Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-05-17

Nav ioRk, May 10 A special dispatcb 10
the New York Times dated Washington, Sun.
day The 18th says that on Saturday evening lust
ItlIfe dusk he rebels made an attack on the Do.
siton occupied by the 9th corps principally with
artillery, bus were finally driven back with SO.
we're loss lhe ctnn0nadiug was furious for sev.
erll hours Our loss was from 200 to 800 men
killed aud wounded
After the attack Of the rebels one OF the
divisions Of The 9th corps made charge upon
the enemy position, and it'll reported captured
rebel battery aud q number Of prisoners
90 saturday night Lees forces we're believed
tl q. ID line 81 battle about three miles beyond
>lotsyIyanm Court House, in a southwesterly
IirecuJn.
N4w YORK, May 10 The Worlds Washin
tln Dispatch says later adylces are OF hand from
Che army than thoseof our correspondent which
tates that there was no lighting OF special men.
uou vas aseeriained yesterday afternoon
that l.oe had not continued bis retreat Of Fri.
DAY, bat WIS apparently making stand for
another battle
4 courier who left the army at 7. NJ. Sat
urily, state, that Gen Grant, at 6 ?. NJ. had
attacked Lee 0n the south bank Of the Pc, and
tha, when be- left the engagement had become
general
The battle held of last night was four miles
from that Of Thursday last. Upon this move
meut rumors OF tremendous victory have been
lls'd, and Washington has been considerably
excited by them
At o'clock Ibis evening the Presider had NJ
information that battle had been commenced
90 such lime, and it If thought that the courier
must have magnifed severe skirmsh into a
general engagement
The Worlds Cincinnati dispatch of the 18th
says We have details Of news from Gen. Sher.
man's army up to Thursday afternoon. The
enemy's position was taken by the corps of Gems.
Howard, Schoheld, Palmer and Hooker. Some
diminishing had occurred for some days. The
loss chiefly fell upon Gen Geary's division Of
Gea, llooker's corps, aud Woods division OF
Palmer corps, 1t became fully developed that
Dalton was almost lmpregnable to a front at.
tack
The llnking movement by zen. Mcpherson
was admirably conceived and executed, and Sc.
cured a vital point at Snake Gap, opening upon
Rosaca 5 miles in the rear of Dalton. No
sooner was this done than Sherman shifted the
uhlu uuuN % hth uuuis W Nut TlR0l, iOllOWlng
Mcpherson. Johnston had no alternative but
take flight from his stronghold on the mountain
Gen fitzpatrick at the head of division of
cavalry reached lohnston's rear and DESTROYED
the railroad few miles south of Rasaca, Mon,
day night.
Johnstons army is believed to be 90 00O
strong including 10000 militia.
Gen Sherman's army is in magnificent trim
and has absolute confidence of making triumph.
ant march through Georgia, or wherever else
their leaders may direct Forrest is reported t.
have crossed the Tennessee now, to make a raid
90 Sherman rear
The Herdid's special Washington dispatch
says, endorsements have been sent forward 10
Gen Grants army. There can be no harm in
making known the fact that the loss in killed
aGd wounded has almost been made good by the
reenIorcements which have already reached the
army OF the Potomac
The troops have been pouring through th
city from the West and elsewhere, during tht
last lew days of the past week 1t is believed tn,
number will not amount to less than 10 00t
ifesh men.