The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-10
BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE FREEMAN.
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FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 7. The flag OF truce
steamer New York arrived from City Point
last evening with upward of 200 prisoners OF
war.
The Richmond Examiner of the It'll SAYS, from
{ he Charleston Mercury of Sunday, the aspect
of affairs at Morris Island and elsewhere in our
neighborhood has not materially changed.
On Saturday quite spirited bombardment
was kept up by the hostile land batteries, but
the feet did not participate On Sunday some
of the wooden vessels came in and fired on Fort
Wagner, leaving the fight, as the day before,
in the hands OF the land batteries.
Mai Gen Foster returned this morning from
reconnaissance up the James river, which has
occupied his time for the last two days. lie
was accompanied by two gunboats. Captain
wheel. The Commodore Barney when at
by which two of her sailors were drowned
The information obtained by Gen. Foster
from this expedition is of great Importance.
HALIFAX, Aug. 8. The steamship Georgia,
from New York, for Liverpool, ran ashore on
the Northeast Bar of Sable Island, in a dense
4th The passengers and baggage were ell saved
and brought to Halifax by the revenue cutter
Daring, which arrived here at noon to-day.
New YORK, Aug. 8. BY the arrival at this
port, this morning, of the transport George Pea
BODY, from Port Royal 9Th, we learn that oul
troops were busy building batteries, and it wal
reported that grand attack would be made or
bx,b tho 10 I'D arH
on the 9th.
CAIRO Aug. g. All the rebel territory west
of the Mississippi will soon be cleared of every
organized rebel force.
Gen. Davidson is marching down the centre
OF Arkansas, and several little affairs with thu
army have been entirely successful. Alread.
the people of Jacksonport are said to be fleeing
before Davidson's approach
Another expedition which is On the point o
starting into this western country Will com
plete the work of crushing the rebellion.
WASHINGTON, Aug 8. Mosby's guerrilla
still infest the region of the country betwee
Alexandria and Fairfax, and are making con
tinued attacks upon suffers trains. Some c
the property is recaptured from time to time b
our troops.
The reason why Mosby has succeeded SO we
in robbing Unionists is that his bands are compc
ed of ostensible farmers and citizens who are a
lowed to pursue their avocations in the fields b
day, and plan their raids by night.
The Star has information from the south t
the effeet that on Wednesday last Lees who
army, with the exception of a baignde or s
around Fredericksburg, with 5000 infantry an
his cavalry, with which he is making q sho'
of holding Culpepper County, is being concel
trated on the Rapldan in the vicinity of Go
louisville.
He is now engaged in rather bitter contr
versy with JEFF Davis on the subject Of renforc
ments. JEFF avows his inability to furnis
them Lee replies that if that be so, Dav
must prepare to see him (Lee) give up all
Virginia, north of the james river as it will
MADNESS ON his part to risk the force he b
left north OF that river as matters now stand {
the Rappahannock.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. While there is
difficulty in procuring other officers for Il
colored regiments, there is such a scarcity
surgeons that the Surgeon General is COMPEL
to advertise for them.
New YORK, August 8. The Philadelphia
qurer of this morning says an order was recei
ed in this city yesterday morning directing th
the colored regiment which has been encamp
at Shelton Hill since its formation, shall lea
as soon as possible for Charleston, S. z. A
other colored regimSnt is now forming in q
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