Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-10-21
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN OCT q 1869

will soon fight, as he Is evidently GROWING TEN
more and more, and they have not WINGED
disposition to give back
The fact is that j.. they prefer Rotating, he
may by moving upon the radius OF circle,
through some near part of the b4e Ridge,
get before Richmond as soon, il not s1ner, than
they reach that point marching dowtIhe valley
to Staunton.
This is the reason why it is th@ght that
they must fight before attempting rlreat.
CAIRO, Oct Is. Capt Sperry, Commanding
at Birds Point, has just returned iron scout.
ing expedition He reports tina: th rebels 10
Missouri County, Missouri, are very ctive, and
that the secesh in the rounding aeighbor-
hood, are fockng into the rebel CAIN, at Little
River Ferry, twenty miles from New Madrid in
large numbers
The rebel force in that vicinity is'rom 1000
to 1900. Squads OF rebel horsemen ere scour-
log the country, stealing horses and laundering
private citizens.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Oct. Is. Relibe iofor-
nation states that Quantrell, with about 200
men, made raid on Shawnee town lst night
burning the greater portion OF the town and
killing nine citizens.
They carried of all the horses theyooald find
New YORK, Oct. 20. The 1imes.rec cor
respondent at Sharpsburgh sends the following
additional particulars of the reconiQ sance at
Blackburns ford on Thursday last
cuARPsuURca. Oct. %. kearney8ille, near
the line Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail road,
was the first place at which the re'as made
stand Their estimated force was 30tD infantry,
two squldtons OF cavalry and tour teces Of ar
tIllery, drawn up under shelter Of ,de wood.
Gen. Humphrey opened FIRE on them They re-
Piled we'll, but IN thirty minutes tho whole
mass OF their force was broken and etreating.
Eight rebel dead lay on the field, an forty or
fifty men captured. One of the killed was
Lieutenant OF the cavalry. \ letter aas found
On bun addressed to Lieut. Trestappf.
Tho Times, prints the following
The Charleston Hrccrg. Of Oct Ga amour
ces that on the 10th Of September, CAPT. Wood
ward regiment Of Partisan Ranger captured
in the Cumberland river, four steam5a laden
with munitions and supplies for Gen Baell's
army. The cargoes were secured, am the boats
burned.
New YORK, oct. %. Gen. Neglcr. official
report dated the Och states that MaHr General
s. Il. Anderson, Brig. Cen Forrest abd Cover
nor lIayris have been rapidly concentrating a
large rebel force ut Layergne. Is niles East.
with the ayowed intention OF assautag Nash
Vile
Deemng it a favorable opportaniy to check
this projec. by Sudden blow a eOucorted
movement vas made on the night Of tbe sixth
instant
force of 400 infantry and 400 aalrv and
four pieces oil artillery, undercomm 3D. oil Gen.
Almer, was sent by the way of N rlrees boro
road. AZ the same time 1900 nhAv under
co., Miller, marched by. crcu GUS route
TO the South Of Layergnq. The en.ay's pick
cts were in considerable force on heroad, and
.krmished with our advance 10 niles. enabling
their man force consisting OF oae regiment 81
infantry, one steel ried cannon and 1900 cav.
airy % assume a position iayoriug their lines
ia anticipation of our entire force advancing on
the Muriressboro road which was part OF our
object,
The enemy commenced the action " opening
q fire with three pieces Of artillery. 4, distance
of 800 yards. This was soon ,iieuced by a
shell FROM one Of our guns, exploding their am.
munitioa chest.
At The moment the enemy were directing theil
movement against the right alnk o.. Gen. Pal
mer'S force, Col. MIlcr's infantry arrived, ad
ytuclrg IN line Of battle, and delivering wei
directed fire into the enemy's ranks
They held their ground for thirty minutes
then aed in disorder, leaving lis prisoners il
our hands, three pieces OF artillery, ordnanc,
and quartermaster stores, q large amount o. pro.
visions aud two railroad cars also fell int
our hands,
Their defeat was complete. Their loss in
killed and wounded is about So \ report in
detail will be forward d at the first opportunity
Our loss was five killed, nine wounded and loai
missing,
The Times spacial Washington dispatch say.
that on Friday, force under Lieut. Col Karnge
OF The 10th ~ j cavalry left the main body al
Aide, TO make a reconnaissance to laesburgh.
They returned to CenreyiIle this morning
having seen DO enemy in force, Lats5urgh hay
ing jus, been evacuated.