The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-21
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NAsnlSGToN, Oct. 49, Surprise is czprlsgJ
here at the misconsruction attt!npteu 70 be w;
upon Secretary Seward's circular By slarmrt
Ihe circular shows chat cur relations abroad are
IN good condition, and that the qoyernuen,
means to keep them SO. The natisn Elk month,
ago became exposed to dangers from within and
without. The administration has taken a4e.
quatc measures TO put the nation right within,
ana now IT turns Its attention TO putting right
from dangers from without. 1t asks the coon.
Grafton OF the loyal States in the latter duty a
Ill the former
Inc Secre!ary Of State, accompanied by thu
Ministers of France, England AMI SPAN. had
pleasant excursion over the river yesterday, yi:
ting the camps and Notifications They after.
wares attended review at Arlington, passed by
Aunsons Hill, and returned at late hour by
Long Bridge.
Three tugs went down the river last night, to
give assistance to any vessels coming up but in
conse quence of "a bright moonlight, and after
wards Of thick log, they We're ordered no, to
attempt to pass the battery. 1t is thought ~
vessel passed up or down lass night
Inc indications are that the rebels are erect
ing permanent batteries at Cockpit Point and
ffeesQOne FONT. Considerable bodies OF lcbe.s
were seen there hard ut work yesterday. iwen-
tJ-slX vessels are known to have run the bl0ck-
ace night before last. 1t is believed that yeSseIs
craving not more than eight feet can hug the
Idaryi"nd shore sufficiently close 10 escape harm
from the rcbsl batteries.
There are only four steamer, at tie Navy
Yard.
reconnaissance weut Yesterday towards the
Occoquan Creek, taking the telegraph road as
tar rs AcOIink Creek. Parties were sent to Ae-
osnk and Pohlck, and on the road leading ny
the Ac0unk they met rebel pckets, who imus.
d'atsly fell back and gave the alarm. The ong
ron was beaten at their camps across the creek
from information received there are 20 rebels
between the telegraph road and river this slde
OF Occoquan, and but few at the latter place
The only advces from the Upper Potomac "
ce''ed ut headquarters is bret dispatch sem
Dy the operator at Sandy Hook last night, say
ing that the rebels were about burning Bolivar
near Harper's Ferry.
New York, Oct. -. The WorNs Was.'
lh2'on Dispatch states that the late Capt Ward
requested the detailing Of two regiments to cu'
Gown trees on all available points on the Poo'
mae, so that the rebels could effect no copcss'-
meht IN erecting batteries; but his request Na'
''oS com pheo WITH, 50 the rebels have thne'
nearly their own way on the river
Zen. Mcclellan has dc cided thst all army cor
respondents must accompany the staff when th'
army moves, and will not be permitted to run
all over the battle field.
The lr'6une's dispatch says that during the
of COL Stopel to-day, family
vas iCund who had three sons impressed into
inc rebel army as servants their cattle and crop.
destroyed and their property confscated. VINE
he place was occupied hy the rebels the family
vas taken sick with the measles, but the rebel
urgecns refused to attend them. The only eat
'Dls they had was a cabbage, en- which they
we're dining. The German soldiers sent them
,ood rations, and subscribed literally 1t II
leedless to say they were Uuioniss