Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-17

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The Commercial says use had yesterday d very
interesting interview with two secession refugees
from Louisiana, who euccecded m making their
way from New Orleans to Nashville, through
the rebel lines to the Ohio river. There Is d
scarcity Of all the nccos.arics of life. Al IN %
between the age Of Is ana IS were being im-
pressed into the service.
Memphis il strongly fortified On The river
side, and there were two gunbjats az lhe lan-
ding They confirm the report of the uttar
stagnation Of business in New Orleans ana
constant appreh.nsions are felto an attack
Two Union refugees arrived az Nashville on
til 9th INST. The city was in high state 81
cx ltement on that day and the following owing
tocau attempt being made 20 draft citizen, into
! "a army The Indignation Of the people was
! IN ense \ riot broke out in the 18th ward
and four policemen who attempted to quell the
mob were sho. dead. The mob rushed to the cap
| lol 10 demand to attack GOV Harris who -d
to Memphis. The papers OF the next day an
n0unced that he had gone thither ON business
Last Saturday $500 men from Louisiana pass
cd through \ shyle for Bowling Green, carry
ing black 0a!s cmbcllishcl with skulls aud
crJssbones They were mostly 90 days men,
and were armed with shot-guns
The people ID Nashville were constantly expect.
ing intelligence Of a battle at Bowling Green.
The rebel or,.s at that place we're estimated
BY the paper, aud well informed people at p,
coo men
RemIorcemeuts were constantly going ior-
ward The hospitals mt Nashville We're flied
with the sick The number was estimated ut
from 900 10 10000.
All the Texas rangers were on the sicl, list,
and in "a most pimble condition
BALTIMORE Dee. l3.
TIE Norfolk Dag Book has dates from Pen
slcola 10 December 3d. There had been no
further fighting, but Gen. Bragg noury ami
eilated renewal OF theatmck from For' Pick
aus lhc Federal vessels were fitting in and ont
OF the harb0r in the most bew.lderug manner
TO the rebels Sometimes there would be a dozen
in the evening, and all but two disappear before
morning
The Dag- Book Of Thursday was considerably
excited in relation to a rumor that Norfolk was
TO oe attacked.
At Richmond on Wednesday the war excite.
mcut was high. The storm was expected to
burst momennrily somewhere Ii wasrnmored
that the contemplated attack on Cairo had been
abandoned The iron ram Manassas, arrived
at Columbus on Sunday.
The Montgomery Nal of the 9th inst, con
graduates its readers on the report that Old
Harvey Brown has died of u wound received in
the fight at Fort Pickcns.
Passengers from that city this morning say
the report IS firmly believed but not positively
known to be true.
New York, Dec ID.
The phladcphia North 1muicaa OF this
morning ys, that letter from Hilton Head
of the l.h ,sys " lastnieht the 1eeauiyed with
p 600 u1ops. savannah and Charleston will
soon be oars.'
rRonAprl DUEL pErwTEN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS-
Nav YoRG, Dee. II.
The Worlds Washington Dispatch says that
/ probably there will be duel between Conway
/ OF hausls anl Fouka of Illinois,