Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-09-20
WAR NEWS,
EF,cELYE

L>t--c1t'ilii5tSs ~ " ~ LILY AldAlJh ~
Cd. Moore had 200 men, and Immediately
gave battle, routing the rebels, who scattered
in every direction. Two of the Home Guards
wero killeI. |. is not known how much thu
enemy suffered as it was dark at the tine
1t is reported that Martin Green at the
head of 5000 mounted rebels was around the
Missouri river at Glasgow. Wednesday, and
moved southwark. lie took possession OF
the steamer Sunshine that was lying at Glas-
cow and used it for Transporting his men
over the river. There were some 200 stauiS
of arms, and I or Secession prisoners, art
a Federal guard of II men. Green released
the prisoners and took the guard prisoners.
The boat was loaded With bacon, sugar and
various other things, ali &C which fell l7-.
Green's hands.
The Knoxville Mig OF sept. :. contains
a card from Parson Brownlow, where b.
states substantially that lie will not b.
partv to any schemes of rebellion, and that
ali who do must suffer the pena,ty, AMI ina
lie Yields his extreme position through ne
cessitv. and c0nlesses tina, be has not the
COURAGE to meet. Unarmej II 5t-.es f.Iy
armed.
\ balloon reconnaissance Saturday show
that there are large camps of rebels 81 Gems
terviIle and Fairfax, and that the main body
of the rebel army has fallen back u Mana
SIS and is now enclmped there.
All was quiet along our lines Sunday. The
recent order for the better Observance OF tn
Sabbath was everywhere respected, and The
religious services in the various camps, were
numerOusly attended. Two OF the Tvosl
pickets who came too close to our lines were
Shot in the afternoon, and two gentlemen
who had gone TO ride and ventured mile
beyond our lines, were fired on by the 1e7e.
pickets, but escaped.
In d skirmish Friday night near Ball
cross roads, it is found that Lieutenant IN
the Sd Vermont regiment and three priVates
in the 9th Mass. regiment were taken prisJ-
ners, as they are missing.
Three spies were arrested Saturday near
Port Tobacco, Md, and brought TO Wash
lngton. On their persons was found tele-
graphic and other information designed for
Transmission to the enemy from that neigh
| borh0od, of the advantages of which So
| ceesionists have long awaited themselve5
On Saturday the rebel steamer yorktown
ran down to within three miles Of Newport
| News and opened fire upon the camp and
| blOckating squadron, consisting Of the 81
| vannah. Cumberland and the gun boat
| Louisiana. She fired twenty-five SHELLS, one
| Of which exploded near the Savannah, ert
| the others fell considerably short, Theguns
Of the Cumberland and Savannah could NJ,
reach the Yorktown, but couple Of shells
| from Slwyer's gun on shore caused her p
retire. One Of the shells exploded three
| f0urths Of a mile beyond the steamer. Ihe
/ Yorktown has been cut down forward sni
aft by the removal of her upper cabins, so a.
to carry two large pivot guns She has 10
/ addition SIX heavy guns IN each side. THlr-
are Indications Of her having been i.yu
| PLATED. The rebel steamer Curtis Peck maie
| her appearance Sunday morning above New
port News. \ steamer also from Norfolk
made q reconnaissance.
\ number Of political prisoners from b
timore, including Maj. Brown, Ross Win
mans, Hon. Henry May and others who wers
arrested Friday, arrived at Old Point Sunday
morning. They will be closely confined
/ within the Fortress
4 despatch from Hannibal, Mo, say5 that
the rebels have occupied St. Joseph, se,-d
| the Steamer Omaha, and allow nei Their mails
nor passengers to leave the city. The
straight out Union men have crossed tbs
river to EiwOod for safety and taken ths
ferry boat with them At Tattan and Wes.
ton it was said that the secessionists Der
mitted no one to go into town or oct OF ]:
without passes.
DlTncstOwn, near which an engagement VS.
I ! l. a.,
twenty five miles from Washington, aud i've
miles from the Potomac. There are 4 I.-,-
number of troops in and around here three
Mass. regiments and one each from CJnnsc-
ticut, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. Rode
Island and Inli4na, besides a company yi
regular cavalry and two large batterl,s oi
artillery from Texas.
Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette d4,sl
Carrick's Ferry, 14th, says General Lee
resumed the attack along our entire line tas
day before at Cheat Mountain. After Ion.
contest Gen. Reynolds finally repulsed hin
with considerable rebel loss on our side, ow
Ing to the fact that our troops fought benin.
entertainments. Further dispatches ablu-
the engagement a Cheat Mountain ON III.
18th, say that a detachment from the HI
Indiana and 9th and 18th Ohio Reoiment-
dispersed three Tennessee Regiments under
Gen. Anderson on the west side Of Cheat
Mountains, completely routing them. KILN.
80 and obtaining most Of their equipments
Our loss was eight killed.
The enemy made an advance upon Elk
Water the same day with u force supposed
to be $4,000, but were driven back by d.
tachments from the 18th Indiana and 9th
Ohio regiments and shells from Iooms's
battery, \ shell thrown from one of Loom
Is S guns two miles Tito the rebel camp killed
ten and wounded four men.
The Lca7cnworth papers Of the llth int
give the following account Of the encounter
between Rains and Montgomery Or th-
"a inst, 600 rebels. under Gen. Rains mn.
preached Fort Scott, and seized 100 null.
belonging 10 the Government. KILN, The
teamsters. \ messenger was DESPATCHED e.
Montgomery, who had 500 men He pur
sued Rains l l miles, killing III mon. when
coming on the main body of the enemy,
battle began The rebels had ) guns, Will
Montgomery had but howitzer. The fight
lasted , hours. when Montgomery sloSlv
retreated, keeping up running fight ,.
night fall.
Twenty three negroes have been declared
free under EreunOnt's Proclamation, being
the property Of rebels
1900 muskcts were found Yesterday il TIE
rear of old Mud Theatre in Baltimore, sup
posed to have been concealed by Marshal
Kano'7 Police, after the 18th of April. ThoJ
are all new weapons.
SIX mOIe SeceSsionlst members OF to-
Maryland Legislature were arrested ils'
night There are still Is seceshes If 'b'
House and Of the Senate to be arrcsicl-
Many members arc not u be found, aud arc
said to have fied the Stl;e
Gen. Pope says in days North Missouri
will be free of rebels.
Pan ties from Pitts Co., No, report fight
at Black Water in which the secessiOnls's
defeated the Home Guards and burned the
Black " alter bridge.
Another bridge was buined On the tianni-
bal & St. Joseph Railroad a day or two since
1oaornOtira inf the Srr