Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-09-27

OF THIS department. come to enforce, not
TO maRe' laws and, God wiling, to protect
Your property ana your ltves' Inc enemies
ol the country have dared to invade our soul
hehtucNy Is IN uahger' one mas Nalnly striV-
en- 10 Keep peace win het nelghoors' Our
state Is now invaded by those who proiessed
10 DC net ihenus out VINO now seek To con-
quFt her' no true son OF hentucky can
longer hesitate as to his duty to his state ana
country. Inc invaders must, and, Ood VII
ing VIII De expelled. The leader OF the
hosule forces, who now approaches, Is re-
gret TO say hentuckian making war on
kentucky and kentucNans. Let all past dii-
iefcnces OF opinion be over. Every one who
now rallies to the support of our Union and
our State Is friend. Rally, then, my coun-
trymen, around the flag our fathers loved and
winch has shielded us SO long. call you TO
arms tor self defence and Tor the protection
OF all that Is dear TO free men. Let us Trust
IN Gcd and do our duty as did our fathers
(Signed) kObl. ANDthoON'
Bug Gen. T. 3 Army
ST. LOUIS. Sept. %
The following account of the battle at Blue
Mills Landing is from authentic sources
Lieut. Col Scott, with $40 men Of the Sd
Iowa regiment and one piece Of artillery, loft
Cameron Monday the 10th, in pursuit Of the
rebels, who left ST Joseph on Friday previ-
Gus. Scott arrived at Liberty, Clay county,
on the morning Of the l7ih. and moved from
that place at | p. NJ. Ats he fell in with
the enemy, 1900 in number, occupying a strong
position. Our skirmishers received CALLING
fire and slowly retired to our main body, when
the action became gonoru Our six-pouudcr
was brought to bear ON the enemy and a few
shots fired, which proved destructive. Al
this time heavy fire opened on our single
gun. killing one gunner and wounding two
others On this. several other gunuers, Ger
mans from ST. Louis, abandoned the gun, car
rying off the primer aud matches, rendering
the piece useless. The action continued AN
hour when our column was slowly withdrawn
to more open ground, bringing off the wound
ed and dragging away the gun by hand, all
horses being killed.
About this time, Col. Smith who left St.
Joseph with l.400 men about the same time
Scott did Cameron. from the same general
purpose, joined the latter, having pushed for
ward his mounted men and his artillery at a
rapid pace, on receiving a message from Scott
ten miles back that he was advancing on the
enemy. But it being night. their men COM
pletely exhausted. and the rebels reported
strongly entrcnched at a thicket impossible
except by narrow road. a further attack was
postponed until early the following day.
An advance was made by the combined
forces, but ON arriving at Blue Mill, they
found the enemy had crossed the river before
daylight. taking the road towards Lexington.
The total number known Co De killed is 8.
while Of the wounded the number is 81. miss
ing 6l. 3 of the missing are supposed to be
in the hands of the enemy and the balance
killed lnaddi;ion to the loss the Sd Iowa.
there were Home Guards and artillery
man killed.
FnANKFoRr. XIV. Sent. %.
II is said that J G. Breckenridge and VIM.
Preston escaped from here through Monteom-
cry county. on Friday.
WAsuINGroN. Sent. %
Senator Baker has not vet accented his Ma
jor Gencralship Of Volunteers. lie regards
his position in the Senate a. the highest to
which any man can reasonably aspire, and
hence it is not probable that he will resign,
unlese the pressing eXigences shall demand
his services in tho field
A letter from Paris, received to-day, says
the French government respectfully declined
to inform the Mexican Minister there of the
object OF the French lectto be semitic Mexico,
saying that the government of the latter will
be appraised OF 1t through the French Minis
ter. SO far as it appears from the letter the
movement of France and England is not nee
essariiy hostile
DARNEsrowN. Md Sept. 49,
Yesterday, Mayor Arnold G. Lewis OF the
46th Pennsylvania regiment, was shot dead
10y private Lanaham The act was wllltul
murder
ST. LOUIS sept, ~
zen rrentSS dispatch announcing thesur-
render OF Col MuIligan at Lexington says
the Federal loss was 81 Killed and liO
wounded Inc rebel loss rs supposed to be
500 Killed ana wounded
Inc reported hsht between the rebels and
Ten. Lanes brigade Is discredited here,
Lane beng some distance east ct that point
at last "c cunts marching on Lexington
CmcAGo, Sept, 20,
special dispatch from Quincy to the
journal says Col. Mulligan has been released
on parole and will be here this evening. He
will rema II until Gen. Fremonts orders are
received.
Gen. Prentiss has telcgraphed from Brook
field to the Assistant Quarter Master to pro-
vide subsistence for two thousand men, and
tn have it ready upon their arrival The