The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-28

lrOu Lieut.. COhmahGiuG Ia0maS v SeiifluSe, +
off Arkansas River, April II, stating the ar
rival of the Curlew Cricket, Rather and Pra- |
RE Bird, and the ram He says: " The cutoff
above Alexandria, made on Saturday last, |
passed through on Sunday, -the first steamer
through. 1t shortened the distance between
the two rivers at least ten miles, and enables
me to concentrate our strength very complete
lY.'
Admiral Porter sends the following
MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON,
Yazoo River, April IS.
SIR: We have been threatened tor some
time past with an attack from Arkansas reoels
in steamers. Every provision was made to meet
it. Lieut., Commanding Self:idge saw the diff
Guilty in defending the mouths OF the Arkansas
and W bite rivers while kept 50 far apart by a
useless neck of land, and proposed to me to cut
it. | ordered him to do 50, and he passed thro'
with his vessels IL twenty-four hours after he
cut the bend, thus saving distance Of over ten
miles The mouths of Arkansas and White
rivers are now brought close together, and
small force can defend both One of the worst
points for guerrllas is also cut off, these pests
of the human race could from the isthmus at
tack a vessel on one side and be ready to meet
her on the other as she came round, the dis
lance being ten miles around, and half mile
across. | have force enough at Arkansas and
W hlte rivers to prevent any attack.
New YORK, Al ril q, A Washington dis
patch to the Post says the statement that Mr..
Chase will shortly put a loan Of ten years
bonds upon the market is wholly without toun-
daton Neither is it true that Secretary Chase
has any agent abroad authorized TO accept loan
of 500 900 GOO
New YORK. April o. On the 14th, an expe-
dtion from Gen. Dudley's brigade crossed q
point of land opposite Port Hudson, and com
municated with Admiral Farragut. They found
the Admiral IN good spirits, and believing the
rebels had but four days supplies at Port Hud-
son The ram Switzerland is still in company
with the Hartford and Albatross. The blockad,
of Red river and the movement of Gen. Banks
army towards the same point will tend materi
ally to cut off the supplies from Texas ana W es
louisiana
The Times Washington dispatch says that
rumor reached here last night that the Army o
the Potomac is moving.
The Wheeling (Va.) MteHgenccr learns from
an officer who left Fortress Monroe on Saturday
that news had been received from the Soutt
which gave promise Of another attack upor
Charleston on the 18th inst.
The Tubune'S Hilton Head correspondent o
the 10th represents the Monitors and army read,
for another movement, and indeed one seem,
actually in progress. He says before the clos
of this (last) week. all the iron cIads will b
again over the bar at Charleston, and the attac
must soon come off, this time in connection
with the land forces. The rebels are hard a
work streng thening their land offences on tn
islands South OF Charleston. Troops have bee
sent from Savannah to assist them.
CAIRO, April 27. The latest from Cape CT
: rardeau says that SIS or 60 rebels were killed i
the attack yesterday and over 200 wounded
Seventy five horses were killed, and there is
. prospect that Marmaduke will be completed
4 cut off.
e New YORK, April %. The Worlds Wasl
!, ington dispatch says the enemy on the Rappi
n hammock have not been strengthened as repor
ed They are now Is 900 weaker than at tt
fredericksburg fight. Gen. Lee is sick an
Jackson is in command
The Richmond Examiner Of the 22d contatr
an advertisement for 500 laborers, slave, fire.
l., and white, to work on the Richmond fortifc
C tions.
d The Herald'S Headquarters Army Of the p
d tomac despatch Of the 18th, says rumors bay
j. been in circulation during the last few da,
h that the rebels were about to abandon the
}. present position. Nothing definite, howeve
ID is yet known concerning such movement.
1T Prisoners are brought In almost daily, bt