Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-02-23
NEWS OF THEIWEEK,

THE WAR.
A portion OF Gen Shermans expedition Was
attacked on the YazoJ on the 9TH ins BIZ B 900
Rebels. Alter smart fight the rebels were
routed ana driven off. Eight Union men were
killed, and htty wounded rebe, loss not
known. The occasion was marked by an act Of
justice worthy OF record 4 rebel Lieutenant
and two prlyates deliberately murdered q negro
soldier who was sick and bad struggled from
our lines The rascaia were caught made 10
kneel on the negro's dead body, and were satls-
factorlly shot.
Tie Navy Department has news Of the de.
struction Of four blockade runners, viz |. The
Nutfeld, an iron paddewhec steamer Of about
400 tons. fine new and powerful boat She
sailed from London IN December last, with PORK,
biscuit, DC. 2 The Dee a double.scfew iron
steamer, built especially for the Southern trade
at London. She was new vessel 0f The draft
OF ten feet, and said to be very fast eighteen or
twenty miles an hour. The Fanny and Jen.
ny, the old prize Scotia, captured 10 October
1862, condemned and sold 10 outside parties
not being deemed iii for naval service. Her
name was changed to The Gen Banks, and IS G
was taken to Halifax ard sailed from there N
July, 1868, to engage in blockade running under
the name OF the Fanny and Jenny. 4 The En-
ny, new screw steamer, built in London laet
tal, owned by Bigbeo fine boat q five hun
bred tons
Gen Rosecrans visited jefferson City on
Monday, and was formally received by Governor
Hall, Gen. Brown and Committee Of both
Houses of the Legislature, aad escorted 10 the
Hall OF Representative, vine Q he made speech
10 the JOINT session Of the Assembly upOn The
condition OF aiair5 in Missouri lie said tie
great object 20 be altaiged in the State nov
was the restoration Of law and order, and be
invited the members to give him information Of
the condition OF Affairs III their respective s9c-
Tons, and their judgment as TO the hest means
Tor the accomplishment Of that end
COL Phillips commanding the expedition in
the indian Territory, reports to Gen. Ibayef
mat he has driven the enemy entirely out Of
that region, and that, IN several skirmishes. &c
had killed nearly one hundred rebels, and CAP.
tured one captain and twenty-five men.
private letter received at st. Louis, dated
Vlcksborg, Sth. from al eye witness save. that
Gen. Mcpherson 3 Corps, crossed the Biz Black
River, hiteen miles cast Of Vlcksburg on the I'll
Gen hurlburt's Corps took parallel route from
Vlcksbnrg, and crossed 1t Messenger Ford. five
miles above McPherson's pontoons. Each col
umn was fourteen miles long. The force sent
up inc fazoo was TO prevent flank movement
10 cut Oh " The traeks. The iron cAds vii
TRY TO reach Granada, 10 co operate with Smith )
cavalry, and drive Forests rebel command tow
ard canton, where Bishop Folks conscrlpls are
SAID to be fortified with cotton bales This
news contradicts the story that General Sherman
entered jackson on the 5tb
A dispatch from Chattanooga says that GOV.
brown, OF Georgia, has ordered all citizens. with
I u property, to move to the east eide Of the
ohs'Ahoochle River, on pain Of having their
property conhscated Gen. SheTman's troops
nave destroyed the bridges on the Mobile and
ono Railroad, thereby severing the conseetion
between Gen Folks forces Mobile Rebel n.
pers report battle at Enterprise, Miss, With
unknown results.
Ten Gilmore makes an official report to the
war Department OF the Florida expedition up
to the 9TH inst. The Rebels fed from jackson.
vile, after sinking steamboat and burning 270I
bales of cotton. Our forces had taken 100 rrso
ners eight pieces OF servioeable artillery, agdl
much property, without the loss OF man.
From the Southwest we learn that Gen. Sber-
man has occupied jackson and Meridian, after de-
featine force OF S0U0 or 1000 rebels, capturing
p1ntoons. two pieces OF artillery and number
Of prisoners Two rebel attacks on katchez have
been repulsed.
From West Virginia there is dispatch an.
nonocng the capture of the rebel Col Ferguson,
and C0 men, 80 stand of arms, a large number
OF stolen horses and all the rebel supplies The
same dispatch ADDS that 1900 Union prisoners
were released.