Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23
Quoting the returns Of the draft in thi.
State the Ssnfinel says

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Free Press Indignantly exclaimed. Yes the
will, dozen drafts if need be-
The above returns show how they have stoo
the first one Of the dozen. The Free Press
constrained now to confess that it Is greatly ii,
appointed by the result Let us see if the re
naming eleven succeed any better
The >enbnI finds it a. hard to quote it
self, as other papers, correctly. Here Il wha
the SHtinei said last winter
''And need we say that after the experience o
the past, DO further armies of volunteers cal
possibly be brought into the field, and that il
the present temper of the country the people vii
not for a moment submit to a draft -
In reply to that last assertion, the Ere
Press said
Yes they will,-to a dozen drafts, if they ar,
needed to save the nation from disruption, oi
from submission to rebel rule
To this the Sentinel reioined
''Tbe Free Press replie--..yes they will-tc
a dozen drafts Indeed, Well. let the Admin
istration try it, II they dare. and see the result
Let it be tried here. in Burlington, and see if it
be submitted to ' Ne
Well, the draft has been tried here, in
Burlington" and - submitted to " with all
qulctncss 1t has been tried throughout
this State and the other loyal States. and
e submitted tu''-thc riot, in New York City
and in Il few locllitic, at the West. where
coppcrhead> were in great majority. notwith-
standing and nothin. ha- occurred 10 show
that further drafts will not he submitted 10.
if ordered. to whatever cNtcn, the wants Of
the nation may require.
Our disappointment Wa that So many
of the drafted men were found physically
unable for duty. or were otherwise exempted
/ by the law from military seryicc Moreover.
rather a larger portion than We looked for
commuted but the law expressly allowed it.
and those who by their communication money
provided means lor the Government To pro-
cure men by enlistment. a. well A. those who
hired their own substitutes, did all that was
required Of them. 10 bc sure. about three
hundred Of those drafted in this State (mostlv
Canadians and large portion Of them no
Doubt aliens ard by law exempt,) scudlcd
to Canada ~ soon as they saw their names
reported but that is nothing against the
patriotism OF the people of Vermont. or c'i-
dence of an unwillingncss To bear whatever
burthens may be needed in their country's
cause
SHARP wukk foR TIE CAVALRY The "a
valry with Gen. Meade's army are evidently
having very sharp work, in the service Of
protecting the fanks and unmasking the
movements Of the enemy, and appear to
have suffered losses amounting o. nearly a
thousand men, killed wounded and missing.
in three days. Gen. Fitzpatrick lost some
$50 on Saturday, ten. Bulord, 300 on sun
day, and Gen. Gregg Is reported to have lost
450 on Monday The let Vermont Is in
Fitzpatrick : division. We notice in the lists
of wounded. " Lieut. Col. SAWYER Of the let
Vt. slightly wounded this may De- Col.
SAWYER who L. commanding a brigade, or
Lieut.. Col. Preston. commanding the l-t
Nt.-also Frank : Way, head and leg, j
c. Monroe, Co. H., II. F. Wash. Co. L.,
Sergeant L. F Wilder, Co. r.. all Of the lst
Vermont. The following are details of Mon
day fighting
Gregg's division Of cavalry, which had severe
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on Monday, with large rebel cavalry force,
supported by infantry and artillery, was obliged
to flll back in conse, uencc Of not being sup
ported properly by infantry, and bet a number
Of men. among whom WIS 30 of the 1T New
jersey cavalry.
" they were falling blck heavy inflntry
fire Of the enemy was discharged on their flank.
and at the same time three regiments of cavalry
having made a vide detour attacked them IN
the rear. At this time the 10th New York was /
sent 10 the support Of Gen. Gregg, and Reeds /
battery and md L. :. artillery opened on the I
rebel cavalry, but OWING to the short range Of I
the guns, uo serious damage wa inflicted on the /.
enemy hy them. The 9TH and 18th were now I
pressed severely in front aud our center broken,
and at the same time they were attacked on their |
flank and IN the rear. cur men cut their way 4
through and escaped across the river with heavy /
lpss.
The 10th Penn. wa now di,mvuutrl aud /
thrown out along the river skirmsher- while /
the sth WA ai-o dismounted and ordered to sup /
Port the battery. which bad only four short |
range guns. and the enemy opened on u with /
some twenty pieces Of artillery, but our truops |
calamity hold their ground for -c,cr,l hours, I
repulsing the charges Of the enemy aud gradu- |
ally fell back on the Fayetteville road, the enc
my following but keeping at respectable dis |
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