The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-05
BY TELEGRA Pu
4 O'CLOCK, p M.
TO THE FREEMAN.

New YORK, 5th.-The Times dispatch states
that the wounded from Vicksburg are being re-
moved rapidly to the hospitals at Memphis
Large quantities of ice and other comforts have
been forwarded from St. Louis. The Times cor
respondent with Col. Fitzpatrick says the rebels
had taken special pains to capture his command,
and while the rebel citizens had destroyed the
bridge over the Dragon River Stuart with
large force was waiting at a ford some six miles
further up to force them to cross at q narrow
place, but our soldiers built a bridge over which
our forces crossed without difficulty and then
destroyed it. The letter from Stuart captured
| in rebel mail was directed to guerilla Col.
Jones who was surprised by Col Davis and cap
tured IN his own house. The citizens of the
county through which Col Fitzpatrick went,
expressed themselves pleased with the conduct
OF our men. The result Of the raid is, that d
| complete circuit was made of the rebel army,
destruction of millions of dollars worth of rail-
road property and material, capture OF humid
reds OF horses and mules and forty wagon loads
| OF provisions, 1000 contra bands, and the demon
alzatlon OF the blacks throughout the whole
country.
New YORK, June 5. letter from near
Vlcksbarg, of the Oath nit, to the Herald states
that the situation was then unchanged.
Gen. Carr had captured and held an import
ant work on the left of the railroad during the
whole day, but near dark he was compile tely
oyerpowered and compelled to retire.
The 22d Iowa Infantry planted its colors on
the rebel ramparts. Col. Stone all day request
ed aid, but after every man of the regiment who
entered the fort in the morning had been killed
or wounded, except the Lieut.. Colonel and ff-
teen men, they were captured and taken into
Vlcksburg.
The storming Of the works cost US $500 men
in killed and wounded. The place will now
be regularly beseiged.
Our sklrmishers are SO efficient that the enc
my has no chance to work bis guns, and our
batteries pour in a murderous fire night and day.
The rebels during the nights manage to place
cotton bales around the embrasures, which are
destroyed during daylight. The rebels are con-
structing new line of works between the outer
line now opposed to US and the city.
la recent charge, the "a Iowa lost $50 men
Stephenson's brigade 200, Ransoms 358, Carr
500, Blair's division $50, Steel's 600, Osterhaus
200, ana Smiths $50
private letter from an officer in Porter,
fleet dated near Vcksburg 25th, says we ar,
meeting with successes on every side, and befor,
long the entire river will be open.
'o-niS"O VIC hau d uspatch from zen. Gran
stating that ne was gaining ground aud advanc
ing slowly, but surely, on the town. We hav,
70 kept our mortars playing all the time on thu
town for the last three or four days and night
. without cessation, and have destroyed a grea
:. many buildings besides two batteries.
1t Deserters, and paroed prisoners report to
e night that the city can't holG out much longer
n They are getting very short of provisions, ant
T. have already come down to half rations. The,
J. have no way of getting any more supplies. w
feel confident here of the fall of Vicksburg in
very short time