Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-02

NEw YoRK, June l. The Heralds Washing
ton dispatch says the Government has no intel
ligence later than the Goth, when Gen. Gran
was progressing iavOrably The silence of th,
Richmond papers in the meantime is considered
an augery that nothing has occurred at vicks
burg encouraging to the rebels. The President
has stated that Vicksburg may b, taken by as
sault, but it is thought better to accomplish thu
object with as little loss Of life as possible.
The correspondent of the Herald, dating near
yieksburg the 22d, says this is the 4th day thai
Gen. Grants army has been around Vicksburg
During that time there has been daily battle,
and continual cannonadiug. At least 1000 oil
our men have been placed hors du combat in
several charges ordered against the rebel earth,
works. During tho night the gunbosts and
mortar boats in front of Vicksburg kept up
a continual fire, and several building were burn
ed by shells. At 8 o'clock this morning the
cannonading commenced along our entire line,
From every hilltop in front Of the enemy's
wtrks cannon played upon the rebels The rebsls
were powerless TO reply, as our skirmlshers
were close to the works, who unerringly picked
of the rebel gunners This cannonade continued
two hours, when Smiths, Cars, and Osterhaus
division charged through murderous CT oss-ire
close up to the rebel works, when an impossible
ditch with sharp stakes was encountered,
Our men planted their flag directly in front
of the fort and then couche1 down directly be-
hind the embankment out OF range Of the rebel
fire. The rebels inside the fort could not show
themselves above the parapet without meeting
death from our sharpshooters, and could only
effect anything by cutting OF tho fuses to their
shells, lighting them and rolling them over the
slope of the embankment. Subsequently our
boys with picks and shoyels dug q breach into
one tort, and then took it. One fort was gal
lantly taken by storming by Cars division
During three days we lost officers killed, in
Guiding Colonies and 90 wounded. Steele Z
forces are reported to have lost 1000 men.
NKw York, june |. A dispatch to the Pres.
dent from Headquarters Army Of the Potomac,
says our flag of truce to-day brought no papers
but the latest news the rebels have is dispatch
from Johnston to the 9th ult., to the effect that
up to that time the unlonlsts had boon repulsed
with great slaughter, and the dead were be-
coming very offensive.
CINCINNATI, June /. The Commercial ba,
full PARTICULARS of the operations OF Gen. Grants
army up to the 22i of May, Whsu tho army
advanced upon the city Of Vicksburg, il was
confident Of an easy victory, but the ground in
the rear of the city was found so broken and
rugged and wild as to be almost impossible fol
artillery.
The rebel Notifications were discovered to b.
very formidable, The main iortiloatons consis
Of chain of forts, about 500 yards apart, con
neoted by deep cntvenchmen,s, and extending
for seven miles
Our loss in the assault of to-day, (22d), VA
about two thousand, II was the opinion tha,
another general assault upon the rebel work.
would not be ordered, but that tho city would
be taken by regular seigo approaches.
The GdseHe has advioes up to tho 9Th
through staff officer Of one Of Con. Grants
Generals, who lelt for Washington last evening
Three assaults had been made by our forces up
on the rebel stronghold, in all Of which We werc
repulsed. The last assault was made by Gen
Sherman, with 10000 men in which We lost
600 killed and large number wounded.
Our outer line Is within 100 yards Of the reb