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

" IOO NcI6 tllu Okt WOuuuc4
Many St the wounded Of both officers and
men ife reported mortal. Gen. Price makes
no mentions Of Gen. McCulloch's forces, in
battle.
1t seems the rebels were preparing 10 move
forward the night before the battle, so as to
attack Lyon at daybreak, but the order VEGs
countermanded in Consequence of the GcTS-
ness OF the night and threatened storm.
A CORRESPONDENT of the St. Louis Demo-
crat saysa sergeant 4 dragons, taken pri-
sJDer at Springfield had escaped md rep. =
that Ben McCullcch was mortally wounG =
and died at Springfield the mozning after -
battle. IFS bodr Nas p,aced in q tir lined
coffin which Was fllsl' with whiskey.and
closely sealed and sent southwark TUESDAY
evening accompanied by hissbody guaId All
a few companies of soldiers. He says that
General Price was badly wounded aud thinks
he will not be able to take command a., iu
soon.
The Rebels were reinforced on Saturday
night after the battle by nine thousand under
Judge Mcbride, many Of whom bad nc arms
He says the reoels retreatsd three miles
from the battle field. and two more regiments
would have driven them into Arkansas, as
the slaughter nade by our batteries had
much disheartened them. He thinks SIX
thousand a low estimate of their killed
and wounded.
| Some thousand or more seeesslonist, lr
| Charlton County crossed the Missouri =
ut Brunswick on Saturday AMI march
| southwark to Join Gen. Pr,ee's forces in the
southwest. They took L great numDer cl
horses and wagons with them. Abothyf
despatch says about 1900 seceSsionis.s have
assembled IN Saline County and are organIz-
ing either to join Gen. Prices army in the
/ south or for local operations in the surround
ing counties. In view of the latter purpose
the Union citizens at that place have sent 10
Gen. Fremont for protection.
\ number of vessels have arrived which
report having been chased by prigateers with
/ in the last two weeks.
/ The travel from Louisville southwark coz
/ tiuues uninterrupted, although energetic
meas ures are adopted 10 prevent the trans
portatIOn Of contraband goods.
| The court martial upon the case of Coz.
McCunn, Of the New York 37tn regiment.
have found the Colonei guilty of the c-aIE5e
of unOticer like conduct, and he Is conse
queutly dep0sed from his Colonelcy am
broken of his military rank.
/ There was an engagement on Tues1ay
/ eight miles beyond Gauley bridge On I
Kanavha, between 700 of the rebels and
the lIth OAIo. The enemy were driven
| back, with loss of 80 killed and consld-
| erahle numb Der wounded and taken prisoners.
! Our loss amounted to 9 killed, . slightly
wounded and one missing. Our forces cap
tured quite number OF horses and equip
ments.
Private information from Gen. Banks
column says that he had advanced to Win
chester and taken possession, nOtwlthstand-
ing the opposition Of 1000 rebels.
Private dispatches received at Cincinnati
say that the Tennesseeans seized at Paducah
yesterday the Evansville and Paducah mail
boat, and took her with her cargo up the
Tennessee river. 1t was probably In reJalia-
| ton for the seizure of the schooner W. u
Terry, at Paducah by the u 5. gunbost
HnsyaShttfraa he gaSShttfraaoanGh g0Sds 70 TIE feSeis
Tennessee river. She had on board 80 minls
rifles and one field piece A rebel flag was
also found upon her. She WAS brought to
Cairo yesterday
Official reports foot up the Federal loss
/ in the battle near Springfield. Missouri, in
killed 223; wounded I2l ; missing 29l. A
large number of the missing men were taker
prisoners by the rebels and since have been
released.
The enemy is reported TO be on tie ST.
Francis riyer, Mo. having left Condor CreeA.
| They have received reinforcements tron Gen.
Hardee with artillery and are waiting to cut
off Col. Hecker, who is at Marble. Gen.
! Hardee's command still remains at Greenvillc
Il rebel camp of 10000 strong is reported
at Lesteryille on Black Creek about Is miles
| southwest OF Ironton with forces also at
| Centeryllle, Marble Creek and Frederick
town.
U. S. Marshal, Millward, took possession
| Yesterday afternoon of the Office 0f the
Christian O5Serrer of Philadelphia in cons9-
quence Of late virulent article on the "uh-
holy war"
The Marshal also seized all the bundles OF
the DAILY Ne,cs at the Express ofice IN Pnli-
adelphia for the West and South including
over 1000 copies for Louisville and neariy
500 for Baltimore, Washington, Alexandra
and Annapolis.
Private a1viees from Kentucky state hat
the Union men are rapidly receiving arms,
and organizing, Four or five regiments are
ready.
General Fremont is authorized to take
possession of the Illinois Central Railroad,
for military purposes.
| One thousand additional horses are called
for by the Quatermaster from New England.
The SIzty-ninth, N. Y. regiment has de-
cid d to volunteer for the war, under COM
mand Of Lieutenant Colonel Nugent.
The Potomac river caunot not be forded
az any point between the Capital and Har-
per's Ferry, nor will the water likely be low
enough for that object in a week to come
According to official intelligence the two
military companies that have been showing
themselves at a safe distance from our de-
fences at the chain bridge, have Withdrawn
further into Virginia, and 80 of other seces-
sion troops on that side of the Potomac
Major General Butler, of Fortress Morroe,
has been detailed by General Wool TO the
command of the volunteer forces at that post.
General Butler will occupy that position ior
some time before returning to Massachusetts,
to raise a new division.
The U. s. Consul at Curacao reports that
he had been assured by the Governor thss
the priyateer Sumter would not sgaiu be sd-
mitted to that port, and that should anvIIer na
such vessel appear he should % gniaeu pS
, circumstances. He wished however 10 prs
! serve strict reutrallty
The rebel papers have spoken repeatedly
of the gallant charges made BY they soldiers ,s
a. the battle of Bull Run, but it L stated
, that H TO out of three hundred wounded' soldiers
!. IN the hospital at Washington shsre Is not
, one cose OF injury by bayonst thspst
Aspecial despatch q the louisville c9nrie'
!, from Nashville, says that JED. Davs mas aP
proved the act appointing two eslssr com
. ishino aid 10 Missouyi in, repelling invaders
! and authorizing her adm's'003 d'0f NJ -
I,sn sfcUuIloch was complmeossd tor the
: s,,iend;i victDrvof his brave armJ IN tne