The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-16
RY TEEEGRA ESEh
TO THE FREEMAN.
7 O'CLOCK A. M
Union successes at Charleston
FORT MOULTRIE GONE UP!
HALF OF JAMES ISLAND CAPTURED

FORTRESS MONROE. Sept. Is. The United
States transport Nellie Pentz arrived here this
morning from Hilton Head on Saturday, 18th
inst. at 8 A. M.
Capt Diggs reports the arrival of the relief
boat Cosmopolitan from Morris Island on Friday
evening, at which time the white flag was fly
ing over the shattered walls of Fort Moultrie,
and our forces had captured half Of James Is.
land.
Two monitors were lying between Moulnie
and Sumter. Capt. DIggs passed Charleston
Bar on Saturday, at which time he saw the
white Gag still flying over Moultrie Moultrie
fred her last gun at p NJ Friday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. The President has ls-
sued proclamation suspending the writ of ha-
beas corpus
New YORK, Sept Is. The Posts Washing
ton dispatch Gays seventy prisoners, captured by
Gen. Meade army in its late advance, have ar
rived here. Gen. Custer was the only officer
wounded on our side. His wound is not seri-
Gus.
1t is learned from the best of sources that adj
vices Of an entirely trustworthy character have
been received here to the effect that Chevaller' g
pamphlet, advocating recognition of the reb-
els by France, was not insplr~d as has been IN
timated, by the Emperor.
A passenger on board the Plantagenet states
that no warning whatever had been given to
the inhabitants of Port au Platte, and that the
bombardment resulted in the destruct on of the
city and indiScriminate slaughter of men, wO
men and children. Notwithstanding the assault
the inhabitants, no have rebelled against the
Spanish government. refused to surrender.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. The President has
considered and approved the revised trade regu-
latlons prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury for the government of the commercial
intercourse between the citizens of loyal States
and the inhabitants of states and parts OF states
heretofore declared to be in nsurrection. The
Secretary has given the most careful attention
to the subject, end while many of the former
restrictions have been removed, due provision
has been made to prevent rebels from benehtlng
by tn. regulations.
The statement which is going through the
newspapers to the effect that the President OF
Mexico is in this city holding conferences with
the Government is without foundation.
On Sunday morning, as a party OF fugitive
slaves, 80 IN number, were making their way to
Washington from their masters homes 10 Anne
Arundel and Calvert counties, through Centre
vile, patrol composed of citizens OF Prince
George county, attempted to stop them.
They resisted. Some of them were armed
with old muskets ard attempted to use them
but to little purpose. The patrolers fired In
among them anC wounded five of them, two
seriously. Other parties coming to the aid Of
the patrol, most OF the slaves were secured and
taken in charge of their owners.
CAIRO, H., Sept Is. On the Both ult., the
gunboat Champion was attacked at Morgania
while conveying the Julia loaded with troops
Five hundred guelrilas opened fire on both
boats from behind the levee. The troops passed
on, while the Champion dispersed the rebels
Federal force is alter them.