Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-10-31
OUR CATALRY MOVING ON LEES
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y dispatch dated Harper's Ferry Saturda
says HE rebel pickets disappeared from
cur front last night. The evidences that IN
enemy is moving towards Gordousyi,le mul
upiy. For fur days large wagon train
have been leayipg Winchester. and Iarg
camp has been established at Front Royal.-
Another despatch says the rebels are cener
ally believed rapid retreatIns southwest
lheir plosets lave Disappeared, and They
evacuated M-rtinsburg pfter destroying the
railroad Property.
The Washington Star Of Saturday saws
we gave very iate information from the re-
ION OF the country, between the lines OF
Gen. Sige's army corps and Gordonsville.-
Three days ago, the only rebel troops occupy
ing It was a regiment of North Carolina
cavalry and one regiment of infantry. They
had their headquarters at Warrenton, with
pickets along the Rappahannock, and at
times sent out q small scouting parties in
various directions. CulpePper Court House
had then ceased to be the railroad terminus
at W ich the supplies for Richmond. for
Gen. Lees army, were put on wagons. They
are now taken 10 StauntOn by railroad and
wagoned from there all the wav up TO VIM
chester. rnis change was doubtless occa-
stoned by dread lest Gen. Sigel might cut
IF their trains, which he could do if they
continued TT ravel the road from Culpeper
via Sperryville and Winchester, now that his
cavalry horses have been recruited.
\: di4patch from Fairfax c. II. Saturday
night, says Capt Kesrney, just returned from
4 Reconnaissance TO Lsesburgh, reports rebel
Con Afnr,f .rd Drr..alvilla with I500 mon,
and some artillery. Major Stedman has re-
! turned from an expedition 90
! Thorouqhfare Gap, and reports a small rebel
force at New Baltimore, and the railroad in
good running order to Front Royal. The
enemy Is actively accommodating. and credibly
rep1r-ed 10 have 2uO0 cavalry, some infantry
and artillery at Warrenton. No reiniorce
.nenis have been sent thence 10 Winchester
j Ce-lcAman. sent out by Col Bruce from
| Bow M Green, attacked John Morgan
guerriilas at Morgantown. Friday, capturing
sixteen prisoners. whereupon the guerriiias
retro4tci towards Rochester; where they were
joined 5y the guerrillas under Woodward
aud johnson
C1l : acA leiOrd, with a force from Hen
ders1n had "a fight with another band Of Mos
sIh's gueTrIlias, and captured 81 Of IN, N.
Nothing further has been heard from the
flrcls au-er Generals Buell. or Bragg.
The Daily Nous replies to -tri iure> upon
President Liue1ln's Emancipation Prociaml-
ton. and defends It from the odium sought
10 BE- cast upon 1t.
SIR John Pakington. in Il sTeech. said be
thought the time had come when England,
France, and possibly Russia, ought TO If
mediation IN America, on the basis Of sepa-
ration. and d clear understanding that #
mediation were not accepted, recognition
must follow.
SIT L Buiwer Lytton, in speech, said he
looked upon the restoration OF the Union
as impossible. Ho thought slavery would
not long survive the separation.
The Philadelphia Press publishes a state
men. from Fortress Monroe. dated Friday
last. to the following effect
Gen. Henry \. WISE with 20 900 men Is
advancing on Yorktown. lie has reached
New Kent Court House.
The richmond Enquirer Of the 2ith hss q
dispatch iI1m Gen. Beauresard, dated SA-
vauuah, Oct. 23j. saying the ab5litiOnists
attacked IN force pOcOtali-O and Cosawatchie
/ yesterday. They were CALAMITY repulsed to
{ their gunb0ats At Mackeys Point and Bees
I Creek Landing by Col. W. j. Walker, com
/ msnding the trool sent from here. The
! enemy came in thirteen gunb1ats and tIans
! ports. The Charleston railroad is uninjurcd.
( The ab0liti0nists left their dead ard wounded
on the field. Our cavalry are in hot pursuit
y federal force numbering two hundred,
with one piece of artillery, stationed at
Waverlv, Tenn, 20 miles southwest OF Fort
D0nelds0n, was attacked by 500 rebels on
Thursday last. TIE former made a desper-
ate Resistance gnd completely routed the lat
ter. The rebel loss was II. 4 large num-
Der were wounded and p captured. Our
loss was two killed and two wounded.
The Houston Telegraph. in an ex IA issued
on the oh inst, confirms the evacuation Of
Galveston by the rebels, and Gays that the
Federd commander notified the people OF
that city that four days would be allowed
Tor the women and children to leave. On
the evening Of the last day the rebel troops
commenced evacuating the city. and much
eJniUsion prevailed. The city was occupied
by the federal forces on the 9Th inst.
Col. Edward McCook, acting Brigadier
| General. with five hundred cavalry, left
Crab Orchard, on Tuesday morning. lie en-
countoTed several bands Of John MOigan's
-ueTrillas and >cOtt's rebel cavalry at Point
Lick and Big Hill, killing four or five. anu
capturing their telegraph operator with hI
apparatus also thIrty-ghree wagons, partly
loaded. The remainder Of the rebels went
towards Mount Vernon.
Acting Brig. Gen. McCOOk had two horses
shot under hiD.
~ Richmond. our forces captured 200
sick and wounded rebels, whom they paroled.
An arrival from Bolivar and jackson.
Tenn. says 1t was represented at dickson,
On what seemed good authority that Gen
| Price was On the Hatchie river with $1,000
men, marching IN the direction OF Bolivar
| Gen. Pillow Is asO reported TO be IN the
same neighborbood with 10000 men. Tls
rumor is admitted as probable in military
/ circles.
The steamer Honduras. from Pensacola
the l5th, reports the health OF the troops
god Commodore Far agut was there with
the Hartford, Brooklyn, SusquehanDa, Preble
and Potomac, awaiting orders to attack Mo-
bile.
| A dispatch to the Baltimore american da-
ted Harper's Ferry Sunday evening, annouLc-
ed the movement Of Gen PleasantOn's cavalry
/ across the Potomac at Berlin. the people ey-
cry where receiving them with acc.amatlons
of delight From thence, they moved for
ward 10 Waterford.
Gen Burnside's corps crossed at the same
point lie expected to rest at Loyettsvilie.
and move forward on Monday morning. The
| troons on B1lIvar Heights are under march,
ing orders and will move forward on Mon
day. Active movements are on loot from the
upper Potomac.
dispatch from Headquarters ol the Ar
my OF the Potomac Monday says, Gen.
PleasantOn's advance arrived to-day Ut Pur-
ce,lsville, within a few hours march Of Gen.
Longstreet's command, which is believed to
be at Upperville, near Ashby's Gap. \ dis
patch from PeasantOn, write at U clock g,
I e.,,as tbor ha had drivaY, tha auar.tu far