Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-06
NEWS OF TUE WEEK.
THE WAR.

NEWS UE he WIEN.
THE WAR.
Roger A. Pryor now private soldier 10 the
Confederate army, but formerly Rebel Gener-
al, was captured On Friday lis', by the Fifth
Corps uickets OF the Army Of The Potomac,
while attempting TO exchange apcFs with our
pckets, ana has been brought 70 " Washington
and committed to the Oid Capitol Prison. Pryor
was taken ia retaliation for tbs recent capture
Of Capt. Burbridge, by the Reb.l pickets, under
similar circumstances, and claims that Zen Ije
ordered the release OF B1rbridg3 on Saturday.
Bet the latter has, since the capture OF Pryor,
been dismissed from the army, for dlsobeyiug
the order lorbldding The exchange OF papers
with the enemy, and Pryor will possibly not
regain his freedom % ths Plea.
The telegraph gives US confused reports q a
raid upon the baltimore and Ohio Railroad, IN
West Virginia 1t is stated that the little vii
lage Of New Creek was burned on Monday,
and that IN On attack upon Piedmont the Rebels
we're wos;ed The affair docs not appear to
have been important.
Mrs. Sarah lIutchlns Of Baltimore, who was
recently convicted Of giving aid and comfort to
the Rebels is now in fitchburg House of Cor
rection, under sentence Of five years Imprison'
ment
A letter from Baton Rouge, la, on the 2lst
ut. reports that our troops, under Brig Gen
lee, had a spirited fight at Liberty, where the
Rebels were badly whipped. Three pieces OF
artillery were taken, with TWO hundred prison
ers, including twenty-five commissioned officers.
The prisoners had arrived at Baton Rouge
= portion Of the onion prisoners confined at
Salisbury, r G., where there ere abou: thirteen
thousand % all, ugde a concerted effort 70 es
cape o few days since but, unfortunately, they
were discovered nod subIued after a sharp con
AIct, in which about forty were Killed and
large number wounded
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 4.
The following sa special dispatch to the
Evening Telegraph
WA.nlNGtoN Dec g.
TIE Government has received information
that Sherman had captured Melen on the Geor-
gia Central Railroad, on the 23lh ult.-llls
army was concentrated and 1t ia thought has
moved to Savannah before this.
NEW YORK, Dec. !
The Savannah and other Georgia papers of
the 22l and the Richmond papers OF Dec lst
received, from which the following summary is
dgested
1t appears that an attack was made on east
Macon on Sunday the Goth, the rebels losing
battery whioh they subsequently recovered with
small oss on both sides. Inc attack was oI-
peclei TO be renewed on tn Dist bat il was not
and the rebels cane to the conclusion that tho
movement. on SUNDAY was fant II was prob
ably made by d small iorGe VI SlOcum CORPS,
as the Augusta Constitutonallst OF the oath
says: SlOcums entire force went down the
west side Of ucOnee river previous to tho night
OF the 22d, indicating the intention to pass by
augusta between that place and Macon, and
make fol the sea between Savannah and Bruins
wick. 1t also says that apprehension prevailed
there on the 24th in consequence OF runners that
dispatches had been received announcing the
passage OF the OcOnee near MilledgeyllIe by the
enemy, who were reported advancing in direc-
tlon OF Augusta.
Savannah and Georgia papers OF the 18th
stale the force that captured MiledIoville re-
NAMED there to the evening Of the 9th having
burned the Stat, house, Browns hotel and the
pententlary, and captured q small quantity
fixed ammunition. The main body Of Sherman's
army was reported on the 2Sth to be l3 miles
west OF Saunders coming forward toward Saw
annah, spreading devastation
The Richmond Dispatch of the LIST says
Official information of Shermans movements
and his present whereabouts received yesterday
but It does not mention the said whereabouts.
ltsays tke enemy have IA gunboas and trans
ports near Port Royal.
The CharlesIown Mercury Of the 9th ssys
The enemy have 40 pieces Of heavy ordnance
on Morris Island bearing on Sumter and Sull-
vans Island. They are busy mounting mortar,,
and have fleet Of q dozen monitors a. Port
Royal, and somewhere on the coast dozen
more. These preparations indicate an attack
40. o "a, 6
Augusta warns US there is no time to be lost
in preparing to meet the issue.
The Savannah Republican, Of the 25th says
big fset is now at Port Royal, Tybee and Dab
ey Sound in preparation for Sherman's arrival
TIE Savannah Neios thinks sherman destln.-
ton is that city and unless his army is routed or
captured he will reach that city.
The Hilton Head correspondent OF the Herald
says Gen. Foster proceeded up Broad river with
an expedition, and landed miles from Pocs-
toligo bridge, then marched on and ,aptured
the bridge after sharp tight, the rebels eyacu
Rtng. great quantity oil cotton was loul
and destroyed. Admiral Dahlgren and Gen.
Foster are in Communication with Gen. Sherman
who is supposed to DO marching on savannah,
and joint force has been organized to cooperate
with him, and other expeditions are moving on
other important strategic points. ltisrepotted
that Lee is marching against Sherman.
Franklin, Tenn. November 30.-Maior Gen.
Thomas The enemy made heavy and persis-
tent attack with about two corps commencing
about four O. clock in the afternoon, aud lasting
until after dark and was repulsed ut all points
with very heavy loss, probably five or SIX thous-
and men. Our loss will probably no. be more
than one-tenth that number We captured
about one thousand men, including one Brisa-
der General.
sCnouILp.
The movements for sey raj days bad been
for position. Small detachments Of rebel cav
airy bad been operating not iat from Nash.
vile, doing, however, no great damage TO rail
communications, which still remain intact 10
Chattanooga, and trains are running regularly
There wss great excitement at Mobile on se-
CONT OF the near approach CT the enemy, Gen
A. j. Smiths corps reached Nashville on Tues
day.
Parties who have arrived at Nashville from
the front and who witnessed the battle Of Wed.
nesdlY, describe the attack Of the rebel forces az
desperate Four charges were made upon the
federal lines OF masked batteries, in body four
lines deep, and each time tbs rebels were rep0ls.
ed with fearful loss. The for, is on the north
side Of the river. Opposite the town, extend
ing up the river aud eneireling tho town, was
the line oi masked batteries Eye witnesses say
this engagement in desperation and furious
fighting was hardly equaled by the battle Of
s'une river. fOues, 10 person was on the field,
rallyiug bis men An uncoDbrmed rumor re.
pors that no was killed About o'clock We'd.
nesday night heavy reInlorcameuts reached
Sehohald Which elused the complete rout Of the
rebel iuio,s
Nashylle on ThntsdAx. nns foil Of ae.lnr