Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-09-21

Vermont Is set tortn ~ let'et hVu' '"0
,rmer anong our telegraphic dispatches.
I seems that Mr.. Lincoln thought that the
c,ion of General Fremont in declaring con.
scation Of property did not exactly con
,rm to the law enacted on that subject at
Le late session, and hence correspond
nee, the result of which is the restriction
y the President of Fremonrs proclamation
o the letter and spirit Of the oct. We
udge that there has been little feeling in !
he matter, but do not see any reasonable
ground for the resignation of his command
by Gen. Fremont. Certainly there is no
design of removing him expressed or indicat-
ed in the letter Of the President.
From Missouri we have some particulars
of fight between the rebels under Rains,
aud our troops under Gen. Lane. The
rebel says he drove Lane off and chased
him 8 miles, with a loss of killed and q
wounded. Gen Rains says if he is provok'
ed by the people of Kansas. he will lay
waste their farms and utterly destroy their
cities and towns. We hardly think the
Kansas boys will he frightened they have
heard lust such talk before. Gen. Price
claims to have 10000 men, aud is moving
toward Lexington.
We learn from Fortress Monroe that oil
wns quiet at Hatterns on Friday morning
The Susquchanna and Pawnee were Stlll
there. The defen>es had been put in com
plete order, and the guns spiked by the
rebels were ready for service. -Four British
vessels had run into the Inlet with merchau-
die for the rebels, not knowing of the
change of sovereignty. They were, OF
course captured.
Affairs remain qnict at Washington.
From the enemy we learn, through free
negro who escaped from Fairfax that the
main body of the rebel army is between
Fairfax and Alexandria. They threaten TO
take Arlington aud Alexandria this week.
with 200 900 men, and to shell Washington
from that position. After the fight the
other day at Townsville, Beauregard was
sent for in haste to bring up renforcements
from Manassas, as the Rebels feared they
would be overpowered by the Nntional
troops. Beauregard brought large body
to the assistance Of the threatened army.
On Sunday afternoon 45O Rebels attack
ed the pickets of Col. Geary at Da'nstown,
Nd. The affair was a spirited one, lasting
about two hours The enemy were driven
from every house and bTeastwork they oc'
cuped. Eight or ten Of them were killed
aud a number wounded. On our side one
was killed. Three companies Of the 28tl
Pennsylvania Regiment and two Of the 1871
Massachusetts comprised our force, all oI
whom behaved admirably.
From Western Virginia we have news OF
another success of the National arms. Gen
Lee, on the 18Th, renewed the attack along
the entire line at Cheat Mountain. After
a long contest Gen. Reynolds rcpnlSed him
with considerable loss on the Rebel side
und very little on ours. Lees force was
large, but he feared the approach Of RoScn
Grams. Wise and Floyed were retreating
as rapidly as possible at the last accounts.
The Police of Baltimore were on the l6 h
actively engaged in arresting the Secession
members of the Maryland Legislature. Sc
many have been taken or frightened away
that quorum cannot be obtained.
We learn from Chicago that % slaves
the property of leading Rebels have Deer
declared free under Gen. Fremonrs proc
lamation.
The pirate Sumter, concerning who's
movements and fate so many cOntradictor
statements have been made, has been hear
from at Surinam, on the 2lst nit deStitut
= of coal and provisions. Capt. Semmes ha
threatened to FIRE the town if he was NC
- supplied with what be needed.
The Kangaroo from Liverpool on til
4th inst, reached Cape Race on Saturd IA
with 5 days later news which, howeye",
not important. Three more regiments al
to be sent 10 Canada Another seriol
railroad accident has occurred on a roa
, near London, resulting 10 the death Of
persons, aud the wounding of fifty. A
,, dtiona success had been made over ii
Neapolitan brigands some collisions ha
taken place between the PiedmOnteS
troops and the Papal gerdarmes Oma
Pacha was to commence operations agaiu'
the Montcncgrin insurgents. Breadstuf
firm.
We have fromW ashing on Information {
le an important nature touching the Eugls
le idea Of neutrality. II appears that on tn
en- 25th of August Lieut. Cummings, of the [
io 3, ship Richmond held a conversation wit
Capt Morris, of the British navy, at POI
Royal, in the course of which the latte
"a stated that the Sumter, or any vessel bea
as the Rebel flag, would Ge treated by him
lie if it carried the National Gag he exbibi
ce ed to Lieut. Cummings letter Of ipstru