The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-18
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TO THE FREEMAN.
T O'CLOCK. a. M.

NV YoeK, Nov. lG. A Fortress Monroe
.,-.;.I d;snatch saws, that Slidell and Mason
we're taken from an English mail steamer on the
>tb inst. of Bermuda. Lieut.. Fairfax and
bir,v.f five armed men went aboard from the
San .Iac;nto, with five officers, and picked out
he cCnmiss onc!s. :.
they made u feeble resistance, but were IN
)cced to leave The captain of the steamer
,aycd and swore, and called the United States
Ulcers pratical Yankees. &c.
Fr.tis one of the rebel secretaries also re-
sisted, bu, himself and colleague accompanied
;hcir employers into confinement. Slldel! mao
lis wife and four children aboard, who were al
lowed to proceed to Europe. :,
Commodore Wilkes bad an interyie" WIN
General Wool and expressed the opinion 'hat he
had done right and said that right OF wrong
these men had to be secured, and ii he had zone
yror: lie co, Id be no more than cashlefed loi H.
cSclyyArI. Nov. IL. Advices from zen.
Rosecranz' headquarters state that on the lV'o'
Gen. Cox's brigade crossed kanawha anu ~"
Rivers and drove the rebels back three ''''iI'
from all their positions. Gen. schencKs COZ.
umn intended attacking them in the rear oa'
was prevented from crossing the river ny VIC
bioh water. Gen. Benham's brigade mo'eu up
and began to feel their front when sharP skit.
mlsh took place, lasting from some time III '"'
4rternoon until dark I'll,
Benham's force lay on their arms waiting vi,
morning. The rebels began their retreat a .,n
were well on their way to hale,Sh "non ."I
movement was discovered. benha'n PeisI.'
them twenty five miles amidst drenchiog ,".,
In, s,eny little chance of overtaklng them
.''r.aJ ne',, In the skirmish with the real
."'~1 CM Crocan Of the rebel cavalry wa
2Wo1 rho loss on our side was two killed.
W,swxcroS, NV. lG The following IL
,nv ne letter from the Secretary OF the Nav.
to(ommodore Dupont: ,e rae,
N,vy DEPARTMENT, Nov. IT., looI.
>u.-Tt IS with no ordinary emotion thas
rrI,r ,o Won and your command the heartiei
,oncr,,n,1tons and thanks Of the Governmeh
ND ,ho country for the brilliant success acilie'e
II Port Royal -. ,ho covo,n
In the way now waging against the so'e.i
,oen, in this most causeless and unnatural u
tohon that ever afflicted a country hlgh ho!'e
Lave been INDUCED in the navy, ana sfe"' 'o'
alence rcposed in It's efforts. go,
The r,sult of he skill and bravery OF YOU
self and others have equaled ami SURPASSED ~
hiohcs, expectations To you and your ass.
cates under the providence of God' we arc ~
lebted for this great achievement oy tno ~,
squadron ever fitted out under that nag whi'
you have 50 gallanty vndicated' anu ""''
YOU will bear onward to continued SUCCESS. q,
On the receipt of your dispatches ana ,."n,
the victory at Port Royal, the department as ~;
sud the inc osed General Order wn'cn ",
this letter you will cause to be Fe"a 10 "
command.
am, Sir, your obedlent servant ~; nj rs
(Signed) GlDhoN Con,nond;
Fhr Olbcer Samuel F. Dupont, Comm"hI ~,
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron ~
Royal, 5. &. 81 tho aoti
The Gear de Lion went down 10 'uv no a,
last night and returned at 10 o'clock 's 1 uo,
ing. She rerorts affairs unchanged aoT" ~
river. A coast,ug sloop ran the olocka SssS
terday, and although forty rounds WERE a. s strr
Ter from the rebel batteries, not u sho' '''"
her. .a -
Polsr PLEASANT, Va, Nov. Ia ! sSa =. :.
lent occurred in Camp Pitt, Twelve m'i' sa o'
Charleston, this morning. Capt. beh; -; w. N
44,h Ohio regiment, and eleven % LIS run =,
while crossing the Kanawha in skin r run
der The steamer Commodore Perry. GaP;;
Bell and seven of his men were dro"heu'
remainder were saved.