The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-28

OTHER LOSSES IN THE RETREAT
Gen. Banks Reinforced with 1900 men. and
Heavy Siege Guns.

New YORK. May Is. The sick and wounded
men who escaped from Strasburg say the rebels
deliberately attacked our sick train, firing into
the amhnlances and upon saintlng men by the
way SIDE, killing in cold blood men incapable of
making resistance, The traitors displayed the
white flag with black bars.
The Worlds correspondent says of 800 or
900 men in the fight OF Front Royal only $50
returned. More may come IN. In the fight
near Strasburg on Saturday, company A Of the
Vermont Cavalry were all lost, being either ca D.
tured Or killed, except Capt. Platt, his lieuten-
ant, and halfa dozen men who made their es-
cape most creditably. Maj. Collins is among
the captured. Maj. Sawyer whose horse fell
under him and injured his foot, made good his
escape with no further injury.
In Monday lighting near Winchester Lieut..
Col. Brown OF the 2Sth New York, is said to
nave bee, killed. Col Iripo OF the 36tn Penn
sylvani. wounded and taken prisoner. Co..
'Inrpby OF the 29th Pennsylvania was killed,
with many others. The I'd Massachusetts reg
ment was firing upon lie enemy rom behind q
stone wall when, tein5 opened upon by emilia
din! fire ironi ilc enemy WHO had come upon
onr flank, they bad 10 escape, coming as The
rebels were in vastly superior numbers.
The Maine cavalry suffered severely in Sat
uruay $ tiaht. D0nneliy' brigade crossed the
Potomac at Dam No. 4. Gen. Banks was il
the rear of the retredting forces, when she'll
exploded four fees from him without injurlng
him.
Winchester is reported TO have been burnt by
the rebels. Some ammunition was seen TO OK
pode while we were leaving A loud report
was followed by the rising of a large sphere of
smoke high into the air The enemy mad sta
toned force at Berryvile TO prevent our re-
treatin! towards llarpers Ferry, and we we're
compelled TO take the road to Martinsbnrgh.
The Baltimore AnericaH Of yesterday says
that Gen. Banks has received re-inforcements
at llarper's Ferry OF Ut least $4,000 discl lined
tloops and carloads OF siege guns.
New YoRK. Nav o. The STEINER s, K.
Spalding has arrived with 33l sicl: soldiers from
Gen. Mcclellan army
BALTIMORE, May %. Last Saturday, Pro-
vost Marshal McFaics, by order OF Gen. DIX,
proceeded to Maryland to arrest judge Car
michai and prosecuting attorney Powell, ON a
charge of treason. He was informed that the
attempt would be resisted oy 200 armed men.
The excitement was intense on Monday, and
threats of violence were repeated. The Marsha!
telegraphed to Gen. Dix. who sent l25 of the
I'd Delaware Regiment to proceed to the scene.
Before they entered the town the Marshal had
entered the Court and told the Judge he must
consider himself under arrest. The Jugde
demanded his authority. The Marshal replied
that of the United States The Judge said
he did no, recognize that authority uuder the
circumstances.
One of the officers assembled the steps to make
the arrest when he Judge resisted and kicked
him. The officer DIRE W a revolver. and struck the
judge on the head, infictng slight wound.
Other officers arrested Powell and two otneI
citizens named McKnab and Perscault. 1t was
all done in a few moments. There was the
greatest excitement in the court room.
The military soon appeared outside and after
ashort delay, the prsoners were marched te
the steamer and brought to Fort McHenry.
NORFOLK, May q. The Norfolk Day Booh
newspaper has been suppressed at the request Of
meeting OF citizens for publishing commune
cation, assailing severely those Union citizens
who had taken the oath of allegiance. After a
hard rain all night the weather is pleasant anc
warm.
New YoRK, May %. The bark Palas from
Belize was boarded on the 10th inst by the U
=. bark Pursuit in Lat % deg 80 IN, Lon 80 deg
who reported that the day previous the U. .
steamer Cuyler captured an iron steamer loaded
with cotton and sent her to New York. They
cid not learn her name
Cincinnati, May %. The 6lst Regiment
eit Tor Washington last night. Several thou,
sand had collected at Columbus yesterday and
hundreds are arriving on every train