Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-01
EROF RICHMOND
POSITION OF THE REBELS.
MORGAN'S RAID.
FOEr GIBSON ABANDONED

Act Of Congress entitled " An Act to SUI
press instruction, to punish treason and re
beli0n, to seize and c0niiscatc the rrouert,
Of rebels, and for other purposes, approve
July y. 1862, - which act and the iyint re
solution explanatory thereof, are herewith
PUBLISHED |, Abraham Lincoln. Presidan
Of the United States, DO hereby proclaim an,
warn all persons within the contemplation @
sad sixth section to cease participating IN
aiding. countenaucing or anetting the exist
ing rebellion OF any rebellion against tn,
government Of the United States, On pam Co.
the iJrie.tures aud seizures a. within and .;
said sixth section provided
In testimony VIII rcoi, ! hiy: IN person
set my hand and caused the seal ID the Uni
/ ted States 10 be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this 2ltl
day OF July, 1862. and OF the ladependcne,
J OF the United States. the ci-htv-s ,yenth.
BY the President.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Vim. II. Seward, Secretary Of State.
From the army Of the Potomac we lave
the following intelligence. Al was quiet
up to / z. VI. Saturday Generals HalIeck.
| Dix, Mciss and Burnside Left headquarter,
/ that morning after 4 visit 10 Gen McCle.ln.
| 300 paroled prisoners had arrived from
| Richmond and more were expected 4
| SC ooncr with 1000 bushels of corn. anchored
in the river, was boarded ay tie rebels Friday
night. set ON fire and destroyed
Chaplain Ha.ar Of ihe Excelsior Bri.4I-.
! who has reached Harrison Landing nom
! Richmond, reports the irln clad brig bult
! there rs being similar t. the Merriml.k
Among the rebels great unanlnitv exists and
Jackson and Lee are extremely popular.
| MaEruder had been shelved for leaving bi,
men to be slaughtered at Malvern lll.
BeauTegari was fast losing caste rae
| rebels have lately received a large qulnlitv
| of boots and shoes from England.
The lou Ohio Regiment, sluln. the
| Memphis and Charleston Railroad between
Decatur and Portland. were attacked situr-
day by a large force Of guerilla; 80 OF 400 ol
the regiment are said to be killed. The road
s-cousiderably damaged. blt mot SD much
nc 10 cut III communication. \ large rebel
force Is reported to be near ruscumb.a. Col.
Forrest is reported to he at C.rthlgc, with
the object, it IS supposed, oi maxim. , 4, .c1t
on The Louisville Railroad.
Passengers from Henderson say the -u.l.l-
las have appeared with a ir.ty large force
opposite Mound City, ami d, was feared that
they would attempt to barn o., federal gun
boats.
The rebels have cougre-Atai 40 force az
Ilawesvile. Ky, and boldly insultcd 'he
Union citiz-n The federal ram. Hornet,
with troous, has gone there Henderson and
OWenshoroush were quiet on Friday, and
both towns We're strongly garrisouci win
federal troops who arrest all persons WHO
talk and act in favor Of the reheIli n.
Three hundred released Union prisoners
arrived at Fortress Monroe on Sunday. They
report seeing i've trains OF rebel -alIIsrs .l.u.
from PlteTsburgh to Richmond The robl
camps are about y miles back from ! .-u.s
River they not liking the proximity OF our
guuaOats. There are c0usld rahlsI.hai fore s.
along the river between City Pom, and Ricl-
mOnd, also at or near P1tarslUr.. IuCv
appear 10 be moving the Petersburg troops
north, but We can obtain 10 proof that they
are going beyond Richmond. Richmond De-
SAID 10 beln good condition, great care being
taken # the cleanliness ol the streets. The
rebels who burned "a schooner on Frii1y eve
ming, also crossed the river above lllrrl 5ln s
Landing and carried off 500 head ut cattle
belonging % the army Of the Potomac. lie
rebels apIl0-iZ'd ilr bringing our prisoners
IN baggage and cattle ears, saying that their
Passenger ears were engaged in conveying
troops TO Gen. jackson. Every courtesy was
shown them by the rebels. Gen. Mcclellan
visited them at Darrison's Landing and CON
verssd freely with a large numher ct them.
One OF the soldiers said u the general that
he intended to get well and come back 60
help take Richmond. - The general remarked
% Then You will have to return very soon. 90
The Richmond Enquirer says, Twenty-Five
pieces Of artillery, part Of the 80 pieces
taken by the English from the Russians az
the battle OF Inkerman, and presented to tn.
Colfederates by British merchants, and
brought over in the Nashville, have arrived
at Macon. They bear evidence Of having seen
service, but with some alterations they VIII
hereafter speak for themselves IN a manner
highly credItable. Some 50 pieces more are
expected al the same place.
The Charleston Mercury states that the
steamers Nashville and Kate, which recently
brought valuable cargoes of arms aud ammu
milton into a southern port, have succeeded
in making their way oct to sea. in spite OF
the blockading squadron at the POINT where
they escaped.
Arrivals at Leavenworth, Kansas, from the
expedition southwsTds, report that our forces
lound Fort Gibson abandoned BY the rebels.
\ reconnaissance showed them TO Re posted
5000 strong under Gen. Cooper, on the
south bank OF the Arkansas, at the mouth
of Grand River. Their force is composed of
500 Arkansasiau5 AMI 900 Texlns with
batteries of artillery, the remainder being In
dams, mostly ChOctaws and Creeks The
route from Fort GibsOn Is entirely free from
rebels, they having retreated across the Ar
kansas whenever troops advanced.
Letters OF enquiry relating to tn &c pay OF
soldiers in hospitals or on furlough should be
addressed to the pay master general relating
to back pay and the 500 bounty Of deceased
soldiers TO the second auditor relating 10
tie pay Of deceased teamsters or other en-
ployees Of the quartermaster department, or
for the pay for horses killed or lost in service
to the third auditor relating to the pay and
bounty Of persons in the marine OF naval ser
vice, 10 the fourth auditor about soldiers in
the army, to the adjutant general.
Maj. Gen. Pope has issued orders t. the
different generals commanding divisions in
his army corps, requiring them to seize all
horses aud mules in their vicinity, especially
IN Culpepper county, not absolutely needed
BY the inhabitants OF the surrounding cOun-
try. They are also directed to seize all stores
not absolutely needed for the maintenance
or subsistence of the inhabitants.
lie also orders the arrest Of all disoyal
citizens within the army lines. and that all
who refuse TO take the oath Of alleyiance he
removed south beyond our lines. and notified
that il found again within them they will
be treated as spies
The health OF McClellan's army ha, i'm
proved since it came to James River. There
Is no movement whatever Of troops The
authorities are looking every day for the eu-
envy to open new batteries on the other side
of the river The rebels are visible at ali
times on the opposite side, bus ar never in
teIt red with unless they appear in Iar-c
numbers, when the sunboats Shell them oui