The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-04

Sirth To harl upon Washington from Rich.
monu IL column Of SwO hundred thousand pIck4,
troops, and by the capture Of that city effect
the liberation Of the city of Baltimore. ami
then invade the North from the three point,
above named. By thus becoming the Invader,
the rebels hope to make 1t necessary for W T.,
keep at home for the defense OF our cities. ~.
hundred thousand troops.
FORTRESS MoNaOx, Aug. 2.-ls is runosgi
ami believed here that the new Merrlmac has
come down the river as far rs Fort Darln, and
that she Is hourly expected to make the attenp:
to come further down, and one thing is auth9n.
tic, all the federal gun boats have passed w BE-
yond Harrison $ Landing and not one is in SIGH.
at that place on she river this side.
A detachment OF infantry and cavalry from
Cen McClelIan's army made l. reconn0issar,-
down the Chickah0miny through Diascund ana
came on towards Williamsburg till they met oar
plckGts, and then returned, after reporting 70
Fortress Monroe by telegraph, that in Their rec
onnolssAnce they had seen nothing Of the enemy
LATER.--The mail boat from Harrlson,
Landing arrived at Fortress Monroe quarter to
three this afternoon. No news
Last night between II and | o'clock, the reb,
els ,pened fire on the centre of Gen. McCl :lIaa'
army. which cont!rned for about An hour and
bali, from rebel batteries OF flying ARTILLERY
opposite the landing-some above and some be.
low rhey threw shell OF 6 and II pound.
round and conloal, and not one third Vi them
exploded. The firing was intended, NJ DOUBT
for our camps, but many Of the shot fell fax
short, and thereby did some little mischief 10
the shipping which was lying at the landing :,
, ;tnphOr n the ha hollis
tnlckest Ol the vessels. Several vessels and steam
ers We're struck by fragments OF shells but NJ
one vas harmed by them. 1t is reported tia,
OF our men were killed and only 3 wounded
1t being in the dead of night. and our array
expecting an attack in front, caused some DELAY
before our guns opened flre-some halt an hcu.
to Al hour-when the siege guns were bIough,
/ to bear upon thom, and in less than 40 minutes
the rebels were silenced. The firing was very
brisk while it continued Many of the re5e
shells were thrown over many of our camps bNl
did not explode. All the explosions which ton.
I place exploded mach short of the camps, AMI
this accounts for so few being injured
1t is thought that the motive of the rebels II
this action, Was to draw the federal gunbosH
down the river to enable their boats, the aev
Merrimac, &r., to pass out.
The rebels, it is estimated. threw over Eve
hundred shells, which lay, this morning, scat
tered protusely over the field, and some lodged
IN the masts ut vessels All that is known o.
the tate ct the rebel, is that they fed, and tbs
morning the trees where they had their batTrIe,
presented shattered appearance, and many
were cut com pletely down
We could learn nothing more OF the ne"
MerrInae than has been already reported, and
have heasd nothing to contradict the statement
already published There was one gun5oat near
the Landing which opened fire Immediately upO'
the enemy, but they did not appear to aotice il
as they were so intent on Smelling our 41.mpS. |.
the rebel motive was to draw our gunboat'
down the river, they were most unsuccessful IN
their efor's, for not single gunbost made It's
appearance, save the one already taara IN TIE
right spot which shows they have better bus.
hess on hand to attend to.
CAIRo, August |. Advces have been receVeJ
ny General Strong from Bloomfield, Mo, ths
one hundred OF Col. Marn's command wei
surrounded by some five or sax hundred rebels
ana that sharp fight was going On and tina
i ham