant Of the
Secretary of State.
Cyrus F. Sergeant and o. f. Hill, Of
Me-, who have been doing busi-
Tess at the South, were also arrested in
Portland. They are all to go to Fort Latay-
tte.
A dispatch from Washington says the
Government has assurances OF unusual
,riskness in the recruiting business through
,ut the country. Recruits average 5000
iaily. -ra ,1.r7- % o .r--.t
The Northern Light, from Aspmwsll, at
New York last week, brought $4,000 stand
# arms for the Government.
Orders have been received at Boston from
he Navy Department to charter q steamer
md send Immediately four hundred from the
ship Ohio. Their destination 10
unknown. ,--r,ffs
The report that Ben McCuileugh vas
,oxed up in a coliu filed with Whhkey, is
by the initiated to refer merelyto
he favorite Arkansas mode of "tsking
rink"