Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-02
TO THE FREEMAN

WASHINGTON, May 81. The following dis
patch was received at the Navy Department to-
lay
FLAG SHIP BLACK HAWK,
near Vicksburg, May %.
TO Hon. Gideon Wellcs:
Sir--I have the honor to inform you that the
expedition under command of Lieut. Command
sr Walker, after taking possession OF the forts
ut Haines Bluff, was perfectly successful. Three
powerful cleaners and ram were destroyed at
Yazoo city The ram was monster, 80 feet
long, 20 feet beam, to be covered with inch
plate Also fine navy yard with machine
shops of all kinds, saw mills, &C., were burned.
The property destroyed and captured amounted
10 over two millions dollars Had the monster
ram been finished she would have given us some
trouble One battery was destroyed at Drury
Bluff. Our loss on the expedition was one killed
and seven wounded.
(Sgned) DAVID d. PORTER,
Acting Rear Admiral.
Unofficial dispatches were received here to-day
from the army Of Gen. Grant, dated the Goth.
They represent that there had been no material
change in atilirs there since the 25th On the
evening Of that day Gen. Pemberton asked for
two hours and half time, 10 bury his dead,
which was granted.
There is no truth in the rumored death of
Gen. Steele.
llP.M. No official dispatches have been
received from Gen. Grants army to-day.
CAIRO, May 81. The dispatch boat Now
National, from Youngs Point tuesday p. NJ,
has arrived. Fighting took place on Monday,
lasting from A. M. to 0 P. NJ, when there
was cessation Of hostilities to bury the dead.
The battle was renewed on Tuesday morning,
but no particulars had reached Young's Point.
But few, if any, batteries lad been taken.
Shells from Gen. Sherman'S siege guns came
over into the city, as could be seen from the
Gtet. Gen Banks loIces had not arrived. For
ty- -four hundred prisoners ore expected tonight.
CfNcINNArI, May 81. On Thursday next Gen.
Burnside will remove the headquarters Of the
department Of the Ohio to Hickman bridge,
Ky, about 10 miles south of Nicholasville
A despatch from Gen Burnside has been
sent to Bragg announcing his determination to
hang all rebel officers in his hands in case retail
iaiion for two spies tried aid executed in accord
ance with the usages Of war should be resorted
to by the Confederate Government.
NEW YORK, May 30. Washington letters say
balloon reconnqissances show that the rebels are
massing troops near Charlottesville, and max
ing preparations as though they expected US to
cross near United States Ford.
The Posts Washington dispatch says the
President is very confident that Vicksburg will
fall His remark yesterday was expect the
best. but an prepared for the worst"
Gen Hooker Is preparing for every possible
emergency in the future.
PHILADELPHIA, May 80. The Bulletin has a
dispatch from Cincinnati which says
There are no later adyices from Murlreesboro.
1t is believed that the army Of the Cumberland
is in motion.
Gen Burnside will soon take the field.
Gen. Hartstutf has issued Order No assum-
ing command Of the troops in Kentucky except
the 9th army corps and Gen. GUSTS division,
with headquarters at Lexington.
Brig Gen. Boyle has charge of the Railroad
and Depot guards throughout the State.
Our loss in the sklrmish at Normans Ferry
on the Cumberland on the 9th, was men and
horses. Lt.-Col Adams Of the LIST KY, cavsl-
nv crossed the Cumberland afterwards and cap.
tured one Lieut., one sergeant, five men and i
horses.
Nsw YORK, May 30. A letter from Cincin.
natl says that Gen, Burnside is to take the field
with the 9th Army Corps and other troops and
pierce through Kentucky and East Tennessee.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 90. Mr.. S. G. Scott,
tho well known river man, arrived tonight
from Young's Point Sunday last lie has been
with Gen Grants army and saw some OF Its
operations lie says our forces are well pre-
pared to repel any attack in their rear and were
in the finest spirits and confident of their ability
to capture vicksburg and Its garrison.
He says the attack on the Notifications on
Friday was not made by the entire line, as was
reported, but by force under Gen, Blair,
which assaulted the Big Battery and failed
Whenever the rebels attempted to plant guns
they were io;iaa by our sharpshooters. Our
wounded were brought rapidly to the river at
Chickasaw Bayou where there were sufclent
boats to receive them. The City OF Memphis
has reached Cairo with $50 wounded, end the
January was next due.
Oar base OF supplies on the Yazoo was secure
and reiniorcements were arriving as rapidly as
required.
Gen. osterhaus and Capt. FOster Of the lst
Wisconsin regiment are wounded, ont not dan
gerously.
Mr.. Scott heard nothing about the death OF
Gen. Steele. There was about $500 prisoners
in camp at Young's Point.
NEw YoRK, May go A Memphis dispatch to
the Missouri Republican dated 10Th, says inior-
nation has been received here up to Sunday
morning, the 2lth. On the 2lst the Eederals
were busily engaged in moving up their heavy
guns aud on the 22d their position was a very
strong one, tho right resting on haines' Bluf
and the left on Warrenton.
On Friday tho rebels made charge on the
Federal position, but were unsuccessful In al
feoting their purpose. The federals in turn at.
teinpted to carry the redoubt, but were repulsed
with considerable loss in killed and wounded,
On Sunday morning the armies occupied the
same position they did on Friday. On Sunday
an attack was TO be made by land and water on
the yicksburg batteries. Our sharpshooters pre-
vent the rebels from working their heavy guns
PHILADELPHIA, May 30. A special dispatch
to the Bulletin, dated Cincinnati S0th, says u
dispatch received from the lower Mississippi via
Memphis mo 0a,e) says there had been no fight
ing at Vlcksburg since last Monday. Most OF the
river batteries had bcen silenced, but the most
dangerous ones were yet in operation and the gun
boats we're sheling them, II is reported that
Col Dallina and Adjutant Hammock Of the slst
Illinois Regimene, have been killed.
NHw YORK, May 81. A Fairfax Court House