The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-05
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
r O'CLOCK A. M.

WASHINGTON, June 4. Unofficial but relia
BILE dispatches, received here to-day, from our
army, dated near Vcksburg the 3lst ult, rep
resent no material change in the state of affairs
There had been no fighting for several days, but
the siege works were being energetcally pushed
forward. Our army is in good condition and
fine spirits.
A tele ram was received tonight, extracted
from the Richmond Sentinel of June Sd, as fol-
lows:
Jackson, June /. Gen. Grant demanded the
surread5r of Vicksburg On Thursday, giving
three days to Gen. Pemberton to consider the
demand. Gen, Pemberton replied that he did
not want fifteen minutes, and the troops would
die in the trenches before they would surrender
The enemy's gunboats fire heavy shot at the
city. Port Hudson is invested. The gentle
man forwarding this dispatch to the Govern
ment adds $ There is nothing in the Rich
mond Enquirer Of the 4th,"
dispatches have been received very directly
from Gen Grant S army of dates respectively Of
May %, o. 80 and 81, and while they mention
the progress Of the siege, they say nothing of
any assault since the Dist and 22j, nor Of any
battle since the 25th, which last was not very
heavy Our troops are officially represented to
be in good health, spirits and condition up to
the 3lst of May. The siege of Vicksburg was
progressing with reasonable satisfaction. There
was not then any immediate pressure on Grants
rear, and Gen. Banks had invested Port Hudson
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 4. Heavy cannon
aiding was heard in the direction Of franklin.
1t is believed to be severe diminishing if not,
an attack IN force has occurred. No fears for
the safety of Franklin are entertained.
MURFREEsB ORC, Tenn, June 4. The rebels
have oeen reconnoitrerg IN our front. Yester-
day Wheeler appeared on the Manchester, and
this morning on che Sbelbyville read
Brisk skirmishing has been KEEP up all day.
The I'd Indiana cavalry on PICKET duty was first
attacked, and the 39th Indiana was subsequent
ly sent to their assistance. The r9bs were driven
about mile. Our loss was one killed and sew
eral wounded The 4th cavalry was engaged
at the same time on the Middleton road, and
seven were Killed and wounded.
Gen. Granger telegraphed that Gen. Bayard
of the 85th Indiana, in command at Franklin,
was attacked to-day by rebel cavalry. At the
latest dates Bayard was still fighting, with some
prospect of capturing the enemy. We hear of
no rebel infantry being engaged. Their cavalry
is engaged accommodating the whole line.
NEwBERN, N. c., June |. Gen. Wild, who
came here recently to organize an African brig
ade, is meeting with very good success. Gen.
Foster considers this a splendid field for black
troops to operate in and would like as many
regiments as the North can send him.
Gen. Wild desires it to be stated that he and
all his officers have been treated with the ut
most kindness by Gen. Foster, who is giving
them all the assistance that could be desired.
All of our troops, 60 in number, that were
missing in the Gum Swamp expedition returned
to camp next day. The object of the strict reg
ulations recently established by Gen. Foster, is
to break up efectually the contraband trade
The health of the department continues good
CINCINNATI, June A. Our direct advices from
Vicksburg are to the Both of May. For several
days previous quiet prevailed all along our
lines, broken only by occasional cannonadng.
The Commercial has despatch saying
spades are once more trumps.' We are
erecting earthworks to protect the men and are
mining to blow the face out of one or two of
the rebel forts that are uDapproachable other.
wise. The idea of carrying the place by storm
seems to be abandoned The safer and surer
plan of starving Pemberton into Submission
now finds favor everywhere.
A deserter came into our lines this morning !
He represents that he was sent by Pemberton to
communicate verbally with Gems. Johnston and
Loring. The former is. supposed to be between
the Big Black river and jackson. He repre-
sents affairs in the city as growing desperate
About Is 600 effective men are there, two thirds
of whom are kept on the Notifications night and
day, and not allowed to leave an instant on any
pretext Gems. Pemberton, Lee, Reynolds, Ste
Venson and others are in the city. Most OF the
sick left the city before its investment. Those
who remain have excavated caves, and remain