Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-09
sra News and spetnlad0ns Respecting
yicksburg and Port Hudson,
md naplrs conLaln the folloMino

Richmond papers contain the following.
,t,on. Mss, June 3. All is quo at Vicks.
~ Yesterday no firing was heard. Gen.
IN is evidently making preparations for a
in some direction.
d olson, Mss, June A. A courier reports
III Gen. Kirby Smith crossed to Port Hudson
.nsday. The gunboats made furious assault,
;atina one steamer and drowning seven hun
,,sd nen. No doubts are felt 10 regard to the
II terestng details Of the fight at Vicksburc
/. Thursday are coming in. Gen. Grant used
' 'attpp bales for movable breastworks in the at
scE Gen Pemberton mounted his 200-pound.
n 4 nd directed their fire at the cotton bales,
ass ing down whole platoons Of the enemy.
Al entire loss, including the action Of Baker
I,,es K. does net exceed 5000. Confidence in
l;m Pemborton since his answer to Grants dc.
mabd for surrender has been fully restored. M
sass are iet regarding the results at Ylcksburg
Y Port Hudson
" Ickson, Mss, June 4, p. NJ. Heavy firing
Il DC direction Of Vieksburg has been heard
sll4ay. Nothing reliable has cen received
iron there since Sunday. The weather il cloudy
nd it is raining slightly
charleston, June 4. An official dispatch
Irun Gen. W S. Walker, at Pocatalgo, report,
hat the enemy fired the town Of Button to-
lsx Our forces engaged them and prevented d
luftl Ter advance. A later dispatch from 1t. Col
hanson to Gen. Walker says g We arc new
IN b uIton, which place is IN flames. The enc.
nv ave retired No one on our side Is hurt
II the raid on the Combahee the enemy car
lied away about 1000 negroes and destroyed
usar million dollars worth Of property.
Mo5iie June 4. The corn crop in Alabama
nd Nv esterD Georgia is in hourishiug con
iitien and promises an abundant yield. Thu
late rains were very beneficial.
Refugees at Pascagoula report another bill
iaat victory at Port Hudson.
Al editorial in the Richmond Wig says
aThe news from the Southwest continues 4
D BIZ cheering character. Nobly has Gen
PAM berton indicated the confidence placed il
,i,a by President Davis. From all account
lie deleuse Of Vlcksburg IL the most glorou
,oisDde in the already crowded annals OF ou
military history llecaombs Of Yankees attes
IL gal0r OF our troops and the skill and success
viii which they have been handled. In ever
ttsck the heroic garrison has immortalzed il
self The Yankees have given up tho attemp
10 .ko tho city by storm, and row talk Of
reg, lar siege--a plan which Gen, Johnston ma
D. bly, interfere with
4 The Telegraph also brings the report of
hsll liant victory gained by Cen Kirby Smit
eget Gen Blnks at Port Hudson. We hay
ers,y reason to believe that this news v i'll all b
co1rmed With Gen. Grants army all Blu
aas INFLATED by the terrific execution OF our al
tiihry and maskotry at Vlcksbarg aud ID,
IN eye movements Of Gen. Banks suddenly Gu
shor at Port Hudson, the great campaign {
the West, from which W much was expected b
shs enemy, buds fair to prove the most disa'
tpus and gigantic Of al their failures in th
WI.
Respecting this rose-oolored southern Wow
TIE situation, Washington telegram says
From Richmond papers OF the 9Th, thos vi
hafe read them, say the rebels are exuluug
VIA they allego to be great losses On the pa
Of iunts array. The papers for several dl.
~ have been continually Increasing the nun
beg evidently depending upon fancy rather tba
iats.
Toe Richmond Inquirer says Information hl
ten received through a courier that KIM
81 lth has crossed the Mississppi with reiniurc
natnls, and las pinned bis friends at Port llut
Hudson, but that as his lorces were lassu
OIL our gunboals struck one oftheir steamboat
thus causing a loss to the rebels OF TOO mon.
But little reliance is placed 10 the truth
lhese reports, for the reason that Il IS not b
lRyed that The enemy has steamboats on &
Alssssippl and If this were 80, our goyeumel
nuld not permit them to land troops.
lThe statement that Kirby Smith had reinior
4 the rebels in Port Hudson seems TO lack O
Dc elements OF probability. The Federal ae
~cupies the river above and below Port llu
o., and we have never learned from any sour
Bat the rebels had any boats at that point
Ny value in transporting an army across t
rycF. The story is wholly improbable.
Though Port Hudson and Nicksbsrg are n
D. 10 take, and have resisted assaults, We
ni yet abale a jot OF our confidence Of the ab
b. of our officers there to ultimately captu
eem aud We trust that the Covert ment is IA
b. active measures to reinforce both Grant a
Banks as rapidly as the rebels are push
hoops to the aid Of the baleaugered fortress