The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-30

VI
An expedition to cooperate wife Gen Aver
i'll, consisting of two regiments of infantry, 400
cavalry and battery of six guns, under COM
mand of Col Geo. ID. Wells, has returned TO
Harpers Ferry with but the loss of man.
After penetrating to Harrisburg, where Aver
i'll had finished, and after Col. Wells had ac
compshed his diversion, strictly according to
orders, he found himself confronted by from
seven thousand to ten thousand of Lees forces,
with Gen. Rosser' s brigade, and part of Stuart's
command IN his rear.
By strategy and forced marches, he escaped
them, and reached his post with men and mu-
nitions unharmed So desperate at one time
seemed the chances Of the expedition, that the
rebels in Winchester offered bets that not Il man
would return One hundred rebel prisoners
were brought off.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 90 The Richmond
Enquirer of the 25th contains the following
BRISTOL, Dec. "a Our forces are still around
Rutledge and Morristown Cannonading oc-
Cured at the latter place on Sunday. General
Longstreet was unable to follow up his command
in consequence OF the large number of bare
looted men in his command. The weather is
cold, and the mountains covered with snow.
Gen Morgan passed through Columbia on
the Oath.
There are 300 cases of small pox among the
Yankee prisoners at Danyille.
The Confederate army in East Tennessee have
gone into winter quarters.
ST.. JoHNR N. F., Dec %. The steamship
Adriatic, from Galway on the 22d INST, arrived
here at o'clock p NJ on Saturday. The
steamship Arabia arrived at Liverpool on the
night of the Goth. The political news is unim-
portant President Lincoln's Message has been
received and the Amnesty Proclamation Is gem
orally regarded as impracticable.
Lord Lyons, in message to Earl Russell,
predicts the termination of the American war
10 three months.
The Army and Nary Gazette regards Lee 8
failure to follow Meade in his retreat as a dec-
ded proof of the weakness of the South, and as
regards Meades futile advance, it says, with
good generalship, Richmond might have been
the prize The synopsis Of President Lincoln s
message, received by the Arabia via. Halifax,
attracts general comment.
The London Times looks upon the Message as
warlike, and says the effect of the whole docu-
ment, the amnesty included, resembles that of
lost battle. The offer of peace is on terms that
cannot be accepted. The whole question still
depends on the fortune of war
The Times also says it may be gratifying to
the North to be formally assured tnat the Gov
ernment is strong and successful enough to offer
an amnesty, but it is evident that Mr.. Lincoln
anticipates no specific results nor does the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, who looks forward to
still two years more war expenditures.
NEW YoRS, Dec. 30. The Fifth Vermont
Regiment has just arrived. 1t is under the
command of Lieut. Col j. X. Lewis and num-
bers 800 men. They were provided with a
cool dinner, and special train to 60 home
this afternood. They expect to reach Burling-
ton at A. NJ. tomorrow.
New YORK, Dec. 20. The steamer FL Cid,
from Newbern oath, has arrived.
drummer, lately confined as q prisoner, has
arrived at Philadelphia and reports that he, in
company with seventy others escaped from the
prison in Danville, N C. After reaching the
outskirts OF the place they separated into squads
of SIX, lying concealed all day, feeling on banks
and plants. The squad, in which was the drum
mer boy, arrived In a iamished condition within
our lines at Charleston Va, after having tray-
eled four hundred miles in four weeks.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The Post states that a
British Lieutenant who was to sail for Bermuda
to-day ON boPrd the sailing vessel Amazon with
rebsl pap'Ts IN his possession, was caught to-
day by United States Marshal Murray, and ii
now ON his way to fort Lafayette.
The officer was to proceed with the other pas
sengers, but Marshal Davis received information
concerning the rebel mail, gave the captain d
permit and allowed the ether passengers to e
forward. That individual displayed his uniform
and gr at arrogance at the Office Of the Marshal
but ms la. gage, in which the mail had beer
concealed, was sent for, and the letters wert
found