The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-26


day, and that BurnSlde's corps has more recent
ly effected a junction at Grapevine
Reports are prevalent on the street that Gen.
Burnside's force has been captured, bu nothing
has passed over the wires to-day Indicating such
an event, and 1t is undoubtedly false.
New YORK, Sept. 26. The Times w ashing-
ton dispatch says it appears now that all three
OF Gen. Rosecrans grand divisions were en-
gagged IN the battles IN front of Chattanooga,
two of which were driven back in considerable
disorder. Gen. RoSecrans, in his official dis
patch, imputes The loss of the battle to dlsobed-
ence OF orders on the part of Gen. McCook,
who failed to occupy an important position as
signed him by Gen Rosecrans. Had he done
as ordered, Gen. Rosecrans is of tho opinion
that the battle would have resulted in q splen.
did Union victory.
| Great anxiety is felt here in military circles
tor the slfety of Gen. Burnside la order to
reinforce Rosecrans his only safe course would
be t. cross the tennessee river and move down
the river and over the mountains, or to pene-
trato some OF the gaps and move down behind
the mountains. The opinion of military men
seems to he that ii he attempts to move down
this side Of the river, he will great risks of
being cut off.
Gen. Hooker has been assigned to an impor-
tant command, in field where his brilliant
fighting qualities will find their full scope. The
attempt on the part of the rebels to establish
batteries at Matthias Point, has been frustrated
by our gunboats.
| The Heraid's headquarters Army of the Poto-
mac dispatch, of the 25th, says, John Tunlin,
Co. d, l45th New York, Daniel Sullivan, Co.
| D, 18th Massachusetts, and Charles Williams,
Co. ID, 4th Maryland regiments, were executed
to-day for deserton. The others who were to
hav been shot to-day were respted by the Pres
ident.
| 1t is ascertained that our entire lrss in the
cavalry eDgag ement day before yesterday, was )
killed, 5 wounded and man taken prisoner.
We buried 81 dead rebels captured "a men, IN
GLIDING commissioned officers. Their wounded,
for the most part, escaped.
CINCINNATI, Sept 26. Brig. Gen. Fraser
and is rebel officers captured at Cumberla nd
Gap by Gen. Burnside, have arrived at John
son 8 Island.
A special dispatch to the Commercial says
the steamer Champion was burned at Memphis
on the 23d inst. She had on board 600 bales of
hay and $4,000 worth of quartermsster' g
stores.
The Nashville Union of yesterday says Gen.
Burnside has reached the front where he was
expected to prevent the flank movement of the
lenemy.
Col Wilder, of Gen. Rosecrans' cavalry, has
ar ived at Nashville. He reports that matters
In front are much more favorable than is be-
lieved North.
CAIRO, Sept. % Over eighty steamers have
been taken by the Government TO transport
troops This fact will do as well, and be all
the safer to 60 unadorned.
NEW YORK Sepa. 25. The Tr,bune's Cincin.
natl dispatch gives full particulars of the late
battle, closing as follows
(" While the struggle of Saturday ended in o
drawn battle, that of Sunday resulted in dis
astrous defeat. The failure of the first day was
partially due to the great numerical strength Of
the enemy and partly to the deficient formation
of our line of battle, that of the second is justly
ascribed to improper tactics on the battlefield
and above all the absence of command.
The inspiring example set, and influence ex
eresed, by the ommander-in-chief at Stone riv
er were wanting, he having been compelled te
leave the field and return to Chattanooga before
the action was over. The early disappearance
of TWO corps commanders from the field als(
made demoralizing impression.
The loyal people have certainly cause for self
congratulation, that the army OF the Cumber
, land was not completely destroyed, and owe
profound gratitude to Gen. Thomas and thos
| under him, tina saved it. The losses are great
I, That in killed, wounded and missing will prob
u ably reach lO,UOO OF artillery, we are les
so pieces, mostly lost on Sunday. OF wagon
loaded with ammunition and supplies, ambu
lances etc., we have also lost q great number