Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-05-26
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10Y loss was Killed, buried ny uS, abo lou
prisoners captured, besides the wounded. Nc
Pherson is now at Clinton. Gen. sherman IL
On the direct Jackson road. ami Gen. McCler-
nand is bringing up the rear. | will attack the
State Capital to-day"
The GLOWING Is a dispatch from Gen. Hurl'
burt. dated Memphis, and received here to-day
" Gen Grant has taken jackson. The Capitol
IS burned. From 5000 IL 10 900 mounted men
are concentrated near Okalona. threatening IN
"a vance IN tho direction Of the Memphis rail-
road.
A citizen just up from jackson reports that
the enemy aba ndoned Vicksburg on Sunday,
marching on the ridge northeast Of Livingston,
which il 20 miles northwest Of Jackson"
NEW YORK, May 10. Tho following is a
spsclai dispatch to the Herald
MTsrREEsBoRo, May IL The situation here
is unchanged. The extension Of the rebel lett
To Wllliamsport has not weakened the heayyln
fantry 10 CO IN our immediate front The three
corps Of Gems Polk, tlardee and Breckenridge
are ut Guys Gap. War traces and HookeFs
Gap, respectively.
IL is ated that Gen. Bragg has received re-
from other points OF three brigades,
gone to the aid Of VIcksburg.
Con. Wheeler's rebel cavalry was at McMpn-
Wills on the 18th INST. Col. Wilder's scouts
captured s ri his body guard yesterday and
found documents on them showing Wheeler 8
force to be at McMnvllc
Gen Morgan has had quarrel with Wheel.
. and ia under arrest, but has been taken from
Wheeler's command.
A des s,cD in the Atlanta. Ca, hteLi,g'ncer
Of May l5Ih, Says fight had taken place al
Rayln ma, M's,.. o. the n inst IN which the
rebels under Gen Gregg had been beaten with a
heavy loss. Among the killed WAS Col. Nc
Glayersk Of the 10Th Tenn. regiment
The newspaper correspondents captured at
Vcksburg on the 3D., wore at Rlchnond on the
l6 h
NASHVILLE. May a. Gen. J. Wood has
been relieved from the command at this poi-t
and viii take ccmmana Of his division now al
Murlreesboro. AL is quiet On theiront t.,
river is still risiug
JACKSON, Miss, May l6, !
via, Memphis the 10Th.
TO MAJ Gen. Hahetk
THIS place Tell into our hands yesterday, ate
fight Of about three hours. Joe johnston wa
10 command. The enemy retreated North evl
IDENTITY with the design Of joining the Vlcksburl
orccs. US GRANT Maj. Gen.
New YORK, May 81 The Syracuse Courie
Of yesterday states that Mrs. Vallan gbam ha
become insane.
The Cincinnati Inquirer of the Goth says tina
Henry Clay Dean wns arrested AZ Kookuk b,
co.valesccnt soldiers, kept under strong guar,
or rome bours, and then placed IN the hands o
he Provost Marshal. lie will be s9nt to ST
Louis for trial.
A dispatch from Mount Vernon, Ky., date
the 1871, says detachment of the 44th ON
made dash aor0ss the Cumberland yesterday
70 break up a rebel camp ten miles from VII
Ii~Insburp. The robels were too quick and q d
More refugees from near Cumberland GAP
confirm the presence Of rebrls in increased fore
at the Gap aud along the line, but deny tina
there ae any evidences VI u great invasion from
that quarter.
NA,HvILLE, May 81 Maj Gen. Sco6eld
transferred from this department to that o
MlssDuri, leaves here tomorrow for st. LOUIS
A number Of rebel sympathIzrs were sen
South to day. ) veral officers who had beer
taken prisoners BY the iebels arrived here TO-DAY
There is less than feet II water on the shea
Louisville, May 49, With the exception o
II small regiments under Morgan on the soull
side Of the Cu mberland river, headquarters here
dlscredit all reports OF rebel forces attempting
the INVASION OF Kentucky, and think the des
patches from Mt. Vernon and Somerset wert
rom rebel sources, and are designed to prevent
the federal forces from reinforcing llosecrans OF
invading East Tennessee.
NV YoRK, May %. A Brandon, Miss, dis.
patch of the 18th, to- reoel paper saws two
gentlemen rode to jackson to-day aud traversed
the city which the enemy had evacuated about
two O'Clock. They are supposed to number
40 900, aud have retreated towards Vicksburg
Firing was heard IN that direction aud il 4
supposed that Pembsrton Is in their rear They
burned the Confederate House, depots, penien
tiary. Two factories. foundry, block of build.
lngs, medical Purveyor's aud other Government,
buildings also destroyed several miles Of .ai
road track and both bridges on Pearl river. tn,
.h,vsappon Office was gutled and the pro SCI
and type thrown into the street, &c. Tire,
hundred negroes joined the Yankees. The farm
ers estimate tn damage by the lederals at irou
5 ,000 900 to 10 900 100 dollars. Much suffer
log prevails. Tho last Of the federal rear guarC
lett about two O'Clock, when the rebel cavalr,
dashed in and killed II Colonel and two Of hi
Yankees. The iederals captured and parole,
200 South Carolinaus and Georgians.
A dispotch IRON Joe Johrston TO the rebe
war office dated Brownsville, 18th, says Pemhcr
ton wa sttuoked on The morpirg OF tho l6tl
near Edwards Depot aud after nine hours bar,
lighting was compelled to TALL back behind Bi,
Black River
A jackson, Miss, dispatch Of the 18th, L
to the Mobile Aduerf'str says there was an uu
deelslye battle near Edwards depot on Satnr
day. We fell back to our entertainments Lus
heavy on both sides. Gen. Tilghmam was killed
The iederals sent in Dag of truce on the eve.
ming OF the 18th for surgeon. The officer il
charge Of the dag stated that tho federal los
WIS 600 men and that they took l6 guns Tn,
rebel troops fell back across the Big Black rly
or DESTROYING the bridge,
The iederals advanced eight miles north anC
IN the morning OF the 18th found Joe Johnston
in line Of battle. According to the rebel ady
ccs no artillery was lost, aud the bridge not
burned.
The rabel account says +" our force Of IL, DOC
fought two army corps of "a 900; SUSTAINED
themselves and fell back ut night To their en-.
trenchmente. Loss heavy. TIE bsule was Sc.
we're and iudecisive. Thc Yankees are on their
way 10 Intercept our communications,
A Murfrcesboro de'ptch dated the 2lst says
Gen. Sheridan's scouts report that the rebels I'D.
init that Grant has defealed Johnston, and has
secured the railroad bridge across the Big Black
river, thus cutting Vlcksburg otl from supplies
and reiniorcements THIS is the largest bridge
In tho South.
Bo'rOS May %. The following dispatches
ar. COPIED from the books OF the Merchants
Exchange
N.w YoRk, May %. The news from the
Sou,h~es' Is important IL il known that Gen.
Grant abandoned Jackson on Friday last. Con.