The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-08
RY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
6 O'CLOCK, "A. M.

New YORK. August I.
A dispatch to the Post says that no rebel
t,oops are within ten miles Of Alexandria.
A deserter from the Rebels who was impressed,
states that the enemy retain their old position
and are badly provisioned, being alternately
starved and sureited. They are much disor-
ganized, and large numbers, especially foreign
ers. are being impressed.
The War Department has official information
of the victory Of Gen Lyon over McCulloch.
PHILADELPHIA, August I.
The crew of the schooner Protector, captured
by the pirates off South Carolina, arrived here
in an open boat ON which they were placed by
the pirates.
The name OF the pirate taken py the St.
Lawrence was Petrol. She fired nine shots at
the st. Lawrence. The latter's shells cut the
pirate vessel completely in two. The prisoners
are on their way up the river to this city
w hen they arrive they will be placed In the
custody of the United States Marshal.
WASHINGTON, August !.
1t is reported that the rebel cavalry attacked
the pickets at Falls Church last night, and that
they were repulSed, with fifteen or twenty killed
and wounded. The Federal loss was two killed
and seven wounded.
FORTRESS MONROE, August 6.
General Butler returned to Old Point this
morning. 1t is understood that the army here
is to be greatly increased
Hampton is to be occupied on the arrival OF
the first regiment from the north.
The Quaker City picked up this morning,
near the Capcs, a small boat containing ten
ship.nasters and seamen, who had escaped from
Fort Oregon, North Carolina They give some
startling intelligence Of doings on the North
Carolina coast.
At Ha,teras Inlet there are three pirate steam
els and pilot boat.
The pryatcers are the Gordon, the Coffee, a
side wheel steamer, formerly running between
Old Point and Norfolk, and the Marion, for
merly Norfolk pilot Loaf. Al are armed
with rifle cannon.
New Haven, n. c., is the headquarters of
these privateers. Ten gunboats are being col
lected and mounted at Norfolk to be taken
down the canal Crews for them are being
shipped at Newbern.
lie refugees state that the Rebels scarcely
regard the coast blockade at all, and consider
the Quaker City as the only boat dong efficient
service against them. During all this time,
several gun boats have been4uietly anchored at
Old Point.
New York, August "A Washington dis
patch to the Times VS. that forty-four regiments
for the war have been enlisted in Illinois. and
the Government is being urged to accept them,
but is unable to arm them at present.
Gen. McDowel's report has been sent in but
will not be made public till the return of the
Secretary of War.
| All the comforts and even luxuries are now
provided for the sick in the hospitals and the
! nurses sent from the North exceed in efficiency
all expectations.
| The Ir.June's dicpatch says that further IN
stalments of rifle cannon are arriving, and We
have now more artillery than before the late
| battle
Several missing soldiers are said to be work.
ing on farms in Maryland
| 1t is stated that the sailors who were taken
prisoners with Lieut.. Selden, refused to a man
to Join the rebels. They say Lieut.. Selden is a
traitor, and lost his prizes purposely.
The Worlds dispatch says Gen. Mcclellan 9
| the highest officers to the lowest private.
The World states that spy was arrested
near Long Bridge, with the traitor B,aure
CARDS pass with him. Also that an officer in
the rebel army was known to b, at the Nation
al Hotel to-day.
Virginia laimant. are filing charges against
the government for damages by the United
States troops.
The Hcrald's dispatch says that the news
! from Kentucky creates a wild enthusiasm in
Washington. 1t states that there are l0, 900
organized Union men there ready to drive the
rebels out of Kentucky and Tennessee. The
Kentucky legion will soon be mustered into
service.
\ person recently from Vienna states that
10, 900 traitors are there and at Falls Church,
menacing an attack on Alexandra. The wives
of the rebel soldiers stated to him that the road
between Falls Church and Fairfax Court House
was being mined, and that the main batteries IN
the direction of Manassas had not yet been dis
covered.
movement on Charleston by sea is now
much canvassej, as also on New Orleans.
Baltimore is to be the depot of the grand
Eastern army hereafter
Ertrd Session of the Rhode Island Legislature
Providence, August 6. Gov Sprague has
called an extra session of the General Assembly
to legislate on military matters 1t will meet
in this city on Thursday. 1t is expected that
two or more Regiments and two or more batter
les will be raised.
FIRST REGMENT.-Assistant Quartermaster
Whiting of Woodstock was the only one who
has been killed from this Regiment. A dozen
have been slightly wounded
Col Phelps remains at Newport News to as
sst in the defense in case of an attack which is