The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-21
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TO THE FREEMAN.
r O'CLOCK A. M.

~ SLooA n. M.
WASHINGTON, April 90 Au official dispatch
has been received from Maj, Gen. Peck, datec
Saturday evening, O'Clock, saying Gen. Getty
in conjunc ton with the gunboats under Lieut.
Sampson, has just stormed the heavy battery al
West Branch, and captured six guns and 200 OF
the 44th Alabama regiment They crossed in
boats. The S7th New York and 9Th Connecti
cut regiments were the storming party.
New YORK, April 90 The Commercial has
dispatch that Secretary Stanton has RESIGNED
1t is contradicted, however, by another disnatch
which states that the matter has been comnro-
missed.
The President has a report from an officer
who left the army of the Potomac on Saturday
afternoon, that he had reached Culpepper Court
House, where 5000 rebels were surprised and
captured, and that number of Harris light
cavalry were captured in a previous skirmish.
The story is doubtful.
BALTIMORE, April 20. The Union demon
stration tonight in the hall Of the Maryland
Institute, under the auspices of the Union
League of Maryland in commemoratlon of the
grand uprising of the loyal states that followed
the bloody tragedy enacted in the streets of
Baltimore on the l9ih of April, 1861, was a
grand affair. The spacious hall was packed in
every part and large numbers were unable to
gam admlttance. The greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed.
New YORK, April 20. There was an immense
mass meeting held in this city this afternoon,
under the auspices of the Loyal League of
Union citizens, Gen Scott presiding from the
balcony of the Fifth Avenue Hotel Stands
were erected around Madison Square, fronting
the hotel. The attendance numbered not less
than 10000. efoaa..-a
INDIANAPOLIS, April 20. The forces sent to
Danvllle last night report all quiet there to-day
Several arrests of armed men have been made.
1t is reported that another Union man was
KILLED IN Brown county yesterday by Jayhawk-
ers, '4
,a LOUISVILLE, KY, April 20. On Saturday
Col. Graham attacked the rebels near Gina,
Tenn, killing seven and destroying their camp
On Sunday he crossed the Cumberland and at
tackled the rebels there, killing 80 and routing
the remainder. lie is now in hot pursuit. The
Federal loss was one killed.
0- NEW YORK, April 20. The correspondent of
the Philadelphia Inquirer, under date of Free
mans Ford, beyond Bealeton, Va, April Is,
gives the followil particulars of the advance Of
Gen. Stoneman from the line of the Rappahan-
mock vaa4aa
On Monday morning early, the expedition un"
der command of Maj Gen. Stoneman, consisting
of cavalry, infantry and artillery, left cur old
encampment opposite Fredericksburg. One
portion of cavalry alone proceeded to Brister-
burg, and there encamped for the night. An.
other likewise cavalry, bivouacked the same
night at Elk Run. @ asEt5
Another portion of cavalry, with battery
encamped at Norrisville, and fourth accom-
panied by a brigade of infantry and two ba tier
les OF artillery, remained fer the night at Grove
Church-Gen. Stoneman's headquarters being
at the Spotted Tavern, thereby making COM
plete circle and guarding and covering every
road and by path to our rear. .--
Before daylight the next morning that por-
ton encamped at glastonbury sent ont two squad
rons, the 9th Ill. and 9th N Y. under Captain
Iarnswortb, with instructions to proceed to
Warrenton, themes to Sulphur Springs and
there await orders. The remainder of his force
was ordered TO proceed to Liberty. al