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

Q AhN 0ADAo4 AAtGS NtA slNt NAlecQ IS Hll.
The 10Th Indiana was fret attacked. and
fought unsupported for nearly half s1 hour.
After being engaged nearly two hour.,
the 9Th Ohio, "a Minnesota ami Attn Ken
lucky made desperate bsyOnst charge upon
the enemy, drove them from the woOds,
npietely routing and pursuing them -
their entertainments.
Our advance arrived within sight Of the
enemv's entertainments an hour before DIRK.
aud opened upon them with shot and she'll
At daylight BcxJ morning. a ste.mb,a:
was observed Transporting trolps across the
Cumberland. Whit;emore's battery of Par
rOtt guns was brought to bsAr ON the boat.
which in a few minutes aiterwir,!. vas IN
flames. Thsrobel camp was iound rut.r-ly de-
| sert i ard very,hing standing A. when ueou-
/ pied By the emmy. II0uses, tents, horses
mules, wagons, b,sysge, cannon. ammuni-
! uoh and firearms wers found 10 ., rfec:
! preservation
/ i despatch irsm Sedslia. Mo, Jan. 23d,
says that companies oi cavalry under
Maj. HaldermaD of the lst Kansas Peginent
| left Lexington on reconnoitering expedition
| on the night of the 10th, which resulted in
the arrest Of Capt. Whitney, Joe Shelby,
and several other notorious despsradoes, and
| the capture Of large lot OF horses, mules.
| wagons, eommissary stores. &c, and a coz
siderable quantity OF boots and shoes and
! other articles taken from Col. Mulligsn's
| Comma q by the rebels sJme time since, all
OF which were turned over to the federal
troops st Lexington.
SchoepF and Ord have been appointed
BrigadIer Generals for meritorious services
iu the field, the former at Mill Spring and
the latter at Drainsville, and the Ssnsts
yesterday confirmed the nominations.
The President has nominated for assistant
Secretaries Of War. John Tucker of Penn
sylvsnis, and T. II Watson OF Washington.
IL is said that business ut the War Depart
meut Is pushed with great energy under Ehe
regulations OF Secretary Stanton.
1t is stated that befors long Fprtress Mon
roe will be connected telexraphlcally
with Washington. The line will pass
through Maryland, across to Accomae and
northampton, Virginia, and thence to Old
Point Comfort.
II Is known By government tn2s large
Quantities OF cotton axe now being carried
through Texas IN wagons and taken into
Mexico. from whence the staple is shipped
to England and France.
Gen. Thomas sends dispatches abeu, the
battle at Somerset, saying that cur loss wss
80 killed and l27 wounded. Among tn.
wounded were Col. MsCook Of the 9th Ohio,
Commanding brigade, and his aid Lieut..
Burt Of the Is h L. 5. Infantry. The loss
of the rebels Ess ZJllic1f.r and ia
others killed and buried, ll6 wounded.
and As prisoners not wounded, i've Of whom
are Surgeons and Lieut.. Col. Carter of the
18th Tennessee regiment.
The property captured or this side Of the
river is of great value. amounting to eight
SIX Founders and Parrot guns Eitn eliss jas
filed with ammunition, about one hundred
tour-horse wagons, and upwards OF twelve
hunIred horses and mules, several baxss of
aEms which had never been opened, md
from five hundred TO a thousand mussets.
mostly with hint locks but in good order,
substance stores enough tO serve the entire
Command for three days, also a large amount
of hospital stores.
After succeeding in getting two pieces Of
artillery across the river and upwards Of 50
wagons, they were abanCOned with all tae
ammunition II the depot in Mill Spring
They then threw away their arms and
dispersed through the mountainous by-ways
in the direction OF Monticello Eut all
entirely dem myralized.
The steamboat and barges used by ths
rebels in their retreat were burned by them.
The remaining barges were used BY the federal
troops.
The prisoners say that Geo. B. Crittenden
was first in command, and Gen. ZJlicoEar
second. Gen. Crittenden tOOk to the woods
taking the wrong road. IL is supposed be
was captured.
The federal forces actually engaged we're
the 10th Indiana, 5th Kentucky, 81 Minns-
sota, and 9th Ohio regiments. They
suffered respectively as named. They were
reinforced after the first and severest engage
ment, BY the 18th and 18th KENTUCKY, 1st
and 81 Tennessee, l4th, 3lst, 35th and 36th
Ohio regiments, and Standip's, Wnitts
mOre's and Kinney's batteries.
The rebel forces were estimated at 10 600.
Col. 5. ). Fry Of the 4,h Kentucky had
his horse shot from under him by one OF
ZOlliccfer' Aids, when he turned and shos
Gen. Zollicofer through the left breast.
The first breaking Of the rebel ranks was
effected by Col. K. S. McCoook, of the 9th
Ohio. acting Brigadier, ordering bis regi-
meDt 20 charge bayonets, which put the
rebels TO immediate flight.
The last order issued, found in the rebel
encampment. was signed by Col. Cummins,
senior IN command, directing the rebels to
disperse and save themselves the best vsy
they could.
A beautiful ELK hls was captured from
the rebels.
The Potomac has risen - fee. a. usr
cock, and 1t is impossible 20 crcss at present
Gen. Williams brigade is occupying Han
cock. Gen. Lander bss fallen bacz 20 ths
mouth of Patterson Creek, near Cumbsr.
land. Gen. jackson (re6ol) is supposed to
be still a, Romuev.
4 deepatch irJu Giro Friday szys
that orders were received the night before 70
put the mortar boats Immediately iat1 g
condition for ssrTies. Capt. Constable.
commander of the mortar boat fotIlls, wen.
10 Pittsburgh next morning TO supsrirtend
tho shipment Of the mort1rs, e1uipmcut
and ammunition. Geo. Smith was expected
10 arrive st Paducsh from his e-peditIoc
Saturday.
Orders have bccn issued b ths Var De-
Ia1tment for the appointments Of two COM
missioneTs 70 visit Richmond ard vEe-s-5r
olsc prisoners belonging 20 The srmy Of ths
United States NAV be beld, ard there tsEs
such measures as may be useful TO provids
for their wants. and contribute 10 the con-
fort OF such prisoners At tho expense Of the
United States, 70 such extent as may 30
permitted BY the authorities.
Correspondents Ct Hilton Head state that
Commodore Dupont bas resolved % siuk
vessels in.Matft's chaanei, the more e5eo-
tually to close all the entrance 70 Charleston
havbo..
Private iettors from tho Butter LEpaditio1
at Ship Island, dated tbs 7th, say that the
general hsalth Of the troops there Is eccS.
They have little 10 do hut drill, and watch
the rebel gunbost,. They had only salt msas
excep. onco. in a whils dish Of horss Essh
made its appearance. All sorts of rumors
were current in regard to army operations at
the North, and newspapers wereat decided
premium.