Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-30

IltIlutIldn To-
withdrawn from the front End are mu,in,
in large numbers on our left. The obcc
vf this NOV, ment is not known.
RumJrs are afJat that Atlanta and Rome
cA., have been attacked IN the rear
lie weat er is cold and the ruads are bat
zen. MCPHERSON ON the 18th came IN witt
the rebeis near Canton, Mss Alter shor,
fight the rebels retssated. leaving 200 pri.
sohers in our hands.--Gen. Mcpherson nov
occupies Canton.
A rebel despatch from Charleston, Oct
2lSt says accommodating party Of tie
enemy in barges was discovered near Fort
sumter last night, between u and O'clock
and driver od With grape-shot.
+ The Orange aad Alexandria Rlilruad BE-
tween bristow . Station and Culp pper was
: entirely DESTROYED by the rebels during their
retreat They blew up ell the stone bridges.
, burned all the wooden ones, gathered all the
sleepcrs in piles, placed the iron rails un top,
and set them On ire, twisting and bending the
Iron past all usefulness until II Is re-rulled
The steamer Tennessee has returned from
the Rio Grande; when of Brazcs. she cap
tured the British schooner Friendship, load
cd with munitions of war from Havana, and
at the same time chased another schooner
which was fired and blown up when three
miles distant from the Tennessee The eI-
plUeinn was heard at Galveston, thirty mics
distant. She was discovered L. be the Jane.
Of Nassau, y. p.
Lieut.. Vim. II. Dana IN the Cayuga also
hss been successful in destroying bv fire two
T sebt.nnnrs an, tho 8 I ii
with powder of French manufacture
From all information Commander Rrlando
could obj in, he inferred that every blockade
runner, either from OF into Mobile, has been
captured, and the coast OF 1exas will he
hereafter The principal theatre for blockade
Iunners
Advices from the Army OF the Potomac say
that It 1ght column advanced on the Goth
to within three miles Of Warrenton, and the
left column as far az Greenwich village
Our advance entered Nanenton without
serious opposition, contrary 20 the general
expect ,tivn. The conclusion is that the
rebels are really retreaung before our adj
yance
Gen. Custer reports that in the engage
meut on Monday we drove the enemy 10 te-
vond Buckland Mills FIVE miles westwardly.
Al TINS point ten. Clusters forces cncoun-
tered rebel line OF battle, infantry and
artillery, At least mile long. Gen. Davies
cavalry brigade and batt, ~ were at one tile
entirely cut off by the rebels, bat he succeeded
IN eNriyating himself. We Lost about 200
in killed, wounded and missing, and several
wagons, one OF which contained the official
papers Of the brigade.
4 dispatch from ClarksJurg, Ky, SAYS the
expedition cent out by Col. Galiasrvr conn
handing the eastern district of Kentucky,
c0n,is Ing Of detachment OF the l4th al
j,h Kentucky Iesimcnts has returned b.irg-
ga. 40 prisoners. 90 horses and 80 stand Of
arms, withou; the lo>s OF man. Et-tcrn
Kentucky Is pretty well cleared Of rebels
parson Bruwnlow and Horace MAYNARD
made speeches at Knoxville on the l2th.-
Both encouraged tie administration and fully
favored immediate emancipation IN East
Tennessee.
The Manchester (Eng) Guardian OF the
10th inst, has the following
LIVERPOOL. Friday To-day a Govern
ment warrant was received by the customs
ifhcIsls at tins port, authorizing the deten-
tipn and seizure OF the two rams recently
hull, by M,ssfs Laird Bros. The broad ar
rJw has Just leen Laced On one Of tie rams.
\ Constantinople Telegram says that the
Porte oficr- 10 bus the steam ramz building
in the Mrrsey Earl Russell is said 10 favor
this solution OF the difficulty.
The grand expedition under Banks in per
son, has effected landing at Point Isabel,
Texas, a small lace Is miles iIom the mouth
of the Rio GTaude river.
ten. Banks will soon be in possession Of
all the important points in Texas.
4 Knoxville dispatch, dated the 25th inst.
gives tile following account OF our disaster
at Philadelphia, Tenn. The engagement to-
day was a hand-to-hand affair. lasting over
five hours The rebel force j, estimated at
5O0G. They lost in killed. wounded and
prisoners over 300. zen. Waiiord recap
tured hls wagon train, but lost hrs battery.
Our loss l. nearly 800. Grn Saunders All
vanced yesterday aud drove the r,bcls fcl ~
PHILADELPHIA. 4 runnirg fight was kept uP
until dark
Col. Crawford has returned from his expe-
dltion to distribute arms through Virginia
and North Carolina, and to receive recruits.
tie was perfectly successful in both States
Alit k-Nl iNf lt7tii VIZ 'f--N-N $50
lebcl-. Pareon BroWnlow and Representa-
tive Maynard were addressing the people OF
Eaet tennessee at Knoxville Iney spoke
To 10000 people and were received with en-
thuslasIn.
4 lady, the wife Of an officer in the South
ern amy, recently arrived in Norfolk, FAYE
she came from Mobile. Ala, ana lcIorls that
that city WIS threatened by the federal
troops, who were near enough when she lett
10 watch the movements Of tile rebel garrison
ana the inhabitants were beginning 10 think
that the city would soon fall Into our hands,
az there were few available troops there
tAev were resJrJlns 10 desperate measures Co
keep up the appearance Of larger force
than they had. Even tine women dressed
up IN mems clothing. laraded IN the out
( skirts OF IL, city a. soldiers.
It is believed that no considerable force Of
! Les army. has recrOssed the Rappahann" OK,
4 and the cavalry engagement OF Saturday has
/ been greatly magnihcd.
/ The steamer Mist, hound from Helena to
/ Memphis, while making a landing on tie
/ Mississippi side, fifteen miles above Helena
IN tile list, was boarded by fifteen Or TWEEN
IA .uernllas, VINO robbed tine boat uf So
900 and other yaluabl,s, and then set th'
boat On tire and she was CONSUME d, with a
number of bales of cuItun. Que Ui the pan
" was shot and three captured next day
The boat wac owned in Paducah and cos'
$40 900.
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