Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-04-17

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An interesting letter from an oaic.r of TIC
Cavalry Regiment. dated April loth. which
i handed Us for rcru-al, av, that tHc i'-
achmcut -cut out To- capture N'-,'. nuu-
lcrcI about l4o men
They arrived at Duiusvili, ami made o
gallant charge in three divisions on tie place
about daylight, but found nothing o. the
enemy, and wcrctold they hal gone towards
Leesburs. They advanced about three miles
ane found their tracks, the rebels had turned
from the pike into lane leading down -
wards Broad Run Capt. Flint WIS IN ad-
vance he turned in through barway and
came in sight Of them at house and barn
where there was no escape but through the
lane they were enterin. lie was excited
and called out. we have got them" and
without halt or the slightest plan Of attack,
rushed on with hi carbinecrs. charging Up
against heavy stake-and-rail fence. The
rebels were on the other side in barn and
yard they held their Ere till some 10 ofour
boys rode up, and Flint demanded their sur
render. They then poured IN murdorous
volley Flint fell, pierced with six balls, and
some privates also.
Capt Bean stopped back by the pike and
did not charge at al, though urged to Do 50.
The carbineers fell back in confusion. The
rebels that had no; mounted did 80 at once,
and took advantage OF the confusion. Our
forces all broke, and the long and short Of it
Is, We lost flint and Woodbury. killed and
six privates, and Lieuts Holden. Grout and
Sawyer wounded in all. killed, wounded
and prisoners, l04 Nothing like it hardly
in the annals of the War.
Client. Flint tried to have il different, IS
gested mode Of attack but was ensured
and oyerruled. With the czerci-c Of she
least discretion il might have been fgr Us
glorious affair But our boys blund.rod in a..
suming, lst that the rebels were completely
surprised this was not 20 Maj. Dick Nor
an had notified them Of our approach some
p minutes before and conducted the delencu
in conjunction with Moscby,- 81, that tho
rebels would not fight, that all wc had to do
was to dash down and receive their surren-
der; and 3D. that their force was not over 80
strong, whereas the citizens say Moseby was
at least $40 strong, having been joined by a
reinforcement that night. They could have
been whipped easily, in their position.
Mr.. Walton writes to the Journal, April
Sth
have learned. from Col Sawyer. that IL has
been pretty well ascertanei that the rebel force,
in the late fight with our cavalry. had a major
and four captains. and probably more than two
hundred men. If this be true, orr men were
greatly out-numbered by the enemy; and if Capt.
Bean was forced TO abandon Flint TO save his .
own men, his case is very much relieved. For
his sake, and that Of his friends, hope the facts
will Justify him u Is tolcTlblv certain that a,
lost most Of his men. Dr. Hall came in froil
the regiment yesterday, aud he states the missing
men still to he 50; 50 if Flints % all count
Ell lost. Bean must have lost % out Of his hun
drtd.
Gov. Pierpoint OF Virginia, declared that
the South hadinaugurated this revolution, not
for the purpose OF perpetuating slavery or
dividing the North but for the purpose Of en-
slaving laboring men, whether they were ib
the North orwhether they were in the South.
They held that labor had no right t. particl-
pate in the government Of the country
Gov F. continued:
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