Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-06-10
MISCELLANEOUS DISPATCHES.

ST. LOUIS, Juns l.
telegram to headquarters from Rola,
NJ, 30th. states thai train of Union refu-
gees from Jacksonport, Ark, under escort Of
20 Wisconsin cavalry, was attacked at Salem,
Ark, by 500 guerrillas. The entire train
was burnt, aud 30 men and some women kill
ed.
Friday 30 men Of detachment OF the I'd
Wisconsin cavalry, who went out on scout
from Rolla, became separated from :he main
body, were surrounded by guerrillas ave
we're killed and the others made their escape.
The detachment then returned in large force
and found the bodies Of those killed stripped
and their throats cut.
A dispatch from Little Rock reports all
quiet in the vicinity.
Gen Shelby had left Brownsville about
two weeks ago with force Of fifteen hundred
men for southwest Missouri. Gen. West,
with several companies Of cavalry, had been
sent against him. ahelby is represented to
have been joined by force OF 5000 cavalry.
MEMPHIs. Tenn, May 81.
The iron-clads MAmors Juliet and Prairie
Bird recently engaged the rebel batteries at
Gaines Landing and succeeded in driving
them away. The Prairie Bird was struck
thirty times. The Marine Brigade boat Delta
had an engineer killed.
Marmaduke, who was reported to be in
Sommand of the rebels, had take twelve pieces
uf artillery. He captured and burned the
teamer Lebanon aud carried the crew and
iassengers off prisoners.
Boats from White river report the rebels
thick, bot boats are not molested.
heavy force Of rebels is reported to be
within 25 miles of Duvsl's Bluff, marching
pn that place--supposed to number $4,000
The rebel Gen. Shelby captured Dardanells
last Monday, taking 200 prisoners. After
the capture he crossed the Arkansas river,
and it is supposed that he intended to strike
Little Rock railroad.
Guerrillss are unusually active in Arkansas.
II appears to be the intention of the rebels to
force the Union troops to evacuate all the
state except Little Rock and Helena. Jack
sonport and Batesville have been evacuated
by our forces.
The steamer Pauline, from New Orleans
9th, has arrived. Her officers report that
when some distance from the city they notic-
ed large light, supposed at New Orleans.
On arriving at Baton Rouge they learned that
eight steamboats, had been burned at New
Orleans. No particulars.
CINCINNATI, June l.
News has beeu received here direct from
Kingston, Tenn, by telegraph, which says
Gen. Sherman arrived at Dallas last Saturday
.ad pushed on reinforcements to Mcpherson
who was to reach Atlanta by next Saturday
unless heavy force Of rebels was met on the
ray. At last accounts he was at Sweetws-
.ertown, and had driven the rebels across
Powder and Nickajack creeks and got pos
session Of the bridge across the Chattahoo-
shie, twelve miles from Atlanta.
} The Baltimore American says that Gen.
/ Buffers loss in prisoners taken with Gen.
Hickman was but $50 instead Of 1900, as
formerly stated. aud that all prisoners taken
from Gen. Butler and Army of the Potomac
| does not exceed 800.
! The Tribune's correspondence with Butler
says Information furnished by deserters and
{ prisoners shows that everything that can pos
{ sibly be spared has been sent to Lee. About
, $4,000 troops are located at Petersburg in
, our Immediate front, and in the defences Of
Richmond on the south side. When orders
! reached Gen. Butler to send reinforcements
! to Gen. Grant, he had pontoons laid across
( Appomatox river, and his men we're to march
! that night to attack Petersburg, instead OF
which, however, they took another route.
/ The Tribune says letter from Pensacola
states tLat information was brought TO the
Admiral on the 2lst ult. that the rebel Ram
Tennessee was in Mobile Bay and steaming
about at the rate of miles an hour.