The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-27
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TO THE FREEMAN.
Z O'CLOCK A. M.

New YORK, Jan. %. The steamer Mary A.
Boardman from New Orleans thu 3th and Key
w est the 20 9TH has arrived. She brings Calves
ton advices to the 18th. They were brought to
Key West by the Northern Light from New
Orleans.
On the 10Th the u. S. Sloop Brooklyn, in
company with six other Federal steamers, were
off Galveston. They saw a steamer IN the offng.
The steamer Hatteras Immediately got under
way to speak her, and when within hailing dis
lance asked who she was, and received the an
swer, " Her Maesty's soop of war, Spilfre."
The commander of the atteras told them to
wait, and he would send boat to her, and had
just lowered one with an officer and crew in
her, when the steam-r opened her broadside
and fred into the Hatteras. The Brooklyn got
under way and started in pursuit Of the stran-
GER but night coming on lost sight of her and
was compelled to give up the chase
On returning found the Hatteras sunk in
nine fathoms of water. The officers of the
Mary A. Boardman are unable to give further
particulars. The steamer was, no doubt, the
pirate Alabama. The Hatteras was merely
transport, but carried four guns of light calibre
similar to the transport Mcclellan.
New YORK, Jan. &c. The City Council to-
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MURrREEsBoRo, Jan, 26. Gen. Rosecrans
hopes the Cincinnati, Louisville, and other pa
pers, will desis from publishing reports of ship
ments of supplies. 1t is substantially Motif
cation to the rebels to capture such supplies.
Wheeler's cavalry made dash at train of
cars, Sunday, on the railroad between Nash
vile and Franklin, and succeeded in destroying
two cars, but were rightened away before they
destroyed the balance of the train.
Brig. Gen Stanley followed the rebels sharp
ly, but they had too much the start of him. The
Government ought to reinforce the cavalry arm
of this Department.
It's reported that the enemy are being rein
forced An intercepted letter from member Of
Gen Bragg's staff indicates that the feeling
against Bragg is SO strong that he will be super
seeded The writer admits that, notwithstand-
ing the rebels captured the most of the guns,
and several thousands prisoners, they were bad
ly whipped. He says the slaughter of their
officers was terrible and although the fighting
of the rebel army was splendid, they were beat
en- by superior generalship, and by the obstina-
cy of the Yankees. The whole number of
rebel prisoners captured in the battle was about
$500 with s guns and standards.
The weather continues very stormy, and the
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ALBANY, N Y, Jan &c. Callicott was cleo
ted Speaker of the Assembly to-day.
.HN -
HrApo cARTERs ARMY OF TIE PoToMAc, Jan.
&C. This morning Major Gen. Burnside turned
over the command of the Army of the Potomac
to Major Gen. Joe Hooker, who came to the
headquarters of the camp for that purpose AS
soon as the change became known throughout
the army considerable number of the superior
officers calea on Gen. Burnside and took their
leave OF him with many regrets. aH'A
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WARRINGTON, Jan. 26. A delegation of Cal
fornians 20 10 AQUA Creek this afternoon to
present to Gen. Hooker pair OF shoulder straps
bearing the three stars which be is now entitled
to wear A magnificent swold, also the gift of
Californians, will be presented to him in few
days.