Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-10-16
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hundred ana captured nearly all of them. -
The officer commanding is said TO hav
/ killed three rebels with a revolving rife, an,
on approaching the stockade found il occu
pied 10y the rebels but SIX Of our men bein.
ln 1t, where oyetpowered. Our newspaper,
deny this but the story is reported this even.
ing by travellers though il is discredted in
! military circles. 1o-day's Nashville Pres.
denies the burhing Of the bridge by the reb.
els over Stuarts Creek
( II says Wheeler crossed the river at Wash.
/ ngton, Ihursday morning, thirteen miles
above Chattanooga, and passed down the
Sequaotchie Valley. The rebels captured
my Of ow wagons and one of our trains a,
the foot OF the mountain near Anderson
Cross Roads, burning a number Of them, and
killing about 800 horses and mules
\ train was loaded with ammunition, cloth
ing and ratlons. Forty OF the wagons we're
carrying medicines and military stores. bout
% suffers tents were also lost. Gen Mitch
ell, as soon as he learned of the crossing OF
the rebels, pursued them with the Union cav
airy and on Friday and Saturday killed aud
wounded 10 rebels, took 200 prisoners, and
rec1ptured 250 mules, On reaching " alnut
Run, the rebels shot 200 mules to prevent
their falling into our hands.
Six thousand federal wounded at the bat
tie Of Chiiamaugh have arrived at Nashville,
on their way to Louisville. About 1000
wounded stIll remain in the hospitals 10 the
vicinity Of Chattanooga.
ST. LOUIS, Out. 7.
Intelligence received at headquarters here.
states that about 1000 rebels from Malmu.
dukes command under Col Shelby, have en-
for a 4,
raIding purposes, our troops were concen-
trating upon them from several points and
their capture was not improbable
New YORK, Oct. 8.
Gold, l.45 IS.
special dispatch from Cincinnati to the
World says correspondents report Rosecrans'
army in q perfectly safe position. More REIN
ioTcemcnts are near. Troops are constantly
arriving from the West and elsewhere The
rebel cavalry cannot seriously interfere with
Rosecrans' supplies A great battle must
soon be fought Confidence is felt in the fl
nal issue.
The Worlds Washington dispatch says
the government has received full advces Of
affairs.
The rebel raid on the railroad south Of
Muiireesboro' was not serious. No mention
is made Of the destruction Of the railroad
ti " ..a' P'ae' 40 .epOi1ou
far as the Blue Ridge. But few rebel guer-
rIllas we're found, although an important reb-
el mail was captured. containing autograph
letters from jeff Davis
A special dspatcn dated Nashville yoster-
day say up to this hour news from Chatta-
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One of the pr,oners states that thew have a
report that we are rsisid, 100 OOO cavalry
men. and saws if this il so the eonfeder.cy
has gone up.
The Tribune's special Washington dispatch
says It Is understood here among persons who
are posted, that ten or twelve more Russian
vessels OF war are expected to arrive at New
York or some other American port within q
few weeks, and it is believed in well informed
quarters that they are not likely to 20 away
very coon bat may possibly winter in our har-
bors
CHICAGO, Oct. S.
A tp,cial dispatch from st Paul says that
intelligence brought by half breeds to Penn
bna states that Capt. Fske's overland ex-
petition to ldahJe has been massscred by the
Sioux's. Nothing definite is given as to the
time and place, except that it took place on
the Big Bend Of the Missouri river, That
half breeds say that the Indians dis play as
their trophies guns and other articles known
to have belonged to the expedition. The
dispatch says that the only hope that this
report may prove untrue is that it may be
another version Of an attack upon party of
miners, who came down the Missouri, ac-
counts Of which have already been published.
FoRTKrss MosRoE. Oct. &
The Richmond Enouirer of Ia dav contains
the follow inc dispatch:
Ns,iona,y R;dos oc, 5,h W. oro,.d
on CbattAnooga at A NJ from I.ookout
Mountain and noints along our lines Our
shels exnlodedi in the enemv's csnns as veil
AS in tue city. setting FIRE IN one bonse The
enemy r.,lied brisklv l,om Noccssip point 10
onr mortar, ON I.ookout Maintain and feebly
from Star fort The 6dnp ain continues.
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