Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-28
from Memphis and the Western
Department.

va sunday ne crossed inc Numpel lauu anu AZ
tackled the rebel there, killing 80 and routing
the remainder. lie Is now in hot pursuit The
Federal loss was one killed.
ClNcINNArl, April 81 The CommuciaPs
Murreesboro dispatch says dIspatcb IRON
Gen. Hurlburt, at Memphis, reports that ten
Dodge, commanding at CJrlnth, attacked the
rebels and drove them from Bear Creek to Cane
Ireek. Our loss was lUO Killed ana "ouhueu'
Inc rebel loss not stated
CHICAGO April 81. Special dispatches from
Memphis the lJth, say the steamer Silver Moon
from Nicksburg Friday, brings intelligence that
the night before the gunboats Benton, Tuscum-
bia, l. lafayette, Pittsburgh, CarondeIet, Cen.
Price, and three transports, ran the batteries
at Vicksburg. all sale except the transport
Henry Clay, which caught fire opposite The city,
and was burned The Benton was the only one
struck
" had one man Rllled and two wounded.
The transport Forest Queen had her drumhead
injured by coming in contact with one Of the
gunboats, which is easily repaired From the
time Of starting till the first shot was heard
from the rebel batteries nearly an hour and
quarter elapsed, by which time nearly all had
got past
"AsHlNGToN' AprH 81 zen hufiourt leio-
graphs IRON Memphis toa' nc mas information ,l''
rom the reoeS that Tue enemy uIe e'"cua"nS
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CHICAGO, H.. April .. A special dispatch
from Memphis, dated the Dist, says, on Satur-
day evening three regiments Of infantry and
one OF cavalry left Memphis on reconnaissance
NJ Ear, A.pt.ytt.. tu n,VtIrry ga d "a
on a detachment Of Bythes rebel cavalry. A
light ensued resulting in the rcpulse OF the
rebels The next morning the cavalry again
attacked the rebels, killing 20, wounding 10 and
capturing Co. The rebels fled in great cJniu.
SION across the Coldwatcr After crossing the
latter, they received relnoreemcnts aud the
Fedcrals fell back to fernando
The rebels were so severely handled that they
did not attempt to follow. At fernando We
were reinforced by infantry and artillery under
Col. Bryant, who moved to the Coldwater and
attlcked the rebels on the opposite side Of that
river The fight lasted until sundown, and was
confined enemy 70 'he inlA1tfy' as 'ne ar'llo'
Ipuip NV We az suocc'eIuiiy u'cu a. u''' -
Uur loss Is I'o klilcu ana lll'1sn "ouhueu' No''
yah' NOUS s'rohs pos''lon'
ClNcNNAsl, April %. A speclal dispatch
from Memphis to the Gazette gives the follow
lnh particulars Of the passage Of the Vcksburg
batteries. Seven gunbolts and one ram, the
one taken from the rebels aud three transport,
started on Thursday last 10 run the blockade
All went we'll until about two thirds Of the
way down when The mus sack OF lIcksOuig
were " iisn'eu win large nres' 4ue ~ transport
rGreS' queen AZ once returned ing henry
Gay was Conpeiieu 70 stop, oeVcial Sho''
struck ner oeio" Inc water me- anu o'hgis
passed through her' an hands made Tor the
piIo' poa', az inc Nessei was SINKING ~ IS DC
iie'eu 'uaI oil were lost Inc Pio' hoa'eu uo"n
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p odips; Yi da,nanaJ and bad Ior 'tas,"
dru,n sho. away
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ibe v;cirity or War,crtnn es,,'ros.d ~ En
tLo ,mahns,. .hoIt,na un ho,idr,ios A. that
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no,v ;rolndin, ,ho ,t,oa' ,nJor F,rracnt
LOUISVILLE, April -. The Mumlordsyllle
expedition to Celna, has returned 10 Glasgow,
having destroyed the town Of Celina, 100000
pounds Of bacon, 1000 bushels OF wheat and
over 100 barrels each, OF Nhlskey aud -four, a
considerable quantity OF sugar, tea, coffee, salt
and other stores and ~ boats used by the rebels
Tor transporting supplies.
The rebels admit "a loss oil 20 killed. Col.
Graham thinks their loss greater The federal
loss was one killed ana one missing.
WARRINGTON, Abrll q. Official dispatches
received last night say that portion of Admi-
raj Porter's fleet, laden with a large number of
soldiers from Gen. Grapt'sarmy have succeeded
IN running the batteries at vlcSs6grg, ana are
now IN a GonuiIloh 70 help zen banks IN an
S 1'., on rofl hIuSOn' OF make an assault on
''eAsoorg from 'he oou'h'
The following information has been received
here IN two days from Mlllikens bend On the
Mississippi
The night OF tho 10th Admiral Porter sue
ceeded in running the Vicksburg batteries with
seven fine gunboets of his squadron, and three
transports The Benton, ms flagship, got oppo-
site tho upper battery, leading the line OF YES
sells, before the rebels opened ire, They then
continued firing from eleven 7. NJ. till two A.
NJ. on each succeeding vessel as they appeared
The only damage done was the firing OF the
Henry Clay, transport, the firing OF the For
est City, another transport, also shot through
the Benton's hull. Our loss was but one man
killed and two OF three wounded. The rebel
IRE was far less effective than was anticipated
They burned two or three houses In town
while the squadron was passing, SO as to enable
the arullerlsts to get good views OF our vessels
as they went down in range of their guns
On reaching Warenton Admiral Porter BON
bsrded that village, with what effect is not
known.
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