The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-25
BY TELEGRAPH
TO TIE FREEMAN
4 O'CLOCK, p. M

d.
ports from Liberty the particulars of the Me-
Minnville affair. The main mounted force In.
der Coils. Wilder and Mnty. arrived at Nc
Minnvllle at one O'Clock on Wednesday morn
ing, taking the place almost by surprise. Al
rebel force under Grigsby was in front of the
town, but General Reynolds amused them while
Col Wilder went into the place. Col. Long.
worth OF the Ohio cavalry, struck the railroad
destroyed the telegraph and bridges between
Morrison and Manchester, and burned train
OF cars and locomotive, together with other
spare cars, at various places, and vast auanti-
ties OF meat. Capt. Wcklitfe OF the I'd Ken
lucky cavaly, IN charge of an important part of
the expedition, got drunk and was sent in un-
der arrest disgraced
AT McMlnnville Col. Wilder DESTROYED the
bridges, SIX hundred blankets, thirty thousand
pounds OF bacon, two hogshelds Of sugar. three
hogsheads OF rice, eight barrels of whlskey, two
hundred bales OF cotton, one large cotton facto-
ry, and one small one, one camp at Charley's
creek, and subsequently one at Liberty. He
TOOK three hundred prisoners, among them Dick
McCnnn, who subsequently escaped Lieut..
Col Martin (rebel) was mortally wounded
Gen. Reynolds then moved towards Liberty.
but Morgan is moving towards Carthagr, near
Alexandra. Our scouts are picking up rebels
every half hour. Among them is Captain.
Gen. Keyno de- destroyed mill at Liberty,
which had been doing good work for the rebels
NEW YORK, April "a. Passengers per the
Dudley Back, from Newborn, state that Gen.
Foster with 5000 men left Newbern on the
10Th. When last heard from, Friday, was at
Deep Gull, but had met only few struggling
enemies
Late Friday afternoon, however, a brisk can
nonadlng was heard Tor an hour and half, and
it was rumored Gen. Hill with his rebel force
was in the direction where it WAS and an en-
gagement thought TO have occurred.
The gunbaats Miami Hetzel Lockwood and
Shawseen we're at Newbern, ready to co. operate
with the land forces if necessary.
FORTRESS MONROE, April %. 1t is estimated
that the rebel loss is at least eight TO our one
In the late attack on Suffolk and the Nansemond
river.
The battery captured from the rebels on tn.
10th inst has been removed to place of safety
and can be turned upon the enemy to good ad-
vantage when required.
Steamship 5. K. Spaulding, Commander
Howes, arrived to-day from Newbern. N. G.
He reports that all is quiet in that department,
ana confirms the previous report that the enemy
nave all lett also reports that Gen. Foster has
resumed command again at Newborn having
taken upwards of fifty prisoners.
NASHVILLE, April %. 1t is reported that our
forces are IN possession of McMinnnyllle. Gen.
reynolds forces consisted OF one brigade of cav.
airy, and three of infantry. Two hundred and
hitY prisoners We're taken Casualties on orr
side not ascertained.
Nearly the whole of Morgan's forces were STA
toned at McMinnvlle, and upon the attack
sought safety in flight.
New YORK, April 25. The Richmond Uh;o
of the Dist says Gen. Chalmers command re-.
pulsed 1000 federal cavalry. Infantry and ar
tlery on the Coldwater, that the Union troons
in great haste and disorder. CbaI- |
mers is pursuing.
LOUISVILLE, April o. After the destruction
of Cellna, Tenn, by our forces the rebels en-
tered Tompknsville, Ky, ON Wednesday, burn
ed the Court House, half a dozen other huiId. |
ings, killed five or six Union men, then retreat
New YORK, April 20. A Newborn letter of
the 22nd states that 200 rebel cavalry were
charged on by 10 of the Sd New York cavalry,
near Washington, and fled en- masse Captain
Richardson, who commanded the rebels, was
taken prisoner with several of his men.
Massachusetts troops at Washington, N. c.,
occupied the rebel works at Hlll's point the
morning after they were evacuated, capturing
a number of rebels who remained in the rear
Gen. Hills rebel forces are believed to have
gone in the direction of Richmond.
WASHINGTON, April %. The following dis
patch, from Maj Gen. Burnside, has been re-
reived AT hpadnusrters If the av,nv bora