The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-06-14
News by Mail.
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INC oicoCloh III 11ls Guy passed oil Quietly
H. Winter Davis is defeated by the tolIow;5?,
vote Henry May, 1886 Davis .2S7,
Both claim to be Union men, There was,
small vote cast, 5000 votes being unpoled
In the third district, Leary (Union) il h..
lieved to be elected. The vote in the 9th Ward
of the city, being part of his district is -
Leary, 5000 Preston, 5,342. 5 districts Of
the county complete the district, one Of which
gives Leary 2lO majority The balance not
heard from, but are strong Union.
Frederick County gives large vote f.,
Thomas (union|, and no opposition.
Webster (Union) is also elected in the Secani
District The Third District is in doubt. /
is supposed that Lcary (Union) is elected by
small majority.
The few returns received from the Sixth Ds.
trct are favorable to the election Of Cal,e;
| (Union).
Fortress Monroe, June y. Tie Coventry
Bridge, where the battle of Great Bethel va.
| fought, is near the head of branch of Buck
River. After crossing a narrow but apparently
deep stream the road defects somewhat to thu
left along its side. just beyond the bridge the
! rebels have painted their battery, consisting Il,
least OF one ~ FOUNDER riiled cannon ard two
field pieces. a line Of entrenchment then fol.
lowed the right side of the road ditch only
being between them. There was stream and
morasses on the left of tho road, widening 50 as
to render futile any attempt to outhank the
rebels on that Side The formation of the
ground on the right made flank movement
circuitous.
Lieut.. Col. Washburn with $50 men, had by
a wide circuit, reached the rear of the battery
and it is quite evident that the rebels, who it
now determined did not number 900 men, were
GA the point of leaving the field
A Captain of the Zouaves with their assistant
surgeon has to-day gone to Great Bethel witha
flag of truce, and bearing letter from General
Butler, respecting the burial of the dead.
Pierce has not yet given an official account
The weather is intensely hot.
Maj. Winthrop fell mortaly wounded in The
arms of a Vermont volunteer.
/ Hagerstown, June Is. Gen. Cadwaader
and Staff reached Green Castle to-day. he
takes command Of the division which Will Gro"
the Potomac at Williamsport, Or at s}ne other
ford near that place.
Active work is rapidly approaching. -,
The drill, which is required OF the soldiers
lasts eight hours per day. Dissipation is muGf
reduced. The only disease prevalent Is d.
arrhea, which is occasioned by the use OF lime
stone water.
The Government will probably take posses,
ion of the telegraph Office here to morrow
1t is said by persons who escaped from virgin
la yesterday, that the Contederates shot a OnlOn
man named Wilt, on Tuesday, because he woulu
not enlist His death aroused wonderful leeI
ing in Berkeley county. Troops from the fGfIy
have pressed into service all the wagons III Jel
erson and Loudon counties.
The first Southern mail from Richmond ar
rived at hlartinsburgh to-day.
The secessionists Of Martinsburgh are moving
their slaves South in considerable numbers \
large wagon train reached here this evening
Reliable information received here this even,
ing by Express, States that the Virglnlans HtI 1
engaged every night with dark lanterns ul H
ing holes in the solid rock ION which dam N% Nv,
rests) on the Virginia side, to blow up ur
same. Should they make successive nea leu
blasts, the dam must give way. ms "g T.;sb,
superin,ended by Redmond Brown, an lll' Of
man, who superintended the constructor g., u
/ this dam. lie has two sons among the Con'0
crate troops. 80.
Heavy firing heard at dam No. 4. colll nn
ny of tor,y-fvo sharp-shooters has gone uv"1
Boonesboro to assist the Sharpsburgh comPaaaI r
1t is reported that four Virginians were O"0''
wounded, whilst boring at the rock .;nt
An express starts immediately tor thai pO'''
! and returns morrow.
Louisville, Ky, June 10. The lnterui' Al q
OF arms and provisions from the Norl'' "l'U ,a,,
transmission of both South of this p0ll'' 40
rendered the Louisville markets bare
New York, June - The Louisville ' S,o,
ier of the 9th states that information mas Irr
received there that the sloop-ofwar DfoVNt tEl
| IS hard ashore at IL pass of the mouth u Vs.
! Mississippi.
| "A rifled Whitworth cannon, a present ifo Wv
Americans inl Europe to our Government w. a" :,
rived in the Fulton. yesterday. 1t was '"A'D
Governor Island to-day ~