Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-04-07
News of the Week.

army under Gen. Grant to be line parallel
with and east of Boydtown Plank Road and
west of Haicher's Run.
These important positions have been gam
ed with but little resistance from the enemy
The 5th Corps had sharp encounter win I
the enemy on the Quaker Road Wednesday !
last. but lost in the affair 500 men and drove I
the rebels nearly a mile with serious loss 10 .
th,m, and captured a number of prisoners
4 Washington dispatch of yesterday says .
IL is reported. but not authenticated. that the .
rebels during Wednesday niEht made several .
attempts TO break our lines In the neign-
borhood OF Fort Steadman. but our forts .
and artillery opened on them with a ter .
rible fire which as often drove them
back in confusion, until they abandoned the
contest
Grants recent prediction that within lew
weeks Richmond would be rendered
bic, ls about 20 he verified. The
Increment viii cut of all communications
between Lee and Johnston. Thomas ls
moving upon Richmond from the southwest
with a heavy force The enemy viii be
pressed 50 as to compel him TO give instead
of receive battle
Reliable advices from the army represent
that Grant : movement ls certain % secure
the possession Of the Southside Railroad,
which Is the key to Petersburg and Richmond.
Adylces Just received from Richmond state
that the gold and general assets Of the M,r-
chants and Mechanics Bank Of that city have
been sent away. Two percussion cap manu-
factories have also been removed, supposed
to Danvile or Lynchburg. The army has
supplies for ten days.
AdvIces from Newtern of the 30Jh say
The armies IN North Carolina are taking a
brief rerose. Sherman's forces were much
IN need of shoes and clothing and other nee
essaries.
All quiet at the front. The enemy show
no signs Of life. Where they are or what
they are about appears % be "a matter Of ~
difference just now.
zen Sherman's headquarters are e he
removed 10 Ncwbern. Gen Towards head
quarters are also % be removed To thi-
point
The Richmond Dcspatch Of the 23th says
The preparations for the defense of Mobile
are very complete. Provisions for SIX months
siege have been accumulated. Taylor h8s
done everything for the successful defence of
the city. Demonstrations against Mobile.
and fauk movements IRON Pensacola AMI B.. :
ton are still threatened <
= despatch from Augusta. the 2Jtn W
s force reported under Grier-on. came uut
from Memphis through Ripley. MI-s zone day
last week. ana made a demonstration -llu-t
Iup,il. They we're met and rc,reatcl co.
wards Memphis
The sentinel has tlc following from El>t
tennessee Thomas having transferred O
portion Of bis army at Knoxville, aud united
with Gilmore. il J., said 90 he moving Do jhe
direction ui tte Virginia line. At last ac-
counts The command had reached the vIcinI-
;y Ut Gr,envil,,a little over half way from
Knoxville 10 Bri tol TIE expedition j. ac-
clmianicd by an engineer corps of 1900 men.
who are engaged In rebuilding the railroad
a, fast "a, tIc army marches. s clmmunI
cation with Knoxville Will thus be kept up.
The object 1t the expedition i no doubt o.
pl>s,ss and hold south western Virginia
and If practicable. to capture Lvnchburg,
thus cooperating with GRANT IN compelling
me evacuation Of Richmond
Maj. Gen Sherman arrived at City Point
with some officers OF biz staff on Monday
NANIll. anu III lu MS itLhAA ~ llA4 az III B
TUESDAY. after an interview on board the
steamer River Queen, with President Lin
coin, and Gems. Grant, Meade, Ord, Sheu
dan. and others
Intelligence from Goldsb0ro, the 9th of
Sherman two battles says Both battles
on the part of the rebels were piann-
ed boz Johnston. and IN both cases he took
/ the p-ecautiun 10 res; each OF his TANKS on a
rcam. lie made seven charges en- mas-e
in his desperate endedvors 10 force our lines,
buJ they all failed . move or men. His
I loss was severe 10 each charge.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 9th con-
tains a SPECIAL dispatch dated Petersburg
25th, which says, Generals Bushrod Johns
ton and Gordon stormed the enemy's breast
work. on the left this morning, and Ir5ve
the enemy one mile capturing his works and
five hundred prisoners, including Gen Nc
Loughlm and other officers The fight was
terrific and the loss on both sides heavy.
Brigadier- General Terry Is reported badly
wounded during the engagement. The enc
NY masset his artillery heavily IN the neigh
h0IhoOd Of the captured fort, and was thus
enabled 10 pour such terrible enflading FIRE
uoJn our works a. 70 cause our troops 10 fail
hack TO their original position. The Ian
kee Maj Gen. Warren Is supposed 10 be
killed
The following is Gen. Lees official report
March 2jJh, IIlO P. Nat daylight
thIs morning Gen. Gordon assaulted and
clrricd the works 40 Hare's Hill. capturing
nine pieces Of artillery, eight morars, and
between 5HO and COO prisoners. among them
uue urigadirr general and a number Of officers
OBJ, lower grades. The lines were swept for
distance 90 400 or 500 rods 10 the
RICH, and LETT. and two efforts made to
-cclver the recip-urti work. were hand
sumcly 1epulsed Ii was found that the
enclosed works in the rear, Commanding the
enemy : main line, could only be taken NJ
terrible sacrifice of life, and the Troops were
withdrawn 20 their original position. II be-
iug impracticable to take of the captured
guns owing % the nature of the ground, they
were disabled and left
oar loss is reported as not heavy. Among
the wounded Is Brig. Gen. Terry, and Brig
GeD Philip u. George Cooke. All the
tr15rs engaged includingtwo brigade, under
rsH- Pfn>gveT. behaved most handsomely.
IH- conduct of the sharpsholjcrs OF G0rdon's
corps, who led the assault. deserve the high
c>t commentator. This afternoon there was
-kirmlsh.ng ON the night between the picket
lines with varied success. At dark the enc
my held a considerable portion Of the line
turthest in advance Of our main works.
R. E LEE.
The member Of the North Carolina Lcgis-
laturo IRON Pasquatank Co. has just reached
his home from Raieish. lie saws Johnston's
force, al told. will not number more than
halt of Sherman : army, and that Lees army
united with Johnston 5 viii not outnumber
the joint armies Of Sherman and Schofeld
H also states that the present Legislature Of
ties Stale openly admit there is no possible
hope for the Confederacy 10 succeed, and that
they have met under rebel auspices for the
last time. lie thinks if Johnston make
stand It viii be at RollsvilIe. six milesnorth-
east OF Raleigh, as that place, though it does
not cover Raleigh, i a position OF great nat
ural strength.
People from all sections Of North Carolina
were bringing great pressure TO bear upon
the State authorities in favor of immediate
submission and return 10 the Onion. which
majority Of the legislature assent TO. If
Gov. Vance can be brought over, who mani