Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-09-02
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OF movements in other quarters. All reports
that he has said Atlanta will be ours in
week or two weeks,are simply untruthful
Our advlces from Sheridan are down to
yesterday evening. The rebels made de-
monstration against our lines on Monday eve
ming bnt retired on finding him well prepar-
cd Our lines remain where they did on Mon
/ day morning. There was some Vancouver
/ ing Tor position on Monday afternoon and
yesterday without any material advantage
to either side. There is no truth, 50 far as
known here, that the rebels are trying t
cross the Potomac They will not please
Sheridan SO well probably as to do that.
Apropos Of the movement to get Gov
Seymour to call the Chicago convention to
order, there is excellent authority for saying
that he has very recently declared in most
positive terms that be would not attend the
convention under any circumstances.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.
have receifed the Richmond Enquirer
of Tuesday last. The editorial says at this
particular moment nothing that we can think
OF could produce SO fine moral effect in the
North az another advance of Early into Pen
nsylyania, and the burning of York. Lanc,s-
ter and Harrisburg. Such a movement
would act as a sedative to their war spirit
and would make sure the adoption Of noble
peace platform by the Chicago convention
and the election OF a peace President. There
is no other conceivable cause by which we
could 50 help on the blessed cause of peace.
The paper claims that AGA prisoners
reached Richmond Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. The privates were sent to Belle /.
Isle, and the officers. 100 in number. among
whom was Brig. Gen. Hays of Massachu-
setts, to the Libby Prison.
A dispatch from jackson, Miss. of date
Aug. 2lst. says there has been great not
IN New Orleans in which 400 citizens were
killed. 1t arose in consequence Of Gen. Can /
by attempting to enforce the draft. The ne
gro troops were called out to suppress it, but
1t still ragged furously at last reports.
They have word at Mobile that F5rres
attacked Memphis on Saturday morning,
that firing was heard for three hours. and it
was supposed that he had capitula'ei the
city, as the federal force was small and un-
suspecting.
The Petersburgh dispatch of Sunday eve
ming claims that in the fight on Sunday, the
Yankees were driven back about a mile in
front, and two miles on the left flank. They
admit loss Of 500 prisoners and an aggre-
gate loss Of 1000, that day Gen John c.
c. Saunders of Alabama was killed and Gen.
Lamar Of Florida mortally wounded. Gems.
FinIgan. Caxt1n and Anderson are reported
\. p Hill was in command Of
their forces, and his Official dispatches claim
the capture of three hundred prisoners exclu-
,ive Of wounded. Eiitoriallv the papers
admit, that the movement on the Weldon
railroad was very bold, and say all the en-
srgy and gallantry Of Lees and Beauregards
army viii not be any too much to make
Grant relinquish his hold there.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.
The Petersburgh E1yress of Saturday last
says body Of Yankee cavalry moved west
rom Warrcn's position On the preceding day
-hrou Oh Dinwiddie County.
Montgomery papers admit that the road
rom that city to Atlanta cannot be repaired
before the first Of September under the most
favorable circumstances.
The Mobile bank has recently loaned
confederate pay-master 100000, to pay out
% the soldiers in and around that city, who
lad not been paid for many months, and
whose families were suffering for the neces,i-
les Of life, while the government put them
fl from week to week
Georgia papers complain bitterly Of 1t
'ol. Richard NJ. Guy Ter. commandant of the
Arsenal at Macon, who it is asserted ran out
nd shook hands with Stoueman when he ar {
ived there as a prisoner, rendering him the
se Of his purse, and told him to command
is services at any time. Il seems also that
be rebels have the rumors about the peace
commissioners. for Richmond papers note d
lumber Of curious persons collected at the d
abroad stations on Sunday last, to see them
7ben they arrived, and half dozen OF the
who wore good clothes and had
arpet bags and were unknown to everybody, 4
Fere confidently pointed out by the crowd t
S the commissioners.
Measures have been taken to find out how I
many pistols and muskets have been sent in t
D the country within the last three months,
nd to whom they were consigned, delivered :
C. Gentlemen of the peace persuasion of
curse viii be perfectly Indifferent to the
natter.
WASHINGTON, Aug. %.
An impo rtant order from the War Depart c
lent directs that hereafter recruits for ala
ew military organizations will be mustered :
/, in the same manner as those for old or
No advance bounty will be {
aid till the companies are organized and the J.
bis are made out. Company officers will 1
OF be mustered until the companies are or
anized and filed and staff officers not til
he regiments are organized. and no EXTRA 4
ED officers will be mustered in. The muster 0
of the men will be from che date of enlist
tent, and men will be discharged at the ex- n
iration of the period for which they were
mustered. There is nothing yet, despite a
le assertions of certain Sunday papers, to }
ldicate the postponement Of the draft, to .
Ike place in many districts
Returns from various sources will he made :.
q Thursday, and the enrolment list closed. =
he supplemental returns will be made for
De fractional part of the month of Sept
.fter these returns are all in and the proper
edits md deductions have heen made the / {