Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-04-05
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MONTPELIER, Vt.
Tuesday Morning, April, 5, 1864
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE WAR,

THE WAR.
We have some particulars Of the recent trou.
bic at Charleston, Iii Col. Oakes, Assistant
Provost Marshal. General started for Charles.
ton on Tuesday night, and telegraE he'd on
Wednesday Tor the 4lst Regiment, which lelt
Springfield in the afternoon. Gen. Heutzlema u
was also requ sted TO send 900 troops Gom
Indianapolis. Col. Cakes arrived on Thursday
Tne4lsl Illinois Regiment had been ordered rom
Indianapolis. Sheriff O'llara has been joined
at his rendezvous by the Sheriff Of Edgar Loun-
ty, with Ii band oil desperadoes A SPY sent Out
by the insurgents Was captured Oh Thursday
afternoon. lie contests that there are large
bands AT TWO places mentioned, but refuses 70
give further information. The telegraph wires
east and south have been cut. Scouts report Il
force OF ret bells, 500 strong, three miles cas-. OF
Nation NATION dispatch OF the Bob says
" On the receipt Ct the news oil the rlol, $50
men OF the 54th Illinois Regiment, rend, WOus-
ing here, went to Charleston The uoteTs hay-
ing lett before our troops arrived, pursuit was
made and about 80 prlsouers we're taken aud
brought to thi, pace The Copperheads IN this
ana the atjolnng Counties, Immediately com
IN need mastering their forces with The ayOwed
purpose OF rescuIog the prisoners. Reports iIom
different source says that the rebels are from
LOCO to 800 strong The insurgents are SAID
to be threatening both Charleston ami Matiool.
reconnaissance last nigh found them fortified
IL miles from Challeston' dispatch llolA
Cairo oil the 3lst says e" Col True, in com
mand of the pos. here, has authentic lniorIna
ton that they are in force at CopaiTns Mills,
Ten miles south, and at place elght mles W 1t
OF NATION"
The following items arc Ia y dispatch oil
Wednesday from 81. Louis: Zoe ST amer Da-
vid Latern reports part Of Forests forces cross
ing the Cumberland River at Eldyyl The
LIST Alabama Cavalry reported llst nightat Cal.
TO- have unanimously re enlisted. Iuey are 700
strong, aud all Alabamans IL rs reported that
large numbers OF Union men IN Northern Ala
bama, are waiting TO JJin the army. Ahxan-
dna, La, was occupied by our troops on tho
10Th The enemy under Gen. Taylor crossed
the river and retrcated to Shreveport by an
) veral rebcl gunbo.t Is which we're there, had
gone up the river. The advance Vi Gen. Bank 5
cavalry, under Lee, arrived at Alexandra on
the 10th The remainder OF the army vas with
in two days march. When 1t arrives, the com
bued lorce will proceed westward by l4nd.
Supplies are going by river. The rebels north
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A dispatch from Fort Smith says that about
~ 900 effective troops have gone South from
this district The whole number in the Depart
ment, under Gen. Steele, now moving south
ward, is from 10000 10 50G0-sulhcent to
oveTpower any rebe! force opposed TO them
BY the Cahawba W. have New Orleans dates
to TIE 24th ult. franklin, Ii has be3n tvacu :
ted by our fore 4, and the Government stores there
removed to Brashear Cl y General franklin =
column has passed through Opelousas General
Banks has issued an order cstabl sbing bureau
for the instruction OF freedmen. On the Dist
inst, force und command Of General Mower
made u reconnaissance as ( up Rcd River as
Natchitoches, where they net the enemy in con-
siderable hunters The union troops 1lnked the
rebels and captured four guns with their caseons
and 200 prisoners. Natchltoches is on Red River,
about sixty or seventy miles In an ar Inns alb We
Alexandria, and isa place Of considerable lmpor.
lance in that section of the Safe. Refugees 10.
Gently from Nalchtoches state that a yery larps
quantity oil cotton remains on the plantation
near that place, aud there can be ltlle doubt
but that this will now fall into the hands of our
TROOPS An engagement took place on the 2lst
inst tbout TWEEN y.one miles beyond Alexandria.
on the Bayon Rapdes. 1t resulted in the can
ture of 2l0 prisoners from the enemy four
pieces Of artillery, with c4ssior., and large mum.