The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-01
ESN TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN
7 O'CLOCK A. M

1 ~ >h\)\, IN ~. AN
FORTRESS MONROE, July 80. Between so and
% rebel prisoners have arrived here from Balt-
more en- route for Richmond. Fifteen of them,
VIZ officers and 70 privates of Winchester
will return to Baltimore. TIE officers deserted
;he rebel service and prefer to serve in the fed
eral ranks. They are afraid of being shot if
they 60 to Richmond.
New YORK, July 81. The enlistment com
mittee state that the President said that the re-
ports from States of volunteering under the late
call were favorable. The quota of Michigan
was filled. He was not adverse to draft in
case of delay in completing the quota.
WASHINGTON, July 80. Gov. Todd, of Ohio,
has decided that after the 18th of August he
will pay no more bounties. If there shall be de-
hcency of volunteers there it will be made up
by draft without bounty Other Governors pro-
pose the same thing, and the Secretary OF War
will probably adopt it.
On saturday, at the urgent request Of the
governor of Iowa. in order to reach evil dis
posed traitors who are dlscouragng enlistments,
he was authorized by the Secretary of War to
make draft whenever and wherever he should
think proper.
The latest foreign advices do not indicate any
movement Of an official character on the part of
the European governments having reference to
Intervention in American affairs
New YORK, July 81 The steamer Matanros
rom New Orleans July 2Sth has arrived Gen.
Butler had ordered that all negroes sent by
their masters with leave to Join the federals,
Eill be regarded as emancipated. The masters
rad endeavored IN many cases to reclaim them
after the use Of such expressions.
Gen. Butler, in a note to Beverly johnson,
says that no merchandise. whether cotton OF
sugar, will. in any event be seized CT confs-
lated by the United States authorities there
A number of persons were arrested for at
tempting to assassnate Thos. j. Burhandle and
brother. among whom was Andre Delonde, bro
ther in-Iaw OF John S]idell and Beaureeard
The price Of -four has fallen TO SIC per barrel
HEADaUAR1 ERs, ARMY OF THE PoToMAC, }
Harrison's Landing, July 81. {
Steamers have gone to City Point to-day to
receive the balance of sick and wounded from
Richmond. The health OF the army is g9adu-
ally improving.
1t is stated by Fortress Monroe correspondents,
that party of rebels on Friday evening
crossed the river above Harrisons Landing and
drove off 800 head of cattle belonging to the
Army of the Potomac, and that these cattle
were a mile within our picket lines.
This is altogether false, as no rebel troops
crossed the river, neither was there a single
head Of beef taken at any time.
GkEENvILLE, Mo, July 80 Yesterday Mai
Larzer with 100 men of the Twelfth Missouri
Regiment attacked Maj Finley and captured
Poison, with $50 rebels, near Bellingers Mills,
Bellinger county, killing ten and woundng
many A lot of horses, guns, &c, were cap
.ured. The brush Was so thick that it was i'm
possible to ind all the rebel wounded The
rebels were well mounted and well equipped
We did not lose Il man.
New York, July 81. The Post says the streets
are filled with rumors of fighting on the PENN
'uIa but are improbable.
Government took four vessels to-day to 90 t,
james river for the conveyance of sick and
wounded soldiers of whom there are known to
be SIX thousand in that neghborhood. Other
vessels would have been sent if found suitable.
CrcAso July 81. The Tpnrs has IA special
lesPatcnlrom Memphis, dated % III, which says
late adyicrs from the South through rebel
sources are Important.
Ten iron clad gunboats. built in England,
have arrived off Mobile harbor Three more
are IA their way. These constitute the fleet or.
aercd by the Southern Contederacy in Europe.
Ihey mount from ten to thirty guns each, and
are SAID to be mailed with six inch iron plank
The blockade was run openly by dint of supe-
flOr strength and weight of metal. Mobile is
now considered open 10 the world, with the sup
port OF the newly acquired power.
p he Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
railroad has appropriated $l2,3 300 for bounties
to volunteers.
NIcKsBURG, July 25. A gentleman recently
from the Yazoo river country reports the Star
0l the West up that river. and armed with %
guns. She is iron plated to considerable ex-
tent
The W. H. Webb, powerful ocean tow
boat, also up Yazoo river and has been iron
plated something in the style OF the Sumter,
nd constructed as IL ram They have also the
Mobile mounting gun The Star OF the West
ma Webb carried up l0S guns at the time New
pfeans was captured
AZ Liverpool, x,y-fve miles up the Iazoo
yer The rebels have ingenously contrived
s"' which is II perfect lock against ascending
aus There is also battery on shore. The
OelS have thirty river steamers up the Yazoo.
WV YORK, July 81. The enlistment com
,'re has returned from Washington. They
interviews with the President, Secretary Of
81 and Gen. llalleck. On the subject of ia