Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-09-13
WAR NEWS.
TIVE sKIRMIsHING NEAR WASHINGTON.

ACTIVE sKIRNIsHING NEAR WASHINGTON.
Considerable diminishing took place
Monday night, between our troops and
tbe rebels near Chain bridge.
A large scouting party Of federal troops
uOder Gen. Smith advanced during the
nisht as far as townsville seven miles
from the Chain bridge. where they were
attacked by rebel pckets. John OWN.
nell of company II, New York 10Th, was
killed, A rebel major and captain of
Stcwart's Virginia regiment were taken
prisoners, but refuse to give their names.
Two privates of the DeKalb regiment
fell into the hands of rebel pickets Tues
day morning. near Hunters chapel
A rebel soldier, who had lost his way,
was taken by our cavalry at the Chain
bridge, Tuesday.
Within the last three days, large
force of rebels has encamped near Falls
Church
On Monday Edward S. Clark, Martin
0. Harper and David R. Patch, of the 9TH
Main regiment, were taken prisoners by
the rebels.
Gen Montgomery has closed all the
liquor stores in Alexandria.
FROM GEN. BANKS COLUMN.
A dispatch from Poolesvlle states that
on Friday afternoon our pickets at Con-
RAIDS Ferry discovered the rebels erecting
two gun battery, and section of our
battery was sent by Gen. Stone to attend
to them. The rebels threw a couple of
shells without effect, when our guns in
troduced some spherical case shot among
the traitors, causing some splendid speci-
mems of rebel foct-racing. The distance
between the TWO batteries was three-quar-
tiers of mile.
There are very few serious cases of sick
ness in the federal hospitals, and the
health of our army,is represented by DR..
King, the medical director, as extraordi-
narily good.
EVENTS IN MISSOURI.
By order of Gen. Fremont, no officers
or soldiers will he allowed outside the
camp, unless in execution of some public
business,
Eight prisoners were sent to st Louis
Sunday morning, from Rolla, who had
been captured in skirmish between the
Home Guards and rebels at Douglas
Prairie, in Gasconade county. Two re-
bells were killed. In another skirmish,
the same day, ten more rebels were wiped
out and thirty two horses captured. At
another place near Cuba, two rebel scouts
were taken with Provost Marshal McKin-
streys passes in their pockets.
Advices from Springfield to Friday morn
ing state that no battle has been fought
between Montgomery and Rains.
Up to Tuesday week, Ben McCul' ough
was reported to be at Fort Smith, and his
troops were enrout for Fort Walker in
Arkansas Nothing definite is known of
his future movements, but it is supposed
he would remain near the line, ready to
act in concert with Missouri troops, as
occasion may require.
Price had gone to reinforce Rains.
Their united forces were about 1000.
When last beard from, Price was about
ID miles from Fort Scott, Kansas, and a
battle was expected on Tuesday week.
Claib Jackson, the runaway governor
left Springfield Sunday night, to join the
secession forces.
Gen. Lyons proclamation reached
Springfield on the 4th, creating a consid.
cradle sensation.
MUTINY OF REBEL REGIMENT.
A letter to the Baltimore American
from responsible citizen of Leesburgt
says that whole Mississippi regiment
stationed there, revolted on Saturday
broke their muskets to pieces, and startet
for home.