The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-20
TO THE FREEMAN.
w WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.

j.. sec chase has issued the following recula
'ions 10 De observed in regar to the seizure of
vessels made In pursuance of the 9th slction of
the act of the 18th of July last
ISL. All such seizures must be made by the
coi'ec1oF OF customs, or other proper revenue
oihcPF' except In case of his absence, or disabil-
Ity or where Immediate action is necessary and
no such officer is at hand to make the seizure.
End. Ia all cases of seizure, the collector. or
other officer acting in his stead, shall notify the
proper district attorney, who will at once in
stltute proceedings for the condemnation of the |
vessel Alter the commencement of such pro. |
ceedings. 1t shall appear to the satisfaction of
the olstfict attorney institntng them, that the
Vessel Is owned, in part, by persons not citizens
OF any State or part of State in insurrecton
against the United States, and not residing there
IN, and that she will not be employed in aiding
the existing rebellion, or in violating any law
Of the United States. Such vessel may be dis.
charged on bail being given according to tho
course OF admiralty proceedings for the share or
shares owned by any person or persons residing
In any such nsurgent State or part of State, in
which case the proceedings so instituted will
be prosecut ted without delay to the ccndemna-
ton and sale of insurgent interest and as to
the remainder Of the vessel, the forfeiture there
of will be RENTED.
ou. oHouAu VucIo Ue any UNUSUAL Uolay IN
the commencement OF such proceedings, or
should there be any other circumstances render
ing it proper in the judgment Of the collector
or oeher officer acting in his stead that the YES
sci should be released from custody before the
commencement Of proceedings, the same may be
done providing the collector or other officer act
ing in his stead, shall be satisfied that no such
improper use as before mentioned is to be made
of the said vessel, and one or more Of the loyal
owners residing in tho loyal States should give
bond with sufficient sureties to the U. S. in
double the value of the share or shares thereof
owned in any such insurgent State or part Of
State. with the condition that the vessel shall be
safely and in good order returned to the collec
tor or other officer in whose custody she may be-
within such time as he shall direct and without
any change in tho ownership of said shares, and
with the further condition that the vessel shall
at all times be subject to any order or decree IF
! the court in which any proceedings for her con-
demnation-may be instituted, or of any appel
rate court to which the same may be removed,
and with the further condition that any costs or
money, which shall be awarded by either Of
said courts shall be paid with such other cond-
tons as the collector or other officer shall deem
Just and expedent in order to secure the objects
con temp ated by the act aforesaid
3 The execution of such bonds end the discharge
| of the vessel shall not delay the institution OF
prosecution of proceedings for tbs condemua-
! tod of the insurgent interest, hut the same
G shall be commenced and prosecuted in all re-
: spects, 80 FAR as practicable, in the same man
ncr Ms if the vessel still remained in the custody
: of the officer. The District Attorney will notify
thu collector or other officer making the seizure
: in his stead of the commencement OF the suit
. of the result of the trial, and OF the time O
d sale. il the sale be ordered, and The resnl
g thereof.
c Mention was made in previous dispatch 0
skirmish Yesterday afternoon, ten miles and q
= half southwest OF Falls Church. Some addi
tional particulars have been ascertained. Th
charge upon our pickets near Bushs house wa
" made by 300 or more rebel cavalry. There wa
/ heavy firing on both sides, our men gallant
standing their ground, but they were compelle
- to retreat to the reserve in consequence only G
3, the superior force and cavalry advance OF tn
II enemy, who, as it was slated yesterday, Tel
back on the advance Of our rcintorcements =
,e The charge of the rebel cavalry was made o
lc the pickcts Of Company II, 18th Brooklyn Reg
% imeu5 . ,,
,e The following are the names of the killed:
pr;vatcs Seymour and Walter Taylor. MOI
n. tallv wounded. VIM Stryker Missing, Lieut.
&. Ciu;nman. Sergeant Mcneil, privates w. A
ne hidden. Daniel McCauley Geo. Kohen Erlcf
o. VIM. Campbell, Clinton Pettis and Nathan
,g Lyon. ,+ ,
order of Gen. Mcdowell, to the neghnorhoc
is where the skirmish took place. Inc dead boa
If Seymour and Taylor were found stripped
their clothing, and their skulls broken IN as
Az done by the butt of q carbine. NO oth
=, wounds we're visible. It is therefore suppos'
so tho men were beaten to death. woman II
~ inc in the vicinity stated that the rebels carr
awav three of their own dead, together WI
III s;x wonuded. From her description OF the ur
' Grms two Of the latter belonged to the Broo
of lyn Regiment. ..,. u,;sor
w w ". Leland, the great stock raiser
W. Western Texas, has been commissioned ny /.
~. Sscretarv of War as commssary OF suhs
." oncs and assignee to the staff OF Brig Ge
g.. Weaoher. of the Irish Brigade, with the RAJ
md of Major. nvv Nav 10.
'ouu Tho division toamsters and wagon masters
~ oo;ved two months pay on Saturday.
civ Evsrvtb;np N tho shape of locomotives. n
, cb;ncrv. &C., belonging to the Baltimore VI
ln1 D have been removed by the rebels ana
'"o i,ao IN the direction OF Winchester. Even
H,"hie track. for 20 miles, has been torn up
ao' Last week Mai. Stone, Chief OF the rrov
Ia r,ard with a company OF cavalry p Id "
a an- g tho neiphborhood OF Sandy Spring MO
w. emery County. Md, where he made inc arr ~
ace Rev. Samuel Leach, clergyman OF the Ms !,
ION IL, rorsuasion. whom he sent 10 for'
.lso 0dis' pei'""''
,rs: Henry. a.. ,,;ss were char
At I;so ff.cton were examined ana oism'ss
VIZ, A.. 10 rsorct of his subOrdnates Ot