Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-06-21
Che freeman.
MONTPELIER, VI.
Tuesday Morning, June ~, 1854
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
rTnH M an
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
June l3--l2 Midnight

The following dispatch from Gen. Burbridge,
comm lndlng IN Kentucky, has Just reached here
" attacked Morgan At Cynlhlana at daylight
yesterd ~ morning. and alter an hours hard
lighting completely routed him, killing three
hundred, wOundlng nearly as many, and captur.
ing nearly four hundred BESIDES recapturing
nearly one bundled of Gen. II bison command
and over Que thousand horses. Oar loss in
killed and WOUNDED was about one hundred and
fifty Morgan's scattered forces az flying in all
directions, have thrown away arms, are Out Of
ammunition, and are wholly demOralized.
Dispatches from Gen. Butler at , o'clock this
evening. indicate no change in the command.
n further intelligence has been received from
ten. Hunter.
EDWIN Nj. STANTON, Secretary of War
WAsBINcroS. Wednesday, June 49, A. NJ.
Mayor Gen. Dir
Tue movement of the Army of the Potomac
TO th south eide OF Richmond across the Chick
ahOmny River and James River has progressed
tar enough " admit the publication OF come
general Iacts without danger OF premature DIS
closure After several days preliminary prepa
ratl0ns The movement commenced Sunday night.
TIE 18th Army Corps, under command OF Zen.
Smith marched TO White House, and then EN-
bsrked on transports for BERMUDA Landing
Gen. Wrlgbt's corps and Bunsldes moved to
Jones Bridge, when they crossed the Clncka-
hOmny anC marched thence to Charts Cl'y on
the James River. Gen. Hancock's aud Gen.
Warren corps crossed the Chickahomiuy at
Long Bulge, and marched thence to Wilcox
on the james River The james River was To
be crossed by the Army at Powhatau Point.
A dIspaIch from GJn. Grant dated Monday
evening, 8 | 2 O'Clock, Headquarters, Wilcox
Landing, states that the advance OF our troops
had reached that place, and would commence
crossing tile james River on Tuesday, and
smith . corps would commence arriving at City
Point that night, that no fighting was rel orted
during the movement except little cavalry Skin
mishng. Yesterday (luesday) afternoon, at
o'clock p. NJ, General Grant was at Bermuda
Landing la dispatch from him dated O'Clock
that day he says " Our forces will commence
crossing the .ines River to-day. The enemy
show no signs ct yet having brought troops to
the south side OF Richmond. Oar movement
from Cold Harbor 10 the James River has been
made with great celehty, and 50 far without
loss or accident
An unofficial dispatch, dated at Gen. Buffers
headquarters, 20 Z. NJ, says that Smiths
corps was coming on, 5000 having Already land
cd.
dispatch from Gen. Shermans headqusr.
tiers, dated at . clock yesterday afternoon near
X ,nsau, states that The General is in front ad
vancIug bis lines On kenssu. Another unofi
clal dIspatcn, dato ut . clock last night, re-
porIs some alvabce to-day that Gen. Thomas
has gaiued ground, and that one reDel brigade Is
Mt ar y surrounded. Ii further reports hat the
Tebel Gen. Polk was killed to-dsy, and his body
sent to Marietta In another part Of Gen.
Snermans East Mississippi Division, our forces
have not met with the success that has attended
Competent commanders.
q n. Washburn, at Memphis, reports that
the expedition, consisting Of 900 cavalry, 81
OOO iu'autry, and 10 pieces OF artillery sent out
iiOm there lew days ago, under command OF
Oeu. Slurgis, encountered large rebel force on
the lO,h inst, under command OF Forrest at
Guntown, on the railroad running south from
Con til, and alter u severe tight IN " lch our
loss in killed and wounded was heavy, our for
ces ~ere wOrsted, and that at the last accounts
S'urgls Was at Co.lInsyllle retreating toward
NJ mphs. Dispatches salo that with the troops
that had lately arrived Memphis Is safe.
On, Sherman having received the news of
Sturgss defeat, reports that be has already
mace arrangements to repair Sturgis' disaster,
aud placed Gen. A. J. Smith IN command, who
will resume the offensive immediately No 9th
or millsry intelligence hes been received by this
Department since my last telegram.
EDws N. STANTON, Secretary OF War
WAsBmoTos, juno IL.
TO Moj. Gen. Dir
tn. t,,lin diana fchas hava hean raraivad
BY this Department
CRY POlsr june 10, via Jamestown Island,
June 10. $50 A. NJ.
Gen. Smith, with $4,000 men, attacked Pc
,ersburg this morning. Gen. Butler reports
from his observatory near Bermuda Hundred,
that there has been sharp fighting, and the
troops and trains Of the enemy were, as he
writes, moving from the city across the Apo
mattOx, as II retiring Gen. Hancock II not
near enough to render Gen. Smith any aid
The Richmond papers have nothing to indi.
cate suspicion OF our crossing the James
river. They (the rebels) expect to he attacked
from he direction Of Malvern Hill.
City PoiSr, Va, June l5-7:30P. NJ Our
--latest report IRON smith VS. at 4 2. NJ lie
bad carried line OF intrenchments at Bealthy's
house, the colOred troops aseaulting and carrying
The rhs puts with great gallanuy, but be had
not CARRIED the main line. He describes the
rebel artillery fire as We heavy. He expected
to assault this line just before dark. General
Hancock rs within three miles of Gen. smith,
CRY PoisT. June $3.50 p. NJ. !
via J ,nestown Island, HAS A. NJ.
AT 7;20 z. N yesterday, Gen. Smith ASSAULT
ed anu carried the principal line Of tho enemys
works before Petersburg, taking IL cannon,
several sta de Of colors, and between 400 and
$40 prisoners. This line Is two miles IRON Pc
tersburg.
Gen. Hancock got up and took position on
Gen. omlth's lett at 3 A. NJ, to day. There
was heavy firing in that direction from 5 to 6
o'clock.
DONr HARD LANDING, Va, June l6-l p. NJ.
After se''uing my dispatch OF this morning from
the heights southeast OF Petersburg, went over
the Conquered lines with Gen Grant and the
kuglnerr Uthcers.
The works are of the very strongest kind,
more difficult even to take than was Missionary
Rpige, at Chattanooga.
The hardest fighting was done by the black
troops. The iurts they stOrmed were, think,
the worst ol all.
A ter the Hair was over Gen. Smith went 10
thank them and tell them he was proud OF their
courage aud dash. lie says that they cannot
DO excelled as soldiers aud ha, hereafter he will
send them in difficult place as readily as the
best white troops. They captured SIX out OF
the sixteen guns which he took.
The prisoners he took were from Beauregard's
command sume Of them said they had Just
CT, ssed the James river above Drurys Bluff |
DO not think auy Of Lees army had reached
Petersburg WIEN Gen Smltn stOrmed IL, They
seem to be there 1his morning, however, and 10
lie making ar'ang nens 10 hold the west side
oil the Appomstt,x. The town they cannot
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