Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-24

ctctle OCCUPIES llt'lc i'oeN "4iA ''N A'-
llorgan's command numbering 700 passe'
through Flemlngsburg, Ky, on the mornin.
OF the l2th, en- route possibly for Poun'
Gap. They admit a loss of 600 at Cynth
lana \ federal force Of 800 in pursui
arrived at Fleuiing,burg aDont hours after
Morga lcit.
Prize steamer Donegal with thousanC
tons OF munitions Of war aboard, captured
June 9th, arrived Mt Philadelphia last week
On the 18th Smith advanced towards Pc
tcrshurc and oTened an attack on the sam'
morning. Fighting continued through
out the day. but without any decided sue
cess to Smith until 20 p. NJ. when he
carried a strong confederate work two miles
from the city. capturing IS cannon and 4Ot
prisoners.
Hancock ioiucd smith at 3 An the fol-
lowing day.
The Confcdcratcs have withdrawn from
their position confronting Butler.
Confederate official dispatches Of the l4th
report the defeat Of Sheridan with loss OF
coo prisoners. leaving his dead and wounded
on the field. by Fitz Hugh Ices Hampton
Legion.
The Petersburg Express gives telegram
from I,ynchhurg. 10 the rebel Gov. smith.
stating that lIppJcr entered Lexington on the
llth.
TAc Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th,
has official intelligence that Crook, with
600 men. was at at Amherst Court House,
- miles from Lynchburg. He had destroy
cd the bridge ovcr the Pye river. Lynch
burch is defended rs the iqg,Hre~ saws. hY a
much larger force Of militia than bad been
expected.
Detailed accounts Of Gen. Sturgis' disaster
at Guntown. Miss, say that the expedition
mot little resistance till the 9th, when the
enemy was met in force by our cavalry Our
men fought four hours with the greatest
desperation. against overwhelming numbers
Our infantry came up, when the cavalry NJ
3 p. VI. retired. Another large body OF the
rebels arrived on the railroad at this time ::
all our forces being engaged
Ii became evident that we could not with
stand such attacks as were being made by
vastly surerior numbers. 1t Is said that the
col1red troops fought well. and were the last
10 rive way. Our forces retreated TO Ripley
that night, distance Of p miles, after burn
ing q large portion Of the supply tram, and
destroying ten pieces Of artillery, which they
were unable to move forward through the
swamp.
On the llth the rebels made a desperate
attack on our infantry which was repulsed'
but the attack was shortly afterwards renew
cd and a considerable portion Of our infantry
We're cut off and captured.
10 is stated that after the ammunition had
become exhausted many Of the negro troops
boarded the ammunition train as 1t was being
DESTROYED. and filed their bosoms and pockets
with cartridges, and others OF the negro
troops gathered ammunition from the cast
away accounts ot white troops, and by such
means kept mp the fight until they reached
Memphis.
Il l. also stated that one body Of l,tOo
infantry. which were cut of and supposed
TO have been captured, arrived at COlliers-
vile soon after the main column of our forces
arrived there.
Our loss is now estimated at l25 negro
troops killed, and Il pieces Of artillery
About 800 men, all Of the 9th l. ;. col
ored troops. have come in. There are 2up
men and six officers missing. Three hundred
Of Jhe 55th c1lored troops are missing.
Gcr. Burbridse has suppressed the circu-
latiou of the Cincinnati Enquire IN his dis
trict
The pursuit cf Morgan is ended, he having
passed the lines with few hundred men.
War DEPARTMENT,
WAsui>GroN. june lS.-l0 P. NJ. \
II W7i. Geg. Dir
The following dispatch from
Gen. Grant dated Yesterday, IL \. NJ, at
Cltv Point, has been received by this Depart
mcnt
.. The 9th Corps this morning carried two
more rcdoubts. forming part of the deiences
of Petersburg, capturing $50 prisoners and !
guns. Our forces drew out from within 7n
wards Of the cncmy's cntrcnchments at Cod
Harhar. made flank movement OF about 40
miles march, crossing the Chickahomlny and
James rivers-the latter 1000 feet wide and
- feet deep. at the point Of crossing-and
sururize1 the cnemv's rear at Petersburg.
This wa, done without the loss OF wagon
or piece Of artillery, and only about 100
strarrlers were picked up by the enemy. In
covering this move Warrcn's corps and VIII
sons cavalry had frequent skirmishing with
and wounded. but inhIcting an equal If not a
greater loss upon the enemy. The 18th Gorps'
Smiths. were transferred from the W bite
House TO Bermuda Hundred by water ana
moved out near To Petershurgh The night
F of their arrival they surprised or rather cap
tured the very strong works northeast OI
/ Petersburg before a sufficient force eOuld De
got in them by the enemy to hold them. lie
was Joined the night following this cap
ture BY the ID Corps, which IN turn captur-
! Cd more Of the enemy's redoubts iurtneT
south, and this corps was followed by the
! 9th with the result above stated
F All the troops are now up except two di-
visions covering the wagon trains and they
will be up tonight.
The enemy in their endeavors 70 reinforce
Petersburg abandoned their entrenchmentr
in front OF Bermuda Hundred. They NJ
doubt expected troops from north OF the
James River to take their place before wC
discovered it. Butler took advantage of thi'
and moved a force at once upon the railroad
and plank road between Richmond and Pc
tersbarg, which hope to retain possession OF
Too much praise cannot bogiven the troop
and their commanders for the energy and
fortitude displayed the last five days. Day
and night has been all the same. No delay
being allowed on any account.
Later unofficial dispatches show that at
O'Clock this morning the enemy still occupied
Petersburg.
Edwin VI. STANTON,
Sec'y of Wa.
WAR DEP WAsHTNGToS, !
June l9-9 As P. NJ.
To MAJ. Gen. Dir:
This evening dispatch
from Citv Point dated at O'Clock this morn
ing reached this department. 1t report
that our forces advanced yesterday to within
about q mile in front OF Petersburg, wher
they found the enemy occupying new lln'
of entrenchments, which, after successive
assaults, we failed to carry, but hold anS
have entrenched our advanced positions
From tho force of the enemy within the en-
omv's new line. it is inferred that Beaure
gard has been reinforced from Lees army.
No report has been received by the De
partment concerning the casualties OF ou
army in its operations since crossing tn
James River.
Gen. Sherman reports to-day:
=. The enemy gave way last night in TN