The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-05-20
May 90.

Inc rBns wing mas not advance
much, and it now looks MS il or rr'Iea
wing would be swung arounI ielt
completely surround the fort auo
mediate attack on the main wor s 'ui'
anticipated. V'A
1t has been ascertained that Poo.
regard slipped by ON Tuesday last , a1l
is now probably with Lee ""u
New YonK, May H.
The Richmond papers of the 1914
arc received. The city was greatlr SUI 81
cited and the Home Guards wero ' AZ
out WI
The Richmond Dispatch saws. Al
the damage to the railroads by raid -.
has been repaired, and Lees commn
nication is intact
The Herald's dispatch, dated Nae
vile, 10th, p. NJ, says: / have N.
most gratifying intelligence from n,
front Our trains are running i,
miles below Dalton. There is now VA
doubt about the occupation of tb.,
point. 1t took place Friday last.
The enemy for several days has hoo,
moving away his stores. While in tba
midst of this, Mcpherson fell upon him
capturing nine trains.
During the day Gen. Sherman on.
countered a strong body of the enemy
near Resaca.
Resaca is ours. 1t was occupied by
Sherman to-day, capturing 1000 pri,.
oners and ten guns. Gen. Sherman
in hot pursuit of the enemy. Johns.
ton is said to be retreating toward,
Atlanta.
The Words Fredericksburg dis
patch of the 10th says: All the super.
huous trains of the army have bee,
ordered to be packed here at Trel.-
ricksburg
Thousands of our wounded are hers
and there is n terrible amount of suI.
fering and neglect Many houses are
occupied as quarters, and most of the
inhabitants have left
ST. LOUIS, May IT,
Nlcksburg advices of the 10th inst
say that the expedition under Gen
Macarthur, sent out by Gen Slocun.
had captured Yazoo City with but It,
tie resistance.
A messenger en- route to Gen. KitT
Smiths army was captured with cops
of the dispatches sent by Gen. Lee
Acknowledgement Cooper The d.s
patches stated that Grants army hal
been repulsed and driven towat
Washington.
Later adyiccs from Alexandria indt
cate that Gen. A. j. Smith viii be
compelled to march overland to the
Mississippi river.
1t is reported that Forrest and Rod.
dy, with 10000 rebels, were threaten.
ing Huntsville and Decatur Ala.
Last Saturday Gen Smith, in CON.
mand at the latter place, ordered sd
the citizens to work on the fortifca.
tons.
NEw YoRK, May H.
The steamer Fulton, from Port Roy.
nj 18th, has arrived.
An expedition up May river, S. c,
saw rebel pickets who skedaddled in,
hurry. Another expedition to Pinck.
ney Island captured 80 bales Of COT
ton. The enomy's picket fires wen
still burning when our men LANDED
showing a hasty retreat,
An armed steam transport was
blown up by the explosion Of two tor
pedoes in St John river, Florida Th
cabin boy and one other of her Gg
were lost The steamer was a tol
wreck A large number of perSa
were wounded, some severely
The Fulton reports that when d
: Charleston bar, 14th, n general engage
ment was going on between our Hei
under Admiral Dahlgren and reh
) forts and batteries on James and 81.
: Ivan Islands. The monitors appeMe
4 to be engaged, as also the new lra T
sides. Fort Putnam, on Greggs Pom
: seemed to be directing her fire pnna
7 pally on Sumpter, which was rephs
t to by Fort Moultrie on Sullivan Islam
e and battery Simpkins on james Island
S The contest was spirited, and SCENE
e as general as any that has trmspHa
t since last autumn.
They chased a blockade runner oaf
Y ward bound from Wilmington ny
: 18th, for Is hours and then a6al
S doned it.
The Latest from the Vermont Brgsas
Gov. Smith sends the following ID
portant dispatch to the BurlnS@
. Free Press. 1t communicates the y
palling fact that ont of spienGa
9 brigade of 3,400, but sevea hundfed"
! left;
WASHINGTON, May L.
= l have Just returned from lreaa,
icksburg and our wounded, secure
!, for them all the care possible nouS
suffering badly The First brgaui
4 entered the field thirty-four hanG S'
/, and ninety strong, and up to las w, IN
n urday lost 2790. Our men pus-
with the most wonderful valor 4
i have crowned themselves ana
State with glory. l am arranSns
4 get the wounded to Vermont as y
q idly as possible. No bodies can @y
moved from the zelda present iii',
y desiring TO visit the wounded can
e passes by applying to Con ilisi
Holbrook. l send an addition"
, of wounded and killed. ,rru
i j. GREGORY oMliD