The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-02

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to the POST. says flag OF truce from Gen. Nc
Calls division went 10 Lecsburgh to-day, and
brought back one deserler. 1t is reported that
several Others begged to come, but were refused It.
The desqlter says there is great dissatisfaction
among tie troops thele; thaJ Out OF 2600 there,
600 are SICK 'yney were poorly fed and RIOS
cared for wien sick there were constant dtsei-
lions. There was d Mississippi regiment there
| in which there were two companies OF lrIsinrIi
ripe for mutiny.
! Baltimore. Nov 80 A Richmond dispatch
Contains kilograms from Augusta which are
/ dated 2Gth Surrounding the taking possession OF
| Tqbrn Island, ;,i9t! says Com TAtnall with !'lH
A.et have gol,e down to drive the HesSlanS oh
Aiew York, truv. 80. Capt Gordon, OF ne
siayei Erie. haa been sentenced to be hung.
rne d.visuu OF GenUt1l Banks will on Satnr-
d;.y he ordered to remove from Jamestown 70
| FrrdericE HE certainty that the roads l"r
! nsiies around DdrneSiOWn will soon become unit
Tor travel. lo3t!rr, ,'s Change necessary. Going
INTO winter quarters IS not contemplated; Oh
the CONTRARY Fred rIck is selected as easy OF ac
cess, ard tive uriny stationed there having canal
and railroad facilities, can be readily removed In
AN direction. An atundunc3 Of forage at
Frederick furnishes another reason for the
change.
From two trustworthy sources intelligence has
been received oi .be increasing strength or the
loyal sentiment III Frederick, Jefferson and Berk-
eley Counties, Virginia.
From IL gentleman Nno left Hancock, Md, on
Thursday nurlniug, learn that on " edncsday
Il company OF loyal EirgInians were iirel upon
from across the Potomac by nest OF rebels -
The loyalt-ts sheltered thpmsalye. behind lock
OF She Chess peuke aud Onio Canal and returned
the fire wish sAllit. FIVE rebels We're seen to be
carried OF, A messenger was sent to the COM
maMder oi tue Massachusetts l3th reg iMent at
WllAmsroTt tyr rein ioycemcnts. and four COM
punles aau two batteries Of artillery were sent
to their rc,.ci, arriving TT daylight Thursday
mornlng. before She informant left aJ winch
time the fgag had been resumed
Fortress Mon,Ve AdviceS say chat five hundred
Federal prisoners were sent from Richmond on
Wednesday to Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Advlcrs iron. Eastern Virginia state that Gen.
Lockwood was at Pongoteague on Thursday,
preparing 10 stA,t for E4styll1 the capital OF
Northampton county, which he would make his
headquarters The ports will be Immediately
opened for trade. The people are enthusiastic
cal!y loyal.
A London letter in the Times mentions ru-
NOR that u steam irigUte had been sent 90 watch
the James Adger on her departure, in conse-
Quenco OF Il belief that her GRAND was to over
haul the West India mail packet and arrest
Mason and Slldcil. The chase was desstcd from
when it became obvious that she had other bust
ness.
a Quebec letter to the Times says that at a
council Of war, it was determined to prepare
for emergencies by placing the Canadian from
II III II state OF defence There were rumors
Il, had IN
volunteers, but nothing authentic.
Baltimore, Nov. %. The Pensacola Observer
OF the 23d, says the irigate Niagara tried hard
to come in, hut her reception was 100 warm, and
she had to back out. The only loss of life we
can learn OF was a private OF tn, louisiana reg
| lment and the wife Of Il sergeant OF the Marine
corps. Both We're killed by shells in the Yard.
great many shot and snell fell in the Yard.
but did very Illtle damage to the buildings
Our guns we're worked all day and must have
told with terrible effect upon The other side
We think the greatest damage done was to one
OF the ships which venIured 100 near
Ibe editor then proceeds with a TRADE of
abuse against the Yankees and COL Brown in
particular, and Says At IL minutes to II o.
clock this morning the fire re-opened and still
continues at very brisk rate.
People are not SO much excited as yesterday,
and We can see every appearance of determn-
alton to resist to the last extremity, if need be,
but every one seems to place unlimited conf
dence IL our success.
The Montgomery Adcerliser of the 9th saws
FOR more than SIX months the garrlsons of Fort
Pickens ana Pensacola We'd with each other in
making preparations for desperate struggle
The suspense is now over; the day long wish
ed lor by our gallant volunteers has arrived. and
the strength OF the 1orliir,'ons on each side Is
likely 10 he luljy tested before either party will
acknowledge defeat. Oar works, we Judge, are
IN condition to withstand the combined assaults
OF the iolt aud the Yankee feet. This will be
no liatteras or port Royal affair. The Confed-
crates are 100 strongly entrenchcd to entertain
the idea OF succumblng TO anything ike an
equal force. How long the contest Will last no
one can tell but when Il cessl Ion is announced
we hope to b" able u state that the dag of the
Confederate States waves over the walls of F,rt
! Plckens.
| The Richmond Despatch Of latec date SAWS
olhcal dispatches from Gen. Bragg tate ,hut
everything remained quiet about Pensacola, and
thai the Federal hoeJ Keeps at safe distance
from Tie guns. Tie cdiCJr adds " We have
every confidence that Bragg Will give Harvey
Brown and his rniliars more grape than they
can comfortably digest Tins IL all the paner
says; no rasu.0 is 6lAtJI.
a Union man from Buckuers camp az Bow
ling Green, Ky, says the rebel forces there
amount to abOuC3O COG men, mt ST oi whom az.
Tennesseeans. No salt could be had Tor loAe or
money. Only one or two regiments were de-
| Gently clothed. Bowling Green IL we'll Iorti6ed