The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-05
Is 2 TELEGk&ApE PHI
70 THE FREEMAN
{ O'CLOCK A. M

/ WASHINGTON, Sept, 4. The wolk of getting
we arnly into go1d position in front of Was
i"S'"h' has Deem "ccu!Ip Ished with entire sue
ocse. 90 well cUnducleu as bren the process
vi s failing back from Ctntreville to its pre- ept
POSITION Oh defence, and perfect security, that
not one army wagon was left on the route
many OF the troops occupy positions short
distance from The POSITIONS oi last fall and win.
ter.
The division of Maj. Gen. Fiz John Porter
have their tents pitched near the camp ground
OF last year, and the tents of the famous Griffin
battery nave their camps upon the identical
piece Oh ground occupied by them last year
AS Is already known this city and its neigh
oornood were recently in teversh state of
eAcitement and alarm, owing to the late bait
aho inc retrograde movement of our troops but
ae the same time feeling OF security was gen.
! orally 1elt among our citizens that the Capital
was not within the easy grasp Of the enemy.
1t has already been stated that number of
2unboats approached within view of Washing.
ton. The appearance Of two of them in the
vicinity OF Georgetown this afternoon, was in.
deed wonder, such craft never having before
appeared 10 that part OF the Potomac. The
river shore IN that vicinity was lined with spec
tators, and the day being beautiful, and the
surrounding scenry and the movements of the
troops presented scene at once beautiful and
impressive.
There are numerous reports concerning the
movements OF the rebel troops. ItI difficult to
anal we them, but there seems to be no doubt
that they have passed to Dranesville, Leesburgh
and further up the valley.
gentleman who arrived from Fredericks.
burgh last night, Union citizen OF Washing
fn ,nrf that fla Il.
the Rappahannock at that place was not COM
pleted by our troops before they evacuated.
The wire bridge is rassable only for foot passen-
gers and light teams, being only partially in
Jured and since repaired by citizens SCOTS
foundry, he said, was not blown up as reported,
although powder was placed there for that pur-
pose.
WASHINGTON, Sept. + EVENING Conflict
lng and exaggerated accounts of recent events
still form the topic Of general conversation.
Many OF the statements ne altogether unrelia-
! bic, especially as to Inc number killed and
. wounded
/ PHILADELPHIA, Sept 4. The Bulletin says
just az We go to press, we learn that the Gov
ernor has determined to ISSUE proclamatjo to
arm The State. Of course the emergency that
leads 10 This course is most pressing.
+ AsnINGToN, Sept. +. Information has been
received that IL humber Of peIsns from this
CITY, with others, yesterday, were on the battle
field attending to the burial of the dead and ~
the comfort and removal OF the wounded
About twenty surgeons were with the party
II ls further stated that II number of the citi :
zeLs including government clerks were undoubt.
eddy capture or Monday by the enemy who
were engaged in harrasslng Gen. Banks on his
retreat from Warrepton. Their going to the
battlefield TO perform the dIties assigned to
them withouta tag of truce was very unsAiu
proceeding. The paroled prisoners who arrived
here say that they were well treated by the rebes
excepting IN the matter of food They also
state that the report was prevalent among the
enemy that Gen. Ewell had died OF his wounds
ard lnat Gen Lee was slightly wounded yes
'erday in the hand by The accidental discharge
Of his own pistol.