Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-01-20
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the railroad north of Hicksford, for relay
ing trails, but as yet none have been put
down.
The Richmond Enquirer Of Tuesday says:
A call is out for convention Of Confederate
States Ii is the intention of the authori-
ties to revolutionize the revolution, to defeat
Davis without the Confederate Congress, APP
point dictator and perhaps surrender to the
enrmy.
The Wing says We are glad to hear
through Virglnian, of the arrival of Col
Mosby at his fathers residence in Amherst.
His wound is doing well and he expects to
be able to return to duty in short time.
A gentleman who left Savannah on the LIST
inst, furnished the Augusta Chronicle with
the following The most perfect rider was
maintained in the city. No soldiers were
allowed TO interfere with the citizens in any
particular.
A citizen was arrested by drunken SOL
der a fewdays since who knocked the soldier
down. The officer then on guard said moth
ing to the citizen, but had the soldier taken
to the barracks, gagged, and soundly whip
ped for his misbehavior.
A drunken soldier who undertook to cre,te
a disturbance recently, and who refused to
allow himself to be arrested, was shot down
at once by the guard.
One or two insurance companies OF Savan-
nah are considering the project of establish
ing a National Bank for the issue of green
backs.
The custom house and post Office is being
closed and repaired. preparatory to com
meneing business Soldiers are not allowed
under any circumstances whatever TO enter
private residences. The negroes are order
". quiet. and remaining with their owners,
and performing customary duties. One store
with goods from the North has already been
opened.
Nothing but greenbacks are now in crcula-
ton. The churches on Sundays art well
filed with ladies; on week days. however,
but few of them are seen on the streets. The
majority of the male population remains in
the city Families Of most of the men who
left still lemain. The majority of the citi-
zens have provisions for some time TO come,
but there is a scarcity of WOOD. Sherman,
however, has announced that he Will soon
remedy the last difficulty by getting wood
via Gulf Railroad, and hauling it to citizens.
No pass Is allowed to any male person to 20
towards the city, and all females who are
caught going toward the city are thorough
ly searched. Eleven hundred leaves of good
bakers bread, which had been collected for
the soldiers of Sherman's army. hut for
which authorized agents did not call, were
on Thursday turned over 10 the poor associ-
alton of Savannah.
1t was truly kind and proyidential gifts
for the city is entirely out of bread stuff Of
every kind and for days past has been I'M
able to issue pound OF meal or flour TO hun
dreds who were sOrely in need of 1t.
Richmond papers OF the 10Th contain the
following
A dispatch from Macon reports the enemy,
1000 or 1000 strong, with wagons and ar
tillery, on the 0conce river, moving in the
direction of Southwestern Georgia on the
5th.
\ dispatch received at the War Depart
mcnt from Beauresard. dated Macon, "a,
says that HOOD reports from Tupa, Jan.
9TH, that Thomas appeard TO be moving up
the Tennessee river until 10 \. NJ. on the
18th. Scouts report Sherman moving. SIX
gunbOats and 90 transports had passed Saw
annah, Tenn, going towards Eastport.
loaded with troops and supplies. Hood It
ports on the battle near Nashville, and saws
he lost so pieces of artillery and several ord
nance wagons. He says the loss in killed
and wounded was small, prisoners not count
ed.
The Raleigh Confederate of Monday last
SAYS At 3 O'Clock Yesterday information
reached Raleigh that the enemy were ad-
vancing on kinstOn in force and were dis
81 A..
yesterday morning, after considerable skir-
mishing they had advanced to within one
mile OF our works. We await the result
with much anxiety.
Richmond papers say that last accounts
from South Carolina state that the enemy
were still in front OF Vaudeville
\ Norfolk letter of the 9th TO Philadel-
phia paper has the following
On Wednesday night last, about midnight,
two heavy explosions were distinctly heard IN
Newbern, at Bachelors Greek, and some Is
miles above the latter point. The sound ap-
pc.irtG To be- more distinct further interior
than AT NcWbern. The explosions are sup
posed to have been at Wilmington.
A letter Of the 9th from the Army of the
Potomac says.
Thc rebels made another attack on our
picket line this morning before daylight and
captured few yidettes ON the right Of the
p division, 9th corps The morning WAS
very dark and the attacking party approach
Ell cautiously behind on the old abattis until
almost at our line ere our pickets were
aware ol their coming. Our men fred and /.
ran back towards the reserves, but the reb- !
ell were close and by their uniform could not
be distinguished from our own men, conse- /
luently they We're not fred on as they other I
wise would have been. Not more than two .
shots wer, heard during the attack. The (
rebels rctreated, taking nine men, wound I
ng one of the 18th y Y The object OF .
The rebels seemed to be to obtain food and .
clothing, as they 1t once demanded KNAPP
sacks and blankets from our soldiers, few of .
which they got however Our men 90 on pick .
It for % hours and only carry one days IA
lions, taking TO knapsacks or blankets. The /
rebels therefore only succeeded in getting a
ew haversacks. To-day a haversack was
Icld up by the rebels TO show our boys they
iad gained some Of them. Our boys swear
vengeance against the raiders and are anx-
Ously awaiting an opportunity to Jay them
,ack double On the other part OF the line
Tot a gun has been fired for some days The
Weather has again changed TO rain, and the
prospect to night is that we shall have moth
ng but mud for week.
A VIcksburg, Western Virginia, despatch
tates that the rebels, after the attack on
Beverly, retreated towards Lewisburg. Clti-
ems report they captured several prisoners,
including two Lieutenant-C Colonies, and some
100 stragglers have already come in. A court
Martial will investigate the affair.
The Richmond Whig of the Ilth SAYS
rant is being reinforced on both the north
nd south sides of James river by negroe
roops.
A refugee who left Richmond two weeks
90 says the report that Lee has sent troops
, meet Sherman in South Carolina is con-
rmed. but knowledge of all military move
tents is so well kept it is not known in the
rmy what troops nor the number that have
one, although 1t is now three weeks since
hey started.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 18th con-
inns the following from the Mobile Ad-