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bebenfen, fas Elm eefunter @ei4 unS ctn 9eiuubsr &6rter bic
II tbpen t9ften @rfcreerntiIe our eEelt6eu @lfdIeItQfett
ftub Sa, Dbne tteie mtr6 bic @eiie hes 2eb9nS sur t%raurteen
Ntlaertabrt. Die Muaii1ttu Res Yeb ne rerftrtern lid fmnp-
Lip un bic eele >p;r6 erertffen pn @eriTctflun8 nnb me-
lanGpltiGcn Betrddtuneen, taB unS bic Sreueen, wel@e
Mbnere eeuieben p%erweieert itat. rH3 m r
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0.fdasNNe &ranftett.

menn Der trreselsitste u%ntluse S~lnsttas easfiutet, bd6
er BEN Reint eisftr l6mer,6a1teh &rdntbeit IN I'D a%ut9enon'
fubi SSet bic 5urGt ppr @atbeduu3 i'm dbf9redt fb an
Ssyete az menbea, aui welte es in 8ol5e tbrr grotetuns nnb
ipartet 10 LANCE hi eie Sprrptrnls bteieS |~hredItd7eu lletsls,
we !. 9. Elm nit eel6w en- ent5unretet Tate, etne bSfe
NaIe, S6mer3 int SoYfe unb III cen Wlttlerr, %baabme eS
GeiGt8. *&oubbeit, 9,sir bfe ber Saut, 8roten an ZEN gtt-
men rnD grn1en. Simmer int ffei sic unb au ben Gttrentita-
ten ib 3eisen, mo tann tteie llebsI nit ether i@re:li9tn
@6uedi9feit Dor fi1 ihreiten, Bic 3ulest Der Gauntet Mnb
Die Naleatnoden eilfa eng pas Spfer brr ~Fnrd,tbdren 8ranf-
Belt etn G~seafnfanb res Mttfeies ir'rb unb ter Teb i%etnea
Ihredltden -2ei5et tasurTs elm @nbe rratt, bs Ct ton nab
jenetn Qdube qrtngt, opn Is rpngn fein Meiicnter suridtetrt.
8 lii cine tranrise Ga. Idft,I Dds Z ,uiente btetr frrht.
barren aranfteit sunt Oper9 fallen. tn 5plae her Ansel tide
fi6feit unptiieuter proBIer. Sret6e bur6 Mnreubun9 tenes
zen N1ef hee Heken8 In Elm elenbes Oaietn pernaN6eln.- .n
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gie ptele 8duiente ipel&e mdtreltb Der lesten ~fteben5etn
coHte III bic or 2ktft1lttnirt Wu ben unbi biz Wtenee mid
ti3tr tpunedrstli6en Srtra tpnen, tpeltbe Or. Sobnftp aus.
fltrte At B benet ole s3situngs~ Rappprterre une ptele Gnbere
Raler unterrtdetl mltrbag unb enel d IN 8e5us auf ietnen
Gharotter ais Gbrernlaun II aSeaYe ouf &pGraftef nnb Ge.
t~ptTenta ftipfett, dnb $eteenben cine btnrettenes Sewatr'
lsiagng, @}
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Suuas Maaaer.

beipaters lpel&e Rte Sper iene* eebeimen 2aferS ~seuurSen
flnb. has jabrli6 10 riele &agienbe IN Elm tu tribes Grot
reist, 'pctcte euid tfre %ertabeuen Enlente iinb tttptde(ten
Nerffanbesfrafte nit benz 8euner Der @ereftfamfett ben Sc
nat ~begeiSfert uno Der Ceter besdubertte &Sne entlSdt tabeH
trkrtens rr6een I'D, NIT ppQert @ertrGuens ndber. t~
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Sr. cp%napn I'll ber etNsiee, r~egeLmdbi8 ~8ebtleete Arjt
,np1dSs+ oie Ssifrra 6pn o~eptfsn 0ranf0titen dnSet9t. Seine
@ittei anb ssEaaulurs fu6 0lsa Nnseren 0dnsltd, anee.
FAINT. Grtt teranSebtlset. BOT etaen1 Sesea. Egg a. g N
beS ,uS adte, ndmfid; 7@nSidnS Rrantrei@. lInb tn rem
Blcdies Don gbifacelpftn u. !. ~. itIlo eF n[ e'"e aus sVsP@'
tere Drdrts, ais aIe Gnberet @erste psr gSelt: .1.. ~.
Ser, uel6er F1iber Yfteee he's Ds; SSPsnNon 2 estnl eset'
Fam FIT sertradet a letae Gbse ais @sens "ne ietae Sc
fAidItdtsitdIs arSt! 5iaIs.4s ~. Ja~ t.,..
Ssnb bon 8~alttmorsRr., teten Der naret9srpaAss
z 5aattrantbetten tperbta l&nsl 8sbtttt. 4
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@ttalteb hes tSntettder G~pleginns Der g0eutdr5te IN 2Cn-
bon, e5rabutrter efueS bar eyIeu 1aebiStniiben GeQeBten ser
Ser. etaaten, Der ben gr6Ft n &bett fetns8 aebgnS In ben
Sslptt Tern BON 2Sabpu, @art6, pbtiopelpbia uno anberen
Gtdtteu 3uaebra6t, Fat cinige Der number baI ten SettIneen
n0llenbet,s BON be en- he gtfdi6te rr MleetBin ret6. I'M
9abltee geitense. re an Superintendent, @erO8iit1t 1ns anteser
E5gBsa 49, iFshss sFiidHEggfffsp ph BIS & 81 Git srg g S Etsi arrinae,
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f8r. Spbnfsn bietet aGen Denen Itine SGIie on, Seide N1
6urd iplde s~eteirte unb uundtlrliGe, @eif uub R6rper aer.
fDrenes. pr BE Mr6ett, bic @eelfmdfe unb bic g { unf1btS
mndpenbe Safe oeldp16t baben.
9ter Fno etntae rer ~traurteen tnb betldsensmertbet SOL
gen rcr fruben Geprhnheiten res Walters: S1w DE i'm Sill
fen unb ben @lterern. Gntersen int Sept S6m5@e bes @e.
lidts, @erlwt Der Wu felfru't, Ser ~jttcpen ne bOfe urrube,
W~dseniGpl6c. n~npr6nuna fer GereauunsS.S rsdns, olees
1aetne Guttr6itun8, Symphonic Der Sttptneudt,a end.
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0tibttrotbrte Wsrguaeu.

Ster 6ol6e, tpel9e fb su pfrheirdtten 6eabidttsen, tnb inb
bbafffdyer 6c9udfe Dber etnes aloeren 5tnbe mites beru6t
fab folten unper1Gelt@ Or. S rtnfpl gu 9fatbe Stetet.
rattens, R~etsbarf,it Der We zen 3tttern unb Gdwad,s. Sper
6 fhSptung her f3redlt6lteH Grt, terben i6nel furtrt. -
Derjsntse. trtfGer & her 8ebauttnug unb 1GriCrse bpn
Or. SObnffcrt ~uu;er5tett, lam tbnt ala etnera &trenndnne,
0bns Kur6t ii9 0ncertraueu Hnp sHperii&tlt& auf feline 6yst-
N6e Wefhidlidfett ~berIdIen. .l-G. e.Il-.L ~ ~
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@8 oiBt elele .~unipiFcnbe mtb lartebentente Aun6idltsr,
ne I6eS i'd ais @cr5!e %au&agben nns Or. sCbnithen's Nntla.
,,T \. erb1rmitde INN p~erGdrlide yiadrnader, rslGe tbr
Geten, antratt Der ebtsHE SHtilsri4alt her N{eOt2th, zen! ME
briaiten &ttnfe ~mtbmeterr spdt Jet e9elnlapt6 gebtlcete
Mepp,f + tult4en, oem liner 0lrenPn upo nidts urges @tnen-
Ser ffb ou:brSroen. Sic q ~eIunpbeit Utter irsl@e u 9lrfli-
der Msis IN ire Same tsnl,ns ss,, ssf ftr an SaSss sl, s ;a sr.
tnST,et ,fsnber8 iTr 6plAe ipslm NIT stnflh Gufe unbea
fansf iinS eas ieiae Acknowledgements s0sr &tplothe %bea0"Sts
In ieiner SlfTee lte0elt. ... e4rhiT t.4.g9iQ@ Es
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wtrb urUersG8ltG se9etlt unb 0e oO(te ;araft rteber ter8e-
Sic She unb @a&fpmmenihaft uuna5gi6 raadt, tf.oft ta8
2pcSr 0erer, BITE tbren 2et ~enidafteu unteioaneu frSbrsn.
SunBe 2ente fnb ST letht SIT Mlslhpetfungen 9~enetgt, neil
tie teren 0el6en nt6t aenaI fennen. Stslet1 fs aud burG
Strtfturen, N~iseeri9lesem I'm 9arr, Stetn unD anNere Il =
fdben entitsben fam, iptf ie eoA nteiaentteu cine 8ci6e
hes @tBbr1u6eS Der %ecelffet Srgane 9Fer ater trta es
%Iau9nen, bdB tie Srdft Der Gr3eu9un8 eber bon Dener uerlp'
rem wtrh tie f, b~simiidea 2Ifera ereeben, als ron Denea.
bic Sa reiie fnnb. s<-e1.s 6 r7 aa[T
=. aF Office: 80. SIo.Grebertdfr.,
feben E6uren BON 8alttmcrsfr. SitltGe Seite,
bte Stufen btnanf. u a-t.-.0 4H. cqraH
Nan merle I& gtamen ua5 Sausnunantes. BENT ~an~iIert-
be uub trueeri14e 9tatntaAer, burdtrtebere Inb 9eptdentpfe
Quafialber, SAutftider, Stiefelipidlfr, Straeenreiniger
Mnp 9artpenpuser II. +. rs. neunen SD reeeIn6stge Merate
une Iauerni ~aneeipeen oUn Or. Srtnfon1S Mnf In Der ge6ne.
Si8. @ue S!tefe n1ii1en etnea @pf=Stamp %entpaiter.a
lii Sine 9ettang III 2 &a9en 8ueelR1stt.
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Die 20r1ne gGDuGue.

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bsr etn1tas Mrat, tpslGer an3sIbt.
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Satti MT . &c
Bur 1nterosnGune bsr Quut1albsret etabltrt.
Der etnStge @lob tn Der NeIt; tpp ii6fre,
fnneQe uno giun6it6e Ruren In lid.
9ebeiresca ~&ranfhstfcn

eeuiGbt tpetten, ais bn fnbs 3eueunssuhtdbtetettt @&tbd&e
tn benz @uden unO ben @tie0srn. y ntsanounsea bsr Risreu
eenfdYdae. @lttiefett, Riebereei9lasen6eit, geraanbeS-
i&pa9e Serstl9ptn S&idternbett, l3itttrn, NasenldsdGe,
S6wtntel, &ppff6nters, @HtSiin6un9 be8 Sdlies, Der Stale,
Der 9nnee, te8 ,kaaen8, Der Ginlemeibe unb aGtr jener
1le6el. DE bon ssrifien 8'tetmen @epctnte ten Ser fuse D.
welde ibren Spfrrn 8efitrltNet iub, ais her Sireten Sc
ilrg Sen @eFatrten hes uisies, %terrubren Rub, iptua at9t
Seittg geteiIt merbrn, tire etduSenbten Sofiuun9er retut@.
TEN sGwdde Der GHufttutton herpcrbrtuoen. BITE Gbe un.
uealt& madet limb sulses ben a6rper unb Gtnu serfTren.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23

Tuk IxrERSaL MAcHlNE INTENDED TOR The
DssrRr,r,uS OF TIE IRUNsIDEs.-IIe follow
ing are the particulars Of the attempt oil the
rebel, to destroy the fri9te lroneideS' IN
Charleston hartor
Atei O'Clock on the night Of the o'h, The
OalrterInasttr On watch aboard the New Iron
3D. reported to the officer Of the deck a sus-
pieious craft, with smoke stack, anu sitting very
low in the water, making directly toward the
vessel The night, although clear, and the SKY
stud.led with stars, was ne, er,hele>s unusually
dark. and bat little coulI he distinguished Of
the stranger except the smoae pipe aud her low
bull: the Latter extremely indistnct she ap-
anuelrel 10 be steinlng a. speed Of seven
knots IN hour
Coming near enough To hear, she was haiiei
and ordered to stop, but she neither inaie reply
49, olev.i the summons All hands we're pipei
Ia quarters; IL gun was fired, but the curious
rr,it st too low in the water, and the ball pass-
eI over her. A second shot followed the hrst,
With the same result; then q vollcy OF musEei-
r. Lighting up for a moment, with ITS tish, the
s1,.,i1..r. t1, forpedo 10 her bow, and the hsure
If q, man. sitting astride OF the cgar-shaped
mill. engaged u steering. in.s man, whose
name IS r,vmts and who Is now m IRONS on
I,.rI the ft-.lp. srel e shpt m retaliation,
sgri.b severely vaundei Eu- n Howard, the
linz, of the deck lie was s1ins mister Of
.', e,D,, li...n. ami {. a man Of moierlie height,
-fr..n,r ruu..ulir frame, "a dark Wuusltl SAD.
.l,-b ,y,--. auI come black h.r and beir'i.-
ib,re were three Others with him, all und .r
....,r,,pd OF Lieut. Gllsscl, fDuAerl; Of The TIM
I'd S,,f.. Navy. d., Is said 20 De "a man Of SUI
'.r.,r t,l.ats aud bravery, was captured some
I.,., nee aud confined in Fort Warren, bat sub
....,.f,r,, ou neiils released reionci the >ou,h-
( ..,', army. be is nov a prisoner Ga the Ottawa
tg- lpusav-ry urln- !fum tIe ., t'e Ni> f'-'-
/ 81 -,i,I ,,rtuu5as. out seemed in uo way 10 IN
F r.-bi,. i, IT'D tine execution OF the p1n hti M
..r. iv tb,ss on bol.d the steamer, as she APP
f ....s.l t.,str,r aud nearer eicL moment i3 tle
i-.,,-.I... her 11n pointed towards Tine iItief =
.i. iui run close DO uuier htr guns At tNs
moment a t,rl.n. explosion too> place. iirrins
r-,. 1T ir,u-gllted hui Of Tie figaic. anu
.,'.r,., into the air 90 huge column u water tnH;
nj M tgrreats ali round. and entering the
siu.i,p.r, Of tne little steamer immediately ex-
trtu smell hcr nres When this bad .u.isi''i'
t...i fg. sea, Wis again calm, nothing whatever
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23
The following proclamation has been issd'
ed by the President
BY THE PRESIDENT OF The UNITED STATES.
4 Proclamation.

WHEREAS, The term Of service Of part Of the
volunteer forc,s Of the Uniel States VII ex-
pire during the coming year; and whereas,
in addition to the men raised by the present
draft, it is deemed expedient to call out three
hundred thousand volunteers to serve for three
years or the war-not however exceeding three
years;
Now, therefore, l, Abraham Lincoln, Presi-
dent Of the United States. and Commander-In-
Chief Of the Army and Navy thereof, and of the
Militia Of the several States who are noS in aciu-
al service, do issue this my proclamation calling
upon the Governors of the different States 10
raise aud have enlisted into the United States
service for the various companies and regiments
in the field from their respective States, their
quotas of three hundred thousand men.
I further proclaim that all the volunteers thus
called out and duly enlisted shall receive the
same pay, premium and bounty as heretofore
communicated to the Governors Of the States by
the War Department through the Provost Mar
shall Generals Oifse by special letters.
further proclaim that all volunteers received
under TINS call H. well AZ all others not hereto
fore credited, shall be daily crei.t-d and i iucted
I from the quotas established for the next draft
further proclaim that il any state shall the
fail to raise the quota assigned to it BY the war
I department under this call, ten dr't iur the
dsticiency in said quota shall be- mu le ia std
State or in the districts OF said State for their
due proportion Of sad quota, and the sad draft
4 shall commence on the oh day Of January, loji
Aud further proclaim, that nothing IN th's
proclamation shlll interfere with COX urlcrs
or with those which may be issu ID the pres
( ent draft ia States wh,ir it is now m progrs-
or where il has not yet b,gE CONN. need. The
quotas Of the States aud distrc.s viii be u.s.
/ sguol By the War department through the Pro
yost Marshal General Office, due resarl being
had tor the men heretofore furnished, whether
10y volunteering or drafting, and the recruiting
will be conducted in accordance with such i'll
structions As haze been or may be issued By that
department.
Ia issuing this proclamation adj ress myself
lot only to the Governors OF the several State,
but alsl to the good aud 10y a people Thereof, IL
yoklng them 10 lend Their cl-,riul, wiling tu ]
eilec,iyc a Il 10 the IA asur thu iIpte , with a
view 10 Reinforce cur Victorious armies nos 100
the ned. anil bring our uerl;ul military opel O.
tons TO prosperous ,ni, thus closing forever
the fountains OF -od.ton ami civil war.
In witness whereof have herruuto set NY
hand ami clusel the seal Of tLe United State
be affixed.
Done At the City Of Wash ns'on, tbs seseu-
teeth day OF October, ina tine year OF cur Lord
one lhous, ui eight hundred tui sxry-Jhret
AMI of the independence Ot Oh. CnittSi :, ites the
cshiy-eishth.
7 ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President,
Nm a. SEWARD, Soy Of State.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23
IL IL II u hl-fs's
Bishop Of the D'ocese Of Vermont
Burlington. W., OCT. 8. ls63

Tn "WHisPERER. An army corrcspon-
dent m Virginia iciatrs TIE following mel
dent Of one ut the doi., ; which are rreortcti
10 ~ soldiers T. obtain their discharge --
Ohv .. tue guard attracted my attention. be-
cause be- war APPARENTLY y0ic lcss. This Sol-
der was rob..>t am strong. but could con
v,rse only with "bated BREATH or IN low
whispers. Four weeks he WIS on duty. and
| Jaw him daily, in calm Or storm, hut re
never sEokr alo,.d lie said be caught cold
on the Peninsula, it had settled IN his thruat.
ami since then he could not talk. \ few
days previous 10 the general movement Of the
army he succeeded by some strategy in get
TIM bittle OF whisaey. OF course he made
himself drunk. was walking up the yard
into the house late in the evening. Ii was
very dark. Suddenly some one seized me hy
the foot, AMI in tremendous tones ordered me
to "halt." IL was the Nv hisperer," for
such has comudts called him. He could
talk louder than |. and as he sang snatches
Of hymns and sorgs, fell asleep wondering
at tue strange pAenOnenJn.
Next morning. | sought him early, aud by
dint ut crozs-quc>tiOning, discovered that lie
had been wOl Alng all tue time for his dis
charge. lie Succeeded 50 well he to have his
discharge papers made oat, and would soon
have been ON bis hpmeward way
rejoicing. But tiat fatal bottle Of whiskey
unoiscd lis tongue, and thus lie was b.
trayei. lie was not discharged.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23
TFDu the New YORK. Her,ltl
: ven victories FOR the Union iu ~ many
DAYS

During t.,. ia-t seven DAYS wc ha', r,-,ri-
cl Old les taau seven vi-tg.i,, for rhr ni'r.
W ieh siv- Che excellent average rt aac -li-
-nutiu mI dD.i4ei uiuaHt for oar esu-t
Ter day. These seven Victories are ult
en- .'l.tl Z. auy t.uti.uiar 4..tt 90 tn. rluu-
t.,. nor ,l5 t..,..'a I4-tr,. o. tue .cni4- .r
.ly uu,. general. u1t tars iuiioatc lla- ,le
.It,-l >5at.- aaye servant. &C ability ,r-fy-
v.,It. arG Lao rr TIE -l..l.a. ta, country
ve m.. ..arl.s-Ir r,.r uI. 10 Die. intelligence
ami honest ind .n.nt of On. people.
Tir-- we ls,e ta, victory 20 Colii.r-,iIle.
.It.- VI pil.. Fl, auI C...li.-r,u Railroad
u.... decisive and imruu.nt E,tle f-h..
O.r.eli.s A,y remember hat t.epe,p!, oi
Ei.lmlu. re-.ic.l rleuaiar,lv some days
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23
The Presidents Call for Volunteers.

The President can not be accused Of being
too slow this time. He does not wait for the
time of the three years men to be up
within few weeks, or even two or three
months, before calling out adequate forces to
ELL their places, or without giving ample time
for the new men to be organized and disci-
plined for active service. The time of the
three years men now in the service is not up
before next summer The men raised under
the draft are constantly going on to recruit
their ranks, and to fill the places left vacant
in the army by the discharge OF the nine
months and two years men. Though the
men raised by the draft will not entirely
make good that deficiency, they will go far
towards it. From the discharged two years
and nine months men, not subject to the draft
now in force, and the large number not drawn
under it, and who have taken no part in the
service, there ought to be no great difficulty
in filling up the full quota required by the
proclamation. The bounty and pay offered
is ofthe most liberal kind, under any aspect;
and when the probable short term of service
is taken into account, it is beyond precedent.
The weakened power of the rebellion at
home, the absolute loss of all hope by its
eaders of foreign aid, and the crushing dis
appointment which the late elections have
brought upon them, give grounds for belief,
snch as we have never had before, that its
military power will soon be reduced to a
minimum after the Government shall have
such force in the field as with the present
levy will be there before next spring. IN
terest, patriotism and hope all invite men to
the field. The arrangements for recruiting
will doubtless be organized soon, and we shall
hope to see Vermont, as she has been from
the first, among the foremost to be ready with
her men.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23

Nor CoRRtor.-The Burlington FREE P-ess
OF Oct. 9, in lis court calendar, says.
John Burns, convicted of murder. was sen
need TO he hung on Dec. l7tn, 1861, BE-
tween II \. VI. and I p. NJ, and meanwhile
to he conf n Id at bard labor in the State Prls-
on"
The Woodstock Sanford, prcbabl, relying
on the above, sstys
''Jphn Burns, recently convicted Of murder
IN the Chit.enien County Court, has been
sentenced u be hung Dec. 9th, 1861, and
Ia I meantime 70 be subjected 10 ard labor
IN the STATE Prison"
Other papers in the state have similar
Paragraphs. BY recurring To tie law IL viii
be secn that 1t requires peIeon- convicted ol
murder to he sentenced TO solitary con me
n'e't Tor une year, and not O. hard l1bor.
This i an important distinction, and IT, i
desirable that it should bc generally under
stood, that criminals aud their friends may
know what - expect in such eases Burns.
with hIs iiienue, We understand, rciying,
perhaps. on paragraphs like the above came
% Windsor expecting to 20 10 work, aud
even insisted on nis right 80 L, dr..
Chr0Hirle
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23
The Situation in front of Washington

Less than a week ago, Gen. Meade held
the line of the Rapidan, and the country was
expecting an advance on Gordonsville or
Richmond, if any move was made by the
army. Now the Army of the Potomac is all
within the Department of Washington. 1t
has fallen back sixty miles, accomplishing
the distance in three days, which is about as
fast as such an army can be moved, closely
f,ljwei on the rear and threatened on the
i,nk by the enemy,-while the startling an
noancement is made that Gen. Meade's rear
has been threatened by Lee. at Chantilly,
within twenty miles Of the Capitol
1t is possible, as is stated, and is even pro-
babe, that all this is but the execution of a
plan deliberately adopted weeks ago. If the
idea OF an offensive movement against Rich
mJnd this Fall has been abandoned by our
Generals. and the Army OF the Potomac is to
be used only for the defense of Washington,
then the proper place for the Army is within
the Department of Washington. There is
nothing in the region between the OccOquan
and the Rapiian rivers, worth holding for a
day-except for an offensive campaign. 1t
is for the most part a desolate plain. which
has been fought and marched over 10 and
fro, till it has become bare of crops and in
habitants, and is valuable only as a highway
of armies. The line of the 0ccoquan and
Bull Run, offers much stronger defensive po-
sitions, and the army there is close to it's
base Of supply, and so to speak Eat home
But the movement has evidently been ac-
complished under considerable pressure. and
has good deal the aspect of forced retreat.
And if it is the case that Lee was strong
enough at once to hold Meade in front,
attack his flank, and detach the formula
bic force necessary for serious attempt to
cut of his army from Washington by a
circuitous movement, by the way of Manas-
sas Gap, Chantilly and Fairfax Court
House, then Gen. Meade fell back not day
too soon At Centreville, he can hold the
enemy if anywhere outside the Forts of
Washington.
1t is possible, of course, that Lee is prepa-
ring another raid into Maryland; but he
has tried that twice with such poor success
that it seems hardly credible that he should
attempt it again. Still the enemy is des-
perate; he must do something before win
ter-and we may yet see some of the hardest
fighting of the war, this fall. in front of
Washington.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-23

FATAL ACCIDENT AT Troy On Mo'Oay
TN. sides of deep sewer in process oil c"l'-
strueti,n at Try, y. Y, caved IN b"ry'ng !"
the earth and timbcrs a number oil tae "oiA-
men: but by the greatest ezerti'n through
sv,. or six hours, all but three were rt7cu'u
alive. Some of the saved were severely IN
iurcd. The Troy Wing says;
William Rorke, the master mason 'eino
up with an injury from bruise on lNe ~
lanes Burns. another mason, WI" hiIS
have escaped unframed, by the sewer DI'
~, lis a,rts To save another, iell0w-Worh-
mnn. was severely injured. Among tie SUI
t.r.rs vas John S.aughnessy, a l'ooIei >
v-hnse head and arms were exposed altel wv
o'cl,ck. hut who was confined Tor three hoHrs
onIa lnlf bttoe be could be rescued. a
tw,,-inch blank Law across his breast; over the
nl,pk. (rspecially at e'ch end the eartn lay
deem. =. Il l. me. said Shauginessy, - but
there i, a dead man each side Inc bene'o-
len, crowd tasscd HIM down brandy To keep
up his vitality. Brandy was par-ed 70 ann
ain and nr,iin. The rain poured down
-i.ii,,rhues-y stood in the cold wet s1nd-h ne
4
who was early ON tire ground, ana most
n,silubus in 10, effort, throughout, reached
Saa.s..u,ssy' pulse and i1ond that ne
brandy ire tlnent woald soon finish him. =
onart al hit colr e restored the circDlitiun-
mad ,yh,u rae vurAincn Aad succeicd IA slN-
in. in Two the lluk, aud raising the centre
hv i,ve.agc, tlev ct hlm o"t "l'" lit
enough ln .s-t him for some time, tavuS.
+ wiz q broken ankle and "a crashed .u';. 500"
F am. Ollie. i.iufi,- -.'h. ienJ 10 render uiw
f c1ui.u,s ,lll b..
Tie dead 5,.i,s v..c those Of 'abJr,rs-
Mic.ad C.iI,ps, of Vest Troy; John Ir"t-
+ {, w.otrsi..,i mean e., iu-fi-l. nd o. Jon
ll,uienn. OF D4ccn street. > Oluy aIie'
five O'Clock ire c1Ht actors went ur"asl ta'
ron. ami as-ertaia.d tlat all lheif men were
ac,.,uut.d f1f-t.el there could be uo more
...y.- Do. tgrtre