The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-17
FAYErTEyLLg, Ark, Feb. II

To MAJ Gen. Curtis
L;.-UOl. Stewart has just returned FROM
scout TO the Arkansl - liver. Ghe hundred OF
our men crossed the river near the mouth OF
Frog bayou, amt had skirmloh with q TROLLS
command aud scattered them. They then
mar ;hed miles into the country on the Arkan
sas side, and destroyed the rebel camp, and
burned their stores, and Afterwards they attacked
and routed most OF Carroll'S command on this
side of the river, miles east OF Van Buren,,
illng several. Carroll WAS attempting to cut
off Col Stewards return, but has been iOiled IN
the attempt. About 40 prisoners were captured.
Oar loss Is one man taken prisoner and and one
man drowned. Quite u nuHber of horses and
mules, and u considerable quantity of arms have
fallen into our hands.
NASHVILLE, Feb. Is Yesterday foraging
party OF The 2nd Minnesota regiment, General
Stedman's brigade camped near NOlansglle,
had a severe sklrmsh with two companies Of
Forests command. Our men killed S and
wounded 5. The Litter were taken prisoners.
The balauca of the rebels escaped.
Tgenty-six buildings are used ia this City as
hospitals Tor sick and wOun1ed soldiers.
lnmanse supplies are constantly being for
warded to the army by the railroad which IS
heavily guarded along the entire distance to
MurfreesDuro.
NEw YORK, Feb. 16 special despatch
from W ashlngton says Gen. Battle s III CON
ference with the President lie receives his
instructions to-day.
The same despatch says the Judiciary Com
nittee Of the House will soon report bill to
punish Northern traitors
WAeHrNoroN Fsb TO- Admiral Dupont
TRANSMITS 10 the Navy Department Official docu-
mems concerning cite reported raising of the
blockade off Charleston. Among the documents
is "a statement signed by the officers command
ing all the vessels Comprising the blockade AZ
that point to the effect that the statement that
the British Consul anl comm lnder OF the Brit
ish war steamer Petrol had previously gone i've
miles beyond the usual 6nchora 20 OF the olockad-
ers and copld sea nothing Of them wi their lass
es,is IN every particular false. They also sly n
ye,sa,s were Sunk and none wer set on fire Sc
riously Two vessels alone are Injured Of con-
s.durncc, after which the rams made hasty re-
treat, and anchored under the protection of their
s.. forts and remained there. No vessel iron-cad
or otherwise, passed out over the bar after the
900 return Of the rams.
They conclude thus These are tho facts,
and we do not hesitate to STATE that no vessel
did come out beyond the bar, after the return
OF the rams ut between seven and eight A. NJ. 10
the cover of the for 8. We believe che st4tem4nt
that any vessel cim. anywhere near the
usual anc. oraee OF any of the blockades, or up
to the bar, alter the withdrawal of the rams 10
be deliberately and knowingly false. If the
statement from the papers as now before US,
has the sanction OF the Petrol and Foreign Con-
sul-, we can only deplore that foreign off ,ers
can leave their official positions to be spreading
before the world, for un unworthy object, I'M
truths, patent to every officer in the squadron.
NEW YORK, Feb 16. The Helena CORES
po,dent IF the Missouri Dem 'crat, under date
of the Sd, Gays ; Ga the 2 OF February, by or
der of Gen. Grant, Gen. German with about
500 men NOV d down the Yazoo Pass, which is
about six mile, below Helena and near Dtlta, on
ii siSippi side. After removing some drift and
Var trees they succeeded Ia Ian ing their boats
at the levee. s,s- t.E.
Tas levee i,bult across the Bayou or Pass
leading from the Mississippi river into the cold