Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-10-03

line and charged upon the enemy and drove
him from the town. infieting considerable
loss.
Ga the first day Of Sept, the enemy were
reported % be in force at BrittOn Lane,
near the junction OF Denmark and MedOn
Ioii.. They were met by Col Dennis, Of
ths @oth Illinois. with eight hundred men.
Toe rarmy's force consisted Of about five
tra,Iui men under Brig. Gen. Armstrong.
. t.i'.ri Daani7, Verceiviug that he was
| greatly ourrumheIri. look his position in a
: grove surrounded hY cleared farms. Hero
: ie wls surrounded aud attacked by the enc
10y. h1t his favorable POSITION and the BRAY
cry A- troops, enabled him to efsctually
resist t--ir af-lsks. After four hours fight
us, 'h- .a.my retired, leaving many wOun-
i.1 .u5 psa hundred and seventy-nlne dead
upon Jrr i-.t Colonel Dennis lost five in
LI..oi and h.ry-ive in wounded.
uu Jhc 2i-., thres regiments Vi cavalry
ualer MeColk drove eight thousand rebsl
cavalry uat at Mumiord-yiila without any
joss. The r.nsls lost colonel and Heuteu.
usu- colonel.
tar. McCo,S Of the u Indiana cavalry.
il Connection with Keanitt's command, has
Jia,n at EuzsbeJhtoWn and other positions
near there, fifteen hundred prisoners AMI
twenty-.Jur Was1n-.0ads Of provisions.
ulrri-3urs. CIV. Curtin has ordered
tas restriction Ji travel removed. All per-
sons ar permitted t. leave the city without
passes.
I- lar-uv1rth Tiules has a report oi d
I'll .a he 2n.h at Shirkley's Ford, ten
llu.- northwest OF Carthage, between th7
5r. iniisal regiment, Col. Ritchie, and "A
ior,- %. -x tl5l-aui rebels, resulting in thu
r1u; o. tHr enemy with "A loss Of sixty Or
ninety H-u
Ta- armi-, 5i Ba-iI aud Bragg left Lebl
non, Tenn aud Carthage, respectively for
louisville XIV, on the 2lst. Buell. following
the arc an bragg tine chord of circle. Our
army Travelled 3JI and Brass's 200 miles,
Buell. .1- iuJI northwestern Kentucky one
day Ahead 90 Bragg, notwithstanding the
amount o. our transportation over that Of
the enemy.
R1m,r, creating some excitement are ahOat
al Je movement OF two divisions Of Bragg
army, hu' ra- direction y purpose Is not yet
g r-tinei
transportation lJr over 10 900 Of the Penn.
militia -trurum. home. has already been fur
MS ri y regiments daily are transported
over ia- different railroads u their several
place .l destination.
Tlcr. has teen NJ official information from
..laIy. Civilians confirm the news that
ao forward 20 v.m=nt has yet been made BY
iar ..--. The rebels can be distinctly
.-u rl she orr,sts side Of the river at viii
d .ui-i .tt ai.l at Filling " iters. General
..-'- headquarters are at the latter place.
Tr- Washington S'U Of Wednesday SAYS,
l.t o. I- rurr.ut.y reported, that the Presl-
lsu- H--'z1> 1t lut. ISSUING 4 call for an ad-
.t..utl lTas- that will increase our army in
h- t- ;a .HnD, ,0n0 men.
TIE gzci;eu-nt which has prevailed at
.I. -,l..- l'r tle Inst week Is now changed
20 -r-lt ri icing. Gen. Buell. has reached
Doe city with al his l1Ices. Gen. Nelson
,4s jus, issued an order permitting the resumY-
ION % business, the Issuing Of passes to all
lyii ctiizsns. and the discharge Of all en-
oiled citizens from military duty. Col.
" II E5l.e. Capt. lI1ltzsll and Lieut.. Rock
ven have arrived.
The enemy SEEN - be concentrating a.
}lI.mGe'l About 1900 Of them were
era yes, rily beyond Salt River on the
}ris-own river.