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


isreprted to-day tbat bring ha. been heard
in tAo vicinity Of L'cs1prgh, but there j. 20
means Of verifying thn rumor.
LATER Information has reached here that
! the rebels are maxim. demonstration up the
river, and thai a. them have already
reached la"s5ur. 81" also spread between
there and tLe thuio rio4e as if designing 20
cross tAe !eIg connecting with Montgomery
County somewhere ia the neglborhood oi
P5o!psylie
HE iords are doubtlc>s properly guarded ado
dinon4i cavalry ana artillery having left here
this morning for that purpose.
Reports reach d. that Winchester ha. been
evacuated the rebels having appeared in force
~ The valley.
fhe secession programme heretofore pub
ilshed seems to be n the way Of being consum-
mated a. far az the enemy can accomplish il
viz. BY naugGrating scenes OF war in Maryland
DOR troops though much damaged by recent
service are being recruited and improved
New IoR Sept. The IubuncS CORES
po1dent state. lhat ~ consequence Of tie
thre4 oning administrations 81 the rebel Generals
lllll and LJo.,treat ID was deemed necessary On
Monday mlrniug % eyaeuate Centreyille which
was done, cur troops retiring toward. Fairfax
tolr' il0n''. zen Keno DIVISION IeaaIoS ana
McDoNe's following Before reaching Fnra4
they wese attacked 1y a detachment OF Gen.
H'H '''ioh ""A@' o'u ~ WHO were cohcciieu
10 the woods pear the village and who poured
I'D '"'eJ upon steven uIlEa1e' Gems h'ho
anl Stevens immediately formed INTO line %! uat-
iie ana Gen. Stevens troop. charged through
We "oJ'' Iri''h5 '"' I@''s o'lofe mem VIII"
great slaughter y was ~ 'h's thaiSe 1udt Nth'
stevens was kIi''i ana as son "ou"deu' zen.
NtiIoty batteries theh opened causing ste"t
Aa}Oc. The enemy hnaly rrtreateG ana our
troops passed ~ without iurther m0lestati9n.
Iheenemy's loss Wa very heavy. Gen Stevens
command included The 18th Mass regiment
Oar loss j, not slated.
Ano;ner I4bDae Washington dispatch, lated
yesterday s1s, Toe news from faira2 Cour
House ilst evening states thar the enemy is still
pursuing, or Threatening 10 pursue, the thanking
movement g. which Gen. Pope referred. IL was
believed that Gen. Lee mad massed his troop, 90
Lu.e Raer Turnpike. north Of Centeyile ANA
preparations had been made 70 meet him, aud
he probabilities were that great battle would
be fought yesterday, Tuesday, Or to-day. The
llth Massachusetts regiment lost 10 Friday
battle 100 Nillrd aud wounded out OF 24O.
Last night there Wa series OF ski;misnes
along iae whole irant, during which We lost two
., DOR best Gen'ral,, Lnd 1ther valuable oihceIS.
II was llo9ker's division which vas mainly,
II no. altogether engaged IN diving back the
rebel.
A. ioar o clock tbis morning tram OF 100
wagons with commls'afy stores was intercepted
by the enemy between Fairfax aud Ceutreylile.
and dn'en Ut towards Manassas.
Before The party could be oyertaken, they Sc
o"reu 'he entire tram % soon as 'nis rail
~ the rear ~ our army al OenFe'iiie was
KNOWN 'he necessity u guarding that d'rec'lon
oegane apparent ana az noon Tue whoie army
% 'so'" h"' abandoned 1eaue'i'ie' ana was
'naS,tu ''i' sue VI ra'fiaA Court House
Inns noon tney agaiu t9oN up tne line OIL
march' ana thiS evening me advance was IN
sieh' 81 Muhsoh illl. Inc enemy cavalry
'ol'o"eu '"en III the distance out maze 20
attack anu 'ne entl'e movement was being le-
coinp'sheI ID excellent order
lns "'lAs l"r 'he ue'ence u Washington are
Il" ~ 'AceHen' cohu'Uoh, anu IRE suong'y
manned " experienced aruiler,s~,
me suhooa'S no" !iu'ns 'he Potomac are
uou''less u-siSneu 70 prevent &nlta''e'"p' 10 lu-
'efeet' 'he nav CATION oil taat rl'ef'
"A'n'NGroN' sept. o-"ENlNG' Eleven
hundred paroieu prisoners some o' waom were
.aKen y us enemy Is ,af oacK as lharSuay ~
MANASSAS arrived Ia'' 'nlS evening III Aqueiuct
ofase' ana report nat zen lee has established 81
h'' headquarters 'hree miles oiyoha bun run
on .n' "atteh'oh lurhp'Se'
Inc o'iS i"''' seen AZ faiildA was stuart :
cavalry he rebels assisted tne men IL .he
burial oil 'At oeau i'S' n'got "hom they S'ripped
Of tAdf c'th'nS except their pants
our men say 'he enemy We're az the time so
hungry 'hHi 'hey rushed loF the haVerSlcks OF
our killed ana wounded. gar men saw the SOL
der, o. tt 'utmy mai Ains % we rear 'n
the NarFen'on turnpike towards the thorough
i"Fe Nah
loe Hro.a q Washington correspondent says
On Moaday 'FoNer brigade o' Gen looAer 5
division had one 81 'ae hefceS' oayonet nights
that has occurred 'orihg the war.
II Is STAGED that New Hampshire battery has