The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-26

serensded at the Burnett House last night lie
takes command Of this department.
PHILADELPHIA, March 25. The following
is special dispatch to the Bulletin of this city :
CINCINNATI, March rs. The Yazoo expedi-
ton has come to stand still. The Commercial
OF this city has special from Greenwood which
says the Chillicothe in the last engagement was
Temporarily disabled by shot battering the slides
of her portfolios 80 that they could not be
moved Battery Wilson has been dismounted,
and the guns returned to the gunboat DeKalb.
The troops are now acting on the defensive
Qulmbys division was on the Coldwater on
the 10Th, and with good weather would reach
Greenwood in two days.
The guerrilas trouble the boats in that river
and the Tallahatche, and have killed three or
four soldiers. The Monitor gunboat Lafayette
Is reported up the Yazoo, above Haines' Bluff
Other gunboats have gone up. Stirring news
is expected from that quarter.
| The reported evacuation of Haines' Bluff by
the rebels is not credited.
! The rebel force which has occupied Danville,
Ky, is believed to be the advance of Gen. Long
streets division. Their coming is not unex-
pected and they will be promptly met.
Several thousands of Federal soldiers arrived
here to-day and ore are coming. Look out for
very active campaign in Kentucky.
| NASHVILLE, March Is. A Confederate caval-
ry force under Forrest, Wheeler and Horton,
crossed Harpeth river this morning six miles
above Franklin. Part OF the force attacked our
force at Brentwood, nine miles from Nashville,
on the Franklin road. Oar troops, under com
mand of Lit. Col. BIZ odgood, consisted of parts
of the 33d Indiana, 22d and 18th Wisconsin, in
all 800 men. After feeble resistance, with
only one man killed and four wounded, our
force surrendered to the enemy. All the gov
eminent property was captured. Gen Green
Clay Smith, sent to Franklin, came up w.;h a
force and pursued chem six miles west Of Brent
wood, where he met the entire Confederate force,
numbering 5000 men. With only 500 men he
succeeded in retaking all the wagons and am
munltion, but being attacked by superior num-
bers he was compelled to destroy them. He
then fell back When reintorcements reached
him the rebels had decamped. We lost one
officer and about men III killed, wounded and
missing. The rebels lost some 10 killed and
wounded. Over SO rebel prisoners have been
brought in. The rebel cavalry have been with
in four miles of the city, on the Harding and
Charlotte pike to-day.
| CAIRO, March 25 Later news from Vicks.
burg confirms the arrival of the sloop of war
Hartford and gunboat Abatross at the mouth
of the canal on the Goth. An officer from on
board had arrived at Gen. Grants headquarters
bringing dispatches.
Seven of Admiral Farraguts steamers ran the
blockade OF Port Hudson. After coming up
the river short distance all but two returned
ha hob +n tba NJ L.,
Red river. Gen Banks had to come up TO make
the land attack when the feet ran the blockade.
Boats will pass into Lake Providence IS soon
as the current in that direction permits
Reports from Greenwood, Miss, to Wednes-
renewed. Both parties were making active
demonstrations. The rebels were mounting
new guns and otherwise strengthening their
position.
NEw YoRK, March 26. The steamship Etna,
from Liverpool the 10th via Queenstown the
18th arrived this morning
| The marriage of the Prince of Wales, and the
attendant rejoicings absorbed all attention.
The ceremony came off at Windsor on the 10Th
according to the programme with great pomp
and brilliancy. The Queen occupied retired
p"o' VI ooSerN@Iion, puI took no part. Inc
Royal pair went to Osborne to spend the honey
moon. The day was holiday throughout Eng
land and the buplic rejoicings, Examinations,
&c. were on the grandest scale.
Prussia is concentrating troops ON the Polish
frontier.
Washington special dispatches to the morn.
ing papers soptain the following
Rebel sympathisers state that the rebel lead.
ers are preparing to concentrate their whole
available force near Chattanooga, where they
will die in the last ditch.
1t ID evident that the rebels ara feeling the