The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-09
News by Mail.
/ Tornado in Illinois

Chicago, July 8. A violent tornado, accom-,
panied by rain, passed over Freeport, in this
State, this afternoon, doing considerable dam
ago The freight house of the Illinois Central
Railroad was nnrooGed, the machine shop and
the bridges over the Pecothica river at Yellow
Creek and near the city, were blown down. 1t
also unroofed several houses at Rockford.
A thunder storm prevailed here all the after.
noon, preventing the working of the telegraph
wires. We therefore are unable to obtain fur
Their particulars.
Ohio Troops hemn'ed IN by the Rebels.
Buchanan, Va, July 8. A courier who has
arrived here from Webster, reports that foul
companies Of the 10Th Ohio Regiment at Glen
vile, about 40 miles distant to the South West
are beseiged by a picked regiment Of Virginians
and 1900 militia, under 0. Jennings Wise.
Col. Tyler of the 9TH reg ment has marched
to their relief from Western, and the 10th reg
iment, Col. Lyle, has just gone forward to their
rescue from this place.
From Martinsburg.
Baltimore, July s. Three letters from the
correspondents of the Associa ted Press at Mar
tinsburg, have just been received by one mail
the last is dated Saturday evening. There has
been no movement as yet towards Winchester,
and no hostile advance of the enemy. Firing
was exchanged between the pckets of the 9TH
regiment and Capt. Glrard company Yesterday,
which resulted in the retreat of the rebels. To-
day, at noon, there was firing on the extreme
right, at some scattering troopers, but no casu-
atty occurred.
Gen. Johnston is said to have 25 900 men be-
tween this point and Winchester, and % pieces
of cannon.
letter to the american, dated Martnsburg,
July 6, announces the arrival of Mai. Double
day battery and the Rhode Island battery. 1t
says that Gen. Patterson's entire army is en-
camped in and around Martinsburg, and that no
forward movement had taken place.
Gen. Johnston had been reinforced by 1000
men from Manassas. and had taken his stand
for fight at Bunker Hill, seven miles distant.
with Ii, 900 troops
Large numbers of troops passed through Bal.
timore yesterday and last night, to strengthen
Patterson s column.
Bureauguarder.
Baltimore, July 8. Lieut. Cornachael of Pro-
vost Marshal Kinlys police, went down the river
in tug and boarded the steamer Ma,y Wash
ington, to arrest man named Neill Green, who
was charged with being engaged in the riot on
the 18th of April. On coming up the river he
ascertaned that Capt Thomas of St. Mary s
Co., who took command of the ST. Nicholas,
and headed the pirates, was also on board with
seven of his conlederates, their object, it is sup.
posed, being to seize another steamer in simil-
ar manner. Lieut.. Cornachael. OIL getting
abreast Fort MctIenry. ordered the Captain to
stop at the wharf, where he made known the
facts to Gen. Banks, who ordered company of
Massachusetts, troops to arrest all on board
Seven of the pirates were found, but Capt.
Thomas had concealed himself, and after an
hours search was found hid in large bureau
drawer in the ladies' cabin. 1t will be remem-
bdred that he went aboard the st. Nicholas dis
guised us French lady. They were all de-
tanned at tho Fort with several witnesses who
were on board the St.Nicholas at the time of the
disguise, including her Captain and engineers