Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-11-22


revengeful feeling aroused by the Balls Bluff
affair, and hold agreeable conversations with
each other across the river. No leaden com
pliments have been exchanged there for some
time past.
BALTIMORE, Nov. Is.
The Old Point boat has arrived. The
! Chareaton papers Of the 18th state that Gen.
Lee was making extensive preparations to de-
fend Beaufort that the place has not been
occupied by Gen. Sherman that the negroes
are engaged in removing cotton and other
property, and that the Yankee gunboats are
aground near the village.
New YoRK, Nov IS.
The steamer Coa'zdcoalcas. from Port Roy
al Wednesday afternoon, arrived last night.
The troops had all landed and the stores and
ordnance were being rapidly discharged.
number Of the transports will be ready 10
leave soon. II was rumorei at Fort Walker
that the Union pickets on the opposite side
Of the island, near the Savannah ferry, had
been attacked by the rebels and reinforce
ments were sent from the Fort The federal
troops would take formal possession Of Beau
fort on Thursday
The Heroids special dispatch from Wash
ington says Gems. Stone and Banks are in
Washington. A grand council of war is to
be held today, which is to be participated in by
Gen. Mcclellan, the President and all the act
ing Major Generals. There is no doubt
we are on the eve Of great events. Our
spies and scouts report great disturbances
in the rebel ranks. and the rapid moving Of
troops. There is also great activity in the
army here.
SPRINGFtErD, Mo, Nov. IA.
Generals Sigel and Asboth's divisions have
returned from their positions south from here,
witch was merely a ieint TO protect our with
drawa, and will march for ST. Louis via Roll
Ia in day or two. Springfield will be en-
tirely evacuated, and large numbers of Union
men of the city and surrounding country have
left and will continue to leave with the army.
as they are not willing to risk their lives in
the hands Of ,he rebels.
Price and his army, numbering 81 900, and
25 cannon, moved, Saturday, toward Pine
vile, Mcdonald county, in the extreme
southwestern corner Of the State.
Ben MoCulloch broke up his camp on
Friday night; the next day he marched to-
ward Perryvlle, Carol county, Arkansas.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 10.
The Union q american will publish to- /
morrow an address to the people Of Tennes-
see by Gov. Harris. calling upon them to fur
nish every double barreled shot gun and ri
tle they have to arm the troops now offering
their services. He says the State shall be .
aided to the full extent of their reaources.-
Her soil shall be protected He calls upon
Tennessecans to exhaust every resource of
the State before the foot of the invader shall |
pollute Tennessee.
Parties who arrived to-day from East Ten
nessee report great excitement there, and .
there was fear Of general outbreak Five
men have been arrested, charged with being
concerned in burning Hiawasse Bridge
ST.. LOUIS, Nov. Is.
General Hunter and staff arrived here to-
night. Sedalia and Rolla will be strongly
garrisoned, and sufficient provisions, stores
and munitions will be sent to each point for
an army Of $4,000 men, should necessity re-
quire at any time the presence ofsurh force
Tine bulk of the army will come to st. Louis
ard be held in readiness for movements in
Kentucky, southeast Missouri or down the
river.
CHARLESTON, Nov. Is.
special dispatch to the Courier, dated
the 18th, says a detachment of light dragons
visited Beaufort at daylight. Two gunboats
lie a mile and half below the town. The
place is unoccupied by the enemy Negroes
report that the federal troops visit Beaufort
daily, but return at night
The Savannah Republican Of the 9th says
"Our city was in a state of intense excitement [
throughout the whole of yesterday. The
news Of the capture of the Walker battery, /
on Hilton Head, and the arrival of our re-
treating troops, among them many of the
wounded aroused an intense feeling. Every
body was in the street, and large crowds coll
lected around the news and telegraph offices
throughout the day and till late at night.
Families commenced packing up. Large mum
bers of females and children were sent from the
city by the night trains, to the up country.
The efflux will probably continue, and upon
the whole we think this portion OF our popu-
lation should not be present to embarrass our
defences and population
NASHVILLE, Nov. Is.
Reports from headquarters were received
this evening from reliable gentlemen who
were at Piketown They say that our forces
had attacked the rebels, who were 900 strong,
and posted on hill, killing from so TO 90.
and taking so prisoners The rest scattered
Col. Williams was the first man to run. Six
Of Col. Marshalls men were killed and Is
wounded. His horse was shot from under
him. Is Of Col Tyffe's men were wounded
and nine killed.
BALTIMORE, Nov. Is.
The Charleston Courier of the lth gives
full particulars of the engagement at Hilton
Head and Bay Point 1t says that unfortu.
nately at an early period Of the action a large
ten inch oolumbiad in Fort Walker, in conse-
qdence Of the bad working of the eccentric,
became altogether unmanageable, and could
not again be used during the action The
storm Of iron hail that came kissing through
the air from the fleet, after this accident, was
terrible beyond all description. 1t was more
like the noise Of the winds roaring through
the rigging of a vessel in The midst Of a temp.
est. Proydentially, however, up to - o.
clock, although there had been marvellous
hairbreath escapes, not man had been killed
At that time, however, the enemy had sue
ceeded entirely in endladiug the battery with
his feet, and commenced a tremendous FIRE
in direct line against the Fort, which prov
ed very destructive There were IL killed
and | wounded, inside the Fort, 10 of the
former and 2 of the latter being of the Ger
man battalion of our city. The German bat
tallion occupied the inside portion of the fort,
against which the FIRE of the enemy was prin-