Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-08
FIR ON Fortress Monroe and vi
oinity.

FORTRESS MONROE, Aug 20. The steamer
Z. W. Thomas arrived this morning from New.
bern, with 1t. &. R. Sterling, as bearer Of dis.
patches from Gen. Peck.
Our correspondent writes from Newport N.
g., the 25th, that officers from the Wilmington
blockadIng squadron have arrived with import
ant intelligence.
These officers regard the attempt to blockade
Wilmington with eigh. gunboats, when thirty
are required, as a great farce. They also state
that regular lines oil packets with the hour ad.
vertlsed for sailing. are established between
Nassau and Wilmington.
RALEIGH, Aug. %, The Yankees are relay.
ing the track of the Atlanta railroad. between
Tuscarora and Cove Creek, fourteen miles this
side Of Newbern.
NEw YORK, Aug 81 The Richmond Who
OF the 9th publishes the following
Six hundred Yankee cavalry advanced upon
the Peninsula on Thursday as far as New Kent
Court House, and detachment came up later
IN the day to the bridge over the Chickahomny
Is miles below Richmond.
At this point they exchanged few shots
with our pickots, and it is said that several on
each side were killed and wounded. Our pick.
cts were driven in, but before retiring thoy re-
moved tho floor Of the bridge, and prevented
the further advance Of the enemy in that drec.
ton.
The strength of the invaders was greatly ex.
aggerated by the first report which reached the
city, and the military authorities took such
steps as the exlgences seemed TO require.
The Governor deemed it expedient to arouse
the citizens before dawn yesterday, by causing
general ringing of the bells for two hours
FORTRESS MoNRoE, August 30. Gen. Wistar's
cavalry have just returned to Yorktown, from
an expedition to Bottoms Bridge The force
engaged was part of tn, First New York Noun.
ted Rifles Col. Onderdonk, and the Fifth Penn.
ysyania CayaIry, Lieut., Col. Sears The expe-
dltion left Williamsburg on the % inst. and
pushed through New Kent Court House directly
to Bottoms Bridge
AT the latter place one rebel regiment of in
fantry in rifle pits were found, who were SUD-
ported by squadron of cavalry. A charge was
Immediately made and the rebel rifle pits were
carried and the rebels driven across the bridge,
which they took up behind them. Our troops
lost one killed and one wounded We captured
hive prisoners from the enemy, who left dead on
the ground one officer, one sargeant, and one
hundred men. They also carried off u number
Of the dead.
The bridge being rendered impossible by the
rebels, and the object Of the expedition being
entirely accomplished, our troops returned with
much valuable information as to the enemy 5
iorce and movements in the vicinity OF Richmond
The above dispatch is taken from the Phiade.
phia Bulletin.
NEw YORK, Sept l. The Herald's Washing,
ton dispatch says the steamer Baltimore, Can't
MITCHELL arrived here this morning from For
tress Monroe. The Captain reported that the
gunboats Reliance and Satellite captured from
us on the Chesapeake, near the mouth of the
Rappahannock, are at Urhana, on the river
The wounded men, among whom is the COM
manding officer of the Reliance, have been lib.
Grated. Last night a feet of gunboats went up
the Rappahannock for the purpose of DESTROY.
ing rebel fort at Casey's Point, and to recap
ture the gunboats. Among the rebels who
captured the steamers was portion of the
old Merrimac's crew.
The Richmond Sentinel states that 200 Union
cavalry advanced as far as Windsor on the Nor
folk ane Petersburg railroad on Monday, and
camped at that point on Sunday night Wind.
sor Is in the lsle OF Wight County, about 70
miles from Iion. Ii is stated that an entire
brigade oftho enemy, consisting OF infantry and
artillery, encamped at Kelley's, in Nansemond
County, seven miles from Suffolk, ON Saturday
night
WASHINGTON. Sept, g. The expedition sent
up the Rappahaunock to recapture the Reliance
and Satellite returned, being unable, in conse
quence of low water, to get higher up than
Rappahannobk.
One of the seamen of the Satellite arrived
here today, having made his escape while ON
his way to Richmond He represents that an
expedition, numbering between 400 and 500
rebels consisting in part OF the same force which
captured the two boats, left the neighborhood
Of Port Royal for the Potomac, for the purpose
OF capturing some Of our vessels A party of
cavalry are with them, who have been seen late.
ly about Matthias and other points on the river,
The frigate Sabine has been sent to New
England 70 enable the fishermen who have 40
long desired to enter the naval service, to do 40
on board that naval vessel.