Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-03-24

with ltt lue. % hIt pI our mHu hllitu anu III
ton wounded. q larger expedition on SINH
lar Grand was about starting.
ST. LaUs, March 3D. special despatch to
tho BmJaft says that desIa.chgs from The
Net.burz H.et, dated the llth, say that the
Lake Providence canal ha. Keen completed, and
thAt Bascr would be et 10 in about week
lha reb. guubJat webb was lying close to
tAeshals III Nc4sburs She was supposed to
u ina sinking condition.
Foum M0SBoa, March 49, The following
-le from Richmond papers Of the 10Th
Fort P.mb.rt.n, AZ the mouth Of the ITALIA
hatG9ic river, Has tumbaided on the 18th inst
f Is HIye -s. soma valuable gunugTs and a few
others. our Joss j. BOT htayy.
CatJaGA, Tenn. M4tcl II. -Four brigales
% le enemy under Gen. Roseoraus, cudca5or-
81 q hem 10 Van Dorm, yeIoid4y, just across
/ Duck IH r, knowing that we Lad 30 means 0l
crossing. oar cavalry Was Kept IN position
aa4 replied o. tlr Yankees fire Tor some hours
ana tben escaped by wayof Whpes bridge, 20
mI..4ahayt. The enemy ls greatly surprised,
+ SOD ax4.y u.tal at Van DJrn's escape They
HumI 70 fHnkln after burning the houses
ta4t Va Dom had occupied az bis hcadqlar-
f ters
Jaa. rs, Miss. March II. Golcra5.y au
1 tteatc Information says that Helena was at
t4rbe4 fl tie rar gu Monday tie Jth inst.
! u avs trn. was heard tbeie yesterday Illr.
i +, tlle deaths Aayt occurred from the explo.
aya ID die AJruOy on Brown Island The
Qtal El.i0i aad wounded is 81. The explosion
took place las, Friday.
GRANT 49y, March H. 10 addition to tie
Usual bloat4Iiug l.et, inducing the lrausldos,
ia Moaltr .r.u.c.al arrived 60. day and io9s Der
lIa-ItIHu RI.n Oh. fleet
pmAptpun, March 20. The EnyHrv's
sFHH despatch fom Washington says that
rea. prisoners reImt tlut SIX or eight .i orr
ea0H ITS passed. t.u sumter 90 Monday and
Ie.-Iay ana HAT Charleston vas beng b0m-
basld. Iher.loFt needs confirmation
Nlv A5ts. March 20 no, following tx.
gaa something % recent matters az Port llul-
Sin
Dispatches from jackson. Miss, the llth
n. h17. reached Richmond stating that ST.
iie't1l was attacked in thl rear on Monday The
lth, aul h4yY firing was heard there On the
I9tf s.. II lana is A OUT twenty-five miles IN
ataare Port Hudson In au oa-terly direction
"a .e..,s.. remember tfat ,Le 0rce of Gen.
IBH. .ye Deem t8l some tinc MOVING in that
direction lIm Baton Rouge. ,hs heavy firing
|mar f. badly bs accounted lor ly the fact thai
~. hudson wa. beng invested by land and
.a..r. lta.r.m.rsll.s fsc. t..atthe Kicamcna
H1f- a tfe ls.h inst. nouns over the r.
,ar. II Nh. slalhwast and it #. equally re-
aara.a.a ta.t despatch from Port Hudson
caused a lively -us4uou.
Nfv Yeue I.lcl y. Tho Hu.Hs Wash
lIH-t-a r-sre-f aaaeat states thatit was under
|.4.. t....a, II ~ Treasury Department thar
..0.uatan Ia lotu-u bankers had waited ~
.ars S.-.;sry aul .gcrel a large loan of spe
..atte n.rscat rates Of exchange.
81. uaNsl las a4yit.s from Cul Carlton
t#..ls f5u,lt two I.tt,.s with tie Aracles. il
f.tH.af Which he VII. completely successful.
Tire Pncs.l.ntauI Cabinet. alter giving 10,
.sglf a. much Jcnbomnon. have dociS,d not "a
ave su0f.af naqueaul rcpri,al under the lau
1.wef Congress. In tholr stead it is under
fss.-l fH.taI' y....'. fitted .ut ly rrIyate rar
't..s lsrtH rgrpl., OF clrtnrirr rebel pirates
,tfll H'F commissioned in The navy. and al
i f. .H .
The T. Ime's lisratch saws that de Provost
Mts.a4..lai other 'ht under the Naiiom
|NUaalaw. ara b.in- selected as rapidly as il
rf..s5.e,I',. but DID ann ,iltmcuts will probably
.nem.l. t.ll ,he lists are c1mrletc.
EN4gr.p.fte! non, that tic rebels have ia
rolled Con Suurliln ana other officers cnpture,
WIN HIM. Commissioner Ludlow. however
lssvs petlir,orlt.
Nav y,er }r-h on N.vbern l,tters stat
f.,.n H.. INK ~, tb, rofsis annsor,1 il
- f.rs.. h.,,rsrs, th, Trsntond N,ns, river
III 10, u. ..,,. ,i.t.,s NAV xsr, belI il
- ~ .nr c',llry I'M Com Palmer advance,
VIII 4 1a,lian ,fLi, command, when they fsl
a=st
IN H.. 1lb h., mad, 5emou.tratio,
-. ~ ado, nnr,;s1sd e,r,bu,rl
m tbs nsttb n fbe Nsnso river. ON which n
,sn,.,. NJ, ',,,5,n,e1 Tb.y commenced a bom
bsrlmtn,. which did no paT,icnlar damage. an
then demanded It's surrender which was refused
The enemy, e3hmauded by Zen. fethgre"
then eIeued their patetits again al snort rang
and alter brisk cannonade again Demanded II
surrender when was again refused
Cen Foster had by tins time sent iorWat
feihioies'hVn's' "uu VIZ" wv 'epo'S s'''n"p
an assault they met Wlth such murierous III
from our gunooas ana lhe ~ pound hoNi'4er
en- shore, that they were forced to tall back
The action continued three hours when u
rebels finally retired having lost heavily In kile
and wounded, white our loss Sas only one ma
killed aud Two wounded
\ Newhern letter gives an accounto i Iecol
noissanco by Gen. Prince s division on the OF
nst' which broke up a reoeI cavalry ioree