Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-12-02
News of the War.

There are reports of rebel demonstratio,.
at New Greek and Piedmont, in the Shen.n.
doah Valley, but nothing definite.
On Wednesday last the rebels made a .ut.
den attack on our pickets stationed npa-
Broadway Landing on The Appoma,o1. The
attack was speedily repulsed and the grour5
lost by our men in the surprise was retakrn
During the rain and darkness of the ni,b.
the rebels were enabled to sobblc up a al.
mel and 10 men
4 despatcn from Newberne, Nov. 26. .,,
\ skirmish occurred at Plymouth the otfs,
day, in which the enemy were repulsed. !,
is reported the enemy are certifying Roapo,.
and Chowan rivers with the intention !.
e~vaeuating Virginia.
An order from the War Department direct
the raising VI a volunteer corps in the Ds
trict of Columbia, of 20 ,000 men enlisted r.,
one year, TO he called the First Corps. tn.
volunteers must have served not les ,ba,
two years, and will be paid a special boun,y
Of $500. Maj.-Gen. Hancock is assigned :
command.
The steamboat Greyhound was burned -
james River Sunday. Gems. Butler AMI
Scbenck and Admiral Porter were on b1arl
but the steamer Pioneer came up and t.
them off. The GREYHOUND had been IN >
CITY Point and was on her return when ~.
accident took place Butler was at dime
at the time.-Suddenly the furnace do5-.
were blown open and scattered Goals all ,r.-
the floor, driving the fremen and engineer.
from the rOOm.-Ihe Greyhound was alm,.,
Immediately enyeloped in flames, and not.
withstanding every effort 10 save her .bs
was burned to the waters edge. Ten borse.
belonging to General Butler and staff wer.
burned. Shortly before the accident Z, tbs
GREYHOUND she had received from the steams-
COssack the army mail for Buffers detarr
ment, which left Washington ~yesteri,v
morning. and it is supposed they were la.:.
Admiral Porter sends word to the Nav
Department from Fortress Monroe, that On
Monday the prize steamer Florida sunk If, 9
fathoms Of water. She had been run ibto
by an army steamer and badly damaged.
The statement made that Commander Col
Inns bad been ordered to return 10 Bahia with
his gIGSi prize, her officers and crew, l. eJn.
tradicted. and also all statements 70 the effect
hat difference Of opinion has arisen IN the
Cabinet concerning the case Of the pirate
Florida, OF that a decision has been made ir
OF against her restitution. No action Of the
government has been taken in the case AMI
no discussions Of il have been held and the
navy department authorizes the following
statement
The original order for the Wachusett upar
her arriV ! Ut Hampton Roads. was 10 pr
coed to Boston Tor repairs, taking with her
the prisoners captured On the Florida. TO Re
consigned to Fort Warren Before the order
reached the vessel, the prisoners had been
sent To Point Lookout and in a day OF txo
were transferred to the Old Capital Prison
They were Immediately ordered back to Point
Lookout to be returned 10 the WachuSeti.
which at once sailed for Boston. arriving
there on Friday last. The prisoners are
now in Fort Warren.
The Commercially Washington special SAYS
there Is no tears Of a diplomatic rupture b-
tween this country and Brazil, as General
Webb took steps Immediately upon the seizure
Uf the pirate, 10 allay n III feelings on the
part OF the Brazilian Government, and render
an anicable adjustment Of the difficulty Ger
tain.
Roger A. Pryor, a gentlemen formerly Of
some fame. and lately a rebel general, was
captured last Sunday near Petersburg, he
admitted Sherman had captured Macon and
M~illedgeyille. and there Was little il any
doubt from the rapid progress he was making
that he had captured Augusta, and would
encounter nothing serious 10 impede bis
march 10 the sesbosrd that with Augusta
IN his possession, the southwest would be cut
of from Richmond and no troops could be
sent from Lee to reinforce Savannah.
A despatch from Wheeling, Nov. %. saws
The enemy under Gen. Payne surprised,
captured and burned New Greek on the Bal
timOre 4 Ohio K. R. yesterday. They sent
a force Of about 300 to Piedmont, which was
stubbOrnly opposed by Co. A, 9th Western.
Virginia Vols, and after a fight Of three
hours the rebels retreated on Elk Garden
road. The damage inflicted on the railroad
at Piedmont WAS very slight. Communlca-
zion between tins point and Cumberland .
re-established.
A letter from Fortress Monroe says it haI
been known TO General Grant that A. P.
Hill entire rebel corps has been detached
from Lees army und sent south, probably
to meet Sherman. Its place has been taker
by two divisions Of Esrly's army.