Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-08-05
News OF the War.

The Baltimore Amerlrqn'S special H
Harper Ferry says
HarIc g Ferry Is again the scene -
i've military operations 10" InlH. HE
thoritics have pushed Forward thei
ment~ with unusual yisor. .agacity a. '
near Winrb..-rer a b,-rla i erDor- he
abiiiti-. within rho ,evr few davs Tr II
atau ,- will Do. c,-.s.- rrler eir-rr- ,-
that a.-Et 3D.. ami h,li.v. will
sucr,..
N1-bin.- iu,r.,-t,r- iron, uu the rs
Tie rc;,.. withdrew tf-ir rickrts f. .,.-
positc WI.iitmsFort "Wednesday nigh md
yesterday. G.n. Kelley r,-occuI
ru>lur-. r.gapuic c'mmumria
tiut point '- not re-os s,@D'isacd, nor
tram yrt ycu,urcd up, as toe clui Ht
the roId aul bridge at opeIuou Crees
y,ua 2i,-..'. f..,-.. r. is r.p,rr.d b.. .,
d..-r.,.I min .,.,....i tl,. b-iFr
Earrrr'. F,--r Inv .,- -'... first -ir. , a
thc ia-- r...,I -,..,-,,.fi47
Uarp..r.s Vs~re bss Lrcn hurra.
aasiu. tli- f.-.- t.. .,urrl or fr
sinr. rb,. war b..r,, N,r. af tL,
bgiliin..- ,f rt.. f.,r.r ,,,.. t,en min
The Pas''s special states tha5 C--
secured very Important Strategic
above bermuda HundreIs. having c.. Poi.
rr.p, ni,b,o,,4 ., ,'.. -!.,,I, ,.r V.5,
e,.-,.,.,,,e,r
Private adyiccs from Sherman
quarters announce the assignment ..
Howard to tac command %. the arm
department OF Tennessee, the position
vacant by thr death Of Gen NeI
Gen. llDwari , t.iei Of Siaii Will 1-
Col Warren. ci the 10Th OhI1.
i dispatch state, that Hood mris
o. renew the assault upon Sherman
since the b,trl. of Friday. They wer. r-
ever. feeble fl .rr~. easily and ur1m
pulsed. with an Hr..rerate loss Q, $
OF only about luu men.
Fort Sumter was undergoing ann.
structive bomhardment from our 1t
and fleet The hrlnS was very slow
eurate, and serious damage resulted On
OF the strongest portions Of the tor-.
hre ON Charleston WAS also kept uV.
Ine work Of erecting residences ir
prisoners ON Morris Island was pro-
though tine retcls annoy the Wors.
the extent OF their ability by shell
buudngs-
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Arfiu.-v FIRING commenced ar IF
BocSss s1fiy iu the evening Iuesl1 nd
continued alI nI-ht- Our lnidn'rE-
les ana gun .i'7 were slI4 % ne c '
'"t most o' l'e ni'h- n'uoJle,s "a-
me gun 1oat7' which were sheIlinS 'a'
oi lae river
fi-, i'l"- was 'i'' 1'iAS on near
hun4reis. ana Do was reported thal '-
.tiS were posted thire miles RON lLi.
l'rii'S VINO were 'l b1ticf Ae.'"t
tuesday ni-lt say t.a5 iHe roar ol i
ry anu artillery was ncessan1 a.. Wy
heavy
A''I,'s i''," n'i,..-''re S-''" 'l'-
Il' ''-''''i'i7 ''''n " 'U'l'7'o' ''7'
tN'lS'i- '.', III men ana q 'e" guns 'i'''-
j. s'il' VI "' : u'i RANT o, nC, ,t 'eoc-
H'h- E'rty having lgi' on Acc'4..
"oHnI--''eh' " iiS.'t mas oeyh D"
command oi al 'ie 'Iool On 'iie ~
tomae ana Is moving on tAe reoel9'
fe-9oen pieu Niti'in7DdfS- IT,lil7 run
afiI between b''l'ili,'Ie anu llll le- -
we nave IeIoi1 TINS morning
movement on 'le line oil the Ner1lit.l .'-
tral haliroad- Appfeheisioi's OF a l"--
eh'er'riuel' 81 I'1,l'' oIueI9 were '7SueU u
Ine latest l. IhaI heliy no" ocIu -.
tihsours, that 1nere mas oeeh no He9'
lns "i'ul' tne lis' 'llIee VI ioui
crossed into Maryland.
The Washington Republican says arc
has been considerable skirmishing ac- -le
ilNtA WIN tAtt tAiIuAf lAAi AAAANA