Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-03-28
WAR ITEMS.


whittier. The subject Of burning the city in
case an evacuation WIS necessary, was still
openly discussed. There has been no i'm
presslnent of Union men into the Coniedcrats
service to any extent except for guard duty,
until since the fall OF Donelson. Since Gov.
Harris PROCLAMATION impressments have been
gene.al. Hundreds have been picked up in
the streets AMI taken from stores and dwell
inss and marched IF to the camps Of in
struction at the point Of the bayonet. Union
men are leaving Memphis in great numbers.
leaving their property 70 be cJntscated, glad
to escape with their lives. Quarrels in the
streets are frequent occurrences by Union
men and SecessiOuists. The rebels greatly
need iron, and have offered S25 600 TO any
artizan whowill discover a process Of making
malleable iron ammunition. Plenty of man
ufactories are in operation day and night in
the vicinity Of Memphis. There are no mail
facilities except along the railroad routes.
Letters from town to town are carried by
private enterprise.
Brig. Generals Buell.. Pope, Curtis, Sigel,
McClernand, Chas. F. Smith and Lewis
Wallace have been confirmed by the Senate
as Major Generals Of Volunteers.
The Senate also confirmed as Brig. Gener-
ais of Volunteers the following
James Barnard, corps OF engineers, Capt.
Henry W. Judah, 4th Infantry, Capt.
itorious conduct at the battle OF Bull Run,
james Craig, of Mo. II0ratio p. Van Give
ard Alex. AsbOth.
The Cattletsburg correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Commercial gives particulars Of Gen.
Gariield's expedition 10 Pound Gap, forty
miles beyond Piketon
There were five thousand rebels entrench-
ed on the summit of the Cumberland Noun
tains at Pound Gap. Garfield assembled the
with his infantry, by unirequented
paths, and while his cavalry, By advancing
along the main road and making vigorous
attack in front, drew the rebels a short dis
lance down the summit, the infantry ad-
vanced along the ridge, and completely rOut-
ed them after 4 fight Of less than twenty
The rebels abandoned everything.
Gen. Garfield pursued the rebels six miles
into Virginia, and after quarterinS his men
over night in the captured camp, burnt their
barracks, consisting Of sixty log huts, with
a large quantity Of stores.
The rebels lost seven killed and wounded
Nobody was hurt on our side.
IN engagement took place near Ninches-
ter or Saturday, between the L. :. troops
under 6en. Shields and the rebel forces unuer
General jackson. The result was the re-
pulse of the enemy the capture Of TWO guns,
a number of prisoners, and quantity OF
small arms, thrown away by the flying
rsfeis Tr1m the details ,,iven. which are
Wv ,n,.,r, il ar.rears that .be enrarement
W. br,p,.ht ~, IN, The rebels who were under
tbs i,,,,-.ssio,, IN o,r f,rces had left Wincb-
- a. - :. -, ~ in the earlier
- os ~, brt nrobably not oyer
! soiI' ,.-,y,5oI Mil The aper,v's
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'O7' 10 O'-'''' '''
\ despatch from Washington says that
there is not an Armstrong gun IN this coun-
try. Nor has Armstrong made a gun for
any other than the English government. The
large rlhed cannon procured by the reoc.s
from England were made AZ the lOwmOor
works after designs by Capt Blakely OF the
Royal Artillery. About twenty OF these 100
FOUNDER rifle cannon have been delivered to
the rebels, which VITA 50 smooth bore siege
the rebels have obtained from abroad. which
mas eetulE4 capture. 4ANn4 nI Llls AAAel r-lAH
used bv the rebels have been smooth navy
guns rihed. and many OF them have burst
from the enormous strain they were not de
signed to bear.
,or,,
Despatches from l5'aiu NJ ~ - . ~
o' SUNDAY siy ''A' W Pr '.Iy ~
several DAYS Is now fairly to pieces, and has
not REPLIED for two DAYS. Only one gun can
be seen In position. The batteries on the
main shore are also silent. and the cucamp-
me ,I gro" smaller Jay ~ Jay ans lI1s
sun Commune II 'N M ~
InS 10y 1,Sot7 -, r. II,
,-- a., - - ,l,, i.-sries
VI Ia 80, ,t,,,,-i. =. - ne
q'. Ia II - .,, -,,-s ~
oIs .''' -, ~ S,+,-i,, +bo .,,,,it.as,
NJ ~, cd t,retq tho middle
=. -. ,tar, IN cors;Jora5,e ef1sc. 0ur ofcers
,,,,,-,l'a e., ro1,sls L;lo5 a, n
single shot. On Saturday night a large fire
appeaTrd near the kentucky shore, supposed
to be the rebel transports ignlted by the
bursting OF shells.
,r,.-.-.
IN the en-aseinoh' NI"4 - ~,
9a l., We 'osI iioHi ''-i'l ~ -
Killed among WHOM "'iG o.5 oo.2'''' T i.-.1
fourteen captains anu li'. n. W.
ten officers. The enemy had nearly five
hundred killed and wounded, and lost three
hundred prisoners, and more than one thou
sind small arms.
~, ;.-.-..,.l Nv;,,t.
IheI5 "' SOM T,Sl 80
ester MONDAY anu &C." u '"T III.
We're H'-eu ana "ounuelI ! nc i''''' i''0
neen aTi'eh oAcN 10 0'ia7'U'-
At Memphis all rebel stores are being re-
moved n places of safety in the event or an
attac} by the Union forces. There is but
httle known at Memphis of the movements
at Island No. 10 outside of military circles
The Snrcrintentent Of the Mobile and Ohio
rs,lr'-.d rIlcad Corrteen locomotives and two
Ln-drsJ t.srs NJ the disnosal of Gen. Polk
C,r The transrortltion Of troops 10 Corinth.
E5sursgard i IT Jackson. Tenn.
A despatch from Gen. Halieck yesterday
slys \ detachment OF the FIRST Iowa cayal-
~ sent out from jefferson Cliy by General
Potter against a guerrilla band had sAi nm.
ISL with the enemy, killing Two, WOuhulhs