Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-15
News Of the War.

81 | nave the honor 10 report that | 90
under way this morning with the LAFAYETTE
Mound City and Pittsburg, and proceeded u,
to the forts at Grand Gulf, for the purposs
Of attacking them again if they had not fccr
abandoned The enemy had left before We
otup. blowing up their ammunition. spikinc
th,r large guns, and burying or taking ava !
The lighter ones.
The armament consisted Of l3 guns IN all.
The work. are Of the most extensive kind
ani would -ecm to defy the efforts of a much
heavier feet than the one which silcnccd
them The forts were literally torn TO pieces
hv tho accuracy Of our FIRE. Col. Wade. the
rommandant Of the batteries, was killed, also
hi- chief Of staff. Eleven men were killed
thrt We know Of. and our informant sa "
that many were wounded, and that no one
vae permitted to 70 inside the forts after the
action except those belonging there.
We had a hard fight for these forts. and il
Is with great pleasure that report that the
navy holds the door To Nicksburc. Grand
Gulf is the strongest place on the Mississippi.
Had the enemy succeeded in finishing the
f1rtifations no feet could have taken them.
have been all over the works and found
them A. follows One fort on point of
ruck-, = feet high, calculated for 6 or :
guns, mounting two finch rifles and one =
inch and one Parrot gun on wheels. which
was canird of. On the left Of this work was
Triangular work calculated To mount one
heavy gun. These works are connected with
another fort by covered wav, and double
rife pts extending onc-quarter of a mile,
INSTRUCTED with much labor, and showing
great skill on the part Of the constructor.
The third fort commands the river in all di-
rcJtions II mounted one splendid Blakely,
one hundred FOUNDER, one eight-inch and
TWO thirtv-poundcrs. The latter We're living
lurstcd or broken ON the ground.
The gunhoats hid - covered up
everything with earth that was impossible to
So at first hat was there. with the cxcCp-
ton of the guns that were dismountcd or
broken. Every gun that fell into our hands
WIS IN good condition ami were found in
large quantity examination Those are by
tar The moot extensively built works, with
tar exception Of those at Nicksburg, have
'.,u vet and am happy To say that We
bold them. am dismounting the gun, and
..ttn. ru board tho ammunition
Since making the above examination. now
forts have been passed nearly finished They
fsl nr guns. hat were complete Of the kind
as regard. position and had heavy field pieces
u them.
s dispatch from Philadelphia, dated Nav
nh. saw The Bulletin ofthis city publishes
the following highly important intelligence
This evening
We learn from the editors If the phila-
do'rhis Inquirer. that one Of their corros-
rani,nts who has lust returned from Wash
in-ton. informed them that Gen. Hooker re
crossed tire EapFahannock in force yesterday.
the men carving eight davs rati0ns with
them.
Weals1 learn from another source and vouched
for rs reliable that Gen. Reyes has taken
Richmond, having advanced upon it by way
# Yorktown. and that the federal fac now
alats over the rebel capital
II this intelligence is true, it proves that
Gen. Hooker falling hack was a ruse. and
that the real advance upon Richmond was 10
II made while Gen. Lees army was on the
Baypahannock. If ten. St1neman has clt
Of the communications of ten. Lee, a. rc-
ported, 1t viii he work Of time for Gen.
iee to reach the rebel capital. In the mean
time zen Hooker Is upon his heels
iAIER-We have confirmation from PER
f,ctlv reliable source that Gen. Hooker has
r.crossod the Rappahannock.
Gold has been falling rapidly to-day. and
thi- fact has probably resulted from the I'M
unrtant movements reported above. We have
no quotations Of the price Of the precious
metal since the reception If this important
news
Still L,TFR.-It i reported that private
adyices have been received in this city from
Fortress Monroe, stating that 10000 federal
troops arrived there on the 18th inst, rein
forcemcnts. and Immediately moved forward
for the attack on Richmond.
There il no doubt that Gen Hooker has
recrossed the Rappahannock.
It is also stated that Gen. Stoncman WAS
living at the White House on the 9th. and re
cciving achievements by transports via
York river. whom ne Immediately moyod for
ward to Richmond.
The people of this city are in the high
est state Of enthusiasm over this glorious
news.
Col !. Fitzpatrick under date Of May 9Th
reports from Yorktown as follows
I have the honor t. report that by dlrec-
tipn Of Maj Gcn Stononan ! left Louisa {.
n on tic morning Of the 81 inst, with one
regiment. the Harris Light Cavalry Of my
brigade, and reached Hungary on the Frcde-
rick.hurg railway on the morning of the 9TH.
DESTROYED the depot. telegraph wires and
railroad for several miles, passed over 10 the
Brook turnpike, drove in the rebel pickets
down the pike, charged battery and forced
n 10 retire within twu miles Of the city of
Richmond. and captured 1t. Brown and Gle
ven men within the Qualifications.
raised down to the left. 10 the Meadow
Bridge on the Chickahominy, which burn
.d. ran train into the river, returned to
Hanovertown on the Peninsula, crossed and
destroyed the ferry just in time to cheek the
advance of the pursuing cavalry force, burn
el train Of thirty wagons, loaded with Ia
CON. captured thirteen prisoners, and encamp-
cI tor the night FIVE miles from the rlver.-l
resumed my march at O'Clock. \. VI. the
ith. and surprised a force Of 300 cavalry at
Avlett's station. captured two officers and
thirtv-three men. burned hfty-six wagons
and the depot. containing upwards OF 10000
hhl- Of corn and wheat, quantity OF clothing
and commissary stores, and safely crossed the
Nlattspony and DESTROYED the ferry, again
Iust in time to escape the rebel cavalry IN
rursuit.-Iate in the evening ! destroyed
third wagon train and depot a few miles
above and west Of Tappahannock on the
Rappahannock From that point made
forced march of twenty miles, being closely
followed bv superior force of cavalry, sup
POSED Ia he portion of Stuart's from the
TACT that we captured prisoners from the lst,
I'd and 10th Virginia Cavalry. vt shutdown
discovered force of cavalry drawn up IN
line Of LATHE above King and Queen {. IL.
Their strength was unknown. but | at once
advanced 70 the attack, only. however, n
discover that they were friends, portion Of
the 10Th Illinois cavalry, who had become
seuarnted from the command of 1t. Col. la
Wis of the same regiment. At 10 O'Clock A.
NJ. found safety and INST under our brave
old flag within our lines at Gloucester Point
This raid and march about the entire reb-
q army, march of nearly 900 miles, has
Leon made in les than FIVE DAYS, with loss
Of ono officer and 81 men, having captured
and paroled upwards Of 500 men. take
great pleasure in bringing to your notice the
officers Of my Staff. Capt. Jones, Capt. Arm
strong. Capt. Irving. DR.. Hackley and Lieut..
Fstis and esnocinllr the latter. who volun-