The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-19

accommodating expedition sent from Yorktown
on Saturday morning under Col. Davis returned
last evening, having secuted three mile beyond
Gloucester Court House. They captured three
rebels who were brought here. They report that
they neither saw nor heard of any rebel forces
in the vicinity of Gloucester Court House.
The Newborn Progress of the 18th states
that tobacco Is falling in Richmond, the market
being over stocked.
BALTIMORE, Nov. IL. The rumor of the dis.
aster at Harper's Ferry, are all imaginary.
Nothing had occurred there up to this morning.
jackson, is reported falling back to Front
Royal.
WASHINGTON, Nov Is. The navy depart
ment this morning received in formation o. the
capture of the rebel schooner Emma of Vells
CO, Texas, loaded with l2l bales of cotton and
bound for Jamaica.
Gen. Halleck has resolved to adopt the most
stringent measures for compelling officers to
pay that attention to their duties which natu.
raj pride and sense of duty would seem, in too
nanycases, unable to enforce. Delinquent off
GERS are to be taught by prompt and memorable
punishment that their superior rank and high.
er intelligence will only be regarded as aggrava.
tions of every fault they may commit.
1t is resolved that the soldiers and non-cOm-
missioned officers of our armies, shall have nc
reason to complain of being held account.
able for ofenses which are committed with
impunity by those who should get them exam
pies of strict subordination and discipline.
The Provost Marshal's police men and mill
tary police md officers especially detailed, are
aow being sent to all the principal cities, and
over all the lines of railroad throughout the
country. to collect names of officers absent from
their armies in the field and in garrison, and al
officers so found absent, without the proper anC
specific authority prescribed in the general or
ders of the War Department, will be either i'm
mediately and ignominously dismissed from the
service, or will be placed on trial for desertior
while in the presence of the enemy.
The rumor prevails, and there is reason tc
believe it, that more than thousand commits
stoned officers absent without leave, and are sc
reported all of whom will be dismissed under
circumstances attaching disgrace to their names
leaving them no possibility for a return to til,
service, or any other employment under the ma
tional government.
While those steps are being taken wi tn re
gard te officers, measures of an equally tringen
and effective character are in progress, to arres
the Immense number of deserters now scatter t
through the country. and to hold to the severes
penalties prescribed by military law for thei
offences.
But there is yet another class, and 1t is one tt
which no mercy will be show n, VIZ . those wht
have joined new regiments recently, receiving
the enormous bountles given, and then DESERVING
before their regiment had been called to the
field. The country has suffered deeply from th
latter class.
1t is said, on high authority. that the Presi
dent, on being recently shown by the Secretary
of War and Generai-ln-C Chief the immense lis
of deserters and roll-calls of absen,ees, sternly
pledged himself hereafter to pursue the mos
rigorous policy with these offenders
Col. Butterfeld has been promoted to tn
command of that portion of Gen. Hooker
| grand division, recently known as Fitz Johl
Porter army corps, and Gen. Griffin to tn
command of the division lately commanded b,
Gen. Morrill,, who has been assigned to othe
duties.
New YoRK, Nov. IS. A letter from privat
OF the Both Massachusetts regiment, to Col
Howe, dated Army Hospital, at Fort Schuyler
states that the sick and wounded soldiers Their
have to dig cellars, clean stores, &c
The gunboat Wamsatta, from Port Rova