Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-09-27

The Postoliice Department last week or
dered that the Louisville Couier should not
be allowed to circulate ~ mail, fer advoclt'
ing treason.
1t is ascertained at the Department OF
State that hereafter communications between
the British Government ami ITS tJnSuls
will. with the consent Of our Government,
be carried on by means Of British vessels OF
var This course viii obv:ate embalrass-
m.uts which have hitherto attended those
communications through other channels.
Tho first Of the steam gunboats now build
EDg f.r the Government Ia New Engllnd was
launched at the ship yard of Messrs. A. d
G 4. sampson, IN East Boston. She Is to
be called tie Sycamore, IS Of $50 tons bur
den and VIII carry as armament l232-p1und-
eI- nd Two pivot guns. The Sycamore was
launched four DAYS before the time agreed
on, and will probably be read for steam be
fore any Of the others. Another Of the p
guEb3ais, the Huron, will be launched this
week
The HraEs dispatch say thar the rebel
prisoners assert that BaauIegard promised
the Southern and coast troops that If they
Will not 90 home he viii make forward
movement before the 10Th, assuring them he
will take Washington.
The rebels have burned more houses In the
vicinity Of Falls Church.
There was 4 brisk fusilade between the
picket. at Muus9ns Hill all the afternoon.
The sIX Whitworth guns presented t. our
Government several months since by loyal !
Americans in Europe have been superby
mounted at New York and dispatched 20 the /
seat uf war.
The Washington correspondent ol the /.
Philadelphia Press says there is the most /.
positive evidence that poisoned MIME balls /
are used in the rebel army, and evidence is I.
afforded that they are manufactured u the F..
North.
An order was Issued from the Wan De-
lpaTtment, on the 18th, that the military de- |
partmsnt OF Ohio will in future consist OF
the State OF that name, Indiana, and So /
much Of Kentucky as lies within fifteen miles /
Of Cincinnati, under command Of Brigadler /
General Mitchell, of the 4. :. Volunteer /
headquarters at Cincinnati.
SO much Of Virginia as lies west OF the 4
Blue Ridge Mountains will constitute in ia .
tuIe a st parate command, to be called the /
department Of Western Virginia, under |
BrIy- Gen. Rosecranz-headqua quarters in the /
Geld.
Nothing really definite seems to be known
yet about the battle at Lexington, No. 1t /
Is -si3 that the attack on Monday lasted . .
hours, when the rebels were repulsed with .
loss Of 100 killed and between 200 and 400 /!
wounded Our loss is reported at 5 killed and /
several wounded. i gentleman named King, /
who reached St Louis from near Lexington .
yesterday, SAYS Price assaultedCol. Mulligans /
Notifications OF 5 times on Monday, each |
with a loss OF between 800 and 400 rebels /
but probably the first statement is the more
correct.
The Notifications aIa situated in the edge
of the town, on bluti overlooking the river.
The works are feet high, - feet thick,
With a ditch feet deep and l. feet broad,
surrounding them Another work is erected
inside defended by ditch The whole Is
CAPABLE Of holding 10 coo trooIs. 1t is re-
ported that Col. Muliigan declares that be
con hold them against ten times his number. .
Requirements from the north, under ]
Cln. Stur-esa, were expected TO arrive late |
IN Wednesday, but as Price had possession /
Of the ferry boats, they would not De- .h,e /
u cross the river, and, Of course, could only /
help NulH-~u By their artillery
l. is confidently hoped. however, that the (
! 600 troops thar lett jefferson City on Wed /
nesday by steamer, viii be able to land AZ or
near Lexington.
Nr. King reports that a severe fight took !
place on Iulsd y, for the possession of g
ferry boats which lay at the levce P.lc3 S
force advanced on the boats in two bodies,
one from above and the other from below,
gbarY. trQY,1puf fIev
were repulsed. The boats were not in fair
range OF Col. Muligan guns his foruhca-
tons being 50 situated as to prevent HIM
from commanding a sortie against Price
overwhelming numbers. Mr.. King says lie /
saw twelve wagon loads of killed and wound
ed rebels taken Of alter tie fight. His state
ments however, are not fully believed a. It, /
Louis.
Capt Kidd 5 cavalry. from New Greek and .
a company Of Infantry from Fort Pembertonr |
made descent upon IL rebel camp at Peters
burg, Hardy County, Va, on the le.h inst. |
One shot from - FOUNDER scattered the ,
rebels like chaf Several were killed and I
rsumbcr taken prisoners. The camp and all /
CQuippage were taken and destroyed, also |
large quantity of corn, guns, uniforms, &c. |
The same day Col, Zeigler attacked some
$50 rebels, While drilling near Barbersyllle ;
the rebels lied at the first fire, their leader
and two Others were made prisoners. Several
were killed and wounded.
Gen Fremont teegraphs to the head-quar
tiers Of the army, dated Thursday, that Maj.
Deyette Of the lst Ind. Regiment Of cavalry,
who was sent on a reconnaissance towards
Gen. Hardy s position at Greenyillc. met the
-enemy's pick els and drove them IN. killing
raLin.r rovi1enare tbou qlce cqpturn6
80 muskets and 20 horses
A regiment Of cavalry Is authorized to be
raised IN Colorado territory. One of Is
citizens says it viii furnish three or four, If
necessary.
The Pony Express brings intelligence from
California, that the immense Union vote
has dispersed all fears OF any domestic dis
turbance there. The Henry Brigham from
Liverpool, with coal, was seized at San
Francisco by the l. S. Marshal. She is
owned by Lathrop d Bros, OF Savannah,
Ga, though in the California trade.
Los Angeles papers notice the arrival in
the southern part of the State Of Emigrauts
from Texas. They report terrible con di-
ton 0f affairs in that unhappy country and
that large numbers are leaving for Caliior-
MA who were sick of secession. There is no
security Of life or property there, either
against Indians or seoess ionists. the latter
finding that if men, even of their own kind,
wan. money, they demand, ana if they re-
lGse, often shoot them. All the union men
were disarmed at first. There are many on
the road TO California.
4 number Of foreigners OF distinction have
oFared their services (Which have been &C
cepted) to the Government. Among them
are Mai. Beausenwein, late Aid 'decamp to
Garibaldi the Count de Paris and Due de
Chartres, who will probably enter Gen.
McLelian's Staff 1t. Col. j. T. Decourcy,
Of the English army in the Crimca lst 1t.
o. Brundener, of Prussia, and Capts Wage
sack and Hoffman, of Sweden. Gen. Bienker
has received into bis brigade Prince Salm
Salm.
The young Count de Pentheiyre, son Of
the Prince de ,Ioinvillp euta~e tho Tinted