Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-06-13
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Orr MEMPHIS, juno 6.
| have respectfully to request that yo
will surrender the City Of Memphis to III
authority Of the United States, which | hay
toe honor 10 represent.
am, MI. Mayor, with high respect.
Your obedient servant,
&C. y. DAVIS,
: Flag Officer. -
In reply, the Mayor says
" Your note is received, ami IN teply
have only to say that the civil authorize
have no means Of defense. BY the force o
circumstances, the City is in your hands
Immediately after our boats crew landed
and the national Gag was hoisted over tn,
Post Ohcc. The party was followed by al
excited crowd, but was not int. fered with.
lie A2i aud 46th Indiana Regiments now
occupy the place. Col. Fitch is in command
The City is quiet. No demonstrations what
ever have been made. Il il even asserted
that II viii not be necessary 10 declare mar.
tai law. Five Of cur gunboats now Ii,
abreast Of the City. We captured five large
steamer which were mOored at the leyee.
The rebels burned a new gunboat which was
nearly ready to launch.
The aJtil!a which left Fort Wright early
on Ihur-day morning, passed Fort Randolph
without resistance and anchored that evening
two miles from Memphis, at Fort Wright,
which tic rebels commenced cvacudting
Tuesday night, destroying everything the
gun carriages were burned and the guns
spiked or burst NJ small arms or camp
courage was left.
s Richmond paper Of Friday last has
has been received. It gives no details Of the
lats battle. u states that the iclcrdl5 were
crIycn into the Cbickihominy and White
oak swamp, aud that Mcclellan had sent
hlgs OF truce asking permission to bury his
dca1-both Of which were false. Ii gives
the loss in one regiment al one hundred and
ioFty killed and wounded, evidently showing
that they consider it their interest to
break the news OF their defeat 10 the public
by degrees, thus preventing a panic. Gen.
Mcclellan sent Sunday the following state
ment Of the killed, wounded and missing of
the 3!st of May and Jupc Ist, 1862, in front
of Richmond
Corps OF Gen. sumner, Pad, killed lS3,
wounded o9i, missing l46. lleintzelman,
Sd, killed 259, wounded $50, missing lj5.
Reyes, 4th, killed iiS, wounded 1853, mis-
sing y2l. Total killed 800, wounded 1922,
missing l222. The grand total Of killed,
wounded and missing 5739. \ nominal list
viii be furnished as soon as the data can
be received.
Signed. G. Is. MCCLELLAN.
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
\ Hilton Head letter dated 3lst Of Nav,
rrVorts that an expedition consisting Of the
5Oth Penn. regiment. two companies Of Mass
cavalry, and a section OF the lst Conn. bat
tory advanced to POcotalego and had a Skin
mish with "a thousand rebels, who were driy-
en- IRON their position, leaving seven dead
and two prisoners in our hands. Our loss
was two kiln and five wounded, all of the
jO,h Penn. One of the killed was Captain
Parser. Alter the rebcls retired, our forces
tore up the track some distance and rested
tIi morning, when the enemy appearing IN
strong force, they rctrcatcd successfully to
Beaufort.
The enemy are reported ten thousand
strong near Charleston. y battle was looked
Tor soon.
Dispatches Drau Flag Oh,er Dupont -iato
that the suE1oIts hays possession %! Stone,
Dcar Charleston. The capture was was made
IN G rssquencr IS Information received from
omgli.
Lists Is from toe gulf announce the capture
oil the schooner New Castle by the brig Balm
bridge, and the schooner Jane by the steam
cr Il. Il Cuyier.
Mobile papers OF the SIS. ult. contain a.
strict order u Bsauresari, %ilr5idiing cor
respondents within s. miles ol his lines, also
officers and soldiers writing about army
movements.
pisratchc have been received at the War
Department from Gen. Mitchell, dated az
Ala, June 9th, stating that an
expedition under command Of Gen. NeEley
had driven the enemy commanded By Gen.
Adams from Winchester. through Jasper
back 10 Chattanooga, and utterly defeated
and routed them 40 that point. Baggage
ammunition and supplies have fall
len into our hands, and still more important
result may D. expected to follow thH move.
The IuH~s nccial dispatch says 1t IS uu
ierstoJd that the President and Cabinet are
~ the determination % give II, quar-
o. sec-ssl'n si~aycnglder ana the new
Artclo oil W prohibiting the rendition ol
SLAVES by %oihccrs u tho army VIII
hereafter be strictly enforced
Il is stated confidently ~ Wcll-iniormei
that Noy. Stanley VIII diAer resign
or be recalled in ten days.
Authentic information puts the lost guns
by Casey division at seven Four oil them
were spiked and one retaAen IN the morning
w - r
Inc advance SIaiu ~ "'n,i-l J l'nouS
lcAci,1 ii1Ii 'SoupuIe Ii.uay
o CLOCK lnere was no nsh'lna gu'l'+ inc
march, jackson campo" 'ne'o '"a' "'p-
ing,
Inc cavalry iofee va ent pm recYuIo'-
aahc1, lour niiss ooyonu 'uo .oNu' aIi In
ON a large Teoei rec Oh oa,diry sny 'n ,G
strongiy ios'ei IN ihe "ools. eoi- "iuu'
nam VINO n'u puSleu d IooIuGi%.uoo ~
LIST y. j. cavalry and was driven back by
ia ambush. Col. Windham Is 4
prisoner. The regiment lost 80 IN killed,
and missing. ten. Bayard with
the Bucktail Kane Rifles and Isl Penn cav
alyy and C~luse.ut's brigade OF the 9th ONO
4 OIL .a-a. e.