Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-09-12

ite ltnes to-day publishes General Pope's
report Of the recent battles in Virginia, He
severely ccnsures Fitz John Porter's CONDUIT
but speaks in the most decided terms Of the
zeal and energy Of Mcdowell, Banks, Reno,
Heintselthan, Rocker and kearney. lie at
tributes the disaster of Saturday, jointly, to
the bad conduct of Porter and the failure OF
Mcclellan to send supplies. On these points
he says +" | do not hesitate to say that If the
corps of Porter had attacked the enemy in
flank on the afternoon of Friday, as he had
my written order 10 do, we should have ut
terly crushed Jackson before the forces under
Lee could have reached him. Why he did not
! cannot understand. Our men much worn by
hard service, had continual fighting many
previous days, and very short of provisions,
rested on their guns. Our horses had no for
age for two days. | teegtaphed and wrote
urgently for rations and forage to be sent us,
but on Saturday morning, before the action
was resumed, | received letter from General
Franklin, written the day before at Alexan-
dra stating to me that he had been directed
! by Gen. Mcclellan to inform me that rations
and forage for my command would be loaded
into the cars and wagons as soon as could
send a cavalry escort to Alexandria to bring
them up. All hopes Of being able to main
tain my position, whether victorious or not,
vanished with this letter. My cavalry was
utterly broken down by long and constant
service in the face OF the enemy, and bad as
they were, could not be spared from the
front, even if there had been time to 20 back
/ thirty miles TO Alexandria. AT the time this
! letter was written, Alexandra was swarming
I with troops, and my whole army interposcd
between that place and the enemy. at once
understood that we must, IT possible, finish
what we had to do that day, as night must
see us behind Bull Run il we wisheu to save
men and animals from starvation
The Times Port Royal correspondent says
Gen. Hunters policy with regard 10 the ne
groes has been adopted by the President,
that five Negro Regiments are to be raised,
armed, and uniformed for the service of the
United States and that $4,000 in addition
are to be enrolled to be employed in the
Quartermasters Department nomlnally as la
borers to be organized into companies and
uniformed. The exact time of commencing
the work Of enlisting oolored regiments is
not stated, but it is expected To be soon.
NEw YORK, Sept 10.
The Baltimore Clipper OF yesterday says
we learn from Col. Piper Of our army, who has
just arrived here, and who passed through
the pickets of the rebel army, that Gen.
Burnside's army was in their trail Gen.
Burnside had 10000 troops in his command.
Gen. Mcclellan is in the field with another
large force, also en- route after the rebel al
my.
The steamer Potomac from New Orleans,
has arrived. New Orleans papers Of the LIST
inst, report that an expedition under Col.
Thomas along the coast, routed band of
guerllaa, killing one OF them and capturing
three. Three of our men were wounded -
1900 oxen and other cattle fell into our hands.
The Delta notices the close Of Summer,
stating that the health of the city has been
unparalleled.
Gen. Butler in his general order relative to
the battle of Baton Rouge, pay high COM
pliment to all engaged, except the 9Th Yer
mont, and has taken their colors from them,
to be returned when it has proved itself in
battle worthy of carrying them.
WAsHGNGToN, Sept. o.
There is no doubt that the rebels in large
force arc between Evansville and Leesburgh
to-day, apparently designing to cross into
Maryland from these points By this time
we have troops enough there to prevent them
rom communicating this object
There is nothing reliable from further up
the Potomac.
MEMPHIS, TENS
Late arrivals from Helena report all quiet
their. Our pickets stationed back in the
country are frequently troubled by struggling
bands of guerrillas.
An expedition had brought to Helena the
wharf boat Eunice and Napoleon.
Rebel prisoners say that large number Of
Texan troops fully armed and equipped arr
we'd at Little Rock, Ark, few days ago.
1t was reported at Helena that Gen. Rose
Grams had made an attack on the rebels at
Tupelo, and was decidedly repulsed
The people of Commerce, Miss, have de-
termined to prevent guerrillas from firing on
/ boats passing thut place
The Grenada appeal of the Sd contains
Richmond adyices Of the I'd inst. Tho rebel
Senate on the I'd inst. rejected the bill con
corning the Partisan Rangers By vote of 0
to 10. The Society of Friends in North
/ Carolina had memoTialized the rebel Congress
for a modification of the new coufscation act
in their favor.
New Orleans dates of the 2sth of August
say that Gen. Butler Issued an order requir-
ing the Merchants aud tho Crescent civ
Banks to 20 into liquidation.
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