Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-01-08

ALaItUr ole Cd I'd rex iu the mJrui-r our
f.is ln Cumming Point 5uenel on the citv
ot Charleston.
Toe firing was quite r1uid. and. Is il s,ln
proved exec cdinely elective. Scarcely bad 4
I"lt d zen shots ie.r fred before the rebel
IA .-c-io- h...pn % omen and slon every r.b.i Z
gun rr + J,ui. and SuIlivan-s Islands was in
luIi i'av. aud tbe night being comparatiy,lv
SID. tt..otr of Tie, ,arrauale shook tfe l.
inl. afl. G and a,y.,- every one bv its terri
f.- tlunI.- Oar fire. in srite of tbereb.I,'
activity. ua, kent an steadily. and AT about
t.a.s .,..r 81. We d. '.,yr-ci
-..--.-.-. -.-.
--l1 --' 11''I-S 'N'
l"e L'h's were INST apparent M block
.i .-li-l-- @ The south % st MicLac. s
sine- fr'' d. iy ln Bell or Elliott streets
and sfeeaIy increased. throwing lIghtover
-N- .ft.-t aal a-irGuG out ID bold ryl-t
t-- -r'-t~ 1 '.t churches and the wIIi-t
N'n- o.. ''e nfttery- AS the cnd'grtI1a
spread o-r TIRE became more sharp and &C
tve, auu oar rl1e shells dropped IN and
about t.- IRE So accurately and regularly
that tie tr.men OF the city must have bat
lied with tie element with less bJlloeas than
tha y ordinarily do.
Any W1fsins u IRE engines nsar the scene
- -. - az vi 80 VI r.. i.s'.l' 5iu az.
couf.,r,s oa.i terror Of The few rem1ininr in
bl5ir.nr- t,yl orler fires were s.srt.d in
9tHer rlr-s of tie citv. but rraduaIlv went
ont. without destrovinq other buillincs than
those which the she'll. first Communicated
tie Gre.
Until l-vIi-hr the artillery duel was ex-
cs.4inrl, .f1rp and noisy fut Of no damarc
t,us. What the rebel, suffered other than
iu tire destruction of one entire block Of
buildings. and two iuderendent and detach-
~ .o-sss. must he learned through their own
uar,rs. We are satisfed that the citv was
a .i Ierer from our FIRE. and that our Christ
mas entertainment will induee the few sur.
viriu., denizers oftbe town to remove Z, tie
rural districts.
The, eff. ct Of. our sbeIliny Is sail IN he nnite
arra-ent in the cj,v Bell and Flii,tt streets
me-. t.rfeetIv d.serted- n sinrIe narson
living IN either. nor a single building oecupi-
ed for business purposes All reports 10 the
contrary are nlsas5nt little fctIons Invented
for the Southern ear.
While We were delivering our Christmas
saIutations IN Charleston .rbe enemy return a
the e,mpliment from .Jobnson's Island on
the Stono river. and shaved rs
H'" 'iA NA'L-s O9s-N'A 30 4hA OAi
Working most industriously through the
ni-ht IN building corduroy roads across
marsh near Legarevilie, and hauling siege
guns. the rebels were enabled 10 plant before
daylight two sl'ge guns within csy range
Of the snnhlat Marblehead, which lay OF the
town On picket.
The attack was somewhdt unexpected,
bat Llcaten1nt Commander Melde SON had
-i- wrHat quarters and hi- guns IN pliy.
They repe it'dly huilrd the Mtrht' ell
'''' "'' ~ So ''','y ue- ~ u.
',,sr F,.r. and 6r1IIv r.ttr,.r trr.. sbo,s
cl..tr -l.r,u.,b her Lpll kilIt,,- tv., men and
,,-,.,,,,tir., a. otb.rs ,,-,p. ,v,.r. s..rrcI
as,, ,,i.Iy and a,cti,,I, ~ u,,,iblr ,,pJ.r
rio, instance. Iut'tl.v c,uld NOT bo
we'll ti.ert,d while she vas T3rninr NJ an
Will. tie p,wnee Commander BlIeb I'M
u.Ji.f,Iv oft,r tbe r.brl, o,enrd fire
dr.rred iron, ter r,,iti,n off tbe town 10 A
plIit where she got an elective range, and
'.,.,.r,,,i ,sit, h,r hove bltterv u1,n the
r'.lI cuns and upon hrre subp,rtlng
f,rce Of infantry. drawn up on the main
roaJ r-,m IepareviIle
T,e N,rtI.Ie,d s,on yot in the nr,rer
r,..i-ion l.r o., her anchor and cot cross
fra t,tf M. 'P,vner mon the enenv's no
.iti,-, IT,. rebels stood ~ their Guns as
mo As r,,-.iile. but. after heavy luss. were
.c,mreIItd to leave he two guns in the
n,,sb and retreat bDt surreeded for some
tire I,roer in marntoinjng a fire from
on,ther b,avv batterv in the woods.
Tae Pawnee S heavy battery en6Iaded both
the ENEMY : w--ks. and. aided by the Mar