Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-04-11
WAR DEPARTMENT,
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" AR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON April It'll.
Ordered. Frs, That the portion OF Viz
pinia and Maryland, lying between the
Mountain Department, and the Blue Ridge.
shall constitute n military department to be
called The Department Of the Shenandoah,
and be under the command OF Maj. Gen.
Banks.
Second, That the portion Of Virginia east
of the Blue Ridge, AMI west OF the Potomac
and the Fredericksburg and Richmond Rail
road. including the District of Columbia ami
the country between the Potomac and Patux-
ent. shall be a military district, 70 be called
tie Department of the RappahannOck, and
be under the command OF Maj. Gen. Nc
DOwell
By order Of the President,
EDwIS NJ STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
Complaints having been made by the com
mandeTs of military posts, that movements
are impedcd and discipline retarded by the
presence Of civilian visitors, the Secretary OF
war has ordered that no passes be granted
to visitors to Fortress Monroe or 70 other
military posts u any person not engaged IN
the military service Passes Tor purposes OF
trade and business are also refused.
Twenty-iJur young men were made prison
ers on the It'll at Back River, near Baltimore,
where they were about emblrkIng on a sloop
from Virginia. The ,l1op was also captured.
The party, IL is understood, were recruited 20
20 South as substitutes for the southern
chiyaly. who are Offering large premiums for
substitutes to do their fighting.
lie English frigate Biualdo and the two
French war steamers have taken positions
above the Monitor, the former lying almost
under the guns Of Sewall point. The officers
of these vessels, who have communication
with Norfolk every day or two, undoubtedly
have better information as % the purposes oil
the enemy than we have and the position
thev have taken is regarded as indicating not
only a desire T. witness the approaching light,
but knowledge that it is soon To come of.
The rebel Col. Magolin, who was senten-
csi u be shot for violating his parole, has
tecn respited by the President.
Gen Halleck will soon assume command
Of the forces on the Tennessee river.
At Island No. 10, on Friday night, the
gunb1atC4rondelet ran past the rebel batter
les and reached New Madrid IN safety. She
had in tow on the side exposed 90 the fire Of
the rebels. barge loaded with hay. % pro-
tect her. The night was intensely dark and
stormy. She passed the first battery before be
ins discovered. The second fired on her, rs
soon as its guns could De brought d bear,
but owing 20 the darkness and the speed with
which she moved, the fire WAS totally harm
less. third battery aisl concentrated its
force on her with no effect, and she passed
the ith and 9Th batteries with the sIms for
tunate results, having hucget the shore Of
island SD closely that It was nearly imp0ssI-
bic for the rebels 10 dep,ess their guns sufi-
GENTLY % hit her. There is great rejoicing
throughout the l-at at this signal success.
Our firing un Friday hight disabled the
floating battery ot the rebels. One she'll
struck directly lu it, killing three men. and
disabling ], Sd hat 10 hlatcd down toward
the foot Of the Island.
y messenger from New Madrid Saturday
evening reports that the rebels erected a bat
terry friday night opposite Point Pleasant
and next morning opened fire on our works.
After some time the battery was silenced by
our guns and warehouse on the kentucky
shore set on fire by our shells. Its contents |
were consumed. No casualties on our side
are reported. The loss of the rebels Is I'M
known, but several must have been killed.
Aspeci4l despatch from Memphis t. the
rebel paper, says that Gen Bual's army had
reached savannah, Tenn, on the Tennessee
River, from Columbia. There had been
brisk >kirnuhing and great activity on both
sides flr rra.tf -frrt.r.sf..
\ icsrjer from Beaure.ard's army az Cor
nth. who LETT a week since. SAYS that there
were about 90 ,0On troops at Corinth, but no
heavy guns around the works. 4 regiment
gl- under arrest for being di,llyll and rebel
l1us. Their army presents state border
NJ on Instruction. lie thinks there Will
be a stampede 1t attacked.
The sunb1ats Cairo, lexington and Tlv-
or, and transport Tsress. have made 10
lnnJissauce as far as FllIcncr, Ala They ]
met with no resistance on the way. and only F.
discovered one deserted battery where the .
nemy hadniue guns planted
On wednesday "a Yankee force 2UOO /
trous. landed at Biloxi from three vessels.
nd cut the telegraph wirls between Mobile .
hd New orleans.
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yc miles from Yorktown.
There had heen some c!nn0nailns but aT-
arantly without any injury on either side,
nd 10 engagement had UP % that time
AIKEN place.
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'Aliu5 up "' 'he navy i1Ii thl was expect
lr'ed that HJliins would command the
irs'nia on her next uip, but the name Of
apt. fesrim Is the latest mentioned IN that
'nnectlon. The Yorktown, Icasor, Jdmcs-
OWN, and four other guuboats are nc Nor
'.N.
zen. Nooi autographed 70 the Sec Ut Wan
lturIay ni-ht' - All goes on very smoothly.
do not believe the army OF the Potomac