The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-03

p@sebmond All the news received to-day from
h s.,e has been favorable.
E,syosr's HEADQUARTERS NEAR STRAsBURG,
1,aa Gen. Fremont with strong column lett
TT.skLn last Sunday and by rapid forced
Tho. has crossed the Shenandoah mountain
I ,anes marching nearly 100 miles over difficult
I' aSs with little means Of transportation, and
n.opplies in the country.
" Tbis morning three miles from Strasbufg he
.'.,ook Gen. jackson in full retreat with his
.boIe force on the road from Winchester to
S,,.sburg. Col. Cluseru commanding the ad.
,'nce brigade come upon the enemy, strongly
.ost,d with artillery who opened as soon as the
load Of his column approached.
Gen, Fremont rapidly brought his main COL
,,on m and formed in line of battle. Gen. Jack
s,n declined to fight, and while holding Cluse
VT in check with ID portion of his troops, with
5-ow his main forces and continued his retreat.
In the sklrmish five Of the 9Th Virginia and
.uoof the Goth Ohio were wounded The enc.
mv's loss is unknown. Twenty-Five prisoners
we're taken by our cavalry.
Lieut.. Col Downey of the Sd regiment of
,ba Potomac Home brigade in skrm sh Thurs.
5ay morning drove a large party of Ashby's
cavalry through Wardensvllle, killing two and
uOuudng three
GEN. FREMoNT's HEADQUARTERS, }
Strasburg, June 2
Gen, Fremont's advance brigade under Col.
royrut, occupied Strasburg last night with
MT resistance jackson is rapidly retreatinp
before our forces. A midnight reconnaissance
three miles beyond Srrasburg, came upon a rope
tarrcade and ambush Of Jackson's rear guard
f,,tl, wi b,
three wounded.
Col. FIglemencel, of Gen. Fremonts staff, ,
with ouly 10 men, brilliantly charged and put
10 fight body of cavalry commanded by Ash
tyn person.
Washington, June 2 Information was re-
cYed at the War Department this evening
that Gen. Fremont had encountered and beaten
near Strasburg, yesterday afternoon and this
morning, part of Jacksons force which is in
iul retreat
FRONT ROYAL, June 2. A special despatch
tothe 7r,Gunc says that Lit. Jouen of Shields
staff with % OF the LIST Ohio cavalry made "a re-
counoIs>ancc yesterday, going to Strashurg. On
hi; return he reported the enemy retreatlng
through Slrasburs very rapidly, with baggage
rams nearly through.
ten. Bayard with the LIST Penn. and lst, n .
! cavalry and = COMPANIES of the Penn. Buck
al infantry and 4th Maine battery was lmmed
lately ordered to advance to Strasburg and cut
Of the lrain.
Upon arriving within mile OF Srasburg he
ound the enemy IN great force just beyond the
village, and not deemlng 1T prudent to attack,
halted Tor the night, and now occupies the ad
vance looking directly into the eyes OF the enc
ny.
Much firing was heard yesterday during the
entire day. some distance beyond Strasburg.
Loyal blacks report that Gen Rozecrans had
attacked jackson and beaten him.
The probabilities are that jackson will be
9vyrtuken to-day and great battle fought.
Washington, June2. Advices from the Ar
ny Ut the Potomac dated this afternoon, show
l1at there has been no fighting to-day. Our
advance Is considerably in front of the position
NooupIed previous to the fight Of Saturday.
All the military intelligence received to-day at
The Var Department Is of a cheering character
ST. LOUIS, June 2. Advices from Arkansas
ay that ole rebel gunboat and several steamers
are reported at Little Rock. The gunboat
ShaIed the rebel camp under the impression
That 1t was occupied by the tederals, wounding
several and scattering the whole garrison
Inc Union troops had driven the rebels 10
miles beyond the Little Red river Gen, Curtis
V'afy have scattered the enemy on his front
anu hank, killing eighteen or twenty OF them.
reports say that the mouth Of the Arkansas
''tF is 1!ockaded by federal vessels.
Vapt frisbie commanding detachment OF
Tue 5Sth illinois infantry, and the lst Missouri
,S4aIry captured on the 29th ult,, near Neosh0,
No. two Colonies, one Lieutenant, two jay
.SSkeTs, number OF guns and revolvers, Ill
yea horses, and "a large train of forage and
Ersoners.
Mobile lapers of the Goth ult, found IN Il
IaH camp at Corinth have despatch from
charleston stating that the federal heet had just
passed lwo batteries in Stone river, and were
",'ln eight miles of the city. where great ex-
element existed
WASHINGTON June 2. The following has beer
received here
CoRINTH, May 81.
Ig.u. c. .Nags
beauregard has been at Richmond, other,
I1' forged his signature. as | have received
,'LS from him about exchanging prisoners
r,! every day for fortnight.
IT. ne evacuation Of CorIuth commenced OF
u'"ty>1ay and was completed on Thursday
's"' IN great haste, as an immense amount 0
r"fty was destroyed and abandoned. NJ
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