Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-05-30

s'ahu hlIn prices, having lIl1 III stocks U
D. provisions long sincc.
An arrival from Newlarn on Saturd.r
brings news that the American nig has beet
: raised IN Raleigh, some three or four dayI
ago ~ the citizens. No particulars had beer
received. Tie news came by a flag OF truce
l. Ga Thursday, 4 party consisting Of tw.
companies OF North Carolina cavalry and on
company Of infantry. visited swift Greek
twclvc miles from Newborn, where 4 Union
meeting had recently been held, and arrested
scytra Union men, taking them away with
them. One Of the men, who was very loud
m has expressions Of Union sentiments, was
taken into the woods by the enemy, where
> his throat was cut, aud where DE- was after
warts found by our troops.
: rcc5nnl:slnce was made 10 Clinton, 70
hiics south OF Newborn, a few days since
The enemy's advanced plckets were found
and "a sklrmIsh cnsIel. We lost one leu
tenant and four priyatcs taken prisoners.
We left nIn CT the enemy dead on the field,
and took tGO prisoners. The health and
spirits %. the ucols at Newborn continue cx-
c%ellent.
Washington, y. c.. has been occupied.
ami a newspaper started there by the troops.
ten. Halleck has been i5inel by Gen.
Curtis with the force under his command.
\ TcconuoitriuE party from Gen. Pope's
command, had a skirmisb on Friday. result
lnS ln d complete rout 1t tho rebel iesi-
Wents engaged, with a loss Of knarslcks.
haycr-3cks and blankets. Several were kill.
cd and wounded, and SIX prisoners taken.
The rebels I'D Ia confusicn sv-os~ the Ureck.
Our loss was four wounded.
IatciiEea.- l~-A Ftcks5lr.h o, tle DIST
Gays th"rs were ten boats below the city that
morning. The city of Brooklyn and Hart
i1uI Pas Cd NaiclG that morning. The
FEDERAL ccmm1dJre has ordered the removal
% woman and children from Nicksburgh IN
tWeuty-iyur hours. The Mayor has asked
uut1i Tuesday tue 9th. The Nick,hIr.
E rH1- % ta1rcTond Ut writing from Jack
sln, Mss, ualer date Of the lS-l inst. says
ID ieE Yankee gunboats yesterday arrived
within range o. our bitteri-s. At alon the
clmmindci sent a fig o. truce demlndins
Roe saTIcnItr 4 tae citl. The response
sent back was, III vlu want the CITY come
and take II. The commander OF tie fleet
had. d D. supposed. demanded the surrender
G, tHc i9rt-, ju-t below Nickshurs. which
vas also ler,mTtorily refused. After this
the lcl.r.i cuuouats weighed anchor and
dropped down the river TO bring up the rest
oi th. l'et .cr Die purpose Of opening a bonn
tlI. ucut.
The Memphis 4Jpsqi OF the - inst. says
thlt Governor rcttis Of Mississippi. has
called ivr thousand armed men to relez-
y1us at NlksburE. Ammunition t. be pro-
cured At tie latter place.
TIE Nic5s5ur. Cr1sog says an order had
been read by Bcaurcgard 20 his army. pur
porting 70 have been issued by Gen Butler
at New Orleans, declaring that any female,
8. OWN. cpu,iuit iar or insulting any sol
di ? or oih-er OF the Federal forces. shall be
regarded and liable % be treated as a woman
Of the town plying her vocation. It is, Of
coarse, q fabrication. hut, 10 doubt, served
its purpos', 90 cxaslerate the rebel army.
All the southern paTers condemn Gen. But
lI order $50 infamous, but Do |n0tpublish It
tlTiutb correspondence say, that zen. Ben.
blti-r'sIuiam lus order lids cred "Our army."
A federal sIy AMI guide vl. shot al o'clock
to-day.
Iac Charleston Co-.1 on ;Le lc,h, cJn-
grltulItc- the citizens I'd Charleston upon
their being four times stronger than at New
Orleans. llr-' ~clnSi.uments Of stores from
COLUMBIA ana tire I~gt-IIur, non chains and
other materials wall soon be on their way %
AMI in constructing q stone wal TO block out
the invaders iIom approaching within she'll
m- distance q The Guy.
The Arkansas papers state that ten icsl-
ue.nt Of the Federal trolis at Bitosvil'e
have left fer So. LOUIS. Y,llr0ntln, anI that
all ta1 federal forces on that side of the
White river have recros eel the stream. IL
a reliably reported tIat bat scv o. thousand
1 deIals su.l remain az Bate willie aud Jack
-.ul.rt.
\ gentleman from >l,cy, who MS made
prisoner Boy the lcderals, and was released AZ
rundown OF the 24.h, reports that , SOC fed
erals are cImPed opposite Scarcy, ami about
>0OD, seven miles iron : arcy. Al the fcd
erals are low Dutch except the cavalry, nun
beung about Z ,00o. lie says while he was
IN theg camp, news was received of a federal
d.lca. 40 toruth, accompanied by an order
ioI ti,ia % return 20 Batesyilic, but they
IS a. determined 10 dlsJbey orders.
There was skirni-h at C5tuu Plant.
Ars.. .u the llth in which the rebels boast
that they killed Fcicrals, and captured 1
saddles. > swords and several navy rcvulyers.
Tue Federals are still within > miles Of Co:-
ton Pllnt.
The Coriuih correspondent q the MemphI,
Appool deplores the death OF Col. lnsrlham,
oi Van Dorn's staff, who was. it says, iHhu-
manly betcbered hy the federals IN a Skin
msh on the Oh inst.
The Raleigh P,7tr says that Mrs. Jeh.
Davis arrived there on the llth inst. under
the escort of Senator Gwiu of California. She
was accompanied By her / children. Mrs.
Kerry ,Jci's nice, and a son AMI daughter Of
5 nltor Gwiu.
Tie Mc>>iila inns says G,n. SIblcy's
command are oismounted and IN a starving
condition. Two companies had been cut of,
aud the rest are cndeavoriug t. reach suit
Tc.
There wss intense excitement IN Bilti-
on Sunday. CIl. HENLEY : regiment
reported defeated at Front Royal, vas re-
ctuited IN that city and the s.ccSsiOnists ex.
ulted over Kenley's defeat and reported
death. The streets were ttrongod with an
excited crowd. many fights took place, and
obnoxious ~citizsns found il safe 70 keep out
OF SIGHT. IN attempt was made to hang
one man in Monument SOU re bat it was pre-
vented by the police. Persons were chased
t1r squales the crowd venting their senti
ments IA cheers. Many arrests have been
made 10y the police. One mau quaTTelling
with another said Damn you. YOU have It
your own way now but well have 1t our
own way soon, and was instantly knocked
down.
Gen Banks seut word to the war Depart-
mcnt Monday nig' { that his forces were safe
IS arrived at IS niiam-pJrt The loss he is vt
unable to give, but thinks 1t will be much
les than might be expected considering the
Ispirity of llIces and the Fl qucnt attacks
OF the enemy. Con. Banks reports that his
force consisted Of two buSades less than
1900 strong all told, 800 cavalry, 10 Par
ri.t guns and q smooth bones. The substan
titl preservation ct the entire supply Is q
-ourcc Of qualification. IL numbered about
500 wagons, on = forced march Of IS miles,