The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-14
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TO THE FREEMAN.
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Boston, Oct. ID.


iit . !'.ii an Saturday. Our army was held
AoS''''i,o readiness. but the confedcratcs fell
IN compete 'V"''''''
.arA. ann or roor r. oooh o.,
'Lost;ties nav be considered imminent at
'0"' omen, The rebels have not showed them
selves At all to cay ,v
WASHINGTON, Oct. r.
7, vqs stated in yesterday 3 dispatch that the
- wore seen in large force west of Lewins-
N I,s and nnaer such circumstances as to midi
'.,., helief that they meditated an attack and
' y,t nrror(nglv the various divisions on the
y";.r;ni, side Immediately placed themselves in
,-a, 9 position to meet the enemy should he en-
Ter on hostities-
Eorly his morning new observations were
10 int il could not be discovered that the
-obas had taken any steps to indicate an inten-
+on 10 advance upon our troops.
Tn 70 noon the expectations in this city was
intense, consequent upon the anticipated as we'll
-, r4neotqd hostiIities, but indications which
nonp conld mistake gradually quirted the alarm
New YORK, Oct. 10
TIE Hyo7Ts special Washington dispatch
saw that steamer reports indications of the
srsrtion Of a new rebel battery on Timber
[rancb On tie Potomac, between the mouth Of
Vnauticoke Creek and Cockpit Point, where
hind o! logs and brush has been thrown up be-
bir3 which it is supposed a battery is in pro-
cs,s q; ERECTION. as IL number of mounted men
and teams have been noticed in that vicinity.
The river there is narrow, and the channel
dose 10 the Virginia side.
Apriyate dispatch from ST. Paul, Minnesota,
anaoances The election of Gov. Ramsey by an
,G1ascd majority.
The Times special Warrington dispatch says
,bat many loyal families VITO left Falls Church
md vicinity af:cr the brttle at Bull Run have
aow returned and occupy their residences, be-
Gryinr there will be no future location to fear
5sng opsted by the rebels.
aambcr Of Unionists, who remained be-
lind DUNG the Rebel occupation, have been
carried of as prisoners.
portI2n Of . German regiment fired into
lie 1.l:Aets oG tLe n. Y. 35th yesterday, but
.leGstake was discovered bcto1o any damage
WIS dv!a
Ihrce skeleton rife regiments were yesterday
consolidated into one, by order of the Governor,
Transports Ocean Queen. Eagle, Daniel
Webster. Ariel, 0reIta. ana Star Of the South,
.-4el to-day.
WAsuNGT0N Oct. II.
Dornig lie day the rebels advanced in large
force in the direction CT Prospect Hill, driving
in JAY Ticsets to tnae point. The result was
that ten McCall's division was soon formed in
line u b1N!e with orders to advance. 1t was
.uHogte4 by cavalry and ortillery. Several
shots were fired by the rebel batteries, but being
out o. gadge no injury was sustained by our
rCoFs.
The Divisions nf Gems. Smith, Porter and
Mcdowell were sUon prepared ioran apprehend-
I'd emergency. but nothing further occurred to
induce an advance of q hostile movement. Gen.
Mcclellan >gas on the Virginia side Of the Pc
'2mac during the greater part OF the day.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. II.
PARTY Of I. S. Zouaves who were sent out
from Newport News this morning to cut fuel
we're attacked, probably by scouting party,
and driven in with the loss of one team. Rebel
tugs appeared at the same time on james river.
The Express went up a short distance on q
reconHoisancc, but was unable to reach the en-
eny, The 5. r. Spading sails to-day with a
large shipment Of Quartermaster s and Commits
,4ry stores, Brig Gen. Williams goes with
Ter and viii assume the chief command at Hat.
2ras Inlq.,
SYRACUSE, Mo, Oct. IS.
A So c&l dispatch to the St. Louis Republic
NY have ieen intercepted and brought here,
"llcl state PRICE and dis army to be within
t1Dt mics Of Os: re river near Pappnsyille.
Il. has 20U0 Vi IONS, 10000 horses and nearly
-I0C0 Meu.
JEFFERSON CITY, Oct, -.
Eve. Cameron and Adj. Gen Thomas passed
I'ot@5 oage ytis afternoon, by special train
Ga.. Louis
a. ,rtr ,r,r,. Il t,o at
m Upton today
Il says they have u force OF 5000 or 1000 now
@.r', drilling eight hours per Day, and they
II. ".a!lolng the moun'aintcrs by circulating
Incredible stories as TO the Government.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. y.
I"e evening News learns upon unqncstona-
De authority that Breckenridge, Preston, John
som, " i!lamS, lIowes, Moore, and other Sc
'S'on notables> are organizing a large rebel
vatp 4. Petersbursh in Floyd County.
Tue Nele's asks Government to place prompt
'e requisite force in the mountains around
"Iich the Union forces may rally.
Yesterday afternoon, about ii miles south OF
ucn Rosecranzs advance, and eight miles from
"v rebel tncampmcnt on Green River, u de-
'"n3ht OF 40 men of the Goth indiana Regi-
DtNt attacked 800 rebels, half Cavalry, with
WI loss, killing five, woundmg three, and dri
ing me whole force beyond Bacon Creek.
BALTIMORE, Oct, II.
The steamer Louisiana arrived here this morn
''S ana ana Drought nearly 100 passengers, includ-
as w rom Norfolk, who were permitted to
'~'t ny the Confederate authorities, a large
'0moei oI whom are ladies aop children.
Before they were permitted to leave, they
mere closely searched, to prevent the concealing
n.,,. IL
SNo had placed the Norfolk Day Book in his
pocket escaOed dntectnn