Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-24

where large force was aged in dammlDg the
river, 50 as to give sufficient depth OF water at
the falls for tie gunboats to pass over Gen
Grover was IN c0mmad there. The Union lines
embrace a circuit Of three miles There was no
communication by land with the army at Grand
Ecore. McClernand's command was rendez-
yousing at New Orleans, for the purpose of re-
eulorclcg Banks. Gen Smith was to return to
NlcksbutS with his troops. Official returns of
the Surgeon-in. Chief IN Gen. Bank command
show our lss at Pleasant Hill to be go killed,
$40 wounded and | 900 missing and prisoners
Adyices from Little Rock to the 18th inst,
report that Steele is confident Of maintaining
the hae Of the Arkantas. Kirby Smith was
menacng Pine Bluff ia strong force, but the
place was well fortified. The Arkansas River
IS high, aud # the rebels can Cross they will
make trouble N he White River aud interrupt
Staele's communications on that stream. Gen.
Wasu5urn Is quite Ill with chllls and lever.
The Secretary Of War, has issued an implr-
tant order with regard to prisoners, stating
that as It has been officially reported that Mr..
| Ould, Rebel Commissioner Of Exchange, has de.
cIafed, without consulting with the authorities
| Of the United States, that all Rebel prisoners
delivered at City Point up to the Goth Of April
were exchanged, it is ordered that all Union
prisoners OF war and all civilians on parole
PRIOR to May It'll 1864, be declared exchanged
The order urther states that the Rebels still
remain indebted to the Union Government 33 :
800 prisoners, for whom ~ equivalent has been
received
Gen. sherman has already got halfway tc
Atlanta from his original starting point
| Kingston, where he was last heard from, IL Is
miles from Chattanooga and SO from Atlanta
and about So from the position at which Sher.
man began the campaign There is much rea.
son to believe that he has overcome much more
than halt the difficulties OF the route. 1t is true
his Inconvenience in bringing up supplies in
creases as he goes on, but rs be seems to have
repalret the railroad as fast as be advanced
ltte difficulty will be experienced on this score
The strategic obstacles yet to be encountered are
decidedly less The country grows more open
aud there is no one position yet remaining that
affords such points for defer Sc as that strong
hold Of Dalton, out Of which Johnston was Sc
quickly crowded Still, the latter will della,
our Irogress ~ much as possible, and if Sher
] uIdH thH hItOlh push luB IchhlilutT Ol tle way
to Atlanta in the same length OF time he hai
occupied thus far, it will be all that can be ex
pected Atlanta tselt is surrounded with noun
tans, and has probably been fortified somewhat
already, and every man that can be spared viii
be put upon the works while Johnston il de
laying the advance OF our army But the rebel
may only succeed in making another Vicksburl
for themselves
Adyces from Port Hudson to May 9th repor
that the rebels had established blockade at {
bend IL the Red River about twenty-five mile
above Fort DeRussy, and in attempting to pas
the point, We had IN four days lost three trans
ports and two Of the light.maIled gunboats
Ihe rebel bockading force is said TO number
10 600 AdvIces Of May 7th state Tint tn,
rebels had been making considerable demonstra
ton IN that vicinity, and report was current
that they were lntfenched in considerable fore,
at and near Clinton Brgader Gen. Ullmann
who is in sole command OF Port Hudson. has S.
completely strengthened the notifications of tina
post as to defy any attack from ten times tn,
number the rebels now have in that region
On the 80 INST Gen. Ullmann attacked and pur
sued some 1000 rebels over i've miles, but III,
enemy declined his offer Of battle and skedad
died Guerrllas are very busy, cutting telo
graph wIre-, etc, but many Of them have beer
taken prisoners. Gen. Ulmanns force Is il
good health and fine spirits.