Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-03-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE WAR

portant but somewhat conflicting and uncertai
Gen. Sherman, with column of $4,000 men, h
advanced into The heart Of the Gulf States
has cut himself loose from 4" bases and T" con
municatons," and subssts on the countr
through which be passes. At the latest adyic
he is reported to have taken Selma, near ii
centre of Alabama, and his immediate destint
ton is supposed to be Montgomery. The rebe
have also reported portion of his forces
Quitmsn, Mississippi and it is not impossib
that his purpose may be to capture Mobll,
Farraguts feet is already laundering at the la
Ger place, and ID looks as though grand attac
upon it by land and sea wss in contemplation
THIS movement of Sherman seems to have di.
concerted the rebel plans for the Spring can
paien in the West and Southwest. Longstree
has fallen back from Rockville, and at last &C
counts was retreatiDg towards Atlanta, Georgia
Schoheld following. Our forces at Chattanoog
had advanced to Tunnel Hill, and after shar
high, dislodged the rebels from that position
The troops then pushed on and found the rebel
In force at Dalton The object of this movemen
being to hold the rebel army at Dalton iron
moving against Sherman, no further demonstra
ton Was made, in that quarter
The steamship Fulton arrived Friday, bring
ing the intelligence Of desperate battle on tb
~ h inst, Dear Sanderson, Florida, between
zen Seymour's forces and superior BODY 0
rebels. Alter lighting three hours, Gen. Sey
moui w,s compelled to retire, although we az,
told hat he br ught off safely the bulk Of the
wounded Our lUsses were certainly heavy. a,
2IO OF the wounded had arrived at Hilton
Head but the tull details of the reverse hat
not reached US, as Gen. Gilmore lust prnviou,
to the sailing of the Fulton, seized the newspa-
per and other correspondence, including the listi
OF killed and wounded.
On the 18th inst, the sloop-ot-war Housaton.
ic, one of the blockadiug feet of Charleston Bar
was blown up by rebel torpedo, which ap.
preached within GO yards before it was discover.
ed. The ftousatonic sunA in three minutes af.
Ger the explosion, IN % feet of water Captain
Pickering was wounded, and two Ensigns and
three seamen lost. The Fulton also brings news
OF successful expedition in the direction Of
Savannah
The greatest cavalry expedition Of the war
has started from Memphis and Corintb, and is
now moving int the yitals OF the South. IL il
under command OF Generals Smith and (iriersop
IL Is a part, and the precursor of General Sher.
mans movement, and its mission, we presume.
IS to cut the railroads IN Alabama and Mississ.
ilPpi, 50 as to isolate Folks army at Meridian.
The total force is about 10000 men.
Fourteen United States vessels are now wait.
ing for seamen, being ready in oil other respect,
10 proceed to their respective points of destina.
ton. The umendatory enrolment bill, lust
passed, Is designed to remedy the deficiency of
seamen, as by its provisions any mariner or able
seaman who shall be drafted has the right To
enlist in the naval service, which exempts him
from The draft. Many sailors have entered the
army having been encouraged by the bounty to
do go
detachment OF $50 Union cavalry was at.
tackled near Dranesvile on Monday morning BY
MOsoy rs men. Eight were killed seven were
found wounded, and from so to rs are missing
Capt. j ) Reed, who was in command of the
detach nent was shot through the lungs.
The gunboat Conestoga, ten miles below the
mouth Of Red RIVER, recently captured four
Rebel officers two Of them Colonies. while at.
tempting to cross the river with large Rebel
mail, $500 900 in New Orleans money 20 I'M la.
OF cotton. number OF mules, horses and wap
ons. and other property to be delivered 10 the
Quartermasfer at Natchez.
Nearly 300 Rebels have been captured in ,be
nelghborhood OF Helena and sent TO Nashville
by Gen. Buford during the last month.
An official dispatch Gays that our troops IN
Arkansas are Riding the country Of armed Reb.
els with great success. The secrecy of the
movements contound the enemy so that tbev
have lost all heart, and surrender in small So uads
every day
Mosby had a narrow escape the other night.
We took IS OF his men and horses. and two
ofhcers lie escaped by the window of the
house IN which our force surrounded him. and
crossed the river on the ice
The Department of the South has been di-
vded into two districts Gen. Terry command
ing IN ths Charleston district and Gen. Sew.
mour in Florida.
The Provost Marshel announces that il is his
intention to begin the draft on Thursday, the
10Th of March.
1t Is said that out Of 30 900 veterans of our
Army OF the Potomac whose terms of service
will expire within the next nine months NJ
least 20 900 have already re-enlsted, with a.
TAR prospect that nearly all the rest will do soc
vi the 0O0 veterans of this same army who
have OF late been home on furlough $500 hav
already returned to duty.
The Nsobrn Tines Announces that sevo,al
thousand Union prisoners we're sent from Rich.
moud to Georgia lew days since.
CONGRESS-
SENATE. Feb. 23.-Mr Foot was chosen
President pro ten. during the temporary alb
since OF MF HamiIn. The Senate proceeded to
the consideration OF the j)ini resolution eonali
llng the pay OF Uni'ed States soldiers. Mr.
Wilson presented modification of his amend.
ment which makes il discretionary with the
President to allow negro troops bounty previous
TO the passage of the act The amendment as
modified was adopted. MIR. Davis called nm
70 amendm mt TO dlsarm the colored troo ns
aud provide Tor their enlistment as teamsters
aud laoorers. The amendment was rejected.
The Senate resumed the consideration of the
joint resolution to promote enlistmebts. Mr..
ooilamer "hered an amedment which provides
that all persons enlisted into the service under
the call Of 1908 for 10000 volunteers, shal
receive The the same pay and bounty.
housk.--rhe House took up the bill 10 On
tabllsh a Bureau Of Freedmen's Affairs. Mr.
helley OF Pennssl7ania spoke in behalf of tres
dom' A message was received from the senate
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