The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-08

ASpeC(QG DiSpdtGl 70 me IJOSiOH JOU'jsOJ.
NEAR FALMOUTH, Va, April I. The mud is
so deep, and the weather again 80 imp leasant
that Gen. Hooker postponed the grand infantry
review that was to take place to-day
A party of visitors at headquarters, went to
see the camp hospital and called on several Off
GERS (Slgnod) NlDErTE.
CINCINNATI, april I. Dispatches from Muir
freeSbOro give the following account Of the fight
near Snow Hill, on the I'd INST
Gen. Stanly, with 1000 cavalry and Col Mat
thew's infantry brigade, started to capture Nor
gan's and Wheaton 9Th regiment of infantry
and cavalry at Snow Hill. Beyond Auburn
they drove il the rebel pickets The Sth Penn.
cavalry turned the rebel right, while Minty's
and Patmon's cavalry brigades, with Neweil's
battery, moved up ia front. The enemy fled
The enemy's pckets were then encountered west
of Liberty, and considerable force Of rebels
were posted on the opposite side of Smith $
ford. They resisted, and were driven back, and
were formed again on Dry Fork. From this
point they were again driven. The rebels then
formed II third and stronger line, on Snow Hill.
The ID and 4th Ohio cavalry charged, with sa-
bres in hand and broke the rebel line, when the
fight ended in the flight of the enemy.
The rebel loss was from Is to 20 killed, a
number wounded, and 90 prisoners. Gen
Stanley also captured 30 horses and mules, and
a quantity of bacon and wheat, ard destroyed
considerable forage. The position of the rebels
defeated Gen Stanley's endeavor to surround
them Our loss was one killed and two slight
ly wounded. Gen. Stanley returned to Muir
freesboro via. Lebanon, capturing six prisoners
at the latter point,
1t is reported that the gunboat Lexington and
some other boats she]led the town Of Florence,
Ala, on the I'd INST, and drove away compa-
ny of rebel cavalry stationed there.
A special dispatch from Helena, dated the 81
inst, says that advces from Gen. Qulmby s ex-
petition to the 30th ult., state that no progress
had been made IN the reduction of Fort Penn
berton. Our forces were still in front of the
enemy, and there had been considerable Skin
mishing between the pickets on shore.
The rebels were improving the time by great
ly strengthening their works. They had re-.
ceived and mounted more heavy guns, and are
we'll supplied with ammunition 1t is the opin-
ion of well informed officers that our gunboats
will not succeed in taking the place.
The country along the Tallehatchie is occu-
pied by rebel cavalry, and swarms with guer-
rillas. The lst reconnaissance Of lianeS' Bluff
by gunboats was made by Admiral Porter. The
object was one of reconnaissance only. They
proceeded within range of the rebel batteries,
and fired shots over at them but the shots were
not returned.
New YoRK, April 7. The steamer Eastern
Queen, from New Orleans the Goth ult., has az
rived. She brings about 60 soldiers from Gen.
Banks Department. Capt. Collins reports that
while at fort Philip, South West pass, he was
boarded by United States boarding officer,
who reported having received a telegram from
New Orleans stating that the rebels had began
to evacuate Port Hudson.
A scouting party of Is rebels had been cap
tured near Baton Ronge.
Col. Dudley's brigade had made an expedi-
ton to a point on the west side of the Mississp-
pi, half way between Port Hudson and Point
Coupee, and burned the rebel steamer Hope,
with 600 barrels of molasses, and at Hermitage
Landing destroyed 1000 barrels of molasses, a