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

olers are badly demoralized and there aro owl.
uenIy symptoms OF muIiny on account of the
retreat Inside the Notifications and along tho
Wlliiamsburgh road on which they are retreat.
ing they have buried torpedoes and percussion
smells which are occasionally exploding and
lnJuring persons -.
zen; Johnson's baggage has just been captured.
u. b. Lathrop, telegraph operator, has been
mortally wounded by the explosion of torpedoes
Another torpedo attached to a thirteen inch
smell has just been discovered in the telegranb
office o'NPA
6, me Merrimac made her appearance beyond
oaHail Point at one clock to-day. and up to
TINS hour, four P. NJ, has not changed her DO
sitioh' one Is not attended by any other gun
boat as usual
1t is supposed that it i, not her intention to
Visit US to-day. The Monitor and other vessels
ol me naval f1eet are all In readiness for action
on snort notice. The supposed design of the
enemy Is 10 endeaVor to prevent any expedition
up James river to cut off the retreat from
Yorktown.
Three deserters arrived here this evening. They
report the evacuation of Marlboro Island and
Jamestown early yesterday morning.
LATER.
An official report just made to Headquarters
shows that the enemy left II guns in the works
AT Gloucester the guns and ordnance stores
were also lett
Another deserer has just come in and reports
that JEFF. Davis came with Lee on Wednesday
last, and after a consultation with the most
prominent officers, all agreed to the evacuation
except Magruder.
CHARLESTON, May l. The Federals have
captured small battery of two guns near
White Point, twenty-five mile; from Charles
ton. Gen. Evans has sent force to look after
the Yankees.
CHICAGO, May 3. The Memphis Argus of
the 29th ult. has the following
CoKlNTH, April %. Beauregard is moving
large bodies OF troops southwark, some 90 by
railroad and Others afoot. A few have gone
West. 1t is generally understood that he is
evacuatlDg, though he declines answering cues
lions. He says Davis understands his move
ments.
Purdy was evacuated last night, and has since
been burned. Every building is said to have
been destroyed. The Yankees are moving in
that direction. Our outpost hal skrmlsh
with their advance this morning, capturing
sixty prisoners, including nine commissioned
officers.
CAIRO, May 4. Intelligence from the army be-
fore Corinth, has been received up to O'Clock
last evening. Gen Halleck has moved his head
quarters II miles toward the forest Our ad-
vance was within two miles Of the enemy's out
erworks. The entire column is still pressing
forward Skirmishes between our advance and
the enemy are of daily occurrence.
-Four hundred Germans from IL Louisiana reg
lment, who had been sent out from the rebel
campo outside duty, came into our lines in
body with waite Tag on their guns and gave
themselves up as deserters.
Beauregard is being reinforced from all parts
OF the Cult States by merchants and business
men, who having closed their stores, have flock
ed to his standard. No news has been received
from the tlotlla.
refugee from Vicksburg, who left Memphis
en- Thursday, says the news of the fall of New
Orleans has been published, and created great
CONSERVATION. All the river towns betw cen
Nicksburg and Natchez are almost entirely de-
serted, most OF the people having fled to the in
terror. A large number OF rebel steamboats,
have gone up the river, for what purpose is not
known.
1t was believed at Memphis, that Commodore
Farragut's fleet would not come us far up the
river as that city.
The steamer Edward Wilson was fired into on
Friday night, by rebel cavalry six miles below
Savannah, wounding five. The gunboat Taylor
Immediately went down and sheled the woods,
and notified the people of the vicinity that their
property would be burned on the repetition OF
the occurrence.
1t is reported that Gen. Lovell's advance is
within forty miles of Vicksburg.