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

About 70 o'cl. cs P. N. July 3lst, tn re-
. hs.= opened fire from the opposite slle Oh
Jau.- River with two batteries OF lght ai'H
.e-v. Their FIRE was principally diree'et ~
re I-.il o l.at ldncns, AZ the hea9qu 'o''
a. Col. tnsa,is and the shipping and encaull
rs-nt- .f yv..--y-.-. The rebel pieces were
handled well and Tired with great rap-dl'y'
FJur men were killed and some hTe OF :, sA
wounded several horses were Killed iN-
rebels had It all tueir own way ioe SUI
t,..-. as ,ur troops did not anticipate Gn a.
tack. but the tnirty-two poundeIs s'4s'I-
atC.I. Ingalls, headquarters soon sIsnc5i
t-eir GUNS after they opened. \ lew Of ou1
vs..sl. ,vsrs strnck, but no serious damaEs
vas sustained by any OF them. Inc Teoeis
sI-. sttsmrtel to capture another scA'Ouet
a-a,,aor above Harrison'5 Landing, oo'
l.rlsi IN -Ls attempt. They came over IN
,7-. E,..s were fired into and beat nasty
retreat -..,
M. new Narrimac 90 is daily esPec'si
. down the river.
on. s-esmcr Gs3rgis has arrived from
Washington with 300 rebel prisoners.
+ T..s mail steamers to Harrison's Landln5
I d4.i4 carry up soldiers returning to duty.
Tie Granada Appeal Of the 28th ul;. con
/ ..-r. Mobile dsspatches announcing that th-
+ steamer Cuba ran the blockade OF that port
/ on the 25th. She brought 4 full cargo Of
+ arms. ammunition, medicine and blankets
/ Ire same pavcr announces editorially the oc-
7 crnltiJn or Grand Junction by t6e rebel
/ lorces on the 2jth.
4 despatch from Chattanooga says that
+ Jls l-lerals are eyincing the greatest activity
and are evidently preplring Tor soms new
movement. Trains OF cars have arrived a5
Bird -a-1rt, l15dsl with shells and ammUni-
ton
Tie Jackson MisSissippian says It Is auth
ogzsd o. state that q suficI5n. force has been
sent to the Mississippi river to protect the
people ot the river counties from the inva-
ters.
The Columbus, Ga, Times learns that
Gen. TJJmts has resigned.
The Mobile News says that one division
% the Tupe.lJ army has been ordered east
ward and Is expected at Mobile soon,
TIE sca..mea, abou. the arrival OF ten
r5n-cllI .ua5oats OF Mobile IS disbeiievei
IN official quarters. Il is presumed that the
Government is not ignorant Of the rebel
movements in Europe.
4 letter lrJm General Sige's command.
dated az Spesryville, July DIST, says their
supplies are ROW received from Narrenton,
tIc road tJ IS inches.er and Front Royal be
ins closed by guerillas.
Hon. Thomas F. Bowie, ex-membeI Of
~1gr q OIL ~,
land, and brought % Washington, on suspi-
ciJa Of encouraging soldiers to desert, has
aaan h1n9rab.y discharged from custody.
Oh Welncslly July 30th between four
and G.- hundred rebel prisoners confined at
ForJ Delaware took the oath Of allegiance
TO the United States. The louisiana Tigers
seemed especially anxious % take the oath.
Capt. DJllin's cavalry attacked so rebels
on tie 29.h near Brownsville, Tenn. and cap
tursd 40 prisoners. The rebels were after
wards reinforced and captured % men and
II horses. Federal loss, four killed and six
wounded rebel loss is about the same.
j. is stated that the n Y. Committee will
pay 10 5lulties after the 18th of August,
and II the stat, quota is not then filed. TO in
stauti7 draft. 1he President assented to tn.
proposition and gave the committee letter
% the War Department recommending the
issue Of orders to this effect. with the c)l-
sent Of GOV. Morgan.
All recruiting offices Of Ny. city are to be
broken up and one rendezvous formed, AMI
recruits - be given their choice Of regiments.
Governor IOd1 Of Ohio, has decided that
after the 18th Of August he viii pay no
p 81. l. III l.. I.4..ru
cy OF volunteers then, II Will be made up By
draft without bounty. Other Governors
propose the same thing, and the Secretary q
War will probably adopt it.
The Governor Of Iowa has already been
authorized By Secretary Stanton 70 make
draft whenever be thinks proper
Tie Louisville Express has b,el suppressed
and its editor and publishers arrested by or-
der O Gen. BOYLE, on account Of the general
tone Of tie paper, which was calculated u
aid the rebellion.
The rebel mail from Chattanooga has been
captured By the Unionists. The letters con-
tain valuable information. Beaureg8rd has
resigned and gone to the Springs in Alabaml.
Bagg is a; Ficksburg with % 600 men. but
scarce Oh horses. IN artillery company from
Georgia could lot be supplied with guns ami
horses, and parties are out buying and steal
iug horses wherever they can DO found. The
rebel letters seized were from Tupello, Miss,
50 miles south Of COrinth. The writers were
anticipating the early re-occupatiOn of Tea
nessec, and every rebel movement avOrs the
suPp-sitIon. Tae rebels axe reported to have
evacuated Lebanon, with the intention 70
mass their troops at given point for a sud
den dash on Nashville.
The steamer Plate Valley from Memphis,
brings the news Of the capture Of the dis
patch boat Sally Wood by the rebels, $50
miles above Yicksburg. The rebels had
masked battery and succeeded in bursting her
steam pipe. They took quite number OF
prisoners and destroyed the boat. The Queen
Of the West was also fred into two or three
killed and several wounded.