Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-04-03
News Of the War.

Vannoh, should she appear.
The steamer Mcclellan, from New Orlr,r
Mar. 23d arrived AT New York onthe ovenir
OF the 5oth. successful cavalry expeditio
under Capt. Perkins had been made fror
Brashear city. considerable distance int
the rebel lincs. lie engaged the rebel lore
and had brilliant fight, charging them wit
the sabre. ana chasing them ; miles. killin
~. "onndinS -, ami capturing II hors,.
with equipments, without losing a man.
Capt. j. had his horse shot under him Will
capturing "a rebel lieutenant.
several schooner- had arrived at New Or
leans from across the Lake, with a larr.
amount OF cotton and number Of passen
gre lie latter We're compelled To- leave I.
-rt something TO eat, and they relate tales OF
great destitution and suffering amongst III,
rebels. They state that merciless cons,ri,-
u'n j. enforced and a reign Of terror and
want pre,ails. The blockade of Galveston
j. still rigidly enforced The Harriet Lam,
Is still n the harhor and her being iron-clad
l. mere superstition.
The Nonongalela with Gen. Banks and
taft and Capt. Alden on board. took position
below Port Hudson on the 18th. and fired
quite a number Of her two hundred bound
I
tain and some thirty rchel- were c=,rturol
} he captain reports that Famcut lav i've
miles allow. Port Hudson all dav SUNDAY and
tuat the Hartford received no damage. sub
zcqucntly Fhracut went up the river. 4 dc
tsehlnent Of our land forces had been ur the
river directly opposite Port Hudson
On The approach OF Banks force, the rob
IL retir'd 10 Plt Hudson col. Clark. Of
ron. Banks staff, was seriously wounded in
the L. while rerunuaitorinc The man wh,
shot him was suhseq killed. Gen Bank,
vac at View Orleans IN the 25rd ON the To-
igrn Of the army toBaton Rouge hei.sued q
general order announcing the entire object OF
the expedition accomplished. and that It was
completc success DO The movement Is un-
dersiold 70 have been mere diversion 10
enable tarrs CUTS feet T. pass the batteries
sni Tot the reduction of Port Hudson
The Ie,rle in East Tennessee e-e IN a
carving condition, -four vas $50 barrel at
knoxville
The Montgomery Advertiser conforms.
patriotic appeal from lancev, Clay. Curry
and other rebel Congressman from Ah'ans.
o. tho southern people, TO plant corn and
rails. ho-s and beef. The reports touching
The -,anr, -uTplies Of the rchel, are ali con-
frmcl-
The Advertiser publishes an official adver-
tiscmnt Of the rebel commis2ary, appealing
2" the public for food, supplies of bacon. FIR
which tc Is authorized 70 Iav fifty cent?
POUND, or - give one and "a half pounds Of
susar FIR one Of bacon.
4 Cairo special sam tbat last "Wednesday
evening the rams Lancaster and Switzerland
undertook so run the batteries at Nickslur-
A. soon rs they came within range the r.
b.ls opened n tremendous fire. The Lancas-
tor was struck thirty times. licr entire
bow was shot away, causing her to sink in
neliatcly. turning complete sunmcr-et as
ID. went down. An Of tie crew except two
escaped. The Switzerland was disabled bv
ii a pound bali penetrating the steam drum
She hoal'd down, the batteries still firing
and striking her repeatedly, until finally the
A!lgrrs- ran along side and t0wcd her 10
'h. lower mouth of The canal. The loss 81
li.r CD her j. not a=ceItaiued.
On the WAY up the Hartford and Alba
;r,-- encountered battery at Grand Gulf
mere Formidable thar those AT Port Hudson.
The Hartford Va, struck fourteen times, and
had three meu killed. Both vessels returned
the fie 'i.oroI,iy. and both were more or
les. injured.
T. :, stated that the expedition of General
SHERMAN 20 the rear Of IIaincs Bluff via
eyocic'> Bayou and Suud0wcr, has returned
90 Nnun- Point
Tire, j. nothing definite from the Yszn,
IJ-- esq oriu9n under Ross and Quiml,
4 t17n hetwc,u Memphis, and Grand
junction we taken by the guerrilla, ou
Forty persons were taken and
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be rceels are TctTea'ng IRON hcntucky
-amdlr FcSram' 10 ia7t accounts, was south
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.anced within nineteen miles of Nurirccsho-
-l. Scouts affirm that the rrhel> must attack
,- fall lack nu ac.a.at lt lcanty subsistence
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,c cil' jul NM y, ii i'S' vi l"HAlin'
WV prisoner ~ 'us'i' yea h'uS. con
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'au.d Na-ohN
On tho 7qrb nit lef,,e J,vb-.sk aiopt I
100 rebel infantry. stole rast our rickets in
r,nt of Willis,n.b,,,-, and ,.,c,i1;oJ tho
lace .,,,i.tlv A. ,la[,l,r..,l tine Ill ,,v.
Try ATTACKED our llrAets' who reiterated on :
ne town Nhch t't infantry - hreu on tHsm'
, iltinG : ana N'1H''l"- D. l3oy Heaily eut
',lr way tli''7T WIN me loss u ~
Ken llls9htr7. l-'ore our IelnllIc'n, .i
Juld and mace 2o'd their .soape-
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Grn Morgan had d-ht on the Goth ut 7
4stin- i've hours. ~ Milton. driyin. the en-
nay emile. when they wero reinforced
zen. llor.un ss,. hi, l,s, uf officers was
leavy f
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