Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-01
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS.


New YoRS, June y The Times correspon
dent estimates our loss IN the night on the 18th
before Richmond at from s00 10 200.
The Hcraids letter says, " ednesday, June
25th, was signalized by another glorious strug-
gle between the rebels and Union uoops, mi
which the latter were twice victorious About
5000 ol our men on that day encountered Two
divisions OF the rehe army, and drove them back
d mile. BY remarkable blunder We ren-
uuished ali the ground We had gained as soon as
We obtained possession OF IT and then, when
the error Wes sited and understood, our gallant
lads went at it again aud corrected the mistake.
Upon our retirement the enemy once more swept
IN owe, the field and the second Tune we drove
them step by step, over all the ground orgl-
nAliy Non and maintained our position there at
night
But little artillery was employed, and the
casualties therefore are not 80 numerous -
might be supposed from the duration OF the bat
tie As the artillery used was mostly ours, the
enemy loss is doubtless considerably heavier
than our own Our l0ss will perhaps reach
500 T? 500 killed, and less than POO wounded.
Two brigades OF Gen Hooker division Gro
Yer $ and Sickes dad nearly all the work, al
though some other hrlgades were slightly en.
gagged before the day was over. zen Slckies
brigade was composedot five excelsior regiments.
This gallant body Of men lost 80 heavily IN
previous battles and by illness, that II mustered
Tor Wednesdays fight only 400 men Gen
Growers brigade was composed OF the lst Mass
~ n. H., 10Th Penn. !th aud 10th Mass
This brigade numbered about 1000 men for
duty
NV York, june -. The following Is from
the Richmond Enquirer OF June 10Th
CuARLEsroN, June -. All Is quictat james
Island to-day The gunboats yesterday shelled
detachment of the Marion Artillery posted on
Stone Island, aud forced them to retire
New YORK, June IS The Steamer Marion
irow New Orleans the Goth has arrived.
citizen had been Condemned 20 TWO years i'm
prisonment in the parish prison for kidnapping
negro IN the employment of one OF the Unltet
States officers,
The thermometer on tho 10th was IS deg:ee'
in the shade
Two soldiers, convicted of theft, had beer
drummed out of the 3lst Mass, Regiment
Col. kmball, with four co npsnles of the It'll
Maine regiment, had broken up a rebel CAM
at Nlanchoc There had been for some week
| 1900 men here with number o. heavy guns
They skedaddled on the approach of our forces
leaving their camp cqulpage, ieglmental ooIors
and somo OF their garments
/ Nkw York, June %. An order has been Is
sued by the Ad;unut General henceiorth pro
hibiting furloughs to enlisted soldiers under Al
considerations.
The Times says that Gen. Jameson Of Me
1 Just nominated Tor Governor by the War Demo
Gratis Of Maine, il still 10 this city and very III
/ Ills disease has assumed within day or two
more serious type, and .ears have been enter
tanned for his safety 1t Is thought, however
this evening, that he is slightly better and ma
soon bo able to assume command in the held
MlpDLxrowN, Va, June 81 Gen. Fremon
has turned over hs command to Gen. Schenc
| and leaves tomorrow for New York, Many
h,s othc,rs ~ with hlm His resignation vi
DO announced tomorrow by general order.