Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-01-06

L >tfIf..aN. Nleu II NilgS TINS -llc OF Tue len
ne,sec 1iyc-. They heard heavy cannonad
inc n tnc direction 0f Florence. probably
! ,tcadr1u's force engaged with Forrest on
\ the Tennessee TIE Indignation against
! Hood IN -,e rehcl army j. great
The ollowirg /, the rehe. account Of Tor
bert, -ht near Gordons'ille
I HruorsRrygs NORTHERN VIRGINIA, !
Dec. 81
Hon. Jsnes A. Seddoa:
Gcn Fitz Lee reports that the force winch
attJcscd Llmax Yesterday. consisted OF =
diyi-i>n- ut the cncmy'- cavalry under Tor
htrs T. maN was rtfjCd across the Nadi-
son turnpike. tvs and q half mics from
Coracu>,ille The enemy WIS handsomely
rerui~eI and retired about 4. NJ, leaving
some OF ri- dead on the field lie travelled
: r1r rapiiiv lust night % engege his rear.
having ua--cd Jack shop, u miles from
GIrd.n-si.lc. one boar after duk. - pIis-
oncIs vtIc caltuicj ~ Liberty Mills on tho
22L. Icing uraIlc 10 kctp up on their re
ttat. They were libua;ed. Gen. L0max .
R.E.LEE.
Ndmira, Porter report Of opera at
VII ningtun, has been received ~ the NIvy
Department
Ire att4ck WINS oprncd on the oath, with
all tAe ir1n cilds and heavy yess' l. OF the
fret, thc smaller ve>s, Is being ed in rrrerye.
Fr,ti1u- 20 making the attack, turr'dOts on
q large scaic. supposed Z, con sin gunPowder
enough to ,1pludc the magazines uf the fort,
WIS yr-'uliy prepar, and exp oded under
JHc walls 0f the fort. Great results
I IL TE,a
] bgt selected for the purpose was the louis
Z isna. disguised as a blockade runner. The
cxl iy-iyu occurred 40 a quarter before \.
NJ, 90 the 9th, but il cfctwas nothing
ike what VAS expected.
Ar -lt the Aeet moved in, and l 80,
the sr'Ic, commenced The firing OF the
helr WIS magnificent and the fort was speed
f iiy siicuc.d and the emmy driven 70 the
f 5iuib-prr1is. two magazines blown up, and
I several buildings set on FIRE During tho
I hc,viss; of t1c bonn mhrr-mcnt. rs shots per
minute were fred.
The enemy wcTo silenced 50 quick that nc
I one was mi rcl on board the fleet from their
guns. SIX loO-pluuder P.rrOtt guns on the
[ tle,t exploded. killing and woundinc IN tie
/ es--c-sj. { officer, aud men. Tnc>e expo
,iJn- aer. .a llc Ticlnderogl, Naniic, Juui-
o'I. N3csirtv. Quaker City, and Slsque-
Hauula. alG were attributed 10 defective
manufacture Of guns. The Nackiulw was
perforated ir her boiler and had 10 persons
badly -clIIei The O-cclii was struck ncar
her ma-iziue aaI made water rapidly, bat
vas saved through ta- cx-rtions Of her Olh-
cr-s and crew.
Tie oHcer, and men came out OF the ac-
-'.1 with contempt tor tie rebel artillery.
and wore anxious 10 renew the fight in the
mruia-
o. ta, 1j-1. tho transports had arrived
ana e.uIe.,nr. vq- hcIl To- decide on the
fla.raI attack Il was decided that tie
b er -.l.fl r.rcw tfr attack while the army
..r... rrI u-fc tic assault Seventeen
..,,r....-. ,.r-.. ..,t r, c.y,.r the landiD- of
trllt-. WHO were uridly thrown On The
shore.
'.'--.'- 'y's resumed az 4. NJ on the
on i". h'i'S being 9ui'e sipW' %i'h 'he
i.''-l 10 'hh', i"- q e ei'eily WINE 'hetIOop7
as" i',' ''' '1''' l"' ''e"y Ni'u "u'
icN 'H'i''
A'e f'''h' %. i'ul.i- Na7 i've i'i'Js S"'' %,
inr L'r'. Il 'lt ouDO were Iinueu ana
moved 1p 10 "i'AiA 1,u YartS oil Fort fiSh-
er- 'ae NICER ''tt,'dei 1I5ie' anu c'''-
ri,4 away gre U'-. - -''-',F 's' oul Il "o'se'
hli''"- t''c 'Iuclls ii''n- num- "nu orouE"'
oA his o,>nticl,- Anothtr ur'u ms gun lh-
i' p'n''-pF''' among '"e ienti'' anu sew
'r'i '' our men Wert "ouhueG 10y our own
>ne..- "cn "eiizei sent "orl that TIC as
sil.t vas im pIictic'i.Ie'
iNe army llhHtu a''u' = ci'Ck ana com-
nenctu ie-'hi'@IH Ha'loh "l clVcA' one
'r'S'le Staying on shore curing tne hiSht'
covered ny s"nD'a's- % rcnei shdiers sur
"
gave thtmsei''s up 10 a slHiI rteohhoi1er'hs
party
lNt t'> @, 'rr ana 'Olees = not s'a'eI'
Al'h''.' 'yr''r 'l's y 1ayI'I 'na' mere
are a1'-- 'hou7iiu ineh leit oh s'O'e OF
the arm y ".,' nave n"' Fs' Sy 81, Oh On Ic-
e"unt OF -uH on lne neaen' lne7e VIII 90
IiSen rs, ou J" u' morning. anu INC 'oioieEs
VIII ''en DC s't- uo'e'
The following is Gen. Buibridye's drs-
naicb. dated NJ Catt,csburr. XIV Dec. Is
have tb, honor 20 report that NV noun
ted force. 1900 strong. in c,,nmncticn with
Con. Gilien's brigade. the whole under
,.,ulieana q, zen. Gcur,c Stoneman. marched
irum Bean Station on the 18th OF Dee. at
daylight. Thev met Dukes brigade ~
Kincsport. where be was drawn up to op-
rosc the crossing Of the Holston river. /
sent tgo regiments IN support Gen. GiIeu.
vino Hinkcd the enemy. routing them. and
killing. vounding and eauturinp 100 rebels
and taking wagon tram. pursuing them
70 Bristol. which place attacked at 8 o.
clock m the morning and captured, with
$50 prisoners. two trains of cars. five
eneinss and an immense o1antitv of stores.
learned tlat Vaughan was at Z,IlicnfTer.
10 miles below. and marched 10 attack him.
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