Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-04-22

CHICAGO, April H. special despatch TO
the journal from CAIRO says that Beanregari
called IL council Of war 81. all the btstrebe. Cen-
erals before the battle Of PItsburg There
were present Pillow, Floyd, breckenridge nar-
dec, Bragg, Chatham, Sidney Johnston, Bush
rod johnson, tine rebel provisional Governor Of
Kentucky, and o few other Generals The fol-
lowing policy was fixed on
II they beat us they would follow u.s. and
drive MS North as ia, as possible Il beaten
they would withdraw Their forces and make
desperate struggle ia the null States. Van
Dorm dlu not reach COriath tl tie fight was
over its now believed by persons latest t.om
Piu.bura that Che rebel lrce IN the battle WAS
5000 The 9th Illinois gimeut could cuuu.
but 300 effective men on Monday The lltb
Illinois 50. aud die I2tb Iowa hut II. Gentle
men lom pitelurt report that taa wounded
are well provided form transport. uuG barracks.
No attle = expected FIR savera! days, heavy
rains having made tae roads impossible for ar-
Hllery and army wagons.
ST LOUIS, April "A. Steamers from Pitts
bnrg with cur wounded hay, arrived Among
the wounded as Capt. Corp Wao says thce is
no doubt If tie dealh OF Gen. Bragg ia Mon
day s fight lie says also that Johnston the 500
called provisional governor o Kentucky i- dead.
He died as be land within six eet o. Capt Copp
ON board the Hannibal The whole rebel army
in the battle was l23 regiments or - 900 men.
These facts We're obtained from brigade quarter
master Wintcnech, who was taken prisoner
Our total killed and wounded Is now estimated
at 5000. Gen. W ii. Wallace Of Illinois, was
at last accounts still living with slight hopes
OF his recovering.
\ Norfolk paper received contains a des-
patch from Beauregard relative to the second
days fight at Plttsburg. 1t SAYS that after
capturing thirty.six OF the Federal guns and
5000 prisoners, he fell back upon Coriuth which
he is FULLY able to hold.
Baltimore, April II. In reference to Beau
regard dispatch alluded to in the Fortress Mon
roe Dispatch inquiries have been made OF the
War Department, which authorize the state
ment that reports from Pittsburgh contradict
the assertions Of the rebel General. All reports
at the War Department confirm previous reports
that the enemy were routed and pursued as far
as the previous orders OF Gen. Grant would per-
mt aud the enemy are now shut up IN Counth
NEw YORK. April IA correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, after beag captured
by the rebels ~ Pittsburg escaped u1d arrived
at Cairo, He states that our loss was 900
killed and 10000 wounded The battle lasted
Ii II hours on Sunday, and hours ON Mon
day. We captured all but or 3 Of their can
non, Including the famous - Washington Artil-
lory - Of New Orleans
PTrsDuRGn LANDING, April II. 4 force OF
1000 men, On 8 transports, lett here Saturday
night, accompanied by the guuboats Tyler and
Lexington, and proceeded up the Tennessee nv
er to a point near Passport, Miss, Landed, and
proceeding to Bear creek bridge, destroyed the
two bridges on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
\ force OF $50 rebel cavalry were there, who,
after having ioar killed, retrrated
The expedition returned Sunday night with
out losing man. This cuts all communica-
ton Of the main rebe body az Corinth with
Alabama and tho rest Of rebelIom, except New
Orleans.
A hag of truce arrived at the oupo.ts ycstcr.