The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-08
By T'EEAbEaE ESA a2Ef
TO TIE FREEMAN
4 O'CLOCK. 2. M


ing the river.
The Tribune reports the arrival of Gen.
Stoughton, of Vermont, fom Richmond, ex-
changed. He states that on Saturday Sunday
and Monday Richmond was palsied with fear.
Not a soldier was III the city or in Petersburgh
fhe forts were manned by citizens and en-
ployees. 1904 -..
Gen. Stoughton expresses the opinion that
five hundred brave. reSolute soldiers could have
captured the city, carried off JEFF. Davis, his
Cabinet and his Congress. and liberated every
Union prisoner. Even the guards at the pris
ons were wounded men, who hmped along their
beats. Two Of Stoneman's scouts were taken by
q squad of cavalry within mile of the rebel
capital. es-. d. -
Gen. Stoneman had destroyed the locks of the
James river canal at points twenty and thirty
miles above Richmond. He had rendered the
railroad useless for thirty miles, half the dis
lance from Richmond to fredericksburg. The
nearest bridge destroyed was not more than
four and half miles from Richmond, over the
Chicka hominy. That over the Pamunkey was
also destroyed. Gen. SLOVENIAN captured and
destroyed the rolling stock of two trains, cap
tured 300 horses, turning loose as many worn
out ones of his own, and brought away with
him three times as many prisoners as he lost
No where did he meet with organized resistance.
The rebels pronounce this the greatest feat of
the kind in military annals. Gen. Stoughton
was told by rebel officers, who were at Charles
ton during the recent attack, that Sumter was
on the point of surrendering when the Monitors
withdrew. Several shots passed entirely through
the fort, piercing both walls and falling into
the water beyond
The PRESIDENT and Gen. Haeck visited Gen.
Hooker Yesterday at Falmouth. 1t is believed
that the Army will not long remain inactive.
The loss of Gen. Hooker in recrossing the river
was trihlng. The. enemy did not modest him.
Gen. Couch slightly wounded, Gen. Brooks,
of Vermont was wounded. Gen. Mills was
wounded and soD'e reports state that he was
killed. Sergeant Holmes of the 9th Maine, a
nephew of Vice President Hamlin was killed
The 28th Mass. lost wounded and 80 missing
The 43d New York lost 800. Their time was
about up. The 9th New Hampshire had on,
killed, 80 wounded and 10 missing. Gems
Sickles and Birney were struck by fragments o
shell but escaped injury. ser 7e,s5
WASHINGTON, May7. The demonstration o
Gen. Hooker has proved no disaster, but simply
failure, owing to the impractcability of tht
position. Less than three Fights of the whole
fore was engaged, the ground being coveret
with forests and being without any practicable
road. r..a-sr e.r"f .~ah.." -h rohe"t
Our entire loss will not exceed 10000 TIL,
rebel loss must have been double this. Honora
BILE to the army. but lamentable for the country
the greatest proportion of these are in kille,
and wounded. Our loss in prisoners does not ex
coed LOO. We lost s guns and took the sam
number from the enemy. e1oaGss
! The General and his entire army are in excel
lent heart. and ready for new movement.
At one O'Clock this yesterday morning in
|. formation was received that Gen. Stoheman hal
safely arrived at Rappahannock Station witt
the remainder of the force. lie has cut thu
railroad connections of the enemy in all direc
tions and thus won noble distinction. 1rrs
Lieut. Marsh, of the 18th Illinois cavalry, witt
, was captured Monday at Tunstalls Station
states that Percy Wyndham' brigade tore u
on Saturday, burning the rails,(') making pris
oners, sc. ,, s..,. ..,g.@ ..aaIr IA.
On the evening of Saturday. COL Davis cap
tured a train of 500 rebels at Ashland Station
The rebel Colonel, Major, and other officers wer
taken off by COL Davis. He then proceeded t.
: TunstalI's Station, where he met 1000 reLels
having severe skirmish. Col. Davis fore
was only 400 and it was here that Lieut.. Mars
was captured. h r5s /.
1t was Col Davis design to reach Yorktown
which he probably has accomplished The Who'll
number of prisoners captured by Col. Davis an
Wyndham were over 1000.
New York, May s. A Washington dispatc
states that Longstreet's force was pushed thro
on Friday, Satur Jay and Sunday before Stone
!. man cut the communication.
The Herald's Washington dispatch states tina
it is now evident Lee had under his comman
from 100 900 to l400 600 men, and that tn
= whole rebel army of the East was concentrates
upon the Rappahannock before even the cavalr