The Daily Green Mountain Freeman

MORE FROM BURNSIDE.

WASHINGTON, March 19.

Gen. Burnside, in his official report, says: I must defer, for want of time, a detailed account of the action. It is enough to say that after an engagement of four hours we succeeded in carrying a continuous line of field works over a mile in length, protected on the river bank by a battery of thirteen heavy guns, and on the opposite bank by a line of redoubts one-half mile in length, for riflemen and field pieces, in the midst of swamps and dense forests, which line of works was defended by eight regiments of infantry, five hundred cavalry and three batteries of flying artillery, of six guns each.

The rebels, after retreating in confusion, throwing away blankets, knapsacks, arms, &c., across the railroad bridge and country road bridge, turning the former and destroying the draw of the latter, thus preventing further pursuit, and caused a detention in occupying the town by our forces. But the naval force had reached the wharf and commanded it by their guns.

I at once advanced Gen. Foster's brigade to take possession of the town. The city was set on fire by the retreating rebels in many places, but the remaining citizens and the naval officers extinguished the flames with but little damage.

Many of the citizens are now returning, and we are in quiet possession of the city. We have captured a press and shall at once issue a daily newspaper.

By this victory we have captured eight batteries, containing forty-six heavy guns, three light batteries of six guns each, in all sixty-four guns, two steamboats, a number of sailing vessels, wagons, horses, a large quantity of ammunition, commissary and quartermaster's stores, forage, and the entire camp equipage of the rebel troops, large quantity of rosin, turpentine, cotton, and over two hundred prisoners.

Our loss thus far ascertained amounts to 91 killed and 466 wounded, many mortally.

Among these are some of our most gallant officers and men. The rebel loss is severe, but not so great as ours, they being effectually covered by their works.