Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-02-17
News of the Week.

fered principally TIs following are the
Killed. 5 officers and Sc men wounded.
% officers and 49l men missing. officers
and $50 men T,ral officers. 81: men, ll43
Aggregate loss. llS0 officers and men. odt of
about 1000 who went into action. No donbt
large proportion Of those put dow as miss
ing will appear m few DAYS as is usual.
The heavy lo-s indicates the manner IN
which the men acquitted themselves, and
they have keen highly complimented for their
bravery by their commanding officers.
The loss in the 6th corps IL not reported.
bnt j. very slight. Among the casualties
reported are the following:
Col. Tildcn. l4th Maine. slightly; Capt.
j i Cooper. 39th Mass. wounded
To-day hes been very quiet. Only firing
heard is from batteries near the Aprott1msx
this morning. lasting but a short time
The weather has cleared off but the roads
are in had condition from the severe storm Of
yesterday.
Richmond papers of the 9th have little
news. The rebel Senate nv an almost unan-
imous vote. rejected tie bill putting 200 600
slaves into the army
The Fnnkflt special to the Louisville Jour
nal. dated the 9th -ays Capt Bridgcwatcr
attacked The guerrillas at llastonyIllc at
o clock ibis morning. killing 4. and scatter
ing the rest in the woods. lie al-o captured
IS horses.
4 despatch dated headquarters Army II
the Potomac. Feb. .. ( 4. NJ saws
When the 5th corps fell back % the line of
works at Hatcher Run on Monday might,
the enemy did not follow very vigorously,
nor did thew make ans attempl 90 storm the
position u was believed. however, they
would do 70 yesterday morning, but mp 90
noon no signs 0l az attack appeared, nor DID
the retel- sccm % be IN strong force 10 the
vicinity. 10 was, therefore, determined tD
send reconnaissance O1t over the ground
occupied by US the day previous and a-cer-
tain where the rcb,is were, aud # possible,
force them back % their wprk- al Dabney's
mill
Gen C.awiord's division of the 5th CORPS
started at noon, taking Dahucy's mill road,
and after advancing about half a mile. they
struck the rebel pirkct-. who fell back A.
our men advanced \ line OF hattie wac
ticn formed. the righr resting on Hatcher
Run. and the left supported los Porter, of
Grn. Wheaton's command Of the Sixth
CORPS
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- III
Inc ''su't "' yesterday ing -o'" %, APP
pen c TINS moThl,S J." our a'''',''u 'i ~
oe'''d Hatcher il e'i'u'e v' "''"' wv
TO- l.ontT-' 'r''lil OIL W. '"S "i'u H'"i "",
ON tae rumy in killed and wounded
thf train al Dnwiiiir {. q uhiIcon it, WI,
% MrCoNln for sum hr-. the trip taking. ~
dri,,rs say. IL d,ys iur Reconnaissance.
From iins D lace SOU ius Iartics we're sent
in diti,u drc,..i IT,. uuc"f which went up
r.. Euy. o rad ~ ere. ticy found camps
" o.. i.,4 i..,n ,-er.,,. a short time pm
,..,s. .ul r. ,tr ric, captured four wagon,
e l.r Co., s,.i,i,i o. In THE meantime tlp-
r i,.c .,aI. , ,,..iiu.d 20 b ll,felI, were or
Lei 30 10 r.,ist tirc.,-s advance. buth
tIr,sn.t h,ing strong enough cons autnuy
ul regular tight tJ.k place
Ahlu; leo barrels Ii whi,krv were de-
.t-sy,d IN tHe vicinity bat no army stores
found at any mace which our tr..lt> lad
,8rit,d IN order WIS found p1st,d up re-
DinNiidie L II appealing to the people O.
..iu,e forward and give all the sIpi liz ,ti,,
Gould I1--lbiy spare L. the gIycrumru.. a,
th men and horses sui rcd very niue
The los IN the division Wis only tw, .r
thrr during the day. Capt. Aaron Sur.
oil Gen. Gr,ggs staff had hi- leg ha.l
bruised by his nurse falling on him In ttc
,rg cement of the p corps yesterday 10
llticher's Run. the Ices was about 20 alto
ge her. while the cnemv's loss Is estimated
az 300
m nm,
80 ''' ~ ~ Qu''e 4" .e''Ie
.'galG'nti,' ''.'N nc, '' '.'ern'y1 ',e'"ten
Mil rn' ,Hes. oi II cher Ran, the re-ulr cot
w1i,h wau not favorable u Us. - far ~ g II
ton D. acr-nci. huJ rho enemy paid dearly
fr che ground be- camel. Ii seems. about
arsn the J5 Division Of the 5fh Corp ai,auc-
Ell along r-e rad leading from Jhc Damon
Road towards b1ydton Plank Road, aat 30
1850 o'ci'cs bad reachci and driven the rebels
from D5ouerv'- Mills, about Two mile, from
Ilstcrcr-' Bar, where they had erc--tl ca
t-eucincnts. 9ul were quickly driven dru
lheu. IHfy however kept 90 running tire
Iom tbo woods until about iveo'cl,cx. wnen
.tney made most determined stand along ,he
line. evidently expecting 70 break through
Hud if E-Ys-ibic cut of the Sd Division The
heaviest co,umn- came on Vaughn ron III
the same time TIE attack m front Ss- made.
aoi q part Ut division ing out ~ ammu-
milton, they commenced giving WY. ami in a
short time the whole line fell back in consid-
eushlt disorder. until they reached the breast
works erected by the 81 Division of the d
Corps Yesterday. There they rallied and the
renss.J Wa checked The 81 Division of the
On Corps had crossed the Run Just I1e,ilus.
and Iari ot ,hem becsme dcmur,ilz,J. bur
.yy =, N rallied ana aided in driving the
enemy buck
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