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

SAYS The steamship 5. X. Spaulding arrived
this afternoon. She lett Hilton Head on
Saturday, the %, and Beaufort, \. c., Mon
day. She brings no news, and reports quiet
in both departments.
The | ;. transport steamer Ericsson ar
rived this morning with two - Devils IN
tow The Nanscmond river is cleared Of the
rebel batteries, and was opened TO navigation
Monday. The rebel forces have retreated,
ours pursuing across the Blackwater The
L. :. gunboat Young Rover has taken the
place Of the Mystic in guarding Hampton
Road-
About 100 more Of the most prominent
and active secessi0nists Of st. Louis have
been arrested and will probably be sent South
IN few days. The list, which is said to
number several hundred, embraces some Of
the largest merchants, lawyers, doctors, and
active business and professional men. No
favoritism will be shown TO guilty disloyal-
lists. They will have TO 60, together with
their families The wives and families Of
officers Of the rebel service, it is also said,
will be sent beyond the lines.
Several spies have been convicted by mil
itary commission now in session there, and
are awaiting sentence.
A number Of ditloyal residents were sent
South from Nashville on the 5th, and among
them the Hon. Neil VI. Brown, formerly Gov
ernor Of Tennessee.
Gen. f. j. Granger assumes command Of
Nashville
Gen. Mitchell takes command of a cavalry
division. having been ordered to active duty
at his request.
A Cincinnati dispatch dated the 9th says
DAYTON has been comparatively quiet to-
day. About thirty ringleaders in last nights
riot have been arrested without resistance,
and placed in Jail.
The Empire newspaper has been suppress
ed. Its editor las been arrested and brought
here. The soldiers removed a swivel from the
Empire Office, and also took possession OF
two wagon loads Of muskets stored in the
light guards armory. Every precaution has
been taken 10 prevent a renewal Of the out
break. The liquor shops have been closed,
and the telegraph has been repaired 50 that
communications with the East Is re-csta-
blishcd.
\ dispatch from New York says
4 messenger from Washington to a large
Lanking house in this city brings highly I'M
portant intelligence in which they have all
faith. =, battle has been fought since Mon
DAY
The movement Of Hooker across tho ri7eS
was one dictated by prudence, il consequence
Of the rise in the river, endangering his lines
of communication lie retired to the North
bank of the Iappshannock to meet 10000
mcu who had not yet been engaged, and will
now ic reinforced by the 10000 under
r
him IN biz retirement
The messenger is in possession Of a Rich
mond PAPER Of Tuesday, which coniesses that
the communication Of the rebel army with
that city has been severed and that the line
Of supplies TO Gen. Ice Is entirely cut OF.
The Washington Nar saws, Gen. Hooker
it Is said, estimates his loss in the late bat
ties at about 10000 killed, wounded and
missing.-AlsO that he brought all his mate
rial away safely from his late position, and
that while we were 50 unfortunate as TO lose
some artillery we have taken as many pieces
as VIC have lost.
The Times extra states that the rebel
troops which reinforced Lee came from
l Lynchburg via Gordonsville. The Times says
had we been content with holding the heights
Of fredericksburg after capturing them, all
would have been we'll, as we then had the
enemy in a tight place.;
Gen. Hancock and his aids had their hor-
ses shot under them.
Gen Couch was slightly wounded. HIS
horse was killed and his clothes were twice
struck
Intelligence from Fortress Monroe, the 9th
says Col Ludlow has arranged for the re-
lease Of all Union officers held by the rebels.
These officers are 900 in number, and 525
men, including Gems Stoughton and Which.
The State Of Maine left with them for Anna
polls this evening.
Col. Ludlow has completed the following
exchanges
lst All officers and enlisted men and all
persons whatever may have been their CLASH
hcatiOn OF character, who have been deliv-
cred at City Point up to the 9th of May,
1868.
Cd. All officers who have been captured
and released on parole up to April l, 1858.
wherever they may have been captured.
Cd. All enlisted men who have been cap
tured in North Carolina and Virginia and re-
leased on parole up to March l, 1868.
The telcgraphie cable is interrupt
ID between here and Cherrystone, and pre-
vents Us from forwarding anything by tele-
graph.
The rebels have all left Suffolk and passed
over the Blackwster and beyond.
At the fight near Suffolk the Sd inst, the
rebel loss was coo, whom they buried about
Eve miles out on tho Petersburg turnpike
This does not include their killed which thew
eft.
Gen. Banks has issued proclamation or
lering all registered enemies TO leave the De-
partment before May IS, pronouncing the
death penalty for supplying the enemies Of
the government in arms. lie sentenced W.
6. Betterton TO pay fine of S25.000 and
10 ono years imprisonment st hard labor in
Fort Picksns for furnishing the rebels with
supplies.
Gen. IIslleck has received the following,
lated May 7th, from Rufus King, BriS. Gen.
at Yorktown
Col Fitzpatrick with his regiment. the Har-
ris Light Cavalry, and the rest Of the 18th
Ill.,, have lust arrived at Gloucester Point.
opposite this fort
They bu.ned the bridges ove- the Chicke-
iominy, destroyed three large trains Of T7o-
-isions in the rear Of Lees a-rnT. drove N
The rebel pickets to within two miles Of Rich-
nond, and have loet only one lieutenant and
30 men, having captured and parolcd Up
ward Of 300 prisoners.
Among the prisOncrswas an aid cf General
" inder who was captured with bis escort far
within the entertainments outside OF Rich
n0nd
This cavalry has marched nearly 200 miles
ince the Sd of MAY. They were inside Of
he fortifcations Ot Richmond on the 4th.
lurned all the stores at Aylett's station on
he Mattapony on the 5th, DESTROYED all the
errics over the Pamunkey and MattsPony
md large depot Of commissary stores near
md above Rappahannock, and came In here
n good condition. They deserve great cred
I for what they have done. Ii is one Of the
iucst feats of the war
\ dispatch from headquarters Army of the
Potomac, May 7th, says that Major General
aid-de-camp, Capt. Sumner, i
ust in. He left his chief this morning, hav-
ne disarranged all the enemy's railroad COM
between this and Richmond,
nd ono ,arfv bovfner artapde1 their Orara