Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-01-27
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their native towns. Trade is restricted for
the present 10 actual military necessity
Many ships with merchs ndise from the north
are waiting at Hilton Head for permission to
20 TO Savannah, but Sherman mas admitted
only limited quantity Of supplies required
By his troops.
mistake prevails at the North as to the
present inducement for commerce at Savan-
bah. There is not vet any largo population
10 be supplied, no credit or money, no COM
modities of exchange, and there can be no
great amount for considerable period All
cotton and products now within Savannah
belong to the government as captured proper
~. Stringent precautions against Supplies
that might go the enemy have been made
and will he enforced by Sherman. The cot
ton captured in savannah, Of which Is a good
deaf Of Sc, Island, has been turned over by
the quartermaster to Mr.. Draper, special
agent OF the Treasury
EDWIN NJ. srANroS.
Sec,y of War.
The l.. .. steamer Massachusetts, from the
So-tt Atlantic Blockading Squadron, has ar
rived. She LETT off Charlesto on the even
ing ofJan. 18th, and off VIII nington. n. c.,
on Thursday evening.
All Of Admiral Porter's fleet are in Cape
Fear river.
On the night of the / 9Th. FIVE blockade
runners run into Old lnlS t, y. C., and were
captured by the fleet.
The Richmond Despat Oh Of the 18th says g.
Our most reliable inf lrmation Is that the
enemy attempted to advance toward VIII
mingtOn.
CHARLESTON. jan IA heavy iOrce of
the enemy advanced from Beaufort yesterday
morning against Pc cotaligo. which pl ace was
evacuated last night by MclAws.
Refugees from Savannah report one corns
Of Sherman rIny gone To Win. ington. and
the cotton in savannah bas bee n OF will be
coniscated.
After aba ndonins Pocotaflgo our forces
took posItio n behind Combsl' zee river
No iurth or movements NJ idc Yesterday
The enc my is believed to he arriving at
Branchvil Ie.
Two Frontiers We're srink last night in this
harhor, probably by torpedoe- They lie
about 800 yards from Fort Sumter towards
Sullivn's Island
CHARLESTON, Jan. l7.-Desertcrs and prs
oners report the force that advanced from
from Beaufort 10 consist Of the 18th and 18th
corps, with little artillery or lagsagc trains,
and that Sherman ismovlng by railroad with
the remainder n his army, artillery. trains
DC. They report Charleston their destrna-
ton. The enemy advanced within two miles
OF Comhahce River yesterday and ;henretIred.
lJ l. rumorei in Richmond, m unofficial
circles. that Hood had been superseded by
Dick Taylor. Another report l. To the effect
that the Confederate Senate passed Il resolu-
tion askin- the President a. rc-iustate Gen.
Johnston in command or the army Of Ten
nessoc.
1t Is 'VIortcd that sherman hs- visited
toium'i m di-cui-r, and stopped at the
NcSs.rrg Hote'
ten Grant arrived At Annapolis on sat
uriay, .1d icf, Tor Washington hy Express
train. H. il reported 20 have said that
de-yrtor had come into the lines % zen. Ter
~. Uho reported that the rebels were eyacu-
atlhg Wilmington after having ,et FIRE to
some thirty millions worth uf cotton but
tlut our troops were 80 near at hand as 70
prevent the destruction Of IL.
The H~ra'd, Shenandoah Valley CORES
pontsnt states that an intelligent gentleman
OF Maids 30 county. who Recently visited Rich
muui. states that fc c,nvcrs,d with govern
ment off Ger, WHO -lIi him that the holding
% hchrloud o.. my considerable time WIS
deslairc ni .y Ua.i, aus lee. The public
archives not uec,-siry for immediate Use are
being sent into Pine interior of the SOUTH
Huntre Is of iJmi ic- removed o. North Car
nIIua Irt Ir. r...s . . .-.t fr-, Ia afF ;efs