Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-07-12

80 decisive, and the Imperative results so stflk-
ing, that the country will be reminded OF the
brilliant actions Of our infant navy, which have
been repeated ana illustrated IN Ibis engagement.
The Alabama represented the best maratime
efforts of the most skilled English Workshop.
Her battery was composed Of weli'tried 32-pound-
ers, OF the iamOu- 68-pounders OF The British
navy, and Of the only successful rlhed 100 pound
er yet produced IN England. The crew we're
generally recruited IN Great Britain, and many
VI them had received superior training on board
Her Majesty gunnery ship, " Excellent.
The Kearsage was one of the first gunbOats
built at our Navy YARDS at the commencement
Of the rebellion, and lacks the improvements OF
the vessels now under construction. The prluei-
pal guns composing her battery had never been
tried 10 an exclusively naval engagement, yet IN
one hour you succeeded IN sinking your antago-
mist, thus fifty ending her predatory career, and
killing many OF her crew without injury to the
Kearsarge or the loss Of a single life on your
vessel Our counuymen have reason TO be sat.
lshed that 10 this, rs IN every other naval ac-
ton Of this unhappy war neither our ships,
gune nor crews have been deter0raied but that
they maintain the ability and continue the re-
nown which has ever adorned our naval annals,
The President has signilied bis intention to
recommend that you receive vote OF thanks, IN
order that you may be advanced to the grade oil
/ Commodore It, Commander james ). Thorn
| ton, executive officer OF the Kearsage, will be
recommended TO the Senate for advancement ten
numbers IN his grade ana you VIII report to
the Department tie names 0i any others OF the
officers or crew whose good conduct on the occa
sion entities them to especial mention. Very
respectfully (Signed)
GIDEON WELLEs, Seo'ry OF the Navy.
Capt. John A. WinsIow, L 5. Navy, Command
ing u S steamer Kstrsage, Cherbourg,
France,
During the past week, the newspapers have
been full Of conflicting rumors and accounts OF
a raid by the rebels into Maryland. The reports
have been 50 contradictory, that we refrain from
giving any of them and II Is by no means easy
to gel at the truth respecting II. The rebels
have occupied Harpey's Ferry, destroyed in part
the railroad bridge there, and have possession OF
a considerable distance Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. The latest dispatcb states, with what
trlth we cannot ray that the rebels have occu-
pied Frederick, Nd our force, have fallen back
to the Monocacy. 40 occupy Maryland Hlghts
opposite Harper's Ferry Gen Couch has COM
mand in Pennsylvania, and the militia have been
called out in that STATE IL defend i against in !
VISION The President has also allied for 10000
men from Pennsy wanna, 10000 from New York
and 5000 from Massachusetts,, to serve one hun
d ed DAYS. Gen. Lew Wallace has command Oi
portion Of the forces in Maryland. Gen Sig
el has been relieved, and Bog A. p Howe as
signed to his command. Ii is supposed that
Gen. Hunter with his forces is moving rapidly
q . - Hos
posed that the raid IS only for plunder, and to
gather horses and supplies for the rebel army
and that the rebel force does not exceed 1900 to
10000 men. We hope to have something later,
aud more reliable by telegraph.
Memphis papers Of the "a inst. learn from
officers that as soon as Gen. Steele heard Of the
movement near the mouth OF the White River
y the rebel General Shelby, he sent forward the
l38th Illinois, the 9th Iowa, the Sd Missouri,
and the 30 Regular Cavalry, under command OF
Gen Carr. This force confronted the enemy on
The 9th ult., between sheldon and ST. Charles,
and blh. ensued, resulting in the capture OF
200 prisoners and the guns Of the reoently-cap-
tured gunboat Queen City and four mountain
howitzers Our loss in killed and wounded will
not reach 300, while that of the enemy will
reach quite 500 Durlng the following night,
Gen Carr received information VI the approach
y, rebel TO Endorsements under Gen. Marmaduke
lnd made preparations to fall back on Ciaren'
ion, twenty miles below Duvall's Bluff. At
tae last accounts, this movement mad been made
successfully, and re-eul0rcemcnts had been sent
10 Carr. The jont forces of Marmaduke and
Shelby are said to be retroaiing. The report Of
the burning of The steamer Kate Kent is untrue
The 80 Missouri Cavalry, en- route for home Oh
furlough, came dawn the White River, having
IN charge he 200 prisoners captured by Carr
rLe White River is now open TO boats running
under a convoy.
Lac private adyces from Port Hudson show
I that the rebels are som swhlt active IN that Vi
| cinity, but avoid that we-lOrtifed place. They
1 have endeayorcd to establish themselves on TIL
1 banks OF the Mississippi RIVER at Tunica Benz
= and at Fort Adams. Brighten. Ullmann hai
I, been placed IN command of all the coloreC
L troops IN the Department Of the Gulf, compri
4 sing some thirty.fye regiments Of all arms
i His headquarters are at Port Hudson Majo
Gems. Sckles and Reynolds had lately yisiteC
Port Hudson. The troops there are in eycollen
. health, although the weather was very hot. |
was reported that Gen. Dick Taylor had crossed
the Atchalaaya River on the 9Th Of June, ant
that an engagement had ensuad but TO par
ticulaTs OF confirmation Of this bad been re
= ceiyed Maj Candy was expected to VIII
q Port Hudson by the lst OF July The, l9tl
Army Corps has been lately eneamped ut Nor
lanzlo, but expected soon to move under recen
/ orders from Gen. Candy, but in what direction
was unknown. Among the plumber recently Sc
O cured by some rebel gderrillus at the capture y
pest house, some distance from Port Hudson
4 was a large amount Of clothing intended for tn,
i flames, which had been used by smallpox pa
tlents
Gen. Brown, commanding the District o.
Central Missouri, hos organized, under Gen
Rosecrans recent order 5000 citizens Tor pro
lection against guerrillaa and proving bands o
, ,obbcrs, The same thing will doubtless be don't
IN other districts.
. FoREIGN NEWS.
g By the arrival of the Nova-Scotian, which
. eft Liverpool On the 9Th, at noon, we have on,
lay later news IRON Europe
!, AT the last meeting Of tue London Conference
- 1u the 25th OF June, tae representatives OF To,
- German Powers read declaration in which
hey threw upon Denmark the whole responsi
ullity for the failure OF the Conference. letle
=, rom the Emperor Of Russia announced that h,
u had ceded hls claims 10 llol tcin to the Gran,
\ Duke of Oldeuburg. This involves repudia