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

The army is still advancing close to the
ene1nv's works One of our batteries open
ed fire dav before Yesterday and cleared ev-
srything before it. The mortars keep CON
stantly PLAYING on the city and the rebel
works, atd the gunboats throw in their shell
whenever they SEE any work gulnS ON AT the
rebel batteries or new batteries hein- pot
up.
Not a soul Is 10 be seen moving IN the city.
The rebel soldiers are lying in their pitt or
trenches. and the inhabitants are stored m
caves or holes dug out in the cliffs
VIckshurg must fall. IL is only wondered
that it has held out 80 long.
The rebel steamer Lady Walton came down
from Little Rock. Ark, and gave herself ur
To the commanding officer at White River
\ Murlrccsboro dispatch OF the goth says
Information received here says that Gen
Grant will undoubtedly take Nicksburg. Ten
davs ago he cntrcnchcd his position on Big
Black and in the rear Of Sherman at Nalnut
Hills ten. Grant Is perfectly able To defeat
any force which the rebels may bring against
him ten Joe Johnston cannot collect sui
f,ient force 10 dislodsc Gen. Grant before
the mines shall have been exploded and the
city taken
FIRE with artillery and musketry along the
whole line, keeping it up most Of the day.
At times their firing was furious bat It Wa
without effect. The rebels placed two of
their mOrtars out Of the reach Of our guns
and sharpshooters. from which they trcd
nearly a hundred shells at our trenches, hut
only wounded two OF three Of our men
The siege i being pressed with yigor on all
sides The defenses in our rear are being
daily strengthened and Gen. Joe Johnston ls
evidently afraid % make an attack on them.
Guerrillas are swarming on the banks OF
the river above and below here, firing on all
rassin, boats Tie Alice Dean was fired on
al Bucks Island. thirtv-fvc miles below.
One man was killed. Measures are being
taken to check tine operations of the guer-
rillas 4 heavy cavalry force Is being sent
South by Gen. Hurlbut-
The Richmond Despatch Of the 2uth con-
/ tains the following - Dispatches received
/ in this city Yesterday from savannah an
nounce the capture by the enemy uf the Ton
federate iron-clad steamer Atlanta. She was
formerly the English steamer tinSal, and
was commanded by Captain Webb. The At
lanta steamed out Of the harbor and was at
tackled and captured after an action OF thirty
minutes hv two federal iron-clad-.
The first sale Of government cotton in Gin
cinnati. seven hundred bales, took place ou
the 18th instant, az prices ranging from
thirty-two 10 forty-siN ccrts.
Gen. Plcasanton reports a. follows under
date of June DIST. 70 Gen Williams
General 7 moved with nv command thi-
morning 10 MiIdleburg and attacked the cav
alrv force Of the rebels under Stuart. and
steadily drove him all day, iuilictng heavy
loss in every step We took two pieces Of ar-
tillerv. one being Blakely gun, together
with three cii-slns, besides blowing one uI.
We al.o captured sixty five prisoners and
more are coming IN. including lieut.. c1io-
mel. major. and five other officers. besides
wounded colonel ami largr number Of
wounded rebels lett IN the town of Upper
vile. They lc.t their dead and wounded 0U
the fold Orthe FORMER saw upwards H
twenty w also took large number "i
..,rliuc-. pistols ami -ahrr>. In fact lt was
a most disastrous DIV to tho rebel cavalry
Our loss has Icru very SMALL both DO men
and I'm horses never saw the trp1r- Dee
have better or under more difficult circum-
stances Very heavy charges were made anil
the sabre Wa. used freely. bur always Will
great adyauta-, To us.
\ letter IN the y. y. Hoaa from tho
blockadin- feet of Charleston gives thc i'i
lowing
On the afternoon ut th, l3th inst the
rebel batteries opened 90 fire upon the troop
ON Folly Island. @ui f'r hali au hour n.
notice va- tak ken of Oh, firing by our ilrrC-.
Presently the -uuhla-- pawucc and Com
mo.lorc Ncpuulu-h steamed ZAP Co within
good range of the rebel batteries and poured
deadly hrc from their heavy guns The
Union batteries ON Folly Island now opened
their FIRE and for three hours shot and shell
flow thick and fast We could sct that the
rebel shot fen short, while those from OUT
batteries and -uuboats burst in the midst Of
their batteries The firing lasted until sun
set. but the result of the engagement was
not fully known The rebels were seen
carving of a number Of killed and wounded
During the firing, the rebel rams came out
from behind Sumter and proceeded down
about two miles from that fort, where they
remained until the engagement was over.
not daring 10 take part in the fight.
The same night. the whole ruadstead snd
shipping were brilliantly illuminated for
several hours by an extensive cundasratiln
I raging in Charleston. The heavens were
lighted w for miles around and the destruc-
ton Of property must have been very heavy
\ Harrisburg dispatch of the 22i says Co.,
From information obtained here IL Is BE-
lieved the whole rebel force this side Of the
Potomac river is advancing in this direction
The enemy occupied Grecncastle at noon To-
day with cavalry, infantry and artillery, and
II Is believed u he in strong force. The
troops at Chambcrsburg are under Gen.
Knipe The outpOst- OF our forces up the
. oil NtlI hua -. hss IN 81
closely pressed bv large forces Of the enemy.
Every preparation Is being made to meet
them should they decide To move further in
this direction The Philadelphia city troops
in a skirmish last evening at Millerstown.
near Gettysburg, took five prisoners without
any loss.
The following comes from Memphis, dated
Goth Col. Cornyn of the 10th Missouri
cavalry succeeded in scattering several camps
of rebels who were gathering cattle for
Bragg's army lie DESTROYED large quanti-
ties Of forage and brought in numbers of
cattle. lie reports that the rebels are max
ing vigorous efforts to gather large mount
ell force north of the Memphis Il Charleston
Railroad. They are con-cripting everybody.
and numbers there have taken the oath and
ioincd the robher hands Some of zen.
Dodge men VINO were with Oul- StItlSll
have reached Corinth. They report that
Strcight abandoned his artillery before itwas
captured by Forest after inAicting greater
danger than the rebels acknowledged
\ detachment of the First Missouri and
the Sth Ohio cavalry, under Major Henry
Of the Sth Ohio, 4n0 strong, while on r.
cunnoiSsancc was surrounded near Fernando,
Miss, on the night Of the 18th by Uenera'
! Cb,r,b., With 1000 rebels They were
routed and INST of them captured OF killed.
! Major Henry was taken prisoner. -No'"t
} 100 of them have returned The enemy arr
: moving along our line from Memphis to Cor
NTH, cutting telegraph wires and Damaging
railroads
Richmnnd rarrr. nave the ioILowIn.