Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-07-29

.rr0n the Richmond Examiner July lo
N,thinc was talked Of yesterday but the in
ya-iou OF Maryland and by two O'Clock in the
evening reports were as abundant as ever We
have known them. This was the sum and sub
stance ofthe stories which were eagerly circulat-
cl with countless varieties.
Baltimore had been capturei-hiteeu thous-
AMI %, tine natives, armed with brick bats and
bowie knives, having assisted cur troops in the
assault
Washington. also. had been carried by storm,
and lincoln and his Cabinet taken prisoners.
Ia- report was asserted 20 have been confirmed
hy NFw YORK HERALD Of the 18th instant,
which d great many people were willing 20
swear, or bet all they we're worth, had been re-
ce.rel and read 40 the War Department We
D not assert that there is no truth in the re-
port oi fhe capture of Washington and Balti-
more. cur armies ia Maryland are well cslcu-
lated % take both places, and whip every an
see north o. The Potomac; buf ice must contra
.jr' Hersporf about The iIER,Lp. No Northern
papers of the lith had been received in this city
zap 90 seven O'Clock last evening, and a gentle
mlu who left headquarters at Petersburg yes
e.iar. informs US that no paper later than the
l--h had zen seen there.
The most important thing that We learned
FL y
and the circumstance that convinces rs that the
work OF INVASION goes bravely on, was that the
Yankee troops, near Petersburg, positively re-
flsel 90 exchange papers with our troops. As
they have been OF late in the habit Of doing II
our armies had met with any disaster, or even
check, the Yankees would have been but too
eager 10 furnish Us with newspaper accounts Of
tue event
The llukces on part Of their line a; Bermu-
ia Hundred. made such a cheering and hurra-
ing yesterday, that our pickets called out TO
them 90 know what was the matter. They re-
p cd that they hal Just received iuteliigence:that
1.uln cf our troops had been captured in Mary
land. This may be considered as a very mod
crate lie. considering the source from which it
emauatci.
The latest au,henuc intelligence we have from
our troops in Maryland Is derived from a gen
tlemau who arrived here last evening, direct
from the Relay House, at which point he left the
msiu body OF our forces last Monday evening
Hs says he fif not b1or uiffisr ire had taken
Baltimore C- not buf if ue hgf not Il irIs only
because Ios did not choose % DO o.. This gentle
man brought large quantity Of calcus and
other Loot Another gentleman, a blockade run
ucr. who lett Washington on Monday evening
and arrycl here yesterday, reports that during
Noulav - transports loaded with Yankee troops
arrived 10 Washington. The Washington Star Of
the evening of the 18th was received. A summary
u. i,s news viii be found in another column.
& itttc dated 18th inst, received here last
night. from a trustworthy gentleman in Mary
lui. says
Washington city Is invested from the Potomac
Fl, the eastern branch Of the Anacostia River.
livery railroad north OF Baltimore has been cut
and the telegraph wires destroyed. To-day (the
l1-h) every thing has been unusually quiet.
Not gun has been heard up 10 this time-25
minutes past O'Clock, \. VI. Il Is belisrei
he ere usJ1firfiHy for The surrender Of " t1Sh-
qgior or girieg time for tie rcm0rai Of tie tr0-
Hcr rad riiiiren. Two forts that defend Wash
iugton,-'' Forts Lincoln and Stevens s''-have
been taken Wallace, who fought our forces at
N0uoclcy Junction. Is supposed 10 have had
$1,000 troops. 4 large number Of them were
oue-hundrol-days men, who, when repulsel,
threw down their guns and scattered to the
winds. Kautz's cavalry, who figured in the
raid before Petersburg, were with Wallace. Our
men have captured the outer works before
Washington.
Twenty-sx transports and steamers, loaded
with troops, supposed to be from Grant, passed
up the Potomac yesterday. Martial law has been
declared, and no one is permitted to enter or
leave the city.
u IS rum0re3 here that .Ns'r Orleans hG,
been captured By Dick Taylor and Price.