The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-18
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TO THE FREEMAN.


NEw YORK, Aug Is. The correspondent
the n. I. He, aid says During the short en-
gagenent On Thursday our heavy guns mad
sad havoc on F0,t Sumter, aud hav3 preached
the walls opposed to he fire of the batteries.
1t wa phdcnNy stated that the great fight
was 10 come off On the l6.h and the fullest tx
pt citation OF 'IlompGant result we're enter
laued by the office command.
A dispatch from He dquarters Army of the
Potomac, dated the 10Th, says that the news
from the front is cheering inasmuch as it points
to the termination of our term OF nonaction,
We are all momeniarlly expecting orders to
move. Heavy firing has been distinctly heard
since three o'clck this morning, apparently in
the neighborhood Of Bank s and IT, S. fords, or
possibly as far away as Fredericksburg. The
firing is rapid and constant. A battle is evi
IDENTIFY going on. Large bodies of troops were
moving yesterday, marching and by rail, and
that our advance has come up with the enemy
may safely be inferred from the noise this morn
ing.
The same correspondent ssates that colored
drummer, deerted from Lees army, reports that
on Wednesday morning the whole Of Lees
army, with the exception of A. P. Hills corps,
moved from Culpepper G. IL. by the Fredericks-
burg road. He also confirms the Generalization
of the North Carolina, Tennessee and Alabama
troops.
On Saturday large force Of rebel infantry
and cavalry, with some artillery. made its APP
pearance on the south bank OF the Rappahan-
mock, above Falmouth.
The Heralds Washington dispatch says this
morning the enemy made demonstration on
the left of our army, and heavy cannonading
ensued for some time. No intelligence concern
ing the result has reached Washington to day.
1t is believed that the movement was nothing
more than reconnaissance in force, for the
purpose of feeling our position.
Lees ARMY is reported to be moving in a
southeasterly direction, and there can be nc
doubt that the region about Culpepper and
GordonsvlIe will soon be evacuated 10y the enc.
my -"
The Tribune has the following from the Ar.
my of the Potomac dated the 10th :
Deserers reporta movement of portion OIL
Lee army in the direction of Dumfries tor the
purpose Of thanking Gen. Meade Oh the lett
Scouts report, however, that all is quiet as tC
any movements. The rebels are engaged in
throwing up earthwoIks. Part of Longetreet
corps is at she United States ford. A proper
disposition of our forces has been made 10 proven
any advance of the enemy.
The rumor that Lee had crossed a portion o.
his force. over the RaPpahannock has beer
proved untrue by our cavalry.
The Times Washington dispatch says Marks
the deserter ffom Lees army, came down the
valley by way of Staunton, Harrisonburg and
Strasburg. He saw but few on the way. I'm
5oden was at Srasburg.
The fight at Snickersville was between detaCh
ments and portions of different regiments 0
4 1
bringing with them their arms. They ait exec
Stuart's cavalry at Smoker forty, routed III Il
and succeeded in getting off to the mountains
The Blue Ridge Mountains are alive with stra
gers and deserters who have their arms witt
them.
The CONSUMPTION is being rigldly enforced
All kinds of merchandise is immensely high
Marks left Lees army between OraLge C. II. an,
the Rappahannock. Ewell's corps was at Cor
don~vllle
was very severe. They acknowledge a defeat
Mosby's guerrllas captured II suffers will
their wagons, horses and guard, near Fairfa
Court House.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 49, special dispatcl
from Cairo says that West Tennessee is cleared
of guerrlllas, many of their officers and mer
having been captured. Col. RowelI, command
ing brigade that went north captured Col
Campbell Of The 23d Louisiana regiment, II
Captains, Sergeants and 80 privates.
Col Hatch OF the I'd Iowa regiment went t,
Paris and drove out Richardson's Rifles, anC
Wilson's guerrillas The LIST Alabama cavalry
returned to glendale with ten prisoners. TIL,
18th Missouri regiment captured one captain
and fifteen privates. Gen. Bragg is at Chattan
oog4 with 10 900 men, He has lost 10000 b,
assertions.
Gen, Joe Johnston's army, numbering abou