Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-24
A.si.tant Seeretary of Wlr.

The steamer Rebecca Clyde with $50 rebel
prisoners. captured near kInstJn, y. c..
during the late hattles, arrived "a, Fortress
Monroe on the 18th. from NewberH.
The latest advicts from Gen. Sch0icli re-
presented him still advancing toward Kins-
ton, and there were rumlrs whe7 the RshCe-
ca Clyde sailed (l3th), that Bragg had evae-
uated the town, ard our forces had taken pos
session Of the place.
The prisoners who came on the BcbtcCl
CLYDE were a fine looking set OF men ard
belonged 20 Gen. Ilokc division. hayln. been
sent from Lees army only week since, with
the view Of operating agtins. our forces in
North Carolina.
al the available pout1jn trains ~ New
bern have been sent O. Gen S.loieli. aud
if Gen Bragg bad not evacuated Ktn,son, no
doubt was entertained tuIt our force cJCl
easily cross the Neuse River and give battle
20 the enemy before he could get away Cen
Couch's forces from Wilmington had reached
ten. ScbOield. and his army thus Reinforced
was deemed amply suti .ient To defeat Bragg
army which was Judged t0 be a5Ou. 2j,OUO
strong.
A dispatch from Ncwbern. ) p. NJ. of The
18Th. says Officers Just from the front state
that an order was read 70 the troops, Sat
uriay evening, from Maj. Gen Cox Command
ing, stating they would be jJincd by Shcr-
mans army u three days, which created
great enthusiasm.
A rebel surgeon came in this morning, ant
took the oath Of allegiance. He says Sher-
man 8 cavalry wa> in Troy, y. C., @ few days
since, with one wing Of bis army moving on
Fayetteville. one On Goldsbor0'. and another
on Raleigh.
Yesterday afternoon the Mayor Of Kinston
surrendered the city TO our forces.
\ report this morning states Sherman IN
possession of Goldsboro' and that the enemy
were rushing back . kinstOn % prevent our
forces crossing the Neuse- This Is not oih-
eIal, however
The enemy left 200 dead on the field before
crossing the river, winch We buried. There
were also many wounded, which tell into our
hands. The gunboat Shamrock has gone up
the Neuse TO kInstOn.
+. II. Gardner, government detective. has
Just arrived from the front, lie states that
ne saw the bearer Of dispatches from Gen.
Sherman, who told him that Sherman was at
GoldsbOro' at O'Clock on Friday afternoon.
The enemy made a charge on our works,
which was repulscd, and we captured the
9th y. {. Gen Sch0feld left for the front
yesterday morning. He received a comuu-
nieation from Sherman, who says he Is all
right.
Negroes are being pressed into work on the
railroads
Brig Gen. Ewing brOther-in-law Of Gen
Sherman, arrived here from the vast with his
staa, for the purpose Of joining Sherman.
a despatch from Baton Rouge, La, Of
March 9th, says:
The cavalry expedition sent from here have
been heard from. They had some heavy
skirmishing, in which we lost 10 or Is kill
ed and wounded, and inflicted a loss on the
enemy of 80 or 40 and some prisoners. IN
cluding officers. The roads over which oar
forces passed were horrible.
\ force is concentrating at Liberty. under
Gems Hodge and Scott. Our cavalry was
under the immediate command OF Gems Bal
ley and Davis.
Information received from Meridian states
that the rebel Gen. Forrest WAS at Macon.
Ga, last month, in command Of $1,000
men.
Great activity prevails in that department
and Forrest is rapidly adding tc and o.ganiz-
ing his force.
The rebel Gen. Bearkhead was recently
taken prisoner at Rodney, Miss, BY a Lieut.
Of the federal navy, and sent 10 this city to
Ieport 60 Gen. Candy lie was en- route
from Richmond to report 10 Kirby Smith at
the time Of MS capture.
Information from the army Of the Potomac
.ays the 5th corps was reviewed on Thurs
day. by Gen Warren.
The utmost diligence Is exercised by com
maudiug officers in preparing for the sprirg
campaign.
Thirty-lOur deserters came in Tuesday,
bringing their guns and some of their
horses.
Passengers direct from City Point. say
there was not even rumor st that place 0i
peace commissioners from Richmond. Ihe
Vance who arrived there. was Brig. Ger.
Vance, brother OF Gov. Vance of Carolina,
to be exchanged, aud not Governor vanoe
himself
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