Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-16
OUR OSS 1000,
TWO VESSELS DESTROYED.
THE EXPEDITION AGAINST WILMINGTON.


spiked. and lost again. Gen Morgan and
Co. j. b. Wyman are killed. Col Morgan
l.. smith and Capt. Gwin are wounded, but
not mOrtally Both armies rested on Monday
night. after a hard fought day. Our troops
are still confident Of victory. Price and Van
Dorm command the rebels. Il Is rumorcd that
Gen. Sherman was being largely reinforced
bv the arrival of Gen. Grants cavalry. The
gunboat- are not doing much. Our army Is
well posted and protected in flank and rear.
and viii not Weld the contest till Nick-hurg
is in their possession. Our loss in killed ami
voundcd 50 far Is c-timatcd 40 1000.
\ dispatch from Cairo, Jan : the -ay-
rebels have concentrated all thcir forces from
jackson and Grenada and along the line Of
the road. amounting To 10000. at Nicks-
burg. This overwhelming force attacked
Gen Sherman on Monday and caused him %
fall back To- his first line OF defence. The
rebel entertainments and torrifeltions extend
lack from the city % rance OF siX miles.
teen sherman 5 force had fought within two
miles of the city. when he was attacked by
the superior force of the rebels. The fighting
ON sunday Is represented rs desperate in the
extreme. Batteries and iortihcationa were
taken and rctakcn Whole regiments and
even bri.adcs fought hand to hand over gun,
and for the possession of the dcicuccs The
4th Iowa Regiment lost COO men in killed,
wounded and missing. Gen. ilovcy, with
| 800 men. was sent out 10 execute a special
order. but since then he has not been heard
from. Fears are entertained for his safety.
Nothing has -ct been heard from the fed
eral forces below the city. nor can We learn
that our guuboats have taken any part in the
action. 1t Is reported that rebel steamers
cro-- from the Louisiana shore 70 Nicks-
burg. and it i supposed they are carrying
endorsements to the rebels. The last ac-
counts stated that the rebel Gen. Holmes was
marching in the direction Of Nickshurg. and
it is not improbable that he has arrived there
There was some fighting on Tuesday morning.
after Gen sherman had fallen hack. but II
was thought that he could maintain his posi-
tiln. The report that Gen sherman was re-
inforced by Gen. Grant Is incorrect. Ii Is
reported that Gen Gprman is evacuating
Helena. Ark. with the intention of occupy
inc Napoleon Gcn. Sherman'- los If csti-
mated at from I 900 10 1000 men. Gen.
Grants army Is Vet at Holly Springs. Trains
are running on the Memphis Railroad TO
Lagrange. Gen. Joseph F. Johnston com-
mand- the rebel forces at Nicksburg.
\ disratch from Nurfrecsboro.o on the 9th
saws that Breckenridge division was terribly
punished on Friday Gen. Breckenridge was
wounded in the ear and his Adjutant General
killed. Wounded rebel officers estimate then
loss in all ar from 10000 to $1,000. with
great slaughter of leading officers. The body
of Gen. Hanson was sent South to-day Gen
Rains body wac sent 70 Nashville. The enc
mv's rear guard was encountered at 10 o.
clock SUNDAY night bv Gen. SANKEY'S caval-
~. The rebels retrcat,-l with loss Of thirty
/ negro from Cen Bagg's headquarters
who left the rebel army within five miles oI
Manchester. heard Bragg Siy he would % u
Chattanooga.
Although the rebel force on our front has
greatly reduced and the army at Port Roya
entirely withdrawn from view, 1t Is not le-
lieyed that any have been sent 10 reiniorc'
Bragg from Virginia, but that they have
merely fallen back upon the line Of the rail
road for greater facility in procuring supplies
The second expedition sent 70 destroy the
railroad in Fast Tennessee, returned 10 Man
/ chester XIV. on Tuesday. IL left Loudon. ny
/ ON the 2lst ult 1t comprised 1000 cavalry
| Ther results of this expedition are the destruc
/ ton of two important bridges, the killing
wounding and capturing Of 99u rebels an'
the taking Of 100 stand Of arms. and lorg'
amount OF -four. salt. and other rebel stores
4 locomotive and car were als' destroyed
4 brisk -kirmish took place nc tho Nautag
bridge and anpthcrat Jone-yillc-
This raid wJ, one of thcmo-i hamruod4 "
the war; and attended with great har'isilI b.
and pri,ations- We lost nut ten men
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