Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-15

repused, leaving in our hands ll3 prisoners, in
Guiding 10 officers. We also took four boats
| and three coors.
A Gag Of truce rived from City Point this
| evening.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th, says
the office, type, and presses OF the Raleigh Stan
d0rd have been destroyed by party of Georgia
soldiers. Mr. Holden, the editor, was in Pc
tersburg at the time. In return for this out
rage the citizens and friends OF the Standard
destroyed the Office OF the State Journal Gov
Vance reached the spot after the work OF dem
clifton was mostly completed, and begged the
crowd to desist rebukng them for the act and
telling them no such example had been set in
Linoolns dominion.
New YORK, Sept IA. The Tribune's Cincn.
matt dispatch confirms the news of the ovation
received by our troops on their entrance into
Knoxville. The town was decorated with flags
which had been hidden for years. Gen. Burn
side addressed a large meeting the day after the
occupation. The people congratulated them
selves on their deliyerance from rebel oppression
The day after Fosters arrival Il procession of
women whose husbands are in the Union service
came in from the country and was nearly u
mile long, The valuable machine shops around
Knoxville were taken possession Of also 200 900
tbs Of salt and many thousand bags Of wheat
The prisoners captured at Cumberland Gap con
sisted Of the End North Carolina, LIST Virginia
and lst Georgia regiments, and several compa-
MES of artillery. The sorrender was uncondi-
tional. The Georgia regiment was 800 strong
and was captured once before by Gen. Burnside
on Roanoke Island On the night of the 7tb
two companies stole through the rebel picket
and burned u mill that had supplied the rebels
with meal, In the very sight Of the rebel camp
Gen. Burnside was to return to Knoxville on
the 10th inst, where he will remain until the
decision Of the War Department in regard to
bis resignation.
| A few small bodies of rebels are still in the
State near the Virginia line.
| The salipetre works which the rebels work are
now within our lines Ready communication lie
had with Gen. Rosecrans. All Gen. Burnndes
troops marched over two hundred and fifty,
and portion over three hundred miles They
averaged twenty miles day over diificultroada
10 the whole campaign but one casualty oc-
Cured. OF sickness there is 80 little that the
surgeons IN charge of the hospitals at Knoxville
ask to be relieved for want OF work
CHATTANOOGA, Angus. II. No details Of
Gen. Negley's engagement at Dag Gap have
come in From all that can be gathered. the
casualties were light. Gen. Negley retired
three miles to the foot Of Lookout mountain.
Gen. Baird's division was also engaged Dug
Gap is four miles north of New Lafayette
where the main column Of Bragg army was at
the time Of the engagement 1t is thought
that Bragg feared to lose control over his line Of
retreat to Rome, and was retreating slowly to
avoid a repetition OF the scenes Of the Tulla-
homa retreat, and prevent struggling Never
lheless large numbers Of deserters come in daily,
800 Of the 10Th Tennessee coming in IN body.
At least 1000 deserters have arrived here since
the evacuation, and large number are said to
be on Missionary ridge. Gen. CrItienden is re.
, ported to have occupied Lafayette to-day, and
the army is again concentrated.