Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-09-04
News Of the Week.
By Telegraph.


the inside of the front wall, going through.
Gentlemen attached to the public service
raw that in the Smelling Of Charleston at
distance Of five miles, a greater success mas
been attained with the Parrot guns than has
heretofore entered into their calculations
Even the rebel accounts OF the recent move
ments against CharlestOn are regarded IN
Was mgton a al jrding a cheering prospect
Of cumI Iete Union success.
The Navy Department has received no or
cial adyiees within the last two days from 1
that quarter.
Guerrilla bands still infest the south side |
of the Potomac, stealing horses and other I
property without respect to persons.
\ St Louis dispatch of Aug. Goth says
4 dispatch from Gen. Fisk to Gen. Scno-
field from Pilot Knob says Col. WooIson's
cavalry made a raid to PocahOntas, Ark,
and routed several bands Of guerrillas, cap
turing about 100 prisoners and among them
the rebel General JEFF. Thompson and all has
staff
A special dispatch from Leavenworth to
the Democrat, saws Jim Lane has returned TO
Lawrence The citizens with Lane Killed
fl of Quantrells men. Lane Is organizing
force which be says will 60 into Missouri
early in September. Martial law has been
proclaimed in Lcavenworth.
A Plymouth. England, paper calls atten-
ton to a suspicious sail of three OF her Ma
iesty's vessels Of war out Of the navy at that
port.-Two OF these vessels, the llecla and
Merlin. which have been rechristened the
Leghorn and Sea Hawk are said to belong to
a London Company and were advertised for
a Measure trip TO the Mediterranean. But
that has fallen through and circumstances
Justify a suspicion they are intended for
the Confederate government.
A correspondent of the London Daily
News saws il is well known that one IRON
clad ram has been launched at Brkenhead
and another is soon to follow for the service
of the Confederate States with which to make
war upon the United States.
Additional particulars OF the lombard
ment of Charleston brought by the Arago
are as follows, the dates being TO Aug. 25th.
To-day the grand army and naval attack
on Forts Wagner will he opened, it being
now ascertained that Sumter is defunct. The
rebels will he driven from Morris Island
Gen. Gilmore Is determined TO have full pos
session of it tonight.
Gen. Gilmore on Thursday notified Ten.
Beaurcgard if he did not surrender the forts
he would shell the city in twenty-four hours.
at tie same time requesting him To remove
the women and children.
No attention was paid 10 this notice and
on Friday night Gen. Gilmore threw fifteen
SOILS into the city OF Charleston charged
WIKI Greek fire. On SATURDAY af-
t.ruo,n Gen. Beauregrd sent down a fias oil
tr-,e bat with an urgent protest drnounc-
IN q rrl fire SEA most villainOus cbmpJgu,
unworthy of civilized nations and demand
iuE uore Tine To remove the women aua
cu.d-cn from the city.
TIE English, French and Spanish cuu~.l'
de1oun the short time given iv &c
IIl.4.Ie. aui claimed more time u r'Hp''
t.rub.erts o. their respective count lcs. Gen
more yesterday replied by a renewal o' t''
deuai - surrender the forts and Vubii,
property General Beauregtrd answered is
asking for truce Of forty hours. ten. ''il
more refused to give any more time os q sec
ceut of any other terms but an uncoudilIaua
surrender. At twelve clock last uistJ ih
slellIn- lf the city with Greek fire re
newed. 1t Is generally thought that a.,
stars and stripes will wave over Fort >umtc
tonight The monitors and the irOn>ide
are preparing 10 20 upat the hour TIE steam
er sails
There is evidently great trouble in C4ails-
ton. Ii il not believed that there SIC -v,-
twenty men in the ruins Of Sumter. T..
whole rear wall is down. Shells pass H.,IIy
" through the structure. The sca Mai
terribly diefgured.
All the guns of Sumter are now m1..uir
on Sulliyan's Island. The balls and FL
from the monitors were crushing tie Wsii- d
sumter Had the ios not have To-, u aim D,
impenetrable, Dahl.reu il uIt,incyd ar c'Di
have destroyed the whole vail o. S. me
with the monitors IA iew hour.
The ruins of Fort su.nter are now l,id b.
the guns Of Fort Moultrie. There art Unl
sufficient men in the ruins OF Sumter II kcel
the rebol flag up, viii Is shot away ever
few hours. This morning the south sea wal
of Sumter is a ruin down To the front tee
casemates The Keokuk's guns On its wall
were toppled into tine sea BY well-directe
shell on Sunday afternoon. The enemy
approaching.
The Richmond Examiner VI Aug. oath says
Intelligence from Gen. Lees army by las
tAtnlIiE lIdln vac A4CdElt- Inc Amy wa
faring most sumptuously on fresh beef an
abundant fruits of the earth, and very littl
sickness existed. From the Valley We lear
that the enemy are making move in tn
direction of StauntOn from Mcdowell. Thei
force was variously estimated, and compose
Of infantry, artillery and cavalry. 1t look
as if raid was contemplated. The Yankee
have occupied Charleston, and are depreda
ting Jefferson County.
Advices from Kansas City represent Quan
trell's men as scattered In their fastncsse
throughout the border counties, and are stil
being hunted by the available troops from a
part OF the district. Many of them hav
abandoned their WORKOUT horses and gOn
into the bush on foot
.'Most of the goods and money stolen has bee
recovered and viii, as far as possible, he re
stored. Reports that p more men have beel
killed have been received since yesterday
masking d total of 50, which will probably b
largely mere .sed before any considerable par
oi oar troops Withdraw from the pursuit. \,
prisoners have been taken and none will be.
IA .Jases m wuicH stolen goods have beei
II.ua. haNe becn destroyed, well a. tn
aLsts of known gLerrIilas, wherever GU
trJ i ave gone. Gen. Ewing intends t
d,7,.oy the houses ut all persons in the Dor
,,. q, mites outeiue oil our military station
~ do not I,nv,, by the 9Th OF September
in . vdicnoe to "A general order.
Gen Halleck ha, r, ceived the following
o.hciai disp tc. date. headquarters Depart
III. AT OF tir ) attn, Au.. p.
/ nave the honor to report the practica
dem lII,u oi F,it sumter as the result Of
oas s,Non DAYS bjubardment of that work
nclu1Iu5 Two days on which a powerful
no.th,as ielly storm most seriously diminish.
ed tie accuracy and force Of our fire.
Fort Sumter Is to-day a shapeless and
harmless mars OF ruins. Ny chief of artille-
~, Col j. y. Turner, reports its destruc-
ton 81 far complete that 1t Is no longer Of
any avail in the defense Of Charleston. He
also says that by longer fire it could be
made more completely ruin and mass oil
broken masonry. but could scarcely be more
powerless for the defense of the harbor.
My preaching batteries were located at