The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-13
The News.

The News.
1t is evident that the Fall campaign ha
opened, and certainly from the news from TIT
various detachments Of the Federal army, it has
begun auspiciously for us. Gen. Rosecranz, IL
Western Virginia, has advanced upon Floyd
and after a severe engagement in which the en-.
envy was sheltered by dense forest, by entrench
ments, and by palisades behind which the rifle
men could hide themselves and fire from their
cover upon our troops, has driven Floyd to a
precipiate night abandonment Of his position
to prevent the capture OF his entire force In
his haste Floyd forgot to take much valuable
camp equipage, forage, provisions and NUM-
tons Of war, which fell into the hands Of the
Federal troops. This is good news
In Missouri it is evident from Gen. Fremont s
official dispatch that Gen. Pope has done an eff
fective work in routing Gen. Green and scatter
ing his Secession forces. The vigorous measures
inaugurated in that State will soon put differ
ent face upon affairs there, crushing out Seces-
sion, and driving it beyond the confines of the
State.
From Kentucky we have gratifying intelli
gence There is to be no more neutrality in
that State, but her loyal men have given her to
the Union. The passage of the resolution d.
recting Magotlin to order the Rebel forces to
leave the State, Will put at once to the test the
honesty Of tic Governors professions of ODE
dence to the will Of the people expressed
through their representatives. Breckenridge
and Burnett are fast going where they belong,
into the Rebel camp, that being the shortest
and most direct route to the Devil. Gen. Gran,
is fortifyiug Paducah, and the Rebels are
strengthening themselves at Hickman and Co.
llmbus. The Legislature having finally decl-
dcd for the Union, we hope the resources of the
State vii! be at once resorted to- to carry out
rha decision. Kentucky ought to be wise
enough to S ec that it will cost her millions of
dollars if She permits her territory to become the
battle-ground upon which the Rebels of Ten
nessee and further South may plunder and de-
vastate, and be wise enough to Immediately set
on foot the most vigorous measures to save her.
sell lFOln tIlS tcrrlDlc ScOurge.
On the Potomac, the reconnaissance near
Chain Bridge was most gratifying in its results,
the rebels having paid dearly for their interior
snce with it. The Sd Vermont Regiment which
participated in the skirmish behaved manrully.
Amos Maserve who was killed was in the Wells
River Company, as was also M. A. Parker,
who was wounded. Private Colburn's name
does not appear among those of Company" G"
IN the Roster of the Regiment. The casualties
N the engagement were mostly in the Sd Ver-
mont, and 10Th Indiana Volunteers. 1t is evil
dent that our troops are taking strong positions
all along the Potomac in the vicinity of Chain
Bridge, and arc gradually pushing into the in
terror from that point, though before they ad-
vance far, Gen. Banks will unquestionably move
down, with lis command, from his position in
the vicinity of 1larper's Ferry.
The Navy Department is now busiy engaged
in ft'ing.out two more naval expeditions for
operations along the Southern coast. The brill
lant exploit of Stringham and Butler at HATTIE
ras Inlet has demonstrated not only the feast
oility, but the signal value of such expeditions.
The Rebels have no Navy, and an attack upon
heir comparatively defensclcss coasts will at
'nce alarm every Gulf State, and bring home in
taste their contributions to Beauregard S army.
The Rebels must very soon gain victory on
he Potomac, or their army in Virginia will be
lsorganized and broken up.
And along with these successes of our arms.
md the gratifying intelligence of the vigorous
measures of the Government for further prose-
utlon OF the war, come fully reliable reports
nostly from Rebel sources which can be believed
vhen they make against them that sic kness and
are making fearful inroads upon the
raitor army. Thousands Of their soldiers are
q the hospitals, and bitter complaints are made
# defective commisariat, and an insufficient
nd mean supply Of food and clothing for tho
rmy.
Everything certainly now augurs well for the
ause Of the Republic But let us not relax
moment the most v gorous efforts of which we are
apable. 1t is not only important that the rebel
on should be put down, but it is of the greatest
Importance that it should be speedily. ltwould
; Infinitely better to spend tbousar d millions ,