Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-30


L may seem a severe Judgment, hui ! cannot
help believing, from whist saw and heard, thai
each Of the Generals alluded to, and several Of
tholr subOTdIna;es, who naturally take Their cue
from then. reioieri II fhe faf'rrr y me- T'o-e-
renf
Il tins were the frEI instance ID winch the WI
iiu-noss II certain oflce-s TO behold, with entire
ecauIrnirv the defeat Of ten. burns.ie plans
could he traced IL their language AID ooI-11ict.
should hesitate II atrributing the failure oi tbs
movement 10 that cause. But II is lot. ms is
the touri5 active movement winch Gen. Burn
side has made against the enemy during the shori
time lnlt mas elapsed since be superseded Gen-
M-Cle.ie. Let Us Sc vb1t happened Dbl
each
j. lis hrSt plan vas 10 throw his army rapidly
mon Falmouth, crgzs over instantly tahe pos
session cf the heights q FrederICksbur- ana thus
compel the enemy either 60 fight nm IN that
sJrou- POSITION, or fall back rapidly upon hicn-
mdld. lhl one thing absolutely essential 20 its
success vas the prompt arrival Of the pontoon
train. ll-s was under the arect-on q 0eneTa-
Woodbury., and no satisfactory explanation OF
Ms DELAY has ever vet teen maae. But illI DE-
iav defeated the execution Of 1le plan
- Next came tue crt=~iu- ai.Itn battle ~
urEif-Which va certain Is "a tlilure.
ard winch the country generally brands a. "a
1luauer 7 THINK u was D. Gen. Burnside s
power &c nave corrected that opinion i1 biz tesl-
Inorv before rne CungTt-siOual Commune he
did not ayal himself Of That opportunity 1u, SAID
that the country would never su0T lafs near the
movement came 20 beng success. ! see nC
reason UiIT Tie country should nat SNOW i;-aud
] cannot ..l relieving that whgn the Ctnclal It.
u1ris Of tla- battle are peruiI-e O. see the light
4-.rrrr.H- XIII d.
evident toal- IL IS generally assumed that th5
main attack 0u thar occasion was against the
rebel rro1t. posted ami entrlnclei o8 the crests
Iu rear 6 freIc7lcEs-rr-l. ms De- mistake
which was corrected -v the General N his testi-
mouv. T-ac main ari1c- trGs aesigac1 % Dc ~
cd f1r real riJAf and the o-ie-- OF % WAS o.
break the.r line there where II was weTEe--.
turn then. and ther-wiIA the cooperation @.
Sumner attacking In -r1lf--l1 complete tHe VIZ
tory and convert b into q rCur 'rel- FrauE.-f
le-i the maiu ATTACK with his own Grand Divi-i0-
and Two small c1rps from toaker FL, orders
wc-e o. arlr-A WITH lrIa r.. -r-
vicor1uslr and tae1 follow un th-
arJac1 sikh prompt and heavy s1r7----
de sent Gen. Meade % the attack. coum4ul-r.-
. me smallest corps Of al 6el. Mel1e a-ll-be-
with grJat vlror. erotf 1sc rcte' i.re. crl rcrs-
Gllu ~ .r- els G1r-Err ll. ne E.ll- ga
. GmmlHsti0a uagoas G-l 1-zgs-trllE i- NOV
rszr. lie had completely succeeded in tl- aT-
p0lutcl wo-E the i1rce- opposed o. liam Ulrs
utterly rcu-e1. ana Al u1 ne-dad vas prom
and el-c-ve support sl tc 1l- H1t rcrcl-.
Gen Ir-uEiu sent alc---l snail r7rrt o. 81
all. uu. u arrived Too 4-Ia. The enemy ---.--
Meade co-l- o. sIeul. had rallied ru.--1r---
rneurs were pushed forward. all before Ne44-
supports came up his force WIS driven hasa and J.
. became impossible ~ re-esta1lzl the illl. l-
Franklin gave AS "a reason -lr Ilt s--4-l.- Oh.
ward h5a---1 and Urll--t-l -lpncr-s. tl-- l
Was AFRAID TIE enemy would r---r -- l-I-ga
azI CT. ~ as mans o. rzrl-- Gl1. Sunae-
meantime. hal opeuc4 the u-1l 81 rc---l a.
much Of the re1ll iJr-l - t-gl- as pozsa--. I-
the rel.et O. Franklin; and es be never dec
auvthi-- bu- with the utu1s- Impe-ucs--T. il
nsi Ius1sI The movement I'll e. had l-suu-
the uIon- rt.cns ll q ts-I.-l- lu-a--u--- I'm
show s. nov near tie l-r-.1 came -r hel.-
SUGGEST
g III afTlr III FreiericEsuur-l. all ,ls DO
ves-lclr.Grs -1l- followed u. were no sooner ore
tnau ten Burnside prepared lgr auetlcr a-
-rss,.re movement % embraced an a--l-E 3
front. al o. nd.ut sEl11-el with care. and q iar
midare rad e- cavalry ana L-l- ---l--r
wh.-h was 70 threaten The enemy s commune
ton. ana divert bis attention from the nam az
tack u was O. bold plan but d Vigorously C,a
cute. WAS lel-Il1t.| ct-a'l4a q e4-l-7 L'-
-lrerl-ar.ou bad hec1 uade fur it a pickle
fore r- ----l-v and arrlls-v va Cor rCliy. g1
der command cf that dasalr- ana most conn,
tent ot7-er. Gen AverI. ami the execution q
ire movement was -lzed ilr me LIST 90 be-zm1--
The column destined 10 make the rad wa- lcru
aliv pa motion. when telegram irlu Preside
Lincoln announce 90 6eL. burnside IHar be mus
make rr u0ve-l en- without rrz- consulting Elr
The General 90 once arrested the march Ct 1
troops and re-sirel O. Na-llu-,l-- I1e Pres
iIeli --l -1lll Inn tll- -le rl1g1r O.. bis dis
ra-.n rr- tn1- some q Gen. Burnside su1c
d.ua-e l-lcl.- had protested vehemen-.v a-4lu'
tll1..-c.a--- TINS failed the t1.ri a--cur
tu-cu-- INC interference ana -.s- l1--- on
rt-a-s .f r1e army.
Ila fourth and last " tle-. attempts sd
rHs .l- 90 llsr Neiuesls-- Gen Buns &C. ll
prepared q with care lie had examined per-
a.lv a1l repeatedly rne ground CD WINS. l- v
90 he ez--ul,. ile bad nzel tle r.--.-a r-
each iir son vas Oh C--ury0 u crossing me -.r5
lie Al- us--rlalI-l By SPIES l-- passion --
movements u lle enemy Hl-- H. l.- CON
r-e-s.r deceived -r f-It- ts f. o.. rl.l-
cr1ss.l-. aud c1ul-e v.t- tac u--l-s- conf
deu-e. o. r4---- him -T l.---- h- Oh
Ilo, ciaart came 30 al. have a.-esdT a-teuI
e I.-.-
b-1 Burns le has I.ius a-reuf,Jsl fll- at---.