Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-05
News Of the War.

mander Walker, after taking possession al
the lortS ut ilaines Bluff was perfectly sue
ceSsiul. Three powerful steamers and a ram
were destroyed at IaEoO CITY The ram wa.
a monster, 80 feet long, 20 feet hcam n
he covered with zach iron plate Also q
hne navy yard win machine shor, Of all
kinds, saw mills, blacks1nith's shors &c.
were burned up. The property DESTROYED
and captured amounted to over two millions
OF dollars Had he monster ram been
finished she would lave given us some
truubie. One battery vas DESTROYED at
bFuTy's Bluff. Oar LOSE On the expedition
was one killed and seven wounded.
4 Cairo dispatch dated May 81 saws The
dispatch boat New National, from Young
FONT ON Tuesday afternoon, has arrived.
The fighting on Monday lasted from \.
NJ, t. p. M.whon there was &c sati5n Of
hostilities To bury the dead.
HE battle was renewed on TUESDAY MORN
ing, but no particulars had reached Young 5
Point
But few if any batteries had been taken.
Shells from Gen. Sherman's siege guns
came over into the city, as can bt seen from
the feet
Gen. Banks forces had not arrived.
Forty-iour hundred prisoners are expected
here tonight, and will be sent to Indianap-
oils.
There are no later advices from Murfrees-
b1rO 1t is believed that the army of the
Cumberland is in motion. Gen. Burnside
will soon take the field. General Hartsuff
has issued an order assuming command Of
the troops in Kentucky except the 9Th army
corps and Gen. Carriers division with head
quarters at Lexington. Brig. Gen. Bowie
has charge Of the railroad and depot guards
throughout tie state.
Adyices from loung's Point to the 9th,
say our forces are well prepared 10 rcpel any
attack in their rear, and were in the finest
spirits and confident Of their ability to cap
ture Nicksburg and lis garrison. The attack
Oh the Qualifications on Friday was not made
10y the entire line as was reported, but by a
force under Gen. Blair, which assailed the
big battery and failed. Whenever the rebels
attempted to plant guns they we're ioiled by
our sharpsho0ters.
Our wounded are brought rapidly to the
river at Chiokasaw Bayou, where there are
sufficient boats to receive them.
The City of Memphis has reached Cairo
with 100 wounded, and the january was
next due
Oar base Of supplies on the Yazoo was Sc
cure, and endorsements were arriving as
rapidly as required. There were $50 pris-
oncrs in camp at Young Point.
On the 29th nit, large columns Of the en-
envy in motion across the Rappahannocs,
were Taccl by the lines Of dust. one con-
siderable body Of troops was moving south
ward, hut the TTeponderance of the masses
APPEARED To he going in tho direction Of kel-
ley's Ford and Culpepper.
The rebel infantry guard at Banks and |.
:. Ford I7s been considerably increased with
in the past day OF two, which Is construed in
some quarters as ruse 70 cover the move
meut Of q raid by Stuart's rebel cavalry, via
Calpcrper and Rarpahannock Station.
L is believed the enemy arc preparing to
dcm ,nstrate somewhere on our line. The
movement on the side Of the rebels may he
only rt;sc L. draw attention from some 9TH
er point
4 Fairfax CoaIt House dc-fatcl 10 the
Herald. dated tine 30th, states ttat drtach
meI,t OF the Vermont Cavalry had -kirmish
near Thoroughfare Gap. with forty rebel ca
NAliA4 Ai4t iAAlfA A+tis ANeAAa- 'Alf NM s-Ai-
two wounded. and one prisoner. Tie rebels
were being pursued.
Daniel Hill, sergeant CO |. lst Vt, Caval-
~. slightly wounded; Stephen Curry, pri-
vate CO. II. severely in arm, bone broken :;
John Mcintyre, private c.. II, IN loot by
she'll. slightly. George Carton, CO. H,
slightly in foot. by she'll. Lieut.. Barker de
serves particular mention, also Lieut. ha-
zeljine, Co. J, who led tie charge.
The same dispatch states that on tie morn
ing of the Both the rebels attacked train Of
sixteen cars from Alexandra, laden with
forage, near Kettle Run. The train was en-
tirely demolished. The locomotive was pierre
ed bv two six pound cannon balls and the
cars burned. Those on the train escaped. \
force was sent out and reached the place 3
minutes after the occurrence, pursued the
rebels, came up with them, and bad brisk
engagement They badly cut them up, and
captured their two pieces Of artillery. The
rebels were n portion Of Mosby's guerrillas.
four Of whom we're captured.
Washington letters say balloon recon-
noissance shows that the rebels are massIng
troops near Chanccllorsvillc, and are making
prerara,ions as though they expected us to
recross near L. :. Ford.
\ disratch from Gen Blunt 70 Gen. scho-
field states that the rebels crossed the Arkan-
sas river near Fort Gibson on the 10Th ana
attacked Col Phillips, hat were repuls'-l
and driven back across the river Our loss
wa, 90 killed. Tie enemy's wes mach great
er.
\ srecal to the Chicago Iimes dated IN
l. h. Odd faIr
But little has been effected in the last
/ ;hirtv-six hours. Over one hundred pieces
/ Of field artillery and several siege guns have
rained shot and she'll on the cnemys works
Yesterday. The mortar fleet also took 20
sition behind De Soto Point and homoarded
/ the city the entire day.
On the right Gen. Sherman has pushed
Stcele's division squarely To the front OF the
rararcts. Our men lay in the ditch and on
the slore of the parapet inside one OF the
/ principal forts unable TO take It hy storm
but determined not TO retire.
The federal and rebel soldiers woro not
twenty-five feet apart, both powerless to IN
fict much harm. Zach watches the othel
and dozens Of muskets are fred a soon as
soldier exposes himself above the works 81
either side.
Nearly tie came Ctnllliui % tAii57 NH'0e
in McPherson's front. His sharpshooters pre-
vent the WORKING Of the enemy's pieces II
one or two forts. r,
An extract from the Havana Didrio OF tn
Goth received by the steamer Sheldrake, re
norris the arrival at Havana Of the Frencl
war steamer Daricn from Vera Cruz, witt
important dispatches from Gen. Forey, an an
nouncinr the occupation Of Puebla by tn
forces under his command. The prisoner
include Gen. ortega and 9 other Generals
900 MINOR officers, and Il 900 men.
It appears that on the 10th Gen. Fore
opened with heavy artillery on the fort, an
on the 18th breach was made. The Frenc
trooTs then moved to the assault, and after
desperate resistance took the Place, whe
Gen. Ortega surrendered Internationally
on the 20 one division OF the French arm
startc,l for the city of Mexico. leaving sun
Gent garrison at fuebla to protect the pls'
2 from Mexican suerrillas-
, p,rt Daxal advioss report that our iorc'