Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-22
MISSOURI Troops Defeated.

There was a general advance towards the
Rapidan Sunday morning. II the rebels IN
tend u dispute our possession Of Orange they
will probably endeavor TO drive us back We
now occupy the line Of the Rapidan from
Raccoon Ford on the east 10 Caves Ford on
the lett, with pickets and scouting parties
beyond these points. Gen. Burnside, with
his army, has arrived at CHlpepper.
Gen. Sisel, on Saturday morning reported
that the enemy made feint or an attempt
to croes the river, but he drove them back.
Gen. Banks is fast recovering from his
injuries. Saturday he was able to walk
about with the aid of cane.
Culpepper Is now comparatively relieved
from the wounded. except in such cases where
death would ensue from immediate removal.
Contrabands from GordonsyIlle report the
continuous arrival OF troops there from Rich
mond. Heavy bodies have been sent out
right and left Of our center to protect 1t
against any flank movement by the enemy.
Maj. Fifeld, the officer having in charge
the railway affairs at Culrepper, on Sltur-
day, went with a construction train as lar as
the Rapidan station, but it being announced
to him that a considerable body OF the enemy
was within gun-shot of the river on tho 9TH
er side, IT was deemed injudiciOus TO com
mencc operations upon the bridge until our
forces under Gen. Pope, who were then on
the march, should reach the river 20 cover
our woTkmen.
Maj. Fifeld was notified that at a short
distance from the road was stored a consider
able quantity Of -four. lie. with d sufficient
.orc5, proceeded thither a secured over 100
bags OF -four marked &C. 5. 4. pr0ha-
bly, amounting to i, ZOO lbs.
Col. C1Icorau. Col. Wilcox. Lieut.. Colonel
Brown and Mai. Rogers reached Fortress
Monroe Saturday afternoon, and Washington
next morning Three hundred and twenty
officers have been exchanged, among them
Lieut. CJl. Kane.
The British steamer Columbia h4, b3en
capture! by the L. ;. guub'at Siutias5 De
Cuba. She was taken about - miles from
Absc1 after chase Of SIX hours. She had
left Nassau the day previous ostensibly bound
for ST. Johns. She was under British cOlorS,
but had no register whatever She is loaded
with munitions ot war. cannon, rifles, powder
shell. cartridges, army blankets, g.. This
is her first attempt at running the blockade,
and she had on board Charleston. Savannah
and Bahama pilots. The Columbia Is a new
IRON propeller Of four hundred tons, and tie
cargo cost 5000 600.
4 despatch from Nashville suniiy slys,
Col. Miller made an armed reconnaissance
near Gallatin last night. Ills force consisted
Of the 19,h Penn. llth Mich. and Best
battery. lie found the enemy had decampei
Morgan has gone TO Hart>yiie, where IL is
reported be has effected a junction with F1r-
rest. Two Union ccuTiaIs were captured
last night by Stones men. rins ml,-s from
NasIyiile. on the Murireesbor1 road. They
took the d!spatc e. tut liberated tie c5u-
rieTs, telling them TO assure tie federal au-
th0IIIies that the ConieierltCs uld surely
have Nashville to day tSI.d ivl A parts
| of tue l-t Tenn. cavalry undertook t. sur
round a rebel house SIX miles from NAshriil.
| Saturday night aad capture the occupants
but We're fred upon from the windows aue
! by gaeri.ias in the woods and obliged o. re-
treat. They came IN reporting a rebel fore.
OF seven thousand near the city. The troop
were under arms all night and planted can
non 70 destroy the city on the trsJ aPProacs
Of the enemy. Another party of the j.
Tenn. cavalry captured a large party Of &C.
cessiOnisJs near the city Saturday night
Morgan has captured $4,000 in l. State
/ Treasury notes in Lebanon.
! On Thursday morning Col. Psnick, viii
"a detachment Of men, attacked the camp o
the rebels near Barre, No. The loss OF tn
rebels is not known. Our loss was two kille
and seven wounded. Two rebels who ha
been hauling supplies for the rebels for
week or two, and had stated the day befor
that there was no camp in the neighborhOod
and having Col. Penick's protection paper
on their persons, were Immediately hung.
The Memphis BULLETIN of the 18th say
that a party Of jeff Thompson 5 cavalry sur
| prised a company of the 81 Wisconsin l
miles east of Helena, on the llth. Our force
soon rallied and poured such DESTRUCTIVE
FIRE into the enemy that they retreated II
confusion. Several of them were taken prs
Oners.
JEFF. Thompson sent a flag of truce to Gen
Hovey, who occupied 0ldtown, 80 miles be
low Helena, last week, demanding the sur
render of all negroes within his lines, o
prepare to fight. Hovey dismissed the flag
and started in pursuit with ten days rations
Col. Guitar had fight with Poindezte
Thursday morning on Musch Fork, in Gin
ton County, Mo-. and scattered Poindexter
men in utter confusion. Not less than tw
or three hundred were killed and wounded
Guitar's men fought him Is miles, running
and would have captured him but he des
troyed bridge across the Charitan am
swan the river at Bucklehammer' Mills.
good many Of them on getting home hav
taken the oath, and now they want to sta
at home.
Scouts report no large force Of rebels with
in ten miles of Cedar Run. 1t Is though
that jackson has gone in some other direct
ion and may appear where he Is least ez
pected.
shghs sklrmish took place on Saturday
between the New York Cavalry and the en-
envy at the Rlpidan. Col. Carroll, actin
Brigader General. was wounded in III
breast Sunday while visiting the pckets a
the ford, near Rlpidan Station, by a rebe
picket
From an official report made by Col. j.
Clark, abide camp Of Gen. Banks, 1t
shown that the total force of the rebels en-
gagged IN the recent battle near Cedar Mour
tain was 1913.
Tic Newbern Progress Of the IIth inst
in speaking Of the election in North Carol
ma on the 7tb, says the final result indicate
the defeat of johnson, the secession cand
date for Governor. by the unprecedented mi
iority Of 40 ,000. Secession is overthrown
every department in that State The opp
sition have elected nearly every member
both branches of the Legislature. Near
every candidate who advocated the conti
uance Of the war and separation from Il
Union has been defeated. Gov. Stanley 7
: CARDS the vote as an emphatic decision {
the Union.
! The demonstration as " aShiI gtOn Mona
! night in honor OF the release oi Coils Core
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