Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-08
News OF the War.

occupy ruscumbia The attack on the place
wis made on the night Of the 2sth, and at
ter a stout resistance the rebels were driven
out \ s,cnd dispatch via Chicago say
Tuscumhia was held 10y the rebel Col Chal-
m.r-. whose force have hccn very trouble
-omc lattcrlv in the vicinity Of the Tenn. nv
rr. Last week Thursday Gen. Dodge attacked
him 4 severe engagement cnsued. Chal-
mcrs .tru'ly contested the ground hut was.
however. compelled to fall back The fed
cral lo-, i- stated at 100. The rcbel loss b.
not given. Gcn. DodT Is In possession oi
Tuscumhi1 The rebel communication 10y
that route r. cut oH.
teen. ~Jnucuu continue, t1 hold the ca0t
hank Of thc HapIahhnnock river and the
bridge where il is crossed by the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad Trains run without
interruption from Washington To RaPTahau.
mock station. or within twenty miles Of the
limit Of Ocu. Popc's famous advance The
rebels have a large force at almost all thc
r1rds, anJ annoy our cavalry good deal
with light artillery
Ad,i,cs from Port Royal state chat our
troops are being conveyed % Folly, Coles.
and Emwah Islands and that North Edistp
is occurred lv q considerable force. The
troops on Folly Island are entrenchin--
Five of the Monitors are at North Edlst'.
Two arc at Port Roval, and the lrOnsidcs r,-
mains of Charleston The monitors have
been filed with shot and shell, and in every
department the utmost activity prevails.
The Washington Nqr OF Tuesday reports
battle al Cheat Mountain. Western Virginia,
in which the rebels were badly beaten anil
driven back.
Further adyiccs from Port Royal give
report that Charleston is again to be attacked
on the "a Of MAY, when the Spring tides re-
cur. M the monitors except the Neehaw
ken had left Port Royal The health of the
troor- was suffering somewhat from the warm
weather Rebel dcscrters report that new
obstruction, have been placed in Charleston
harbJr. which would not allow the smallest
craft to pass through.
The steamer Shelldrakc, from Havana the
Sd, arrived az New York Wednesday eve
ming Vera Cruz dates Of the 18th ult., PER
a French war vessel, state that Puebla was
completely surrounded on the 23d ult The
attack wa. commenced on the - th ult., and
the Pcnitcutiario carried by assault on th"
SI-t After entering the city, the French
forced through the first barricadcs Of two
principal strcets leading to the Plaza and thc
Cathedral. both Of which are fortified. The
soldier, then entered the houses, and aided
bv the s1ppcrs and miners passed from on"
~ another, and on the Sd had thus worked
their way t1 within a hundred metres Of the
Plaza IN 70 that date the French had lo-t
from 5nn tp GuO killed and wounded. Ian
nicr. chief &c artillery, was killed, and Col.
l. = Z HNg
the entire force of Ortcga In the city was
- 600 The bridge over the Rio Prieto was
held 10y the French, thus preventing Com
onfrt. with 1900 rciniorcements. from
crossing.
Another arrival from Vera Cruz. the 10th.
states that a mail from Puebla had been TO
cciyc,l containing adviccs Of the capture Of
the Plaza and Cathedral, hut the City wa,
st:U commanded bv Forts Gualaloupe AMI
T,r,t,. bat nu,hin. is said as 20 their opening
fire on the French Puebla was filed with
hlrricalc. One-thirl Of Pucbla is claimef.
Iv Tire French % he in their possession. a-
t6r result 1r - DAYS fighting
Washington new, ot April 5Oth says
From the hest attaiuable information from
rcr-ou- arriving from the Raprahannock. It
appears that sumc imTortantmovements took
place yesterday There was no fighting oi
any Importance.
The force crossed at Kelly Ford. Pom
tsun bridges were land two and three miles
below Fredericksburg. and we held possession
Of thc-a points Wednesday night. The en-
cuv formed lines Of hattie and planted bat
terics on the heights in their rear, and also
fred a few shots to get the range In cruss-
ing we lo-t one or two officers killed and from
so tp iO wounded. Our men crossed first IN
Ipat- and drove the enemy out Of their rifle
u:t. killed and wounded many. and took 100
prisoners. including several officers. one Of
whom was Lieut.. Colonel Hammond, ot the
Louisiana. These prisoners arrived in Wash
incton "Wednesday and were sent to the Old
Capitol prison.
Another informant says the left wing, ,thir-
tv-fve thousand strong, crossed four miles
below Fredericksburg, little below where
Franklin crossed previous to the first battle
Of Fredericksburg. They fought II hours,
drove the enemy eight miles out Of their rifle
pits and behind their entrenchments- The 81
brigade of the lst division of the first corps
has suffered more than any other in the fight.
Our forces captured between five hundred
and six hundred prisoners. Many Of these
prisoners have Voluntarily come over to us.
having thrown away their arms, and beg for
fool. They pick up what the soldiers have
thrown away ON the march. Other rebels,
however. say they have plenty 10 eat.
The night wing crossed at kely's Ford,
and Gen. St0ncman's cavalry Is reported t1
Ic somewhere in the rear Of Fredericksburg
One corps remains AZ Falmouth as re-
serve.
The National Republican Washington
Of MAY lst publishes some official dispatches
from Gen Banks, dated Near St. Martins-
Vile. April 18th, from which It appears
that when he left Baton Rouge three regi-
mcnts Of colorcd troops were left for its Dc
fence The results, among others, Of Gen.
Banks expedition arc, accomplishing
march of over three hundred miles, beating
the enemy in three battles, two on land AMI
one on Grand Lake, dispensing the rebel ar
my, utterly destroying the rebels navy. cap
turing tine foundries of the enemy at Frank
lin aud New iberia, and demolishing the
salt works 10 miles southwest of the latter
place, capturing tic camp equlpase Of the
enemy, al-o zeveral guns and between 1000
and 2unO prisoners, ant 50 derangin- the
pIan, of the rebels that they cannot for some
months IL ever rc-organizc their land and ng-
val forces in that part Of Louisiana.
Other successes Of Gen. Banks already
known % the public are mentioned.
Our loss in the two land battles was about
+ six OF seven hundred.
Nothing could czreel the conduct Of The
officers and privates in Gen. Banks command
The dispatches say VIC have not only des-
troycd the army and navy Of the enemy AMI
captured his material for reorganization OF
his forces. but VIC have also IN our possession
L. Hit ,picera of tho rra and land
t,en Hooker issues the follOwin.
II Is with heartfelt satisfaction the Com
manding General announces to the army that
tho operations Of the last three days have dc
termined that our oscmy must either IN
gloriously Is or come out from behind he
defeuscs and give us battle on cur own
ar,nnd where certain destruction awaits
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