The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-29
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4 O'CLOCK, 2 NJ.
TO THE FREEMA.N


no battles occurred as was confidently antici.
pated by many. The enemy however still shows
a bold front north of the Rappahannock. 1t is
believed that Lee has no large force this side of
the river. From the best information can OBJ
tain the bulk of Lees forces that pressed back
our lines on Friday la have reerossed the river
leaving only strong picket lire of dashng and
desperate men in front.
The Hrdld'S army of the Potomac dispatch
dated yesterday contains the following;
Considerable changes have recently taken
place IN t relative positions Of the Union and
Rebel armies. There is no immediate prospect
OF battle the enemy taking good care 10 avoid
everything like general engagement. Late
intelligence makes it probabls that his recent
demonstrations were feints to cover more in
portant mOyeu ents. But for Lees sudden
change of attitude We fhOud have had fight
where it believed the advantage would have been
important to us.
Early YESTERDAYS morning some picxets of the
9th corps were fired upon. The attack was not
followed up.
1t is ascertaned that Buford'5 cavalry Skin
mished quite brilliantly along their lines yester-
DAY two or three hours, with the enemy To-
day all appears quiet along the lines of the Rap.
pahannock.
One the Herald's correspondents was shot at
by guerrilla st evening, near Gainesville and
his hor wounded.
The Herold's Washington dispatch says there
has been no news or rum0rc OF movements in
front to-day.
No rebel army of much importance is there.
What forces remain on the Soath side of the
Rappahannock are simply corps of observa-
ton, the greater part of Lees army having gone
either to Chattanooga or Abingdon, Va, 10
participate in resisting the advance of Thomas
and Burnside.
NEW YORK, Oct 90 The lines has the fol-
lowing special
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. q, via Marshvile, %
The enemy actions seem TO indicate that Bragg
is moving with lerge force upon Cleveland
Tenn, with the evident purpose OF breaking
through our lines in that direction. 1t is gen
orally believed here that the IN vement is Co.
operated in by portion Of Lees forces from
Virginia moving down by way OF Lynchburg
and Bristol Va, with the Intention of driving
Burnside from East Tennessee and turning the
flank OF his army, and thus compelling its re-
tirement from Chattanooga.
LATER.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 20. The Gasetie has q dis
patch from Chattanooga dated the 9th which
says detachment und Col. Stanley OF the
1lth Ohio regiment hoaled so pontoons Down
the river in the face of tie rebel sharpshooters,
landed al Brown s ferry and surprised and drove
the rebels from the ridge on the South side, OPP
ening common icatio with Bridgeport. The
rebels are hanked and must eyacuate Lookout
mountains.
A second dispatch says that Gen. Hazen with
1000 of Gen. Palmer's division attacked the en-
envy on Lookout Mountain, and drove him from
his position. Gen. McPhersons expedition to
Canton Miss. resulted in destroying large num-
Der of rebel mills and factories, the defeat and
dispersion Of the rebel cavalry and the general
discontinue OF the guerrillas infesting that Sec
ton
New YoRK, Oct 29,-l2M NJ. There is pan
ic in the gold market Dispatches received
here and read in the Brokers Board state that a
mob has liberated all the Union prisoners in
Richmond, raised the Union flag, and driven the
rebel troops out of the earhworks. Gen Lee
is retreating on Richmond to quell the riot, and
our troops are mrrching on Petersburg from the
Penn ula.
Another dispatch says that no confirmation
of the above has been received, while private
| dispatches rldcue the whole story as the work
of gold spectators, 1t did not affect the price
OF gold.
The official vote OF Ohio gives Brough 81, $40
majority The total vote Of the Stale is 4S5,-
435,427.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. 20. The Richmond
Enquirer of the 9Th, contains the following /:
Charleston, Oct 26 The enemy's batteries,
| Gregg and Wagner, opened fire ct eleven o'clock
tins morning, with seven guns from tie former,
and four from the latter.
The fire was principally directed against forts
Sumter and Johnson. Two monitors were also
engaged, The firing ceased at dusk
One hundred shots were fired from Morris
Island and 100 from the monitors We fired
from Moultrie. No damage done as yet. Our
batteries replied vigorously