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

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Ian Smiths division took possession of Lew
.r;lIa to. day. A scouting party of the N. Y
,,b REGIMENT. out on duty day, met q par
..'"rreLels. when an encounter took place.
%L,'o If the Confederates were killed and two
w. borses we're captured, and also IA reyolvers
yoone on our side was injured.
rbc Rebel force are evidently falling back
opm Manassas
fTho nolicy of the Government in regard to
,nnloyiny foreigners in the military service Is
,,fllnws The statement being made in good
authority,
3st No one has been authorized to enlist or
mise troous in Canada, as has been affected to
Understood there.
md No commissions have been offered Or
,+ber oyertures made to military men in France
~ other European States, as has been assumed
there,
RI, The Government has not rendered the
,,mmand Of the army to GaribaIdi as has been
,ryresented in Europe.
What is true is LIST, that every foreigner
who has como with good character and Gre
,s,,;als and offered his servicet to the Govern
ppat for the support of the Union, hos been &C.
qvtea. md no others, in the employ Of the T.
1ited States,
d. GaYibaldi's being a naturalized citizen
twas reported to the Government by one Of
our colsus, that the General was contempla-
ms a visit to this country, and that he had i'll
yHtqd conditionally, a disposition to engage
IN the service of the United States.
lie was informed that if this was 50 his SER
vices would DO accepted with pleasure, and he
would receive commission as Major General,
BEING the same rank as was conferred on Gen.
LqAyettee in the army in the revolution.
Gen. Garibaldi upon consideration of the
subject, has concluded not to offer his services at
present., but thinks he may by-and-by revisit
he United States.
Permission has been given to VIM. F. Maatin
Tho was in command at Hatteras, and who is
now in confinement with 20 associates at Fort
Columbus, 70 furnish winter clothing for the
wis9ne.s with funds to be received from North
tarolln&.
Hoo John T. Potter, Chairman Of the In
ustigating Committee Of the House of Repre-
A0tatiyes on the 9Th inst called the attention Of
The Navy Department to u statement in the
newspapers that Capt. j. II. Morrison of the
steamer Fanny, which was recently captured by
the rebels off Cape Hatteras, was imprisoned
atForress Monroe for refusing to take the oath
true in whole or in part.
The Department to-day replied as follows:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, Oct. 9, 1861.
Sir Your letser of the 9th inst, relative
the newspaper report concerning the Master
Of the Steamer Fanny, has been received.
The steamer alluded to was not at the time of
her capture i'm the service of this Department.
and has never been employed by it, and the same
may be said OF her Captain.
This department has no knowledge of him,
whatever, and have no reason to suppose that
at the time of the capture OF the Fanny, not Il
single person IN any way connected with the
Navy was on board Of her.
Very respectfully,
(olgned) GIDEON WELLEs.
}, ", Grimes, of Georgetown, has been ar.
rested on the charge of purchasing Government
property of Quartermasters, &c, which they
had no right to sell. 1t is said that his books
have been kept with such precision as to afford
aear proof against the parties implicated.
his morning l.iiyates Pratt and Woodbury.
;vY Of the dlty-eeven prisoners released from
ylchmond arrived in this city, and passed to
their Regiment, the End Vermont.
t5rec new laboratories on the site Of the one
'@'" W: tIc lc1IIy COliltIcttu du t:iN w "''
A,t)n Navy Yard, and the foundations for a
"arth have been laid.
The President has appointed John DeLamon-
@sUio, Of y. Y, L. 5. Consul at Nantes in
france
The following official dispatch was received
o'Nl9hJ at the Navy Department
/. 5. Ship SUsQUEHANNAH
Flattnr.S nlpt ((ct Ii. 1861
SlR Late IN the afternoon OF the 4th inst.
received information that the enemy had land
su large force at Micacomico and kinekloct,
and that the Indiana Regiment posted there, was
N lulI retreat before them ; also that our three
MgS In the Inlet were aground, or disabled.
The Fanny had been captured the day previ-
OlS' ! at once got under way with this ship
"nd the Monticello and anchored for the night
nose to the shore N llat,eras Cave.
At daylight found our troops in and about
ne light house, and in distress for want of pro-
'SlonS which they had been without for twenty
our hours
supplied them with food and at the Request
u the commanding officer remained for then
projection during the day.
learning that the enemy were in large force
a. hna kleet, sent the Monticello to drive
l 0"' "Ilch important service was renuele'
Lieutenant Commanding Brains, with grea
'AGc' and good conduct. His report is enclosed
am very respectfully, your obed It serv't,,
(Sgned) j, j.. LARDNER, Capt.
~ FLAG OFFICER, S. NJ. GoLDsBoRoUGH, &c.
l. 5. STEAMER MONTICELLO, OFF CAPE
HATTERAs, Oct 5.
ok - have the honor TO inform you tina
, n OBEDIENCE ty your order of this morning,
s IOOq through the inner channel of Hattera
''V@S at u 30, p. NJ, and tod close alon!