The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-30
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TO THE FREEMAN.
T O'CLOCK A. M.

New York, March 90 The Mercury has
special despatch from Cairo to the effect that
the rise of the Mississippi has flooded the pen
insula and there is Is feet of water In the cot
off. A feet of iron-clads and 20 transports
passed through carrying 10000 men. They are
to operate with Admiral Farragut, and though
their destination is kept secret it Is thought
they will attack Port Hudson
Another dispatch says report has been re-
ceived announcing the complete success of the
expeditions under Gems. Ross and Qumby and
Admiral Porter. 1t is also said that Greenwood
has been captured with all the rebel forces No
particulars.
The Mercury's Washington dispatch says
that imme1 lately after the Connecticut election
orders will be issued to conscript 800 900 men
The Herald's Washington dispatch says there
is ne reliable foundation for the report that the
rebels have any large force in the Shenandoah
Valley. Gen. Halleck believes that the report
Wa s started by the inhabitants with view tC
stampede the Federal troops in that vicinity.
FoRrREss MONROE, March %. Last Sabbath
several clergymen Of Norfolk gave notice thai
the churches would be opened on Friday, the
9th, in conformity 10 jeff. DAVIS proclama
ton The churches were accordingly opened
but as th3 worsbppers began to congregate they
found guards of Union soldiers at the church
doors, consequently no services were held.
A Richmond paper says ia 1t Judge MerdltI
of the rebel Circuit Court has decided that an,
citizen Of Maryland and every foreigner wh'
ever enlisted in the rebel army, no matter TO-
how short time, acquired a domicil, and wa
therefore liable to CONSUMPTION if between Il
and As years Of age.
The steamer ). r. Spalding arrived here thi
morning bringing mails from the feet at Hilto
Head, from which place she sailed on Thursday
There was no movement at Hilton Head
Col Ludlow, commissioner for the exchang
of prisoners, has concluded arrangements wit
the rebel commissioner, Ould, for the exehang
of all U, S. officers held by the rebel Govern
ment. isa.saN .e'ti~.lt 81 .5
The steamboat State of Maine left Fertres
Monroe at noon for City Point under flag q
truce. She took up for exchange $50 prisoner
of war, including Is rebel officers and 225 cit
zen prisoners. '%hl-~a I-[ at--F
An officer who deserted from the rebel rank
arrived in Norfolk yesterday He reports tina
the rebels are evacuating Richmond as fasts
IL is possiblefer them to do so quietly. Th
report is not fully credited. -7ro IA ~ 60 I
FoRTREss MONROE, March 29. The snem
attacked Williamsburg this morning with ca,
airy and infantry, and we're repulsad BY th
5th Pennsylyania under COL Lewis. sAt, moo
to-day the enemy had retreated, and Col. Lew
had established his pickets. The loss is not J,
ascertained. n'ie.
The enemy attacked Wing6eld, on the CHI
wan river, and we're rspulsed Their force COZ
guer1illas under Col. Brown Lieut. sMsClur
with a part oil the lst North Carolina volunteer
took refuge in q block house, where they defen'
ed themselves successfully, and after fight
one hour and half beat the enemy off, Gel
Foster came up the next day from Plym u,
with three companies, and four companies
the 4th Pennsylvania cavalry were sent fro
Suffolk by Gen. Peck. Col. Brown succeeds
in crossing the Chowan river, with part
his force. The remainder were attacked ne,
Clinton, and dispersed after short resistane
Our troops were hunting them upin the swamp
CINCINNATI, March 20. Parson Brownie
has arrived from Tennessee and reports that I'll
rebels are concentrating all their infantry, 70
merlyl in East TENNESSEE at Tullahoma, viii
their cavalry has made diversion on Ea
Kentucky hoping to draw force from Gener
Rosecrans, and that reniorcements are arriyiI
daily at Tullahoma, from Virginia.
Gen Gilmore crossed Kentucky River in for
yesterday, recaptured DanviIle, and is drivll
the rebels in the direction of Crab Orchard
.s3Htssr lls 81. -
LOUISVILLE, Ky, March %. The jour-
learns from creditabe source, that two
visions of rebel infantay crossed the Cumba
land yesterday, at Stays, Ferry, near Wal
burg, Pulaski county. We, 81 t.,s.,.,. ,,tl y,.t-
Frankfort and Lexington are under Mart
Law ALI Ia mint in their vicinity There