Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

Il "a understood that yesterday the President
dominated Brig -Gen. Phelps +. 30 Major ten
vral. wee ex Gov Morgan Of New YORK, TO-
signed and dating his commits. 1n 10 taas be
elll rank all the volunteer MaIur Generals m
TIC service, except Gems. Dix, b tier aud Banks
Posr ROYAL, s. G., Feb g. The most Of
Maj Gen. Foster aoet from North Carolina
has arrived here in good condition.
The first South Carolina negro regiment ar
rycd here yesterday, from an expedition SKY
miles up Oh 81. Mary's ryef, Gcorglt, 70 tho
t0wn OF Woods 'ock, which they burnt, alter
having repuIscd The enemy 10 severe engage
mcng. They also destroyed some extensive SAT-
works. The regiment fought hBo veterans and
repuiscd superior numbers.
The steamer Melta, from Havana, the 5tb,
arrived tins morning Inc steamer VANDERBILT
lett Havana on the evening oil the ISL On
cruise.
Our Havana lettor Of the 9th states that the
pirate Florida left Nassau a week ago, after
colllng. oho IS reported to have made seven
prlz off Cuba and one of the Bahamas Iucy
report that the pirate Alabama had landed cap
tured prisoners from the ll4teras AT Kingston
Business at lIiyana was dull
New YoRK, Feb. H. The schooner Antelope.
from NASSAU, Jan. 3lst, reports the pirate
Florida arrived there on the 30th, recruited an'
sulled on the evening OF the Dist,
CHICAGO, Fet. IL. A special dispatch from
Cairo to-day says thst news has been IeceyeC
from Nlcksburg to Saturday. The ram Queer
OF the West has returned f.Om below. Her tril
down the river was most successful. She me
three steamers with provisions for the rebels a
4 NIcksburg, and succeeded in sinking them. 81
/ took ST prisoners, one OF whom was Colonel
he Queen Ot the Wes6 went near enough L
Port HUDSON to draw fire lron the upper baue
rIes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ii. There ia no iounda
ton Tor the srnsItlOn report that Secretary ~
ward has rejected the French proposal for
meeting Of Commissioners from the NOrIh an
south 10 arrange terms OF peace, NJ the Frenc
proposition, II such thing there be, has no
Jet reached our government.
NEW YORK, Feb. ! Gen. Benham has bee
restored to bis grade, and it is -a1 that lie vi
be appointed TO Cen Hooker old command,
An A'eInIrll lo5ter in the Express date
tho l0sh says the Pennsylvania reserves and
great number Of recimea,s bel nglng to III
Army Of The Potomac are in Alexandria tn
morning. Nearly all the bar-Tooms and gio
shops are clOssi, and there has been consider
blod rider Besides this, there Is no news
Importance.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb | BY the arrival Of til
Bre'7u 0Ifqle Il mnlke, lr0n Llkuayra, VIA
! Porto Clb3ll0 aud Kingston, on tho l1th, VI
/ lolrn that Vanzusa cont nud in = very dlstuI
/ bed state. \ severe battle was recently Tough
near COrJru, where the Government force
under Gen. Rubraw, were routed. Should thl
| General be captured by the rebels, it Is leare
that the wdr Will sud dislsu0usiy for the Gov
Ell ment,
CAIRO, Feb. H. Tue rebel Col Cusllmu
was aile'sed 90 Friday, at bis resi- ence net
Ripley, Tenn and brought to Columbus yes
,eftay, IN IRONS eastman has burned NOR
cotton, perhaps, than any other man il th,
conlederacy. lie has acted throughout, with.
out u commission from the Government
Nicksburg letters say that the brlllan
achievement Of tie Queen OF the West 10 run
nlng the gauntlet OF the rebel batteries has ha,
a most beneficial effect on the troops bciJr
Vicksbuig.
A correspondent Of the Jackson, Miss, Ap
peal says that it ls possible Gen. Gran. Wi
make the Canal success, and suggest
that Grand cult, Fort Gibson and o,her ponD
Lelow NIckstuIg be iOrIhtd
WAsnSGToY, Feb. II. Acting Rear ADM
raj Porter, III terms OF communication. commu
nicatcs 70 the Navy Department the report o
Col. Elliot, commanding the u. S. steam ran
Queen VI the West, giving an account Of he
passage OF the batteries al NcksOurg.
U. 5. STEAM RAM QuEES OF TIE WET,
BElow Vlck.BuRG, Fcb' 2
hDNlRAL-ln cUmp.iancs with your iustruc
tons | started on The Queen vi the West at one
ball past lonr THIS m0ralng TO pass the bduerle
i at Asbnrg and sink tn rebel steamer lyin,
bolOo that city. | discovered Immediately OF
starting that the change o! the wheel IRON it
iurmar position to the narrow space behind th'
tulWtrks did not hermit tho bnkl Ia lac han