Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-06-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TILE WAX.


steamer s K. Spaulding which left the White
House at ten o'clock yesterday morning, arri' ed
here to-day. Direct telegraph communication
has been established belween the White House
and Washington There were about 300 reb !
prisoners at the " hite House when the steamer
Spauding lett, and Others were on their way
in from tue front A considerable plumber Of
eoutrabands we're In camp there But few o.
our wounded had come in as yet. Reinforce
ments Tor Grant continue to arrive 10 large
numbers The Spauldlng met several transp.rt
bound 10 the White House with troops. Sieve
raj steamers were at he White House, landing
fresh hor-ee for Gen Grants army.
letter from the army Of the Potomac dated
the Ali s.ys;
Gen. Wilson with his division OF cavalry re-
turned from destruction tour on Wednesday
The Sixth Corps, at the time forming our *
treme right, suppored him The railroad DE
suoyed Was the Virginia Central. 1t Is report
ed TO have been done 80 efectually that the
rebels cannot repair it in some months,
On the morning Of the 4tb inst, Ewell who
was upon Lees lett had entirely disappeared
leaving many inlallibe signs OF hasty retreat
Blankets and knapsacks sIewed the line OF their
march. Their right has been menaced or com
pletely turned by Warren, Nothing else could
cause such prec plate withdrawal.
The 5sh corps we're fighting in the Degbbor
hood 81 Bethesda Church, the enemy still hold.
ing the Mecbanicsyile lue along the north and
south shores OF The Chickshominy. We ba,e
lcst considerable, but nothing seems to affect
the troops who cannot be appalled, at the sight
Of blood nor intimdsted by danger and death.
WASHINGTON, June
To McJ. Gen. D,1
A dispatch from Gen. Grant dated yesterday
$3.50 p. NJ, re- ofts all very quiet day.
A iispalch from Sherman dated Ackworlh,
yes erday evening, 80 7. NJ says
have been 10 Altoona Pass, aud find it very
admirable for Uur purpose IL is the ga,o
through the last or most eastern spur of the
Aegnanies. IL Low becomes as useful to US as
IL was 10 the enemy, beng easily defended from
either direction. The roads hence from Ack-
worth into Georgia are large and good, and the
country morJ open.
The dispatch further states that the enemy IL
not IN our immediate front, nut his signals are
seen ut Lost Mountain and kenesaw
Dispatches IRON candy, dated til 3D., have
been received, which report sat- 'ac;ory pro
sress in the organization u his command
L. NJ. STANTON, Secretary OF Wal
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WARRINGTON, June 3, LAS, Z. NJ.
To MAJ. GeR. Dii
A dispatch from Mr. Dana at Gen. Grants
headquarters dated last night at $50, is US
follows
Toe Richmond Examiner OF to day speaks OF
the deleat OF Gen W. h. Jones by Gen. Hunter,
II miles beyond stanton, Va. zen. Jones
was kill on the field HIS successor retired to
" a, uerOoro aud now hoGs the mountains ie.
tween Lharluttsyllle and StauntOn, The paper
iurtheI states that no hospitals or stores we're
captured by Hunter.
Another dispatch announces that our loIeys
occupy Slauuton.
Gen. Hunters victory aud our occupation Of
Stauntvn are conhsued by the following dispatch
Just received lIon Butler
Al. QUIET on my lines Richmond papers OF
the TIA give intelligence ol fight at Mount
Cmwiord between Hunter aud Jones, in which
Hunter was victorious ard Jones killed. Staun
ton was afterwards occupied by Union forces
The fighting Was Sunday.
L NJ STANTON, S.o'y of War.
BY u gentleman arriving at W ashlngton June
lO,h, tom The White House the Oh, we learn
that there has Zen no general engagement ior
several days, although there is CO ls'ant artillery
dueliDg between the Two armies.
Sheridan started on cavalry raid earl
Thursday muruIng IN the direction oil Bottom 4
Badge, anu tOok with HIM u large force, and
viii doubtless hit the rebels hard IN some quar-.
ter.
The night attack OF Sunday by the rebels wa,
"a had .,. and ina pnptnv Innuht uIth daanar,
alion, bot were relulSed With great loss, They
parcled ny 10 the mouths OF our cannon and
weie moved dosu by hundreds.
the indications arv that Gen. Grant Is cutting
out new jJo Of work, calculated to still further
bother The enemy Ne 10 his plans.
A captain IN u New Jersey cavalry regiment
states That iniOrmalun VI ,he burning Oi bow
Ing Green, tie oouny sc Oi Caroline County
by our iJIors, has been received nc the front. A
train u ours = Tired upon from the house,
while passing through the place, when the cav
airy IA charge VI he train took the cnlzens aud
pl ced them in two houses staining away irOm
this Tow b, alter which the tOND was set ON hire
ana cVmp u iy destroyed.
A tebei elIfsn, who iei, Richmond ON Tues.
day las,, aud came into our lines, reports that
the ueleAi oi The ebel ten. Jones, AHA the cap
lure OF otauuIon BY Gen Hunter, has CAUSED
great a apprehension. Business 10 Richmond !,
u, u s.anu s.iil, must Vi the stores belng closed
CiuzsLs uut liable " military duty Ne heelug
irvln tie place, and there are ~ soldiers theI,
except those guardluk he military prisons
livery One sernis dlsaealtenrd, aud gloom hang
o,.I the cay.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington Friday, June ~ A. NJ.
D.sla,cn,s have auNed TINS morning viii
j .t- " ciUok last nlgn.. TnuIv Vas nV firing
On "Wednesday except b. pickeu An raase
iaenl had Dvvn elected By winch the KILLED an
wvuua.d we're sa,nered IN. lnere Was ~ move
meat l,s.eri J. A d,serter VIM came into Jul
lines port. mat Hunter victory near Stauu.
To-. Was mOcn more oOnple,e than ,he Richmond
pap.l. reported lie says that nun er took ~
cannvu, man, piisOpeIs, aud large quantity
vi s.oits lbs ueita1tJ iUfce was recently a
par. vi brecsenrlokv's cOu,u,and. Gen. Hun er I
Rpm hus not 80. Ut,n received.
L N. SIAsTOS, secretary oil War.
The Tnbube's heauquar,eIs correspondent
writing Jeue S.h, says :--O0r ieit wing pos ex-
telos acIvss the railioa1 Oh the eastern bank oI
the hi,ksnvmby. Oar advance IN that dlrec
tiun was mad. yesterday morning by Ouhn !
sna Cu.ief's DIVISIONS vt the Dan cvrps, aud
: Summers briuge Was laken ailef short On.
esugisr. Toe lssh Mass. regiment advanced
g ~ che nyer, drIylns tue enemy pickeIs aud 20.
cupying ,he BRUCE. Toe NVrta Carolina regI-
nenp wsie ON ,hs opposite eide oil the riser, and
n rsDsl brigade was az MeadOw Station Oar