Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-15

the city impregalbe from that direction.
: Gen. Sanders fingered until about II O'Clock
tbs morning. He died as be had tought--a he
70. Though suffering great pain, he conyersed
With bis friends quite cheerlully, and was perfect
/ ~ conscious at the moment of his death. So has
! passed away one Of our bravsst generals-one
Who by bis gallaDtry on the field vndIclted bis
/ right TO bis lately acquired star.
FOURTH DAY-Noy. 20
The flooding process is working to charm
I Oar rlemen have put up a sgnboard on the
edge of tie stream, with the words" Good
road to Knoxville by ingalls, Mill" The
feb5 will iiUd IL hard road 20 travel il they
come that way. Our regimental Algs and gay
artillery guidons are tlnttering along the whole
line Of fortiicatons seeming to bid defiance to
the rebels and oil their works.
1t is getting little hazardous to travel about
! the city. Minnie bullets come over tie rife
/ pits and sing abou. until they thud into soms
wall or wood work. number of Union cit.
zels have ensconced themselves in the rifle pits,
With two Or three rifles apiece and a nigger 10 do
the loldng. When the time comes for their
service they will no doubt give good account Of
themselves, and score up the tally with the rebels
! for past wrongs
lls r1el .aarpsbooters having occasioned
great alleyaace bJ d5ng ifou. Armstrong;
house, in which thc we're sheltered from our
rnpn, II vas de,,fmiusd 10 burn it, and for that
pu yose a s1r.,s started out tonight. The work
wu. exhausted 70 tue l7.d Mlclig4a, ahose gai-
Iln'ry 10 ,urg b.. and routing Df-jt TOMS brigade
ut AnfeHn naJ st.l BE- fresh in Vie memory vi
/ your reader. 10 tdc darkness The regimentfled
! w. % Tie i)rtheatious, and 1t. aL Cumstock,
( VINO was 10 co mlud, sent forward Two compar.
/ ie. d, ak.rnis crs, with instruct ons TO draw
! fire Of The geb is 10 ths rife pits but mott .4rn
! IT, The instructions we're followed { the
rebels fired, aad before tLey had IT, to reload
/ he regiment charged With d cf i aud drove
| them out Wnir lie rebels fr he'd At bay
detail went into the house, f G it. and the regi.
mtut fell back ll Ane Of ttie until they came
utsg oli WORKS, when they rallied H. ID rood ana
continued lAs movement } column. he flames
Of Il k burning house nov shot up a "a, sky il
Eliminating the whole ne uOorhood feye ing the
regiment 20 the reDe arl lerists, vino op ned
RAPID hfe Vi shell, ki. og two and dnding
.Aree or l bs9re the SIDE Of or worn were
gained BIZ u.n re.ui cd the ire direct bis
pieces by the Of T. i guns, and coyere the
retreat OF the rsgimel..
lhe heavens 10 iiun mated tonight wit he
-..eY. 0t.a .4.uiHe a.Iiugs. Oar pic Is
-yonl lbe railroad have app.i-d Tue torch to
numbr Of houses 10 danger Of occupation by
,he rebel sharpshoJ;ers, and the view from the
rifle pits on that side presents beautiful sea Of
tire.
SIXTH DAY-Noy. %.
The rebel Investment Is progressing. Hereto.
fore heir earthvofA was confined to that portion
lt their line wesi and northwest Of the city
alt uOw they have extended their batteries and
rf p,s further around upon our right, where
before they hemmed US in with their skirmishers
only. We might have cut our way out in that
direction long since but Gen. Burnside is deter
aimed mol 10 Yield knoxville, the key to East
Tennessee, without a struggle, and in this deter
minatIon be is backed by bis soldiers to a man.
From the iacl that no general attack has been
mids as et, the Imprt sson prevails that Long.
stree, wia hot attempt such an undertaking,
hn0gHg The strength Of our position. until be
has been re-euforced from Virginia. lie is well
aware lht to succeed IN taking the city he must
have au army Of iity thousand men. Some are
Inclined 10 .A.uo that h.s pian Is 10 stalye us out
bul va lis experiment be viii also fail, IS We have
proysols 1u band for about ttirty da,s. The
effect OF the blockade is already beginning to
manifest iueIt. EIrst We had to do witt out
butter u or mess now coffee is getting
sc.tts, ,hougt Singular to relate We have pleGty
oi teai md our corn cakes, FOR which our eXpe-
rIenoe IN the sou created quite iondness, have
disappeared, while milk Is out OF the question But
these are ius uuts. Inc sub,tantia and neeessaries
u. ,fr-mtAt aua BIZ ad-wt have ln abundance.
The siege Affects the citizens more than the soldiers
kerencnmeut Is the order a the day, and two
meals Instead o.. three are now the custom with
mauy families. /. the siege lasts auy time, We
sba. see the naughty secession aides drawing
their t.;ions Ike the more dutllul Of Uncle Sans
lephews and n.eoes.
NJ VithsAuuiug the desire t. Kill each other
which prevail. among the contendjng piekets and
sdrnister., q, fnd time once in eh,ie to ex.
change q few good humored words % an occasi
onsl jest. The rebels called out to.G3y TO know
l.W We liked our taste Of NicNsbugg." Others
wanted to be informed d" il we had q mail lately"
All right" rebs,' il Is your turn now. Every dog
mu-, have his day.
SEVENTH DAY--Noy. %.
At.t which the rebels had constructed ~ ;he
river, TO float doAn and destroy our pontoon over
the Hoston, came down this morning and was
captured. 1t is now doing service as trewood.
\ rebel harpshooter, who had enseoneed him.
sefbehind little lortifcaton Of his own build
ing, was III The habit Of picking off our men with
mpuuily until this morning, when four of the
Dist Massachusetts sailed out, Two on either side
OF hin, and by dextrous maneuyerlng succeeded
u killing him. A whole regiment OF rebels, call.
ell the Palmetto State Guard, is doing skirmish-
ing duty, and every man is sharpshooter.
lhelr rifle is an original one aud differs from
those 10 general use The ball as it reaches US is
found to be octag0uAi n shape, with the Ordinary
ohque swedgiug" Some Of their sharpsnool.
ers have picked off our men at nins hundred
yards.
A force Of loyal lenues,eeans is reported on
the other side They come from below, snd
gathered one by one, with the cry of +" Burnside
and Knoxville is in Gapger. each man spriDgiDg
from his hrm TO seize his shtt gun or rifle, just
as the patriots orc rallied 10 the cry OF Lex
ington,'
EIGHTH DAY--NoY "A.
Oar picket line was restored this morning by
gallant dash OF our skirmshers, and the rebels
driven from the rifle pits which they took from US
last night
Night before last the rebels threw up rifle
pit within five hundred yards oil our works on the
left OF our line. aud during yesterday, gave great
annoyance TO our gunners. This morning por-
! tim OF the "a Michigan, numbering about one
hundred and seventy men, sailed out and by
dashing charge drove he rebels cut it, and held
il for some time. But the rebels brought an ell
Gading aud cross FIRE to beahupon them, aud fl
nally compelled them to retreat with great loss.
NINTH DAN--NnN 2D.
1t Is clear and cold this morning, No demon
sualion from he enemy beyond the usual firing
OF their plrkets and skirmishers.