The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-26
News by Mail.
War NeWs.

If Taylor's Tavern, about five miles from for'
Corcoyan. took fright last night and fired i've
rounds of artillery at some imaginary Toe; -,
Seven wagon loads of flour were seized TINS
morning on their way to Marlborough, Md. IL
was do1btless intended for Virginia. Two pris-
oners who escaped from Richmond on the 18th,
arrived Yesterday CAP t. DE Golulr OF Inc 1th
Michigan and Assistant Quartermaster JenckeS
of the I'd Rhode Island regiments. The rebels
acknowledge that their loss at Bulls Run e1-
ceeds ours.
The agent of the associated Press with the ar
nv sends the following from Hyattstown. Cen
tlemen from Harper's Ferry state that our troops
under Col. Gordon have secured large quantities
of -four and unground wheat, including five hun
dred bushels belonging to the secession army, at
q mill owned by f. A. Welsch They also dis
abled the mill from grinding for several months
to come.
There were 10 rebel troops at the Ferry but
their pickets frequently came in There were
sunnoscd to be about five hundred troops at
Charleston.
Our army is now resting where the climate
is salubrious and water excellent. Intelligence
from the other side of the Potomac shows that
the rebels have withdrawn to Loesburg all
their regular forces from Charlestown, Win
chester and other points above and concentrated
them at Leesburg where their army numbers
from II 900 to $4,000 men.
Thomas H. Garfield of VT, has been APP
pointed assistant manager of the Government
railroad and telegraph lines, in place of "A. Car
gil, who resumes the superintendency of the
Western division of the Penn. Central railroad.
Written Concentration aOiM Revoled States
1yfprIicfe1
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
August "a, 1861.
The President of the United States directs
that his proclamation of the 10th inst, interdct
ing commercial intercourse with the SO called
Confederate States, shall be applied to CORES
pondence with those States, and has dcvolved
upon this department the enforcement of so much
of its interdict relates to such correspondence.
The officers and agents of this department
will, therefore, without further instruction,
lose no time in putting an end to written inter-
course with those states, by causing the arrest
OF any express agents or other persons who
shall, after the PRONUNCIATION of this ordor, re-
ceive letters to be carried to or from those
states, and will seize all such letters and for
ward them to this department.
(Signed.) M. BLAIR,
Postmaster General.
The Blockade.
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. "a,
via Baltimore, Aug. Is.
The Quaker City has been purchased by the
Government, and after undergoing repairs at
Old Point she will resume her position off the
capes.
The sloop of war Savannah is at Newport
News blockadng the James river.
The Pembroke has arrived from Boston and
will at once take part in the blockade.
Boston, Aug. "A. The Government has
purchased the barques w. G. anderson and
Ethan Allen, for blockading purpose, at Il cost
of $4,000.
Energy at Washington
Occasional writes to the PHILADELPHIA
Press; " The best illustration of the yigor of
the government, and the confidence felt in it bv
the people, may be found in the fact that all its
securities are approaching. | should not be
surprised to find the recently issued treas
ury notes, either at par OF commanding pre-
MUM Indeed | know that many of the most
cntorprising capitalists from New York. Boston. /
and Philadelphia have been here ondeayorinc to
negotiate for notes OF a large denomination as
Investments The issue Of larsenotes is limited |
and believe, has been for the present entjre)y
suspended, the Treasury Department paving all |
government demands in coin. Could any fact
be more gratifying
. In order to show how thoroughly and care /
luliy the army has been re-organized. NAV /
state that the heads Of nearly all our briralsS
are regular officers of education and experience. !
Those commanding in subordinate caracitv
nave been subjected to q most thorough systpm
Of instruction, and viii be rigidly examined bv
commission composed of REGULAR officers
The knowledge Of the fact has gone far toward
inspiring eur soldiers with feeling of conf
'ence IN their commanders. AS the brgadps
ire at present organized they cannot be eonaInd
or efficiency in the United States, and will f.
'oTably compare with the most splcpdid hat
5aIllons OF the First Napoleon. In all this nav
DC DC seen the controlling genius of General Nc,
Jleilan' and under his energy and discretion orr
army IS RAPIDLY assuming magnificent, and
We trust invincible position '''N
Fortress Monroe, August %. Generals Wool
ma ! Butler spent part of the day at the Rim
Naps experimenting with Sawyers gun. ne
ecohu smell burst in the rebel camp at Sewall,s
.on.' breaking down the flag staff, and scatter.
ng the rebels like chaff A propelIer ahont
ahua!ng troops at the Point put back towards
Norlolk. The whole affair was Witnessed 60.
he Newport News steamer. 'N'''u iioih
y uianu reviews were held to-day at Newnort
News and Camp Hamilton. Newport
, COL Wardrop has taken command If tho
Naval Brigade. 'D'"nu VI the
Inc gunboat Seminole has arrived from, a.
blockade OFT Charleston. She brouabt w.. t .,lo
,rize sch' Albion, formerly pilot boat tro om'
'aruenas with cargo of coffee fruits M, ~ -:
afs' When taken the Albion was nndor "I d.. =;
Oh ooiors' 1he captain and nearly all tho ora,,,