Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-26
Che freeman
MONTPELIER, Vt.
Tuesday Morning, April, 26, 1904.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE WAR.

publishes letters IRON the Red River expedition,
giving the delaIls Of severe Union disaster {
Peasant Hill De- Sofa Parish, Louisiana. 0ui
cIvslry of the 3 and 4th Divisions o. the 1874
Army Corps, after hard fought battle, wer
put 20 fight by q largely superior Rebel force
Gen. TINE was in command of the movement
The 18Th Army Corps finally came up and
checked the enemy. Oar loss was over 2, 900.
The enemy also lost heavily. Gen Ransom
who commanded the Sd and 4th Divisions, WA
wounded 10 the early part Of the fight 1h,
Chicago Mercantile Battery lost all ts guns snG
four officers and TWEEN y-two men. The letter
Of The Journal are daled at Grand Ecore, on tn
Ion ana / ith Instant.
The Chicago Evening Journal of April 10Th
publishes extracts from private letters from mem-
bers OF the Chicago Mercantile Battery date
April l2sh, to the effect that on the day aftel
tue recent dIsas'er to the 18th Army Corps, Gen
A j. smith, with the 10Th Army Corps en-
gagged the enemy and defeated them capturing
ZOO prisoners aud 20 cannon.
LATER.
Adyces from GranJ EcUre Red River. up [,
the morning Of the l5Gh, have been received
The battle of The 9Th was fought at Sabin,
Cross Roads. The rebels were commanded b,
Generals Magruder, Holmes aud Taylor, all IN
der KIRBY Smlth. The enemys loss on the 8th
is placed ut 1900. On the 9Th another fgh
took place at Pleasant Hill, where. as preyious,
stated, the r bels were most glOrously whipped
ana routed by 0ui forces under General Smitb
Blanks, commanding in Cnlef) The rebel los,
Was heayy-two 10 one. Among their kllleo
were Geus. MOutOn and Parsons.
Alter the first days fight, Gen. Banks being
short OF ratlons, sent word 10 tho Admiral t.
return with the heet, which had advanced to
within eighty miles OF Shreveport, and wa1
preparing 10 blow up the steamer at New Fallt
City, which The r, bells had sunk 10 the channel.
Va The reception OF Gen Banks dispatch the
nset turned back, and on the way down was
attacked BY Large numbers of the enemy on both
sides OF tbs river who attempted to capture tn,
transports light ensued between the gun
boats and rebels 10 when the latter were splen.
duly repused 500 or 800 killed and IL large
number wounded while none on the gunboats
We e injured. Gen. Greene commanding the
rebels, mad bis head blown off by a shell.
A letter from mem Der of Minis battery dat
ing Natchltoches, April 5, says we have been very
su S''ui 81 lar, capturing 800 prisoners anu
10 pl ces Of srtlllery
Inc rebels are now on our front 20 900 strong
ana being reinforced from Texas We are OK
pectng hard fight reconnaissance, from III
ys'efuay CAUSED him to show force of 10 900
men We fell back and they charged upon
Regular battery under Lieut.. kowles, who waiteo
until the rebels were close upon him, then gave
them grape and canister They retreated with
fearful loss. We then Tell back to this place
bat were not followed. This battery was not
engaged
A dispatch to the Cincinnati Commercial from
Catlettsoorg, Ky, dated The 10Th instant saws
Capt. Patrick has arrived here with over loO
prisoners captured at the ba ties of Paintsyill,
auu nan Mountain, on tie Licking River
rouge . reoel brigade attacked Col. Gille.pie't
iofce AZ faintsvllle on Tuesday, but was repu ,ed
"'iierplo pursued the retresting rebels with 500
Zen oil the l4eh anc 39.h Kentucky an ] sur.
prised them on the l4th instant in canp n,
haii Mountain, capturing 20 prisoners, 200
nor es, 4OO saddles, $40 stsnI of small arms
ana all lhelr camp tquIpage. Eghty-fve rebel.
W. re Killed and wounded. Our loss was ON,
kiiei and four wounded. COL Clay Is one OF
the rebel prisoners.
Va the Ath instant, Capt. Phelps Of gunboa,
No ~ captured rebel,m,' carrier near Croe
ketts Bluff, Ark, with 900 letters from Rich.
moud aud other poinls, and 10000 percussion
caps Tor Zen. Prices army Tue letters con
tanned ofhciai communication from Shreyeport
and Considerable sum of Federal money
70 'aa OIL rebels recently captured Representa-
i've ozark and the sheriff OF Kansas C,nnty
Ath' anu carried them of They also burned
q TOT oil cotton, and arrested sevel cotton buve,s
Ihe latter they lot 80 after robbiog them Of
several thousands oi dollars.
A Dispatch from L1ui,vllle states that on
Thursday, Col. Gallup, while falling back to
get an advantageous position. attacked | OF q
rebels, killing and wounding rs. incuiinp
rebel colonel aud capturing SO retels, 100 horse,
ana Zo0 saddles. Near Seibyyille the rebel al.
Vance ran into Col Trues advance. whiob wa.
goios from West Liberty to Sslb,ynle. and
whien captured SIX rebels, and then pressed
forward to join Col. Gallup.
Three regiments of colored troops, par, Of
the quota Of Maryland, passed through tn.
stress Of Baltimore recently. fully equipped
ano under marching orders. They IN do foe
uisp'ay' Va tue same day three Years 400
reousyWania troops were sssailed by Secession
ro"uies 10 the streets oi Biitlmore-uu,te a
Contrast f''s'
Ihe Pniladelphia Inquirer says that rebel do.
'ef'efs who have arrived in Washington SAFE
that Lees iorce gu the Rapidan is 60 900 .trong
LJngstreet was ut charlottesville march,ps
toward Siaunton for the purpose of aoyancins
down the Shenandoah Valley. Lees armv LaS
received seven days rstions for a forward move
ment.
ORDERS were received at Columbus on Wedne,.
day from Cen Sherman, prohibiting the issue
o. passes to citizens to 70 beyond Nashville
''nof''y has been received from the War De.
p"''uen' 70 raise ole or more reglu epls of
heavy artillery iu 0aio.
Gen. Butler has written a very spirted ls,,.r
70 high public iu ctionary in Washington osl
"u''a no c'ne udins paragraph reads as fol
lows; Z" 1t the proposed arrangement ho -. ~
9u'' I" "ouii have the eject ol making me mere
op'I'"s Secretary ior the will OF Major. Gen.
w. T. . IN, WHO would be the real commander
~ 'a'' l oinnot submit. Tue office of Civil Ma.
y"i " va foiot Comfort rs not the sort of ser.
Vice "r "h'ca Was mastered 10. therelore
mUst respectfully demand either to BIO relieved
a''oee'ner rum my present position, or to have.
on.er the General 10 Caiei, supreme control and
VI eetvn vi any muItary movements having
men 0A'e within The linus oil my department
Inc following highly importan, intelligence
wa rtce'vsd from Fortress Monroe SATURDAY
w sunday iast ,be rebels assaulted our voris
az r,,moaso, N o., and we're twice rennlssd
Va M'nday lofsboOn, at one O'Clock. the unn.
buat bJmboh hell Tau u % the R,anosa r,,a. =, e.