The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-25

Tue special Geographic account OF the atX.ir
a' Dull Buh coNroboratus tie statement made
oy several officers who have me down TODAY.
snat large numbers of the Missing have return.
eu 70 camp, and that our loss is much smaller
than was at first reported.
Every body here and hereabout holds the onin
ION that the MASSACHUSETTS, men have acted with
the greatest bravery. Measures have doubtless
been etfectually taken to prevent the rebels
from crossing into into Maryland.
Gen. Mcclellan is now at his headorarters.
rrom the best dat. obtaInable from narYison's
lslanu up 20 late this evening, it is believed thas
the whole number killed was IS, wounded in
our and the possession of the enemy, l4l, miss
ing now, prisoners, and wandering in the woods
on ooth shores OF the river, not exceeding 400
Total loss, killed, wounded and missing, go.
This will be reduced by men returning to
camp, as they are constantly coming in. Tho
officers and men behaved with the most extraor.
binary courage.
Ihey were pressed by an overpowcrins force,
put STOOD until their whole supply of ammuni-
ton was exhausted and retreated to the river,
and threw their guns and swords into i, to pre-
vent the enemy getting possession Of them
Zen. Baker in his efforts to rescue the Massa-
chusetts and other men under fire, was heroic
beyond description.
ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct "a.
COL Morgan with 220 men Of The 18th Mis-
souri, and pieces Of artillery had fight with
some AOO rebels in Big Hurricane Creek, Car
roll Co., last Saturday, killing IA, taking 8
PRISONERS, and putting the balance to flight
Col. Morgan had IA wounded, 2 mortally.
1t is believed at La Cledo that the notorious
Martin Green has deserted Gen. Price, and is
trying to raise another band Of outlaws in
Northern Missouri.
The following is a special despatch to the
Democrat, from Jefferson City :EWagoners ar
rived from Simptown tonight and report
it is rumored and believed there, that Lane an 4
Montgomery have intercepted Ben McCu llooh
or some one assuming that name, in his at
tempts to join Gen. Price, and cut his whole
army to pieces. This report is also believed here
Gen. Fremont is said to have discovered l60,-
600 bushels Of corn buried at Warsaw, and de-
lvercd it over to the U. S. paynaser.
WAsNlNGroS, Oct ~
F. 4 reconnaissance to-day was made in force
from Gen. Smiths division, consisting of two
companies Of Col. Friedman cavalry. five con-
p.nes Of infantry anu two pieces Of artillery.
The resnis was the capture Of rebels fully
uniformed beyond Vienna. aud further informa-
;ion was obtained as TO the position and force
of the rebels in the neighborhoo1 OF Fairfax
Court iiouse.
Accounts rcm the ot!sr side Of the river
report al quiet. Col. Owen o rfe 2aI Cali
! iJrna Regiment, arrived here 10 night direct
from Edwards Ferry, and has related the fol
lowing additional pirticu 'ara III regard TO tho
recent engagement:
The force was 1916 on our side, aud of the
number killed, wounded and missing, 237 be
longed to Col Bakers Regiment. Captain
Vaughan, who was sent over to bury the dead
reports that q large number Of the rebels whC
were slain were carried away, while others were
inferred on the battlefield. The impression il
that their killed far exceeds ours, owing tt
the efficiency of our artillery.
Lieut.. Col. " istar, who was wounded IN TIL
the shouldce and jaw, is considered out of dan
ger. Capt Aarkee was wounded in the arm
h and taken prisoner Lieut.. Williams Of Capt
q Putnam S Company was killed.
K Col. Owens farther states THAI lu.mediatel.
3 previous to the iall Of Col. Baker the rebel
made Il flank movement to tnrn the latter lines
X COL Baker perceiving this Immediately wrot
II an o, der to be conveyed to the Tammany com pa
lie MES, which had Just arrived, and while tn
y right was executing his command to mef
a, the flank movement, and about giving orders
charge he was killed, falling ten feet in advanc
S of his column.
gsllbe field on which the battle was fought
c. ccrumscribed within an area of 6 acres. Lieu
III Deiya, who was taken prisoner, says that 20
IN Hilton of the rebel army was killed at the con
,nencement of the engagement.
cS Gen. Abercrombic sent word to headquarte
q that the encmy's force was advancing toWar
I'd bis positon on the Virginia side from above an
ed below, and asking for reinlorccments. IL
~ command was seen drawn up IN line OF bait
ed near the shore, and orders were issued to pus
Sc over a strong force to his relief. Up to tt
a. present hour, 10 p. NJ, no attack has be-
III made. =,
EDWARDS FERRY. Oct %.
ng Yes,er, day Capt. Vaughan OF the Rhode lsla'
al battery, went over the river with u flag OF tru
in to re,oyer some of the dead, and ascertain Il
it. fate of others He was detained by the cnem
and had not returned ass nisnttall.
pt. About 5 O'Clock to-day, rebel brigade W
'as seen proceeding in the direction of Conrac
at Ferry. and disappeared behind wood whe
IN. it is stated there ID an carth~ofG monutins
ere guns. The point is between the river and Let
th hureh two miles from the latter place, and thr
ey- miles from Edwards Forty. 1t Is suppos
Id, that they are the same troops which attack
to our rickets Yesterday about the same hour.
Five persons were arrested.at Poolesville
ol day ON the charge of being secession spies. LII
ida we're EXAMINED and renanded to safe keeping.
,es, The skirmsh of yesterday was :ought on O
side exclusively by the independent corps
in Andrews Mass Sharpshooters, and Compa
fax K of the Mass. 10Th Regiment. Inc eheih.
of r,rce consisted of ore Regiment each from LIZ
bel siana. Mississippi and Virginia. lhe iatter
od, tempted to flank our little force, but inc 'ef
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