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

days ago was Is to 90 per cent discount, is now
35 per cent. discount.
4 letter from Somerset, dated the 18th inst,
confirms the capture by the rebels of Major Hell
yeti and Capt Prince
Augusta, CO.. Dec. l0.-The Charleston
Courier Of this morning says that the Lincoln
fleet seized d schooner on Saturday, and that
steamer YVES seen passing on Monday With a
floating battery or dock IN tow.
The Charleston Mercury Of to-day gays the
Yankee invaders are getting holder, small
body Of them were seen near Port Royal on
Sunday
The Norfolk Daybook speaks Of an important
arrest there Of a number OF slaves in the OF max
Ing their escape to the North. They had with
them S 500 in stolen money An examination
Of their case was bad before the Mayor, but for
prudential reasons the report Of it is withheld.
Baltimore Dec. l2.-rhe Charleston Courier
Of the oh says that on Wednesday night de-
tuchment Of the Beaufort Artillery twenty-five
men passed over to the Island and visited Beat
fort, where the utter desolation and abandon
ment were relieved only by the presence of one
light aud barking dog. There were no signs
Of the enemy. either on land or water
oar men then proceeded to the work Of de-
struction The chief object was to destroy The
crops Of cotton and provisions on Paris Island,
which being near the enemy, was crowded with
negroes, who had Aocked there to escape from
the control Of their owners. Owing 10 tie want
Of boats this object was but partially elected
Seven hundred bales Of cotton and seven hundred
bushels Of corn we're urnt on Dr. Thomas Fu.
or s plantation.
Returning % Battery plantation, the work
81 destruction was resumed. The torch was
successfully applied to some dozen plantations
and tue contents d ly. barns were empted and
consumed. Seventeen crops, amounting 20 1000
bules, were thus oiiec!ualy removed BON the
augs OF the destroyer.
he C0wir says that tie English s'eamsh
ui-Nar Racer arrived off Charleston harbor Fri
day, and brought dispatches to the British Con-
sui. The Racer left next day for Port Royal
The Courier OF the 9th says, that on Friday
last there We're IN sight near this hafbor the
Steamship Susquehannah two slde-wheel gun
boats, st0rc,hip, large schooner supposed 10
la ,1iled with coal, and the Swedish bark Mi
noHa We hear that the last vessel was bound
10 this port, surprising there was no blockade
which want u information will be unfortunate
l9r her oYners, as she will no doubt be sciEed
Cincinnati, De IA special dispatch from
Cheat Mountain to the Commercial says Yes
to-day enc Of the hardes, ana best fought bat
ties " the war was fought at Allegheny Camp.
v.cah MAS Va, between Gen r. II. Milroy
Commanding the Union troops, aud Gen. John
ION 8. Georgia, commanding the rebels The
fight lasted hom daylight until o'clock p n
Iho Jo!on loss Is about thirty and the rebel
loss over tao hundred including 4 Major and
many other officers and thirty prisoners Gen
johnson aa- Shot IN the mouth but not fatally
The 18th Georgia regiment suffered the mos,
Gen Milroys force numbered 80 men from the
Jth and 18Th Indiana and the 2jth and 32i
OHIO and the "a Virginia Gen. johnson
force numbered over 2000 men.
The 9ih Indiana Regiment fought bra,ely to
the last After driving the enemy into their
barracks no lees than five times, our forces re.
treated in good order The rebels set fire -
their camp and retrcated towards Stanton Gen
Milroy has driven the last army oIt Of Western
Virginia.