Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Late Richmond papers furnish some inter IT.
ing tems. They say on Wednesday, ooh inst,
fleet of gnnboats appeared on the Rlpp,lau.
mock, but hey left next day after destr my
much property. The outstanding amou OF
rebel treasury notes. OF the d nomination ~ IS
and under, is about $75 900 600. The fuad {
returns sum up an aggregate Of 1887 900 600
with twenty small repositories vet 10 hear 70 H.
The only State from which complete returns
have been received is Georgia, where the ain iunt
funded Is S72, $4,000. The Richmond Examiner
has an article On the war news Of the part lsw
days, full OF congratulation for the past aud
hope for the future The gentle souled elitor
Is clearly disappointed because Gen Hoke did
not murder all he U1ion soldiers captured 40
Plymouth He says I" in. Hoke lodging
FROM the large number Of his prisoners, do, not
seem to have made such thorough WORK as nat
by which Forrest had 80 shocked the tender .oul,
and frozen the warm blood OF the Yankees The
Resistance he encountered was, probably, MT 80
desperate, and the blood VI the yctOrs not 20
heated though IN fertilization carried by
storm the loss CT the garrison must inevitable
be large. Il strict laws Of civilized warfare
acknowledge the power OF the victor 10 put all
to the sword in such cases. However severe
such IA example nigh, seem it would sIriko u
sanitary terror In the Yankees, which will be
useful 10 them IN the end, aud their melancholy
whine at meeting a part of the punishment
their barbarties merit is absurd.
We have two days later news from New Or
i,ans, and something later from Gen Banks
Army. @ In. Smiths expedition, which went
up Red River just before the three days h1hllns
returned safely on the 18th instant. The greater
portion Of the rebel army is at Mansfield aud
On the river opposite that place. In the fght-
ing which followed the attempt Of the gunbUats
to pass The rebel battery at Cowshatta Shuie the
rebels were compelled to fall back from the river
giving the transports clear passage. The
boats suffered very little. As soon as this expe.
dllon srllved ut Grand Encore preparations
were made Tor another advance oil the army.
The Era lays We have good reasons Tor be.
lievins that Gen. Banks IS again en- route u
Shreveport. A portion Of our army Is known
10 have IL Grand Elcorc, moving toward the
rebe position. A rebel battery had been plant
ed at Crmpu, a lew miles above G'aud Encor,,
in oOns,q uence OF which Gen. Kilby smith
tuined the lvwn. Gen. Growers division is
stli At Alexandria, aud will probably remain to
protect the country and people Of that region
ftOm incuTrloDs Of guerrllas and raiding par
ties.
We have very little in detail OF the surrender
OF Plymouth, N. q, by uep. Vessels to the
rebel G o. lloke. The first news was through
rebel ources, Hoke telegraphing to Richmond
th't he had stOrmed and captured the place,
with one BrIgadi.r General, 1000 men and %
guns. Union acctunls represent that the rebels
made live charges, 10 iIur OF which they were
fel uised they cay that our loss Is 80 killed
anu $40 captured, while the rebels lost 500
killed. ii tic reliance can DO placed upon FIRST
reports OF losses by either side. The surrender
Was made On Wednesday last after four days of
hard lighting. Further advees say that our
force captured was $40 men, while our loss in
Killed aud wounded was slight When the
Rebels got into the town, Gen Vessels and his
men retired lnto Fort Williams, whore they le.
pulsed the enemy sew times. Among the
uaion prls hers were ,w0 companies vi the 81
N.rtn Carolina Loyal Volunteers, - the must Of
whom were taken out and shot by the enemy
alter our forces had surrendered" % says the
dispatch beiOe US; adding, "all the u groes
found 10 uniform we're also sbot." So We have
Fvrt Phlvw over again. There was report
that the rebels had lett Plymouth to attack
Washington and Newbern.
There is to be Draft in New jersey, to com
mence on The 30 Of My, for abou, $3.50 men.
Credits will be allowed up TO the day OF draw.
ing.
IL is telegraphed from Washington that Maj.
Gen. Hslleck has been put in command OF the
Cavalry Bureau.
Advlces from Camden, Ark, say that Gen.
Sieeles army is there. Gen. rha,er Joined Gen.
Steele ut Elkln's Ferry on tho lA.tle Missouri
river. where the rebels were driven from q line !
VI bress,wotss commanding the river bottom. /,