Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-09-19

v4lesceutG. a Home OudIu OdtldilDu was
uong duty as Provost Guard, and in the city
defences Col. Griswold being Provost Mar
hal They understood there were only ,hr.s
rebI regiments on James River. The rebel,
cl,im large forces at Chattanooga, leu. A.
b,,-ipc,s excepting that connected with N,
INV ,,,s dull Army movements were b..
in, vigorously conducted. The refugees are
III N1Ttserners and men Of fine intelhgen4a
The Richmond Wing Of the 18Th say,
e. is srcertained from cfhcIal data fuTni,a'l
h. Tie Treasury Department, that the e1p,r-
,i5tures bv the Confederate Government irm
he commencement to the lst Of August.
amount to 347 ,272, 95s 80
The evacuation Of Memphis by tie t,dsrs-
lists. Is sad 70 have been officially sun'uuc
ed.
uarrer's Ferry with its forces and st9Tas
surrendered to tee enemy at nine CLOCK on
N,pd,v morning The rebels commence
The attack on Friday noon On our i'ree- u
MARYLAND Heights skirmrshiug c0ntlnu 4
,b-og,bout the dty and was renewed mo-
Sturdy. The enemy came up several times
and were repul-ed. When it was discovered
tina, they were approaching IN overwhelming
force orders were given 10 spike theguns and
throw them down the mountain. The whole
f,ree from the heights then returned IN sats-
- The guns On Camp Hill Smelling the en-
emy when they attacked to pursue our re.
treating men Sunday morning party OF
f,ur men again assembled the heights and
brouybt away their field pieces, which they
had left unspikei. sunday afternoon the
rebels appeared In great force on LoudJn
Heights. Miles shell-d them from point 70
noint. Some D. their guns we're dlsl0dged.
bu; thew sheled and managed to Keep up
brisk fire from some Of their batteries, which
we're run back out o. sight and loaded Inc
cannouading was kept up all day Sund'y'
without dong much damage. Inc hrlng
c,ased at dusk Sunday evening and was r
sumed again Monday morning at d1yisht
anil kept up till nine O'Clock, when MIss
ordered the white f4g 70 be raised There
vas considerable fog and smoke. and the en-
emv either did not see the flag or would not
see 1t. and kept up heavy FIRE for thT-e
quarters Of an hour About ten minutes
alter the & 2 was raised a she'll struck Col.
Miles. SCATTERING his le..
There was about 2, 800 cavalry IN the com
mand, all OF whom, but about ~, escaped
about s O'Clock Sunday night. and cut theI
way through to Greencastle with but mite
Io.S The balance Of the troops. numbering
6O0O with Gen. Whites Command ir5u
N,rtinsburyh, were surrounded.
The offeers were allowed q 20 out with
,ne,r side arms and horses, and the men with
their personal effects, which indicitsd t'''
the surrender was conditional
The following Is rom special 90 'be
Btltimors Anerio1n from Frederick The
co,,bincd lorcss of L-ring and jackson
stornsd the works At Harper's Ferry Mon
div morning ami captured the position --
Mites - slii o have made desperate r..
..rsr .a-. .|.sf
be-ip, six thousand, slms OF whom have ar
riveI AT Frede7ick.-Wh,n the par0led men
left.the enemy was preparing to blow NJ ihs
three spans 0i tie iron bridge.
The following from Frederick Is - tn'
Baltimore -Amf7caH of the 10Th
The intelligence IRON tie fr1at Is Of the IN 70
cheering character, notwithstanding the BAD
news from Harper's Ferry Gen. McCleln
,ga- uur>uinz with a yig0r most destruc,lv
O. tie enemy ten Mcclellan pursued t-s
enemy ON Monday morning with nis re-cr7-s
ard 4 large body % lr, 81 troops. The enemy
t,.k thsrild - Hrper'7 Ferry and lsl-
ardst1wn, and be WIS pursuing them h74
slelling their retreat with great loss.
10 several contests, Monday, where thr-
made a stand. oar troops charged IN them
WI. success, and with such yi-1- that they
l-l. b4ck lrJn point to point 10 great has;t
The battles and advantages obtained Monday
are thought to- Dee superior H. importance g.
those Of SunI4y. Dr-yton's Siuth Cl-1ii1a
Brigade is entirely gone, either killed.
wounded " prisoners. The lTth Michigan.
d new regiment. did up this brIsade, hr--
with bullets and finally with bayonets. How
ell Cobb was wounded and taken prisuLri.
AID will be hack 10 Frederick sooner than he
boosted be would. Gen. McC.elsn was
pushing on very close, aud had already sent
10 the rear : 900 prisoners and four batteries
CJl. Stroge, Of TIA 10Th Virginia. and Col
James Of the Sd South Carolina battalion.
were killed On Sunday last. Tneir b-dies
were LETT in our possession
\ dispatch from BJons6cro dated the 18th.
snvs This morning at daylight General
P.easlnton with the SJh Illinois cavalry AMI
Capt Fitchall's battery, started after the
enemy At B5onsboro he came up with the
9th Va cavalry with battery, acting IS
rear guard The Ill. cavalry charged after
them through the town and . miles out On
the Hagerst1wn turnpike, capturing two Of
their guns, sud killed, wounded, and took
prisoners about so Of their cavalry. General
Richardson's division being IN advance to0k
the road IRON this place toward SaarpsbuIgh
two and hall miles from which town Be
came up with the enemy in large force. who
occupied long ridge OF hills. They showed
a line of battle one mile and a half lon--
The afternoon was spent IN ascertaini1g the
position and force Of the enemy, not a suf5-
CT Mt number Of our trOOps haYIng come %
to bring on an engagement.
SCI t,mber l6.-During last night she
larger part of the army arrived on the
ground. IL i now O'Clock and no engage
ment has taken place. The rebels ara r4T-
IDLY moving across the Potomac.
A further eccOunt OF the victory near Middle
town. Nd. Is given from Booonsboro. The
battle field was located in a gorge Of the
mountain on the turnpike roGd. between
MiidletOwn and BjJnsvilIs. During The
forenoon, the firing was by artillery, endsav
orins 70 ascertain the rebel strength aut
position. About l. o'clock, the corps urdsr
Gen. Reno was ordered to ascend the noun
tain On the Left and make an attack on the
enemy's flank. At I O'Clock, Gen. Reno
kerry Tor about half an hour was terrible
wlen tie enemy gave way leaving our men
in possession of that portion Of the ridge
Gen. Reno was kilei by a MIME ball
The Pennsylvania reserves ascended the
mountain and made an attack upon the en-
emy's left
Here as IT the case on the other ridge OF
the mountain, our troops were successful.
driving the enemy before them with great
slaughter. The rebels suffered here more than
at any point Of the battle field. Gen. Hatch
commanding division under Gen. Hooker.
was wounded in the Leg. General Gibbons
brigade composed of the End, 9th, and 7th
Wisconsin and 18th Ind. regiments, were
ordered to move up the gorge Of tue noun
tain. The brigade did not get into action
till after dark, which lasted till O'Clock
The brigade lost 100 killed and wounded -
Among the dead is Capt. Caldwell Of the Il
Wisconsin.
Had our trO1rs had . honrs lcr,e-. # A.