Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-23

the Scotia and half dozen of the hest shirs
IL recapture the Harriet Lane at al hazard.
aud if possible to destroy the rebel gunhla,.
in the BAYOU Buffalo. Of this expedition
nothing had been hesr,l ut New ORLEANS IN
10 the Sth inst.
The following ar the detail. % the t;al,e--
ton disaster u -. f.,,Ind in New Oilsaus ps-
per.
VI two o clock "n the morning.. OF tie IT
four rebel gunloats Incl and fortified with
cotton. emerged from Buffalo hay into Gal
weston bay. and moved directly 10 attack our
vessels The Harriet lane was ground, but
zucccedei in getting several well-directed
shots into one of the steamers. sinking her in
a very icw MINUTES The sharp-shOoters sue
ceeded in killing the gunners and Capt.
Wainwright When he latter fell, the Tex
ans boarded the Harriet lane end cnpturel
her. Ines'in;s bsrpic defence from her Of
oeE1 ma men. Lieut. Lee and nearly all h.r
crew were killed. The rebels next attacked
the Westfcld. also. aground. After inefec-
tuallv attempting 70 get her afoat consul
tation If officers agreed 70 blow her uT
Most of her af6oers snd crew escaped, bur
Cant. Rcushaw, Lieut. Seymour. Engineer
Greene, two quarrermasteIs, four MARINES
and b0at'- crew u FIVE were blown Up With
the vessel.
The gunboat Opasco had two men kiilci
and II wounded The remainder Of the fleet
escaped. The sreamer Cumbris. with two
companies Of cavalry. the horses Of The md
Vt battery and o large number Of women
and children bound for Galveston, had a mar
row escape from capture OH the eth, but g.
cap-d anil returned. meeting the SlOop Of war
BROOKLYN IN route for Galyestcn.
Il wa reported at New ORLEANS that the
rebels were cncrJscbine upon the union hne'
a. the ncighio-hcld e Donaljs 'nville. hu, n,
dsnrfr 'ra- approhended theretrorn.
: dispatch ssssra Gen B-evB L, ten. Cur
tbs. dated Springfield, S,h, say The hattie -
that place lasted Is honr-. Tn enemy nun
bered 5000 picked mounted infsntry, wijs
two riied guns. The expedition wss 6tr~i
out or N. Arkan-a- river, ami marched 30
last ~ mile in q houu.
From Nashville We learn that zen Bra.
hsr Is~n superseded by Gen. Longstree-
TIN latter army corp, recently IN Virgin.
is at Shelhyvillr. Forreet Is stiil at HsrTtth
Shal> C1nscripti are deserving the TcbeI 81
NV and living . Nashville daily The rive,
Is rising with 10 feet Of water on the -hoel-
OF ten Sh-rn!au's Expedition. nov ~
der command Of Gen. V, CleIruaJ. Do5bu.
further j. reported than that tie -unhaC--
and the transports had ~ gur, " " lI;"
River. or more probably ;hc ArSsns>.
attack Iit'lc Rel.
zen. G,ant'> army bas completely fall@r
beck lr,pi Holly Spring. opd probahlr
Western I.s'ns---' viii l< abandoned fir rl'
present.
Tine r.tcl l,>- at Nirk-burg L. said 10y de-
~crt"r~ 90 DE- five times cur Own The 4p-
pal Of the 9th Saw our l,s- va 1900 and
that of the rebels bat lG0, which j. known {"
BE- fai-.
\ bitter frln Nryvheru Jan. lUta. -svs
the regular mail, wert ., L. intcrlicted tor
short time, and everything indicated
heavy movement IN some direction. Tic
feet &C iron-clad, was lying in sight and
siege guns. medium artillery. shells, aud
hyed ammunition were lcing put into y--s'l-
in larc- quantities. p''r troop were .,'r.-
rally in Sooi ica!,h.
the Ri-hluuud FSnn.iueI of s-'. l2,h -a,--
We believe the -isatle 90 var 900 p b.I-.
scale is about o. Dr. rrrr-i,l1ed 2, North q s-
rolina. Stirring scene. rre imminent '" n-r
spil
Gen Kirby smith snd Staff srri,.Il r.
Richmond. on >st1Tsar morning. tr.=n r'-
West"
To-day n noon both H1us.s of Cou-r,--
will convene and proceed 70 business, shya'.
4 quorum he present The President Los H.
m,ssage ready @, L. cent In, and IL l. -.i, p.
BE- tie longest he has We, prepared. SO
''ou saturday. about 80 Yankee dcserts--
Tx the oath Of aliogiauc, t. tbc C1nteier-
ate government; and we're discharged frCu
prison IN their parole % honor. anon ttar
ara many artisans and vursanrn ot ~ario1-
cTaits. mo viii l. u-'.fal in so,rrnm-ut 90
Ti2y.
Pour thousand Ysusre prisoner arc on
their way To Richmond from Chatrsnc7ss.
taken hy Bragg at Nurfrveeboro. and yr'i
reach here to-day OF tomorrow. This is tie
only YANKEE army that vii ever rcsch Rict-
moni.'
TIE Richmond Dispatch Of the l2,h ~
The North Carolina IsVers indicate
manite-to uneasiuess, not for Willuiu--o-
and tie country east Of RaleigA. buJ for -
safety Of the capital itself
y private letter from commander Vein.
wright Of the Harriet Lane. lated Galr,.-
ton. Dee. IL. shows thai the Fede1sl TT
were expecting an attack. Il saws. .' W, sse
occupying very disasreesbl,. position, l,inz
of the town holding the harhor. but without
sufhricnt force to occupy the city. The Gov
fcieraies who hold Virginia Point on r..
main land, about five miles Of. have free g.
cess u the town over the railroad bridC-.
which connects Galveston Island with The
main l1nd. They also hold .atterv guard
ing this end Of the bridge. the wstcr h.in.
So shallow that We cannot get within gun
shot Of either. They are in and ont all The
timr, which renders it unsafe for ne to ~ on
shore, ~ We should lie gobblcd MP at anv
moment - VIC have 70 stick Q, our ve>>sl.
and in Consequence feel the want Of ey,rci--
ON terra frma sadly. w arr to L. sttacked
both from the water Hnd tn, shore. which
kegs u- constantly GA the alert We ha,,
- many ruuors that We aTc getting tirci q
hearing them and would rather prefer an e.
tack on the Iart of the enemy Ia the cr1-tant
susrcn7e and anxiety On the subject We
should not care siXVcnc' for ths whole par
y IT We bad ruom enough a. turn about. bur
We are IN sort OF natural channel where
there Is not sufficient sIscc to turn around
II they come az us with their Eght d-.f-
boats, which are able 10 g. anywhere in -tc
hay. ,y"u ,=ln -" what advantage they have
over IT. lloweyer, think We viii give
Sood account Of them if th,y cone
Inc committee on naval Affairs have. &C.
c5rtiing to the resolution passed uusnimouslr
On on Monday. commenced an inquiry into
the practicsbility Of connecting all our naval
and military stations between Fortress Mon
roe and New Orleans, bv submarine TELEGRAPH
cables. Cyrus W. Field. ESQ. Of New York.
Is nov here, and has presented 70 the gov
eminent an offer from the celebrated firm q
Niessrs. Glass, Elliot 4 Co, Of London, -
and submcrge cable. connect
ing all the points between Washington and
New Orleans. They are to be raid only on
be successful completion and delivery - the
government of the lines in good working o.
Ter. In other words, they take the entir
isS Of shipping acrUss the Atlantic. layir-