Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-09-18

Babcock, Osborne, Shannon Low. Hoyt.
Reynolds, Miller, Lawrence, y. {. Wilder.
D. W. Wilder, and MANY other weii-knlWH
men are here. Among all therei> one Trc-
vailin- opinion 90 We must Kill husIwhack-
ers, or they viii kill Us They are IN favor
Of putting them ont o.. the way at once.
TIE faliovin. was received at Washington
Sept. l0th
DEPARTMENT OF JIM SuuIH
llEpQr, IS III Field.
sept. :, l,65.
Me. On. II. rs. HAllEck, Gura-ra-eii.t.
GE>ErAL; / have the honor 10 report that
Fort Wagner and Battery Greg arc QUE.
Last night our sapPers crowned the rr-t at
the cIunter-clrp OF Fort Wagner ou I.- -,a
front, masking all Its gun, and ai
was issued 70 carry the place br a--fa.. .f 90
O'Clock thi- morning thUt being a." ''". a.
low tidc
About lo U clock last ui-ht t1r ,n.m.
commenced evacuatinC the Island, anI ai
but - of them made their escape .r.in Cans
ming, Point in small boats
Captured dispatches show tuai lYrt W.
DR. wa commanded ly Col kcltt 20 >5utH
Carolina, aud Sarri-lncd ly l.i0u effective
men and Battcry Grcsc hv between lHo
most formidable kind. It, h1mb-pro,f ,ncl-
J-r, caV1bl. Of holding 500 men. remains
intact. after the mos, terrihl, boln'r,rl.urut
10 Fhira any work wac ever s1hirctc vs.,
have riptured Il pieces Of artillery .u4 D
large supply Of excellent ammunition ine
City anu Harbor Of Charleston are uaa -rni-
pletely covered by ny guns.
! have the honor 10 b. General. t,.....-
r.a1.4frli ,-,r-r ..kaa5rr4 -arr,r.-
q. A. GILINuEi
LrNBERLA>p GAr. sept. g.. Mi t--u.
Halleck ! have tclrcraphrl N5g uur move
ments Up 10 the occupation Of Knox i'i, BY
our fOrocs. Since tleu cavalry f..,, mas
been sent VI the -IlrOld % within q lew
miles Of Bristol. capturing -lmo three lJco-
motives and twenty odd car Au.thcr force,
composed Of two regiments OF infantry and
two Of cavalry, brought 70 this place II
person, 10 rCiu.Jrl. Gen Shacklef0rd, who
was here with tvs regiments Of cavalry, col
DeCoury h.iu- nn - Kentucky with d brig
ade which started in that direction before
leaving Kentucky. The Infantry brigade
marched from knoxville 70 this place, sixty
miles, II ffty-two hours. The garrison here,
consisting Of over two, thousand men and a
piece Of artillery made al unconditional
euI!,i.'of al 7. NJ i'-Iay WITHOUT hsnt-
A. r. bOhN>Ipk.
NIa--,s Island letter tho 9th n the
Herald Gives an ...,.,,,,,. If d. INT b,s, sv-
uedItion a -ains- Fort sumter The AotiTla
consisted 4 bet,re.n - and 2O boats mann
ed h, over one hundred sailors pn5ar T;ent
Oo!---l''lleT " l!ilf ms OF me Nlssahlckon'
anu one LnuIeu marines Hhdcr Oapt- NC
C@u4'l' 'ne entire loiee Commanded Dy
COi-I''''''' ''''ens oi Inc monitor fa'aps-
Ink ''''' WIZ we "lllln !. snor' as
- r. .''ioe MY az
-, -l F" lliians- Lieut.
iarti~ attempted 30, ruu up the ruins 10 the
paralet -'. Vrrr hr', upon by musket-
= au1 l71'- -.i.H..i.- ,lrown down upon
them TO, -..!c a.--. sharp they were
unable 60 reach ;..,. ia-af Il. d signal was
gwen from the i9lt, aI'd iu an instant the
rebel batteries opened 900 the fort and she'll
"a .; terribly. The three boats were smash
Cd AMI nj. wi5 landed were killed W captur-
eJ-
Lieut.. Brailyrl of the marines was NOR
tally wounded and captured. Among others
captured were Commander Williams. Lieut.
I -, D,'-cs H. KVsooi,, - = D.
~ To-.,- ~ ffr1- s,iIove and ,nsr;rt.s ,rs-e
till,.5 and ronr5cl and Tho ,n+;re nnr,b-.-
Of casualties nil ,,nf.cr "a The rcT,;D.
dcr ~ .be command re,i-e1 in af.,r
as- Of &c, st.t..s ,I,,t r,,,r o,fso.,s aud
men ~. II, S,1,r.,.- and veil -reafe5
A private Dote received in Washington on (
the lSth from : On charleston states that
ABOUT tnree huhGreo ana niIy men composed
the recent exleallon 70 Fort sumter, and
that only portion OF that force landed, {
some OF the ooats haEing grounded On the
shoals But Tor TINS there would probably
na'e oeeo o1nsIent iesu4s-
tn. T;u.., oo--.sr.,-a.-. -;., ,,o
Of the Potomac writes on the 10th that il Is
beliered one corps OF Lees army, or about
one third of the army under Loncstreet is
moving to Richmond, there TO be transferred.
two divisions of il TO the southwest and one
to Charleston. Hoods division left Frede-
ricksburg Tuesday last for Richmond and