Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-07-31
News of the War.


The following. dated Vicksburg 18th inst
has been received by Gen. lIallcck
Gen. sherman has Jackson invested from
Pearl river on the North to the river on III,
>outh. This la, cut of many hundred car.
lrom the trnfvicracy. Sherman saws he ha'
p i1rccs enough and fccl- no apprehension about
the result
flndin. that lazoO City was being iOrtih-
Ell cent ten. II IRON there with his division
lie captured several hundred prisoners, one
steamboat. five pieces OF heavy artillery. ani
all the public stores fell into our hands. The
enemy burned three steamboats, on the ap-
pr's,ch ut the gunboats. The Dckalb was
blown up ami sunk in l5 feet ofwater by the
explosion @! a torpedo. Finding that the
enemy werr crossing cattle for the rebel ar
my at \atrhcz, and were said % have sever
al thousand there | have sent steamboats,
and troops 10 collect them and destroy ell
their hrat- ani means for making more
q. :. GRANT, Maj-Geu.
ten. lItlleyk ha, also received the follow
ing datcl \ick-lur. Is
.In,' Johnston evacuated jackson the night
ct the 10th inst he j. now in full retreat
ca-t. Sherman SAWS most Of his army must
perish from heat. lack of water and severe
di-coun.cment.
The army Iaroled here have 10 great cz-
tent deserted and arr scattered over the coun-
tfy ia every direction
llcarin. tlat lazJo city was being foriih-
ci. sent teen. Ilerrpn there. Five guns
were captured. much stores. and about jnH
prisoners.
rcn Ransom Was scut To Natchcz t. stop
tiI, crossing cf cattle for the Eastern army.
-Ou arrival he found that large number
had beru driven out Of the city 10 l,e pastur-
t,l ais, tI't munitions Of war had rccenti.
hct.n crossed over Z, the West for Kirhy
smith H. mounted one hundred Of hia
men and sent them in both directions. The
captured "a umul-,r OF prisoners and 5000
head of Texas catIlc, 1000 head Of which
were sent To- Ten. Banks The balance have
b,cn anil viii h. brought here
In Louisiana they captured more prison
IL and number Of teams loaded with am
muniJi"n over two million rounds Of am
muui'iru were brought back TO Nstchez with
the team, captured. and 26S 900 rounds le
-i'l,-- artillery ammunition, were DESTROYED
|. :. GRANT, MAJ. Gen
H., -. I.oui> Republican ha- dispatch
from MriuIhi> which SAYS portion Of Gen
sherman army i now IN jackson, which Is
his headquarters. while the remainder l. cr
it> WV back 10 Nicksbur-.
E'-i't steamers l"tt Nickshur- on the btu
iu-i. !5r \arric, having on board 1900 sol
dicT- uu-irr the command Of ten. Ransom
uu arrival Dee captured FIVE rebel officers. ani
crossing he river he captured battery Of
iire gun. iplr of which were ten-pounGor
Parrots. lie then marched back into the
country nine milc- and captured 2i7 boxes
ul ammunition ani nine more guns. The
rebels icl on CONSERVATION. On returning
t" Natchrz be found 5000 head Of Texas cat
II, and -iOue hosshead= of sugar, all Of which
h' tick possession &c in the nam" of h.
I nited States
On the >th INST two steamer, arrived from
New Orleans via Port Hudson, bringing W
.!2nn IarpleI relgi prisoners. Two steamers
left on -, oth inst for New Orleans with
large loai> uf cattle, and three more for
with live stock. The steamers
Louisiana and Elmiru, captured up the RED
River, arrived a. Nicksburg on the 18th ins.
! Dispatch from Iullahorna. Tenn. isth
inst. -.sys Cul. Wilder's mounted irtantrv
ba- returned from a highly successful ezpe
lItipu % Columbia and Centrevillc. The
rjTrs. consisted Of the l2Oth Illinois and the
J 9Th ludiau'. The expedition was cut six
lav, and brought lack nearly 500 horses and
nule> and :,5n nc-r0cz. Eighty head Of the
.t0ck aud = Of the negroes were taken from
zen. luciu, prlk Several skirnishes were
lad in the course Of the trip. resulting in the
lilliDS 81 ton Sucrillas and the capture Of 6y>
'ommi>si a,,i officers and fifty privates. Col.
'tut lr-l.il was t0a severely wounded o. y.
,rDu-hJ iprvIri lie was psroied and lcf.
n country h"H>, OUr loss i one Ia7r
killed
B., tiu,Iuu5Ji ai-latch Of the 23d -ays
Morgan passed through NelSouyillc, Athcu-
COUNTY. sr 10 O'Clock thi~ morning. ore
orc.- cf~r i-liud him.
The Ceola,rtia's Columbus dispatch Siy-
After l.rlnbulatin1 Athens County. Nor
5iu to,k -,utheriy direction. crossing
Washington county and the Musknghar,
iycr in the direction Of McConnelsYille, with
hu eyit.u, intention % gain a pOiut On the
iyer allow" .unJlat navigation and cross int
ir-mia. rhe authorities have made such
rrausuaent> - will eHectually eheckm2te
ul capture hi- band.
The ,t,7,mcr Orioic iron New orleans
9TH arrived at New York at midnight 23d.
The following items are complied from The
IRA
\ despatch from Port Hudson On the even
Il. Of the 18th from Gen. Irwin to Gen Eui
~, states Gen. sherman had driven Johns
,u cut OF jackson and was pursuing hi,n
apidly.
col. Chiekerlng OF the 5rd Mass cavalry
a. been appointed Provost Marshal Of Port
hudson. and has sent large number Of pris-
ners TO New Orleans. including all commits
ioued Oihccr, who are not to be paroled
To, ceremony Of receiving the surrender
{ Port Hudson was conducted by ten. An
rcws. who received the sword Of Gen. Gard
er bat returned it to him.
On the evening Of the Sth seven transports
1T Port Hudson Gor operations in another
uarteI-
Bri- ten. t'ey. L. andrews has been sy-
oin;ed Commander of the Corps dc Afriqre.
nd cOmnaHdsnt at Port Hudson.
Several hundred rifles and two cannon
ere found buried at Port Hudson
The neWs OF Lees defeat vas received p,.h
ltense satisfaction By cur army in Port Eud
m and New Orleans
\ Newbern, y. e dispatch dated 20ch
rs &c 4 dispatch was received here to-d.v
ON Beaufort stating that our forces had
btained entire possession Of Morn, Island
The latest intelligence receired from tie
iJalry expedition which left here on tte
iorninS Of the 18th inst under Gen. Porter.
atos the extensive railroad bridge at Rocky
Iount on the Wilmington and Weldon raii-
,ad vas destroyed, together with several
ilos Of the railrOad.
The resistance 10 the draft IN New York
ID elsewhere by the copperheads has
-ousll the indignation Of the veteran trOor.
this department to an extent which knows
, bounds, and were it possible for them to
b at the scene Of shame and anarchy they
0uid slaughter unfortunately alf whc
ere engaged in this attempt 70 overthrow
'e Government