Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-09-04
MSoNLtANEOUS DISPArcHNS.

and that there are no indications Of new bat
teries at any point. Our Aotilla has not been
able to discover any rebels on the Virginia
shore. and the whole country wears an air of
loneliness and desolaton.
The following intelligence is from the Rich
mond Enquirer Of Tuesday, the 25th inst.
Staunton, Va, Aug. 24.-Considerable e.
element was created here to-day hy scouts
reporting that the Yankees were near Buffalo
Gap, on a raid to Stanton.
Preparations we're made for their reception
Business was suspended, and the old and
young men turned out en- masse to meet the
enemy, but they were non est 1t is reported
shat the Yankees have crossed into Highland.
General lmboden is after them, and Stanton
has again relapsed into its placid state Of tran
guilty
There is nothing important from the lover
valley. There are no Yankees between here
and Martinsburg.
ST. LOUIS, August 26.
A dispatch from Gen. Fske to Gen. Scho-
field, from Pilot Knob, says that Woodson's
cavalry made raid to Pocahontas, Ark and
routed several bands Of guerrilas, capturing
about GOO prisoners, and among them the re-
bel JEFF Thompson and all his staff.
Another dispatch says Jim Lane has re-
turned to Lawrence. The citizens with Lane
killed forty-one of Quantrelrs men. Lane is
organizing force which he says will 60 into
Missouri early in September. Martial law
has been published in Leayenworth.
One hundred and eighty-three bodies have
been buried in Lawrence up to this morning,
and seven more have been discovered. l72
buildings burnt, ~ widows and 1875 orphans
have been made by Quantrells raid. Seye-
eral merchants have commenced rebuilding
All the towns in the State have sent large
sum of money for the relief of the suffering
One of Quantrel's spies have been hung in
Lawrence. The chiefs Of the Delaware and
Fox Indians have offered their service to
Gen. Lane
A report has just been received that the
buildings in Cass, Mo, have been fred and
over one hundred rebel sympathizers killed.
A Leaveuwofth dispatch to the Herald,
says Gen. Lane has returned to Lawrence
The people of Baldwin disputed Quantrell in
passing a ford, and say if Plum had done his
duty, could have whipped the rebels.
Lane is organising forces and says that E
will go into Missouri on the 9th of Septem-
Der. He left Gen. Ewing only upon pledge
that Ewing would ibsue an order directing
all the citizens Of JACKSON, Cass, Bates and
part If Burnham counties, except those in
Kansas City, west OF Harrisonyile and indie
pendence to leave the country within | 8 days.
Mowry has issued the order, and the people
of Kansas are going to Missouri 10 see that
the order is executed.
Quantrels men are tonight reported to
be scattered in Missouri. 1000 Kansas men
will be in Missouri this week.
A man was to-day tried in Lawrence, found
guilty Of being spy for Quantrel, and
hanged.
CAIRO, Aug. %.
Col. Winsows command arrived at Mem
phls on the oath from Yazoo City, having
come from Vicksburgh. At the latter place
they met Col. Phillips force, which recently
destroyed so much railroad property. Col.
Winslow brought in 100 prisoners.
Col Steele with the Arkansas expedition is
progressing finely There has been no bat
tie as ct. but one is in prospect
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 81.
Quantrelrs men are scattered in their fast
Befags ih69RRa the border counties, and are
all parts of the district.
They were all remounted at Lawrence on
the horses they captured and went off lead.
ing their own horses loaded with plumber
nearly all Of which they abandoned in the
chase before they got far into Missouri Over
800 horses have been taken by our troops
most OF the goods and money stolen have beer
recovered. There are reports that 81 more
of Quantrelrs men have been killed making
total OF about 80, which will be largely in
creased No prisoners have been taken and
none will be.
All the houses in which stolen goods wer,
found, have been destroyed, as well as all thu
houses Of known guerrllas, wherever GU
troops have gone. Cen Ewing intends t,
destroy the houses of all persons in the Dor
der counties outside Of our military stations
who do not remove by the 9th of Septem Der
in obedience to the general order,
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug %.
Maj. Stevenson and Lieut.. Chambers, Will
sixty men Of the Sd Penn. Artillery, left Their,
on Sunday night on the armed steamboat G
p. Smith, and reached the Chckamahomin,
river Monday morning. They proceeded tel
miles up the river, landing scouting partie
along the banks, and destroyed several smal
boats. When about nine miles from To,
mouth Of the river, they met and attacked
thirty of Robinson's rebel cavalry and repuls
ed them. No one was injured on our side
They then shelled and destroyed the build
ing used as the headquarters of Col. Robin,
son. Two men were captured and after al
the information desired was obtained from
them they wers released. Having succeede,
in all the objects of the expedition, returned
this afternoon.
STEVENSON, ALA, Aug. 81.
A part of Gen Wilder's force met 80 rebel
at Hanover to-day, killed three and captured
two. The latter state that the Chattanooga
Rebel of yesterday admits the fall Of Charles
ton, and that Lee has been defeated by Gen
Meade. It also claims that Gen. Burnside
It advance had reached Kingston, on Tuesday
i and after short engagement had whipped
e Forest. Braggs army is reported as moving
o toward Atlanta.
New YoRK, August %.
; Gen. Dix has furnished the correspondent,
c between himself and Gov. Seymour, relative
G to employing the military to enforce the U.
= nited States laws in this city. The General
= furnishes this correspondence to explain hi;
It reasons for asking for military force from
G the General Government. He says Had
d my application tor State military to the Gov,
t ernog been successful, / should not have asked
It the General Government to send to this State
e u single soldier to aid in asserting its author
o ity, and in protection of its officers from vo
2 lence in the DISCHARGE of THAR dntias -