Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-09-30

early Yesterday party of Yankee raiders,
whose numbers are not known, visited the
Rapidan Bridge. and after destroying it pro-
ceeded to Liberty Mills, five or six miles
above, which they also destroyed. From
this latter place they are believed to have
gone back to Culpepper."
The operation alluded to by the Richmond
Sentinel was by force sent out previous to
the battle of Tuesday.
E. NJ. STANTON. Sec. of War.
A Headquarters Army of the Potomac
dispatch of the 23d says
A dcserter who came in Thursday says the
rebel army is very much discouraged on ac-
count of Early's defeat, and be thinks before
long Lee will evacuate Richmond and Peters
burg. The people Of Richmond and vicinity
suffer terribly for the necessirIr- of life and
particularly frewood, the elst If which
places it almost beyond the reaca 81 the
mass of community.
Richmond papers contain yerv liiJia news.
They admit defeat in he valley. give
loss at $500, about 500 IF whom
ers Rhodes division - 1000
state our loss at 5000 5000 'os
and Gen. Goodwin w, killed ami zen
Fitz Lee wounded, &C. York i... an arm.
Gen. Early was entreucled al F. er's Hill,
q miles south of Winchester.
Richmond dispatches Of 22i contains off,
cial dispatches from Gen. Lee announcing
Early's first defeat.
The Richmond Inquirer Of the 22l brave
" asserted that Early's position at Fisher 5
Hill was impregnsble, from whence be would
advance again on the enemy.
Tho Ero,p,p<~ rnhlishas IN acanuur of a
yankee raid into the county of Orange on
Monday. The raiding party was about 500
strong They came down through Culpepper,
and Monday morning arrived at the Orange
and Alexandra r. r. bridge over the Rapi-
dan, which thew attempted to destroy but the
timbers being green were injured but a tn
de. The raiders then crossed the Rapidan
| into Orange county and burned Holidays
mills, containing large quantity of wheat
belonging to the railroad company. They
then started for Orange Court House, but
proceeded but about two miles when they
were ambuscaded by some of our infantry,
who captured 40; killed IS; and drove
| into Culpepper. The raiders are now ma
king tracks for Alexandria.
Two Treasury officials have absquatulsted
from Richmond after converting nearly ST.
900 rebel treasury notes into greenbacks.
ATLANTA, Sept. a.
| To the Louisville Agent of the ~ y. Asso-
GATED Press:
Your press dispatches Of the 2lst embrace
| one from Macon of the Oath announcing the
arrival of the first train Of refugees from
Atlanta, with this addition, that they were
robbed of everything before being sent INTO
the rebel lines. OF course that is false and
| it is idle to correct it, SO far rs the rebels
are concerned, for they purpOsed it, as a
! falsehood TO create mIschievous public
opinion The truth is that during the truce
| 446 families were moved south, making 705
adults. $50 children. 479 servants with 1850
pounds of furniture and household goods,
on the average, for each family, of which we
have a perfect recollection by name and
article At the end of the truce Col. War
ner oilmy staff who had thcgenerall
Of the business, received from Major Clam of
Hoods staff, the following letter
ROUGH AND READY, Sept. q.
Colonel our off, ial communications be-
ing about to close, You will permit me To
bear testimony to the uniform courtesy YOU
have shown on all occasions 10 me and my
people, and the promptness with which you
corrected all irregularities arising in our
intercourse. Hoping at some future time
to be able to reciproc &c your courtesy. and
in many instances y0ur positive s..-ae~-,
| am, withI,sT.-
J.T.tLlll.
Major and A. A. g. N Gen. Hoo e.
To Lieut.. Col. Wnlard Warner, o. o--.
Sherman's staff
would not notice this hut ! a..H q
people of the North are liable d, .a.,.cd
BY falsehood calculated for spec u I.. t.,-es
by desperate enemy, and Wi. g relieved
by this assurance that not only care but real
kindness has been extended 10 families who
lost their homes by tie acts OF their male
protectors. W T. SHERMAN,
Mai. Gen. Cong.