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


musketry began, and continued until da.a
Private information, direct from j.a-..
noOra. is to the effect that >everii t.
though there was forccat Dalton s.'' r....
body of the rebel army WIS 80 Rome, o..
under johnston. Tire k,tter ilcJ is acc
ed 70. 40 tle ground tha- the enemy a
forced p. =, TO Rome for conveyance t3
supplies o. To prevent dcsertion. 1e,na-
: 600 and 900 men having come into .-
lines since the battle at Mission Ridge. I.-e
is no such alarm at Chattanooga about -...
safety Of our troops in the neighbour .5
knoxville a. seems to prevail elsewhere ans
MANY of tie published accounts 70 thatrF
are characterized as exaggerGti1ns. fh- e-
ier GBc between Chattanoog2 ava huuXvl
was uninterrupted
\ larre f,r,c mas crossed Tennessee river
At Larkinsyilie. Ala. lI is rumorel tla,
Will attack Rome, Ga.
Forty-nine regiments have left Nlemrb., Tor
some point south. Two corps have marched
out from Nicksburg towards jackson. 4
heavy cavalry expedition has started for ,as
interior Of Mississippi, Georgia and AiahaH.a
Ii is rumored that all these movements POINT
u one result
The y. Y. Merc,try ASSERTS that sherman.
expedition comprises the 10th and 18th Col-
with 5000 negro troops from Fort Hudsa.
ami that IL l. moving on jackson and Mont
sornerv or Mobile. The combined force W..
reach 1900 men.
\ dispatch from Rear Admiral Lee, datcI
Newport News, Feb. o. says the Slssacus.
Lit. Commander Roe, and the Florida, Com
mander Crosby, have destroyed the new ami
fast blockade runner Wild Dayrell. near New
Topsail Inlet. where she had got ashore ana
discharged most OF her cargo.
A private letter lror1 Charlotte Harb5r.
Fla, Jan. 26th, says \ number Of troop
under ten. Woodbury. had arrived at La-a
Rosa, the object being to cut of the lar-
supply of beeves the rebels are taking from
Florida. which are at the rate of fifteen hun
dred par week. The expedition Is guided bY
Lieut.. Crane, who was commissary in The
L. ) army during the Florida war, and who
resided there until the rebellion broke out,
when he was Obliged u leave on account of
his Union sentiments. Lieut.. Crane -ay- Do"
intends to take possession Of Fort Myers uu
the ColOosahatchit river and uJk,. 81 tie r.i-
lying point for Union men a- veu .> q --i
base Of operations
From kanawha we learn the I2f,e
OF the capture Of Gen. Sc1mm1u and staff.
the burning of the steamer Levi Inr
was lying at Winfield. on tle west
the river, when thirty five Suer1i-i'- --
"Wednesday night appeared on tar
SIDE. Is Of whom crossed ln @ ISL"
possession of the boat capturing 'r
mon ana iurty soldiers tni 'il'.
whom were asleep Tie -ueHia- .-
wards harmed the boat. -il on h"s t
uaroled except General Scammo au. -.ree
other officers. The prisoners were m..r-.l
and sent of into the interior. uur ...-
started in pursuit.
Tie Richmond E,fG"''fr %. f'' OBJ. .-
the following news
CHARLESTON, FEB. -.-lle steamer i,',.'
Capt t'rreE, IRON NASSAU JAN -'t-' iH
attempting 60 run ia '1oD' '"' Oh e-'jS COD,
morning, -'t ashore oil Sriii'aH Island
ami remains mm1ya"ie- Most oil the cargo
which Is on government account, Will 'e
saved M good condition The enemy opened
u heavy nre ON the steamer az Daylight anu
continued II all day IL Is believed tnat Ihe
vessel will be total wreck The enemy
nave ul5c'll' . niii.s On sum- t IN
iI'''.iil' ..''. - .i-i[.i. -
oi' "a. ,i-5 mum
nv, 90, f,,.,...- Tl,r.r Eth D P,-.-..
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- -b.+ 90, Eli; has c-,,,r,,r.i -
80 ~ yantess AZ Petersbrrg Hardy c,un-
>, 70 .-,;-,,.,,.5 A. SOO
-
TN, f,lln,yin,,
one hundred and twenty Yankee prisons.
rom NeN otIn arri'eu 4'9'ei I-l NIloo'.
IN. oif" VI 'uo 't;,o'. . "Il ~
= 80, ia a. -
P@peis !" III 10 -; - l',si
WaDI+v - 4 --O,,r f,rcss oc,rnv COR
;n,b an5 iackson Notbino, hal been de-
rroved tbeT, bnt everything was carried ofF
m: VanLas .av,I-,, in s+r-,1,, f,roo CrIsse5
the Rio Rlaek Yesterday and were met bv
tho Jack.,r cav,lrv lively f,bt toot,
nlace
Cu,Prrsrox Feb 5-Tbe enemy keen mn
an occasional FIRE on sumter Sly shots xere
6red ,-sster3av ,norninC, and tbroT,,,b la,
,i,b, IA sbots ,vsre 6rsd a. rho cit,l IT,.
ens,n,,s battsr;es ,r5 roonitors Le,, M
Slovr Sra M, tha rrrpc- of tho presto
:,
NoSRlsroNN' req; % rams are now
running 10 hogers'liie junction Inere Is
nothing ne" IRON tne 'front.' \ large ioree
oil Yankees supposed 70 nuinoer ABOUT SUM-
nave eroe7eu the tennessee river near ueI-
mansVlLe, the o3lect OF the raid being no
doubt the destruction oil the iron WORKS ID
Cherokee County
The NsnfiHei says Our plckets retired o.
wards hinstOh, n C.. after the fight at
Bachelors Greek
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FOUGHT ~ b,,rrs. ,i..s,,s7,,.l,. blr wen. l
able to check or repulse our advancing g-
umus The loss If rue enemy in T-l-IUH.H.