Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-16
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN

NEw York, June IA. New Orleans letters
of the 9th, by the George Washington. state
that our lines at Port hudson are within speak.
ng distance of the rebels. Batteries have been
erected and heavy guns mounted. Oar gun
boats and mortars keep up continuous firing
night and day, and the place will doubtless soon
surrender.
A letter from Red River states that portion
OF our gunboats are blockading the mouths Of
Red and Black rivers up which there is known
to be some some 20 rebel steamers but few of
these, however, are properly manned or equip
ped.
Refugees from Alexandria, say that by Gen.
Banks withdrawal, several parties OF blacks
have escaped and come to our gunboats. They
represent the rebs as treating the negroes with
horrible barbarity, shooting them on the road
and dragging them with ropes tied to their
horses tails, to the Jail, which is crowded with
blacks. Both blacks and whites who show any
favor to the Union forces have been arrested
and several shot.
The correspondent Of the Times gives the
number Of casualties in the following Vermont
and New Hampshire regiments at Port Hudson
Eighth Vermont IS wounded 9Th New
Hampshire A wounded Lt..Col. o. w. Lull
killed Capt. Flanders and Adjutant Bell
wounded.
The Harpers Ferry correspondent Of the
Herald states that it ID reported by our cavalry
that rebel force Of infantry and artillery passed
through Sperryvllle on Tuesday last, the col
umn occupying three and half hours in moving
by. 1t is thought the rebels intend moving int
Western Virginia where they will make a bolC
and destructive raid, as we are not prepared II
that quarter.
On Thursday battalion of Vermont cavalry
had brisk fight with rebel cavalry, at Edward
Ferry, and drove them back across the river
where they had heavy infantry supports.
( WAsHNGToN, June 49, The latest informa
ton from the Rappahannock is to noon to-day
A letter sent by Stuart in response to one from
Gen Pleasanton asking for flag Of truce in or
der TO bury our dead and provide for oGr wound
ed, says in effect that the dead have been bure,
and the wounded well cared for, and that tn
} prisoners had bsen sent to Richmond, but tina
no reglstrary OF their names was kept in camp
lie declined flag Of truce Tor such purposes.
. JonNsToN's LANDING, June Sth, via Cairo tn
18th. The lines of the army are in the sam
position. CanDonading from the front an
rear, at intervals, has been going on during tb
day. The rebs are known to be 10 a terrible pc
stion at Vicksburg. The weather is hot, bu
the health aud spirits of our troops arr. good.
; WAsHNGroN, June II. The following item
are taken from the Richmond papers OF the Iii
inst
Jackson, Miss, June s. Our fcoulS repoI
= the plckets around Vicksburg ten miles deer
, Every means Of approach is closely guarded.
The greatest care and courage is required t
reach Vcksburg. Gen. Grant communicate
, with the fleet by signals, seen night and da!
l. beokdning movements, it is thought lh
! firing Of the enemy's mortars was heard at in
teryals of two seconds all night and the firm
i was continued this morning. There is nothln
e from Port Hudson.
: Sisibyuille, Tenn, June 8. All is quiet her,
c A dispatch from Gen. Lee, dated Culpeppe
June Q, states that Gen. Seuart drove the fes
d erals back on that day alter hard fight lastn
all day.
The same paper reports Gen. FitzIugh L,
a severely wounded and that Col. Williams of ii
. North Carolina cavalry, Col Hampton, brotht
. Of Wade Hampton and Capt. Farley of Stuart
sta1, were killed on the 9th inst, 1t also &C
mits loss Of prisoners.
The Federal loss at Brandy Station is yariou
i ly stated The information at the Provost MAJ
shal's Office at Culpepper Court House yesterda
3 morning was that 200 Of the men were pr isol
l. ere, killed and wounded, but the number is SUI
: posed to reach several bundled, and some pI
| the figures higher and some lower
The Federals gained SO much ground as
J. capture Stuart's headquarters, near Brand,
e also Brandy Station, and We understand d
/. stroyed some stores there.