The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-03


Major Anderson, on the Goth, captured the
enemy's pickets and took possession of an i'm
portant bridge thereby defeating the enemy in
their intentions.
CAIRO, August 2. The expedition which left
Vlcksburg few days ago, has arrived at Port
Hudson. Gen. Grant, it Is said, commands in
person. Its destination is unknown
MEMPHIS, July 80. The steamer Warner,
from Vicksburgh has arrived with Major Gener-
al Blair and staff, enroute for St. Louis All
was quiet at Vicksburgh and vicinity
Col. Richardson, the rebel guerrilla, has Isl
sued an order, requiring all men of West Ten
nessee, between Is and 45, to report to his
camp, under the rebel CONSUMPTION law. The
| following barbarous instructions are to govern
his men In carrying out this order
1t NAV should absent himself from home TO
avoid his order, burn his house and all his prop.
erty, except such as may be useful to this com
mand. Ii man resisls by refusing shoot him
down and leave him lying. If man takes
refuge In his house and offers resistance, set his
house on fire and guard it so he may not get out.
The officers of the steamer Galena report the
| arrival OF Gen. Davidson, with cavalry force
at Pilot Knob, Mo. He captured about 500
rebels, ten miles from Helena, and brought them
in.
NEW YORK, Aug. /. The Post states that
no orders have been received here to commence
the draft on Monday, though it may be ordered
In the course of the next week
Advlces from off Charleston state that no en-.
gagement had taken place since the assault on
tort Wagner. Onr monitors were occasionally
firing on both forts Wagner and Sumter.
Fourteen PARROTS and mortars are now in DO
sition on Morris Island. The idea of taking
Fort Wagner has been abandoned for the pres
ent, our shell making but slight impression on
the sand of that work.
The 10th Conn. regiment occupies rife pits
within $50 yards of fort Wagner. Gen. Gil.
more feels confident of breeching Sumter.
New York, Aug. / The New Orleans Era
OF the 18th states that Brashear City surren-
dered on the 22nd inst. to Captain johnson of
the gunbost Sachem. No particulars.
Gen. Franklin had gone to Baton Rouge.
The lstest news received at Hong Kong from
Japan stated that war with France and England
was certain. The Japanese are represented as
being much better prepared for war than has
been supposed. .,e e. so. -...ar..
The Worlds dispatch says the Wilmington
IN. ~ Journal of the 2lst ult. has long edi-
sorai on the peace party in that State 1t So VS.
. we tell our people candidly and plainly, we
know there ls an organized movement on foot
to control the Congressional elections in all the
districts ; wesay in all sincerity that if this
movement means any thing, it means reconstruc
iod and su omission. IA
3 "A letter from distinguished officer in the
army OF the Potomac, dated Warrenton, JULY
~ says Ihe rebels are very much discouraged.
Seven deserters from Mississippi regiment came
IN DAY before yesterday and stated that there
was no use fighting any more now that Missis-
sIppi had gone up. We ought to have Richmond
by the middle of September. -....
The Daty News says all the transports at
troops to Gen. Gilmore at Morris Island
On an appeal of S. G. Wetmore, agent for the
State OF Ohio, Seer tary Stanton has decided
that in the case of Sergeant Quinton of the 9Th
OHIO, who had served two years in the ranks |
and was discharged for promotion. he was en-
titled tolhis bounty of $l00, the same az anv
non-copmssioned officer or private who had
served TWO years and had been honorablv dis.
charged on account of disability. This decision
covers all similar cases, whether pa st or in the
future. tgEEkH ne. - VIZ
Owing to the Instructions in the roads between !
the city OF Mexico and Acapulco, news has been
recolFsd from Mexico .onlyI to June 25c, General
Alverez, from whom account. are received to
enc zo INST, was expecting the arrival al AGA.
puico OF the French feet with 10 900 soldiers
LBS force Is to come from the Gplt of Mexico
across Tehuantepec, and from Acapulc) viii Z
dispatched for garrisons for all the Mexican pa
cifc ports.
SAN Francisco, July 80. Late Japan dates
state that Yeddo has been burnt by the French