The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-12
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4 O'CLOCK, p. M.
TO THE FREEMAN.

NEw YORK, March II. 1t is the general
i'm preston at headquarters that the enemy is
Withdrawing large numbers of bis forces from
fredericksburg
Longstreet is known to have gone. The
Charleston Mercury of late date says that his
entire division has left Some Is 900 of the
men passed through Richmond few days ago,
taking the route to the south side Of James river
letter from headquarters off Vicksburg,.
states that the river has now risen until it has
overhowed it's banks. There is no symptoms of
any plans of attack upon Vicksburg. Every
thing is deferred until the completion Of the Ca
nal, and tue plan Of attack will probably de-
velope Itself by running transports through
1t, SO az to be beyond the range of the enemy's
batteries on the hills opposite, the embarkation
OF the troops, and the landing of the whole army
somewhere below Vlcksburg, on the Mississippi
side of the river.
New YORK, March r. A special dispatch
to she Herald says the expedition has returned
from accommodating the Rappahannock and
MAttapomy rivers. The expedition was COM
posed OF LIST Missouri cavalry. Several SNUG
glers and rebel officers were captured, together
with lots of medical stores, horses, mules. &C..
several smugglers boats destroyed, and large
grain Warehouse burned.
Private letters from London speak with alarm
t of the fleet which is in progress of construction
in England and Scotland Tor the rebels. Our
Government is urged to demand, in perem ptory
language, that they be forbidden to sail on their
! errand of destruction to American commerce
| A threat of open war, in the opinion of the
writers, is the only means of putting an end to
these secret hostltles. In high official quar-
tere here similar views are entertained.
The Times dispatch states that a party OF
4 refugees, who cam" into our pes to day, met
Capt Moseley with Gen. Stoughton and the
other prisoners on Monday, half way between
Centrevlile and CaIpepper, en- route for Rich
mond.
BALTMoRB, March II The steamship Err
y lesson arrived this mo ming, from Port Roya
: the 9Th INST, With mails and dispatches for tn,
Government, IN the hands OF Chief Engineer
Skinner, who was on board the Passaic during
! the attack on Fort McAlister.
The Monitors are all back at Port Royal il
II good condition. ten inch mortar shell strucl
e the deck of the Passaic, but did not 90 through
n The bombardmsnt lasted twenty hours, bu
the boats could not get near enough to the For
to dismsntle it. The dis ance was 400 yards
The movement on Charleston has not ye
It commenced. This bOmbardment Of Fort Me
" Ahster was grand sight.
philadelphia, March III. There was al
&c immense assemblage at the Musical COncer
Hall to night to inaugurate the National Uniol
Club. The house was crowded aad mlno
r meetings were held out side.
The main meeting was presided over by Gov
ernor Curtin who made an eloquent speech
a. calling on the people of Penosy lvania 20 Civ
undivided support to the Government.
~ CoTCoRD, March II. FIR Congress DAME
>, Marcy, Democrat, is elected in the ls' District
4, over Joel Eastman, Republican, by $50 major
=, W. Edward Ii. Ro Inns, Republican, is re-eec
=, ed in the % district by 500 majority over job
" H. george, Democrat Colonel George
o. friends claim that the official returns will II
~ duce 1t to about 100 james W Patterson
" Republican, is elected in the isdslrlct by So
~ majority over VIM. Burns Democratic whic
-, the official returns msy reduce
x Tue Republicans viii have between 60 an
~ 20 majority in the H. use, and of the II Sens
- tors.