Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

Mem nllS, anu tuClA 81, AhO cAuI
afternoon, burning all the bridges over Wolfe
and Hatchi5 rivers and all the cotton they
could find. The country norshwaId OF Siem
phis outside the federal lines, Is lerresen;ed
70 be considerably excited in consequence CT
derredations committed by men claiming to
be federal soldiers. hut who are probably
rebels N disguise.
One thousand three hundred guerrillas.
opposite Helena. Ark, have burned one
th0u-srd bs.!ea Of cotton and committed other
dsrredat;c15 within tho las, Csc dag
whrlc Gen. Hoyey's division We: sshrr-
IN to Helena from Clarendon. lour Of his
men were killed and several wounded by
guerrillas. \ large amount Of property was
captured by them.
A refugee from the South furnishes the
following intelligence regarding Southern
military movements Gen. Bragg is at Chat
tanooga. The next move seems as If It
would be on Nashville. The reports Of a
portion Of Bragg's forces being at Grand
Junction are unfounded Up to Friday
there were none there except scouting par
ties. who would come IN daily end take what
they wanted and then Leave.
Gen. r. W. johnson of Kentucky. with
500 federal soldiers, comprising part of the
u Ind Regiment, Winkoop's Penn. Regi-
ment. and the 5th Ky. Cavalry under Col.
Haggart, attacked LOO guerillas under
Morgan, near Gallatin, and were defeated
with loss Of 800 prisoners, including Gen.
johnson. The remainder of the federal forces
escaped and went to Nashville. Gen. Nc
Cook was not IN the fight.
1t Is reported that Gen. Hindman's rebel
army Is moving west from Little Rock. The
people along the road are going with the
army, taking their negroes and other movea-
bic property with them.
A telegram from Smithland, Ky, says
that Hopkinsville, Ky, was taken on Friday
by the rebel johnson, who, with 400 men,
was moving On Smithland.
The jackson Msussppida says that the
Federal ram Sumter grounded opposite Ba-
YOU Sara. and the rebel authorities demand
ed Her surrender, but the.crew and her stores
were put on board transports aud the Sumter
was blown M.
Orders have been issued forbidding the
travel Of civilians over the Mobile q OHIO
R. r.
By steamers Blackstone and Creole We
have New Orleans dates to the evening Of
the l5.h. The remains Of Col. Roberts, Of
the Vt. 7th, came on the former. An order
1 u l. kn M
over to the l.. 5. authorities Of all arms in
New Orleans. Count Meltn the French
Consul. has written a letter to Lieut.. Wet
eel, assistant military commandant. express
ID, desire that French citizens might be
allowed 20 retain their arms for fear OF ser
vile Instruction TO which Gen. Butler re-
piled to the effect that the protection of the
| nitsd States will be given IN such cases and
insisting on all the arms Of the inhabitants,
white aud black. bang under his control
\ strong petition from the citizens OF New
ORLEANS TO the L. 5. Government was being
raised in favor OF Gen. Buffers remaining
in command there.
A Gispatch from Smithland, dated August
70, saws that a rebel force 600 strong, have
taken Clsrksvllle and are advancing on Fort
Henry.
4 dispatch from Fort DoneisJa confirms
the moving On that work. There are only
$50 efficient men there. ReInfJrcements are
asked for.
The steamers Skylark and sally were burn
ed hv cuerrlllas the night of the 18th at the
mouth OF Duck Creek, 50 miles above Fort
Henry The Skyllrk was heavily laden with
government stores. She got aground and an
officer unloaded a part Of the stores when she
was attacked by 80 guerrillas. The men be-
ing unarmed were compelled to surrender.
Tie guerrillas after removing the furniture
and silver ware set fire to both boats. The
crews were released on parole.
The rumored capture of Ger. Nelson by
the rebels near Gallstin on Monday Is utter
ly false.
4 tolerably well authenticated report says
that Col. Ganard with six or seven hundred
men attacked Scott's Louisiana cavalry Tues
dav. at Laurel bridge near Lincoln. After
quite a severe fight he defeated them, split
ting the rebel regiment in two parts, which
skedaddled in different directions. There
are no particulars Of the losses on either
side.
The federal loss in the engagement at Lone
Jack. on the 18th, is understood to have
been 100 killed, wounded and missing. The
balance Of the forces escaped through Lex
inrton. The section of artillery lost in the
frht was taken and retaken four times and
was finally spiked and abandoned by the fed
erals. 49,
la the fight at Independence on the llth &,
Gen. Hughes. who commanded a rebel regI-
ment at Carthage and a Brigade at Viii
sons Creek, was killed, and the notorious
and brutal Colonies Boyd and Thompson.
Monday night 100 Union officers, who have
long been incarcerated in Southern prisons,
arrived at Fortress Monroe. They are from
Salisbury, y. C, and other Southern prisons,
and came via Richmond, and make bit
ter complains Of their usage and hard fare.
Among them was Capt Drew, of the % VI:
The Richmond Examiner Of the 10th says
500 wounded Yankees fell into our hands
at Cedar Creek. and were conveyed TO Char
Iotteville. The majority of them are said to
be too seriously wounded to warrant much
expectation Of recovery. There are among
them dozen or more commissioned officers.
A colonel has had leg and arm amputated.
The same paper, in speaking OF the latest
foreign news, claims the strongest sympathies
Of France and England.
Buell. is announced to have hung S respect
able citizens Of the South, IN retaliation FOL
the death of Gen McCook. This is declar'
ed a brutal and bloody murder.
Fiendish acts are declared to have beer
committed on the people and property hap
pening to be IN the locality Of the attack on
McCooK.
The Grenada Appeal of the 18th, publishes
stonewall Jaekson's official report Of the bat
tie of Cedar Mountain. He claims brlllian
victory.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia En-
quirer says the officers and soldiers OF our ar
nv in Virginia are forbidden to write hOm
TO relatives, and no mails will be taken from
the army. Officers refused to give lists
the names Of those killed. as it is against or
ders, although some six hundred have beef
| lost in various skirmishes