The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-17

News bv Mail.

| NOWS Wy HA"A'
Hagerstown, Md, June IL. lnformatIon'
deemed reliable, has been received here that the
secessionists abandoned Leesburg yesterday, a.
ter burning all the Cars and locomotives on the
railroad terminating there.
Several pickets were thrown across the TO
tomac last night opposit, llllamsport
| The first dlvis on under Gen. dWaliader,
crossed to-day-the troops wadi"g the stream
gallantly up to the waist; ihclr cross ing was
covered by TWO pieces OF cannon
st. Louis, June l5 Eight regiments of H.
LIMOS troops arc to be stationed within TWO
hours march of ST. Louis.
" have undoubled information that there
were 1000 State Troops ut Bonneville yesterday,
well armed and equipped, and qulfe number
of cannon Entertainments are being thrown
up, troops are constantly arriving and provis-
ions for IL determined stand.
The secessunsts have tull sway in all the
counties along both slides OF the Missouri river
from the Kansas border to Bonneville and IN
dicalions are that they are pretty we'll armed
Tor fight.
FORTRESS MONROE, June Is. !
VIA. Baltimore, june IL.
Among the fifteen additional regiments eX-
| pecied Ut Fortress Monroe, are an Efficient corps
OF artillery mounted Rltenen. Lac latter
are greatly needed to operate against the Vlr-
gInla Llgnu Horse On arrival Ut these reg
mrnls the Troops now hero will extend their
line several miles farther from The Forrss.
| Inc Peninsula will soon be an immense en-
| trenched camp.
Telegraphlc communication is being opened
! with the several CAMPS
The Arteslan Wen has been sunk 100 feet
Means are also being employed to hrlng ID large
,Itr I,f ,foJ, l.
Camp of New York, is here tor that purpose,
New York Ju.. .5.-The Heraid's Wash
ington dispatch Of the 18th says, Gen. Scott
received reliable information to day from Man
a>sas Junction, that the rebels are concentrating
all their forces there A very large train Of
government wagons, laden with ammunition,
camp equlppnge. and provisions, for troops
across the Potomac went over this evening,
under the escorct Of the regular U. S. Infantry.
The Times dispatch says Gen Butler has
demanded Is 600 additional troops, and will
have them in five days men beng ready and
anxious to 20.
Gov. Morgan has agreed with the govern
ment to send ii full regiment from New York
every three days, until her eutre force is DIS
pa,cned
A signal balloon was seen, at considerable ell
ev .lion, over beyond Chain Bridge, on the Lees
burgh road, las5 night supposed to have been
sent up by tn. rebels, for the purpose OF com
municatlng intelligence to the secessiOnists IN
their vicinity,
! ST. AMBER, nine mi es from Jefferson City, }
June ID, 8 F. Nj.
| special agent who was sent down from
Jefferson City with the mail has just reached
here, having left there this afternoon lie Say s
the Governor and all the STATE officers lett there.
yesterday, and that the last of the soldiers LETT
to day at p. NJ, taking with them all the To-
comotives, of which understand there We're
five, and cars, and burning the brldg e at Grey 8
Greek, three miles OF Jefferson City also one
above there, after they had passed over them
1t is supposed the Governor had ordered his
forces to concentrate either at Bonneville or at
Arrow Rock. 1t is thought that Gen. LYON
will push on after him, and should he meet
with no detention he will not be more than "a
| hours behind him.
The Moreau bridge, four miles this side of
Jefferson City, is unframed. but the western
span of the Usage bridge nine miles this side is
burned.
Herman, Mo-, June II. A gentleman from
Jefferson City says the steamer White CYoud
was loading at that place yesterday with cannon
and military stores.
1t was said that Gov jackson, and all the
State officers were 10 embark in Der for AKRON
Rock. IL strong point, about sixty miles above.
on the Missouri river. lie also stat that
! Capt. Kelly 5 Guard, of one hundred men, were
the on y troops at Usage Bridge, on Dodd s Is-
land.
The St. Louis Evening Nr1os learns that two
regiments of Iowa volunteers encamped at Keo-
kuk.
Four hundred Illinois troops, from Quincy,
have been concentrated ut Hannibal. Mo-, hv
ordor OF Cen Lyon for the purpose of holding
Northern Missouri, and checking Gov jackson s
movements in that region. IL is said portion
of this TO- ce will be sent to Lexington and st.
Joseph
The Evening Ne,os also says that there are a
considerable number of Confederate troops as
sembled in A"kansas and the Indian territory
and Norther" Texas tor an advance into Kan
sas and Missouri to seize the Newton lead mines.
and march 10 the assistance of Gen. lolita, as
slstant nf Gov. jackson s movements
Louisville, Kv., June A. The Courier SAYS
the majority against sece sion in East Tennessee
is estimated at from IL, 90 to 1900
A GREEN MOUNTAIN rALF-.L. F. Thurber,
of Washington, sold cat on the 10th of June.
five weeks and one day q 'h,t weighed 2OS
pounds. 1t had the mix Q. vn. cos 50 three
pints each day "'e 49, NOD n-..-no, pasture
feed, with hay once day. n 40 beats?
By a letter written from Newport News, by