The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-16
HApeUARTER Army or THE POTohAC,
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April 10. !
The Richmond papers of the 18Th are receiv
ed. They contain the following dispatches
JACKSON. Miss April 10. Fifty-one Yam
kee gunooats have gone up the Coldwater. A
3-gun iron-clad was abandoned and destroyed a
the mouth of the Amite river.
The Memphis lines are closed and hermetical
ly sealed for 60 days Neither cotton nor con
trabar DIS will be admitted within them.
JACKSON, Miss, April IL. The enemy in the
Black Bayou are rstrea ting towards the river
laying waste the whole country as they move
along.
Our river patrol men report that two Yankee
gunboats, conveying I've cavalry transports
passed up the river on the 7th inst, also l9
transports with infantry, and 40 freight boats
loaded down. The enemy are reinforcing all
the depots on the Memphis and Ohio railroad
Charleston, April II. Last night the steamer
Leopold, while attempting to RIM into this har-
Dor, was holly chased by half dozen blocka
ders, which fired at her, and she received several
shots through her hull. Capt. Black, finding
it impossible to escape, run the steamer on the
beach and burned her. The crew and passen-
gers took to the boats and have arrived here.
Very little was saved except the mails and the
passengers effects. The steamer burned to the
waters edge in sight of she Yankees. Her cargo
consisted of several pieces Of field artillery, 200
barrels of ssltpetre, 10000 army shoes, and q
large assortment of merchandise.
HEADQUARTERS AMY OF TIE PoroMAc, April
Is. A special dispatch to the Appeal from Sen
aloha, Miss, says that thirty boats and twelve
gunboats have gone up from Memphis to operate
on the Cumberland. Heavy shi pments are be.
ing made on the Memphis and Ohio railroad
The Corintb merchants are shipping their good,
north, and the suffers are selling their wagons
A great strategic movement is ahoat.
Mobile, April TO-. An official dispatch states
that the enemy, 400 in number, mostly contra
band troops, landed at Pascagoula yesterday
and were attacked by our cavalry. The enemy
lost fifteen killed, and our loss was one lieuten-
ant and one private slightly wounded. The Yam.
kee gunboats put back to Ship Island with their
wounded. Reinforcements have been sent to
renew the action.
Mobile, April IL. An officer from the British
ship of'war off the bar last night, reports the
capture of the city of Mexico by the French.
Admiral Farragut is reported to be- AGAR
blockading Red River.
Chattanooga, April 10. There is nothing ad
ditional from the front of our lines to-day
Gen. Burnside is reported to be at GAINESVILLE
with 20 900 men.
V,chSburg, April 10. Nothing new hal
trausplred here. Two additional Yankee trans
ports went up the river to-day loadsd with
troops. Others were preparing to follow
The Richmond Wing says that reports were
in circulation yesterday that fight took place
at Williamsburg on Sunday the 4th inst, unde
Wise and the Yankees
These reports were confirmed by possepger
who arrived here last evening. At an early
hour that morning our troops drove in tn
Yankee pickets and occupied the town, tn
enemy retiring to Fort Magruder, from which
point they commenced shellipg the place. Gen
Use took position near the college and re-
piled TO their FIRE. Our causalilits up to tn
Sth inst, were slight. A cavalry movement
had been ordered, the result of which had nc
been learned Rumor is that we captured Al
prisoners. a lieutenant and large quantity O
commissary stores, but this is not vouched fo1