Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-11-20

impossible 'Or him To winter at Chattanooga
II ne thinks proper 10 DO 50, nor will hi
l Threatened advance lie any more nullifcd b
, the want of stores. In word we have los
the advantages Of the battle Of Chckanaura
The battle OF Chickanmuga must lie Tough
: again.
The Richmond papers of the 9TH, cor.,air
the following -
JEFF. Davis arrived vt Wilmington y. C..
ON the 9TH inst, and was welcomed hv :
speech at the depot
In his reply he dwelt upon the inportanc,
of the harbOr of Wilmington, the only ON,
still open for trade, and said he would do all
that could be done for its defence.
lie exhorted all to do their duty. and pre-
dicied future Of independence, liberty and
prosperity.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9th, says
The enemy are reported on the Stafford
heights near fredericksburg, with consid-
cradle force Of cavalry and artillery. IL is
said the movement has been made 10 stop the
I COniedcrates from getting the iron on the
track which the Yankees left behind them
. from fredericksburg to Aqua Creek when
Stafford was evacuated. Whether our au-
thOrities have indeed concluded to remove
some portion Of the irJn so much wanted we
do not know, but we have Trustworthy in
| formation that the Yankees think 50, aud be-
lieve that the work is actually in execution.
/ They have sent their force into Stafford to
stop it.
/ A dispatch from Parkersburg Va. dated
Nov / says information from Lewisburg il
that Gen. AyerIll's victory WAS most decided
I
gagged was over 1000. They acknowledge n
loss Of over 800 killed and wounded Gen
Averill took 100 prisoners, including field
officers, one stand Of colUrs, three pieces of
artillery, and large number OF small arms.
camp equipage and wagons
y dispatch from the Army Of the Potomac
dated the lth. saws Perfect quiet remains
throughout the camps. e1cepta wall for sut-
lcrs stores and more blankets. The nights are
terribly severe and the troops and the men
begin 70 murmur for want of quarters or to
march to some place where rails are more
plenty for fuel Where we are now the
fences have heen mustered out of service.
vet we hear that south of the Rapidan they
are more plentiful. A ridiculous rumor was
in circulation to-day, that 5000 rebel sol
diers had come into our lines and given them
selves up. The military authorities pronounce
It Entirely without foundation.
Washington dispatch Of the 10Th saws
IL has been ascertained on inquiry at the
proper bureau that there are now 20O0 rebel
soldiers on .Iohnson's Island. Sanduskv Bay.
with - officers. Eighty officers recently cap
turcd 10y Meades army are now on their way
% that place. Several days ago there were
indications or suspicious that the rebels on
that island contemplated combined move
mcnt for the purpose of making their escape. (
On the information being received the requi- /
sitc precautions were taken, including the .
ordering Of - sunbOat to the vicinity to pre-
vent It. Therefore. the prisoners cannot 1
leave the island were they To make the at /
tempt. Whatever apprehensions may have /
existed. this subject l. now quieted.
The Richmond Enquirer OF the lth, saws I
rcini0rccments under Gen lmbOden met the I
rctrcating troops Of Gen. Echols near Sweet I
spring. in Monroe Co, Va, some 40miies !
from Chrstianburg, the nearest point ON the
Virginia * Tennt ssee Railroad, and checked .
the further advance Of Gen. Averill'- Yam /
KcCs. more ngnung was expected before the 7
latter would relinqaish their design Of de- /
stroving the railroad.
The same paper says Passengers by the I
fredericksburg train report a large por-
tion of the Yankee army had arrived at joni
nj. eighteen miles from Fredericksburg, and
that Meade is rapidly advancing towards that
city where the decisive contest will probably
take place
Intelligence from Baltimore dated the 18th
says
4 despatch to Gen ScdgwIek from Gcner-
al lockwood. dated DrunmondtOwn, Feast
crn Shore, Va, 18th. reports that small
rarty Of rebel raiders landed on the Chesa-
Ieakc shore yesterday, but before they could
get into the interior they were met and cap
tured by the provost guard.
\ second despatch says that one of our
costing Vt sses fall in with Capt. Peae and
captured him with his whole party, consist
ing Of the commissioned officers ana 90 men.
News from Charleston HarbOr dated the
lth SAWS the bOmbardment Of Sumter gOes
on without unusual incident, varying only
in intensity The rebel fire was not serious.
The monitor Patapsco recently threw five
shyils into Battery Bee. compelling the re-
bes to desert their guns for the time being.
Ten Gilmore recently threw three Ordi-
nary shells into the center of Charlester to
try the range of his guns.
The rebels have at least 1000 negroes
working on batteries on Sullivan's and james
Islands.
\ Washington despatch dated the 18th
saws:
The train winch reached here at 10 O'Clock
tonight from the Army of the Potomac
brought information of some cannonading in
the vicinity Of Stevensburg this morning,
commencing at : O'Clock and continuing
about an hour. The firing WAS heard at Beal-
ton, ~ miles distant. Although the train
passed that point, no facts are known, but 1t |
was supposed that Fitzpatrick, who has his /
camp ut Stevensburg, had engaged reconno-
itering force of the enemy. Elsewhere all
was quiet when the train of 10 O'Clock left |
the army.
Although it rained incessantly throughout |
last night. the ground has not been rendered I
unfit for military movements.
\ Fortress Monroe dispatch Of the l4th |
says
The steamer Alma, laden with salt and |
huuor, recently captured by the L. 5. gun
boat seneca while running into DobOy Sound,
Ga, from Nassau. arrived here IN charge Ofa
prize crew
The steamer Conway left this morning for
CITY Point with cargo of provisions for our
prisoners in and about Richmond
The Richmond Examiner of Nov. 10th says;
ABrNGroN, Nov. Eight hundred and
fifty Yankee prisoners, captured near Morris
town, Tenn, on Saturday, passed here this
morning en- route for Richmond. They be
longed to the 2nd Tenn. and 9TH Ohio.
A rebel despatch says Weldon adyices
state that ten Yankee gun-bOats arrived at
''Covington" on Friday, filed with troops.
1t is thought another force from Newbern
of 20OO cavalry and 10 pieces of artillery lie
designed for the same point. An adequate
force has been sent 10 check them"
Richmond papers say the Yankee prison
ers are TO be sent soon to Danville and Lynch
burg and other places.
The impressment officers are seizlng all
the hogs in Richmond, leaving only one to
each family.
W,.b,nrtop dospztch state that t'ol