Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-05-13
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eounoiterius parties to Peters
within 10 miles Of Birhm.1i.
which developed the ezls,era .
cradle force Of tho enemy.
The wooden gunh4at
was blown mp in James RIVER On
a submarine battery oPera-sl
bv a galyanic apparatus
blown % fragments Tire
battery was shot while a''su
L,rrs1 rsov THE BsTTLErut--
SIGHT.
The larc-, new from TN,
ia. ". saturday lee
in sight. cen. Grant had
tickets for the purpose of
position. but 10 cncny WIS
Our force are IN p,s>e~-in
fell.
Gen. Iu-ails has ordered
Ibs. grain. anil ~Jelegraphs alsl
/ l0.9UC wounded men would b.
t. Rarhaunock Station Slturia.
GEN. SHERMAN FA>I 1T>NEi
Gen. sherman has passed Turn
enemy making no re=i-rance
FRO RAD ErvER-sEN- BA>ss
ONLY To BIavE
\ bearer Of dispatches t--
Porter whose character FIR veraciv
lished here. who arrive! to-day. g.
even more deplorable acc,un. D.,
traus-N Mississippi campaign than
lished here before. Beside
all the essential respect- the
private letters ~telcgephcd g wee.
adds facts calculated O., d,-T-
hopes the friends Of zen. Btr0
entertain Of a satisfactory explain
conduct. No general but F
lame in she army for the camQ7i-
Gen. stone l. pronounced Vr
in the matter.
At the time the mr.-eu-e7 l''r.
clad suuhoats wer, ab,v. Jht f',
reach Alexandra on account oi
Of the waite.
ten. Candy c'uno, reaca A..t
a week.
cgN- srEEJEs EITEF,r. CAUSE,
Private letters have been rec,
CITY. which render IT certain that
has fallen back To- Little Rock.
that be had les than 5000 men
lett and was ioiuei by Gou T-
about 5000 more.
Banks was 50 certain of @
through che country and
ton with steele, and bad
Steele moved with the expec,a
from him at an early date I
Banks PUT steele, forces on
and he was obliged % return t
for supplies
He was much haras=ed BY Pr
return march, and some Of biz reg
pretty badly cut up.
I'VE CAMPAIGN N vIE5rNrA-r
SATURDAY.
WASHINGTON, May 1,-It
Three scouts arrived from tls Ar
Potomae TINS no-nin. hrin. Obi.
dated Heldquarters May g., ,v,r'r,
Atujpl to-day oar -sirmis7c-
and found that the cncuy bod
Gen. Grant pushed uut a strong
on all the avenues leading ws-,H
resumin- his original place Of Oh,
ten. Hancock 5 -.-I~i- relieved
at Spotsylvania G.. r.
FRIDAYS BaTTrE-vArI7 ~ 1rE
ouF loss 1000.
The battle Of Friday u- Wlaa-
veterans of Gettysburg % have
that engagement IN fury and 10
displayed by contestants Of the
both sides. Our men frequently
close upon the rebel p5si,-l
faces and clothes were tom '
In this position they -l
thicket, fell on their faos r--
columns in the rear 70 f-e -7-
losses are estimated by the ur-A
at nearly u 600. There were
stragglers IN the whole Army
leel PRISONERS IASEN-A sAl
TURED sT TBS sEBsLs
Gen. Grant has taken NJ ne
bis rear. We have taken l'''
The 7th Penn. reserves charged
dense abattis and being unable
were all but 81 taken prisoner
Gen. Wadsworth Of NJ
Lieut. Col. TYLER and FOSTER.
were wounded.
The CAVALRY oFEsari1>'
During the whole Of the en-
Sheridan with the cavalry has
country South and East Of t7i'
having frequent engagements "
my's cavalry and ha, -ucc-eiol
our extreme lett and rear from
has lost about 600 men.
1HE WOUNDED @ sFN-'
The order = remove taf
Washington has been couu'err'
pie arrangements have hes1 uif
care OF al the Vouudei near t
The dead h,dy OF the reh-'
found uP1n the held-
TEE GREAT BArrLz OF Fsl1iy
TAO BT 1HE EEBEiS-A7
Z SlGuT.-Ivo rtut'
GrN GA,>r Hr,psr
OH Wiidvr--~ Nry oar
Night has JUS, pot an eni
struggle between 90, auni' ua
protract,I ard ryrruiri