The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-17
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, NOV. H. 1862,

Florida and Louisiana have been destroyed by
our gunboats. Our gunboats are still at an
Choir off Galveston to protect the Unionists
there, but raids of rebel cavalry are frequently
made at night, and the Unionlsts forced into
their ranks or shot. y
A negro brigade of New Orleans, is stationed
at Algiers The whole Texan coast is closely
seen to by our blockades. Key West Is report
ed healthy. Gen. Crittenden's division Is at
Silver Springs, twelve miles from Lebanon. A
part of Cen Inorganic force is at Lebanon. "A
portion comes within two miles OF Gen. Crlt- !,
tenden camp.
NAsnvILLE. Nov. 49, Gen. Stiles division
moved this morning Oh the Murre@sboro
road.
LOUISVILLE. Ky, Nov. 16 A dispatch from
Nashville yesterday containing an account OF
five murders, two of saloon keepers who refused
10 sell liquor to soldiers, two Of soldiers, cause
unknown, one negro. The city marshal was
also assaulted and badly bealen. The special
dispatches from Nashville for the past week,
are almost wholly unreliable.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l5 The Savannah Re.
| publican of the 5th says it has generally been
resolved on, both by the army and citizens, to
defend that city, and to yield possession to the
invaders only when it's walls shall have been
battered down. and nobody left to dispute his
entrance.
Governor Brown renews the call for more ne
groes to complete the Notifications around Sa-
vannah. If they are not furnished promptly,
they were to be impressed.
CAIRO, H., Nov. Is. All partizan rangers
who have been pillaging the country around
Memphis, have been disbanded by Gen. Pember-
ton and attached to reg iments. Cotton Is re-
ported coming forward again IN considerable
quantities. The people OF Mississippi are said
; TO be running their negroes into the interior,
leaving only such property as they cannot carry
= away.
The rebels are said to be fortfying jackson
Mississippi. and large relnforcements are being
brought there from Arkansas. II Is believed
Il that our army will fall back to that point be-
c fore giving battle.
. WASHINGTON, Nov. l6. The following Gen
y eral Order has been issued respecting the Gb
servance of the Sabbath in the Army and Navy
? EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, d. c., Nov. IL, 1862. {
army and navy, desires and enoins the orderly
observar &c Of the sabbath by the officers an(
k men in the military and naval services.
+ The importance for man and beast Of the pre-
T. scribed weekly rest, the sacred rights of Chris
"a tan soldiers and sailors, q becoming obseryauc
to the best sentiments Of Christian people, an
a due regard for the Divine will, demand tina
Sunday labor in the army and navy be reduced
W to the measure of strict necessitV
t. The discipline and character of the nat,ona
T., forces should not suffer nor the cause they de
70 fend be mperrilled by the PROCLAMATION of to
IN name Of the Most lligh. At this time of pub
D. lie distress adopting the words Of Washington
r in l776," men can find enough to do in tn
to service Of God and their country withou
=, abandoning themselves to vice aud profanity.
u The first general order issued by the fathe
Is of his country, after the declaration of indepen
d. dence, indicates the spirit IN which our instl
buttons were founded, and should ever be d'
id Tended.
The General hopes and trusts that every of
IT, Ger and man will act as becomes Chrlstia
re soldier defending the rights of his country.
(Sgned) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.