The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-21
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TO THE FREEMAN
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NEW YORK, April 81 A Lieutenant 10 the
french Navy was arrested for attempting to
kldnap by force aboard the transport Seine, a
Belgian named Peter Brown, who was an adopt
ed American citizen.
The Herafd,s dispatch from Headquarters
Army OF the Potomac, April 2Olh, says, last
week Sl30 200 was stolen between Aqua Greek
and Washington. The money was 10 separate
packages and belonged to the soldiers, who were
forwarding it to their families
Quite number of paymasters have arrived
recently and many of the troops have been paid
OFT. An Immense amount of nlonev has been
sent home by the men.
"A nnmoer OF prisoners were Captured on the
upper Reppahannock, and brought in yesterday
Everything remains quiet along the line.
CINCINNATI, April q. The Commercials
Murfreesboro dispatch says dispatch from
Gen. Hurlburt, at Memphis, reports that Gen.
Dodge, commanding at Corinth, attacked the
rebels and drove them from Bear Creek to Cane
Creek. Our loss was 100 killed and wounded.
The rebel loss not stated.
New YORK, April q A Yorktown letter of
at Williamsburg, was one wounded and FIVE
prisoners. The enemy's loss was SO killed and
80 prisoners. Wise, with 5000 men still vccu-
pies Williamsburg.
Yesterday, Gen. Reyes sent flag of truce
bearing an order for the citizens to leave that
place as he was about to she'll the town. Fort
Magruder has been reinforced by some heavy
guns, and gunboat has gone up the York river
another tho Top,eS rivnr t,r, o;t Ci6a of
the town.
The ITjbuneS's Washington despatch says
Gen. Wool has ordered the cargo of The Tubal
CAM seized as blockade runner, to be dis
charged, and the vessel held as prize.
Gen. Buell. is here to obtain dispositions Of
Gen. Halleck and Governor Andrew Johnson
fer use at his trial
The Herdld's dispatch says the expedition I'M
der Col. De Forrest, has Just returned from a
reconnaissance to Warrenton and Rappahannock
Station. No enemy was found.
Lord Lyons expects to spend the summer in
Washington. q
The Richmond papers of the 18th contain
nothing of Importance
The Herdtd'S Washington dispatch saws the
reports of the repuse of Gen. Stoneman and
Gen. Hooker, are the purest fabrications ever
invented. There has not even been what can be
called a sklrmish since the great battle of Fred
ercksburg.
The Steamship kangaroo, and the ci,v of
Baltimore from Liverpool arrived at 7 A. M.
Inc iatters dates are TO April 9th, 4 days later.
The new gunboat Alexander built by Miller and
Co. Liverpool, and recently launched, was
seized in one of the Liverpool docks on Sunday
the 9Th, by the Custom Authorities on suspj-
cion OF being intended for the rebels. The mat
ter will be fully investigated before any pro
ceedings are taken beyond the detention of the
vessel The London Star considers the event as
en- exceedingly good omen, and demands that
the builders be prosecuted.
The correspondence between the owners of
the Peterhof and the foreign Office is pubhsheds
Earl Russell says the examination of her papers
having satisfied the Government that there was
no pr'na tacie ground of capture, and that the
surmlse was wholly upjustifable, he has instruct
ed Lord Lyons to make Immediate representa-
ton OF the circumstances to the w ash ngton
Government, and if no lagel ground for capture
Is alleged. to press for the release of the vessel
and cargo, and for compensation, without de.
lsy' OF prize court,-buti if any legal ground
of capture be alledged, this case like all others
mast follow the ordinary course. IL l.I3 l.sr =.
CHICAGO. April q. Special dispatches from
Memphis the 10Th, say the steamer Silver Moon
from Vicksburg Friday, brings intelligence that
the night before the gunboats Benton, Tuscum-
bia, Lafayette, Pittsburgh, Carondelet, Gen.
Hrlce. and three transports, ran the batteries
at Vicksburg, all safe except the transport
Henry Clay, which caught fire opposite the city,
and was burned. The Benton was the only one
struck. -. .-,s-.- . - .''
We had one man killed and two wounded.
The transport Forest Queen had her drumhead
injured by coming in contact with one of the
gunboats, wbch~is easily repaired From the