Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-05


day.
Gov. Gamble Of Missouri died to-day.
BALTIMORE, Feb. |.
The American has the assurance from
gentleman Just from Richmond, and who has
gone to communicate with the government
tina, the rebel authorities are taking steps to
propose to the federal government to lay down
their arms, provided the amnesty proclama-
ton be extended to their leaders.
NEW York, Feb. l.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says
The President has approved the action Of the
Arkansas Convention.
Cen Geary of the 18th corps is in Wash.
ington. Eleven regiments Of his division
have re-enlsted and are being recruited to the
maximum. He says that volunteering In
Pennsylvania is as brisk as in 1861.
The Times dispatch saw The Secretary
Of the Treasury would reopen the ports oil
New bern, Brownsville and Fernandina to the
commerce of the world
telegraph to Gen. Grant from Huntsville
Alabama, Jan. 81, (3l doubtless that posi-
tive information of an attack on Mobile may
soon be expected, and that the city will prob.
ably fall.
HEADQUARTERS, DEr'T WEsT VIRIoNGA, I
Feb. /.
fight took place late this afternoon in the
New Creek valley between an advancing col.
umn of the enemy's troops and ore column o
ours. After sharp engagement we repulsed
the enemy, driving them back over two miles.
There was also lighting near Williams port
on Saturday. No particulars.
Correspondence of the Tribune from the
headquarters Of the Department Of Western
Virginia, dated 3lst ult., gives tn e following
account of the severe conflict which took place
on the afternoon Of the previous day in the
neighbo'hood Of Williamsport, between some
500 Union troops, under command of Col.
Snyder, and an overwhelming force of rebels,
said TO have numbered 1000 men:
" On Thursday night train OF about eigh-
ty wagons sent out from New Creek,
heavily laden with commissary stores for the
garrison at Petersburg, and accompanying
the train was an escort OF about eight hun
dred men, being detachments from the 23d
Illinois, (Irish brigade) 4th Virginia Cavalry,
ID Maryland, l4th and LIST Virginia Infantry,
and one hundred of the Ringgold Cavalry
battalion, the whole under command of Col.
j. w. Snyder Nothing unusual occurred
until the train get about three miles south of
Williamsport, when it was suddenly set up
on at different points by open and concealed
forces of the enemy. Although somewhat
surprised by the suddenness of the attack,
the guard at once formed and deployed for
action. Then it was that a hard fight ensu-
ed, commencing at o'clock in the afternoon
and lasting for over four hours, at the expi-
ration OF which time it was found that we had
about eighty in killed and wounded, rank
and file. The enemy's loss was one hundred
On the early part of the fight the rebels
opened FIRE from four pieces of artillery. The
OF the enemys strength-there
being in all about 1000 men--also gave them
the advantage in outfanking movements, and
the enemy exercised his ingenuity simultan-
eously to operate on the front, rear and TANKS
Of Col SDyder's command. The enemy, !
however, completely failed of his object, |
which seemed to be to try to surround. and,
{ possible capture the whole party. Several
lines the rebel lines were broken, and several
lines the rebel charges were repulsed. At
asst, as night closed, the superior numbers Of
he rebels, and not their good fighting quail
lies, gained them a success Our men were
30 exhausted with marching, countermarch-
ng, and operating in various ways, that il I
was as much as they could do to succe ss-
ully defend themselves, let alone maks fur
her efforts to retake the train.
At one time the train was in fair way of
being entirely saved, but, owing to the excita-
Die ,kedadding propensities Of some few of
he teamsters, and the effect of their conduct
On others, kind Of panic was the result. A .
portion of the train was saved, notwithstand |
ng the above mentioned misfortune"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.
Gen. Gilmore is coming north. A vessel
with private dispatches from him reached
Baltimore last night He is not at Hilton
Head. Everything has settled down into old /
routine. Several of the best regiments in /
hat department has been sent elsewhere, and
others are preparing to follow.
Some veteran regiments probably will go
home to recruit. Some important movement
S on foot.
Late rebel papers apprehend that an attack I
will be made upon Mobile. They Ray large
n lmbers of Federal vessels are in the Gulf. |
1t is known also that some regiments have
gone down the Mississippi for some point
south.
NEw YORK, Feb. 2.
The Tribune's army dispatch says; 1.-The
report of a contrsband that Stuart's cavalry
we're concentrated in the western slope of
mountain. was proved false !"
The Herad's Washington dispatch pro-
nounces the report of the rebel authorities
being DESTROYS to prepare terms of peace II
iandrd.
Richmond papers contain the following -
1.-TWO Yankee gunboats astended the Chow
IN river, and landed 800 men who burned
'everal houses and destroyed 10000 pounds
,f government bacon. Several were killed
by our cavalry.
The health of Vice President Stephens is
Eighteen Yankee prisoners have escaped
rom Richmond
NEW York, Feb. 8.
Gold, $l.5S LIS.
The HerAld's New Orleans letter. the 26th,
mas report of an unimportant rebel dash in
10 Baton Rouge. Gen. Banks continued to
send troops over Lake Ponchartran as fast as
they came in from the Teche.
The Herald's letter says Troops are be-
ing h irried over the Lake to Madisonville.-I
All parties agree that Mobile is to be attack
I'd by land and water.
Gen Banks had issued the following order
from Headq quarters at New Orleans:
"All plantations not in process Of cultiva-
ton on Feb. LIST, unless excepted from this
order for special reasons, will be considered