The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-12
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TO THE FREEMAN.
T O'CLOCK A. M.

SCate t1aG UdlVcSlO0 was htCdckeu ny ldnu anu
water gu the morning Of January lst. Colonel
Burrill and his men were all killed or taken
prisoners Four rebel rams made an attack on
the Harriet Lane and carried her by boarding.
Capt. w ainwright, Lieut.. Lee, and all the
men are killed or prisoners. Capt. Wilson, of
the Oasko, was killed.
Commodore Renshaw blew up the flagship
Westfeld to prevent her falling into the hands
OF the rebels. He and his lst Lieutenant were
killed. Two barques loaded with coal also fell
into the hands of the rebels.
The steamer Creole arrived tonis ht from New
Orleans the Sd. She was detained by order of
Gen. Banks to bring dispatches to Gen. Halleck.
She passed several transports bound up the
river
MaleOm K. Kinsman, private Of the End VT.
battery, died on board the Creole, during the
passage. Purser Cook reports " by the arrival of
the gunboat Clifton, at the South West pass,
learn that, early on the morning of the lst
inst, the rebels made an attack by land and
water on the Federal forces at Galveston.
Our gunboats were attacked by FIVE rebel
steamers, protected by double rows of bales of
cotton, loaded with troops armed with rifles,
muskets, &c. The Harriet Lane was captured
by boarding after about all her officers and
crew, 1870 all told, had been killed by musketry
from th rebel steamers
NV informant states that but one or two of
the officers and IL or Is of the crew escaped
death. The gunbcats Clifton and Owasco were
engaged and escaped, the former losing no men,
and having but one wounded, the latter having
one killed and IL wounded.
Thew estield flagship, Commodore Ronshaw
was not engaged, being ashofe in another chan
mel. Her crew were transferred to transports
Il. cha, sy~kt Foll .,~+,
the hands Of the rebels, blew her up. BY some
Encouragement or accident, the explosion oc-
Cured before the boat containing Com. Rem
shaw, Lieut.. Zimmerman, and boats crew, got
away, and they consequently were blown up
with the ship.
The crew of the WestGeld arrived at New
Orleans in transports and The remaining troops
are on their way back. They did not arrive
until the place had been evacuated. The rebel
force was estimated at about five thousand, I'm
der Magruder Our land force under command
of Col Burrill, Of Massa chusetts, did not ex-
coed three hundred, the residue not having ar
rived, or did not disembark at the time Of the
fighting.
Our loss was estimated at $50 to 100 killed,
and 200 taken prisoneers-the navy suffering
the most 1t is thought the rebel loss is much
more, as our guns were firing grape and CAMS
ter continually in their midst.
The rebels had several batteries on shor g.
The Federal troops were on one of the long
wharves, and, it is said, 'repulsed two charges
of the rebels before they surrendered"
Adviees from New Orleans state that Jacob
Barker's paper the National AdroC0te published
an extra on the End inst, containing rebel re-
ports of victories at Memp.is and Vicksburg,
and jeff Davis speech at jackson. This caused
ferment and the rebels were hilarious and sau-
CIV. On the morning Of the Sd, Gen. Banks
Gent corporal's guard to Barker's Office and
the Advocate was, for the Sd time, suppressed
This step gave great satisfaction to Union men.
CAIRO Jan. IL. An arrival to-day from tho
mouth of the Yazoo brings authentic accounts
from Vcksburg. Gen. Shermans repulse was
complete The entire force under the direction
of Gen. McClernard, re-embark,d Saturday in
transports, closely pressed by the rebel advance
which coming within range of our gunboats
were driven back with severe loss. At last &C.
counts the entire feet of transports with troops
had arrived at Island No. 8, on the way to Ma
poleon.
Admiral Farragut, though rumors of their ad-
vance are in circulation.
The engagement at Vicksburg was less gene
raj than heretofore reported TIE principal
fighting was done by the centre under command
If Gems. Smith and Blair The conduct of the
latter is highly spoken of. Oar loss as near as
oould be ascertained, was 600 killed, 1900
wounded and 1000 missing.
The steamer Mussuman, was burned by
puerrllss at Bradleys Landing, miles from
Memphis. on the 8.h
Capt. Moore, with about 100 men attacked a