Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-30
News Of the Wal

Gen. Les army. with the ezeefrivn y
Gen. ST arts Cavalry, crts sed the Rartl
hammock on the 10Th at Raj pahannOck Sta
ton. Cen Stuart fell hack On the river OF
Tuesday, not stopping in Warrenton
when be passed he admitted that his men hat
not eniu7ed meal for 81 hours.
The officers Of ten. Lees army stated that
their rapid retreat was ceused by deslitu-
ton of provisions. The bridge over the Rap
idan has been carried away by the rae in tie
river caused BY the storm OF Thursday night
and Gen. Lee laid pontoon bridge over. or
which he crossed his army II the south side
Of the river. 1t j. believed that there ls no
considerable force now north Of the RaTldan,
unless 1t be- portion of Gen. Stuart's Cav
airy, with his artillery.
1t was currently reported by rebel officers
that Gen Lee having driven Gen. Meade to-
wards Washington. and destroyed "a portion
of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
either Gen. Hills or ten. Ewell's corJ-
would now he Immediately dispatched 10 the
assistance Of Gen. Bragg This report Is
strengthened by previous rumors that one OF
these corps was about TO start thIther before
the movement began.
The rebel newspapers say that ten Lee
captured 10000 OF our troops, full battery.
and large number of wagons, during his late
campaign. II is sufficient To remark. in an
swer To this. that the official reports contra
dict this statement The Washington rail
road has not been destroyed by the enemy.
We now hold the country east Of tie Kappa
hammock
4 dispatch TO the rebel papers dated
Charleston, Oct. Goth, says: " The YANKEES
are hard at work constructing another bat
terry east Of Gregg facing the sea. \ large
number.of tents have disappeared from Morris
island. Our batteries keep up a brisk fire
upon the Yankees, who appear in much
larger force than usual az Gregg and Wag-
ner Gen. d. II. Hill has been relieved of
his command. Breckenridge takes command
Of his corps.
The statement that Gen. Rosecrans had an
attack Of epilepsy during the battle OF Chica-
mauga, and that he was subject 10 that
disease j. untrue. but that be was ccnstitu-
tlonally and by education subject 20 TITS of
religious depression Of the proiOundest
character, Is correct, though be- was an aus
tcre Roman Catholic, a. i well known II
Is understood that the fourth specification OF
the preferred charge is an excessive use Of
opium.
Lieut.. Ehen White. Of the 9Th [. ).
colprcd regiment, which Is now Icing o.
ganized by Col. Birncy. wac mur, cred on
tuesday near Benedict, ~. Mary Co. Md.
by John Southron. prominent sla't--wner
of that county. Tie Lieutenant with
squad Of his company was sent 10y Col. Biz
ney TO Benedict On Monday. 10 ob;ain Tt
cruits. Hear ing that ;, uthIOn tad two OF
his slaves tied up to keep them from enlist
ing, the Lieutenant proceeded u SouthrUn's
house and ordered the men TO Dc released
Southrun and his son refused, abused the
Lieutenant, and Threatened 10 shoot him,
both being heavily armed White then lett
and proceeded 10 field where several Of
SOuthron's slaves were at work, followed by
the father and son. who demanded his Oh
lect. The officer replied that he was here o.
enlist all that were - disposed. Alter some
more abuse the SUuthrUns declared they
would Kill the lieutenant, anu fired their
guns, when the officer fell mOrtally wounded.
lii- body was forwarded 10 his tIiends IN
Massachusetts. The two SJuthrJns escape.
4 private despatch received in New York.
Oct p, states that Gen. Burnside's cavalry
have made successful raid int Virginia
wa Lyneaburg- capturing over 1909 prise
ncrs and inficting serious damage 10 the
line Of communications.
The story in the Richmond papers of the
2lst, that Lee has taken 1000 prisoners from
Meade in the late campaign l. entirely my
thical.
The number of Yankee prisoners held in
Richmond prisons Is 1900.
The following dispatch appears in the
Richmond papers signed by K. (. Lee
Gen. Imboden on the 18th attacked the
garrison at Charlestown in the Shenandoah
Valley, capturing i5i prisoners, with their
arms. &c.
A dispatch dated Fortress Monroe. Oct.
%, saws DR.. ID. ". Wright Of Norfolk.
was executed at 10 this 4. VI. There were
FIVE regiments in attendance and one battery,
but everything passed of quietly Wright
attempted TO escape on the night before his
execution by assuming his daughter clothes,
but was discovered by the sentinel after he
had actually passed the guard
\ train Of seventeen cattle cars with l26
condemned horses and a guard OF l26 troops
of Gen. Fitzpatrick cavalry division, was
thrown from the track on Friday near
Gainesville Twenty of the guard we're in
iured, four or five dangerously, but no one
was killed. Mary of the horses were Killed
Information has been received, which there
j. every reason % believe Is correct, that Ice
IL sending to Bragg Two more divisions OF his
army, and that il Is bis intention 10 return
with the remainder of his army 10 the fOrtl-
fcati1ns OF Fredericksburg, where they will,
az the rebel authorities believe. prevent any
demonstrations On Richmond
Il is reported that the rebels burned two
trains Oct. 23rd princi pally laden with Tor
are, between MurirersbOrO and Chattanooga
then proceeding southws i, = mnl party OF
guerrilla cavalry catered DanNllle at day
break. destroyed the government stores there
and probably decamped.
The correspondent Of the Memphis Bulle-
tin, writing from CoIinth 18Th says Corintli
has again assumed martial appealancc' Tho
streets being filled with columns Of troops
! Gen. Sherman and staff have left Tor the
/ front, and indications of operations were al
parent.
Southern papers of the 10th state thai
Bragg draws over eighty thOu-and iationS
/ The balance of Ljn.streot'- cor Is had arrived
from Virginia. Gen. Ooternaus DIVISION
which Is in our advance, had another severe
tight Friday, losing Col. Lorens OF tn'
30th Iowa and seven men killed and t"ent.
wounded.
A dispatch dated Cincinnati, Oct 29tt
says Gov Tod announces that there VII
be no draft on Wednesday, the quota having
been filled by volunteers.
Gen Rueecrans will arrive here to-morro"
A public reception will be given him
CIRCULAR No. %.
WAR DEPARTMENT, PRovosT MARSHAL
Generals Office, Washington, 7
Oct. 20, 1868
Regiments now in service which re-eniis
as veteran volunteers under the provisions .
General Orders Nos. 1911 and 3D5, curren