Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-13
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nrsoners Four rebel rams made an attack on
the Harriet lane and carried her by boarding.
C,nt Wainwright Lieut. Lee. and all tie
men are killed or prisoners. Capt Wilson, o!
the Ossko. was killed.
Commod ore Renshaw blew up the flagship
w estdclJ to preyent her falling into the hands
Of the rebels lie and his LIST Lieutenant were
b mad Two baroues loaded with coal also fell /
into the hands of the rebels.
The steamer Creole arrived tonight from New
Orleans the Sd. She was detained by order oil
Gen Ranks 10 bring dispatches TO Gen. llalleck !
She nossed several TRANSPORTS bound up the |
river
Malcolm r. Kinsman. private Of tho 2ad W. , |
bstterv died an hoard the Creole. during tho
,oss,go pnrser Cook renorts - by the arrival OF
tho gSnboot chiffon At Inc South West pasa.
learn tbat. early on the morning of the LIST
mat The rebels made an attack by land and
water on the Federal forces at Galveston
Onr cnnboats were attacked by five rebel
steamers uroteetel by double rows # bales OF
cotton loaded with troops armed with rifles,
muskets &c. The Harriet Lane was captured
Nv harding after about all her officers and
crew. 1870 ali told. had been killed by musketry
from tho rebel steamers
NV informant states that but one or two OF
the officers and II or Is Of the crew escaped
death Tbe gunbolts Clifton and Owusc3 we're
engaged and escaped the former losing no men,
and 6aving hut one wounded. the latter having
one killed and 70 wounded.
TheWest6eld. flagship. Commodore Renshaw
was not engaged bling ashore in another chan
nel i'm erew w.re transferred To transports
IL 4 ft.
the hands Of the rebels, blew her up. By somo
announcement or accident, the explosion oc-
Cured before tho boat containing Com. Rem
shaw. Lieut. zimmerman aud boats crew, got
away and they consequently were blown up
with the shin.
Orleans in transports and he remaining troops
are on their way back They did not arrive
until the place lad been evacuated The rebel
force was estimated al about five thousand, IN
der Magruder Our land force under command
Of Col Burrill, Of Massl chusetls, did not ex-
coed three hundred, the residue not having ar
rived, or did not d,embark at the time OF the
fighting.
Our loss vas estimated at $50 to 100 killed,
and 200 taken prlsoneers-the navy suffering
the most It is thought the rebel loss is much
more, as our guns were bnng grape aad canls-
ter continually in their midst.
The rebels had several batteries on shore.
The Federal troops were on one OF the long
wharyes, and it il said, "repulsad two charges
Of the rebels before they surrendered"
Adyces from New Orleans state that Jacob
Bankers paper the National Adroc0ie published
an extra on the 2nd inst, containing rebel re-
Mor,,t "a ,pI toL cine,
and jeff. Davis speech at jackson This caused
fermcnt and the rebels were hilarious aud slu-
ey. Ga the morning Of the 3d. Gen. Banks
sent a corporal guard to Bakers Office aud
the Adrocaie was, Tor The 81 time, suppressed.
This step gave grea. satisfaction to Union men.
CAIRO. Jan. II. An arrival to-day from the
mouth Of the Yazoo brings authentic accounts
from ylcksburg. Gen. Sherman's repclse wa.
Of Gen McClernlrd re.embark Saturday in
TRANSPORTS closely pressed BY the rebel advance
+ which coming within range of our gunboas
we're driven back with severe loss. At last ac-
counts the entire feet OF transports With troops
had arrived at Island No. s, On the way to Ma
poleon.
] There is nothing definite from Gen. Banks or
Admiral Farragut, though rum0rs Of their all
vance are in circulation.
The engagement at NickshuTg was less gene
fighting was done by the centre under command
of Gems. Smith and Blair The conduct of the
latter is highly spoken Of Our loss as near as
ooud be ascertained, was 600 killed, 1870
wounded and 1000 missing.
The steamer Mussulmau. was burned by
guerrillas at Bradey's Landing, 8 miles from
Memphis. on the S.h
Capt. Moore, with about 100 men attacked
camp Of 800 rebels at uunton's Mills IS miles
East Of Fort Pillow, on the morning Of the Sth.
The rebels were completely surprised. Sixteen
were killed and 46 taken prisoners Fifty horses
and lot Of small arms were captured. Two Of
absent from fort Ely about - hours
New York, Jan. H. The steamer Matarzas,
from New Orleans, the Both aud Port Royal the
Sth, arrived to night, The three negro rcgi.
men,s are doing garrison duty in forts jackson,
st. Philip and Pike.
Admiral Farragut was about to attack Port
Hudson, and waiting for Gen. Banks to make
a land attack in conjunction with him.
A rumor was current in New Orleans that
jeff Davis was preparing an expedition to re-
take the Crescent City.
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ST. LOUIS, Jan -. Late last night, Gen.
Curtis received dispatches from Col. Crbb',
commanding at Springfield, tina, the rebels were
repulsed at every advance on that place and We
held the town.
Our loss is seventeen killed number oiwound-
ed not known. We buried 80 rebels, and many