The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-26


.'II'' orv larse guns. At headquarters the
|,'a : mt looked upon as of any great sig.
anu laance The result of our firing has not yet
n'IO" civ ascertained, beyond the fact that the
f7u n,r rstreated from their position Their
en'~ to- ;s represented to have been small.
Dates futile, Clemans, Mathcr, and Re-
ior the third Wisconsin Volunteers, were
I:IIaI and private Ross of company c., third
4r;.o,nsn Corporal Pratt Of company A.,
3,'$ Pennsylvania, were taken prisoners by the
rebels. v,slna>. ~. o.
,,.o Hancock remained nearly the whole day
Wanna with large force who reconnotered
ne country in different directions tor miles with
W., ancountering any force Of the enemy. In
:rmatjon received to night represents everything
,.ouet along the whole line.
9r;sadIer Gen. Stoueman. chief of the cav
~ f7rces of the wing of the Potomac, will
rrcbably be promoted to Major General. The
ttnmbyr Of troops now under his command re-
,nriny an officer Of that grade.
lanes ) Gibbons of Philadelphia, will on
Nonday have in operation train OF % wagons,
~ tbe carrying OF freight between Washington
and Baltimore. This is necessary owing to the
b,ockade of the Potomac and the almost exclu-
,;yo rs. of the railroad for Government purpo
The Secretary of War to-day promoted 20
Ssrseapts to % Lieutenancy. among whom is
>sroeant Griffin, who served twenty years under
-;,H LYON, sharing with him the dangers of
wary battle. The only favor ever asked Of the
toysrnment by Gen. Lyon, was the promotion
# Sergeant GrIthn.
Nv direction Of the President a commission
IA, been appointed, consisting Of the Hon. Da-
I'd DAVIS 0; H., Hon. Joseph Holt Of KY, and
Hugh Campbell Of ST. Louis, to examine and
.s,0rt ur6n all unsettled claims against the
uilltyry De1artmcnt Of the West, which may
c.ys originated previous to the appointment Of
ne present General, at which time an order
~. issued that all monies must be disbursed
sy the regularly appointed agents OF the Gov
.nmsnt
The rebel steamer George Page, harbors in
.rla1tco Creek, occasionally running out into
.la potomas, bnt keeps under cover Of the rebel
-,.,eries. She is confined to rather contracted
.-.qsd. Ter ohjec: evidently being the capture
.ysctclous Union vessels. Her movements,
lvoygr. are watched.
The Commissioner of Patents refuses patents
citizens who remain in Richmond and seek i
zen: here through the agency of an attorney
I: is said that the President to-day received
message from San Francisco.
ST.. JosEPHs. Mo-, Oct. rs.
The Pacific telegraph was completed to San
.nncscJ Yesterday, and WAS in fine working
Fler ass evening.
TIE inst through message transmitted over thf
.a.. was from Stephen j. Field, Chief Justicl
.. s!toraia. in the absence Of the Governor
b, Abraham Lincoln, President of the Uni1et
>s;e,.
P.ss Dispatches and private business for
Y4riM from here up to IL O'Clock last night
were ai! before the public in California TIM
e7eaing.
In consequence of the lines being closed cas-
@: here before We received notice Of the line
working asst night. we were obliged to hold tn
message with others over night. The enter
isa complete success.
ClEAyLAND. Oct %.
Tie Glowing message from H. w Carpen
r., President Of the California State Telegram
Va: received here to-day.
SAN Francesca. Oct. %.
J. II. WADE President Of the Pacific lie
graphing Company
We greet YOU across the Continent 70
s-a' US ty day or two but we forgive yo'
III .oy il receive our congratulations.
New YORK, Oct %
The overland telegraph to California is con
!etel. The following dispatch was receive
:a.s afternoon:
SAN FRANCIsCO, Oct. 25.
IL ne .hayor Of Ne,o York;
san Francisco to New York sends greeting
.lngra!alatCs her On the completion Of the e
,e!priee which connects the Pacific with the A
NJ, 10 NV Of
increased thereby. and the projects OF this Il
7o:;ant work meet with honor and reward.
(Slgned,) ii. r. TEscHENAkER,
Mayor Of San Francisco.
he Iribune's s,ecial Washington dispat
says the Surgeon in charge at Poolesville, t
graphs that the wounded are not coming
Washington, that they are well taken care
acre. and doing remarkably well.
j letter from Edward Ferry from the age
o. the Sanitary Commission says there are l
wounded IN our hands Forty-seven OF
dad were buried yesterday, by permission
ne rebels
Probably 80 were drowned in attempting
TOSS the river, Probably 400 or 500 are pl
yer.
LEXINGTON, Ky. Oct %
Information from Camp Wild Cat says 4
eofer Las ietreated beyond Loudon, and
'uIlosed to be falling back of the Comberla
One hundred and Gorty-fve mounted rel
armed with U. S. muskets, revolyers, and DO
4Hl'es, confessedly bound to join the re
army were surrounded and taken prisoners
'Tenty-lsur Of the Home Guards under Ca
paddock and Major Buckner.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. p
The Courier of Bowling Green publishe
card from Breckenridge avowing his intent
70 resign his Senatorship.
Passengers from Nashville report great