Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-07-11
VIEWS OF THE WAR
oUE FLEET PAST vICKSBURC.
BEBEL BOATS BURNED.

a = spatch from Lieut. A W. Ellet in
Command ID, the Ram feet, July md, says
'' (. IS with great pleasure | announce the
auv4. f Flag Oiiccr FarraCut, and uiu5
vessels Of lis feet above Nicks5urg. They
passed up tlis morning Gt about five o clock.
through e severe fire from some 80 to 30 Oh
the cu-mv's guns heir loss was As far as
reported four killed and thirteen wounded.
0u tlc 10Th Of July Com. Porter's mortar
'se- opened fire on the lower battery at
\lck-bur-, firing ioE three hours, and Re
commencing early next morning. The rebels
utI TWO killed and a few wounded on FIJI
day. A5 noon that day l. Of our trans
ports landed troops opposite the city on the
L Lu,-.lna shore.
on tie 1ud int. two Of our Rams went -
miles Up the Iaz1o River to a point where
ihc liv-r Is ob-tructol by a raft, built by the
enemy, suI protected by four guns IN bat
terry, % capture OF destroy some Of the en-
omg's suufolts lying below the raft the
Van Dorm, Polk and Livingston. The En-
emv -,t hre 20 the boats and started them
aarit, 01liSins our boats to leave the river
90 escape the c0nhagration. The three boats
were totally destroyed. The enemy did not
fire upon as.
\ despatch from Swcetwater Bridge
somewhere out west along the line Of the
overland Telegraph We suppOse,-dated July
/, slys,
The Indians arc Troublesome, cutting the
telegraph lines between here and Pacific
Springs, faster than they can DO mended.
Troops Wil. 20 IN pursuit Of them tonight.
They are supposed to be a war party Of
Sioux i0rty-sght in Eumher.
saturday afternoon the Indians attaCkoi
Lieut.. Ghiness's S party OF eighteen men near
Rocky Ridge. Two whites and one Indian
were killed. ], Is supposed that they cut
the telegraph line. The same afternoon the
Indians were seen along the road from Pacl-
fc Spring % sweet Water. Col. Collins
SAYS they are SIOUX and Cheyennes, AMI
number about 400. He could not cross
Sweet Water to follow. as the stage has
stopped for the present
DISPATCHES from Col. Fitch at St. Charles,
Arkansas, say Gen. Curtis's division is at
Eltesy!lla, on short ratiOns and without
uroy,ui-r for horses and mules. The sol-
d.ors are suffering from sickness. Gen.
Hmduan is menlcing him with a large force,
aud unless othcr stores can reach him soon,
bis troops Will De rendered incapable Of duty
lv starvation.
\ regiment was called for and Transports
with provisions and FrOyeuder. Col. Fitch
c1utsmpIatcs an important movement upon
the enemy.
Governor Morgan Of y. Y. July Fad issued
O PROCLAMATION calling on citizens TO furnish
the quota of the State toward the new force
of volunteers demanded By the President.
\ letter 10 the samo paper from Chat IA
ulog, dated June 9th, says that direct news
this morning states that the enemy are fal-
3d.. back. and advancing columns from
P1wcus Valley % Big Creek Gap. While
this is going on, Mitchell IS moving on our
rear in the vicinity Of Battle Greek, waiting
60 ni! upon his prey.
The Grenada Appeal Of the 25th says that
ten. Van Dom has advised all families IN
Nickshurs to move miles back from the
river. BE intends % defend that department
to the last extremity That paper also says
that 900 Saturday last, the federal mortar feet
.n t1w Of tu- boats from below, was repulsei
ll Graud Gulf hv our batteries of six ami
twelve p1undcrs. The same day the gunb1ats
az Nicssbur- oQenei a brisk FIRE on the bat
l.4AN-t WHICH N'NLlIu-A NFLA Hu AtAA NAtApAa
doing any injury.
The dc-qatob from our feet Thursday says
Curtis Is 10 d Iertous condition in Arkansas.
The rebel Gen. Rains is in his rear with
5000 men. The gunboat Arkansas was
aground in Yazlo river. The Grenada Appcai
SAYS that the rapid movements Of Gen. Hind
mans forces have almost rid the State OF
Curtis army, and that they have succeeded
n driving him back to a position within
short distance Of the Missouri line, and they
were still retreatIng.
JEFF. Davis, in d letter 10 Gov. Brown, Of
Georgia, defends the CONSUMPTION law as cons
stituuonal and absolutely Indispensable 70
the maintenance Of the rebel armies.