The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-20
RY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.


city has the following important special dls-
patch:
CINCINNATI, May 10. The defeat Of the rebels
at Raymond, Miss, Is said to have been very
disastrous to them. We are yet without par
ticulars Gen. Grant took jackson, Miss, on
the 14th inst, and burned the State capitol
Heavy reinforcements were hurrying forward to
the rebels and stopping twelve miles east of
Jackson. great battle is lmmlnet.
Dispatches from Somerset, Ky, say that the
rebel force in Wayne and Clinton counties is in
creasing. They are said to have Il 900 men,
with IA pieces OF artillery. Four rebel regi
ments have passed through jamestown, and
twenty four more regiments are reported at Nor
ristown East Tennessee Gen. Buckner is said
to be at Clinton. There are rebel pickets GA the
Cumberland river at every available point.
The Cumberland is falling and will soon be
fordable unless we have rain. Twenty-three
bodies of the men of the New Jersey regiment,
who were drowned have been recovered.
The rebel Gen S d. Buckner has been as
signed to the command of East Tennessee.
A letter from Richmond, KY, says the rebels
have crossed the Cumberland and are advancing
on that place. There is no question but that
another invasion of Kentucky is contemplated
with view to flank Gen Rosecrans and compel
him to leave his strong position at Murtreesbo-
ro'
A white man Mas killed by free negro in
New Albaoy on the 18th The greatest excite
ment prevailed, and the military had to be call
ed out.
WASHINGTON, May IA. Gen. Grant, under
date of May | lth telegraphs to Gen. Haleck as
follows:
MY force will be this evening as far ad-
Ill nft
Black river, and extending in a line nearly East
and West, as they can get without bringing on
a general engagement. | shall communicate
with Grand Gulf no more except it becomes nee
essary to send tram with d heavy escort.
You may not hear from me again for several
days"
Gen. Grant also telegraphed Gen Ha leck
from RAYMOND, Miss, the 14th, as follows:
Mcpherson took this place on the 18th inst,
after brisk fight of more than two hours. Our
loss was 81 killed and $50 wounded. The cue
my's loss was 76 killed, buried by us, and 1856
prisoners captured, besides the wounded. Nc
Pberson is now at Clinton. Gen. Sherman is
on the direct jackson road, and Gen. McCler
nand is bringing up the rear. | will attack the
State Capital to-day"
The following is dispatch from Gen. Hurl-
burt, dated Memphis, and received here to-day !:
u" Gen. Grant has taken jackson. The Capitol
is burned. From 5000 to 10, 000 mounted men
are concentrated near Okalona, threatening en
advance in the direction of the Memphis rail
road.
A citizen Just up from jackson reports that
the enemy abandoned Vicksburg on Sunday
marching on the ridge northeast of Livingston,
which is 20 miles northwest of jackson"
New YORK, May 49, The following is a
special dispatch to the Herald:
MTRrREEsBoRo, May IS The situation here
is unchanged. The extension Of the rebel left
to Williamsport has not weakened the heavy in
fantry force IN our immediate front. The three
corps of Gems Polk, Hardee and Breckenridge
are at Guys Gap, War Traces and llookers
Gap, respectively
Ii is stated that Gen. Bragg has received re-
enforcement from other points OF three brigades,
but it is also asserted that the same troops nave
gone to the aid of Vlcksburg.
Con. Wheeler rebel cavalry was at NIcMlnn-
Vile on the 18th inst. Col Wilder's scouts
captured 8 Of his body guard yesterday, and
found documents on them showing Wheeler S
force to be at Meanwhile.
Gen Morgan has had quarrel with Wheel
er and is under arrest, but has been taken from
Wheelcr's command.
A DIES, atch in the Atlanta, Ga, Iatelhgencer
of May 18th, says fight had taken place at
RAYMOND, Miss, on the I'd inst. in which the
rebels under Gen. Gregg had been beaten with a
heavy loss. Among the killed was Col. Nc
Glayersk of the 10Th Tenn. regiment
The newspaper correspondents captured at
Vicksburg on the Sd, were at Rlchn ond on the
10th.