Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-28
From Fortress Monroe and vi.
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WARRINGTON, April 20 An official dispatch
has been received from Maj, Gen. Peck, dated
Saturday evening . O'Clock, saying Gen. Getty
IN conjunction with the gunbOas under Lieut.
sampson, has just stOrmed the heavy battery at
West Branch, aud captured SIX guns and 200 Of
the ilth Alabama regiment They crossed in
boats. The S7th New York and Slh Connecti.
cut regiments were the storming party.
NEW YoRK, April II A Yorktown letter of
the 10th says eur loss in the battle Of the llth
at Williamsburg, was one wounded and FIVE
prisoners The onemy's loss was 50 killed and
30 prisoners. Wise, with 5000 men still occu-
pies Williamsburg.
Yesterday, Gen Reyes sent flag Of truce
bearing an order for the citizens to leave hat
place as he was about to shell the town. Fort
Magruder has been reinforced by some heavy
guns, and gunboat has gone up the York river
and another up the James river ON either side Of
the town.
The Tr'bmes Washington despatch says
Gen. Wool has ordered the cargo of the Tubal
Cam, seized as IA blockade runner, to be dis
charged, and tue vessel held as aprize
FORTRESS MoNRoE, April 81. The skirmish
Of the Nansemond ceased yesterday about noon,
and II has not been renewed to-day.
WASHINGTON, April 81. The following has
been received at the Headquarters Of the Army /:
FORTRESS MONROE. April 49,
TO Ma. Gen Haitck, Gsneroi,n- CHEF:
deem it due to the forces at Suffolk 10 no.
tice briefly their gallant conduct turing the last
six days,
On Tuesday Gen pecks right was attacked
and the enemy's advance was calamity met by
Gen. Fosters light troops, and the former were
driven back to their line Of pekets. Ander
sons division was engaged at the same time on
the water front with our gunboam and batteries
and suffered materially.
On Wednesday u rebel battery of twenty
FOUNDER rlfed guns was silenced eiIectually and
an attack on the Smith Brlggs, an armed
Quartermaster boat, was repused.
Repeated attempts have been made upon our
lines, but have all tailed.
The storming of the enemy's battery near tho
west branch OF tho Nansemond by ten. Getty
and the gunboats under Lieut. Lamson of the
Navy, and the capture Of SIX guns and two hun.
dred prisoners, closes the operations of SIX DAYS
against the enemy's large force very sa,islac.
torily. tSigneD JONI A. Dix, Maj Gen.
Admiral Lee sent oihclal dispatches concern
ing operations on the Nansemond On Sunday
4 join, expedition, conducted by Gen. Getty and
Tag Lieut.. Sampson, easily captured a trouble
some battery at West Branch, containing five
field pieces and l6l men.
lie n informed that great credit is due TO 1t.
Sampson Tor the prominent part he took 10 plan.
ming and executing this handsome affair. Gen.
Getty acted very handsomely throughout, and
CALAMITY held the battery Sunday night, aided
by the cross fire Of our vessels. Monday the
rebe l' unmarked new and heavy battery stu.
ated on the head Of West Branch, near Nil.
nersIown, commanding TIE lower Nansemond IN
the direction Of Portsmouth. From th. bate.
ny, aud from the sharpshooters On the left bank
the Barney was sharply fred on Monday with.
out receiving much damage. A later dispatch
represents the enemy on the retreat.
The Wilmington, n. c., Journal Of the 18th
inst, admits with modification, that zen. Hill
has abandoned the sege Of Washington which
has turned out failure.
WASHINGTON, April "a. The Navy Depart.
ment to-day received a dispatch dated the 23rd,
from Admiral Lee Of Newport News, stating
that Lieut. Gushing yesterday afternoon with 70
men and howitzer, went " the village Of Cheek