The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-25
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10 THE FREEMAN
r O'CLOCK A. M

did service AT Cedar Mountain, and the Sd New
York battery, were ordered to proceed to that
place, with the oSth Pennsylvania and the Sd
Maryland regiments, but the enemy did not
make their appearance during the night
1t was thought that The enemy would attempt
to ford the river at some point close by at
least with their cavalry, but our army being
placed in position to defend all these points. it
is believed their purpose Was defeated. The
entire army was under arms all night, but most
of tie soldiers had nap during the short hours
In skrmlshlng yesterday with cavalry of the
enemy, the LIST Maine regiment which was in
advance had three wounded, one named ICON
mel in the arm, and lost five who were cut off
and taken prisoners. Their loss is not known,
but is not larg..
The enemy wagon traits on Thursday from
Culpepper are said TO have been or 9 miles
long. and Generals have .aid that there we're
enough to supply an army twice as large as that
in this Department.
The rebels are miserably clad their clothes
are torn and dirty, and the officers look as hard
as the priyates
The LIST New Jersey regiment is said to have
char into the midst of the enemy, when they
were surrounded by two regiments of infantry
and one half OF them taken prisoners
New YORK, Aug "a. By steamers Black
stope and Creole, from New Orleans with dates
to the evening of the 18th, we learn that all
the property of John Sldell has been contisca ted
by order OF Gen. Butler.
An order from Gen. Butler commands the
turning over to the U. s. authorities of all
arms in New Orleans.
Counter Majaer, the French Consul, has writ
ten to Lieut.. W ietzel, assistant military COM
mandant, expressing desire that the French
citizens might be allowed to retain their arm
for use IN case of Il servle instruction, to
which Gen Butler replied to the effect that the
protection OF the United States will be given in
such case, and insisted that all arms of the
inhabitants, white or black, should be placed
under his control
FoRTRESs MONROE, Aug, %. The steamer
Cambria, from New Or cans the 18th for Phia-
delphla, has pat in here for coal
The citizens Of New Orleans are getting w
strong petition to the United States Govern
men, IN favor of Gen. Buffers remaining IN
command there.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. % Maj. Gems. Nelson
and night and Brig. Gems Muason and Craft
arrived In this City this morning. Gen. W, R.
Johnson OF Kentucky. with 800 federal soldiers
comprising part Of the ID Indiana regiment,
Nm. Coop Pennsylvania regiment and the I'd
hnncky cavalry under Col. Haigart attacked
400 guerrillas under Morgan near Gallatn ard
wee defeated with "a loss of 300 prisoners in
GLIDING Gen. Johnson. The remainder OF The
federal force escaped and went to Nashville.
CAIRO, Aug. "A The Jacks0n Mssisappian
says the federal ram Sumter grounded opposite
the bayou Sara, and the rebel authorities de-
handed her surrender, but the crew and her
stores were put on board transports and the
vessel blown up.
telegram from Smithland, KY, says that
nopkmsvllle, Ky, was taken on Friday by the
iVoeIs under johnson, and that they were NOV
Mg toward Smithland. They number 400 men .
CAIRO, Aug. "a. The steamer Acacia ran on
Smg, sixty miles below Memphis. at o clock
thursday morning, and sunk 10 few minutes,
nAe had 100 passengers, 90 of whom were la
dIeS; also 10 tons of suffers goods. In five
minutes alter she struck she capsized and the
Upper deck f1oAted off. Not less than seventy
cor eighty persons persisted. The captain
and most OF the crew were saved
oI' PAUL, MINI, Aug. %. Parties from the
Minnesota river reached here last night. They
Aa'e That the scouts estimate the number of
whites already killed by the Sioux at 500. 1t
believed all the missionaries have been
killed
Mr Premier, an interpreter who has spent
must ol his lie among the Indians, volunteered
"go alone, trusting to the knowledge of them
%n0 ",s disguise TO escape detection. He dressed
''"''el' In Indian costume, and started on his
%u'"ty' lie arrived at night. The place was
"%ialIy the habltation of death
lie visited all the houses and found their for
u,et occupants all lying dead on the door steps,
"',ue Their habltatons, scattered in the yards
'"' some III the road.
nc went to the house of Hon. j. r. Brown
S r recognized every member of the family
lucy numbered IL in all, and every one brutal
~u'uefed' At Beaver Creek he found fifty
'T III, had been killed outright.
inere we've over 2OOO Indians at Fort Ridge
-, "pu all the wooden buildings there had been
'v W hre and were burning.
wa" ualhraith was told by one of the Indians
,d' "efe are now in arms 10 900 OF the Sioux
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W." YORK, Aug. %. The Philadelphia I'ress
uay says Gen. Pope has fallen back
w, INC kappahannock and made that stream
ii, lDe Of detence..
f,,L '"eihy are IN great force on the south
~'""o nave made several Intellectual efforts
,ima' " ana turn our right flank, ut the same
"aKlhg demonstration on DOR centre
n, g"'n disposition of our troops has been
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