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

News by Hail.
Ohio Election.

Ohio Election.
Cleveland, OHIO, Oct. 8.-Returns from this
State come in very slowly, but all received show
a heavy Union majority 1t is impossible to
| give anything decisive until Tomorrow.
Movement of the Rebel Army.
Washington, Oct 0, lS6l.-It is reported
the rebel army this morning. They are appar-
entity concentrating toward Fairfax Court House.
Whether it is an advance or retreat, or to hold
their position, remains to be seen.
From Mssowi-Pricc Moring Southvard
Jefferson City, Mo-, Oct. s. COL Matthews
telegraphed to Gov. Gamble this morning, from
hermann, that he had been compelled to sur
render three pieces of cannon to superior force
OF the enemy.
Matthew'S camp was twenty miles from Her.
maun, said to have contained about 400 Home
| Guards. The rebels numbered some 200O, and
their design is to burn Gasconade Bridge in that
vicinity. Reintorccmens were sent back to
Hermann and to the bridge. On hearing of the
approach of the rebels, our forces at the bridge
begun erecting palisades for its defense.
! Prices army was on Grand River Henry Co ::
at last accounts On Wednesday last, and was
! marching southwark.
\ Rebel named Wedennyer is raising a Regi-
ment at Osceola for the purpose of making "a
foray into Kansas.
Union mcn from the neighborhood of Lex
ington deny that any session of the Legislature
was held there.
Efforts are making here to organize companies
of Missouri rangers to carry on guerilla way
fare, after the style of the Rebels.
General Lane and Sturgis are understood to
haze received orders to march from Kansas
city and Join General Sigel at Scdala.
Gen. Sigel sent detachment Of 400 men On
Sunday last to cut off rebel supply train.
4 Treaty souh Veneaucla-Priraterang Pro-
Mbited
Washington, Oct. 9. a treaty of amty, COM
merce and navigation, and for the surrender of
fugtives and criminals, between the United
States and Venezuela, has been officially pro-
CLAIMED. 1t includes a mutual agreement that
the citizens of each country shall be prohibited
from applying for or taking any commission or
letters of marque to act as prlvateers against the
commerce of the other, from any State with
which either may be at war. 1t is also declared
unlawful for any prlvateer having commissions
from any State in enmty with either nation, to
fit their ships in ports OF either, to sell their
prizes, or in any manner exchange them. Mel
Their shall they be allowed to purchase provls.
ions, except such as are necessary to their 90
ing to the next port of the State from which
they received their commissions.
Louisville, Oct. 8.---Wiso's generalship is Sc
verely criticised by the Richmond papers. The
Euqu,rer says the relations between Floyd and
Wise are painful enough to explain all our re.
verses in Western Virginia Wise, accompani-
ed by Gen. i1enningson, has arrived at Rich
mond. The former will probably be court mar
tailed Lee takes command OF the forces under
himself and Floyd.
There is great rejoicing throughout the South
over the capture of Lexington and the Fremont
difficulty.
A dispatch dated New ,Orleans, 29th, says
the steamship Niagara and a sloop-of-war We're
off Pas 'Poutre, and that the steam gunboat
Water Witch was inside of the west bar
Il Cotton Manifesto.
! The Memphis Argus of the Sd inst. contains
the following proclamation 4:
| " Concurring entirely in the views expressed
by the cotton factors of New Orleans in an an
nexed petition from the business men here that
no olton be sent to New Orleans during the ex-
istence of the blockade, | have determined to
take the most decided means to prevent the
landing Of any cotton in this city.
Notice is therefore hereby gwen to all mas
tiers and owners Of steamboats, and other water
craft. that from and after the 10th of October
no cotton must be brought to New Orleans or
within the lines embracing that section OF the
country between the Notifications above Carol
ton and those below the city as extending back
10 the lake All steamboats, and other water
craft arriving within the precinct limits will be
forthwith placed in charge of an armed force
and escorted above the point indicated.
This course will be adopted in all cases,
whether the quantity ofcotton be large or small.
The Railroad Companies have already issued Or
ders in iurtherance of the object of this procla-
nation, and no violation of them will DO per-
, mitted.
: tSgned) TlIOS. O. MOORE,
7 Governor of Louisiana.
l shall CO operate with Gov. Moore in the en-
forcement Of the above order.
(Signed) D. E. TWIGGS,
Major General Commanding. :.