Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-09-06

| pursued. lhe reDel l0rce consisted oil 3 W
infantry, 400 cavalry, and 10 guns. Th
federal forces scattered after cutting their wa
through, but soon formed again and free
but received no reply. Our loss is not defir
ately ascertained. Not over 200 are missin
out of 900 engaged The rebel loss is said I
have been fearful. Summerville is about
miles from Gauley Bridge, up Gauley river
Dispatches from Hyattstown; Md, sa
that there has been much firing across tn
river by the rebels at our pickets, at variou
points between CJnrad' and IIarper's Ferr
since Saturday last, and it is reported tina
! an attack was threatened on Saturday a
the Point of Rocks The rebel pickets a
Leozburgh have been moved back some dis
lance from the river.
The mutinous members of the New Yorl
l9th have returned to their duty,
The Secretary of war has ordered the stop
page Of all telegrap hic dispatches for point
south Of Kentucky.
Eleven hundred col les of the New Yorl
Ne,cs were seized at Albany last night, goin2
t. Louisville.
Prudential committees are being formed il
Connecticut to squelch Secession. \ new law
OF that State authorizes the Constable in any
Town, or Sheriff of any County to take dowa
reasonable flags, and the owners thereof are
liable to not less than 80 days Imprisonment
or line of not less than Sl00 dollars
Oscar Irving and Jonathan Amory, U. S.
dispatch agents, one at New York and the
other at Boston, are authorized to Issue pass
ports to citizens OF the United States going
abroad, and to countersIgn those 10 the
hands Of foreigners
The President has appointed as Aids-de-
Camp to Gen. Wool, Alexander Hamilton, Jr.
and Legrand b. Cannon, of New York, with
the rank of Major, and William Jay of
Bedford, \. Y, with the rank of Captain.
These appointments were made Gen.
WOol's request
News has been received at Cape Girardeau
to the effect that the rebels have retreated
from Ben on to Bloomfield. If this is true,
there are no rebels within 30 miles of the
river.
Apprehens6ns being felt that the Branch
of the State Bank at Fayctte, Mo, might be
robbed, the Cashier. on Wednesday, sent the
specie, about 500 900, to the Allen Depot
on the North Missouri Railroad, for trans
portation to St. Louis. There the money
was seized by party of 20 secessionists led
Poindexter, and carried off. Whether it
will be recovered or not, is unknown
The Hcrald's Washington dispatch says
the rebel lines of pickets commence on the
Orange and Alexandria railroad and extend
across Little river turnpike to Bancroit's
mills, where a breastw0rk has been erected,
thence to Munson' Hill, where a battery of
rife cannon has kept up desultory fire for
two or three days on our troops from its
southerly face. \ small mountain "A mile
and half northwest Of MunsOn's Hill has
been seized and is being fortified by the reb-
els. It's summit commands the country for
four miles around, and is of immense strate
getical importance. From here the rebel
pickets extend to a point opposite Chain
Bridge. Along this route there are at least
three open Notifications, and probably dOub
lie that number of concealed ones. There
are 700 rebel cavalry, 1000 infantry and
three rifle cannon on Munson's Hill. Gen.
Mcclellan is fully posted and ready.
\ person from Richmond Via Louisville es-
Inmates the number Of rebels now in arms in
Virginia at 500 GOO, and the force on the
Potomac alone at $50 600. Their whole
army is now well armed by arms from the
East, which have been carried through Bal
tImore since the first OF June. Only a guard
has been left at Manassas Junction the prIn-
cipal body having been pushed forward to
the upper Potomac to be thrown across into
and 4 column of Il, 900 men has
been prepared for this movement, with pom
to0ns. Their programme Is to seize Wash
ington, and transfer their operations to the
river
Official dispatches from the East Indies
tate that the flag officer has received the
orders Of the Navy Department for the i'm
mediate return Of the squadron to the Unit
cd States One ship Will, however, be left
there, and also on the coast of Africa and
Dcaz.i, after these squadrons shai! have been
withdrawn for blockading purposes.
me secessionists have been sending circu-
lars to naval officers OF southern birth in the
African squadron holding out inducements
10 leave the United States service and Join
that of the disunionists with equal rank
Private parties are exhibiting to promi-
nent officials and Offering to supply the army
with the Prussian needle guns.
The reports Of tho battle of Bull Run,
spread throughout the whole South have
h indled an almost inconceivable enthusiasm,
and induced the belief that not only Wash
ington may be captured. but the whole North
and Jefferson Davis made Pres
ident of the whole United States. A force
of about fourteen thousand has gone to Win
chester, TO be ready to cooperate with the
column now menacing the position of Cen
eral Banks and General Stone. The force
there is deemed sufficient to carry our work
at Alexandria and the Chain Bridge, If the
principal part of our forces should be called
away to repcl the attempt to cross the upper
Potomac.
An intercepted letter from Columbus, Ga,
states that the New York papers are received
there regularly in about ten days from pub
lication, and the rebels are basing their
along the lower tier OF States on
Federal designs, as indicated by
Northern papers.
There was a fight Sunday near Boone
Court House, Va, resulting IN the total rout
of the rebels who lost 30 killed and a large
number wounded 40 prisoners were also
taken. None were killed on our side. Our
men burned the town.
Lexington Mo, it is rumored was in posses
sion of the federal troops last Friday. Rein
foreementS have reached there before this
and no apprehension is now felt for its safe
ty. In an attack on Thursday several I'M
ion troops were wounded but none killed.
Twenty-Five vessels were seized In New
York Monday, owned wholly or in part by
rebels, including 8 ships and banks; Others
will be seized to-day. The value OF the yes-
sells seized is over two millions.
In Boston two vessels owned in Charleston,
S. c., were seized.
The War Department has given authority
for regiment of cavalry from Massachusetts,,
which is expected to be completed within )
weeks.
The Mobile Tribune says there is every
reason to believe that the enemy at Fort
Pickens are removing their valuables prior
to the evacuation of that place. One OF the
southern papers reported while ago that
Billy Wilson's Zouaves had stolen all they
could carry out of the Fort.