Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-12-13

short Of coal has been placed under euarc
for having rebel m all bag On board She
put into GeJ-ge:own from from stress o.
weather, and WAS seized by the febs.s and
,aken to Chaslcstown, where luau bar w.,
put On board
On Saturday et.arnool L rebal i3ree cJn
sisting OF a battery Of pieces and about 400
infantry and 40 cavalry made their a ppear-
ance at Dam No. 5, on the Virginia side Of
the Upper Potomac, aud commenced throw
| ing Shells and shot at the dam and houses on
the Maryland shore, burning a barn ami
Kidding all the houses within range The
only union forces there to oppose the enemy,
were company Of the Massachusetts 18Th,
on picket duty, and an unarmed Illinois
| regiment. As the Massachusetts, company
was armed with smooth bore muskets. their
lire was net effective at that distance
Errly on Sunday morning the rebels resum-
ed the fire with artillery and small arms. and
! embo dened by the slight RESISTANCE met with
| on Saturday, came down to the brink OF the
river. During the night Col. Leonard had
| dispatched canal boat from WillIausport.
with another company OF his regiment armed
with Enfield rIh4s, who were concealed as
skirmishers along the Maryland shore. On
the renewal OF the attack, the rIhenen "opens
ed hire from their cOncealment. la u short
time the rebel artlilerlst5 were compelled to
abandon their battery 10 hot haste, their
infantry and cavalry leaving on the ground
about Is or 90 and wounGed.
For the want OF sufficient infantry force
and battery 10 protect cur movements, Col.
Leonard was compelled TO let the rebel guns
remain in pos ton, and after nIghtfall the
rebels returned and took them off The rebel
battery consisted Of Parrot ten Founders,
l twelve FOUNDER, carrying the Sawyer shell. |
and . smooth bore six Founders. Some of
their infantry Were armed with improved |
long range rifles. They were probably en- |
route to Winchester or Harper Ferry, and |
topped at that place to destroy the dam, and |
thus impede canal transportation.
1t is believed the rebel force in front of |
our lines at Washington numbers at least
100, 900 men.
On the 9th. Lieut.. Wyman OF the Potomac
flotill. with the steamers Jacob EeH aud An
nacOStG. shelled some buildings south of I
Freestone Point, occupied by the enemy's
plckets, drove away the plckets and
mounted officer, and then landed and fred
four houses containing a large Quantity of
Hour and suffers stores, which We're ali con-
sumed. The enemy fired but few musket
shots.
shocking murder was committed on the |
10th inst, at the camp Of the 2i Maryland
Reglm INT, stationed in the suburbs of Bal
timore. Whilst the regiment WAS drawn up
Tor dress parade, private named Charles |
Rooms, came from his tent, picked up
nusset, took deliberate ain at Lieut. Wilson.
fred. and killed himson the spot. Some
three weeks since Lieut.. Wilson shot pri-
vate named q rdner for persistent insubor-
iinatlOn after three times trying u run the
3ckets, killing him. Koons, who was a
riend Of the deceased. determined to re-
'enge hls death By taking the life OF Lieut..
Wilton. Tue Lieutenant was resident Of
Baltimore. KJons was sent ID PRISONER :,
Tort AcHenry.
A dispatch from Glasgow, Mo, Dec. Sth,
avs the notorious marduder, Capt. SweenQ.
nj hls band Of robbers, who have TOR slnrs
me krpt this section OF the country IN TEL
y, were captured yesterday - f ,geFa' Nils
ear here by detachment OF cavalry under /
apt Merrill. Sweeney's pickets NJ ere sur
rIsed and cap used, and his band taken
Without firing gun.
Gen. z Jllic, f-r has not advanced north of
Jun bertrand River, as reported
Gen. SchOef has Withdrawn to Somerset
nd there awaits reiuiOrcements.