Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-10

A dispatch from Baltimore, dated the 9th,
says Over { 900 prisoners have already ar
rived and Gen Schenrk mas orders 70 pre-
pare TO receive ~, 900 more.
The road along the route Of the rebel re-
treat = strewn with abandoned wagons. can
non, small stores and camp equIpage.
Couch mas formed junction with Meade
and fresh militia are slauehtering and cap
turing the gray-backs by regiments and
brlrades Not one-tenth Of Lees army can
get back 10 Dixie by the route they came.
Ii IS not defeat, but a total and perfect
rout
Brig Gen Haupt. having the direction Of
the communicating corps reached Baltimore
on Monday night. and reports that up % one
O'Clock, ON sunday, when he left the head
quarters Of zen. Meade, the enemy was fly
ing Meade headquarters were at Creag-
erstown. Md. - miles north Of Frederick.
and to-day he l.. no doubt. at Frederick.
Gen Halleck is IN possession Of several r.
cent dispatches from zen. Meade, and from
their tone declares that lee has suffered
disastrous defeat.
4 Harrisburg dispatch Of the 9th sav- -
zen. Couch has pushed forward al bis Of
fcctive force O. cJ-opeute with ami ioin the
army of the Potomac, ami D. hv order Of
Gen. Meade pushing the regiments forward
az rapidly as they are organized The coun-
Try may rest assured that he is doing all IN
his power lis advance is already IN con
tact with the enemy and aiding In the glo-
rious result.
Lee So Tar Hs known. holds all the Tasses
in the South Mountain leading into the
D. done for the purpose of removing be
trains. now rapidly pushing for Virginia
The mountain Il full Of dIs1r-anIzed trooIe
from Lees army. and they are arriving with
In our lines every hour.
Inc tro0us under Gen French formerly
AIirov's command. arrived sunday az nam
bersburg and pushed Oh % 0reencastle. where
they CAPTURED so prisoners. two wagons
loaded with piunder and three pieces % ar
tillerv The prisoners were srraGgier-,
making their way o. the Potomac In com
uanv with wagon train
4 dispatch from near Cnambcrshur- save.
it is believed that Gen French has made an
attack iu vicinity OF Hager-t,wn on the
trains moving towards NIrEIni4.
The New York CafsrHe-rr1 Fortress Mon
roe letter of the 4th say-. Gen. Getty l. O
long way from Whiteh0use. constantly send
inr IN prisoner. arms. stores. DC of The
plans Of Gen. Dix this correspondent saw
fta- while n small f,rre made a feTnred al
var... uron Richmond he sent d heavy ,..,I-
urn- il, m entirely different direction which
Will strike q stunning blow % t7, or.e-a tion-
o Lee army.
The destruction Of The 1rll-e- oi the NIr-
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er. vet1os the transit of rciniorcement- o.
Lec VIA Eneierlcks0u-- Tie main portion
1r Beaurc-ari army with Johnston
Force, have been 81. extensively drawn from
Charleston Mobile and -avanulr- a. CD leave
then almost deienceis.- Tire n~-ifrarien-
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Saturday afternoon. oar cavalry under Xii
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