Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-08-28

strong disposition throughout the State :
! accept peace at any terms.
: The rebels have called upon their authori
4 tics to sequestrste certain Yankee propert
in Brunswick, Ga.
The rebel steamer Robert Habersham
which has been watching our advance move
ments on the Savannah river, exploded he
! boiler. destroying the vessel and killing al
: the crew.
General Mercer commanding at Savannah
! Is imp essing one-6fth of all the ablo-Sodied
men inGeorgia for work On the fortifcations
Several contrabands had reached Fort Pu-
laski, having escaped from Savannah. A
new rebel ram is building at Savannah.
Several heavy guns have been sent from Ss-
vannah to Charleston. Ram Savannah came
down the river on the 10th, intending to run
out to sea, but broke one of her springs and
put back. She was made at Atlanta.
A dispatch from Morton, Miss, dated th,
9Th, says Gen. Logan had attacked the fed
erals, 700 strong, few days before near
jackson, Ala, killing large number, cap
turing 20 and two pieces of artillery.
Fourteen hundred conscripts from West
Tennessee were at 0kalona, waiting for arms.
Gen. Grant has issued orders that all per-
sons having cotton and other products not
required by the army, be allowed TO bring
the same to any military post within the
State of Mississippi, and abandon it to the
agent Of the Treasury Department, to be dis
I posed of in accordance with the regulations
OF the Secretary of the Treasury. At post
where there is no agent, the quartermaster
will receive and hold it antil orders are re-
eeived from the agent, or send it to Memphis.
The following is the language of Maj. Gen.
Halleek to the agent for the exchange of
prisoners
1t is directed that Immediately on re-
ceiving official, or other authentic informa-
ton. of the execution Of Capt. Sawyer and
Capt. Flynn, you will proceed to hang w
H. Lee and the other rebel officer designated
as herein above described, and that you will
notify Robert 0uld, Esq, of said proceedings.
and assure him that the Government of the
United States will proceed to retallate for
every similar barbarous violation of the laws
Of civilized war
A dispatch from Philadelphia 23d, says
the Arkanras left the fleet off Charleston on
"wednesday morning. At that time huge
volumes OF smoke were seen issuing fIom
Sumter. as if from the burning of cotton,
and officers of the Arkansas believe that the
fort would be captured or entirely DESTROYED
by noon. Her guns were replying feebly to
our shot.
Fort Gregg had been entirely silenced, but
Wagner still held out The bombardment
continued without cessation during Tuesday
night and was renewed Wednesday morning,
and when the Arkansas left the firing was
furious; the Ironsides, five Monitors and the
shore batteries we're engaged.
Charles c. Fulton, editor of the Baltimore
Amerroua, writes the following FROM the
Flagship Dinsmor, dating Tuesday August
18th
The attack on Sumter commenced at day-
break Yesterday morning by the siege batter
les OF Gen. Gilmore and the naval battery on
shore. At O'Clock Admiral Dahlgren pro-
eeeded on board the Weehawken, and with
the lronsides and the entire Monitor fleet
attacked batteries Wagner and Gregg with
great fury. completely sIlencing Wagner and
almost silencing Gregg. The wooden gun
boats, seven in number, also Joined in the
assauit, and enabled all Of the shore batteries
TO pour their shot and shell into Sumter.
At 10 O'Clock the Admiral changed his
nag to the Passaic, and with the Patapsco
proceeded to within about 100 wards Of
Sumter and sbelled the sea wall with the
rlhed guns of those vessels for about an hour
with marked effect. Sumter cred about so
return shots, doing no damage TO tbs vessels
whilst the wall of Sumter was badly Scared
Fleet Capt. George W. Rogers took COM
msDd of his old vessel, the Monitor Catskill,
and went up into the fight, going within $50
yards OF the beach front of battery Wagner.
After firing number shots, shot from Fort
Wagner broke piece of the interior lining
which struck the bead Of Commander Rogers,
instantly killing him as well as Paymaster
W oodbury, who was standing at his side.
Both of their heads were split open. These
we're the only persons injured on land or wa
ter during the six hours engagement.
The damage done to Sumter by the siege
batteries of Gen. Gilmore, is visible without
The aid of glass. The rebels had erected .
, false wall against the wall exposed to our
batteries that extended to within ten feet of
the top Of the wall, over forty feet high and
ten feet thick, and this wall is now mas
IF ruins, whilst the old wall is bored full of
deep holes. The parapet is crushed and
rugged, and the northwest corner gashed
md cracked down almost to the waters
edge.
The harbor and Stono river are filed with
iorpedoes. About a dozen of them have
been picked up in the Stono, and one was
exploded under the Patapsco, raising her
oot out of water, but doing her no harm
None of the vessels were injured in the least.
md the Admiral and his officers are confident
n the ability of the Monitors to batter down
sumter. lie is, however, anxious TO save
he vessels for the heavy work required Of
hem after sumter is taken, and to let the
lrmy reduce Sumter if possible. The feet,
Except the Weehawken and Nahant, all re-
ired before two O'Clock, but they remained
o keep Wagner silent during the afternoon,
md to prevent the remounting of guns.
The shore batteries continued firing all the
Ifternoon and night on the walls of Sumter.
With good effect.
This morning Is cool and clear, and the
'atteries are steadily at work. The Wee
lawken and Passaic are keeping batteries
Wagner and Gregg silent, and up to noon.
Ehen the Arkansas sailed, the remainder of
he feet were lying at the moorings
F The bodies Of Capt. Rodgers and Paymas-
er Woodbury. have been embalmed and 90
North in the Arkansas.
Gen. Gilmore announces that the work
hus far has been entirely satisfactory; that
he fort is greatly damaged, and the work
finely.
Admiral pshlgren is much depressed by
be loss of Fleet Captain Rodgers, but is
ighly gratIfed with the operations of the
eet and army, and very hopeful of ultimate
Up to the moment Of sailing at noon, the
iege guns since morning have been hurlIng
bout hve shells per minute with marked ef>
ecf.- Two Monitors and the Ironsidcs and
ams Sunboass are shelling batteries Wagner
nd Gregg. . -