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

Monday night barn to the left Of Bal
! ley's cross roads used by the rebel rickets.
and from which p number Of our men have
! been killed was destroyed, being fred bv hot
shot thrown by our troops.
/ ne rebels are throwing up earthworks
Tor the purpose of certifying EIsell's Hill :
miles from Alexandria on the line of the
Orange aud Alexandria Railroad. and two
miles this side Of Springfield Station there
Is however no large force there.
grand review Of FIVE cavalry regiment,
and eight batteries Of artillery came of at
Washington Tuesday, said to he the finest
display ever seen in the country. The re-,
view was witnessed by the President, Heads
of the Departments, Foreign Ministers. and
other distinguished persons, Gen. Mcclellan
and STAFF in full uniform, nearly all the Field
and SAT- officers attached to the Potomac
army, and an immense crowd Of spectators.
Two artillery men were badly hurt by the
breaking 0i a caisson, which threw them
from their seats,
Further reports of the shooting of Major
Lewis OF the 46Jb Penn, near Jamestown,
say that private Lanahan, who shot him had
been lighting, and was dashed TO a baggage
wagon by MAJ. Lewis orders-as punish
ment. 1t was soon after reported that Lam
ahsn wac at large again The Major rode
up, ordered him to give up his gun. and on
his refusal, dIsmounted to enforce the order,
when Lanahan retreated Z few steps, took
deliberate aim and shot the Major in the
back with ball and three buck shot lie
fell and expired without uttering a word.
L3nahan was Immediately seized, ana Will
be tried by drum head court martial
Mr.. Holland. who left Springfield, No,
on Friday last, reports that Col Williams
of the 18th Illinois, is on his way to R0lla
with seven wagons loaded with DR.. Davis
and about fifty wounded men, which CD.
Taylor allowed to come. This leaves about
$50 Of our wounded yet in Springfield, of
which 100 are able to come to ROlld # there
were only means Of transportation.
In anticipation of an attack on jefferson
City, fortihcations are going up under the
supervision OF Major Krauth, for many years
master OF an Engineer Corps in Hungary.
The roads, hills, bridges, all the approaches
to the Capital are being fortified in the
strongest and most effective manner, and in
the event of an attack Will be found extreme
ly formidable to the foe.
Our forces which were sent up the river
last week tuesday, were at b lonyiile next
day, and were to move forward to Lexington.
\ letter from Rolla, Sept. J.. says that
the whole southwest portion OF the State is
laid under contribution by the rebels, who
are plundering and outragIng Union men
with relentless fury, Houses are TiIla.ei,
stores robbed, crops destroyed, and ruin
broods over one Of the flireat parts of the
State. The Union men in Stone county have
been told that they must IA 70 up arms for
the Southern Conieleracy, leava the country
within ten days, or suffer the extreme pen
ally.
The officers released on parole from Rich
m0nd say that one hundred and fifty Of the
prisoners had already been sent 10 Castle
Pinckney, in Charleston hdr5Cr. one huns
dred and fifty more were to De sent on ST.
turiay last to. New Orleans, and four hun.
bred more to Baton Rouge, early this week.
1t is intended to SIND all The prisoners South,
to prevent their escape. Sixteen officers, u
Guiding one Colonel, and frv pUivtcs. hal
already escaped. There wera in al about
1900 prisoners at Richmond, including
those brought from Western Virginia $40
the Union people of the S5ate who nad ic'n
dragged from their homes and thrust into
prison because they would not give their a.-
legi2uce to the rebel government
Three priyatss of the "a Vermont lad
died up to the 20th. John GJriug, Aug.
q, I, !. Keables. Aug. G, and John
Leonard, Sept. :.
Tbo Nm TIs,,,sl.i-, T,,~.f, p,.;....,-.t