Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-12

Cavalry horses have been turned loose ana
driven towards our lines, owing TO the lack
IF forage. There was ammunition enough 70
last for sixty days, with the single exception
Of gun caps. These were scarce. All comb
IDENTIFY expected superhuman Efforts would be
made by those outside to raise the slegs.
They consider vicksburg the strongest place
in the Confidence. !
Gen Blair has met no enemy in force, ana 4
the reports Of Johnston being near are dIsbe- I
lieycd
\ Murfreesboro dispatch of the Bird says 1
Scouts who have thoroughly secured the .
country on our left and in our rear, report :
having neither seen nor heard Of any rebels. <
\ gentleman who is known here, and whose !
statements are regarded as reliable, has just (
reached our lines from Tuilahoma. lie says
there are no more than two regiments at that Z
place. and that the enemy have thrown all
their forces forward to ShclbyvIlle, Beech
Grove, and other points in our Immediate
front. A mounted force Of rebels advanced
this afternoon and engaged our videttes on
tine Manchester pike road The firing between
them was very rapid and lasted about en- hour,
when the rebels withdrew. .,
The gunboat Tioga, under date OF ApIii
23d, reports the capture Is miles north OF
Little Bahama Bank, Of the British registered
sloop Justina. She had no flag, but the
captain admitted that he had thrown an
English and 4 rebel flag overheard during the
chase. She had On board eight bales OF cot
ton. The Huntsville reports the capture,
Nav 10, Of the Spanish steamer Union, OF
and from Havana, bound to Mobile, tug
boat Of 100 tons. built az Philadelphia, and
recently used at Havana as { tow-blat. She
had an assorted cargo Of considerable value.
The steamer Octorora reports the capture on
the 22d Of May of the English steamer Eagle
from Nassau, Ostcnsibly bound to - Johns
n B., with cargo Of assorted merchandise
She is an iron, paddle-wheeled, sehooner-rig
| eed steamer. The Gunboat IahUna captured
| The sloop Crazy Jane in Tampa Bay on the
( Sth of Nav. loaded with cotton and turpen
/ tine. The Kanawha captured on the 18th
ult., the British brigantine Comet, with an
assorted cargo. The ship De Soto captured
the schooner Clarida from Havana, winch Is
supposed to be one belonging to the United
| States, which was seized by the rebels AT TIE
beginning Of the war. The Kennebcc cap
tuTed. On the 4th Of May, the schooner Juni-
per from Havana. bound to Mobile, with an
assorted cargo. The Huntsville reports the
capture, on the 18th of May, of the Conied-
crate schooner A. j. Hodge, from Nassau,
bound to n rebel port with an assorted cargo.
Several other captures are reported-t0o nu-
merous 10 mention.
GIN. Burnside AND IHr NEwsrArERs.-
The following is received by telegraph;
LEXINGTON, Ky, Jane }.
To the Editor of the World
Having been directed by the President Il
revoke tnat part Of my order SURPRISING the
Chicago Times, have revoked the entir,
order, and your paper viii be allowed eircu'
latiJn in this department.
\. Z. BURNSIDE, Maj. Gen.
\ special dispatch from the rear Of Vicks
burg, dated MAY 3lst, siys
Inc b1mblrdment of Nickshurg continues
All the gums in position opened fire at mid
night GA the S01h, and cor -inued their hr'
until daylight. The rapidity Of the trinl
was unparalleled. Il is believed great dam
age was inflicted by the FIRE.
Twelve rebels were captured at daylgh
on the 50tn, endeayoring TO run our pickett
and get into the city. Two hundred thouS
and percussion caps were found in their pos
sesslJn.-One Of TIE rebels, boy, came GU
of the city ten days ago, took the oath OF nj
legiancc, and wac allowed to 60 home, hv'
miles back. Tie viii probably be condemn
ed as a SPY.
Gen. Joe Johnston Is reported 10 be NOV
Ing towards jackson, but not in force sui
fcient 10 attack US.
! Nashville dispatch Of the 5th says
: News from Franklin up too O'Clock to
dav, is that Col. Baird, commanding III
: garrison was attacked by twelve hundre
guerrlllas yesterday, who drove his force
i back into their entertainments. They rallied
/ however. and repulsed the enemy with heav
lJss /, the latter simultaneously an at
tack was made upon our forces. The.
! were repulsed with a loss Of 200, 400 horse
and q lot Of camp and garrison equipage.
b. Gen. Granger has ordered all houses Of Ill
fame to be vacated by the Sth inst. There
great excitement among the fancy"
Six hundred and seyenty-nine federal sol
diers arrived in Nashville yesterday morning
e representing / 1t different regiments. The
will be sent 10 their respective commands.
f Gen. Stahl sends the following to Wash
i ington by telegraph, dated Fairlaz c. Ii
: June 5th:
All Is quiet along our lines ard in front 0
: the Orange and Alexandria railroad.
This morning when the relief passed, on
/ pickets were attacked on SAwyer's road b
5 guerillas.
p Col. Gray at once started with about Il
: men in search Of them, but could find moth
{ ing of them in tie woods. lie then went o
= to scout the whole country, and when
. passed Frying Pan, his rear guard was al
e tucked by about hundred rebels, who wer
# hidden in Il thick wood. Col. Gray tune
Il Ills column and charged the rebels, who de
in great haste through the wOods. We fol
8 lowed them up to Adde'S and from there IT
turned via DEainesville. Oar entire loss
wounded and some horses wounded. W
captured their Surgeon, DR.. Alexander.