Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-05-27

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ESQ efforts on The part Of the 4aus to prevent
such catastrophe
II is generally believed tha hele are 900
600 troops IN Richmond incluog the unarmed
and poorly armed The recen .syics were be-
ing armed with pixies.
Deserters from Fort Darling report the In
fintry force there to be nearly 900 men,
FROM wAsnNGTc
Washington, May %. Th Provost Guard
descended On Halls gambling use last night,
capturing the dealer, all The apparatus AMI IS
or 20 players. This is not t only establish
ment Of the kind, which has .en under CON
dennation and suppression.
A conflict between the milii4y and evil au-
thoritirs occnrel last nlght' " ing out OF The
fact thar a squad Of soldiers a opted to release
a coored woman from lhe jan ged 10 be I'M
der military protection. Inc 'Ior refused 70
deliver to them the woman scquently the
military made them all prsonr' including the
counsel for the claimant OF hesoman, lodging
them IN the guard house and raoyng the wo-
man to another part of the clty
Subsequently Marshal Lamo, with the su-
perintendont Of the Police with police ser.
peant. repaired to the jail aul in turn cap
tured and made the two miltHy guards prls-
oners.
Early this morning all were released except
the DEPUTY Marshal and jailof, md they will
doubtless be released during the day.
he Secretary Of the Ireasurl has appointed
George $. Dennison, from the nelghborhood Of
New Orleans, as special agen. and Collector
to open that port at the earliest practicable pc
Rod,
WASHINGTON. May 49, Taa latest advices
from the Army Of the Potomac .:ate that Gen.
: Mcclellan had crossed the C4ckabominy at
Bottom, Bridge, and that bis headquaftears
I are near New Bridge Preparations for an at.
0 tack were being made
t. The rebels made an attack on Gen Banks
+ lines this afternoon and ATTEMPTED to burn the
e bridge recently built by fedora forces over the
d Shenandoah. The particular are not yet IS
certalned
Nothing Of public interest bad been received
: from the other military department, up 70 ten
O'Clock this evening,
4 steamer arrived at Caro- today from The
hotilla An officer on board reports that the
rebels gave striking proof on Wednesday OF their
= presence by firing into steam iug sent down
:. On accommodating expedition, hul il is sup
+ posed they are in small force. laa rebel aeet
!. had disappeared. There is nothing from Pitts
r Uurgh LlnlIng
n.Madsworth intends 70 itsl, 90 an exam
:, ia4tun into every case where So -ged lugluyc
has a military pass Of protection, or where there
IS reason 30 believe thar the accused is free un
der the law o. August ias-, catscuIng siaSo
" wLo have been employed ia. asuIectloaar
I. purposes
~ WASHINGTON, May %. Il se.r;ained from
an authautIc source that the Expenditures Of Ill
~ government from April 1861 d the present tim
I have not averaged million dAy.
NASHVILLE May % An ,eetiou was hel
IN tins state yesterday, n judicial olheor
The vote in Nashville stood for circut Juda
10 Brien, Union. 5S Foster session, 700. I
~ ,ecesh generally voted The Union men rare
4 voted, regarding the election as invalid. Gei
I johnson Will give no commission to the secession
~ ISIS reelected.
y. The President aud Cashier Of the Bank
~ the Onion were yesterday arrested by order
- Gov johnson on charge ci treason.
u The town ct Puask ha, been assessed 3
- sl2,6 ~ the Provost Marshal to compcnsa
=. Union merchant lur goods seized by Morgan
h, troops
~ New YoRK, May %, The following s5ldis
~, arrived at tho New England rooms day. '
=, Regiments Frank Waterman, 9th Geor
Eddy, 2ud james Sweeney, 9Th VIM N
"A Keen, Pad John Frisbie, Sd David Hate
nd Pad Chas II Sanborn, 81 l.. Taylor, 4th.
New YopK, May % Nassau dates Of {
4jh state that some 80 rebel vessels Were The
10 awaiting the termination OF the war, prclerrl
NJ naction to certain capture by the blDckadi
M vessels, which they say have efectually seal
he the southern ports.
FL
Cairo, May 23d. 4 tug sent down from
Of fleet to reconnoner was fired upon from +,
he Wright on Wednesday evening Subsequt
de monsualions by the rebels prove that Il
still occupy the place.
No CmcAGo May %. 4 special despatch to
Tribune from the aeet, dated yesterday, sta
that at one o'clock on "Wednesday two mort
opened on Fort Wright, and the firing was K,
cas up at intervals Of five minutts until six in
. evening.
ont The firing was returned three or four iii
hy guns from the rebels. either from fortifi
3ro tons or from their mortar boats. their sh
tle bursting wide of the mark and doing no du
age.
ner WASHINGTON May %. All the parties v
were arrested on account oil the fugitive 81
trouble on both sides have been released NJ
shal Lamar, and Military Coy. Wadsworth.
;. long interview to day relative to the cont
" between them, the former claiming the RICH
,'o- exercise all his civil functions IN the abse
"S of a declaration OF martial law.
We" The latest adyices at the War Departm
tr are as follows
,anr Our amy has been within four miles of {
10y NTH several days. There has been some
''"' mishiug, but the enemy does not seem incli
=. to attack. All was quiet in the department
,na -, Banks, Mcdowell and Fremont, up to noon
. ~ day,