The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-22
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70 THE FREEMAN
7 O'CLOCK A. M

NEW YORK, Aug. 2l-l2, Midnight. Vari-
ous rumors are afOat here relative TO army
movements, some of them stating disaster, but
,be War Department viii not allow anything
r,ative to the movements of our army to be tel
csraPhed.
NASHVILLE, Aug. 81. Yesterday noon Capt.
Atkinson Of the 59th Ohio, with 20 men in "a
stockade at Edgefeld junction was attacked by
1000 guerllas. He repulsed them three times,
Killing NIorgans Adjutant and privates,
wounded Is, and finally after three hours fight
jng. drove them off. Col Mason of the list
Ohio the same regiment that was denounced
nv Gen. Sherman tor cowardlce at Shiloh, W it'll
200 men and cannon, and in strong entrench
mpnts at GAINESVILLE, surrendered without resist
once to the same number of guerrillas.
The guerlillas were aided by rebels who had
taken the oath of allegiance, A large amount
Of the United States property was seized and
100 soldiers captured by the guerrllas at Mans
Cove Creek near Edgefeld Junction and the
bridge burned. Gen. Nelson left Nashville for
Louisville this morning. Lieut.. Col. Tappan
Of Indiana was arrested Saturday for riotng.
RUfSElMILLE, Aug. q. All that is known
here OF the capture Of GAINESVILLE is that Col
Mason surrendered bis whole command to
guerrilla force undcr j. r johnson, Woodward
and Garth. The most reliable reports represent
Mason force at 295, that Of the rebels 400 to
500 Nota gun fired and his men were
raro.ed and went down the river.
SECOND DESPATCH
Further information from ClarkSville shows
a. r.
and coNaldly affair OF the war. The pAroed
officer, we're allowed 10 carry Of their horses
aud side atlus The surrender was made to an
mttiOr torce Of ,ebc! cavalry ana Mason and
Nocdsd made Speeches compiimenting each
otArr,
HAEREBuRGH, August 81. Two regiments
Went Sorth to-day. BY orders received from
The " ar Department, Surgeon General Smith
Is directed 70 instruct surgeons to examine per
sons claiming exemptions, with reference to
their ability 70 fight and DO other duty aod that
amber III ) order those claiming exemptions on
account OF various disorders will stand but
poor chance. Surgeons will be at once selected !
,1r the various counties and sworn to perform
their duty without fear or favor
No certificates Of ply sicians or afidavits of
disease by persons afflicted, will be regarded w |
examining surgeous.
New YORK, Aug 81. \ special dispatch to
he H1alG stats that Fort Donc!son had been
abandoned by the tederas, as large rebel force
was advancing and the fort is now vulueless,
there beng but thirty inches of water in the |
Cumberland river
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 20. The steamships !
Vanderbilt and Baltic, alter lying at anchor /
RON two to three weeks abreast the Fort
steamed up to dry and both went out to sea
Ihe new steamer, City of Hudson, arrived here
to-day.
SEDAmA, Mo, Aug. 90. Advces Fl ON the West
are 70 the effect that the rebel forces under Coffee
eoanlreII, Cockrell, Tracy and others, which |
Menarmg Lexington are in fall retreat south
ward. The rebels are 1900 strong ana have !
Two spiked c. mon captured from Major Foster
At Lone Jackson on Friday last
Col. ltz Henry Warren Of the Iowa cavalry |
and Gen. Blunt of the Kansas forces, are in
hot pursuit, with 1890 troops and fourteen
pieces OF artillery. Yesterday Col Warren I
wac ten miles north of Johustown. B4es county .
ana zen. Blunt WAS twelve miles southwest If
An' BON were moving rapidly. The rebels !
Were only one hour ahedi Of Warren g cavalry. |
there Is every prospect that the rebels will be
,'ertaken and captured or badly whipped at
Ae crossing OF the Usage river.
As soon as Col. Houston, the commander a :
lexington, heard of the defeat OF or Foster
Al Lone Jackson, he made energetic prepar-
"uDhS Tor the defence Of that city.
Inc 0iu Notifications were extended to the |
liver TO enable the troops to get water. All the
IoJlcent buildings which might serve for shell !
vet Oh the sharpshooters were taken up.
Ool' Houston also ordered all the hemp in
o"n TO be burned to prevent the rebels from
aEa'n making hemp bales for breastworks. The
va warehouses; and hemp thus burned were proba
by worth $500, 600.
l0e hemp and factory of Mr.. McGrew alone
we're worth So, 900, on which there was an in
.ufaNce OF 5000 The city is now entirely
secure against an attack.
Ne" YORK, Aug. 81. The Commercial says
H Wv" are rumOrs OF disaster to General Pope
We IN VAN tried to trace them to a reliable
'IUIce' gentleman largely IN the confidence
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