The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-28
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
T O'CLOCK A. M.

from Cairo to the Journal says, parOled prison
ers who left Sherman's Landing on the 23d,
say, that just before leaving they conversed
with the bearer of dispatches from Pemberton
to Johnston who had been captured. The dis
patch bearer says that the number OF rebels at
Vlcksburg is between 25, 600 and so 00O
Friday morning Gen Pemberton sent flag
of truce to Gen. Grant Offering to surrender
Vicksburg if allowed to lay down their arms
and march out. The offer was refu sed.
On Thursday the rebel batteries on the hill
north of the town were taken and turned on the
enemy. On the evening of the same day the
water batteries at the foot of the hill were cap
tured The same evening the water batteries
below Vcksburg were taken by Porter's NOR
tar boats.
Ga Friday, after the refusal to accept Penn
berton's terms, Gen. Grant moved on his works,
and the rebels were driven to the inner tortifca-
tions.
Gen. Grant feels certain that he will be able
to tax care of Johnston. The latter he's only
about 10 900 men exclusive of what he may
have by reinforcemeuts Gen. Grants army is
larger than has been generally supposed. 1t
stretches completely around the doomed city,
each wing resting on the river
Vicksburg is full of women and children, not
only the original inhabitants, but many who
A special to the Times, dated miles east of
Vicksburg on tue Goth, says our wounded at the
battle of Champion Hill numbered over 100.
The ensmy's loss Is acknowledged to be not over
one-half that. We had about 20 900 troops
engaged, and the rebels about 10000. We took
1000 prisoners and about 5000 at the battle Of
the bridge.
All points are so guarded that all possibility
of escape is cut off, Every living man, woman
and child must fall into our hands. All the
forenoon Yesterday different brigades were tax
ing position, forming lines OF battle, &c.
Al Q the battle began in earnest. There had
been diminishing all the forenoon. Gen Steele
drove the enemy from several forts and took one
complete line of Notifications. The extreme
rignt rested on the river bank under the bluff
at SHUTDOWN His division fought CALAMITY all
day, though hungry, dirty, footsore, and sleepy.
This morning Gen. McClernand - not pro-
crossing so fast as Sherman and MCPHERSON,
but doing we'll. We lost about 1900 killed and
wounded Yesterday. This morning a simulta-
neous assault will be ordered, understand,
from all points. ...eu.
WAsalsGroN, May 27,-Midnight. The last
official news from Vicksburg, is o'clock Sun
day morning, when all was represented as going
on well.
NrwBERN, N. c., May "a. Col. Jones of the
9Th Pennsylvania, made a reconnaissance from
Newbern the 22d with his brigade, and when
within about miles of Kinston, surprised and
captured some 200 rebs of the 18th North Car
DINA, with several officers a field piece arms ct"
All the rebel troops in the State have gone to
Virginia. ..erHsHs..s "a.
Special Dispatch TO the Neao York EUening Post
WASHINGTON, May 27. The council of war
held yesterday at the White House had refer
ence to the offensive movements which the reb-
els in Virginia have been Tor some time threat
enng
Gen. Hooker is SAID to express the opinion
that the enemy are bringing up all their forces
from Charleston, and probably North Carolina
for desperate aggressive movement. 1t seems
more likely, however, that their design is to
provide for the defence of Richmond.
Gen. Grants Dispatch to the President yes
terdsy is very satisfactory in Its details, but it
contains information which, if published, might
be useful to the enemy. ~ s..u,. ,sa..
LOUISVILLE May 27. Passengers from Nash
vile report that large portion of the rebel
army is leaving Tullahoma, for, it is supposed,
tlcksuaTg. -
NKw YORK, May q. The Great Eastern
brought soDe 900 passengers, sre as,a Stars
New York, May 81. The Philadelphia In
qui. er has report that Beauregard has evacua-
ted Charleston and gone with his army to Vir-
ginia. 1t is probably untrue.
NEW YORK, May 27. A Cincinnati dispatch