Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05


ine ammunition 10 Gregg and Cummings
Point batteries. There are three monitors
anchored inside between Cummings Point
and Fort sumter. Twenty-Five shells have I
been fred into the city within the last -
hours.
The fleet remains quiet to-day
The dissatisfaction Of Lee army in conse-
quence of the reported reduction IN their
rations has reached such pom = 30 require .
that commander % ISSUE - IL ndei APP .
realing to their patriotism ana 0" their rell-
gion t. prevent mutIny-
The President has issued Oh, Glowing
order for "A draft:
ExEcrrlvE MsNsi'N. /
Washington. Fet 1T. 1864.
ORDEKrp. That draft for five hundred /
rtou.,pd men. To serve for three years or |
durin, the war. he made On tire lotn day ct /
March next. for the military service OF the J
United States. crediting and deducting there I
from :, many as may have been enlisted or 4
drafted into the service prior 10 the lst day
OF March and not heretofore credited.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Il will he recollected that in October ell
f,r three hundred thousand men was made
This number has been about half filed by
volunteering and re-enlstments. The call
now made for SOC, 900 men is interpreted by
gentlemen acquainted with military affairs
10 include the above 800 900, beng in effect
an additional call for 100000 men. The
volunteering is supposed to furnish at present
an average Of two thousand men per day.
The order of the President makes credit OF
deduction OF 50 many asmay have been enlisted
or drafted prior to the LIST of March, at which
time the four hundred dollar premium ex-
hires. When these arrangements are COM
pleted the total in the army will be half
million Of men.
The following dispatches from Brig. Gen.
Rawlings. dated Nashville Jan. %, give
further particulars of the engagement at
Athens and Florence, Ala, and the cavalry
! fight east of Knoxville.
| On the morning of the 25th the enemy,
/ six hundred strong, attacked our garrison Of
about one hundred at Athens. After a two
| hours fight the enemy was repulsed and
driven.-Our loss was twenty the enemy
much greater.
On the 9th Col. Miller had a severe fight
on this side Of Florence. repulslng the enemy.
Our loss was Is killed and % wounded.
Mai. Gen. j. q. Foster tclegraphs from
htoA'ii0 "iNei 'i''' u wv ''' ~' ~
ds t,ho"s
nave 'ne noncr 10 Iepo1 ma ..,' Sa'ii''
under oeh' o'ursls ac'ile,eu d ueollSu 'l''o-
tie Fair Gardens, 10 miles east Of SEWER
vile McCook's division drove the enemy
back about two miles after stubborn fight
lasting from daylight until / p. NJ, at which
time the division charged with tie sabre aud
veil and routed the enemy from the field.
capturing two steel rifcd guns and over a
hundred prisoners The oncmys loss was
considerable. sIxtv-fve of them being killed
or wounded in the charge Garrard and
Malf1r,i : division came up after a forced
march in tine to Doe pushed IN pursuit. al
though their horses were uj. i Gen Sturgis
horts 10 b- able % mas. .r cimpete
enc"
tae ASIA Kentucky was c.4usulin.. witt "a
hundred and dtJy meu. e.,. g. Hamilton
with 5r0 rebels atta-kri 1860 After des-
perat, night Gillum SURRENDERED S-,ttsyiile
o. Hamilton, ln condition rat private prop
ertv should De respected ans ms men pa
80. ga -i.. C,.,r, Hnns. d..rr..r,r,, all
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4 dispatch dated FIVE mile north of Tun-
mel Hill, ia, Jan. 18th SAYS .-G Gen. Pal
mer with Gen. Davis division moved here
Yesterday On reconnaissance. The 2Sth
, Kentucky and 4th Michigan drove in the
. rebels advance pickcts and captured a com
pany OF rebel cavalry. The rebels rctreated
from Tunnel Hill during the night. They
lost - in killed and wounded. Oar loss was
two wounded.
, The object Of the reconnaissance was effect
ed Gen. Claiborne 5 rebel division Is above
D. Tunnel Hill on the Dalton road. The bal
ance Of the rebels have disappeared. They
have probably gone to Mobile or East Ten
- nessee.
,
Inc reoel general hI NY N@s II I,'I'eI u =.
nav i.OsIu ~ - 1i,' " W i ~;
ginia. The rebel generals Rosser and Gil
more are said to be again in the saddle In
boden is also moving.
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On Ol lIui9Iay nls"'' jan IN "a 'i1ii " Vi
60 wagons "as en- ou' I'm : 80 d
iauen wiz i SUI ~ 'uI s'i
AT ie'el'ous - nS.I L,,p 5,au,. sne rlail
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r The command OF Col Thoburn, which
r comprised the garrison at Petersburgh, Is
; now all safe. Late Saturday night he evacu-
ated his position IN consequence OF receivingin-
q formation that the enemy IN large force would
attack him at day light IN the morning. The
: enemy did attack Petersburgh next morning
with artillery, made regular approaches and
finally charged, but found no opposing force.
retreating column.
The Richmond Enquirer Of Jan. 29th con-
tains the following