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

The Richmond ScHfiae! of the 9TH has the
following significant paragraphs
Yesterday morning eight Monitors and
irOn-clads were of the bar at Charleston. The
brief hut significant telegram, which was re-
cciyed early in the day and published else
where, tells that the lOng-expected collision
has probably come off ere this The storm
50 long prepared for Charleston has burst at
last. We shall publish the results as VIC
learn them. We await the issue with buoy
ont hope, but not without the solicitude due
to the important struggle. May heaven
shield Charleston from the encniys rage.
The SsHfiRel editOrially refers in ambiguous
terms to a riot which took place in Richmond
last Thursday, of such magnitude as to cause
the affair to be- suppressed from publication.
From the article it appears that the city was
fora while at the control Of a lawless mob Of
men and women for the ostcnsibls purpos-
OF eayin. themselves from starvation BY
breaking open stores bakeries, SC. The
movement W., headed by a female, who, the
SeHfiHci says. was above want, and the whole
affair Was simply 10 rob and plunder under
the excuse of scarcity Of food The MILL
ne-v. dry goods and fancy stores suffered 4.
much as those containing the necessaries Of
life. The movement proved to have been in
consequence Of high prices generally.
The SeT'iHs', in speaking Of the riot, al
ludcs to the fact that all the papers had
after consultation, concluded at the time nor
~ mention th, matter.
.pccial despatch from MurfrecsboTo
says C0lcnel Wilder has returned from hls
expedition VIA Lebanon and Carthage.
lie captured 80 rebels before he reached
Ill ,r,i IgeTrC--nI eli Of
wheat and much corn and bacon Col
Wilder also brought in $50 negroes.
Several rebels in Federal uniforms w-c
shot during the past week.
Our expeditions recently have captured
200 horses and mules, 200 prisoners, 200
neCroc-, and have destroyed much rebel for
age and subsistence.
BY order Of General Heintzelman, NJ
passes whatever viii be respected TO cross or
rc-cruss the line Of the Department Of Wash
incton rr the south side cfthe Potomac.
From various correspondents the following
additional facts arc CLEANED relative TO Gen
Foster position at Washington y. c.
ON the 5nth ult., about 10000 rebels,
under Hill and Pctticrew, were on the north
side OF the town. and : regiments out on the
south hank Of the PamlIco river.
Two companies Of the Mass. +Ith, while
on reconnaissance marched right into an
ambuscade. suffering considerably from the
witherins fire Of musketry, at short range
Capt. Lyons company Of the North Carolina
troops were also badly cut up; 3 OF { were
killed and Is or : wounded. Among the la:-
ter was Cupt. Lyon.
The gunboat Commodore Hull, opened ON
I4 ~.l..ls 4ffcrinrr ,her, That ka
rebels took mp all the buoys in the river, and
planted batteries in such a position along the
banks a. 10 render it almost impossible for
the vessels To pass, and established them
selves on Red Hill, some two miles from the
town, completely commanding our works.
The next day the Commodore Hull got
aground and was struck 80 times by rebel
batteries. but finally got off. Two trans
ports with troops unsuccessfully attempted
- reach Gen. Foster. \ small lighter had
succeeded in reaching Gen. Foster, with a
supply of ammunition; the daring feat hav-
NJ been accomplished by Mr.. Gilbert.
Hill has notified Gen. Foster to remove all
the women and children, rs he intended 10
shell the town; but up 10 the 2d inst, it
had not been done, as our gunbOats had kept
the rebel batteries fully engaged.
On the fth more gunbOats had arrived and
others with and l0-inch guns were expect
sd on tho 5th. The fort is heavily sodded,
and Gen. Poster has over 1000 troops.
\ Ncwbcrn letter. dated April Sd, 10 pm,
savs that the sunboats had arrived at the
mouth Of Tar River, at it is thought that
thcv viii he able TO domolish the rebel bat
tcrics. Gems. Palmer and Prince have taken
such step, as will lead 20 the removal Of all
II
The rebels are reported to have 5000 men
between Newbern and Washington.
CI,RxsvI1LE, TEyx. April @
Twelve hundred rebels under Woodward,
with two pieces OF artillery, captured and
burned the steamers Lowell and Saxony TO-DAY
killing the captain Of the Lowell and shoot
ing an arm of the captain Of the Saxon
The passenger, snd crews have arrived here
\ dispstch FROM Fortress Monroe. date,
9TH. saws
The ia. Of truce boat. Robert Morris. In
charge Of Capt. Bisbee Of the 9th Vermont.
left this morning for City Point with about
SEQ rebel prisoners. Also the Nelly Pentz
with nearly the same number.
The 9th Vermont Regiment have arrived
here and are in camp.
About every package going TO the army OF
the Potomac, is subject to rigid inspection by
an officer appointed for the purpose This
L in pursuance Of a recent order from Gen
Hooker, 10 prevent abuses heretofore practlc
ed by the army purveyors, who have made
use Of government transportation for pur-
poses Of speculation under cover of orders from
general officers.
Rear Admiral Lee forwards to the Navy
Department duplicates of a report dated April
2d. from Lieut.. Commander Gillis, command
in- the L. : steamer Commodore Morris. Of
his operations in the Ware river, in which
he received necessary assistance from Gen.
Kcycs in destroying 1900 OF $500 bushels
Of grain, intended for the enemy, who made
several attempts with their cavalry to recov-
er the property but were repulsed, IN each
case. it Is supposed with loss Admiral Lee
states that he has received information from
Lieut. Commander Gillis, Of his return from
another expedition. in which he captured
aud secured several thousand bushels Of
grain.
tremendous explosion took place in the
harbor of Charleston few days since, oau=-
ins Earring sensation TO the whole blOcks-
ding squadron six miles of IL is supposed
to have been premature explosion of some
submarine machines, probably the rebel tor
pcdocs.
Rebel dispatches from Chattanooga say
that Union force Of L, 600 men Is sdvan-
cing on Columbia, and that a battle il immi-
nent
\ new canal has been commenced acToss
the peninsula, near Vicksburg, eight miles
long, and beyond the range Of the rebel bat
teries. Admiral Farragut holds the river from
yicksburg to Port Hudson. General Grant
and Commodore Porter had gone up the Va
700 on a reconnaissance. A rebel dispatch
from Fort PembertoD. dated the 5th, states
that the Union troops had embarked on board
their steamers, and were in full retreat