Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-11-21
NEWS OF THE WAR.
NEWS FROM RICHMOND.
HAMILTON. y. C., OCCUPIED.
THE CHARLESTON AND SAVANNAH
RAILGOtD Torn u.

\ letter dated on Joasl tie gu-5lss
[ HJuchbiok at ulniitOl, \. c.. siy3 'vs
I have just arrived az this piic., 1kIn- i,witr
/ a grand cavalry charge sHi clu1usi gun
/ boa mJT-msrr. Our llnI tor: s ifs ~
I Hamsrowu yesJsriIy, p ", cue mP-ttr -.-
| nigIt miles iI9n the town, AMI m 1v'd ',--
I ward tsis II I-u.ag 40 dsYiig1-. TIE enemy
Is IN strong force, and has rrecipieta'y 70
| ;rei,sd @ T.rhJrJ. We wil s-sS Oh. s-r-
/ iicss opportunity % aTIrl him g .ht. Il-y
| are greatly alarmed &c our approach, Ha4
/ ase iron theiI houses ami pr rYsr-y. tsf
/ suna'lis h44 i-a mlmanss' esziCeu5l-
1 W.,h ;i- enemy az tley clme up tJ1 Z l1-
! lke. O Foo Z i-,ar's clnrlnI p 3 q sy.r3
| e'-si.. .-usur SuHtly night, with 5000 rah-.1
/ ~ o. pc-l>. WA, supported 10y u pieces el
artillery. Toe AIie1 and wJuuacI Yi t1s
enemy w-5 c.. oar llss d. The ilg.s7 '.i-
I m-i.-t7iy engaged were tao lS-H AMI "A.
| Mass. Murine Artillery, Bsigis-'- battery i1 /
Z the 81 \ Y civiiry. Tao Name artillery
| made gaill1t and blld dlsh across a c-ca-
/ ana i0s. m,l The North SAFE and slu,
I other -un5oats bal an eng,y.,G snt. day a--
fore yesterday, Oh the TLr river. Our uarc--
es ar- uale wl,l great rap.dl,y.'
The Richmond Dispatch Of the lOsh ay-,
"lraTp-.Is thi- tire enemy landed 10 iar-e
I iorce at Washington, y. e., on ) ndIy, luI
I aITaursi tov1rl iitmiitln All took pl-sss-
/ sion % that town. f5eig fore. IS representa-
:, be .bout 10000 infantry, with 40 P'e--+
I Of artillery, ami considerable cavalry. I-er
axe l.-0 IepJr.sd CO hlvs land a ltr., iIres
u Palmyra, Utift' Co, 2j miles from Wei
( don. where G1l Pat.IgreS commands ti7
Conf d9rl-s lJres.
Aiyics- from Port R,ya , Per tho gaab7,t
Western World report that naval AMI mi.-
It4ry expedition, comprising TIRES huuor.-
knJi- l-4nI-r-. nd tura up the rail, o.
rle Clarl.--ln and Slvlnnll EulroaL a
large number o. rebel tro,p3 arrived irJl
( Charleston. aud our forces rctretteI % ts-.r
( boat. 4 Ts5.l dsertcr rep ,rJei th4. ll-
regard w-s d 4t-lcz Fort PIil-si, ann
the I1c1. TIE engines were bang rem vel
irul The y i-5vii.-, - te placed ON OHt u.
the r-.el rams. tt which several are a1su.
ready. y negro Company Is dlin Tlek
duty 1a -. Sim1u's Island, under wall
1fi fTa p ats crew lt them r.c'u-..
proceeded Up Dlsier river. anI cIp,.Iel t.-
Ee.ei 4c u.y Ular-hll aai tNJ p.cze,s.
M.cl Of what is s-iI abJu, the r1h-'s ,
iuS reinforced by isJu-o.si vessels i-ln Z .-
TOP. GIis IN c1ai-ult;91 no ths Navy D
plrtu-uJ. when Is 10. Indifferent % np.al1
iicts GA thut subject Tnl story a7.g- a.
4liag isln-ci.d whrh rIl tho bIcSlis Z
CHtT.e~.JG l4rhIr is t--o aI8 hers ,1 81
veut cha, &c 'gfrsi mIr5 thai "a il-l AZ,
s11 Was son Afterwards p-ba,asi Li'
c.4l 5stl's rld.i guns mlt3 - Iup-t5 .tsi
'p9u tl= 1.I-l-ll runu-r. SIMPLY o-c.:f
1Jre Of the rilijn shots s'-IcS a.r. t1s
rebel steam .r ran b. ;hs F4u5-AI i--il5
,he night
a i=sPa.ca from NlslviI.1 Weia7llly
says
Toe main rebel f,rcs ia ta'i,a b4cs % ;-5
ssu.l uuder PJik AM BI-1n-r. Br,, ha7
resumed conusnj. Gsa. 30 = 1G,''a
's lJl heil. TO mI5l im9.ir.- ilr i'.I s's-
vic, Gen. HJ.scrlas has rl-rsl tl' iu-
gr-s .5, e. re1ss' negroes !]c tiu-l5 di-y
AIS, it- organization Of = negro p.Jue-r
corps ol bis Corinth plan.
TIE E.hn5ul Hhg Of y y,u'sr ID,
slys Gen. V.n DI-n tIk13 upIl auu .i
the responsibility for tI- failure i1 lit mss
bl-t.. at Corinl5. II, say, is ~.s from
neither the i5ult of his on .-rs nIr m.n, bls
was bis own misfortune.
Ils Nag says ten. Hill nad s fsitwth
tie e-e1y ug VI inily Let iu Clarke County,
Va Tie General says tla enemy were
pushed and G-iyan blck hss miles. I11
fight was obstinate. al1 ous Iss vas ola-ii-
ers'!e.
Tie present. object q the emmy seems tn
be % cat Of q %. L,e's connection with
Richmond.
The blckad 'rs of Wiiming.1a. s.y3 ne
Hht7, fred upon and destroy d blvl lad
4 with sl.t whiis cndeav1rius % run th'
blockade, Tventy-,hree IInkees came on
shore 20 finish the work Of destruction. Ili
bark was from y ss,.n.
Il is rum jfed ,haJ Fort Darling has been
additionally strengthened By "a heavy blso
wall ct solid ml-Jnry, and has Trcslv3i
-hr6ud of iron mail over her most cXp's-i
POSITIONS s new earthw1rk has recently
been thrown up on the james River by tn3
rehes near the Point OF Shoals, iIleutsd Sr
five guns Of heavy cllIbre.
a dispatch from T.enton, Tenn. on tn
l0.h, -ays the Federal army plssei 5ay1ad
Lagrange, Mss, the evening before. OIc
picksts were 8 miles from UJlly SPRING, I'D
rebel cavalry were taken prisoners dunn.
the day. with iedaEal lJss Of , kiilel ami
wounded From highly crad.tahle sjurcl
we learn that tie enemy have tllien back.
The iates- news from Memphis, says the
reoe,s are sad at Holly SprIlss. but al their
war materials, stores and provision have ban
removed across the TGllAhatciio rivsr. ls
vas thought the rebels might make a snow
Of resistance q. Holly Sprin.s. bItw)uid AL
bIck south OF the river II very seriously -
tackled.
The expedition which left Il-lenl O fs-v
days since for Cotton Plant. Numbering l20j
nrH sIs a VI
large q b, attacked ~ the i-dsr4. with any
hope # suecsss. GA their return tasy h,t
3 szumishe-, killing L. w0undnS largo
number, sni clV;urins p. OR l5-s wti
81 wounded and 100 horses killed. IIr Pc
pie IN the country through which or iIsc-7
passed are represented as actually SUI -fIas
Tor the necessities OF life.
Ths Charleston MzTa4ry slys tsa Sll-i
should no; encourage expedition az - -
c0gnitio1.
The Courier discusses the evils Of T-ac,,
Temhrking IN conclusion " II W rru g
{ en- = impose uUon us again wiki tier r
professions, the Yankees will Do Us infinitely
greater injury atts- the war has tsrninatsu,
than they caa DO "a while the conflict Is =
ing on"
Tue L7nchbuTg RcPaJFeGn states that tho
number of rebel deserters Is s-lrtilng. IIa
rebel Government Is enforcing tlc death pa
atty ia all cases
\ despat n from W1rgent1a Fidty
slys, a rebel brigade winch hls Jr s.vsr-l
dsys been reconn0itering OUT position On tho
Rlpuahannoek, lef. JeF rs1n that n 1rni0s
f,r Culpenper. Con. Plslstatin'. cLgalry
drove their rear guard from J fsrsln Tner1
are indications that tho rebels aro Q l0Gs
eSaeuatlns CalpePPer.
Jackson Is said to b still hoFarias about
Chester GAP, with nos over forty thous-
and n.n urdes bis Command. We have
force on his front which Preverts his coz
iu, down on tLis side.
As to jackson. dispatch from II4rpe.'s
Ferry says. it Is &c ieved there that jaeSsln
l. bssxesn Winchester and Harper's Ferry.