The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-01
BY TEElEGRA IL I'll
TO THE FREEMAN.
7 O'CLOCK A. M

New YORK, Aug. 81. The Richmond Wing
of the goth has the following, signed Samuel
Jones, Major General and dated at White Sui
phur Springs, Va, 9th
We met the enemy this morning about mile
and half from this place on the road leading
to the Warm Springs. We fought him from
9 A. M. to 7 P. M Every attack made by the
enemy was repulsed. At night each side occu-
pied the same position they had in the morning.
The enemy made two other attacks and were
handsomely repulsed, when he abandoned his
position and retreated toward Warm Springs,
pursued by cavalry and artillery.
The enemy were about 5000 strong with six
pieces of artillery, under Brig. Gen. Averill.
Our loss ia about 200 killed and wounded. The
enemy's loss is not known. We have taken
about $50 prisoners and one piece of artillery.
ST.. Louis, Aug. 81. The Republican has
special dispatch from Memphis, Tenn, which,
speaking of affairs in Arkansas, says:
Gen. Price with force of rs, 900 rebels is at
Bayou Metarie, a strong point on White river,
about IA miles above Duvall's Bluff, where a
great battle, it is expected, will shortly be
fought.
Our forces are now at Duvall's Bluff, fifty
four miles from Little Rock. This point will
probably be made the base of our supplies, as it
can be reached by White river at tho lowest
stage of water. Skirmishing is constantly
going on, but our forces, {? losses) thus far are
slight.
The rebel force in Southern Texas is estimated
at $4,000 men. Gen. Magruder has enforced
the CONSUMPTION there to the fullest extent.
The rebel gunboat Grand Duke, with SOC
bales of cotton, has been burned at Shreveport
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Aug. 81. Lt.-Col. Clark
with the 9th Kansas Cavalry, returned last
evening from the pursuit of Quantrell through
jackson, Cass and johnson counties, Mo. His
command killed 40 perpetrators of the Lawrence
massacre. Other companies have returned to
their respective posts, having killed or wounded
several of the bushwhackers. Among the killed
is Capt. Estes, recruiting officer for Marmaduke
The whole number of guerrillas killed, as far al
known, considerably exceeds hundred.
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 20. The steamer
G. w. Thomas arrived this morning from New.
bern, with Lit. G. R. Sterling, as bearer of dis
patches from Gen. Peck. .....
~ Our correspondent writes from Newport, N
G., the 25th, that officers from the Wilmington
blockadlng squadron have arrived with import
ant intelligence. E
These officers regard the attempt to blockade
Wilmington with eight gunboats, when thirty
are required, as a great farce. They also state
that regular lines Of packets, with the hour ad
vertised for sailing. are established between
Nassau and Wilmington.
q FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 80. The flag O
truce steamer arrived last evening from CITY
Point, in charge of Maj. Milford, with 800
Richmond papers contain the following.
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 25. A gentleman from
Vicksburg reports that an important military
movement is on foot, the character of which
has not transpired. Three thousand Yankees
are moving from Yazoo City toward Benton.
A party of our cavalry lately crossed the Biz
Black, and went within eight miles of Vicks
burg, where they met line of negro pickets
and chased them from their posts. The Yankee
cavalry came up to their assistance, and oul
men returned. .l.
Aug. q. The Yankees are in force fou,
miles below Raymond. We have no news from
the front.
RALEIGH, Aug. %. The Yankees are relay