Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-09
erom Memphis and the Wester
.rr. Department,

PHILADELPHIA. May 81 The Bulletin Of this
city has the following dispatch
Somerset, Ky. May 81. To-day a cavalry
reconne ssance was made to within four miles Of
Monticello. There was sharp skirmishing all
the way. AT two fords sixteen rebels with arms
and horses were captnred. simultaneously
with this, Col Adams Of the LIST cavalry, and
City picked men, crossed the river in boats and
captured the rebel pckets at Mill Springs, con.
sisting Of one Lieu tenant and sixteen privates,
with all their arms and twenty-four hvrses. No
casualties on our side.
The story set aaoat Of a new invasion of Kan
sas BY Gen. Price and the inadequacy Of the ma
uonal force to resist it has no foundation in
fact. There are 40 900 enroled militia in the
Stale Of Missouri ready to net.
Generals Heron and Bount's commands are
in Ksnsas and the Indian country, and which
amount to nearly Is 900 men, and it is believed
they can take care of Price,
Fort Gibson is 225 miles or more from Lsay.
enworth City south, and about 100 miles west
Of Little Rock. Neither Kansas nor Lsayen
worth are in danger
The Memphis Bulletin of May 80 says an ex-
petition from Germantown, under Col Crills,
attacked rebel force OF $500 at Senatobia on
the 18th, ano drove them south o. the Talla.
hstche.
LOUISVILLE, June 2. A large brick building
on Sixth street, occupied by the government Tor
storing oats aud corn, fell this evening, burying
some twenty persons beneath its ruins. Il il
supposed that about five are killed.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 2. A pistol cartridge
factory, near this city, exploded to-day. 0ne
person was killed and several seriously wounded
Three thousand rebel prisoners arrived here
to-day from Vioksburg.
LANDING ON rHg YAzoo RIVER, May 90. Our
scouts report that Joe Johnston Is advancing
One army corps drew seven days rations, and
marched to meet him at daylight yesterday. Iii,
advance is stated to be between the Yazoo and
Big Black river, with the intention Of retakine
Iiaines' Bluff, and breaking up our communica.
ton BY the YaSoo. His force is variously est,
mated from 10 900 to $4,000 men. Gen. GRAM
Il confident Of bis ability TO whip him without
raising the seige.
A dispatch from Somerset, KY, says that q
refugees had come in from East Tennessee Their
are but lew rebel troops in Knoxville. Man,
had passed through the city going West. Tn,
roosi plosee on the Cumberland river have 70
stunned their old position.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald state
tlaes 40 Official information has been receive,
here in regard 10 any assault upon the rebe
works % Vieksburg BY Gen. Grant. or Of an,
rspalse BY The Union forces. 1t is believed tha
iuoh facts, If they have traaspired, would hay
pee promptly communicated to the militar,
authorities nsia. Such reports are discredite,
hega
The above probably refers 10 reports currcn
c. Washington for day or two past, tina. Gen
Oisas had bcca repulsec.
i NAszStLLn, Tenn, juno 4. Heavy cannon
adns vas heard in the disction Of Franklin
1t l. believed b be se,sro diminishing If no.
I "a attack Ia force has occurred. No fears 10
shs s.iesy OF Fsn-lin are entertained.
AuSHx1sBoKo, Tenn, June 4. Tho rebel
a-Es boon recohsoisrelns in our front. Yesler
day Wheeler appeared on the Manchester, an
his neFaiss on .hs shslbyvills road.
Lslss sliraisaing h-s boea kop. up all day
Az. 2s Indians s&sairJ O. pixie. duty vas irs
ssAeIs3, asd the 59sh inaiaaa wss ,abseousul
y s'n' 70 Their assistance. The rebs we're drive,