Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-20

CAIRO, Jan. II. The Rain 5 orm left Arkan I
sas Post "a Monday, and arrived TO day, fhe
confirms the fall OF that pace. The attack we
made on Friday evening BY the gunboats. The
land force oebarked two miles below and march
ed to the rear OF the rebel loruiieauong, and
took them. Two miles below the main fort,
tho rebels had erected earthworks, which were
shelled by our gunboats The rebels replied 10
the fire, doing some damage TO our gunboats.
three balls entered the PORTFOLIOS Of the Lex
Ington, killing tour men, The main tort, winch
is represented as very strong, surrendered on
Monday The officers Of the Ram Storm Say
that SIX rebel regiments were captured IN the
earthworks.
At daylight on Monday, two Texas regiments
who came 10 reinforce the place bong lgnJr1nt
that il had surrendered were also captured
Nearly all The ammunition taken BY the rebels
from the steamer Blue Wing s0me days since,
was rccaptured. Our loss Is not 90 heavy az
when first reported.
WAsAlNcrJN Jan. Is. The following has
been received at headquarters OF the Army
MmPnls, Jan. H.
To MAJ Gea Hailect
The following dispatch Is just received
HDADQ uARTkB5 Army Uf lHL MiasisFfi
MAJ GEN. L. B GRANT, COMMANDING thy De.
parlment u Tie Tennessee
have he honor toreporG that the forces IN
dor my command attacked tne Post 0. Artau-
sas to-dy at 10 clock, having stormod the
enomys works. We took "A large number oil
prisoners yarUusly eatimatoi az NON / ,OJJ TO
10 900, together with all bus stores ana mull.
tons OF war Rear Admiral DAVID y. Porter,
commanding he Mississippi squadron effective
ly ami brilliantly cy-0p-.Atyl 10 ApiishinG
this complete success.
l5,guo1J JouN A. MoCLERSANp.
NV YoRx, Jan. lo. Richmond papers Of
the l6th contain kilograms 70 the eii.cl That all
Vas quiet at " ilmIngtOn On the lj.h. II was
believed that tie e1erl hset anu land forces
were en- route there. All nJn-comba,onts have
been requested 10 leave town. Another iOrce,
from i 900 80 10 0u0 strong, Is sllt y DC al
vanclnL towards kust0n.
A federal Jloukade slelmW was ashore OIL
Nri ghtsylic Sound The crew were still 90
/ boa ri. Another bockader, lying near the Tor
lner, stood a chance Vi becoming 4 to.ai wreck
Ine steamer C0huH5la has run the blockade
cut Of Confederate port Another Gamer
ran IN from Nassau, with heavy mail aud d
valuable assorted cargo. TINS vessel report
tht. SIX swift steamers, ral GIFTED, were about I.
sail from Nassau for tne Confederate coast
WAsuiNeroy, Jan. Is. Tie current error
that payments to tns army have been suspended
requires correction. Nearly nine million uUiian
have bseD PAID within tnc last ten DAYS aud tht
payments oi yesterday exceeded One mi.iiVn DOL
lars.
NEw YORK. Nov IL. A letter from the
Army Of the Potomac near Fredericksburg th'
l6,n, says icw days VIII tell toe sIufy u sue
cess or defeat 10 another attempt 90 crossing tat
KaupahannOck. PJnluOus nays been uio'ed VI
from Belle Pam. zen. Couch had again a.
sumed command Of his corps, Gen. ugWics
hld taken command oil the VA corps aud Gen
Wilcox, previously 10 CONN 'nd thereof, hd
been made a cvmmauIer Vi DIVISION.
New Yoag, Jan. IL Gen. iltlieck ha'
ISSUED an order which may be regarded as
miatury, tndt no rebel olncers shall BE- release
unth iutthef notice.
The guubJ4s Sycamore, at Key West, ha
=
l.um Nassau, With sappilys lOf The rebels
From prisoners, and Other information deeme,
reliable, We learn that GA The 4tu INST. az daJ
break rebel troops oOlmgnctd 10 Iga'e ftede
rlGksburg u reinforce Bragg, On The on,
Urlgados, amounting to about ioUUO men, Las
lett fredericksburg These troops we're iron
tennessee, Nerth Carolina aud Georgia. Aamp
tou's Logon Is reported i've mics IRON Culpep
per on the RApldan.
The Hra'd dispatch says, the Government
having Jailed to fleet arrangements for tie fe
lease Of uulon citizens imprisoned in southern
ports, the rebel authorities declining 10 ree0g
nlze them IN any system OF exchange Ihat ~
= been proposed 1t s understood that enough o
the known reoes IA tue loyal States arr 20 b
arrested to furnish exch uge for every one Of 81
Union men held as prisoners IN the south.
+ LOUISVILLE, Ky. Jan. Is. Capt COMBS
, the steamer Irio, haa arrived. lis accounts IN
dicate great exaggeiatlun Of the recent Nash
willie dispatches. tie was hailed from body {
rebel cavalry and ordered TO remove his cfe'
aud wounded men who were put aboard IN
Hastings, which win the Partnenia, had bee
captured
The gunboat Sldel surrendered without trim
gun. Coombs denies that Forest is anywnsr
in the vicinity, aud ays there were no 40V0
JO0U rebels thefeaOOuts.
Military crelcs here exhibit some anxiety o
4 account OF tho reported large reinforcement
from Virginia.
BALTIMORE, Jan. Is. Aiyices from Fo-tre'
o Monroe up 10 yesterday state that Col. Ludio
q from City Point says that all commissioned o
fcers captured by the rebels after the 18th
i. January will be handed over to tho Govern
d ors of the States where c4p,Grei Tie says
is highly probable that all ulhcers capture
i before the 18th Will be released, There arc
large number oil Murireesboro prisoners now Q
Richmond.
:, NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. Is. Twenty of 1
, feet boats have arrived, conveyed by tive "a
boats, at The Shoals, The buats nos Nom
City, Seneca aud Frtestone were fired into
! the enemy with rifles. Three meu on tue latt
"a were wounded The boats are laden with so
II plies for the army.
Ia Wednesday the rebels robbed the steam
y. Hastings, containing wounded and prisone
N They stripped the wounded Of all their cl0thin
n. FALMOUTH, Jan. Is. Yesterday aiternoc
Va near dark, the rebels advanced about l000
n. hntry and took possession Of the breast.wor
a. opposite Falmouth, which were constructed d
ID ring the past week.
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