Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-24
WAR ITEMS.

between Schoef and ZollicoFc- is HAT it
took place at Min SPRING, Wayne county,
where k1llicoficr wa encampcd, on Sunday.
1en, I'li'ecber Fearing that the federal
LIZ L. "au -ppearel in his rear, marched cut
VI ~ entertainments at 3 o'clock Sunday
morning, and attacked Gen. Schocd in camp.
The pickets were driven in at an carly hour,
and the attack was made before daylight.
The hattie il =, ,,arted to have ragged with
great fury until IN the afternoon. when.
Gen. Iollcofer having been killed, the
whole force of rebels fed in confusion to
their camp. Their loss is not stated, but it
is thought TO be heavy. Gen. Thomas, on
Sunday afternoon, followed up the rebels to
their entertainments, lG miles from his own
camp and when about 10 attack them next
morning, he found their entertainments de-
serted. the rebels having left all their
non, quariermsster's stores, tents, horses
and wagons, which fell into our hands. The
rebels dispensing had crossed the Cumber-
land in steamboat and hire bargss, at
White Oak Creek, opposite to their encamp-
ment at Mill Springs. Two hundred and
seventy Eve rebels were killed and wounded,
including Gen. Zollicoff5r who was found on
he field. The 10Th Indiana lost rs killed
aud wounded. Nothing further of the fed
eral loss has reached US.
NcClernani's brigade has returned from
its expedition, and takes its old quarters at
Care, Laving been within seven miles OF
Columbus and cncamped Thursday night. in
sight Of the rebel watch, a afterwards at the
towns Of Ailburn, L)yellccville and Bland
vile. surveying all ;he roads as they went.
Tic object OF the expedition was u recon-
uoisancc in force Of all that part Of Ken
lucky upon which portion OF the opera.
SIons against Columbus will necessarily be
Performed and i demonstration 10 aid Gen.
Buell. & right wing. Our forces have been
emiuently successful. The engineer corps
Gpder Col. Webster, have full and accurate
knowledge OF the country. 1t Is understood
that Gen. Smith had taken the camp equip
page and whatever was left IN Camp Beau
regard. The rebels fed to Columbus.
The report that Gen. Wool has sent a mott
Sostion TO Gen. Huger, at Norfolk, TO remove
The women and children, is not confirmed by
official intelligence.
A gentleman from New Orleans, who az
rived at Cairo, Sunday night, reports that
when he left there, the citizens we're daily |
expecting that Fort White, commanding the |
entrance TO Lake Ponchartrain, would be |
attacked and captured by the Federals from !
Ship Island. There were not over ) 600 |
volunteers in the city, and not exceeding /
1000 more could be raised in caSH Of emer-
gency. There are DO batteries on the river |
above or below the city, The only defences |
against attack irCtn the gulf are two forts, |
one opposite The river towards the mouth. |
lie thinks that the city could very easily be |
captured by small force.
An order was issued from Headquarters |
Saturday, directing that no leave OF absence 1
he granted to any officer or soldier except /
for most urgent reasons, as "the oxi-encies
of the service demand that every officer and /
soldier Of this army able TO DO duty, should |
be at his post,
There was q general inspection Of the !
transportation department of the army |
Saturday in Washington. Over a thousand |
wagons and teams were reviewed IN one |
body.
Intelligence was received at Old Point |
Friday evening. that heavy caunonading |
was heard at Norfolk in the direction OF |
-Alhes1sFle Sound at 9 O'Clock that moIninGt /
an official report from Major General |
llalleck of Missouri says that Hubbard's |
cavalry attacked a rebel force of nine hun
bred men at Silver Creek in Howard county
under Col. Poindexter on the 10th inst, and
routed them. The loss of the enemy was 40
killed and CO wounded. Our loss was
killed and 10 wounded. Our force also cap
tured 100 horses, sixty wagons. one hundred |
and FIVE tents, eighteen kegs of powder, -0O |
guns, and % prisoners.
CAPTAINS Murdoch and Webster returned |
to Cairo Friday night from an expedition |
TO Bloomfield. 1t was a complete success. |
They captured 10 of the enemy among them |
one Lieut.. Colonel, two Surgeons, one Ad- |
jutant and three Captains.
A special dispatch to the Cincinnati |
Comm trciaI saws i Indiana Regiments in the |
Green River column have advanced TO South |
Carrolton, and will soon occupy Rochester.
This is directly in the route to. Bowling |
Green. Gen. Buell. Is concentrating pow
erlul force at Green River, and 1t is said he
as now ready for forward movement
The rebels at aud about Bowling Green
are DESTROYING the Railroad. Telling trees
across the track, and doing every thing to
-etard the progress Of our army. 1t is said
they are making every preparation to evacu-
ate on the approach Of our forces.
Capt. PHELPS, with the gunbOat COnesto-
ga, made reconnaissance up the Tennessee
river Saturday. and shelled point just below
Fort Henry, where masked battery is sup
rosed to be located, but did not succeed in |
drawing Its ERE.
Port Royal letters state that the rebel yes
sci Isabel was much damaged by the shells
of the Mohican, while running the block
ade. One shell knocked of her entire stern,
and she barely got in afloat. She
was discovered by the sailing gunboat Roe
buck The Mohican slipped her cable, and
chased her under the batteries OF Morris
Island The Isabel returned her fire, but
without avail.
The indications arc that all the troops at
Rolla, No, will move westward except one
or two regiments ia guard the post. The
pickets of the enemy extend fourteen miles
from Springfield, and the force of Gen. Price |
is estimated as about 10 600 men. Ii Is re-
ported that Gen. Mcintosh is coming 10 his
aid from Arkansas with large reinforccments. !
Early on the morning of the lst inst, an
expedition under command of Commander
Smith, with the steamers New London,
Water Witch. and the captured steamer
Lewis, with detachment of seamen. left
Ship Island for the Mississippi sound with
the view of cutting out some schooners
Island, which brings the news, left, one Of
the steamers was seen returning with two or
three schooners in tow.
Two rebels were taken prisoners near For
tress Monroe, Friday night, one of whom,
with pass from Gen. Wool, has been in the
habit, it Is found, Of buying boots and shoes
in our camps, and selling them to the enemy.
Richmond papers of Thursday contain a
dispatch from Nashville dated l4th inst,
saying that 1t has been distinctly ascertalned
that considerable quantities of cotton and
sugar have recently been sent i'll wagons
through Kentucky TO the Ohio River for the
North. They were supposed to have been
sent from Gainesville.
Two of the female rebels at Washington,
Mrs. Greenhow and Mrs. Bailey, who are
under confinement, were Saturday removed