Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-03-31

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Congress
CMcwNATl, March %. Gen Burnside as
snrenaded al the Burnett House lastnight. lie
taksc'mmaud Of tbIs department.
PHILADELPHIA, March -. The following
is special Dispatch 10 The Buiiciir ofth.scity :
CINCINNATI, March %. The Yaz1o expedi-
ton has come to stand still Tho Commercial
Of this city has SPECIAL from Greenwood which
says the Chilllclthe in The last engagement was
temporarily Disabled by shot batterng the slides
of her PORTFOLIOS so that they could not he
moved Battery Wilson has been dismountcd,
and the guns returned to the gunboaI DeK4lb,
Tho troops are now acting on tie defensive
Qulmbys division Yves on the Codwater on
the Gosh, and with good weather would reach
Greenwood in Two days.
This gucrrlllas trouble the boats in that river
and the Tallahatchie, aud have killed three or
four soldiers The Monitor gunboat Lafayette
Is ropor ed up the fazo3, above liaines' Bluff
Othrr gunbonIs have gone up, Stirring news
ls expected from that quarter
Tho reported evacuation Of llainss Bluff by
ih. rebels is nor credited
Tho rebel force which has occupied Danyille,
Ky, 10 believed 10 be The advance oil Gen Long
streets division. Their coming is not uuex-
pecIed and they will be promptly met,
Several Thousands Of Federal soldiers arrived
bore to-day AID more are coming. Look out for
very active cAmpaiga IN Kentucky.
NlmyItIE, March g. \ Confederate caysl.
ry force under Forrest, Wheeler and Horton
crossed llarpeth river this morning SIX miles
above franklin. Part Of the force attacked cur
force at Brentwood, nine miles from Nashville
on the Fraukiia road Our troops, under com
masd Of Il. Col. Bl edgood, consisted OF pal
OF the 33d Indiana, 22d md 1854 Wisconsin, in
all 300 men. After feeble resistance, wl-h
only oao nan killed snd four wounded, ouI
force surrendered to Tho enemy. All lhe gov
ernmsnt property was captured. ten Greer
! Clay Smith, scnt 10 Franklin, came up WI ;
force and pursued chem AK mica west VI Breat
wood, whate he met the entlrc Confederate force
numbering 5000 men With only SEQ men ht
succeeded IN Ietaking all the wagons and am
muuuIOn, but being attacked by superior nun.
bsrs he was compelled TO destroy thea. II,
then iell back When reinlorcenonis reScheC
him tho rebels had deoampod. We lost on,
oihcer and about D men IN killed. wounded snC
missing Tho rebels lost soma 10 killed an.
wounded Over 81 rebel prisoners have teer
brought Ia Tho rebsl cavalry have been with
il four miles Of She city, ON the Harding an
Charlotte pike to-day.
CAIRO, March %. Later news from Vicks
burg confirms the arrival OF the sloop of WI,
Hartford and gunbosE Albstross at the moutl
OF the canal Oh the 10th An officer from or
hoard had arrived at Gen. Grants hesdouarter,
bringing dispatches.
Seven OF Admiral Farragut's steamers ran tn,
blockade oil Port Hudson. After coming M
the river short distance all but two returned
and have probably gone to the mouth of tn,
Red river Gen, Banks had to come up 10 MAKE
the land attack when the leet ran the blockade
Boats will pass INTO Lake Providence as soor
as the curreAt in that direction permits.
Reports from Greenwood, Miss to Wedues
day afternoon, state that the fight had not beer
renewed, Both parties were making acuv,
demonstrations. Tho rebels wsrc mountin,
now guns and otherwise strengthening thei
/ position.
Nsw YoEK, March 70. The steamship Ftna
from Liverpool the l0th via Queenstown tn,
18th arrived this morning.
The marriage OF the Prince of Wales, and IN
attendant reJocings absorbed all attention
TIE ceremony came off at Windsor on the lOt
according to the programme with great POM
aud brilllsncy. Tho Queen occupied retire,
post OF observation, but took no part. tn
Royal pair went to Osborne to srend the honey
Moon The day was holiday throughout Eng
land and the buplic reocing,, illnmnations
&c were on the grandest scale.
Prussia is concentrating troops on the Polls
frontier
Washington special dispatches to the morn
ing papers contain the following
Rebel pympathi,ers state that the rebel lead
srs are preparing to concentrate their Who'll
available force near Chattanooga, where the
will die in the last ditch.
1t evident that the rebels are feeling III
outer line, OF the army OF the Potomac, indica
ting an attack upon our army. Our scout @
tho Gath, reported the enemy moving iufantr
in the direction OF Cupopper, The rebel Gen
Lee has revoked all furIoughs.
The President has dscid a to make the frs
draft from States deficient in their quotas.
Gen Batter will soon have command.
PaLApELrHiA, March 20 The Press has
special despatch IRON tho Brentwood, Tenn
hahl, Which says over 80 rebel. have been bnre
by our troops, 100 were wounded and ia 4.