Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-10-24
ERACC'S ARMY IL FULL II l.
TREAT.
UNIpN Troops ASSEMBLING II
FORT DONELSOE.

bragg. on Tuesday, with 10, coo men was
at Cau5 Orchard, intending % camp few
mile below. lie as rapidly retrsarinc TOW.
| ards - an. Vernon. htrJY Suuh was
.1Ir. out % Kentucky on the road % Man
| chester. Clay County, thence by road where
| an i --g .at-latins towards Cumberland
GAP.
Tl- louisville Journal discredl;s an re-
| pJ-.- y-auy regent cusigement at Big Hill.
Ihur.i4y morning when Hancock al
| vIlcsl his di.isiIn 10 CharisstoWn, General
W0odbIrys division crossed the Potomac a.
/ Shepard town fond, taking the ruad leading
[ tJ .nIt.G-!l. o srl1i village half way be-
tween CAlrlsst.Wn and BlnkaF Hi. Gen
( Woodbury. enclmIe ell tult night between Lee
/ town and helTaeysyI.l-. about miles from
J SmiIhu-il. lis rroopS IN : Hitn tut slight
1 c,s.stit C. during iha tty from the enemy 2
mount p.csri- tridly morning he At
garc-i bis cavalry toward Smitbfrid, sir
I NILS from Bunker Hill where he mt 1ith
/ cavalry belonging % HlucJ,ks dIvIsI1n.-
! E-iIlt lelcliu- tui5 plius tho enemy was
found 10 pe ia WY alEe iorce. Ih' recon-
uJl-augs here ended, rs 1tjssJ beng Q, ls-
certain where tLs mLiu bJjy IF tins rebel
army was.
Tlrrs is no doubt bas that the rebel gen
| erals lur,nd % Civ, battle 40 1r near their
present ljeation. The indications arc that
lucv viii not Ilva o. wait llnS b-ilre they
---.n meet the army Of the Potomac.
Aiyioa arriyelat So. Louis state that
Gen. >lAailil, with the advanced guard oi
I -- .-.1l
AralHs4s line. Scouts sent forward had
/ paueIat-i as i-s .s CrlIz i-li1E, bat h-l
terl driven 54eE hy the enemy.
From East arkansas in;elhgelcs il r.
c-ig.l Lat the rebel force, gblut seven thou
-int. has been Clucanr-tsi under McBuis
and P5eahouta7.
Cen Carr IN c1mmlrd at Helena reports
Holmes and Huimln VITA D considerable
force oI the VS.. side ot the river threaten
InE 10 attack ban, tleir oois;, being - DO
| 80 be-. rs sufficient iJ5cs arrives u make his
+ position sale.
I Papers from Part., Monroe county. give
/ news of many bushwhackers slFr-1deri1g
/ aai --silg for mercy. T1ey are immtdi-
! --a.r placed in clatoemen-.
tc reported th1t m1unrsiueeTs are Geli1g
{ rIels and otlerwiss filling up the roals over
f-Atat -.a- aH..--N 4-@aa.a 80 TIA a4as 81 aafN
I -ae state
Iie Department Of Tennessee will in
c.udl Caro-, Fort Hsnry and Fort DJneison.
| y ITilsFu Mississippi ant the portions of
/ Ieones-ce west ot the Tennessee, and Accord
| lug Co rls o.i ..4. order just issued, Mi Gen.
! Gan. ,s assigned u the COMMAND Of Oh
I Dera-,l-at 90 tennessee
Sv.1.eln field oficers. including Gems.
I Plent5-5 and CIilt5uden, and POO hneolhcers.
recently released prisoners Of war from the
SIuth. have been granted leave ut ahsaucs
/ Ter thirty days.
I Accounts received from other than news
/ paper SOURCES. show that since the battle of
/ the Autielm, there Is less Indication 10 Eu-
| rope tllu p gyIously,t to recogn q the oJuth-
ern CJnirderJev, ami that the result Of thl.
/ engagement. ~ TAR as the Government # the
. Lult=l S-.c5s j, concerned, has already bad
[ d beneficial influence.
/ The Warrington Siar Of Thursday says
I IS e asc sure, from information on which wa
I can !. 'Y. tha. after reaching Lsesbu7g on
! Sunday morning the rebel Stewart halted bis
/ forces there, about 900 cavalry with three
pieces Of artillery. until near mon Of the
next day. Meantime a considerable force Of
the enemy. consisting Of infantry and ar:;i-
lery approached within supporting distance
II oIeSs.t comm. down the Winchester
I IGsn,Ee Leo's ida evidently v4s that q
Ga-L would he made by a small force upon
Stewart ut Lsesoufs, expecting he was there
eN''Ie-s ui'7ui 'p'-'od'
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NJ, -, r., 5.s,-.',.s4 - ro,.t..-oJ -
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All ,.iscss mad. r5si- e,,,.s-,1c! mn, f,,,,
/ shells thrown among them deferred then
from any at,ack.
The following Is a description OF tho rebel
| steamer Alabama, given by the captain o.!
On" Of the whaleTs she captured
Ice Alabama j. l2uO tons burden. wood
| ca -sel coIper-b0ttJmed, and 2lO feet long,
rather narrow, painted black on the outside.
She carries three 32-pJundels on q side, and
I is pierced ioI $50 a0Ts amidships. has on9
49,. 80 - - =, ~.
So 5ss trscI,s ,,5s s,,i ar far ,,i,l, ms
u- -,-.,. a. .c ~, I5i,I.i,, - -, h.,
Z V--'9rE P,..--,-, I ,,sr,''.i 1sS5 So =
b.r-.,,. ,i,.,sI ami - r.,,ttad r., 90 - ~.
,,,,.av s7.i AMI h MIR sfo,T,
OF H.. Ten v.-eeIs taEsn by her. tx, osr-
t,i.Iv vera h,,rnej tbeVirsi2i,, a8d tb, rI;-
sha Dnn'ar- Inc crews OF 10th vessels were
| Pui n Irons on i-c o-cA ol the ALAnama and
keIt There nigh. aad dly TIL transferred %
the Lmily tarnham-
Capt O'G'rd OF the Dunbar sad ne uH,
I Grid B.nls q few veeks % destroy larco
American ships Th,y have knowledge OF
/ tWs ships loaded with arms for the United