The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-12
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The news from Vicksburg and Port Hud-
SON is not unfay orabe. Gen Grant is pound
ing away at Vicksburg and Gen Banks is do
inc the same at Port Hudson. At the for
mer place everything seems to be progress
ing favorably, still the final issue is awaited
with great anxiety. The rebels have not
succeeded in raising the siege, and the re-
nor. that 10. Johnston was to attack Grdnt
rear has not transpred. The Union army
has been reinforced by Gen Burnside's 9th
corps, so that Gen Grant is prepared as far
as numbers are concerned for any emergency.
Assaults upon the Notifications have been
discontinued, and irregular siege commenced.
By this change many lives will be saved, and
if Gen Grant can protect his rear, as is gen
orally believed, the fall of Vicksburg is only
question of time Port Hudson is now a
poin: at which centres great interest. This
place, like Vicksturg, proves to be strongly
fortified on the laad side. If any thing Gen
Ranks situation there is more critical than
Gen Grants at Vicksburg, as his forces are
smaller and would be more easily cut OFT
from their source Of supplies.
There has been heavy reconnaissance
across the Rapahannock on the supposition
that the rebels had Withdrawn a large por-
ton of their force to reinforce the rebel army
in Mississippi, but it was shown that the reb-
ell army on the Rsppahannock was not ma
,erialy decreased. 1t is reported that Lees
army is preparing for another invasion of
the North.
Last Friday night two brigades of Federal
troops tone of which was the Vt. brigade)
crossed the Rappahannock one mile below
Fredericksburg, making an extended recon-
noissance. 1t is asserted that the plans of
the rebels were ascertained and it is intinlat-
ed that they are withdrawing large portion
of their army to the western and southern
department. If this is so it is very impor-
tant that Gen Hooker should take the favor
able opportunity for another advance on
Richmond. Our casualties in killed and
wounded in this third crossing of the Rap
pahanrock were 80. We took one hundred
prisoners, and gained important information
as to the whereabouts ard force Of the
enemy.
On Thursday 1900 rebel cavalry attacked
our garrison at Franklin and drove the men
into their intrenchments. Our boys rallied
quickly and repulsed the rebels, who retired
with pretty severe loss. At the same time
an attack was made upon our forces at Irl
uue, and here, too, secesh got whipped, los
ing POO men, 400 horses, and some camp ant
garrison equipage.
Gen Burnside suppressed the Chicago
Times and New York World, 1.-TWO notorious
copperhead jou,nals,) from circulating in hi
department. The President revoked the or
der in respect to the Times and Gen Burn
side did the same to the World. So the
Will continue their treaSOnaOle talk.
Henry Winter Davis is nominated for Con
gress in Baltimore. He supports the admin
istration, emancipation and ALL
James Callander, mulatto, has bee
tried at Lenox, Mass, for the murder of MIR
Jones OF Otis, and found guilty AID sentenc
ed to be hung. 1t will be remembered tina
Mrs Jones and her two little children wer
brutally murdered while berryng last sum
mer. Callander confessed that he murdered
the woman and says his father killed the tw
children. They both brutally violated Mr.
Jones previous to killing her. Justice de
mands that both these beasts be hung.