Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17
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number Of rebels have been taken prisoners
and Others have deserted and come within our
Lines at this place. Inst Saturday five rebel
d~eserters came i'll and reported sizte en- other.
awaiting an opportunity To come IN.
Ma. kim ordered Out Capt. FaIth, Co. NJ.
9th Pennsylvania cavalry, and Capt. llager-
master, Co l., on an expedition. Ihey reach
ed The = mile Ordinary without opposition.
The enemy's picketa stationed there reIred be-
fore them and Capt. faigh without orders push
ed forward alter them. just this sldo OF the
nine mile Ordinary, he wiki bis command wa,
drawn into IN ambu scade and fired upon. lie
was brought back, supposed to bo mortally
wounded
Capt llagcrmaslcr, rpon whom the command
d%eyllyed, fought like a hero. lie charged upon
and broke through the enemy's line, but got
separated from his command, and was taken
prisoner. Lieuts. Williams and Smith, who
had volunteered for the expedition, an Little
were taken prisoners, and Lieut.. Rbidrmillef
seen to fall from his horse. II is supposed he
was killed, oar loss was 80 10 killed wounded
and missing. The enemy's loss Is unknown.
The enemy is reported IN some force at Burnt
Ordinary, = miles from Williamsburg.
WASHINGTON, Fsb. 10. a. Norton, Of Col
Baker detective corps last night seized l6'
cas-. Of boots and shoes in traHSitu across the
Potomac IRON Leonardst0wn, Md, DIS gnol ior
he South. The goods and smuLgiers were sem
to Washington, That much contrIbaod trade
is sill carried on there is not much doubt, not
wirhstaodlpg the frequent arrests Of the partie.
engaged in l..
The Senate military committee, on the bll
reported for that pArposa, have recommended
80 Major Generals aul 10 Brigadier Generals, IN
ADDITION to the present number ia the army.
From what Is sand IN well informed circles,
Capt. Worden's Object ia proceeding to For.
MeAilistcr with the MDntauk was not with a
view TO reduce that work but merely to tes. the
effect Of shot upon the turlet Of bis vessel, and
on which the rebels steel pointed shot bad no
injurious effect. HIS proceeding % that quarter
to demolIsh the rebel work etc was moi specified
10 the original programme.
INV YoRR, Feb 10. Key West edyic +.
Of the lh stale that Col. Morgan ana Inc J0tb
NV York regiment Lad arrived there.
ApllacuicJla adylces state that d rebel rad
was expected there soon, as it wArepJrtel thlI
the rebels have an i!Ju-clad ready.
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NJ" VRtlAN-, Jin' d. Vl tae morning ol
the Z3l inst.' a steamer fI-grl as u oilqle'
With rtkish ~ pelrlhc', came ~ sieai OF t1e
S1nth Nts1 flss' ohe ma n'lA'hg A3o'e lee
topml-l., and moved slowly by the pass, apql-
rently waiting Tor soma signal or expecting
some.
a number OF the Pass pilots are low under
arrest Tor communicating vlih a strange vess
some days stnc', and 1t IS supposed Iurt9'r et.
iempls viii be made preparatory TO rdid upon
IT, river,
rebel. was the transport Velocity. At the tms
Of the capture eff the Morhing Highland Nellc-
|ltv a dead calm preyaii,d.
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Nuwurr. Feb. 10. Gen. Pore's bead
opirtcrs of The Northwest, have BEEN removed
| 10 I'M, city.
N,v y,sr r., ia ,mang the nl<sen,cr.
80. IN s. rl' D.m,n, of he - h
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TLo r,bho, NJ rho v,s ssn,erced =, prisor
81 twen,y yoars IN. h.on ,.I,,sed by tb, VA,
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rae Ccts If tho co,tsre of the shin vorpiug
Tt,b, AZ shine Inns ieca ,eo.iv.d At New Or
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,cnJol A..is,onc. was .qnt fran our o.et ang
he r.bs,, seem, .ur oonb,,t. comm, .et fir.
IN The .b,o and bnrnejhe her.
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back. are i've per cent discount.
The marriage Of Tom Thumb with LAWN.
. Warren was celebrated u day a, noon, at tht
Grace Church. The marriage ceremony. anJ
the grand reception at the Metropolitan Hotel
were attended by thousands.
NEW YORK, Feb is. The Port Royal cor
rospoudence u The Word dated Feb. 9Th, say
the steamer 0.slan, from Vera Cruz, has pat ii
there. 20 be towed % New York.
and worse even, Tor the troops are dlsemoArAln!
from the transporisa and taxing up their quarter