The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-13

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Baltimore, July II. Another bold plot
seize river steamers by the Secessionists has jus
TRANSFERRED Yesterday morning the steame
l1onecr left here on her usual trips to Annapo
lis, Wost River, Cambridge and Easton, and o
returning, his evening, landed four prisoner
at Fort Mclenry upon charge of piracy
having, as is alleged, been concerned in tn
seizure Of the 81. Nicholas. The Pioneer lei
Cambridge this afternoon. The prisoners cam
to Cambridge in canoe, about II o clock Thurs
day night, having with them large box file
with carbines. ColJ revolvers, cutlasses, sabres
bayonets, cartridge boxes, buck shot, &c. Th
circumstances being suspicious, they were ar
rested by the civil authorities, and taken in Gus
tody by platoon of Home Guards, who hat
charge OF them till they reached the Fort. Tw(
OF the prisoners. recognized as BaltimoreanS
are said to belong to Col. Thomas expedition
The Steamer Arrow which left here yesterda,
with detachment of troops made another
search for the French lady Schooner and foun(
her aground On shoal off Egg neck narrows
She had been abandoned by her crew. A guart
was placed on board of her, and tug has been
sent to tow her up There seems no doubt from
the various circumstances that the design was
to seize the steamer Chester When the Pho
necr left Cambridge Il prominent secessionist
on the wharf gave three cheers Tor jeff. Davis
which was tho signal for regular free fight
between the secessionsts and Union men there
gathered. Pistols and bowie knives were freely
used
Washington, July II. The Freeborn, Lieut..
Lowry, commanding, arrived up from Aqua
Greek at 6.3O A. NJ, to-day. She had been
cruising nights up AID down between that point
and the mouth OF the river, preventing commun-
ication between the lower part of Maryland and
Virginia
Sunday at noon, the Freeborn was at Aqua
Creek with the Resolute, Pawnee, land Pocahon-
tas, when two large oil tanks were discovered
floating down towards the feet with ebb tide,
when within II quarter of a mile small boat
was sent from the Pawnee to reconnoitre them,
the Resolutc supporting the small boat
1t was discovered that they were Internal ma
chimes, one struck the rudder of the Reso.ute,
and became detached from It's buoy and sunk
The other careened over and the fuse as put
out by dipping in the water. The latter was
hauled on board the Pawnee. 1t had a cylinder
made OF boiler iron five feet long and eighteen
inches in diameter, filled with all sorts of de-
structl1c elements designed to blow the Potomac
Squadron to atoms. The machine weighed 400
pounds. The connecting cylinder with the caek
or buoy which was full Of u coil of slow match,
was an India rubber coated fuse. The Freedom
brought 1t up to the Navy Yard where it at
tracts great attention.
The james Guy went TO Port Tobacco yesler-
day at clock p. NJ, after Talia erro ate clerk
in the Navy Department, Virginian, and son
N law of The late Senator Mason, of that State. |
lie went through by land yesterday, and Capt.
Darling, Of the Capitol Police, discovering the
act, charged him with beng spy of Jeff Davis
ind obtaining the James Guy, went in pursuit.
The James Guy arrived at Port Tobacco last
hight, and found 1alialerro, who was arrested
aiken on board and brought here, arriving at the
Navy Yard at clock.
a bundle of letters addressed to prominent Sc
esslonists: was found on him; also plans of our
amps in and around Washington.
Western Virginia.
Wheeling, July IL The debates in the House
Vt Delegates the last day or two have been very
Interesting. They occurred on the resolutions of
lr. Crothers of Brooks County, to instruct the
ena tors to vote men and money without stint
} the Government and oppose all compromise
ntil rebellion was crushed, and upon the resolu-
on of Mr. Vance of Harrison, to protest inst
lr. Lovejoys resolution to repeal the fugitive
lave Law. Mr.. Crother' resolution was pas
d. there being only one dissenting voice. that of r
IT, Arnold OF Lewis, who is regarded as a n
'ubtful Union man. Mr.. Vance's resolution T
ere tabled by large vote,
A Newspaper Stopped.
S. Louis, July 18th. About four hundred
en- belonging to Col. McNeils Regiment, a
'uave corps, visited the Stale Journal Office o
rly this morning removing the type, paper C
Co. They then read an order from Gen. Lyon O
the further publication of that sheet G
he proprietors Of the Journal will respect it y
I'd lay the whole matter before Gen. Fremont b
his arrival here hi
Washington, July ii. The army bill for the 8
ar ending with June next, which passed the cl
'nse TO- day, appropriates $l2l 900 900, inclu
ng Tor the pay OF the army, 1000 900, for q,
rec months volunteers, 507 O0O for three wears al
luntcers, $4,000, 900, subsistence in kind CT
regular troops nearly s. 100000, for subsis of
ice IN kind tor three years volunteers, 1913 O84 r
0, for supplies Tor the Quarter Masters De- .,
over IA, 1000, and Tor incidental "
penses thereof, Overt 800, 900 for the purchase
"a 900 dragoon and artillery hors.s, $40 900
U, fer transportation OF army, &C., over Sc, on
1000, TOR gun boats on the Western Rivers, -
700 200, for Notifications in New York VI
line, Maryland, Virginia, Florida, and Cali 40
MA $6o4,OO9 Appropriations are also in FIR
ded for arrearages for the year ending with no
ne last. Navy bill appropriatcs about 3d.
1000, Of which over s, O00, 900 are for ro-
RS and equipment Of vessels, ST. 600 900 for
npletion of seven steam screw sloops of I'M
r authorized las, February, $Sl 400 for COM
ton OF seven screw sloops and side wheel,
rly 100000 for charter of vessels, their
chase, hitting tor war. services, reservations ..