The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-31
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10 THE FREEMAN
I O'CLOCK, A. M.

WV N, n. M.
mi, KANSAS City, Oct. %.
Inc Santa Fe mail arrived on Saturday The
volunteer o force in New Mexico numbers over
oooo' 3OOO OF which are enrolled and exnect
soon to be employed IN active service.
lhelr destination is towards Mesilla, where
they expect additional rcinforeements,
Inc Indians report large body of troops
mlarchlng from the West and think it NAV be
the California force so anxiously expected If
30 they deslga on Its arrival to attack the force
IN that region from Texas. Surveyor General
Clark arrived safely via. Omoho.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 80
1t Is certain that no one outside of the Naval
Expedition knows where the first blow will be
struck 1t is probable, however, that the first
news concerning its operations will como
through Southern channels.
| COL Henry L. Scott, one of the Inspectors
General, and sen-in-law of Gen. Scott, has been
retired by the Army Board, owing to his phys
zeal disability.
The Navy Department will take no applica-
ton for places Of Masters or Master Mates.
where the ages of the applicants are not stated
and references to their last employees given,
Capt. Henry D. Dawson of Tennessee of the
lat cavalry, having left his regiment July lst,
on 80 days leave and having failed to report for
duty, has been dropped from the rolls
1t is understood that Gen. Mcclellan has is
sued orders for shooting four soldiers found
guilty of sleeping at their picket posts.
Some members of the n Y. SD Regiment
owing to gross misconduct to-day, got into diff.
Guilty with citizens in the neghborheod of Lew
insville. Two of the foremost were severely in
| ,nl Al, I
promptly placed the soldiers under arrest.
Gen. Butler arrived to-day on Military business.
ST.. LOUIS, Oct 80.
The Congressional Committee closed its la
bors last night. 1t is understood that they
made searching Investigation into the alleged
frauds and Irregularities of the Government Of
tcers of this Military Department. The result
of their examination will be made public in a
few days.
A special despatch to the Democrat, from JEFF
ferson city says, Gen. Prentiss who left St.
Louis on Sunday last with force of Infantry tc
surprise and capture the rebels at Fulton, Cal.
loway county, has returned and reports that be
fore he reached Fulton, Gen. Henderson of the
State militia had made compromise with th(
rebels at Dyer's Mills near Concord, by which
it is agreed that the u. S. should make no ar
and returned home.
Gen. Prentiss acquesced in the compromise
but on the lrst violation of it, will visit sever
vengeance on the offenders The rebels wer,
400 strong and IIenderson's 1900. The pro
posals for compromise came flo the rebels,
KANSAS City, Oct. 80.
About the 4th inst, the party of New Mex
leans under Captain Mink, was surprised "a
Alniosa, As miles below Fort Craig, by IL
Texas rebels, and their horses taken. Captain
Mink refused to surrender, but the men desel
ted, secured their horses, and retreated to For
Craig.
Subsequently about 200 U. S. troops from tn
Fort pursued and overlook the rebels, kllle
their captnin and 10 men, and wounding abou
80. The balance Of the Texans escaped
Messilla. Another band of rebels were ther
who had been encamped on Arkansas river, an
were being pursued by company OF U.
Dragons from Fort Wise of New Mexicans
Washington, Oct. 30.--The Pasey arrived a
the Navy Yard to-day bringing dispatches ffol
Captain Craven.
The rebel steamer Geo. Page has gone as ia
: up the mouth Of the Quantico Greek as it cal
buu, is not half mile from the Potomac, an
J apparently aground, and will require high TIC
to float her. ,
| The rebel batteries were opened on the Mar.
, land shore yesterday, and the firing continue
to "a late hour Inst night, but without damae
> to nybody on our side -,
: It Is believed that no vessels have run tt
rebel batteries within twenty-foGr hours.
New YORK, Oct. 30.
A Havana letter says, Charles j. llelon, la
U. 5. Consul there, has arrived from St. Ihol
as with credentials as Consul from the Com cd
rate States.
Philadelphia, Oct. 3O.-Ebon Lane, the la
= Of jeff. Davis pirates, was acquitted on u
q ground that being the navigator Of the enchan
' ress after her capture, he must have delayed n
, progress, thus preventing her arrival at ret
', tort, because in sixteen days abs vessel made
w Two hunrcd and fifty miles. Lane al!es
tina, he sailed the vessel north during the nls
, and south during the day.
u Thos Quiglar, David Mulli"g and Edwa
' Rockford were c~nvctcd Of piracy last evenin
. Schooner Specie, captured Oft Savannah oou
% to Havana, has arrived.