The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-07-17
News by Mail,
From Missouri.

Jefferson City, July 16. The dataol..
which was sent from here returned 1rom Trt
at two ococl; last night They surron 'pTon
the town arrested eighteen Seccss;on;s 1N"ueq
have brought them here. E. j DonnnIv I Iac
for st. Louis by the train at twelve 'cock wv
der a guard 0"'
prominent citizen of Pettis county ,h,
arrived here this morning reports 400 so o,,'
sionists had assembled near Georoetown ona
had three pieces of artillery. They are rece ,,4
ing constant accessions to their number
St. Louis, July l6. The WASHINGTON corro.
pondent to the An@c{ger says, that, Cant S,roo
ny's appointment as Brigadier General of ~.
ST. Louis Home Guard, never was confirmed bn
the Government, and that orders have hooa y
sued recalling him and his company of rnanns 49,
to join the U. S. Infantry at Washington '''''
A respectable authority says that Col s;oo
will be promoted to Brgader General o'
A train on the Northern Missouri RAILROAD
carrying detachment of Col. Smiths rna
ment of Zouaves, was fired into yesterday From
the woods skirting the road twenty miles atNra
St. Charles, and two of the troops were severeIv
wounded.
New York, July lG. Washington disratch
to the Herald says that the British Consul at
Richmond has laid before the British Min.
lister official documents respecting recent casos
where the blockade Of the Chesapeake has
been broken by private individuals bv ppr.
mission of the Government 1t anneors
from alleged facts communicated by' thu
British Consul, that passes have been issuet
by Gen. Butler, permitting private individuals
vessels to pass through the blockade. Comics
of these papers, purporting to bear Gen. But.
ler's signature, were taken from parties and are
among the documents communicated. Lord
Lyons, it is understood, has called the attention
of the Government to these facts, and request,
an explanation. The questions involved are Of
the highest Importance.
Harrisburg, July l6. Col. Charles J. Rid.
die, commanding the reserve lately encamped
Md, on Sunday, by order of Gen. Mcclellan
Col. Kane of the same brigade occupied Pied
mont, and Capt Erwin took post at New
Greek village.
The enemy precipitately retired upon the ap
proach of our forces. Capt. Taylor S COMPANY
pursued and captured wagon filled with blum
der. On Monday morning the enemy attacked
Captain Jovn's position, but were vigorously
repulsed, leaving two dead and carrying some
wounded away. There was no loss on cur side,
ST. LOUIS, July Is. Information from Han.
nibal says that ex-senator Green has violated
his parol and left for the interior with band Of
armed men. An officer OF Siegel's command.
from Springfield the l2ih, reached here tonight
and reports all quiet there. Eleven of Segel's
command were wounded at Carthage, and have
since died, making the total loss 81 Captain
Conrad S company, left at Ncosho by order Of
Col. Seigel, was surrounded by about 1900 Ar.
kansas cavalry and given ten minutes osurrep
der.
Gen. Price demanded that they should be de.
livered to the Missouri troops to be shot, which
the Arkansas officers refused Their arms were
then taken from them and an oath administered,
when they were marched out of town under an
escort of Arkansas troops and reached Spring
field, Thursday.
There are from 5000 to 10, 900 Missouri and
and Arkansas troops at Neosho. The rebels re.
port their loss in the battle with Seigel at 500.
The country around Springfield swarms with
mounted Home Guards.
Philadelphia, July lG. Five Rebels have
been taken near Martinsburg and sent to Fort
Delaware by Gen. Patterson. They profess to
be Union men and willing to join the Federal
army
New York, July ia Washington dis
patch to the Post says the Committee on Ways
and Means will probably fix duty of IL cents
per pound on teas ofall kinds, 4 cents per pound
on coffee, and = cents pound on sugar. No
proposition for the reduction of duties on IRON
or steel is likely to succeed. Probably an IN
come tax will be recommended.
General Mcclellan has been tclegraphed to
release prlvates and non-commissloned oNcefs
on simple parole of honor upon their su bScrlp
ing the oath ofallegianc and pledging themselves
not to again take up arms against the govern
ment under penalty of death. As to commis-
stoned officers he is to exercise his own discre'
ton, but under no circumstances is any olhcef
or private formerly IN the U. S. army to be re-
leased.