The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-13
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TO THE FREEMAN.


WASHINGTON, April II. The Richmond Wing
of Friday is received. 1t gives the following
further particulars of the attack on Charles on :
Charleston, Aprit SIS p. NJ All is quiet
thus tar to day. / be pc pie aud troops are in
high spirits at the result Of yesterdays 6gh5.
The Keokuk certainly sunk. The hght b.
tw en- tbs iron clad5 and our forts was chief I
at distance Of 900 yards The Monitors can
not pass Fort Sumter without coming within
500 yards Of our .steries. The i'm pression is
very general that the enemy will renew the at
tack after repairing damages. Sven iron-clads
and the lr0nsides are sul off the harbOr.
Charleston, Apr! 3-lO p. NJ. The latest
official intelligence from the bar states that only
TWO of the iron cads hays gone south, leaving
seven remaining beside the K4okuk, which lies
sunk about 1000 yards from Morris i5l4nd. Toe
Yankee mrchiue called the - Devii, p" designed
for the removal Of torpedoes has foated ashore
and fallen into our hands. All is quiet now
The enemy 10 constantly signalling, but no re-
newal Of the attack is antlc pated before to
morrow The Yankees have been busy all day
repairing damages.
Charleston, april go A. n Ali is quiet
this morning. The Monitors are still in slghu
Yesterday evening many pieces of the keo-
kuk'a furniture, with spy glasses, &c.. washed
sshore on Morris Island beach Many Of the
articles were covered with clotted blood. The
impression prevails at our batteries that the
slaughter on board the Keokuk was terrible.
Nav YORK, April IL. A special dispatch to
the Tribune says, Adjutant General Thomas ar
rived at Helena, Ark, on the 9th, to organize
negroes into regiments and brigades. Those I'M
fit for military duty be will set to work on
e.. Nd 49,
will be used to protect the commerce and nav
CATION of the river against the guerrillas, and
to protect the crops against the rebels. They
will BIZ under white officers.
CINCINNATI, April ii. The Gazette of this
city has special dispatch containing the fol-
lowing:
''Tnere is nothing new from Vicksburg. The
health of our army is improving rapidly. The
weather is very fine. Gen. Grant has removed
his headquarters to Mlken's Bend. A Gag Of
truce went to Vlcksbucg on the 4th ms ans, ac
companied by Gen. Grant IN person. HIS mis-
sion liz a secret one. ......
Rebel adyices from Fsrt Pemberton to the
5th say =" The Federal troops commenced EN-
barking on the night Of the 4th inst, and arr
rapidly retreatng We shelled Their camps ant
transportation and disabled one of their poats
FORTRESS MoNRoE, April r. The Mary
Sanford arrived at M)rehead City on Frda,,
from of Charleston, with information OF th
entire attack, which commenced at 3 o'clocl
and lasted three hours.
The Keokuk passed one half mile above Sum
ter, when she met with obstluctons. at which
time terrific firing was kept up on both side
She received shot that passed through her be
tween wind and water, when she sunk in
hoIrs. The Nahant received "a shell betwee
the turtet and the deck, which prevent
ed the turret from revolving, and rendered be
useless for the time being. The lrOnsides re
ceived $50 sho 8 but Was not damaged serIUusly
The rest of the feet Is unnj ured and haul
off. The object Of the reconnaissance was t
ascertain the locality Of the Distractions ou
entire loss was killed and wounded. AS tn
Sanf rd left, some iron-clads were going 10 bloN
up the Keokuk.
WAsHlNGToN, April ID The steamer Fam
beau arrived here this afternoon, with Lit. Com
Rhind, as bearer of dispatches from Admlra
Dupont to the Government. The reports fr0l
Al al andp had beon uo