Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-11-07

both sword and pistol, while laborins under
temporary insanity
ST. LOUIS. Mo, oct %.
To Mqj Gen. HaRcck, General-in- CHER
The army Of the frontier is again success
full. Gen. Schofeld's dispatches from Fay
cite, Ark, states that on yesterday at day
light Brig. Gen. Heron, with the lst Iowa
Cavalry and the 9Th Missouri Cavalry, attack
ed rebel camp fonr miles cast Of this place.
Our force was about 1000 strong, The rebel
force was about 5000 strong commanded by
Col. Craven. Alter a sharp engagement Of
an hour, Jhe enemy was completely routed,
leaving all his camp equipments and few
wagons. Loss Of the enemy eight dead left
ON the field. Our loss was five wounded
mortauy. Gen Heron pursued the enemy
several miles into the Boston Mountains.
Signed 5. CURTIS,
aj.-Gen Commanding
James r. Lockland, prominent lawyer Of
this city, was arrested aud committed to the
military PRISON at noon day. His arrest
is consequent upon a speech delivered last
night at Democratic meeting in which
he opposed the government in its efforts
to suppress the rebellion also with abus-
ing the government and loyal people of the
United States, and defending the rebellion
1 by charging its origin to have been with the
/ people of the loyal states, and also with pub
licly deprecating the paper currency Of this
country.
FoRrREss Monroe, Oct. 2S
A man, who says be was taken prisoner by
the rebels several months ago, aud who f.
nally succeeded in obtaining his release, fur
nishes the following account Of the Merri-
mac No. 2
have been in Richmond for some time
During my stay | went on board Merrimac
No. .. She is thoroughly and heavily clad
with iron and is in every way tough
customer. She has been completed for about
a month, and has made veral trips TO Fort
Darling. She has yet but one gun on board
but the other guns for her we're all ready
| When left they were about putting the re-
naming guns on board, and they intend to
have them all mounted in about three weeks
time. The machinery of Merrimac No. .
works we'll, and can easily make eight miles
an hour. The rebels have every confidence
in her capabilities, and are certain that she
will prove a success. When the people Of
the North hear that hlerrimac = q. 2 is fail
ure that the rebels leclare her to 30 so, then
they may expect her TO come out and do all
the damage that she can.
Their intentions are to deudo and deceive
as much as possible, so as to take mapping
1t was for this reason that rebel officer made
tho remark that the obstruction in the James
River, at Fort Darling, had all been removed.
Intending evidently to convey the idea that
the distractions were moved TO let Merrimac
No. . out.
New YORK, Oct. 80.
The Express prints the following extract
from private letter just received by gentle
man in this city from an officer in the army
| BEAUFoRr, S. c., Oct. 24.--lhe troops
had rations for eight days and expected to
find the rebels unprepared. This morning
brought the return OF the expedition totally
defeated and terribly cut up. We lost over
! 1000 men out of force Of 1880 and as | write
the wagons are passing from the boats loaded
with wounded men whose groans pierced my
heart. The rebels knew of the expedition
from the start, and were ready and anxious
10 meet IT, This affair has been more dlsas-
/ trous than that OF James Island. Four ne
groes left Port Royal as the expedition was
ready TO move and were seen fighting IN the
rebel ranks. Gen. Mitchell did not accompa-
ny the expedition, intending to follow 1t with
reintoroements in few days"
The steamer Haze, from Newburne, has
arrive4. The Wilmington, n. c., Journal
announces the arrival of seven regiments OF
negroes to garrison the town and fortifca-
tons during the siekly season. They have
been in camp OF instruction under white
officers three months.
Z An Appalachcola. Fla. letter reports that
naval expedition sent up the river captured
sloop and so bales OF cotton, but not howA
ever without a fight with the rebels on the
banks. Several Of our men were slightly
wounded
Tho rebel ram Chatlahooohee, partly iron
clad, is said to be about ready for sea. The
gunboat Somerset, reports having been fired
into at Cedar Keys, Fla, and men wound
ed. The town was subsequently, burned.
/ The Richmond Dispatch of the 25th says
the federal fleet off Galveston, Texas. had at.
tackled that city on the 4th inst.
A federal steamer ran past the battery at
Fort Point under heavy fire and laid TO at
Central wharf The battery was then de-
stroyed by the confederate troops who march
ed 10 Virginia Point. The federal steamers
/ lying off Galveston. five in number gave the
authorities Of the town four days to remove
the women and the children, at the expira-
tion OF which Time they would shell the
place II not surrendered.
The initiation of the assault was the firing
into the steamer Harriet Lane by the guns at
Fort Point Measures are already on foot for
a rigid police for the Bay, and an active cav
airy force will continually scout the mainland
opposite the island and the country along
the Buffalo Bayou.
LExISGroN, KY, Oct. So.
Between 800 and 400 destitute East Ten
mes seeans arrived here to-day, having made
their way hence to DIN the federal army
Thoy 70 to CineinDau tomorrow TO be
clothed
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct %
Col Conners California regiment arrived
here, and is located three miles west Of this
city Maj. McGary, in command Of two
companies, was sent TO Humboldt river to
chastlse the Indians who murdered omigrAnts
this fall They captured 26. holding "a as
hostages
The others were sent TO bring the murder
ers, with the understanding that if not back,
the remaining twenty-four would be shot,
They did not return, and the "a were taken
out aud shot The troops are in good health.