Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-03-20
News Of the War,
Admiral Porter sends the followin, dis.
patch, dated fazoo river, March 10
To Hor. Gideon VeHes, !Sec'y Nars:


patch, dated Tazoo river, March 10
To Hon. Gideon Weiles, Sec'y Nar4.
have been pretty well assured
for some time that the Indianola had been
blown up, in consequence Of the appearance
/ of wooden imitation mortar which the en-
my sunk with their batteries. The D,ortar
! was valuable aid 10 us II forced away the
Queen OF the West, and caused the blowing
up the Indianela The following is an ae-
count Of the affair, taken from the Eickshurc
Way of the 5th inst
- We stated dav or two since that VIC
would not then enlightcn our readers in re-
gard 10 matter which WI. puzzine them
very much. We alludc 20 the loss Of the
Sunboat indianola. recently captured from
the cnemv. We were 10th to acknowledge
she had been destroyed, but such i the ease.
- The Yankee bar.c sent down the river
last week WAS reported To- be an iron-clad
SunbOat. The authorities thinking that this
monster would retakc the Indianola immed-
ately issued an order 10 blow her NJ This
order Wa sent down hv courier To- the
officer in charge Of tho boat few
hours after another order WIS sent down
cOuntcrmandins the irst-it having been as
ccrtaincd that the monstrous craft Was moth
IN else than oool boat, but before it reach
cd the lndisnoia she had been blown To atoms
not even gun was saved.
- W no Is to blame for this piece of fullv?
this precipitancy? 1t would really seem we
had no usc for gunboats on the Mississippi, !
AZ coal large j. magnifed into i monster
and our authorities order boat that would
have been worth small army 20 US To IL
blown up.
\ dispatch from Font Donolsuu, va Cairo
tho 18th says Our cavalry report 1000 I
rebels within p miles of Fort Donelson
The country people for mile arc coming To
Fort Donclscn with various reports The
rsbels arc reported To be well armed. Our
forces arc ready for any emergencv.
The steamer Ruth was arrested at Colum-
bus, having on board 200 hozes, thipped in
St. Louis for parties in Memphis The box
O. were said u contain orange hut on cram
ination, they proved to be full Of clothing.
quinine- letters, &c for the rehcls
Mcmphi. disrateh - the Cincinnati .
Commercial, confirms the reported surprise
and capture of portion of Richardson's
guerrilla force near Coyinrton, Tenn Their
camp was destroyed
Gon Looney's emp At We=ley wa sur
prised by Col Lee and large portion Of his
force captured. together with Gen. Looney,
Major Sanford. Capt. Bright, and Lieut. WI
liams
\ telegram from Gen. Rosccrsne states
that according tn a report which had reached
him the rebels had evacuated NickshurS. In
formation had previously been received
. hat . h..t fl.nsr nd
materials from Vickrburx into the interior
Nothing. however, il officially known 80
as t. speak with certainty.
\ batch Of blockade runners from Rich
mond, with large amount of Southern
money M their possession, were srrestod. IN
the Irti
Information ha. been received that the
rchds have considerable force Of cavalry.
ARTILLERY and infantry in the Shenandoah
valley. Reliable information lie received by
Government that Lees army is not material
by wes kcucd, hut has been iHduetriou-ly CHI
ployed in erecting defensive works at Fred
ericksburg No intention has been maniies-
ted Of abandoning that point.-tul. CTo~s. If
New Hampshire, has offered lc r.I-r brig
ado outside Of the CONSUMPTION fcr service in
Arizona. From III. familiarity with that
country he probably will r. made It, militia
" cpmmsndspt.
The war department j, chiefly employed
in arranging the necessary machinery ior The
coming CONSUMPTION.
\ dispatch from Admiral Porter. dated .
before Nicksburc, March eth. saw lac has
iust heard the signal agreed upon between .
himself and Com. smith, who commands the
naval portion Of the lazoo expedition, VIZ
. minute -uus and 3 gum afterwards in .
quick succession.
Charleston ami Molsl, paper, of the ith .
instant ha,. lc,u received There were I
hlockadcrs oti the former p'rt ON the 81.
Tho pirate Florida, the Mobile Tribune
raye. lett while blJckaders were in front Of
Mobile She va- chased 10 hours hut finally .
ran out Of view, and under way DESTROYED .
new Yankee lrI- ou her frst yovacc-
The papers contain many advertisements J.
for the enrolment of oonscripts.
The isst schooner Chapman, when leaving /
san Francisco on tho 18th, for Mckee, was
boarded by the Gov crmpcnt officials and tax
en- in charge a. a pri,atocr- About 20 30
cessionists were captured aboard well armcl
and xix Dahlgrsn GUNS with carriage, suIta-
bic for uso in ships Correspondents on the
persons of the prisoners identified them with
the party recently negotiating for the steam
IT Victoria for pri'atcer The prisoners .
were confined at Fort Alcatral Many more 4
arrests are likely 20 follow