Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-31
WAR ITEMS.

The Norfolk Day BOOB el Saturday con
tsins not word Of Gen BurnsiI- : cxpcG!
ton, executing paragraph on the wealth, !
-avirE that II is under the impression TIA
the Burnside expedition Is the cause Of it all
The Newbern Progress says, in reference C
the reported presence OF the feet in Paml!l'
Sound Up to this writing. WeduesIl y
we are not sure that there is new OF ever ha
been, ! yankee gunboat over the swash a
HItteras or not" dispatch dated Wa
raIngton, 24th, SAYS - There Was he4vy
wInd from the cast -uurth-east al night, and
to-d-y, ~ 10 Q clock this morning, t-eTe
is noth.u. new from the coast, except an
apparcu. wreck drifting shoTewar4 thiS
morning. ID miles east OF New Inlet.
On SUNDAY evening, the rebels in retreat
ing burned gun carriages at Monticello,
but their cannon and guns are scattered ali
over their track. Gen. Thomas forces have
not vet beenheard from. u is supprs q
that he will occupy Monticello.
The rebel papers say that the Federal
force attacked by ZoIlicoGer was fourteen
thousand that they were repulsed tire.
times and driven back to their Qualifications,
after which the rebels were Outl4nkei, IT.
treated to their notifications, were urround-
ed and crossed the Cumberland River under
FIRE, losing all their horses, tents, -quipments
and guns. Their loss they state at 300,
and that OF the Federal rec at 800. Gen.
Crittenden was wounded.
\ despatch dated Petersburgh 24.h, says
4 desJatch frum Knoxville has Just been re-
ceIyed saving Gen. Cnttehden rallied
a. Monticello. and viii make u stand th.re.
Tie disaster to Our iorces was very nue.
cxtrs, rated by the fugitives." The Memphis
I.aIeT- d. not contain word about the bat
y.-. and the defeat ana death Of ZIllicufer
JI-Gl Dispatches received Monday rom
.se txpe.ltiOu, sent IRON Cape Girardeau 70 I
Benton and Bloomfield, say that [ ey |
c-tTuf,d Lieutenant Cul0ne Farmer and |
~ other officers, anu 6s Irivats, WITH /
i quantity Ut arms, harnesses, saddles, |
NC. Most Of the Jfhcers were surprised /
and captured II a ball room.
The Memphis Dispatch Of the DIST report
y 600 leder4ls at Murray. KY, threatens
m Fort Henry and the Memphis aud Ohio
rail road. Object to cut OF communication
between Columbus and Bowling Green.
Tho Little Rock Journal Of the 18th inst,
says that Gen. Frost the Camp Jackson pris
oner, who has been on parole, Is now at
,Iaeksonport with one hundred adhereuts
awaiting recruits to Join Sterling Price.
JEFF. Thompson has again appeared in the
Missouri border. lie visited Commerce
Saturday with a force Of eight hundred men.
sacking the houses of the Union
citizens Of that place. An expedition was
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pursuit of the marluders.
At St. Louis last week Enslcr, -.c.s
siOnist IN st. Louis, whose property had .
been assessed by Gen. IIalleck for the bauef
u the southwestern fugitives, had "a witt 90 ID
repleyin served on the Provost Nir~hai !
General for property seized from HIM J
Nhereupou he and his attorney, one Nathan :
lei Cox, were arrested and lodged IN the s.
military prison. and on Saturday Gen rd
i-Irch issued a s. ecial order, directing tur
oest Marshal General 70 nd Eyer
I- tae ines, and notify hiia uu, 20 yes d
urn without permission Of the CJmmantug s.
Jvu rai, uUdtr penalty Of punisLmcit, &C. :
.Oftiug 20 the law OF war. He also orders
he Provost Marshal 70 arrest ANYBODY who
attempts in any way 10 hinder the eS csuon
,tany C. his orders, saying that the city
{ under -artial law and the civil autho>
titles shat not interfere.
The Norfolk Day Book has an article rrom
he Charleston Mercury. giving the parti-
ulsrs OF the capture OF Cedar KEYS. Iucre ;
we're three schooners and five FISHING smacks b
Oading there at the time the atflir took q,
lace. The schoOners were loaded with
lumber and turpentine. The Mercury S IN v
ormant thinks they were destroyed by the f
wners on Thursday night, 10th, as soon al
5 it was ascertained that tic Yankees in
ended to attack the town. During Thurs ~
ay firing was heard in the direction Of II
)cdar Keys, and our fleet no doubt has a.
lSen the place. h
Gen Sherman sends a communication 10 I,
he Washington Infeiigener, saying that ..
here has been no disagreement between u
mself and Commodore Dupont and the V
tatement that proposed expedition was o
bandoned on that account, is entirely false .,
The Railway from " ashingt0n 70 Alexan- Il
ria, with other connections. it is expected, |
M be In running order IN the course Of Il
,w days The almost impossible condition
/ t.a rIads or trains containing army sup
.-. wing t. the continuous heavy rams, a
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TIC State Department as well as the War r
apartment Z be closed On Saturday TO all
isitoTs, NJ nDeTs O. Congress excepted, and "
thursday will BE- set apart for business with o
he diplomatic corps
The Select Committee on the conduct OF p
be war have frequent sessions. Such abuses or $,
-rors as are discovered requiring correction,
re promptly reported 10 the proper authori-
?. The Committee have thus become a u
iluablo auxiliary, and much good has IL
lTeady been effected in a quiet way. st
The Nassau Guardian Of the 18th states 81
lat the secession steamer Kate, Capt
arrived that morning from 2
harleston, having had short passage of :.
0 hours. 4 L. S. steamer is at Berry Island, Il
aiting for a vessel that had run the block Il
ie now lying in Nassau harboT. a.
The Memphis papers say that federal ii
oney Is at p per cent. discount in New at
ork \
The people were much depressed over The il
IS Of Port Royal Island Subsequently,,
owever, they consoltd themselves with the
Fiction that it was foolish for them % AVE
'gr thought of holding the islands -aiu~t -.
IT powerful navy, but, when we attempted b
leave the cover Of our men-oi-war ana
TACK them On the main land. they would a
ready for Us.
The news OF the capture u Mason and 4
;dell at once brought gold down from s. b
, IS FER cent. premium. Confidence in II
ieIr government increased as the prospect
war between the United States and I'd
uslaud appeared, and they were iubIlant cl
,cordIngly- The subsequent lease was e,
-ushing disappointment, aud under thc d.
resslou gold mounted rapidly again g. an
,lrbitaat premium. 10
The + -hmond Dispatch, Of Friday, says
bat - We regret to say that the report OF
be Federal victory in Kentucky, conveyed h,
, US On wednesday night from northern
1urces, Is more than confirmed by intelI Is
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