The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-20
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TO THE FREEM1N.
r O'CLOCK A. M
SIGEL 8 HEADoUARTERs,,

Fairfax Court House, Oct Is.
Gen. Stahl to-day with detachment of cav
airy met large force of rebel cavalry, and one
battery of artillery near Thoroughfare Gap, and
attacked them, capturing 80 of the enemy and
one caisson filled with ammunition. The enc
my was routed and Gen. Stahl is in hot pursuit.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. Gen. Stahl started
on reconnaissance to Aide and vicinity on
Wednesday, returning on Friday evening. He
captured about 100 prisoners on the way. lie
drove party of the enemy through Thorough
fare Gap on Thursday, having encamped at
White Plains on Wednesday night.
A train of five wagons loa led with pro.
visions and forage, and sent from Centreville
to Gen Stahl was captured bya party of North
Carolina cavalry o n Thursday.
The rebels are running trains to Pristow
Station.
Reports are continually coming into S'gels
headquarters from deserteIs, that large parties
Of rebels are retiring from Winchester.
NKw YORK, Oct. 49, The Hera1d's special
dispatch from the headquarters of the Potomac
says that $50 of Stuart's cavalry have been cap
tared and it Is expected that many more will be.
large number of the rebel sick captured at
Shepherdstown have refused to accept of their
parole, but took the oath of allegiance and have
gone North.
A fex nights since body of rebels crossed
at Shepherdstown, penetrating aim )st to bril-
gade headquarters, before they were repu lsed.
They had our uniforms on.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. The report that the
pirate Alabama is at Mobile is not only improb-
able. but positively untrue. There is Informal
WASHINGTON which he'll of
that she is proceeding III an entirely different d.
rection.
HEADQUARTERS Army OF TIE PoToMAc, Oct.
Is. The troops under Generals Hancock and
Humphreys, who left on Thursday morning to
make recon nossance in the direction of Win
chester, returned, alter arriving at Smithylle,
five miles from Bunker Hill.
None of the en- envy interfered with the re-
turn of Gen. Hancock command With Gen
Humphreys it was different. The rebels fol-
lowed him with cavalry and artillery, to within
a short distance of Shepherdstown, opening
with their artillery whenever they could get
within range. Our loss was one man killed and
six wounded.
The troops safely recrossed at Shepherdstown
Ford last evening, bringing with them number
Of prisoners. The rebel wounded numbering
our lines yesterday forenoon, where they will
be paroled. The rebels had between 40 and 80
killed and wounded ON Thursday night in dis
putting the advance of Gen. Iump hrey's troops
ClNCINNArI Oct. 10. Gen. Morgan with
1000 rebel cavalry, entered Lexington yester-
day. Our small force there retreated before
him on our main force at Georgetown.
Morgan found and paroled about IS of our
sick in the town.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 10. John Morgan left Lex
ington with his forces yesterday, passing through
Versailles, thence through Lawrenceburgh at
daylight, and was at Bloomfield at two o'clock
this morning. Gen. Dumont is in pursuit.
After remaining about three quarters of an
hour, he retreated towards Manchester, and af-
forwards in the direction Of Frankfort.
Gen. Dumont, on learning his Whereabouts,
started ia pursuit. VITA one regiment OF infantry
10 wagons, 1000 cavalry and Que section Of az
ti,lery.
ile overlook and defeated Morgan to day be.
tween Versailles and Frankfort and ia now in
1u' pursuit Ok his scattered IJgyes moving to-
waJ5 La#rcuceburgb.
Morgan IL row between Gen. Dunon5 and
r7r G-n Morgan, and it 10 thought he is not
lclg 70 escape.
Oa9 Of Humphrey Mtrs5ails regiments.
composed of Ionue-teaHs. d serted hlm en-
mos's yesterday, end were Lrou31t into PARIS
to.ay
IlpjJr General John i, MoCleroard. las been
asss a.- tJ An important, commani o! 4 special