Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-27

celVed his sword. The army cooperlted on the
land side The forts were all silenced, and the
guns all dismounted in three hours.
The action was at close quarters on the part
OF the IRON clads, and the firing splendid. The
list OF killed and wounded IS small The Leu
isylle lost II, the De Kalo II, the Cincinnati
none. the Lexington none the Rather 2.
The vessels, although much cut up, were
ready for action in one-hall hour fer the bat
tie The hght-dralt Rather, It, Com. Viii
son Smith, and other light.drafts joined in the
action when it became general, as did the
BAckhaxk, Lit. Breess with her riAed guns.
Particulars will be given hereafter.
d. X. PORTER
Acting Rear Admiral.
WAsulxGroN Jan 49, The gunboat Sag
more reports zoe capture on the 5th, at Jupiter
InIet, Fla, Of the English sloop Avengr OF
Nassau with an assorted cargo of SALT coffee,
gin, and dry goods. Also Of the English sloop
Julia, of Nassau, on the Sth with salt,
The q. b sloop Ariel reports the capture
OF the sloop Good Luck on the 5th, off the
Florida capes, loaded with cotton and tur-
pentne Lieut. Commanding English OF the
gunboat Sycamore, writes to the Navy Depart
ment the 9Th, that he discovered two vessel
appar ntly ashore on the reefs, with distress
signals flying lie stood down for them and
found one to be the ship Lucinda OF New York,
laden with troops and horses She had gone
ashore the previous night She had pumped
over the reef and was inside. between the north
point of Long Reef and Triumph Reef. Capt
English went TO work and got her of without
injury, and she started on her course.
Capt English then bore down to the other
vessel, which proved to DO the ship Sparkling
Sea, and the 25lh New York battery on board.
She ran ashore vt diybreak on the north point
Of AJAX Reef and will probably prove total
wreck Finding it impossible to get her of as
she was hard and fast on The reef with four or
five feet of water in tho hold, | received on
board my vessel the 2jth New Yorh battery and
proceeded with them to Key West, where | ar
rived this morning.
The JOINT resolution, authorizing the issue Of
hundred million notes, became law to day
Upon learning that fact the Secretary Of the
Treasury immediately placed to the credit of the
several paymasters an aggregate amount sulh-
Gent to Jay The whole army and navy.
The Senate in Executive Session confirmed
Daniel Kellogg, Jr., Post Master at Brattebo.
TO and Emerson Hall Post Master at ST. Johns
bury.
Tbs Presidents Message, accompanying his
approval OF the one hundred million note
bill was referred to the Finance Committee in
Senate.
LOUISVILLE, Jan l9-Evening. All tho riv.
ers are swelling rapidly. The destruction OF
bridges by the food is anticipated, as the snow
is rapidly melting
NASHVILLE, Jan. 10. The steamer Mary
Crane, from Louisville, with commissary stores
for our feet, while proceeding to this place,
stopped for wood and is believed to have been
destroyed by rebels. The river is stationary
NV York, Jan. 20. An army letter of the
l7th inst in the Tribune, says that reports
from Nashville that Longstreet's corps has re
moved Westward to reinforce Bragg, are un
founded. LOngstreet was here two days az,
with his command IL is not believed that an en-
tire corps has been withdrawn from our front
bus We have Information from deserters am
cOntrabands that some batteries, brigades am
divisions have been detached and sent to Ten
nessee.
the World says letter from one OF our col
respondents with Burnside's army states tina
X
ded with three days rations. Five ponloo
brilses arc TO be thrown across the Raj
pa aunock at some distance arart, and upo
these the army will cross the river. Gen. Lee
army IL composed OF eight large divisions. Jael
SON commands the right wing composed ol thr'
divisions, and l'cugstreet the left wing compose
OF hive divisions. These divisions are apparen
ly stronger than ours, comprising as they do
greater number OF brigades and regiments, b.
whether their total strength is equal to ours
unknown. desperate struggle is EVIDENT
close at hand, and stirring news may b. expee
ed shurtly.
Car ochurz has received command Of Get
Sgei corps. Gen. SIgel being placed in coz
maed OF the reserve grand DIVISION.
Fortress AlOuroe letter oil the 18th says Il
Vanderbilt was being rapidly coalod aud wou
lave 10 day or two III search of the Alabam
HALIFAX, Jan. 20 The steamship Arab
FROM Liverpool the 10TH arrived this mornn
R,p1rts are current that Napoleon inlen,
to iecOmmend an armistiee In America Nh
lister Day ton had AN interview with the Eu
peror, also with the French minister Ct Forel.
Affairs.
Ii is also asserted that The English Cover
ment perseveres in refusing to interfere in AT
manner with American affairs. SympathiEil
addresses to President Lincoln were adopted
meetings IN London and Birmingha
WASHINGTON, Jan. 70. 1t is known that d
President has = list OF 10 Generals to be mol
mated 10 the Senate for confirmation and il
equally certain that these candidates Tor mi
tafy hcaors will not pass the searching invest
CATION OF the Senate.
IL does no, appear that 50 many addition
0eaerAs IRE needed This Is subject to
hereafter determined, however, by the prop
authorizes.
of the 62 or more Major Generals Of d
Army. 20 Of them were last week, and pre-, lou
ly, in Washington.
Nav foRK, Jan. 20. The Philadelphia Inc,
rsr has letter from Port Royal dated the l5l
winch says that the gunboat Marblehead fro
the blockade of Charleston reports that !
desertsrs IRON Fort Sumter reached the Cana
dsIgna ina ioggy night They report thai
third OF the garrison OF Tort Sumter have ave
ed their intention to no longer serve under
Confederate hss wherenpon nearly all the u
rlson threw down their arms. They were y
iam.shed and their families were in wal
owing 10 non-payment Tor several months.
The arrival VI other troops oveawsd /
md al.