Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-24
WAR ITEMS.
X. P kIDDER,
Practical ApisriAn,
burlington, Vt.

Steamer Maanzas, from Port Royal 9th,
reports, on afternoon of the 18th, she passed
Burnside expedition this side of Hatteras
Intelligence has been received ut Leayen-
worth, Kansas, that I 900 Union Indians in
Cherokee County were attacked on the 9th
ty superior force Of Texan rebels. The
Indians were compelled to retreat. They
are now in Kansas.
10 regiments of infantry. regiments and
two companies of cavalry, and batteries of
artillery have been sent from Cairo to Padu-
cab. Dispatches had been received from the
advance column under Gen McClernand,
saying it was on the march, and wOuld camp
at MaYfeld, Ky, Wednesday.
Brig Mountain Eagle arrived at NewYork
Thursday and reports British steamer Gladi-
atOr, with the traitors Mason and Slidell on
board, had arrived az St. George, Bermuda.
9th inst, and sailed for St. Thomas on the
10Th, whence the two rebels would take
passage for England. Nothing yet heard
OF the RinaldO. in which they sailed from
PrOvincetown. Possibly the Gladiator inter-
cepted her.
The Charleston C0urICr says that the fed
erals have possession of the main land Oppo-
site Port ROyal-a strip 6 miles long and half
a mile wide-buJ that Grn. Lee has ordered
the surrounding rice fields flowed, 30 that the
federals can proceed inland only by few
narrow roads, where their gunboays Gould
not support their advance.
The Norfolk Day Book still hopes for a
war with England, on the ground that,
although Mason and Slidell are surrendered,
the required apology has not been made Tor
their capture.
There is be TO 4 railroad laid across Long
Bridge to connect Washington with Alexan-
dria, 50 that troops ami stores can be landed
across th, Potomac without transhipment.
Five hundred men were set at work on 1t
Wednesday.
4 new rebel flag, a white cross upon o red
ground, with stars above and below the arms
has made its appearance at Manassas. Some
think that this is to supersede the stars and
bars altogether.
\ despatch from Gen. McClernaud's col
umn, y miles from Columbus on Thursday,
says an additional iOrce had arrived from
Cairo. There had been no skirmishing up
TO that time.
The correspondents of the Louisville Jour
nal, writing from MumiOrdsyille, says the
rebels are driving cattle into ponds and wa
terlng places on the advance of the Federal
army, to render the water unfit for drinking.
Mr.. Adams, our Minister to England,
sends word by the Arabia, that the Sumter
has arrived at CadIz, having burned three
vessels.
The steamer King Phillip came up the
Potomac Thursday night and report that
the Anacosta bombarded the rebel battery at
Cockpit Pt. The result has not been ascer-
tained. The rebels fired four shells at the
steamer, doing no harm.
The President, upon the application Of the
delegation from New York Saturday app1in-
ted Maj. \ Doubleday Brigadicr General
So far, about one thousand prisoners ON
zach side have been exchanged. nearly five
hundred of whom were connected with the
army of the Potomac The system Of ex-
changes inaugurated By our Government is
fully reciprocated by the rebel authorities
The steamer Mount Vernon, which left
the blockade at Wilmington, n c., on the
| 9th, reports she burnt the LiShtship. New
Years night. which was being fitted out for
a gunbolt. under the guns Of Fort Casweli.
The rebel steamer Gordon is on the stocks
Tor repairs, according TO reports of
..contrabands' aboard the Mount Vernon,
OD account Of damage received IN her en-
counter with the Mount Vernon, Dec. Is
Tho Sa1onia which arrived at New York from
Hamburg on Thursday brought two COM
pleto batteries, consisting Of sixtesu pieces
(supposed 10 be l2-pOuudsrs,l sixteen am
munitiou wagons, also large number Of
other boxes and cases which are supposed II
contain about twenty thousand stands OF
arms, together with some fifty bags of salt
petre. She also brings six hundred and sew
euty-fye bales of cotton. The Saxonia did
not stop at Southampton to take mails and
from England, fearing trouble In
case any difficulty hsd arisen 90 account OF
the Trent affair.
The Hamuonia. which arrived last week,
brought from twenty fvo TO thIrt7 thousand
stands Of arms. and cousidershls quantity
Of war etores