The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-18

considerable excitement and alarm in Il.
border States, besides greatly encouraoi,.
the rebels But since this we have be,,5
hut little of rebel raids, they have eyidentu
had all they could do to defend their own tor
rltory, while our cavalry have been brilliantly
successful. The recent raids in Virgin.
and Mississippi, must prove of incalcuaba
advantage to our cause. While they have
demonstrated the practcability Of bold, DARN,
movements, they have also shown the prea
weakness of the rebels at every point little
removed from the fortified posts.
They opened the road to freedom to thou.
sands of slaves who will now throw off their
chains and fight to perpetuate their Liberties.
They destroyed millions Of dollars worth Of
property, captured or burned an immense
amount of food, destroyed railroads and
bridges, and spread feeling ofterror through
out all rebeldom.
Ever since his capture of Gen. Stoughton.
Mosby has been operating in this vicinity,
and although his gang Numbers comparatively
few, yet they have proved themselves quite
formidable enemy His operations are car.
ried on after the most approved fashion of
guerrilla warfare. He has never been known
to stand fair open fight, but has gained bis
celebrity by picking up here and there
few 2ickets and small scouting parties.
Since the opening of the railroad from
Bull run to the Rappahannock, our soldiers
have been favored with the sight of large
number of that class of people called contra
bands: and without exception, they are much
more intelligent than we had supposed they
were. No one who has seen and conversed
with them, can doubt their earnest desire for
freedom.
While in camp at Union Mills, three young
girls found their way into camp. The oldest
was not over fourteen, and the others we're
much younger. They came from Gains
vile, and had been two days on the way Their
story was straigh tforward and intelligent. Their
mother had been sold South, and they were
left alone with their brutal master, and they
sought their freedom by becoming fugitives.
One day last week smart looking young
negro of twenty-five passed by our camp
and, as usual, a crowd gathered around him
to hear his story. We learned that he lief
his master three weeks before, and was now
serving the Colonel of the First Vermont
in the capacity of hostler--a position which
he seemed to like much. He was now after
his wife. He had twenty miles to 90, having
formerly lived in Middleburg. AS guerrillaf
frequently appear in that vicinity, we feared
be might be taken and sold South but day
or two after we saw him coming down the
, railroad accompanied by the object Of his
visit, and tten we learned how her master
was making preparations to take her to
, place out of reach of our scouting parties J;
and how she hid in the bushes till her husband
came and then by travelling all night they
) succeeded in Guiding the search Of their
master. sr..
And now will close this already too long
@ long letter by saying that whatever people
g North may think of the negro, those who
D have conversed with them and seen their
, efforts to escape from bondage, know that o