Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-11-07
STUART COMING TOWARDS ALDIE.
BRAGG st EICHvONr


Information has been received from Perry
Vile Clark Co., Va, on the other side q
the Blue Ridge There was going on in thu
vicinity, an extensive movement Of rebe
troops, some proceeding on the Front Royg
and Others road towards CastIemln Ferry
and Shann0ndale Springs. Gen. jackson
was then ut Perryyilie. His troops there or,
without baggage and those moving on The
Front Royal road also seemed t1 have n1
baggage with them. There was a smal. body
Of rebel troops at CharlestJwn wednesday.
Stuart, with from 500 to 1000 cavalry
came In Friday trJn J-.Jn u NJI,yii4e
and attacked . small force Of cavalry, driv-
ing them towards Aide.
The Richmond IaTers received Friday
announce the arrival in that city of Gen.
Bragg and staff.
/ Adyices from Newbern state that there is
/ a large rebel force at kingst0n, lp miles up
/ the Neuse river. The sh01c is lined with
| ncw and powerful batteries. The -unl,at
/ Soatnel had, however, made a reconnaissance
/ within two or three miles of Kingston, she'll
IN out some Of the batteries. No fears are
| entertained for the safety Of Washington,
y. c., as the marine artillery, thousand
strong. are now there.
A dispatch from Cairo eays Gen. H,niuau
. is in PRISON at Little Rock, and viii shortly
5s taken 70 Richmond for trial. \ large
number u charges have been brought against
him. Gen. Albert Pike mas written long
letter O. the Arkansas Patriot, showing up
.rrs
while Gen IIndmln was In Memphis. be
went % that city under the assumed author
itv Of Gen Belurcclri and made them fork
over a million ct dollars for military opera
tiJns in Arkansas that after setting into
she latter state, be issued series Of the most
sxtrl1riirary military orders. lie first de-
ciArei martial law, next had all the cotton
sai-'i for the confederate government next
ordered al provisions ot whatever kind like
Is o. fall into the hands Of Gen Curtis, . De
destroyed. next that all wells in the country
through which Gen Curtis had T. Tass should
De poisoned and finally, that no cIt.ls1
should pass beyond the limits Of Arkansas
for any Ire,-x. whatever.
Commander Howell, Of the gunb14t Taho-
ml. under date Of October Il, coast IF Fl1--
ida, reports 10 the Navy Department, that
On tAe 9th instant. an expedition left FOR tie
purpose Of dem1lishing some rebel salt-w1rks
upon the main land. The expedition cI--
sisted of four boats from the TabCma. far
from the Somerset, carrying in all III ueu. .
Two boats had hJwitzsrs. Twenty OF thirty
armed -uerrIlhs were put % flight bv shell.
slrlTnel and canister. with which the houses. 7
woods and unierbrush were searched The .
a.. e. .
on each flank OF the guns, and working .
parties destroyed tie boilers. which were % +
various shapes and curious construction. The
houses IN the Immediate vicinity were fired.
and the beats proceeded 70 the next station.
Here the boats covered the working parties.
70 was necessary % put q howits,r shell thru /.
two very thick Cast-iron and two strong
WI luslJ-irJn boilers. The buildings were
then burned just after leaving the latter
place the ears came in and, probably, brought
rciui1rcemeuts, as the people On shore yelled
and shouted and fred some ~ shots 10 the
boats. None Ol them struck any Of the men.
The expedition was entirely successful. They
destroyed some . boilers, burned u the
ground all the buildings in their reach but
two upon Way Key. No confusion was eZ-
liD.ted IN landing, nor was there any depart
urc from the instructions given prior thereto.
There was uo useless expenditure Of ammu-
milton. and no one was hurt.
The Washington S'q- Of Friday says
We have reliable information from parties
lust from CubI, that the steamer Blanche.
Iu her late trip from Texas to Port 4 Nll-
,to, Cuba, carried in addition o. q clrg, of
.1tt1a. quite a number Of Texan slaves, with
.heir owners, who promptly sold them 70
Cuban planters. Also that scclsh families
arriving from New Orleans and vicinity, are
lringiu. numbers Of slaves. Il will be re-
membcrei that the Blanche ran her cargo 70
Cuba under the British 1Ig, not previously
known for many years To have covered clr-
% of slaves for the Cuban market. Tie
Spanish man-0i-war Basc1 lie Garay is said
to have landed more or less slaves. enter
us the island from the vicinity of New Or
cans.
The rebel pickets under Sen. Walker at
Tpperyillc were driven from that place
Wednesday afternoon. The infantry were
aid to have marched to Snickersyille, their
Intention being evidently TO bring to the
isdt OF Blue Ridge Mountains by way Of
nicker's Gap.
The orders OF tie commanding general Of
his army are being carried out day and night S
With al possible dispatch.
An aid TO Gen. LoDgstreet, who was pay
ng visit at Fairfax, was :aken prisoner I
\ -dueslay. !
The loyal cjtizens who were arrested by
rider Of Gen. Wool, on Tuesday night, have
cen uncondIti0nally released BY order of the I
resident. The papers seized at the time Of
be arrest have also been delivered up A.
urancas have been given by the President,
hat the whole matter will be adjusted to the
ltisiaciion OF the loyal people Of Maryland. !
The British steamer Ouchuta, Capt Gil
in, was brought into Port Royal on Thurs
ay last, prize to the gunboat Memphis 2
he was captured after full days chase of
he coast Of North Carolina. She threw &
verboard the greater portion Of her cargo.
he is believed to have been loaded with arms Q
nd ammunition, The Ouchuta IS an iron
.eamer, built in London, and will prove a
lluable prize.
The following is 4 telegram from Charles /
1n, 5. c., to the Richmond Despatch, Oct C
81 4 greater number Of vessels than usual :
ave teen blockading the harbor. Four gun y
oats are at Stono Inlet. The steamer Min 2
o, which got aground some days ago of e
ullivan's Island, viii probably be total {
Treck. Most Of her cargo has been saved. I
The correspondent Of the Baltimore Amer il
an writing Wednesday from Harper's Ferry b
iys: {
Since Sunday, the movements Of the troops
/ this vicinity have been constant, and, 4
18th the exception Of Gen. Summers (nOw a
- Il.
rmy may now be said to be in motion. Gen. c
iurnslde's movement into irginia has been i
rongly followed up, and Gen. Fitz John L
orter's corps Is now IN position to operate o
romptly in the same direction if required. a
The rebel pickets in strong numbers have Il
gain appeared in front of Charleston and p
1air artillery and auv.Irv ara v;sihIa fr,,, | a.