Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-22
SURRENDER of FORT PILLOW
TO THE REBELS.

fllloW. soon alter the attack Forrest sent n
flag Of truce demanding the surrender Of the
garrison In the meanwhile, so dlsposing
his forces as TO take the advantage Of our
forces. Maj. Booth who commanded. refused
the flag oftuce and the lighting was resumed,
Afterwards second flag came in which was
also refused This gave the rebels the ad-
vantage Of gaining new positions.
The battle was kept up until P. NJ. when
Major Booth was killed. and Major Bradford
took command The rebels now made such
furious attack that our men we're compelled
to surrender. Immediately upon the surren-
der. scene which battles all description took
place. Up to that time, comparatively few Of
our men had been killed. bat instantly on
taking possession OF the Fort the fends com
menced an indiscriminate butchery of the
whites and blacks, including those Of both
colors, and VITO had been previously wounded.
The black soldiers becoming demoralized
rushed to the rear, the white officers having
thrown down their swords Both white and
black we're bayonetted. shot, or sabred. even
dead bodies were horribly mutllSted, aud
children and several negro women we're mut-
dered in cold blood. Soldiers unable to
speak from wounds were shot dead and their
bodies thrown into the river. The dead and
wounded negroes we're piled in heaps and
burned. Several citizens who bad joined our
forces fol protection were killed aud wou d.
ed. Out Of the garrison Of 600. but 200 re-
NAMED alive. Major Bradford is said to
have escaped, but it is feared be is killed
The steamer Platte Valley came up about
80 p. m. aud was hailed by the rebols un-
der flag of truce. Some men we're sent
ashore to take on board such Of the wounded
a. the rebels alo ved to live. Fifty-seven
we're taken aboard, including seven or eight
coiored eight died on their way up.
A steamer arrived here this eve, and was
immediately sent to Mound City to discharge
her suffering cargo. Among our wounded
officers of colored troops are Capt. Foster,
Lieut.. Libbutts and Adj,. Lemming Six
guns we're cantured by the rebels and carried
of. A large amount Of stores was destroyed
and carried off. The intent on fine rebels
seemed to be to move on towards Memphis
and evacuate the place.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April Ia.
Advoes from Gen. Steele to the 7th inst
are received. His expedition had reached
point five miles south of Elkin Ferry, on the
Little Missouri river, and twenty-five miles
from Camden, where he expected the force
from Fort Smith to join him the next day.
On the 2nd the rebel Gen. Shelby attacked
Con. Steeles' rear guard, under Gen. Rice,
with 1900 cavalry and two pieces of artillery
and was repulsed.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April IA.
Col. Pratt commanding at Paducah tele
graphs that he is informed that the town il
/ full of rebels.
TORONTO, c. w. April 10.
! The WelIand canal - onan fhfa moaning
A large feet Of vessels is passing up.
NHw YoKK, April Is.
Last evening 90 pieces of artillery, consist
ing Of l2-pounders and smooth bore howis-
zers with csissons attached, were forwarded
to Washington over the New Jersey railroad,
the orders requesting that the cannon must
be landed on Saturday without fail, so as to
transfer them to the Army OF the Potomac.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April IA.
On the 4th inst, the rebel Gen. Marmsduke
attacked Gen. Steele with 5000 or 1000 csval-
ry and FIVE pieces of artillery, on the south
side Of the Little Missouri river, and after
five hours fighting was repulsed, with the
loss of four killed and twenty-three wound
ed. Our loss was twenty wounded. There
is large force of rebels about five miles a.
head, but it is not expected that they will
make a stand
NEW YORK, April l6
2.l5 p. m-gold Sl.72 8 8.
The Herald's dispatch says: The roads
in the vicinity of the Army of the Potomac
were at noon yesterday in excellent condition
Ani presented no obstaeles to an advance.
The rebel Mosby at the head of about 500
rebel cavalry made his appearance on Thurs
day morning on the Orange and Alexandria
railroad near Brstoe Station, so suddenly as
to take the patrol for the protection Of the
road between tina. place and Manassas. From
twenty to twenty five of our soldiers were
captured. The rebels went in the direction
Of Fredericksburg.
An expedition went out to Occoquan and
captured some prisoners.
The Times New Orleans letter states that
Gen. Banks command is above Natchitoches
and there has been no battle with the rebels.
There is considerable skirmishing with Dick
Taylor's rear, and things promise collision.
The Louisville Journal Of the 18th says
A distinguished officer in the federal service
in Georgia writes that the rebels intend to
make a raid into Kentucky on the most gi-
gantic scale, and it will require extraordinary
exertions to repel them.
LoUIsvILLE, KY, April Is.
Headquarters advised of a dispatch from
Col. Galop received at Lexington, that the
rebels are in full retreat from East Kentucky.
The force that made the attack on gainesville
was about | 900 strong. Col. True is push
ing forward from Mount Sterling to intercept
them. No fears are entertained of this in
cursion.
CAIRo, H.. April Is
Three other negroes wore buried alive by
the rebels at Fort pillow, making five in all
All were wounded but one.
Chalmers said to a federal officer that 1t
was their intention to show no mercy TO
southerners serving Ia the Union army, and
1.-The negroes
NEwBgRN, n. C., April -
The rebels have appeared tn large force
on Cnuwan river, prub,Dly for the protection
of the shad and herring h,hsrs. The reoel
conscriplion Is Suspended IN tbe lst congress
sional district Of North Carolina, and am
nesty is fired to all North Crolinians who
are or have been in the federal service.
The way they do business IN New Haven,
Conn is illustrated by AN incident published
in the journal & Courier. chap had court
ed a girl, Ling her large number OF pres
ents to keep her admiration all hight, but dit
feronces arose and big squabble was the re-
suit. Offended lover calls on his Mary Ann
and requests = that dTUs, pattern given her