The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-27
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New YORK, Sept. 27. A rumor from Wash
ngton says the President contem plates issuing
proclamation making Florida cotton planta-
ton, inviting laborers black and white to settle
there for that purpose, who will have ample
protection from the army and navy, the Sta e
Constit ion TO be put aside temporarily and
Florida reduced to territorial condition This
movement is SAID to be preliminary to the poll
cy to be adopted hereafter with the other South
ern States.
Reports from Apalachola say that two rebel
lron-clad gunboats are nearly ready for sea Nm
der command of Catesby Jones, who says he
will sink every guDboat on the Gulf coast
The Tribune has rumor that Seer atary
Seward is about to resign the State Depar tment
to Edward Everett. The dispatch adds that the
rumor grows out of the fact that Mr. Everett
is in Washington at the Presidents invitation
on business relating to our foreign relations,
IN regard to which his views are understood to
differ from Mr. Stewards.
Assertions that Col Ford received written
orders from Col. Miles to evacuate Maryland
Heights, cannot be substantated by the produc-
ton of the orders. Col. Furd says he lost them
A guerrilla band oil 80 was arrested near air
fax. One hundred guns were found hidden un-
der a hay-sta
The Times has news from Winchester to
Wednesday. The main body Of the rebel army
is concentrated there, numbering rs, 900 men
They are much demoralized and suffering from
want Of food Their loss in MARYLAND is ac-
know lodged to be terrible. Rebel officers and
surgeons confess loss of % 900, including
prisoners, of whom from 1000 to 5000 were
killed. Pryor narrowly escaped death. His
horse was killed by a she'll
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 27.-2 clock, A, M
The w Washington Star OF Friday afternoon con-
tains the following items
Gen. Mcclellan still! had his headquarters
near Sharpsburg yesterday when Gen. Sumner
occupied Bolivar ueigh,s Gen. Williams, late
side s 1tllerv lolded the river at Harpers Ferry
last night, and we believe tbat Gen. Burns lde S
infantry crossed pom it this forenoon. Much
OF the res, Of Gen. Mcclellan force was yester-
day IN the immediate vicinity of W Iliamsport.
Our pckets occupy the country IN Virginia
three miles out from Harper Ferry where they
met those Of the rebels The latter are believed
to have been in considerable force. There were
picket guards near that point and they are sup
posou W D5 III lOic6 piIhcl pally at ~ lucheSter
1t is evident TO US that there will be "a move
ment on Gen. McClellan's part 80 soon as his
army is properly supplied by the Quarter
master 5 depaTtmen DC. Our troops are in
the best possible spirits and eager again to get
at the rebels who are suffering dreadful torments
unoer the influence of the sharp cold nights of
that region at this season upon their half
clothed, halt-ied bodies. Another week Of such
MO hts AS they pXDtrieuced there don btless ,,ssG
night, will compel them either to attack or
move south.
The rebels are still engaged in rebuilding the
occupy Warrpnton with single regiment.
This IS the nearest point to Washington, at
which they have force of that size.