The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-17
MOB SPIRIT IN BALTIMORE
Important from Fort Monroe
THE FORT INVESTED
Missouri Home Guard sezing:Rebsl Cannops
REMOVAL OF RAILROAD OBSTPJrr
TONS AT POINT OF ROCKS
Railroad Open TO Harper's Ferry,

Five thousand Federal troops encannad bero
were sent into Virginia to day. The pickpt
guards were thrown further out, and every
preparation is made to guard against surprise
There are rumols here this evening of u coils.
ion having taken place at Leesburg, between
Col. Stone command and the retreutny rehpls
from Harper Ferry, and that Co.. Stone was
killed. The rumors are not credited An i'm
mense train OF army wagons went over into
Virginia to night and it is believed that more
troops will cross the Potomac before morning
Tie Rebel troops at Fairfax Court House are
rapidly terrifying the town. There are MANY
here who believe that the Capital is liable to be
attacked at any moment.
NEW YORK June Is.
The Schooner Savannah, "a prlvateer was CAB.
tured by the Brig Perry, about 10 miles outside
of Charleston. The Charleston Mercurv OF the
| tn calls On jeff Davis il the crew are hume, to
retallule.
The Capitol of Missouri has been taken Dos
session OF by the Federal troo ps under Gen
Lyon.
Frederick, Md, June Is.
An agent Of the Associated Press says the
main bo1y OF the retreating rebels from tarpvrS
Ferry took the turnpike leading to Charlestown
and ohepardstown, but their precise destination
is unknown. The great bridge of the Baltimore
and Ohlo Rail'ocd mas been fired and blown up
by mines. The bridge Was thousand feet long,
and had six spans. The body trtssIlng on which
the road Is supported from the bridge to the
end is about half mile long, and is nearly all
destroyed, as well us the upper bridge, which is
l2O leeJ long over the Government canal. The
Geographic station and other railroad works
were destroyed. The fire ragged all day. None
of the national properly remains except dwell
ing for the officers on the hills back OF the town
and two of the twenty armory bui dings The
government loss III buildings is $500 900 or
$500 900, while the railroad less is scarcely
less.
Fortress Monroe, June IA, via Baltimore,
june Is. The list Of killed at Great Bethel
Is not yet complete.
No information has been received to-day re-
lalive to the movements of the Rebels
Fortress Monroe is in reality invested III
gr+ss AMI egress by sea and few miles in ex
tent of j lmes River are open to us, but no az
gresslve movements can be made with safety
without double the present number Of troops
and means Of transportation.
The camps near Hampton are now confined
to narrow space.
An exchange OF prisoners was to have been
made To- day, bu. Col Magruder has failed to
respond.
Baltimore June "A. Two soldiers, members
OF Moorehead' s Re- :iment, ware fired at from
house in Lombard street this evening. One
was slightly wounded.
st. Louis, June Is. Two six FOUNDER and
two hundred balls, manufactured in Hannibal
were catured by the Hannibal home Guards near
the town OF Llnmeus on the nlget of the 18th.
The cannon were destined to Chilllcothe for
the Rebels
The Democrat learns that $500 rebels are en-
camped at Chlllicothe.
Two Iowa regiments and a battalion of Hill
nols volunteers from Quincy are expected to reach
Jefferson City to morrow, with Gen. Lyon.
=, Two COMPANIES were sent out yesterday on tho
North Missouri Railroad to protect the bridges.
Uen. Mcclellan addressed his troops at Cairo
on the 10Th, promising that they should be the
leaders "t greaS army. and ere long should
have an opportunity to meet the rebels.
Point OF Rocks, June Is The distractions
on the Baltimore and OHIO RAILROAD have been
removed, and the road reopened to llarpcrs
Ferry this morning. An immense holder thrown
on the road by the rebels Was removed last night
oy blasting, and the track now passes over It's
crushed fragments
mass OF rocks projects into the canal but
there is sufficient space for the passage OF boats
and IT can easily be removed by bias Ing The
culVerts on the bridge, which the rebels attemp'
ted to remove are now fully repaired
~ The rebel plckets of cavalry stationed on the
'rginla side within sight of this point, only
number some half-dozen.
New York June Is. The Tribune has
special dlspach from Fortress Monroe, dated
10 day, saying 1t is understood that II movement
IL on loot, auu that an expedition will leave TO-
nigh accompanied by heavy artillery. Gen
fierce VIII not command 500 members OF the
Naval brigade are being sworn in.
Henry May of Baltimore, recently elected to
Congress over Winter DAVIS has declared to his
friends that he is Tor the Unlon, out and out
ms makes an entire Union triumph in the