Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-30
Local nnd state Items.

ohool in the room lately occupied by Il.
!, Bingham, at West Rutland, on Mon
lay, May 4th--the term TO embrace eley-
% weeks.
Miss Barnes comes highly recommended
by letter from Messrs, Poor 4 Chad
bourne, principals Of Troy Conference
where she has long been pu-
p'l, and we have no question as to her en-
tire success as teacher.
"A seoesh in Bridgewater commenced
retaining his reasonable slang the other
day, when he was promptly knocked down
10y Lieut.. Raistrice, who was home on
leave Of absence, and thought il was time
to use the only argument secesh can APP
preciate.
Samuel H. Price, Esq, formerly OF
Windsor, died at Chicago on the 9Th inst,
aged AZ years. Previous to living at
Windsor, he had practised law with the
late j. ID. Bradley at Brattleboro. AT
the commencement of the war he and his
Oldest son enlisted in the army, and he was
Quartermaster of the 9th Illinois Cavalry
till sickness compelled him to resign.
- - -
The Passage Of the vicksburg Hat.
teries.
A correspondent of the New York
| World gives the following account of the
| preparations for and the running OF the
| yicksburg batteries on the night OF the
| 10th by large part of Admiral Porter's
feet, and the probable object of the dan
gerous but very successful feat.
THE PREPARATION.
For several weeks past about fifty team
sters with their horses and wagons have
been constantly employed in hauling cot
ton from the interior to Young's Point,
La. This was for the purpose of prepar-
ing the transports Henry Clay, Forest
Queen, and Silver Wave tor the running
by the batteries. Bales of cotton were
placed on the hurricane deck, on the
guards, piled on the boiler deck, and IN
fact, wherever they could be put to afford
protection from shot aid shell. The gun
boals Benton, Lafayette, Baron De kalb,
Pit,sburg, General frice, Carondelet and
Tuscumbia were similarly arranged with
, bundles of hay and straw. A number
coal barges were also laden with cottor
and hay and fastened to the sides of tht
boats which were likely to be exposed tt
: a furious fire. In the meantime so NJ
twenty thousand troops marched acros
: the country aud occupied the town OF New
' Carthage, twenty five miles below Vlcks
= burg, on the Louisiana side OF the Mlssls
slppl river. .
RUNNING THE BATTERIES.
# All being in readiness, on the night of tn
n l6th instant the transports with commits
sary stores, and the gunboats with death
= d Ealing missiles, left Young's Point abou
If eleven O'Clock and proceeded cautiousl
: down the river. All lights were hid, no
ses were smotherei, and no one scare
> dared to breathe. So silently did the
he move that the rebel gunners stationed a
r the upper works failed to discover then
and the feet passed by those dreadful CUR
in safety All promised WE'LL but just {
70 they were abous turning the point the
were seen by the enemy, and then bega
70 one of the tiercest cannonades OF the wa
8 Every available piece of ordnance wa
, broueh to bear on the boats, and pluns
NJ ing balls and rihed shot fell in thick col
10 fusion among the vessels. Suddenly n,
10 merous bonHres were klndled along tn
n, Vlcksburg shore, which quickly blaze
G. and burnt with fury, Illuminating tt
he whole country around for miles. The gun
he boats opened fire upon the enemy's work
and a tremendous cannonade ensued.-
Shells bursting in the air and on the Wa
ter; balls Of all kinds raining on boa
and batteries; shouts of artllerymen an
" the roar Of guns the lurid light Of tt
ly bonfres and the earnest struggles OF IL
L. frail transports to escape destruction, a
combined to render the scene magniticel
beyond description. On they went, bl
no not without loss. The Henry Clay W.
pit struck by a shell, took fire and burned
x the waters edge; the Forest Queen, dl
On ring the confusion, was run into by Gun
n boat and slightly disabled the Bento
K which took the lead in the expedition, r
h ceived one shot that killed one man al
cir wounded two. The others passed tt
NJ gaunt Ell safely, having been subjected
is, the fire for one hour and quarter. Ih
as brilliant movement, it is thought, will chi
RS BILE the troops at New Carthage to GRO
OF the river and approach Vicksburg IN I'll
IL rear, where the weakness of the place
most apparent. Red River will probabl
be blockaded, but as the rebels have seve
re rams and gunboats up there they may a
:, tempt TO raise it and defeat our iron clad
1t is a great satisfaction to be relieved
OF the suspense which all have been IN col
corning the opening of the Mississip
II river, and to know that movements hay
u actually commenced for the accomplish
y ment of that object Further exciting Il
telligence may be looked Tor very soon.
. The INpIANoLA-W We have bet
shown private letter from Iieutenal