Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-08

orange COuri House, Va, Dec. L. Our ar
tiAry opensa on The enemy yesterday quNa
spritedly. The enemy responded briskly. TIE
artillery duel was ept up all day The enc
my have thrown up Notifications along their
front.
Dec. 2 lhHe has been no fighting to-day.
TIC enemy stliI mike a show on our front but
are believed to be falling back to recross the
Rapdan without fighting or they are gong 60
Fredericksburg 10 winter.
Last night they built heavy fires in front aud
moved more to our ri2ht One hundred and
twenty.seyen prisoners were sent TO Richmond
to day. Captain Paine Of the Lynchburg artll-
lery was killed
Aaaata, Ga Nov y Bragg headquarters are
at Ruggold. The enemy seem disposed to push
what hey have gained energ ticalIy. The bat.
tle viii be resumed in day or two between
L ggold and Dalton The enemy have gained
Vhlt they fought for Many field and regimen
IT,. officers arc arriving here wounded Great
has are entertained for the safety OF Long
street. 1000 OF the enemy are advancing toward
knoxville. There fight going on at Klnston.
Last week Wheeler was ordered there Firing
il heard at Grendeu
SECOND DISPATCH
4 train arrived from Dalton this evening,
bringing our wound. troops. Our forces are
sill .Allug back slowly, followed by the enemy.
There was firing all day yesterday.
De-. / Cleburns division engaged Osterhaus
one mile thi. side Of Ringgod on Friday driving
him back key's cavalry whipped the enemy
at Cleveland on "Wednesday. The enemy are IN
our front q Ringg9ld aud our troops are in
line Of baeye advancing.
D1c =. The enemy are intgnching themselves
at Chickamauga here was heavy firing yes.
terjay at Charleston, Tenn
Charleston, .Nov. 80 The Yankees to-day
fired twenty-five mortar shells at Sumter. One
man was killed. There was much signalling
during the night with the leet
Morris ami BIoct Islands, Dfc. The Y4n
KEGS fired ,rlecu Shells 80 the Guy last nlg he.
Three buildings were sruck The enemy recon
noterci thruIgl PocatIugo c4nying of iwen
ty-seyen neg
Ihc euam5 fired sixteen shells into chg city
this afternoon Several buIldiugs wer struck
One woman was eyerIy wounded. There isa
lively artillery euel gong on between the Gregg
battery and Jame- Island
De. . HE laukees opened fire On the alty
Ihis aiternoJ ,a1d threw Blk shells q con-
centra.od his from our batteries caused them to
cease firing
Bristol d. 2 The firing at Knoxville has
ceased The urreudel Of Burnside IL not oh-
clllly received
.Hobae De- . Bncouraging accou4ts ire
given Of ae-erHous Ia Prices army BANKS
with 5000 troop occupies Brownsville H5
did uot capture over fifty bales Of cotton The
Mexican guerrilla ch el Las prom unced against
Juarez and the French and holds MatAmurls.
increa sing the dliIcultc. OF trade y way Of the
Rio Grande
WAsHlNGroS Dec s. About TWO hundred
members OF Congress have alrea iy arrived and
there are accessions by every train. A number
Of ex-inembers Of Congre~ are aisu here
The Indian Superlnten aot Coffin, has Az ed
10 this city bringing to the Indian Bureau an
official report c0ncerninga raid made several
weeks ago into the Cherokee country BY it ia
supposed party Of Quantrell guerrlllas, who
| destroyed the public buildings at Tamagua and
/ The property OF the Union citizens, including
that Of John Ro-s lao latter son in-law was
murdered.
New YoRs, Dec The Heraids special
Washington dispatch OF last evening says It is
rumored that Stanton Welles and Blair are to
retire iron the Cabinet Ia fact Mr. " elles
pace has been offered to Mr.. Grimes of Iowa,
ana refused
The Presidents Message according to present
appearances, will not b. forwarded to Congress
Till TUESDAY
FORTRESS MoNRoE, Dec A. military com.
mission was organized in Norfolk yesterday iol
the trial Of the guerrilla Major Burroughs re
Gently captured IN Princess Ann County
Gen Butler leit tins Worujng tor Norfolk.
CAIRO, Dee The steamer Himln with
sky bales If cl,ton uas arrived here.
From orty 10 hity rebels made RAID on
salisbury Oh tie u DIST. They ,orc up th'
railroad track for ome distance, burning thC
ties and cutting telegraph wire.
Hatch caya.sy started 10 pursuit, und cap
tured about thirty, and the same lumber o
horses. The railroad was repaired in twenty
four houis,
4 report WIS brought here last night iron
Memphi. that the rebel Gen Forest was en-
camped at Rocky Fork On Thursday last viii
. Il regiments, numbering perhaps 5000 OF 10,
600 men.
Ninty.throe prisoners from Vicksburg wcr
, brought upon the Hlman, and Will be sent &
Indianapolis.
PnlApuPnlA Dee 8. The United State
Christian Commission have forwarded 10 tn
Union prisoners in Richmond during The week
three undred and thirty-hve package cor
!, slsIing mainly OF siid food, dehcacIes for tn
sick. clothing. reading matter and stationery.