Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-26

sitting tine field are returning hither to-day.
and there are other indications Of an ap-
preaching conflict. \ few hours will proba
hly drycllTe further movements and inteu-
lions ou the part ui Lcc's forces which are
now -1id {, ie upwards Of 9n.00e.
y -p,ml li-Iatc'i - the y Y. T'aas of
tie l+Jh say, ! have Just arrived from
thgnilrI-turE ihe enemy il no near
~ that place tiau Grceucastlc The main
force Of tsc rchsl- j. az Williamsport. \
squadron 20 cavalry and the 18th and 7lsr
y. \. regiments have been sent hv rail o.
Caamb,r,lurg, from when,c they viii march
20 Grecuctst.c % attack and di,l1Jge the en-
emy. The 25d Brooklyn and oil y. y. reg
iurut, have been ordered across the Susquc-
hannah ,H take the place of two y. y regi-
ment- tiat have gone toward Chambershurg.
This afternoon n uain of cars ircigLted with
lumber and other material for constructing
bridges went Co Scotland The object
Is o. rebuild tlc bridge burned by the
rebels 90 that point This viii rcestablish
railroad communication to Chamhcr,burg.-
Men age .t work un the cntrcnchments that
defend ,.l- city The re-appearance of the
rr'c.- even a- lar Us Clambersbur-, however.
Is extremely doubtful and it is believed that
Atf |.Nl-.A.'Al lall" Nl'AN .It ltif s'AtiAf
lmc air.-r,aer The PENNSYLVANIA militia
are dissatisfied with the six months term Of
service. and many of them are returning
home. Everything depends up1n the enrol
led militia. trn. Aiilr1y has gone 10 look
after i.> troT- tiat were cut of from the
main hrdy ut bis army at Winchester. AMI
made their c-caTc into Pennsylvania. Ac-
corliug % late accounts all isquict at Cham
hcrs1ur- and vicinity.
A special O.. the Hrqd, of the same date.
say, The rebels are : 900 strong at Ilagcrs-
town. Mj-cbv's rebel cavalry was at Green
castle this morning, $500 strong. Gen.
Nilrly l. advancing % attack the rebels.
Heavy sighting J.. expected Jo-mlrrOw. Tr0oIe
are arr ing no Harrisburg by every tram,
aud there D. prospect of d forward move
ment from there. ID was reported that Stone
mans cavalry are in the vicinity OF Hagers-
town. fighting the enemy. It's raining hard
and hopes are entertained that the Potomac
viii rise above the fording point.
Snyr Oh, afternoon 90 the 18th Gov. Sey-
mour sent the following regts. Of militia
the 7th. y. 22nd. 37th, Sth. list, 25d, 5Sth
4jth, aud 7+Jh. The following regiments
left SATURDAY the 9th, jth, 18Th, and 2Sth.
Oar cUaliy engaged in the fight at Aldie
on e,lnc-iav, was under command Of Col
kiipaJrick. The rebel cavalry consisted of p
portion ot Fitzhu-h Lees brigade. command
ID hy th- rebel Col. Rousseau. The rebel
cavalry and mounted infantry bad come from
the direction &C Smokers Gap, and arrived
at Niir two hours before our force reached
that point. The rebels getting warning Of
kiTatrics'- approach, posted themselves
IN commanding positions, with their mount
c'l -harF--loaters placed behind stonc-wall.
ready O. POUR murder0us fire
upon our alyancin- column. Fitzpatrick
charged uIau the rebel advance and drove
them tEri1l-ly through the town. the rebels
making @ stand ou the other side. where was
posted ra'ei battery Of four guns on the
road tr ASI'v'- Gap, and rebel cavalry post
ed them-eivr- along the wooded hills and
Stone wall towards Smokers Gap. Here
desperate charges were made by our own and
rle rcic. cavalry alternately and after o
fight ot over three honrs with varying sue
c,--, tLr rebel force seemed t. bo gaining
-om. advantage, when the repiment Of Col
Uou,v. which had been detached from tho
division ior t'mJ purpose, came up 10 the
0ute~j auI nr % desperate cllr-. against
the rebel 'attcrv # four guns and regiment
OF m3Uutci Mississippi infantry, the tide
was turned iu our favor, and the rebels were
routed with Joss, their horses galloping over
IL, field ridcrle,,. and all Of the foe who had
not been killed being captured
But the victory was dearly bought by the
loss of che gallant Colonel Douty, who fell
moftdiiy wounded. The fight lasted four
hours. and some Of the officers who participa-
ted and who have been In other fights, say 10
Wa, IN sJ desperate. such cutting and slash
iuE with sabre, not having occurred before IN
our encounters with the rebel cavalry.
The force engaged was the advance Of the
rebel Gen. >,uart's cavalry. who, it Is aileS-
ed hv prisoners, was advancing then through
Aljic with the expectation Of making a new
ral1
We captured over one hundred prisoners.
and battery and the ias belonging to the 9TH
Virginia cavalry Tho fact that the fight
was $, desperate is explained by the import
aucc OF the position to be gained, .. G. the
commanding gap at Aldie in the Bull Run
and katoctiu Ridge.
\ Harrisburg dispatch of the 10Th says
Operations were commenced on our side to-
day by portion Of the New York cavalry
regimen capturing - rebel prisoners at
NcConncllshurg. In Fulton Co, Col. Law
renee Of the l27th Penn. with portion Of
the regiment mounted, also capturing a
squad Of rebels who were marauding this
side Of the river We hold Chambershurg.
and the citizens are arming and fortifyinS
the city. zen. Couch has ordered that place
% be held
The iurtihcatiOns opposite this city are nm
ished and considered impregnable Gen
fbsa
for building fortiicatiOns.
The rebels are known TO be 5000 strong
at Haserstown and at Williamsport. The
rebels hold the South bank of the Potomac
from Cumberland TO Harper's Ferry Gen.
Kelly drove them out Of Cumberland. and
when they left they threatened 70 return and
furnish themselves with horses and forage.
The rebel- have already done all immense
amount Of damage. Il Is thought that the
rebel force Of Gen. Rhodes Is opposite VIII
Transport with %, 600 men. The rebel Gen.
Imboden is reported advancing, but this Is
considered doubtful
Philadelphia news Of the 2lst is as follows:
Major Beazell, of the L. S volunteers, re
ceiyed intelligence from Fayette County, Pa.
this morning. that the rebels in heavy force
were advancing on Pittsburg via the National
road leading from Cumberland across the Al
le-hauv mountains. Their pickets had reach
Cd Grantsville, Nd, SO miles from Union
town, Fayettc Co, Pa, on "Wednesday
evening last.
II is reported in the city Of Washington
today that two members Of Gen. HOoker's
staff. MAJOR Sterling, and Captain Fisher.
sigual officers. were gobbled up By guerriila'
last night in the vicinity Of Fairfax.
The Star makes no mention Of any defeat
OF victory AZ Ceutreville.
The Navy Department have received re-
port from Admiral Porter, dated June 9th.
near Vicksburg, m which be states as fol
lows
''On tic 9Th inst. owing to a report thst
the rebels in force about four thousand strong
were threatening Milliken's Bend, where
quantity Of army stores was kept guarded
by ;wo black regiments and part Of the 10Th
Iowa regiment, the gunboats ChOetaw and