Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-04-25

Potomac, April To-
About half an hour after midnight the
Nanny attacked Gen. Smiths position and
tempted to carry his guns. Smith re-
r,,eed them handsomely, and took some
n,;soners. Will forward details as soon
a,ny aids return. The firing was very
heavy, but all is now quiet
SECOND DISPATCH.
Ny position, which was occupied yes
terday by Smith, was intrenched last
night 50 that we have been able to pre-
vapt the enemy from working to-day and
l,ent his guns silent. The same result
has been accomplished at Hagan's Mills.
Yorktown was shelled by our gunboats
and some barges to-day without effect.
There was good beal of firing from the
Yorktown land batteries.
WASHINGTON, April 10.
An official report has been received at
Headquarters giving list of the killed
anil wounded in the engagement between
the Sd Vermont regiment and the enemy
on Wednesday. The information as far
,s received sets the killed at 80 and
wounded 80. Ten of the latter well
probably prove fatal. The conduct of
the Vermont troops is spoken of in the
highest terms, earning for the Green
Mountain Boys laurels, only to be won
by the brave. They drove a superior
number of the enemy from their fortified
position, but were forced to relinquish it
on the rebels being reinforced. The loss
of the enemy in killed must have been
heavy, as the we'll directed fire of our ar
tillery moved them by acres.
New YORK, April 10.
A correspondent of the Herald at War
wick Court House states that our killed,
wounded and missing IN the Vermont
Brigade on the 10th inst. is about 100.
The attack was made by two companies
of the Vt Sd, under Liout. Whittemore.
After fording a creek up to their armpits
they drove the rebels in superior numbers
from their rife pits at the point of the
bayonct.
While in the stream three rebel rcgl'
ments opened on these two companies but
they moved steadily OH, gaining the bank
with thinncd ranks and wet cartridges ant
drove the rebels before them. They wer'
ordered to retreat, however, and did so
fighting step by step.
Subsequently the Vermont 4th, Col
Stoughton, and the 9th, Col. Lord, mad
a brave, but Intellectual attempt to pas
the stream on the dam, but the enem,
had the gun of his one gun battery trained
particularly upon this point, and they wer
swept back by the combined fire of tina
gun and the enemy's rifles
There was considerable loss in the 6tl
which was in advance. Fhc division
general at this time ordered the fire t
cease and our men slept upon their arm
in the position they respectively held, ant
beyond doubt the fight will be renewe'
today. So
The loss of the enemy was severe. Th
names of Lieut.. Whittemore who led tn
two companies of the Sd Vt. and of Coils
Lord and Stoughton of the 9th and At
regiments are in all mouths as the espec
ial heroes of the day. Some from the 3
were killed in crossing the river and 9th
crs after having crossed. Their bodie
were not recovered.
The following arc the names of til
killed and wounded in the Sd Vernon
Co. E.: .ft
w. P. Vance, J. Thompson, P. {
Thomas L, Sd, killed John Baskin, ]
Sd, in breast and arm severely; E. Brow
E, Sd, in thigh severely G. X. Hill,
Sd, in arm severely; D. Ellis, L. Sd,
arm slightly; G. Ludwig, L, Sd, in han
slightly; Calvin Fuller, L, Sd, in thie
slightly Sergt. G. II. Holmes, L. 3D.,
ear slightly; E. Rowe, E, Sd, in thigl
missing: G. Wills, E. Sd, wounded an
missing.
ca The Rev. G. S. Roberts, who b;
dispensed with the gospel in Irasbure