The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-19

aen 10 establish camp Of instruction in Wash
ihStoh lor his new arm of the service. and to
collect all the sharp-shooters i,e can during the
next ninety days, in fact, fnll power to accent
Companies and Regiments that on examination
may be found equal to the requirements the
Col. has adopted.
LOUISVILLE Oct. Is.
ecu Ward, commanding Andy johnson at
oreensburgh, Ky, has despatched Col. Harlan
TO Gen McCook for reintorcemcnts Gen.
Ward reports G000 rebels advancing upon and
WITHIN II miles of Greensburgh 1906 troops
have gone to his assistance.
Dates from Charleston and New Orleans of
the llth, Richmond of the 10Th and Nashville
OF the 18th have been received. Gen. Twiggs
has resigned at New Orleans, Oh account of ii
health, and Gen. Mansfield Soule succeeds.
Travel from New Orleans is under strict sur
VIGILANCE Gen. Wis3's health is improving
Parson BrownloW supports the candidates for
confederate Congress. but severely satirises the
rebel authorities Breckenridge and Preston
were at Nashville on the 7th
The Louisville Courier Was to be revived at
Bowling Green on the lIth.
Rebel accounts say that only two rebels were
injured by the Montcello's fire near Chicoma-
comico, and those but slightly
special correspondent of the Mobile Adrc'-
User of the 10th says Of The Santa Rosa Island
affair, the hospital structure is the only building
now standing on the Island.
100 men were in the expedition under Gen.
Rugges. Col. Wilson's sentnels were either
killed or captured, and the whole regiment fled
rapidly beyond the eastern walls of Fort Pick
ems. The Colonel took to his heels clothed only
in his shirt
Our forces advanced to within mile of Fort
from WI mt tirn1
did the fleet fire upon our forces who were on
the Island from two until six o'clock in the
morning. A dozen or more Of our men were
killed, and 30 wounded.
Major Bagdes of the U. s. army, and some
80 other Federals, are nov our prisoners
CINCINNATI, Oct. IS.
The Gazette editorialy says that when the
Secretary of War went to 81. Louis he carried
an order from the President removing Gen. Ere
mont from he command Of uhe Western De-
partment, and instructinG him to transfer it to
Gen. Hunter.
The delivery of this order was left to The dis
cletion OF the Secretary Of War.
Ills visit to the Western Department con
vincod him that a change in the command was
positively required, end he presented the order
to Gen Fremont, who asked a delay for few
days in the oxecu ion Of the order, but his re-
m0val Was decided upon to take place next
week probably It will be made on tuesday.
The Secretary Of War has also ordered chat
notifications be made III Gen Fremont s opera
tons in ST Louis in respect to iortiications con-
tracts and military appointments,
New YoRK, Oct. Is.
It. is reported that Government intends send
ing large orders to Europe for making army
woolens The rum0r causes considerable ex-
cito,rpnt aluOnr manufacturers.
ClNcISNArI, Oct. Is,
Yesterday Con. Sherman telegrapbod urgen
demands for reiniOr9ementS. Oast evening TIT
Secretary Of War and Adjntant Thomas arrived
here from Louisville and dispatches were imme
dia,ely sent to Pittsburgh, Indianapolis an'
Chicago, ordering 5000 troopsto be sent to Oen
Sherman by speSial trains.
The trool S are now doubtless we'll on thcl
way, and apprehensions Tor the safety OF LOUIS
Vile may be dismissed.
Everything indicates action in that direction
and important news may he expected speedl
from the Central Kentucky column.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10.
The ReDubicnu learns that work on the fol
tjGcations around that city has not been SUI
nended, and that the guns will be mounted an
everything completed within eight Gays.
Four million of dollars will arrive here mex
week, to pay off the Government Indebtedness
Nav York, Oct IS. The Petersburg va.
Express has additional particulars of the alta
at New Orleans 1t states that the Turtle. tt
ironclad steam tug, ran against the Prebe witt
on, firing a gun. Immediately sinking her. II
balls from the whole Federal fleet glanced fro
her
t The Turtle than turned toward the other We
: sells, who got ashore in underwriting to eescap
!; their crews DESERVING them. He llns says he "
, be able to capture and bring them to New y
leans The Prehle cannot be raised
] A large number Of prisoners, arms and "A Al
/ munition were taken during he action Ne
Orleans was illuminated on RECEIPT OF the int7
| gonce. Hon5 arrived there OF the l4th'
. The same paper states that COMMODORE II nc
: Inns confirms the defeat OF Billy lSon Ao
ayes on Santa Rosa Island