The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-17
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
T O'CLOCK A. M

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New York left for City Point this morning with
upwards of 800 rebel prisoners, all wounded
The Richmond Wing of the l4th contains
the following
The firing Of the enemy from their mortars
and rife pieces averaged two minute all last
night, and is increasing and still going on this
morning. The casualties last night are two
killed and one wounded.
Atlanta, Ca. Nov. ID. The firing bet weep
our batteries and the enemy continues brisk.
The enemy has made a movement from ri ght to
left, either with view to diversion in order
to attack Lookout or to send troops to Burnside.
The Wing also has the following
Gen. Imboden is in Allegheny county, CO.
operating with Gen, Schools. The report of his
having a fight and being wounded is dou btless
premature. The Yankees nnder Averill have
advapc' to Coving ton, Allegheny County.
New YORK, Nov. 16 A Washington dis
patch says information received here states t hat
a courier was recently captured near Chattan-
ooga, bearing dispatch from Bragg to Long
street, ordering the latter to evacuate Lookout
Mountain.
The position ia 50 important that such an or
der created much surprise here, and many re-
gard it as a mere ruse on the part of the rebels,
from the fact that they fred several shots from
that position on the following morning. 1t is
inferred that the order has not been repeated,
or that such movement had never been in.
tended.
The following details of the Texas expedition
are compiled from the HeratdS correspondence,
dated Gen. Bank headquarters
For hree days alter leaving the Southwest
Pass the expedition had pleasant weather. On
the morning Of the Both heavy norther was
experienced, raging twelve hours, during which
the steamer Union and two sch0oners went
down. The steamer Zephyr had her machinery
broken, and was taken in tow by the guEboat
Owasco. The whole fleet with the exception
of the Union and the two schoonors, all arrived
at the rendezvou on the 3D.
The landing was first made on Brazos Island
and the 18th Maine, Col Dryer, accompanied
by Ma or Won Hermann of Gen. Banks staff,
started for Boza Chlca, took possession OF the
pass and encamped there, throwing out pckets.
On the Sd, after a reconnaissance of the
mouth OF the RIO Grande, landing was effected
on the Texas shore. A high surf was running,
four boats were capslsed and seven soldiers and
two sailors were drowned. One OF the boats
after returning from landing the men, succeeded
In picking up large number of those in tn,
water, and the Mexican shore being much near
er than the other, the bow of the boat wal
turned to it, but the Mexicans would not ALLOW
it to land, and the boat was compelled to recros
the river to the Texas shore where all were
landed safely
The landing of the troops in the other boat
was Effected without difficulty, and during thu
whole time not an armed rebel was seen.
The same correspondent states that he counted
thirty-seven blockade runners in the Mexican
waters of the Rio Grande. On the appearance
Of the fleet off the Texas shore series of fre'
was soon lighted all along the coast by the rebels
On the "a boat was picked up containing
two deserers from the Texas cavalry, who sta
ted that three rebel regiments had lately beer
sent from the Rio Grande to Galveston and Sa-
bine Pass, aad regiment Of cavalry Lad been
sent to Houston, where Magruder is said to be
Most of the rebel army is SEA ttered at different
points.
small rebel gunboat is said to be in Saluri
Bayou Oh Matagorda Island. Near Salurie is
large fort mounting nine guns.
A schooner laden with cotton was seized il
the Texas waters on the I'd.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Gen. Meade has re
turned to the army. He will be unable to at
tend the Gettysburg Cemetery inaugeratons OF
the Thursday The President with Messrs Sc
ward, Blair, Bates and Wells of the cabinet
will attend. 1t is proposed that oil public build
ings shall hang out the National flag on on tina
day.
MAUCHcHAUNK, Pa, Nov. Is. About 20 c
the Buckshots have been arrested and sent
Reading. The murderer of ID. X. Smith ha
been arrested. The 10th New Jersey regimen
are stationed in the district, and the rioters ar
being arrested and forwarded to Reading.