The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-20
Contest begun in Virginia.
4 Light Boat De-captured from the Rebels,
severaa Shots EXCHANGED.
GEN. PILLOW OPPOSITE CAIRO.



The city is po,y enyironed by military posts
! extending from the Point below The Arsenal
around the We stern outskirts to the river on
the north Of the city.
The object of ,aese posts is to prevent any hos
tile troops or munitions Of war from entering
the lines except from the city, to protect the
public peace and give security to every peaceful
citizen.
The forces com prising these cncampmenss be
long to regiments under command at Col. Blair,
Burnstcin, and Sige.
Twenty persons have died froui wounds
received at Camp Jackson, and cigh, from, the
Walnut Street attray,
..s.--. New YuaK, May Is
A Pensacola correspondent Of tho Mobile At
se:tiser says 600 troops from Georgia and Ala
hama arrived there on the 18th, being the ad
vance guard Of tho 2C0O recently ordered TO
that point. They will increase Braggs COM
nand to 10000. Within {. fortnight the Mas
saohusests troops, under Gen. Butler, will CT
cher have possession of Gusport Navy Yard, or
destroy it.
Steamers Mt. Vernon and Parkersh lrg ailcd
for Fort fickens this Afternoon.
WASHINGTON, MAY -.
Major General Butler will immediately take
command OF the newly created division COM
Rhodu Island, Maine and Vcrnont troops. and
She first point Of attack will doubtless be at
| Norfolk, though it ~ currently reported that
Richmond nl&y be occupied BY his troops.
The first encounter in Virginia took place
day before yesterday at Mail Greek. wtere Ma
jor Fay, with detachment from the N. Y. 9Th
and 18th ReSi.N eats, re-capturet from the Reb-
els Light boat. Eie command were Dispatch
cd from Annapolis in g Steamer with Howt-
GERS aud exchanged several shots with the en-
envy trom the tanks Of the Creek. News is an
ticlpsted day of the commencement of an at
tack upon Fort Pickens by General Bragg.
New York, May l8.--The Lynchburg Vir-
ginian of to-day says that the remains Of Wash
ington we're conveyed to Lexington, Va, and
iaterred in suitable maulsolcurn. :
The train trcm the West carne through thisa
afternoon as usual: No bridges we're destroyed.
An officer of the Illinois troops just from
Cai,c, says ts.a. Gen. Pillow was certainly seer,
"a the Kentucky side Of tke river, opposite
Cairo, on Saturday. " -
The First Regiment Of Guthrie Grays, ono
thousand strong, passed through Cincinnati to-
Gay Tor Camp Dcnnison, sixteen IaileS above
locking into " estern Virginia. ss's y
ST. LOUIS, No, May Is.
Tho Democrat learns that the eneainp ment ut
St. Joseph under the command of jeff. Thomp-
SOP has been removed several miles east of that
point On the Hannibal and St. Joseph Ra iruiid,
where the batteries have benn erected. trains
stopped, and Government stores detained.
The State tobacco Warehouse vas visited
yesterday by the United States authorities and
a considerable quantity of arms, ammunition
and munitions oi war taken therefrom
MONTGOMERY. May II.
Congress passed number of bills to-day, Or
ganizlng patent Office. regulating telegraph
lines, authorizing the issue of $50 600 900 IN
bonds payable in 20 years at an interest not ex-
| ceodng eight por cent, and in lieu of bonds is
sue 100000 900 in Treasury notes in small
sums without interest.
New York, May 10
The Tribune says that Prof. Mitchell has Of
fered his services to the Government.
contract has been made with Knapp, Wade
& Co., of Pittsburgh, for IL large amvnnt ofri-
fled cannon. shot, shells, &c.
The Herald says that party of gentlemen
including an officer of the 7th Regiment found
everything untouched at Mount Vernon, Satur-
day.
BALTIMORE, May 10.
The city government seems disposed to take