Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-04-03

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forces occupy Florence and Tuscaloosa. There
has beeu no movement of tie enemy from
Corinth in this direction. Morgan had q
fight at Auburn, Tenn. Friday, with an
Overwhelming force Of the enemy he
fought calamity and killed and wounded
number of the enemy but was at last icreed
70 retire.
Charleston nows says that the Federal
fleet az Port Royal has been increased TO $50
vessels. about IS transports having been ad-
ded within the last two days.
The New York Mercury has special Cal
70 dispatch TO the effect that the rise In the
Mississippi has flooded the peninsula, and
there are fifteen feet Of water IN the cutoff.
A fleet Of six iron-clads and twenty transport
passed through, CARRYING Is 600 men. They
are to reinforce Admiral Farragut, and
though the object is kept secret, 1t Is thought
they will attack Port Hudson
ANOTHER dispatch says report has been
received announcing the complete success OF
the expedition under Gems. Ross and Quimby
and Admiral Porter. It is said that Green
wood has been captured with all the rebel
force. No particulars.
The enemy attacked Williamsburg on the
Goth, with cavalry and infantry, and were re-
pulsed by the 5th Penn. cavalry, under Col.
Lewis. At noon, the enemy had retreated,
and Col. Lewis had re-esta hlished his plekets
The loes il not yet ascertained-
The enemy attacked Wingfeld on the Chow
an river, and were repulsed. The enemy's
force consisted of the 42d y. c. regiment
and cuerrill,.s under Col. Brown. Lieut.. Nc
Lane, with Part Of company Of the LIST y.
C. volunteer. took refuge in a block house,
where they defended themselves successfully,
and after 6ght Of an hour and half beat
the enemy of.
Gen. Foster came up the next day from
Plymouth with three companies; and four
companies of the lIth Penn. cavalry were
sent from Suffolk by Gen. Peck.
Col. Brown succeeded in crossing Chowan
river with part of his force. The remainder
were attacked near Edenton, and dispersed
| after short resistance. Our troops are
hunting them up in the swsmIe
Parson Brownlow reports that the rebels
are copoentrsting all their infantry formerly
/ in East Tennessee at Iullahoma, while their
/ cavalry hse MAIDS diversion in East Ken
! tuckv, hoping TO draw forces from Rosecrans
/ and that endorsements arc arriving daily at
! TuIlaho,na from Virginia. Gen. Gilmore
J crossed the Kentucky river On the 9th, &c
captured Denville. is driving the rebels IN
I the direction Of Crab Orchard
4 dispatch from the headquarters Of the
army Of the Potomac Gays that deserteTs
brought into camp confirm the previous re
ports Of the great scarcity Of provisions IN
the rebel camp, bat say this does not damPer
the ardor and spirit Of the troops
Owing 70 the rtrictnefs of the rebel con
sor,r,io, IN the shenandoah valley. II il
biablv probable that fertile and produo-
tive portion Of the State will be nearly 2
barren waste ,he coming season. Othel
portions Of the State are believed tn he II
the same condition
The lines letter dated headquarters Ar
nv Of the Potomac the 22nd., saws the reh
els during the past week have, So far from
falling back from the river, been increasing
their forces by the addition Of several reg
ments, and that balloon reconnoisances have
established the fact that troops are arriving
constantly by reil from Richmond. One o
our Generals with the army Of the Potomac
estimates the number OF the rebel army op
posite a hundred thousand
The Nercurv's Washington dispatch say
that Immediately after the Connecticut cleo
tons orders will he issued 70 conscupt 500,
600 men.
The Herald's dispatch says there Is NJ Tcll
able foundation for the reports taat the re
bels have a large force in the Shenandoah
valley. Gen Halleck believss the report wa
started by the inhabitants with view t.
stampede the federal troops in that vicinity
The revenue steamer Reliance. Capt. Dun
can, arrived in Baltimore on the 2oth having
in tow two prizes captured while attempting
to 90 to Virginia They had on board {
large rebel mail, file Of late papers from
Richmond and large amount of confederate
bonds and Virginia bank notes, medicines
goods, Sc., intended for Richmond.
An official dispatch from Gen. Sszton, re
. ceiyed at the War Department, confirms th'
: heretofore reported success Of the negro OK
5 petition TO Florida under Cols HigginsoI
and Montgomery.
The following are extracts from tbs Rich
) mond papers
a dispatch from vicksbur- on the Esd
/ Gays two Federal gunboats attempted to pas
/ the batteries on that day. One was sunl
opposite the batteries and the other hadl,
riddled. Almost every shot from the bat
teries was 50 we'll directed as u take efec
! on the vessels
4 dispatch from Mobile on the 25sh. vi
- vicksburg on the Goth. says that on tn
morning Of the Goth, Col. {. Ferguson com
handing the Deer river and Sun Flower ri7
: er, thirty-fve miles above its junction wit
the Yar6o. repulsed the Federals, and afte
destroying three gunboats, drove the balsnc
hack The Federal movement was intends
p to flank the batteries on Haines' Bluff.
The jackson Appeal of the 24th, has tn
following dated Fort Pemberton, the 2lst
The occasional booming Of cannon up tn
! river, tells rs that cur boys are after III
Yankees. The ChilLccthe is almost p wreck
Her quarter gunner's body has been found
killed by shot from cur heavy guns afts
passing through the boats iron mail.
{ Tn same paper on the 26th, publishes
dispatch stating that the Federals were rein
forced and again advancing, and states tha
. every effort will be made 10 defeat them a
the importance Of holding Fort Pemhertor
is fully appreciated
Intelligence (rebeD from Chattanooga
/ dated March 25th, says that all is quiet
: There has been no fighting since Morgan
engagements at Liberty The fcderals still
occupy Murfreeshorc. Our scouts are II
Lebanon and arc operating along the bank
Of the Cumberland from Lebanon 70 Stone
river.
Accounts from the north bank # tn
Cumberland river state that the Yankees sr'
destroying all farming implements and for
aging the whole country. The inhabitant
arc COMPELLED to hide their provisions
Five thousand Yankee infantry occupy
Gallatin, and the Louisville road Is strongly
guarded.
1t is reported that the Yankees have des
troyed the Stones river railroad and tht
turnpike bridges between Murfreesboro snt
Nashville
, Official intelligence has been received Of
the evacuation Of Pensacola by the enemy
They now occupy our navy yard and Forti
Barrancas and Hyacinthe. The garrison O
the town and all others that could be spared
have been sent to General Banks
Two captains and six privates Of the i6ti