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


army upon the recent successful passage O
the Rappahannock in the face Of the enemy,
compelling him 10 withdraw 20 his entrench-
ment- behind the Rapldan. 70 Maj. Gen
Sedgwick and the officers and men of the 9Th
and 9th curIs participating in the attack
particularly 10 the storming party under
Brig Gen. Russell. his thanks are due ioI
the gallantrv displayed in the assault on the
enemy cntrenched position of RapIahannock
Station, resulting in the capture oi four guns.
2OO0 small arms, eight battle tlags, one bridge
train. and 1000 prisoners. To Mai. Gen
French and the officers and men Of the Sd
corps engaged, particularly 70 the leading
column commanded by Col. DeTrobriand. his
thanks are due for the callantry DISPLAYED
III crossing Of Kcliy's Ford, and the seizure
of the cn,my's entertainments ami capture
of over 4UO prisoners. The commanding
General takes great pleasure IN announcing
to tie army that the President has expressed
his satisfaction Of it, recent operations.
BY command of
MAJ. GEN. MEADE.
: WILLIAMS y \. e..
Tuesday AFTERNOON Col. Upton who cum
mandcd the brigade which last Saturday 70
successfully charged and captured the enc
my, WORKS at RapIahann1ck station, ac-
comIunird hy populations from each OF the
regiments tartiuIating the assault, pre-
,cnt,d Gen Meade with eight battle flags
taken at that time. Iu the maine OF has
Command, naming the regiments. the 9Th
and 9TH Nauc. the jth Wisconsin and the
I.IstN y. the latter Col. pton own re-
smcut ten Meade replied. thanking the
soldier, i1r tucir bravery and expressing hi,
satisfaction with their good conduct Oh the
field. and promised % send the iiags a, me-
morial, o. the War Department
From rciri-ition- and invoices picked uV
IN the late s,-hr. camps. it appear, that there
Wa uo scarcity Of the nccc>sarics of life iu
lcc'- army.
From ~cml-ollI,ial reports it !, known that
the larger part OF both EwclI', and Hill =
corp, were ~ o-h,'oH nearly parallel to the
Rarmhanuock ou saturday the right resting
below Keliy's Ford. and tie lclt near Rixor-
willie on the .E,tham river. Evidence also
exists OF their prcciptatc retreat, owing to
Cen M,s,dc'- mlstcriy mos cmcnts. While
It j. kuuN,u thnt no enemy j. in force uoss--
OF the Rupiian. guerrilla puur- hang about
our lines and frequent collisions occur.
Admtant ten. Thomas in c1mmunica-
tiou 10 tie War Department dated Natchez.
say, i- "a significant fact that While transports
un thc river hly, hccu frequently fired into
hv the rc,cl>. nlt single shot ha, lccn fired
from that part ui the river hanks covered by
leased r.antali0ns extending for - miles
above Yck,hurs. which shows the lmpor-
tancc To commerce of lining the river with
lu,d population. He SAYS that on the 10Th
uf Oct. tic gathering of cotton was IN full
urcraiiun The experiment adopted with
many mi-.iyin-- Of employing freedmen at
wages on leased plantations lie now regards
as "a c1mlle letc success.
Rev. Mr.. Turner. colorcd pastor of the
Israel Bethel Church in Washington, has
been appointed Chaplain OF the first regiment
of nited states colored troops now in South
Carolina lie j, the first col0rcd minister
who ha, been commissioned Chaplain.
Special dispatches from Cincinnati give an
account OF a singular story about two suspl-
ciou- vessels discovered yesterday prowling
about Sandu,ky Bay. supposed to be priya-
tccrs fitted up bv sccc,sionlsts in Canada,
aided by Their -ympathisers there and IN the
United State The supposed object Is 70 re-
lease the rebel prisoners ON johnson ; Island,
and commence piracy on the Lakes and pIl-
lagc ON the land. 4 battery OF Parrott guns
was ordered forthwith to the Island. Ii may
be- a sell. There il however more feasibility
in such an enterprise than in the alleged
conspiracy discovered.
ten. Mcaic's detailed report of the battle
OF Gettysburg, dated Oct. lst, was officially
promulgated Wednesday. lie gives as a
reason for h- delay in making it until then,
the failure Of receiving the reports OF several
of the corps and division commanders. who
were severely wounded in battle, and SAYS
The result OF tine campaign may be briefly
stated in the defeat of the enemy at Gettys-
burg. his compulsory evacuation OF Pennsyl-
vania and Maryland, and his withdrawal
from the upper valley of the Shenandoah,
and in the capture of three guns, II stand
ards, and l3,62l prisoners, 2i.9Ie small
arms were collected ON the battle field Our
own losses were very severe. amounting. n
will be seen bv the accompanying return. to
2,s34 killed. l3,7Og wounded, and 6,6+5
mJssing-in all 25, lS6. He adds his tribute
To the heroic bravery Of the whole Of the
army. officers and men.
nation made in several Of the daily newspa-
pers that the Secretary of War has clmmu-
ncatcd through the Adjutant General a mod
ifcation of the order in reference To the dis
charge of minors from military service by
civil courts il founded in error. No such
mobilization has been made or communicated.
Judges Iowric. Woodward and Thompson
Of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, IN
session al Pittshurg, being majority OF the
Court, gave decision on Monday relative 70
certain drafted men, IN effect declaring the
conscription act unconstitutional.
News TRoy SOUTHERN SOURCEs.-Ihe reb-
el prisoners recently captured on the Rappa-
hammock confirm the reported destltutIon OF
1 their army, and the North Carolina troops
declare they will not take up arms again.
+ The North Carolina and Louisiana Tigers
(prisoncrsl had fight in the cars on their
wav To Washington. The former boldly said
that they were heartily sick Of the war, and
did not wish TO be exchanged. The latter
called them poltroons, and at length the two
PARTIES came to blows.
The Macon Telegraph says there are about
one hundred and fifty dead Federal soldler'
remaining On the battle field oi ChlckamauSa
all stripped of their shoes. and many oi then
mnts. The road from Chickamauga station
to the camps of Brasg's army is very muct
cut up on account OF the recent rains IN tina
region, and the immense travel over tn
road.
The Richmond Ero,n,Her Of the 9Th inst.
after recounting the manner OF the taking o
the s,uth hank Of the Tennessee river b.
Ten. Hooker SAYS The enemy now hav
p,ssession of both banks from Bridgeport .
Browns ferry, which enables them 10 brini
,h.;r sunnIies bv water tJ a Point within >