The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-03
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
T O'CLOCK A. M.

Newborn the 3lst reports all quiet in that De-
partment. The gunboat Alert, lying in Norfolk
Navy Yard, took fire last evening. The fire soon
got to her n .gazine and exploded shell, which
went through her bot om and she sunk imme-
diately. No one injured.
The Richmond Dispatch of May 80 says the
telegraph news of yesterday announced that
Banks had crossed his army at Bayou Sara.
This is about ten miles from Port Hudson. His
object is to get behind that post and carry it by
land attack. This movement is designed to
finish the work commenced by Grant and clear
the Mississippi A few days will tell the story.
The next news will probably be of an ASSAULT on
Port Hudson.
The Charleston Courier of the Goth says, on
Wednesday last the steamer Eagle left Nassau
for Confederate port. During the night she
was fired into and captared by Yankee cruis-
er. The second shot killed three of her crew.
The officer of the Eagle took the Yankee gun
boat for the British steamer Flora, and under
tina, impression allowed the cruiser to get near
her.
The Richmond Dispatch, of the % b, says
three Yankee gunboats visited Murfreesboro N.
c., on Sunday and stole 10000 lbs. of bacon
and all the apple brandy they could find in the
place. They receip.ed the bran dy, but declined
to give any vouchers for the bacon. ..--. e..
TIE Dispatch also contains the following:
A private dispatch received in Richmond yes
terday, from Canton, Miss, dated the Goth,
says all is WELL Vloksburg holds out bravely.
WAsuINa TON, June2 No alarm exists in
the army of the Potomac concerning reported
rebel move ments.
The Richmond Wing of Saturday contains
nothing whatever from Vlcksburg.
CAIRO, ILL.,, June g dispatch boat from
Vicksburg confirms the sinking of the gunboat
Cincinnati by shot from the rebel batteries
She sunk in Is feet of water, From Is to so
persons are reported to be killed, drowned anu
wounded.
LOUISVILLE, June 2. A large brick building
on Sixth street, occupied by the government Tor
storing outs and corn, fell this evening, burying
some twenty persons beneath its ruins. 1t is
supposed that about five are killed.
INDIANAPOLIS, June @ A pistol cartridge
factory, near this city, exploded to-day. One
person was killed and several seriously wounded
Three thousand rebel prisoners arrived here
to-day from Vicksburg.
New YORK, June 2. The Havana Diario of
the 9th, received per Creole sta ties that it in
possession of information, through an thor
lied channel, confirming the accounts of the oc-
cupation of Puebla by the French troops, and
gives detail which it calls official
On the 10th the French troops opened an ar
tillery fire which dismountsd all tue guns of
the fort. The next day parallels were advanced
to short distance from the works, wien per-
mission was asked for the Mexican troops to re-
tire from Puebla with their arms and u part OF
their artillery, saying that on .hls condition the
place would surrender Gen Foray refused. At
O'Clock Gen. Ortega surrendered uncondition-
ally, with all his troops.
NEw York, June The steamer Creole
brought $500 900 in specie from New Orleans,
and detachment of Choctaws, captured by
Capt. Reeds rifles, with their chief, L" Sweep
stakes " .rr,.s.e-
Ex-Governor Morton was ARRESTED at vermil-
ionvIle on the I'd of May, and broughsto New
Orleans. He has been q conspicuous traitor.
Tho French transport LIE Flnlsterre, from Ve-
ra Cruz 10Th, arrived this afternoon. Her cap
alum doubs the capture Of Puebla, as dates from
Puebla of the 10Th, received at Vera Cruz. rep
resented the Mexicans then holding half OF Pue-
bla and 80 stron ly fortified that it would take
o long time to capture them.
NEW YoRK, June O. 1t 10 stated that SIN
Houston 10 TO run for Governor of Texas, with
the design OF forming Texas Republic.
The Post WsshIuRto cispstch of this af-
ternoon s6ys nothiug further 10 known in refer
ence to the movements of Lee, hut many excl
ting rumors are circulating. one of which is that
Lee is marching on Washington.