Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-05-13

ing utterly Oblivious Of the fact that they
have been removed. The report was to-day
transmitted to the committee on the conduct
OF the war, who will send a subcommittee
20 Annapolis Immediately % make further
examination.
LEE SURELY RETREATING.
Can liz AVON , Battle?
WA>urvGro>, Nav g.
Opinions sre still divided as % the prob
ability Of Lees arrival at Richmond in SEA
son. That he has found i, necessary to
evacuate the entrenchmeur> ,hrt Pc has &C.
cupied 50 many months and g, march tow.
ards the rebel capital at hi utmost speed i.
not doubted but whether he starts IN time
to avoid Il battle on ground not Of his own
choosing il a question which no one in
Washington i able % solye.-or is likely to
be for some time to come in a position % an
swer.
GEN. GRANT oNLT Knows.
Gen. Grants despatch of Wedne day
morning, the latest re Rived from him. iudj-
Gates that he has Defore this solved the
problem.
Government has NJ later advices than have
been received by private parties
WILD RrvoRs Ar1o,r.
Wild and exaggerated rumors Of fighting
arr aioat here q, elsewhere. but re without
foundation.
No CAvALRT FIGHT At THpFoUGHFAEE Gar.
RrNoRo OF BUsvsrpE's RrrrIsE ALL rAIsE.
The statements Of the Evening Scr about
a cavalry fight at T~boroughfarc Cop are
equally false with III, Uorld', account OF
Burnside's lighting at the same place. There
i-not the slightest f,uuiatiou for either re-
port.
KAYE, AND FEENcH NusrrsID or1.
Maj. Gen>- Kcyes and French have been
mustered Guy Of the Volunteer service. 70.
turning To- their places m the regular ARMY.
zen. CANDY has been nominated n MAJ. zen
real, and assigned to an important duty.
THE TIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS srccEss
FoR CRAM
GE>. Gs,N1s Hr,por,srrRs.}
May 6th.
Tire events on THURSDAY may be summed
up 81, follows ten. Lee made two attempts
TO cut our army IN two both on the right
ami LEFT by getting between the river and
Warren's aud Sedgwick's corps. with only a
part OF Burusiie's corp across on one side,
and between Hancock's corp and the remain
derof the army on the other. lie was ioiIeI
in both purposes and that the army has been
concentrated Notwithstanding his two well
conceived attacks constitutes a most sub
s%tantisI success tor Gen. Grant.
Not quite one half the army was engaged
to-day.
Tonight the army Is all together. Burn
sides corps being fully up. and Gen. Grant
has at his command an ample force W IN
which he will make a general attack upon
the enemy AT daylight.
ARMY AFPoiNrnE>rs-D>Br TO SUCCEED
RANKS.
WASHINGTON, May :.
Cen Canby's nomina ton as Mai. General.
announced in these dispatches yesterday.
was made to the Senate to-day which at
once confirmed him without the usual
reference to committee. General Csnbv
started Yves; by this P VI. train. bavin,
been assigned TO the command Of the mill
tary department embracing all the trans
Mississippi States. except Kansas and Mis-
souri,.
1t Is expected that the arrival Of zen.
candy will put a different complexion on
military affairs in that department.
Lieut.. Mark Ii. Wooster of the Is, Vt.
cavalry was confirmed as Captain and Com.
missary and Geo. B. Gibbons Of Vermont a.
Paymaster.
TUB "ahAI BATrLE-TwO DESPERATE ATTACKS
-REPuIsE OF The krBErs.
WASHINGTON, Sth-Midnigbt.
Our correspondent with the ARMY Of Poto-
the following
The most terrific hattie Vet fought BY III.
OF the Potomac closed TO dav. Lees
entire army has made repeated and furious
assaults on our right and left wings. com-
nanded BY Hancock and SedSvick, with tenn
successes but has been driven b,ct
with great slaughter.
An attack was made about / T. VI. simpl.
ianeously urou our whole line which was
-repulsed.
towards lark the enemy concentrated ur-
m our eHtreme right snd fell suddenly unon
'eus~icS crushing in a portion Of hr, li,e.
'eas"'rk SUGGESTED in reforming his line
ma : curing Hseain-t ruyther disaster ard
lee enynv witninw from his front pnd.r
over OF darkness. Oar l,>-,. have Irrn
''F army to-day d. r%v',aioly achieved IA
'1'u'l suecrs= 1t has baalrl al the ofen-
I've Efforts ct the enemy.
tue alm'~i impenetrbic wo-d- with
Inch the Ia -l- ground 0, covered ,a,,,i ,b.
''ri- lFon a crushing: defeat. %, +, enabled
'em to coreehl 'hcir movements al.u5,, len.
Guy up 10 the very H.s'nent Of their exeer-
oh. .