The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-07-28

last Wednesday. The casualties this morning
was killed and six wounded.
SECOND DISPATCH
CHARLESTON, July 25 Regular firing from
Forts Sumter and Wagner, at the Yankees on
Morris Island, was kept up all night and all
day to-day The Yankees occasionally replied
from their batteries on Morris Island.
The monitors and the Ironsides are lying out
side, and took no part
The Yankees have two batteries on Morris
Island, and have streng thened their position.
No casualties are reported to-day. Another
monitor arrived to-day, making SIX IN all
MORTON Miss, July a. The enemy evacua-
ted Jackson yesterday morning. Col. Wort
Adams cavalry dashed in and captured few
stragglers. Canton has also been evacuated
Grant entire army has gone to Vicksburg
An attempt to blow up the State House was
fooled, although it was badly damaged. Our
cavalry are pursuing. They have destroyed all
the machine shops, rolling stock, cannon and
railroad stock between Jackson and Vicksburg.
Mobile will no doubt be the next place OF at
tack.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Morton, Miss, July q. An officer from
Vicksburg says that McPherson's entire corps
LETT that place on the 2lst moving up the river.
Their officers stated that they were gong to
Richmond. Transports from above are constant
ly arriving.
jeff Davis has issued proclamation appoint
ing August 2lst as d DAY Of humiliation and
prayer.
WAsHMGToN, July q. The Star says on
Thursday last, while the Sd and 5th army corps
OF Gen. Meade's army were lying at the mouth
OF Manassas Gap, this side, information was
received that Gen. L0ngstreet was sending
brigade Of his troops forward to possess him
self of the Gap.
Gen. SpinoIa, commanding Excelsior Bril-
gade, Il. L., 800 muskes of that corps, was at
once ordered forward. The commanding Cen
eral supposed the rebels were only in small force
on and behind the crest Of the hill, about one
mile from the Gap, and supposed the Brigade
was sufficient to dIslodge the enemy.
About quarter of a mile from the crest of
the hill there was a stone wall and behind that
also, there was a small rebel force Gen Spi-
nola at once took an observation Of the ground
ordered his gallant brigade forward, and with
liked bayonets and yell, they rushed forward,
when the rebel, quickly fled from the hill and
took refuge behind the stone wall
Up to this the brigade rushed also, when from
behind 1t rose whole brigade Of Georgans and
two regiments of North Carolina sharpshoolers.
all unoer command of Gen. Anderson. But our
troops needed them not, and amid shower of
bullets, and artillery fire in front and on the
flank, rushed forward and, with the bayolet,
drove the rebels from their protection and sent
them scampering over the field.
The rebel loss was not less than 800, killed :,
wounded and missing. We had no artillery
while the rebels had at least II pieces. That
night our soldiers biyouacked on the battefel
and next morning marched into Front Royal
In this fight it is the opinion of military men that
the rebels outnumbered us at least six to one,
but they appeared to be completely tagged out.
In this fight Gen. Spinola received two severe
wounds, but is doing well as can be expected
WASHINGTON, July p. Adyices from the
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