The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-17

states that the arrest OF two officers OF Gen'
| MeClellan's staff was based on technical fault
They did not, it is to be believed, belong 80 en-
tireiy to his staff that it was their duty to fol-
low him to Trenton, though that was the duty
of two or three aides more intimately attached
to his person. /
The New York HerOM prints memorial
which Is being signed by the merchants, tnan-
ciers and others, recommending the return by
government to specie payments for all United
States bills from $40 down, and the issue OF le-
gal terder coupon bonds Of $50, $50, 500
$500. $1,000 and $4,000 each, having twenty
wears to rum bearing interest at IL per cent.
The memorial is lengthy and present reasons Tor
it's recommendation.
The Heraid'S Washington dispatch says that
Gen. Van Allen will probably succeed Gen.
Wadsworth as Military Governor OF the Dis
trict of Columbia. 1t also gives the rumor that
Col. j. H. Crossman will succeed Gen. Meigs
as Quartermaster General. The latter is to
have an important command in the field
A Washington letter to the Commercial says
the army will soon be in motion again, and as 1t
will be supplied from Alexandria and Aqua
Greek by railroad, SO soon as the line from the
latter place to Fredericksburgh Is repaired, we
may expect triumphant advance.
All that is now wanted is sufficient cavalry
force to patrol the ground, over which our
troops have passed, to capture bands OF guer-
rillas which commit so many annoying depre-
datlOns
The Philadelphia Inguirer's GAINESVILLE (Va.)
letter says that two negroes had been brought
in-one the private servant of Gen. Lee. They
say that Lee is on the Gordonsville road about
mile from Culpcpper. Longstreet is on the
Sperryville load. near Culpepper. jackson s
forces are reported to be on the opposite side Of
Waterloo bridge within short distance of oul
forces. Gen. A. P. Hill is near Front Royal
while the other Hill was with jackson. A few
= DAYS since Longstreet said he soon expected q
, battle IN the neigborhood of CuIpeppcr
on the Rappahannock. If pressed too hard
the rebels intend falling back upon Gordonsvill
or Richmond. They are, however, making
every preparation for the impending battle.
CnIc AGO, Nov, Is. a special dispatch iron
: Lagran &c, Tenn, dated l4th inst, says that 6y
u regime nts of rebel cavalry advanced last eve
u ming rom Lumkin's Mills to within two mile
of liol ly Springs. Skirmshlng commenced an
: contn ued for some time. The rebels lost 81
E killed an seven commissioned Cfhctrs woe Ca
turcd.
The rebel Gen. Vlllipgne died ct Port Had
~ son u few days ago of pneumonia.
y; WASHINGTON. Nov lG' Two thousand sic
and woun4cd soldiers have arrived from Wal
renton. 1t is reported at the Navy Depar
" ment that six iron clad Monitors Will be fnishe
by December lst.
(Sigued) PERLET.
- NEW YORK, Nov. Is. AdyIcos from Ne
" Orleans repor, that an expedition, Gen Wei
zes met the enemy at Charlottesville and detea
~ cd them after u brisk fight. Upwards OF Il
~ of the enemy were killed, wounded and take
- prisoners, and one piece of artillery was cal
" tured. The rebels were pushed towards Be
:! wick Bay, where Gov. Moore was supposed
oo be- Our forces engaged were the 9Th \. II
GO 18th and 18th Conn, 18th n. Y. and LIST Lo
g isiana regiments with Carruth' and Thompson
~ batteries Our loss was Is killed and Il woun
~ ~ ed
nc Gen. Wcitzel says all Of his command d
~ we'll, officers and men.
All The rebels captured were par0ed. Lieu
Francis of the 18th Conn was captured beto
rc the fight
rs Special dispatches from Washington say th
-, military men firmly believe that Gen. Burnsi
t,n will soon be attacked by the rebels in force.
.o' A Newburn dispatch to the Herald stat
that the reDel governor Lance, repilGS To uC
ernor SANKEY'S propositions, that North Can
Ina will fight to the last drop OF her bloc
yea and recommends Goyoror Stanley to treat
ton rectly with the rebel government.
n0- 4 Newbern correspondent states that the re
er' els drove in our pickets on the night preyo'
ero The attack was expected and the most compl
Mt preparations had been made by Colonel kur
md The iron clad railroad car, with its two "a
ocl loaded with grape and canister. was brought
the bear upon the rebels, repulsng them SUGGEST
ly. One man was killed and two wounded.
large force has been sent to bag the rebels.
,or- All was quiet on the afternoon of the 10
OF A Warrenton dispatch dated last eve, states tt
rebel battery opened on Gen. Sturgls' divis
bIv on Friday morning while it was passing from
pepper Springs to Fayettve After an artle
taa duel of two hours the rebels were driven off
and the division continued Its march to Fayettv
SeveralIof our men were wounded, mum
the OF horses killed, and two wagons destroyed
,e,- A reconnaissance to Salem found no reb
,ort there.
tent HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE P0ToMAC
Az. near Warrenton, Va, Nov. A.