Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-06-20
HUHOWS FROM FREMONT,s DIyI-
SION.


Monday which he calls the battle Of Cross
hcys lie says There was nOeollision with
the enemy after dark that night Next
morning We renewed the march against him,
entering th. woods in battle order. MS cayal-
~ appearing 90 our tanks. The enemy .was
f'ar5 ;1 De Jn full retreat on Port Republic
and cur aivluce found his rear guard barely
aeI.es tnc river, and the bridge in flames.
'ui advance came IN SO suddenly that some
". hi~ iacer- remaining on this side escaped
W'.. fl" i-s u. their horses.
N-n- Fremont says: think that l25 will
'rr Cgr loss IN killed, and 500 that in
704n+.a.
The csemy's loss We cannot clearly ascar-
HIr. lie was engaged during Monday night
carrying Of his dead and wounded in vac-
.s. Next morning On our march upwards Of
-NO If DIS dead were counted in one field.
she erestlr lart badly mutilatcd by cannon
saoi. Many cd his dead were also scattered
through Ga wo1ls and many had been al
ready tgl.d- number OF prisoners had
Asrn aa.u during the pursuit. The rebel
lass va- greatly superior TO ours. They left
tH.lg a al and many wounded On the field,
not l.- t.'n 500 Cead aud many wounded.
Two u tnslJ ans were left behind which we
.aI;gigi Iusday morning. The rebel
wounded We're found in every house along the
rad. AulIU.ancCs, wagons, arms, and
clothing E're,v' the field. Forty Of our
wounded. taken prisoners, were lett in d
church and were retaken. The 9th louisa.
Boa regiment lost all but so men. The enc.
my reiterated tai midnight. Tuesday morn
ln- t.eir T,ar guard crossed the Shenandoah
aiI u L public and burnt the bridge
Many OF oug officers were killed Gen
-.'". e tlI-l4, suffered the heaviest having
FIVE ihcsIs killed and i wounded, and one
,. ms regiments alone, the Sth Y. Y, has
a-il.l b) Mlu.
lhe Gauh4idi Guards next after, suffered
m,-t -oycIelF, and following this regiment
tho 18Th y. Y. the Bucktail Rifles Of Gen.
Bly-ri S and Gen. Alilroy's brigados. One
o. te BuoktlIl companies has lost all Of its
ttI-.I-. ca.- missioned and non-commissloned
I.y l-e, Iu Gen. Schcnck S brigade was loss
oa tae n.lay, principally by the fire Of his
-fu.i-1y
Jatl bunker of Frem1nt's staff was
sa.-t- talt. GJterman Of Cluserut's staff
st- severely wounded. No other staff Off
-.r, were waunded. Many horses were
hi... 90 Uur batteries, which the enemy re-
Ie-IegIy af,elu ted 10 take, bu; were re
: ul .y uauI,t-r fire, calamity.
Dispatches from Gen. NeCley 70 GOV
= lu-.u, announce the success Of has expo
ai.l.n o. list tennessee. lie took 80 pris-
.u.r-. i-elu4lH. a number OF prominent reb- /
g.. rI--4lus. and drove of a drove of cattle and
. las.e Number ui iorscs intended for the !
I-.Hi arr-. Tie defeat Of zen. Adams
I.'I tIg, .4 sI9,lau's cove was more COM |
ll.'e r.an scented at first. Adams cs-
,sl without hal cr sword.
Ise ltsl batteries at Chattanooga were |
3D. d.. al o..
lnc To-. q hours.
Our forces opened fire the next day and
continued hours on the town, driving the
cu.u.- .ut % his works. and forcing him TO
,va,u4t. THE city. They burned the rail
roaa bridges @. prevent pursuit.
a East iCrugsseaus came out in crowds
along the march and Chcercd cur troops en-
tEu ,lsticsI.r-
Nevs llom YIcksburg TO the S0th ult.,
published in the Richmond papers Of the 9th
met. states that De Soto, Miss, has been
ie-I v,i ty our fleet, and adds that but
three Hu'a buildings now mark the spot
which .r.e rloriicd in the title of city.
The alm. req IT adds that the Federal gun
boats -.eI..l the town of Grand Gulf, Mon
day, ud heir transports landed number
o. troop, Sc ha Tilla-ed and sacked the town
10 tatL| lliff A'NAA NlAIAA AioAleA1 w.
Inay ads, saw. &c Two Of the enemy
euubeat, lave amused themselves by throw
30. slot ana shell INTO the heart of Vicks-
burg About Us missiles were thrown dur
that time, but comparatively few OF which
avg aIei 20 be directed at our forts. We
have heard Of no casualties beyond consld-
sr4biy damaging some private residences and
cne OF two churches
As s1an 4s the news Of the defeat OF the
rebel Gst and the surrender Of Memphis
reached 50 Francis River, Ark, a steamer,
acting under Gea Ilindman's orders, went
ago ana DOWN the stream and destroyed sever
i thousand bales Of cotton. Some 400 bales
-sere burned at Madison, Ark, about forty
miles west of the city.
All Is quiet at Memphis, some Of the stores
are opened. Rebel scrip Is generally refused.
So movement of the feet and land forces
has been made since last Friday. It Is re-
ported that 50, 600 bales Of cotton have been
hlruli al Memphis. Not much business Is
bong done and the currency is lett to regu-
late itself.
Adyices received at the War Department,
STATE that Jackson's army attacked General
Shields ad-ance on Monday morning, near
Pert Republic, which place Col. Carroll
commanding the fourth Brigade, consisting
of the S4th Penn. llth Penn, 9TH Indiana
ami l-t Virginia together about 1000 strong
reached on Sunday, accommodated, found the
enemy in town and had skirmish. lie
rJnduded to hold the bridge and ordered 1t
20 be burned and put guns in position, can
51adip- it e six, \, NJ, Monday.
lie was opened on by some 20 heavy guns
ulaccd M position during the night. Our
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destroy ID but were met by storms of bullets,
and had to retire. \ large cavalry force
crossed and attacked our troops while their
infantry followed, our men opposing them
at every ,tep, often driving them back with
heavy loss But the numbers after Gen.
Tvler's brigade arrived were so niue inferior
to tie enemy, it being at least to l., that
+ was impossible to hold our position, and
W. were compelled to fall back, our boys
frbting every step of the way. After falling
-1ips 5 or / miles, body of cavalry were
sent 70 attack US, but they were received 10
sucb a manner as to compel them to retire,
when the engagement ended, having lasted
hours.
At Conrad's Store the main body OF Gen.
shields command was reached and the enc
nv in turn retired Our loss IN killed and
wounded is not known, but it is large; as is
alsl that Of the enemy We lost a large
number of prisoners. A private letter states
that Gen. Shields had previously succeeded
in destroying large quantity OF supplies be-
longing 70 the enemy, found at Milford and
Coarads' store, The damage of the recent
rains. including the carrying away OF bridg-
- over the south branch Of the Shenandoah
river. materially interfsred with the commits
sarist arrangements and the movements Of
tloupe.
1t lie reported that jackson was attacked
at Woodstock by Fremont. losing one Dat
tory and twelve hundred killed. wounded
aud prisoners. Returned prisoners say that
Jlcksons troops are reduced 10 almost
starving point, subsisting upon two crackers
Ter day. jackson avOwed he had failed.
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