The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-23
BE TELEGRAPH
TO TIE FREEMAN
4 O'CLOCK. y. M.
EOod News from the South
west.
tarragut runs the Batteries at Port
Hudson.
Land Forces Ready for the Fray

"A9Au S1ScS @cd0y ZOE the ray.
New YoRK, March %. A Barbados letter
IN the Hero!d, dated 25th alt.. states that from
the station lockout the Florida was seen at 5
Z. M, to ire three vessels some ten miles from
Barbados shore 4 large aizad wheel steamer,
pres, med to be the Vanderbilt, went after the
Rebel, who seeing her hove to ready for q muss
We are all excitement and anxiety here. No
cannonading has been reported, only the echo
on one or two heavy guns. Every body who
can get an elevated position is looking cat fer
the sea fight. One OF the vessels burned was a
GuaDo snip. The crew are landing The FIog-
ia Is now all right steering nOrth by east. A
subsequent letter of the 18th, says that the
Florida arrived there, c0alod and repaired
A letter from Young's Point La OF the 18th
states that the canal aC Lake Providence is fin
ishe1. The Cypress trees in Bayou Tensas and
Bayou Macon are cut down aud it only required
two hours labor to cut the loyee, which i now
the only barrier which keeps the Mississippi from
seeking al exit through Red river and the
a tcheanal and Atchealalaya below or from sub
merging and making swampy waste of the
most valuable section IN Louisiana.
The steamer George Washington, from New
Orleans the 18th, has arrived. The Era of the
18th mentions rumor that Port Hudson was
evacuated, but 1t was not creQned. The Times
Washington dispatch states that the question Of
ssulpg letters OF marque is still being discussed
by the Cabinet.
The 9th Army Corps, under command Of
Gen. smith, will form part Of Burnsde's new
command. Gen. Smith not having been con-
frmed as Major General will accordingly be
relieved. Gen. Parks will be assigned to this
corps
WASHINGTON, March %. The Navy Depart
ment has received an official dispatch of very
important character from Commodore Farragut's
feet. 1t lie dated Baton Rouge, March Is, and
states that Com. Farr4gut had safely passed Port
Hudson, in the night, in the Hartford, with hit
feet. The steamer Mississippi ran aground anG
was abandoned and burned. The army wal
within Eve miles of Port Hudson, eager for tn,
tray. No Sighting had occurred except few
cavalry skirmishes.
Although this differs from rebels accounts il
is fully credited here.
NEW YORK March %. Special despatches
FROM Washington state that the Government
has information leading it to share the opinion
entertained in Washington circles Of sympathi-
zers with the insurrection shat tie rebel army
on the Rsppahannock ia making preparations
to fall back towards Richmond, probably as far
as the line of Notifications constituting the de
fences of that city. The apprehensions of th'
jeff Davis Government, is that an attack is in
tended Ivy way of James river, and this back
ward movement is considered necessary Il
thwart it. Refugees from Richmond confirm
this theory and add that Lees force has beer
much reduced by the withdrawal of Longstreet
the two Hills, ard other 1etel Generals viii
their commands who have gone to other part
OF the Contederecy.
Before taking measures to put the conscrip
ton law into operation the Government is de
Q termined to bring hack to the national annie
E all the doserters who do not fee the country. |
is reported that the number of these men ba
been ascertained from the army rolls to be no
lets than 1870, 600, and instructions have bee
given to lac proper officers to take the nocesslr
= s'eps under the recent proclamation by tn
President 10 return as many as can be found
the ranks.