Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-03-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

In the recent attack upon Suffolk the "a col
ored cavaay under Col Cole, behaved vita
great bravery IN fight Of an hours duration.
Trey had largely superior force to contend
against, hui cut tber way through with luss
OF only ~ killed. The Rebels are said to have
hao u killed. Suffolk was eventually captured,
as We have heretofore stated
There were q iron clad gunboots at tle
mouth Of the Red River, en- the ION inst. and
Gen, llurlbart has dispatched q large force ~.
on some expedition which is as yet secrel
Tho Red River is nayiglble to Shreveport, in
the PARISH OF Caddj, IN the north westernmost
portion Of Louisiana. Ii divides that State,
and tn richest portion Of it, Shreveport IS the
abidiog place OF the Rebel State Organization.
and Is nov threaten by Gen Steel from Mis-
souri,, and by this Expedition from Vicksburg
Tie Navy Department has received the Dc
tails OF two expeditions sent out from the gun.
boat Tahoma during tho past month the objects
of which were successfully accomplished Iay-
lng marched through swamps and dense woods
Il distance of TOUR mil 8, they DESTROYED the
Rebel Government salt works at St. Marks
Fla. These were seven mills in extent. and
contested with them were among other tbInos
800 salt kettles, ITO furnaces, and lG5 houses
and shanues. Similar works, ten miles dis
tant, shared tue same fate. The property des.
troyed is estimated at $1,000 ,000
Gen. Peck thus sums up the result Of recent
operations in North Carolina " Besides the
repulse OF Gen. Pickets army at Newbern, the
f Lowing have been captured officers, 28l
prisoners and dangerous Rebels, 800 contra-
md
and mules, ii bales Of cotton, piece of arlil
lery casslon complete, | Dag, many saddles,
harnesses and wagons. Much property Of the
Rebel Government has been d stroyed from in.
ability to re"cye II, rs app arsby artiu list
$50 600 pounds Of pork, 80 barrels OF lard. IS
barrels VI meat % 00O bushels of corn. 81 bar.
rcls OF beef, 5 hOgshead OF sugar 8 900 emptv
sacks, ! corn mil , 10 wag rs, tun Of tobacco,
10 mules, warehouses VI salt, and extensive
salt manulaotorirs.
Several men were arrested few DAYS since
below Hickman, Ky, Tor having among Others,
Organized themselves io.o companies Tor the
aVowed purpose OF enterlng the rebel service.
number OF rebel sympithlzers have been
actively recruiting for the rebel army lately.
Guerrilla bands are being formed by citizens in
several towns and c0ontes 10 Ksntucky, for
the purpose Of lnt"rrdpng the navigation Of
tho Onio aad MIssiss pp Rivers
NASHVILLE. March H.
General Grant formal y ASSUMED the command
OF the armies Of the United ates to-day. The
following rs HE order on the subject
HEADQUARTERS ~ THE ARMIES OF THE
UNTtD STATES,
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March II.
General Orders No u.
10 pursuance Of the following order of the
President:
Executive MANSION.
WAsHINGToN d c., March 10
Under the authority Of the act Of Congress
to appoint the grade Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IN the army OF February 20, 1861, Lieutenan,
General Ulysses ,. Grant, u. 5 A., is appoint
ed to the command OF the Armies of the United
States.
(o'gned) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
assume command OF the armies OF the United
States. Headquarters will be in the field and
until further orders, will be with the Army of
the Potomac. Thele will BE- an office headonar
tiers 10 Washington. d. O., to which all official
Communications viii be sent, except thos, from
the army whre he headquarters are ut the
dats Of their address
(Sisned) U. s. GRANT,
Lleutenan; General
The Philadelphia Press says that tho Govern.
ment has call, d upon the loo jmotye builders
Of that city Tor 200 engines to o made forth
with, and In case OF default the Government
would selze the shops. The engine builders
have agreed To do the work.
BY the arrival Of the Creole we have three
days later from New Orleans The Army il in
motion, with Cen Banks at the head; but it's
determination ls profound secret
From Now Orleans we learn that there is con.
SIDE able stir and activity 10 military IN lt,ers IN
this department AZ present Gen. Banks is on
the eve OF departure for Western Louisiana.
Ter objective point is probably Alexandra
fleet OF Admiral Porter's gunboats has
already started for that place. 1t il expected
that rather Formidable works of defense will be
encountered BY the Iron.c lads, one OF which is
the newly launched Ozark, between the mouth
OF d River and Alexandria. IL IL believed
that some sort OF an understanding has been
entered into between Gen. Banks and Gen
Steele by which western Louisiana and south
cru Arkansas are to be cleared Of rebel troops.
An order has just been issued by General
Banks TO hold an election for delegates 10 n
Constitutional Convention on the 2Sth. The
Conveation meets IN New Orleans on the 9th Of
April. There are to be $50 delegates chosen on
white basis as ner census of 1860 New Or
leans will have 63 members.
CONgRESS