Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-08-26
Ney.> 81 the War

lowing dispatches from Grants ANN
dispatch from City Point dated I~t-
ten. Warren moved with bis com.
morning 70 and across the WeG.r
about one mile south Of the head w....
that point he met nothing but the cr.-
piokets He advanced from there tn
Petersburg. meeting the enemy ~
vance. i.c had considerable fghtIu.
TIE day, Suffering some loss and in1--
lo-s upon tine enemy.
Gen. Birncy telegraphs Gen. Butler
date oi Aug. lJ,h headquarters Of tl...-
corps, a. follows The enemy attacz.
line in heavy force last night, and ws-
pulsed with great loss. In front of .-
ored regiment - dead bodies .t
enemy are countcd The colored tr5.r.
havcd handsomely and are in tue I'll.
The assault, was IN column, a division ---
and would have carried the works u
bad NOT been 30 well defended The era-.
loss was nc least 1000
y dispatch dated Headquarters Of .
Army OF the Potomac 10Th says
Yesterday was the quictest DAY in f---
Pet,r-burgn for a month. On the W-
road, where Warren corps bad taken D..
ton, considerable diminishing with oc....
OIL ''''"'' = 'l "'''Iiefy occurred. aa- Dill.
i'7 l'',''i'lli- 'i- engagement
t' --ii''l 'l casualties I'D ile 7.a e-.
Oh i''''l''i-y was a'3'l 17V- nearly 3D..
nom are III me li''I'
l'e I'-'-> ''e becoming BAD IN elH-gi.a.
Vi '''e ''-iI'1 ram, ""itl Aa7 il-...
present "''N' ana winch s-il confines.
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i lagerstown dispatch OF the zH.,-.
There was a another uis-,-lre here I.-.-..
Gen. Averill rstreated rom Nartin,.ar
Ttur-.i4v ,.vcnlDe- with sIs main force.
inc ONE cJmpluv of Oh. Lincoln Ctv4r..
.e-irri-ln the town. Yesterday IS -e-.. b..
airy men commanded by Cant. B.-l
Tennessee. entered tle pl..s and d-.r.
ro4r ,1- In rle direction of UsIr.--
Tbi. caused q General srmuedc OF rl-..
residing between WilIiam,p5rt ami M4rrr-
hur.r towards town. who seulrteI thar ..
rr,6I- were rerrcatiu, In this direction
I,,v.5 by rhf. r,.f,.l-
Nlartiu-..Hr.- d. r.r8rte3 % be in posses.
of r+teI cavalry. ton. EarIv'. adylus.
-.ii.YHeal Manchester. Every hor-
rb.t enters into. ri... town is Immediate
.i..-.... I.g rlr-i., vino auxiously iu4-
To Tue whereabouts of tie rebels.
Today tue rebel picSels were ad'aa
talimg-N alters, but were driven Do
lachA.ent 90 tAe lnirt va. O. HilNI
i-a- i7 t-c nearest point 10 --I7 t
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I1Issid ButIer's troors had a slirbt e.
wirbNnr n,n,h a,i,,,1ts,-e - .-.---
- IN Tbn+s,io~ al -
A., one o,ci,ct Wedres'i,v rno-ri-.
the rcbeis onene5 the most yIporg1s fre n :
has vet been given since the mine exul5ies
1t commenced on the right and centre ami
wa, directed towards the valley, where rFsr
seemed To imagine our troops We're beng
masset, and finally extended along The gl-
tire line from the AppJmaJJux % Jerusalem
plank road NJ damage resulted IRON tie
affair. The hiring lasted about Two 1.--s.
and was thought to be the prelude % a1
attack on some part oil our Inc Fortress
Monroe dispatches sly that the reat-- u--s
"a furious attack ON our lines IN that Is1i 4.
consisting OF Burnside corps on TIE .e.-
HE lighting was chiefly artillery ana Taste.
TWO hours, when the rebels tell back VIA.
attempting 10 assault our works. Our -s
was small Ihe lett wing vi the army
and holds tbc rl,iti,D Gained sunday last
right VIM, has advanced and Is upwar..
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