Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-03-25
News of the War.

are cOnhrticd. II Is generally htlltFt4 that
the rebels mean to make a sudden movement
into Kentucky.
The railroad is completed t.od CHATHAM
ooga 70 Ringyold and train went down
SunGav. \ number of prominent officers
visited the front and found all quiet.
Eighty rebel cavalry made dash over
Taylor's Ridge, Saturday and carried of !
two Union citizens There has been TO fur :
Their rebel movement
The Washington Star of Saturday says;
From PARTIES who arrived here from the
front to-day. We learn that rebel advance
was anticipated yesterday, and that march |
inc orders were issued TO nearly all the COM
mands. After, however, everything had been |
hacked and all was in readiness tor move
the order was countermanded, and things !
have settled Themselves TO the usual order. I
The gunboat Usage which led the advance
and return Of the recent exUeditIOn up the
Wachita River. and fired $50 rounds. had
one man killed and was struck by several
shots without damage.
The Wilmington Journal Of the LIST says
that that town is full Of Yankee spies or in
cendiaries. Two or three fires occurred on
the 18th ult.
A desratch from Louisville, Ky, March
20 SAYS Hughes Ferguson and Short are on
the Northern side Of the Cumberland with
5000 rebels On the 10th, they attacked
Hobson's Camp. hut We're repulsed and driv-
en- with loss Of / killed and several wound
ed The next day HobsOn's cavalry attack
ed the rebels under Col. Hamilton. Ho3son
has nearly broken up the guerilla bands along
the Cumberland, many Of whom are coming
in and giving themselves up.
Gen Forrest Il reported 70 be- organizing
for movement into West Tennessee lie
has obtained a large number of horses and is
mounting his infantry. ten. Grerson'
cavalry Is watching him and will give nm
warm work If be advances northward.
Prisoners from Richmond assert rs their
belief that the rebels have already secretly
executed a number If officers Of cllored req
ments. Several have disappeared myster-
ously from the Libby prison.
A letter from Hilton Head of the 18th.
says four contrabands, three men and one
women. arrived here from the vicinity of
Charleston Yesterday. They bring no news,
except that our shell reached uo further than
Broad street. and that many Of the inhahl-
tants arr returning % the city confident that
the Yankees can never take d.
seven deserters reached our lines day h.
fore yesterday. They were the repaIrcr, Of
the telegraph lines in Charleston Harblr
They say Admiral Farmgut has captured
Fort C1aiue, with garrison % ITO" men,
and that be !, now banging away no the
city. These reports are 90 BE- received with
doubt
Everything was quiet at Jacksonville Fla,
and at Piatka. Ii Is said. however. that il
would DE the easiest thing IN the world 70
bring ON a fight. The rebels are sill throw
ing up defensive works. Our troops have
been reinforced
Capt. Ferguson. who was arrested on sus-
picion of being implicated IN the frauds 40
Alexandra. has already refunded $4,000.
Deserters from Longstrcets army say
that he l. doubtless moving TO JON Lees
army.
Tne recent raid on Richmond caused the
rebel Gen. Picket TO send several Of bis rc.i-
ments from North Carolina 10 Virginia Just
a. he was ready 20 commence operations %
that direction. These regiments are return
in.
Gov Vance. in one Of his recent speeches.
stated that ten. Lee depended upon North .
Carolina for the support OF his army. lie I
dwells upon the Importance Of keeping the .
railroads in thc,State in good condition, on
the ground that Lee could not remain in
Virginia Is hours after they should fail TO
perform their mission.
Admiral Porter left vicksburv last Satur-
day week with a large number Of gunb0ats .
and transports Firing in the direction of .
the fleet was heard last Monday at hatcher. ]
Deserters at Chattanooga say that John
Morgan's command Is still opposite Decatur
and cannot be mounted from the scarcity Of
horses.
The Wilmington u. c. Journal.
speaking of the success Of the blockade run
ners in getting into that port says " that the
statistics for the past year show that on an
average only one out Of twenty have been
captured. In rough weather the blockaders
are obliged 70 20 10 sea. which. with the ex-
cepition Of dark nights. is the most auspi-
cious time for our skillful pilots who, with
the aid Of our perfect system Of signal lights
seldom miss their mark.
amount Of rebel supplies reed at this block
aided port, dlscJses most startling state Of
things. Everything the enemy could ask for
Is received through tins channel in great
quantities. An experienced naval officer has
remarked that owing to the peculiar situa-
ton Of the coast, It, numerous channels en-
bracing an area Of thirty miles. the entire
navy Of the United States could not make
the blockade of Wilmington etfectual
IMPORTANT BILL RELATIVE To AMY De-
sERTERs The bill introduced into the SEN
ate by Mr.. Wilson, relative To deserters from
the army. is regarded as being eminentlv ne
cessary, and will be acted upon at the first
favorable opportunity. II efectuallv dc,-
troys the citizenship Of every dcsertor who
fails 10 return prior to period 10 be fixed
by the President, depriving him of the prlvi-
lege ofever holding any Office of trust or profit
under the government. Those who return
will be pardoned, but forfeit pay and elbow
anoes for the period Of absence.
\ letter in the Philadelp hia Press from
VIM. {. Jewett who has been visiting Tx
Pres. Buchanan. SAYS that Buchanan de-
clares himself Union man. lie vindicates
-N eA"tAehs anu II " tHfotiA 10 LDltlLn
Intervention, but believes we can never con
quer the South
lie praised Horace Greeley, and said that
Bennett, of the New York Herald, would
fail to get Gen. Grant elected President He
expressed an earnest desire to see the Demo-
cratic party return TO power, and said the
way to peace was not yet visible
The Mobile Register of Feb. p, notifies the
public that supplies OF cooked provisions.
bread, meats, poultry, or ''any thing most
convenient furnished for the men in Fort
Powell, will be sent down daily from the city.
The wood dealers in Richmond have lately
advanced their retail prices Oak Is now
selling at S44 per cord, pine S35 delivered.
Flour was selling at S275 10 $500 Der bar
rel bacon from s. to per ID. dried beef
$ 30 per b.; fresh beef 81 butter IS to {
SO, according to quality cnrn meal sl5