The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-28
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NHW YORK. Oct. Is

NEW YORK. Oct. Is.
The 1rlbuncs Washington despatch says
An order has been sent with officers commanding
the naval expedition, to govern themselves SO
far as persons held to service are concerned by
the principals Of the letters addressed to Gen.
Butler, but discretionary power is given to the
commander OF the expedition for special circun-
stances, and instructions are given to avail
themselves Of the services ofany persons, whether
fugtives from labor or not who may offer the u
selves to be employed in such manner as is the
most beneficial to the service also to assure all
loyal masters that Congress will provide just
conn ensation to them for the loss of the service
Of persons 80 employed.
Lieut.. Porter of the Powha,ten reports. ar
rived at WarrenhAm, Sept. 81, only five days
after the Sumpter had left. Tho latter had
cruised for two OF three days az ths mouth of
that harbor to overhaul the brig Maria, expec-
ted from New York. The Governor OF War
renham treated the officers OF the Sumpter with
every courtcsy, promising them that they might
sell the Mari. ihere it she was captured and sup
piled her with coal, but WAS unwilling to Go the
same to the Formation.
In entering Wafrcnhan the Sumter got
ashore and lost her false kesl and when she lett
was leaking. Sho left under sail having housed
her smoke-st&ck. She had taken no prizes since
the Abby Bradford, and il was understood tia.
her motto was to burn, sink and destroy, pa,-
ticularly Boston and Eastern vessels. Lieut.
Porter left Sept. 2Sth, and put into St. Thomas
Oct, 9th, where his last dispatches are dated.
\ ''secesh'' traitor named Souther, who was
arrested at CrestIina Ohio, as bearer of des-
patches to the South, endeayored 10 make bis
escape from Fort Lafayette yesterday by means
of u life preserver, ropes and wash tub, but
was discovered by the sentinel who gave him his
choice of surrendering or be shot: Lc surrender
ed and then attempted to bride the sentinel to
silence.
New YORK. Oct 2S.
A Washington correspondent Of the Herald
says lie has private information that the rebels
have sent very large reiniorccments to Lees
burgli, in expectation OF II renewal of the attack
by our forces on that point, and an immense force
has been congregated in Norfolk under the i'm
pression that the naval expedition is intended
to make demonstration there. The Rebel
army rests at Centreville, ard has been literally
drawn from The s:eameIs Satellite, Union,
Frceborn and Others, passed by Matthias Point
on the 25th, without molestatIon, and 1t is not
believed that here is any battery there. Sew.
eral schooncrs have passed that point unmolcst-
cd and it is believed that the guns there were
nothing but Ayicg artillery.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. q.
The sailing Of the great expedition has been
DELAYED by the prevalent gale. Two prisoners
of q Georgia Regiment were yesterday br, ught
IN from Great Bethel. Refugees from York
town state that tho rebels are in considerable
force in that vicinity, and that there are appre-
tensions of an early attack by the Federal
troops. There is a large feet Of transports a,
Old Point, destined for Washington, unable to
asc nd the Potomac. ,..-...