Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-02

FGullY, tiU ~ tcf Dilal fNlElhlou we fheiHY
retired.
Our troops have been ubder order 70 cruss The
Rappahanuvck river in force and hold the other
bank since sunday night. The movement has
been delayed on account OF tbe delay in bring
ing up Hooker division, which cnly lett Alex
aGdila on tie 2blh.
PmLADmrHIA, Aug 80 The Washington
Star Of ast evening contains the following
We have information that satisfies us that
The rebel force that suddenly appeared between
the position Of the army Of Gen. Pope and
Bristow and Manassas on Tuesday night last
was the army OF jackson and Stuart IS independ-
ent cavalry corps. They consisted OF infantry
and artillery, and marched about 30 900 strong
from near WATERFOWL, on the head waters Of
the Rappahonnock around by White Plains ut
Manassas, about 40 miles IN two days without
wagons, tents, blankets, or even knapsaeks
instead OF lighting merely portion OF Stuarts
cavalry az Manassas on day before yesterday,
Iaylors brigade were actually confronted by
The greater portion Of jackson s corps de armee.
Mag. den. Jackson, Ewell, fallIAiero, and 4.
T. Hlll, Stuart, and the General in Chief. Rob.
err Lee, or his son Brig. Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee,
were present at Manassas during the engage
meut,
Yesterday at one o clock p. NJ. jackson :
advance occupied Fairfax Court House in force
by cavalry, aud had collected their own wound.
GO OF the action Of the day before with Taylor
Il NOT them wounded OF The engagement Of the
same day with Hooker and also he prisoners
they toog from baylor.
In the afternoon about 800 OF this cavalry
force under Stuart in person, moved down from
FAIRFAX Court House to Vienna
Hooker battle OF the day before Yesterday
was with Ewel S division and was Il gratifying
sYccess. Maj Gen, Pope by halt-p nlue yes,
teFday morning had concentrated his very large
army so as to safely Interfere with the calcuia-
tons upon which the rebel generals must have
yentnred their bold md extraordinary move.
ment
lie had got Mcdowell + force, including Gen.
Sigel 5, probably, between Jackson's rear, and
Longst eel S front, aud had also all the rest If
his army well up within supporting distance.
Thus II continued through the balance OF the at.
| ernoOn
Facts within our knowledge, lead to the
IMPRESSION that m twenty four hours direct com.
lnunlcat0n will have been established between
Washington and Maj Ten. Popes army. more
especially as there are signs that Jack.ou's
army corps Is eudeayoring 10 proceed north
waldly, as though making ior the experiment
Of opposing the re-estabshment OF such CON
inunicaton with his immediate front. win
Powa ; army practically between him and the
osher rebel corps de drmtt
We may add that ten McClel an is disoos,n,
OF hls heavy Union forces around Washington
and Alexandria, and the Qualifications which
VIII soon play an important part IN the event
tui drama OF the hour
In tue battle OF yesterday The attack certsln.
! ~ came from orr side.
philadelphia, Aug. 80. Occasional Of
the Press SAYS whne ton. Sigrl and Mcdowell
are harassng jackson Ia The flank Gen RINK.
| Is III his rear and larger army than an, under
command Of Cen. Mcclellan disputes his maroh
AEw YORA, Aug. 80. The Tunes Washing.
ton despatch says there can be bur tie aou6.
now that tac " ar Department has abandoned
the idea oil ot enforcing the draft Igldfy On the
18th OF september,
Special dispatches 1. New York papcis ,als
morning canl4la no war geWS
THE NV Orleans correspondent OF tic fJ7s3
writes as iolows
sara On the 18th. While tue crew went 10 Ba
ton Rouge ior assistance the guerIillaS burned
her. Our gunbOats alter destroyed the town oi
Bayou sara.
Com. Porter OF the gunboat Essex. mas goa.
up the river to clear cut all the nests of gusr.
rillas on the banks Baton Rouge ia To be
evacuated, and preparations are making for the
accommodation OF Gen. Shepley 1t New Or
leans.
Baton Rouge will probably be DESTROYED
breckenridge has sent note to Colonel Paine
commanding al Baton Rouge, stating that IN
consequence OF the impressment of negroes and
others 10 work Tor our troops, the rebels viii
raise the back dag and will neither give nos
ask quarter.
Col Paine makes dgniied reply closing BY
saying
=" shall never raise the black dag which all
civilized nations abhor, but shall maintain the
lag which You have 80 often PROMISED 10 de-
fend.
SAN Francisco, Aug. Is. The political con
test throughout the State ls beco aing very ex
citing az election day approaches. senator La
than Is making great effort TO secure major
iiy OF the Legislature HIS speeches are in favor
OF the prosecution oil the war in constitutional
manner Tie euloglses President Lincoln but
denounces the abolltionlsts and corruptonista
generally
The Breckenridge Democrats support Latham.
because they have no hope of electing any of
their own number The candidates for thu lie
clslature are mostly Douglas Democrats, pro-
tossing nobounded unonis,n, but they are sub
lpct to the imnutAtion nI saeking m s,ippor, h.,