The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-22
INV TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
r O'CLOCK A. M.


soldiers from Gen. rant'sarmy have succeeded
in running tho batteries at Vicksburg, and are
now In a condition to help Gen. Banks in an
attack on Port Huds on, OF make an assault on
Vicksburg from the South.
Admiral Lee sent official dispatches concern
ing operations on the Nansemond. On Sunday
a Joint expedition, conducted by Gen. Getty and
flag Lieut. Sampson, easily captured a trouble
some battery at West Branch, containing five
field pieces and l6l men.
He is informed that great credit is due to It,
Sampson for the prominent part he took in plan
ming and executing this handsome affair Gen.
GETTY acted very handsomely Throughout, and
CALAMITY held the battery Sunday night, aided
by the cross fro OK cur vessels. Monday the
rebels unmaskad new 0ud heavy battery situ-
ated on the head Of West Branch, near Mil
nerstown, commanding the lower Nansemond IN
the direction of Portsmouth. From this bate
ry, and from the sharpehooters on the left bank
the Barney was sharply fired on Monday with
out receiving much damage. later dispatch
represents the enemy on the retreat.
The following information has been received
here in two days from Milkens bend un the
Mississippi
The night of the 9th Admiral Porter sue
ceeded in running the Vicksburg batteries with
seven fine gunboats of his squadron, and three
transports. The Benton, his flagship, got oppo-
site the upper battery, leading the line Of ves-
sells, before the rebels opened fire. They then
continued firing from eleven ?. 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. Oar loss was but one man
killed and two or three wounded. The rebel
E,rI lass +hnp tIpin n6
They burned two or three houses In town
while the squadron was passing, so as to enable
the artlllerists to get good views of our vessels
as they went down in range of their guns.
On reaching Warrenton Admiral Porter bonn
barded that village, with what effect is not
known.
WASHINGTON, April q. The President hat
. issued proclamation declaring that the &C
for the admission of the State of West Virginii
into the Union shall take effect from and ate
90 days from yesterday proof having been sub
mitted to him that the conditions of admission
Aiz : certain emanci patton changes in her con
stitution have been complied with.
New York, Arril 81. The steamer August
Dlnsmore, FROM Port Royal Ala Beaufort 18th
has arrived. The rebels have retreated fror
the vicinity of Washington, N. C., and aban
doned all the batteries on Tar river. The steam
er Escort left Newbern 18th for Washington
and was not molested on the passage up. Ger
Foster is still at Newbern. There is nothing la
ter trem Hilton Head.
WASHINGTON, April o. The following ha
been received at the Headquarters of the Army
FORTRESS MONROE. April 10.
To Aca (reo Ho}1cE (reuer0I- thief.
| deem it due to the forces ct Suffolk to M
tice briefly their gallant conduct during the la'
six days.
On Tuesday Gen. Peck's right was atacke
and the enemys advance was CALAMITY met
Gen. Fosters light troops, and the former wei
driven back to their line of plckets Ande
sons division was engaged at the same time 0
the water front with our gunboats and batterit
and suffered materially.
On Wednesday rebel battery of twenty
FOUNDER rihed guns was silenced etfectually an
an attack on the Smith Briggs, an arme
Quartermaster boat, was repulsed.
Repeated attempts have been made upon GU
lines, but have all failed.
The storming of the enemys battery near til
west branch of the Nansemond by Gen. Getty
and the gunboats under Lieut.. Lamson of til
Nsyy, and the capture of six guns and two hur
.dred prisoners, closes the operations of six day
against the enemy's large force very satisfat
torily. (Signed) JOHN A. DIX, Maj. Gen.
New YORK, April e.. The sterner Geore
Washington, from New Orleans 18th, has q