The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-31
FROM TIE WESTERN DEPARTMENT.


ST, Louis, March 80. The army correspon-
dent ol the Repubhcan, writing under date OF
lgjlo. March - says the firing on Friday at
Island No. IL WAS quite heavy, the rebels open
ag rom q IeW battery, mounting, ii is supposed,
l9>-vounQ,ys The enemy could be seen cutting
away tres anl rapidly pushing forward other
,clrs Of defence They seem Il, have no idea
d cyacuatng at present, and are daily getting
more canton IN position.
Word reached lho fleet last night that four
rebel sunhoats, partly clad with railroad iron,
alea.ed below Point Pleasant, but us General
Pores batteries extend in almost d direct line
for Is miles j. is not supposed they can force a
passage.
There Is nothing important from tennessee
to-day. An arrival from Memphis reports that
there is Il general dependency there, and
that but Little confidence Is felt even in the large
force concenuayingat Corinth, Mississippi.
Cincinnati, March 80. "A special despatch to
the Co0mcrc,M from indianapolis says that
zen. Buell mas assumed command Of our forces,
and at the latest adyces was within Is miles OF
beauregald at Corlnth.
Morsan's Rebel Cavalry captured another
tram On the Louisville and Nashville railroad
On Friday. Col. Iurrin Pope OF Kentucky was
taken prisoner with few other Federal officers.
The locomotive was run into a ditch and the cars
destroyed.
Parson Broulow is expected this week. The
hospitaiitles Of the State have been extended to
him.
>EDALn, Mo-, March 20. The notorious
trisand Quantre with 200 of his band made
n,.J oh 1..n
Of Col. Philips regiment OF Missouri Militia ut
Wares5urgh on Monday last, but atera spirit
ed skirmish they were driven from the town
with the loss o! nine killed and seventeen
wounded, and twenty horses captured. Our
loss was two killed and nine wounded. Guam
nel made another attack on the town on the
following day, the result of which has
not yet been ascertained. Scouting parties of
Col. Phillips regiment have captured over 1000
keys Of rebel powder in Pettis County within the
past few days.
Rolla, Mo-, March %. Reliable persons just
from the army III the southwest, say the rebels
numbering some $4,000 under Gems. Nan Dorm
and Price have retreated entire across the Bos-
ionmounlans, aud are now at Van Buren, and
fort Smith receiving pplies from Memphis and
Little Rock via the Arkansas river which is high
The Texas troops are much disheartei ed by
The death OF Ben. McCulloch, and the Arkan-
ars ieel the lose Of Mcintosh very severely
Inc rebels are badly off Tor clothing and shoes.
fRe { indians have mostly returned to the In
u'an nation. They were not formidable in battle
Uey beng panic stricken al the effect OF our
artillery The whole rebel reinforcement in the
next SIX weeks will doubtless exceed 5000 men.
,. Inc army of Gen. Curtis has fallen back to
hsllsvIlle to secure forage Very little Union
've'lng has been developed in Arkansas.
ST LOUIS, Marc. 90 The Democrats Cairo
%1'Iatch says the steamer Dickey went down to
Nv Aeet yesterday heavily laden with ordnance
anu comnssary stores. Four 5O-pound navy
4nncn were taken down for the gunboat Ben
W., WI also hand grenades to repel boarding par
Persons from New Madrid report that several
ie0e transports and gunboats came within range
VI our Blddle Point batteries and opened fire,
WI We're compelled to retire alter short EN-
fasehent. The Grampus is the only rebel gun
wat above our blockade, and that is constantly
NJ u.e alert watching our movements at New
'aufld. 1t is also said that the rebels have
m'Veu batteries on the opposite side OF the river
~peSent Gen. Pope's command from crossing
"attack their rear.