The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-19
BY TELEGRAn,>
TO THE FREEMI1AIh
7 O'CLOCK A y,

road to Richmond by way u Po,, Va nsaas
drove the enemy across the Cbct nb'''a Bds
yesterday morning '@"''0nny tgs
When cur troops arrived with.
mile of the bridge, which is b", .,''n one bali
opened upon by Il brisk fire Of au,;, 'ney No.
the opposite side OF the river. NJ '"''fy tG
Jured' This bridge is Is miles from ' pI, va
Az this point cur troops experyrncAd NVanA!
BE difficulty in crossing, as the nn'., '"s4a.
ano swampy. "''''' AN
= a reconnaissance Was made yess7d,, i,
OF the g"nboats, with two companies cf Y H4
ry under Maj. Willard. and ano u lHi'i
Ayfes brttery, up the pamQnksv ri v,,'"' f
lance OF 20 miles from here. '''''a "
AT u point known rs RusseIrs T,na,.
found the steamer Logan, one nro,.l5 49
fifteen schooners IN flames. Thew v ts"' 'A
mostly with corn, which was bang nnl, Aa
Some contrabands on shore stated r ~ , rS
resels heard our gnnooatS comiop H., '""'
menced putting the corn on board AGAIN s. ~4'
insure It's destruction. A few shell s"o.
persed the remaining rebels in that 'I Yu,H W.
when the gunboats returned to the Wh;,a J u'!
The roads for the past three DAYS havs .'% S'
next to lmpassahle, owing to the recent ,,;, n~
A division train was % hours making il; n-
miles with trains doubled together with iI =
assistance furnished by large numberof r,,n.
The advance Of the army from t,is W.
must necessarily be SLOW From here j, f 1'.
the benefit Of river transportation, rcouirn,,
the supply trains at the disposal Of the o,r
termaster s department to furnish 80 yasah,,
Ut men with subsistence.
The Richmond Despatch Of the l2,0 b,.
len'hy article on The evacuation of Norfolk M
Yorktown and the conduct of lhe war
1t says by abandoning detached POSTS vta
are within easy reach Of the enemy's ass
and which !; is therefore impossible to defend
We are cnatled to concentrate powerful fo,~
upon essential points and to battle the enemy
every attack OF vital Importance.
Tne same paper makes mcntlon Of tsni,
panic IN Richmond On Friday on the apgrl,..
OF our gunboats.
This being sunday, the Army of The Poons
has ceascG lis iahors, the troops remaining
camp to en- .j9y ii day Of rest.
WASHlEGroN, May II. The following d.
patch Gas just been received at the War D,
pavtment-ll clock, =. NJ:
WILlLAmspuRCn, May l.,
lion. f. N. Stanton, Secretary of War:
The gunhoats Galena, Mentor, AtOostal
Naugatuck ana Port Royal were repalsed from
(1rt Darling, seven miles below Richmond y%
t1rday.
A portion Of them have returned to Jane
town Island, near this place in James rvz
Lieut.. Morris, commanding the Port Roya
sent over land to nue. this morning for iatelI
gence regarding the condition of the forts below
the Island, and also to assist in burylns b
dead, which he broue ht down with him.
Seventeen have been inferred on the bsnEN
the river, and there are number OF wounds
on board including Lieut.. Morris.
The FOUNDER gun OF the Nauga'ack e.
ploded at the first fire.
(Signed.) DAVID CAMPBELL,
Col. 9TH CAVIAR,
By authority Of Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan
Washington. May Is. No official report d.
the gunboat affair on the James river has DEL
received at the Navy Department. The message
received on the subject indicate an oppOr'un''
to do better with the gunboats Ill the future
The river is now clear OF obStruc'lO@ y
within s miles of Richmond. At that Pn,
there is heavy battery mounted on DIX uO-
and the river is temporarily closed to Da'g.'
ton by sunken vessels, among which are SAIL "
be The Yorktown and jamestown, and y pie
chains, sc. a.,
After an action of four hours the heet nn'l.
it impracticable under the circumstances y
lence the battery on the bluff withdrew l.,
Our loss was l3 killed and III wounN'
Among the latter was Lent. Morris, VINO !"
hit in the leg by minnie ball. but not s sys,,
ly injured. 1t is expected that foil par'lep'''
will be received iu the morning
New York, May Is, A special despa''av W., y
the Times, dated Camp on Corinth r0su y. A. !.
18th, saye the Memphis papers OF the Nv, .l .. s
looking fJr the great battle at Corlntn WI" "
rible interest,". soMa
They estimate the National army o. oV yn
and insist tina, it 10 greatly demoralHeo;. - i
say they do not allow themselves 70 'u nSi,
being defeated. Besuregard is still un0Ou'"''
at Corinth. Ax
A special dispatch to the 1r'saT S,. T
Headquarters Mountain Department r. ,.S ~
Va, via. Baltimore May II, says a alsp' aSs,L
received this afternoon end evening, ". .,uu,
hut cons;de,ad tru.tvortbv at HeadquIM', H..
announcing that Princeton, the capl'aa, . " "
Ger county, Va, where Gen. Co.'s a1, ,.ss,d,,
stationed, was attacked and captured
by rebel force under Humphrey ms.' .'.J ,pt
This morning the place was re'csp'' n.rtss.
the rebels defeated by Gen. Cox ~ =
lars received. Ian, ofa
Scouts report that the enemy ID ~"
have been reinforced.
Before Corinth, May Is. Inc MO ';"s
nsec and Register contains the loi,o". ."Isck ls
puxs.coI. Nav 10. At Il cloeA ,,t