Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-02

| change Of sentiment was that which marks
the coming together of old, friends. After
the introduction Of each others stats, Gen.
Banks and staff withdrew. Gen. Butler then
| addressed his staff. requesting each member
to taEe pains to assist their successors. He
! spoke in the most generous manner OF Gen.
| Banks and staff.
] Gen. Buffers parting address TO his troops
I bears date the 18th, alluding in eloquent
/ terms to their successes in the field. and IN
| restoring order and quiet in New Orleans; 10
the feeding Of the starving wives and chill
/ dreu OF the enemy 4; stating that the ezpedi
ton has cost the government less By four.
| ffths than any other speaking Of
l the word farewell rs the only sorrOWtul
/ thought he had and c0mmcnding them %
/ their commanier as worthy Of his love.
On the 10Th, Gen. Banks general order,
| assuming command Of the Department OF the
/ Gulf and the State Of Texas, was issued, and
/ naming his staff, whose names ore already
/ known at the North. Another order IS fox
al military and civil officers IN the depart
msat 70 report to him. and still another SUE
pends al tie public sales of property II She
/ United States TIL further ordas.
Gen. Butler, acclmplni by Col. ShaiIer.
/ Col. Turner, Mlj0r Strong, Major Bell, Capt.
| Davis, CAPT. Kclsal, and Othhr members q
his staff. was to sail for New York on the
| 22d. Capt Clark was 70 Tema. On duty at
New Orleans.
Gen. Backs VS. pushing things with cilar-
acteristie energy. Five thousand troops who
accompanied him ad been landed at Eaton
Rouge. and the remainder we're expected 10
BE- sent forward as fast as they arrived. -
/ The velther in New Orleans was fine, snd
! the troODs were in GOOD health.
Aiyics from Slip Island the 18th state
that the ships that sailed from Hampton
| Roads with troops for Gen. Banks, except
tBo, reached there in sltety.
Intelligence from Cairo tlll.) Gays that
the rebels are doing great dlmaSe along the
Obion river Crcnn). Several bridges and
2 miles Of tressel-wlrk have been destroyed.
\ report has reached Washington that,
Company Of the 2t Pennsylvania Cavalry,
conmanded by Col. Price, stationed at 0cO-
quan, was surprized yesterday morning
/ (2Sth) BY a detachment Of rebel cavalry. A
fight occurred, in which q number were
1 wounded, and Capt. Johnson Of the Penn
Cavalry, who was IN ocmmand, was killed.
Several supply wagons were cap ured by the
enemy. Ii Is alsl stated that the rebels
| captured some OF OIg tr ops and battery at
DlmGics Saturday.
The Key West e,Tresplni-nt Of the y. Y
Hrat, dating the ll-h, reports IL steam
ships wiki trllrs rls-1d there. Among them
were dig-Lip Nutl S-lr, with Gen. Banks,
bis g, q. e1d 4lst Mas. regiment Col
/ Cbickcrirg, The Potomac, Georges Greek.
arj Ct kiang. Col Morgan has been super
s,.-I a as nnaudtn. at KY West by the
C-lo-cl u The n. y. 18th regiment. Quite
90 uumbcr Of snail iiglt draft scas1ngrs hav5
t-n b-1uz. into Ky g. cs. rs e. prizes BY
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cred and c1mu-llei 4, surrender. The sttaek
was made at daydreak Two hundred Unlon-
ists were reported killed and wounded who
were afterwards taroled. The remainder
escaped L. Is repurted AZ Memphis that the
rebels burned Large quaint les Of cotton at
Holly Springs beside hundred wagons,
depot tGii OF c1mmissiry stores. ammunition
&c. valued at S5OO,OOO. The number Of
heis Is esumated al oOVV, under Van Dom
l' Is ais) reported that the rebels went
toward Orand JuAcuoa Win the intention
OF tsarng up the railroad- On Sunday
night small rebel ioree made raid on
memphis, phil -el several S'ores' carried on
IVO cattle ana lou muleS'
Col. Keys. m we'd from RJmney and took
possession Of Winchester on Tuesday morning.
when the rebel pickets there took their
departure. The rebel General Jones, with
$500 men, bad occupied the place the week
previously, but had LETT. going towards
SiauntOn. MilleS's forces were at Middle
town, intending to move on toward Win
chester. The Winchester railroad has been
entirely destroyed by the rebels, and the
iron carried of oy them. Great destitution
exists at Winchester. The common necessa-
ries Of life are at famine prices and hardly