Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-11-17
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TO THE FREEMAN.

NywBERN, Nov. H. Gen. Psek. made a re-
connoisance up the Chowan river to near the
mouth OF the Blackwater, on the 9th and 7th
INST with the Com Finn, Whitehead, Dele
ware and Minnie. As he was some $50 miles
from Newborn, it is presumed thai ne was wslp-
ing the cooperation Of Maj Gen. Foster rom
Fortress Monroe The rebels were apprehen-
siye of some move on Weldon, and burned the
bridge over the Wicaeon and other principal
streams.
Charles Henry May has recently returned
from an expedition to Pasquotank aud Perqui'
mans countess bringing in nu nber OF recruits
for his regiment. He found strong Union
feeling in the region visited, and is promised by
prominent and wealthy citizens their active CO.
operation in raising loyal North Carolina troops
This section is not yet protected by feceral tor
oes, bu is exposed to the continued incurs'ons
OF guerillas
Four large steamers, engaged il running the
blockade OF Wilmington, have been captured
within the past three days. One OF them was
laden with 80 900 Enfield rifles, ammunition,
clothing, &c. another with sulphur and salt
metre and lead, and the others with assorted
eargoes. The original cost Of one WIS $500
OO0' They are the most valuable prizes OF the
war.
The State debt of North Carolina, amounting
In inward of a million dollars, has been entire
| " hauidated from the proceeds Of blockade run
ming, IN which the State government was largely
engaged. The financial condition oil North Car
DINA was never better than at the present time
Nrw YoRK, Nov IA. The Trbune's Wash
ington dispatch says the report, to which we
gave currency some DAYS aga, that Maj, Gen. Eos
ter had been ordered to East Tennessee, Gen.
Burnside being relieved at his own request,
proves true Gen. Foster and his personal stab
leave Washington for their new field OF duty TO-
morrow. Gen. Potter goes with Gen. Foster as
chief of staff.
= NV YORK, Nov. Is, The Baltimore inner.
lean has correspondence from Charleston har-
bor up to the llth INST. The monitors Montauk
and Passaic had returned from Port Royal iuliy
repaired.
Four barrel buoys, supporting the first lint
of rebel Instructions, had been cut away. The,
supported heavy ha yser, designed to foul thu
propellors of the Monitors.
The bombardment of Sumter goes on withou
unusual incident, varying only in intensity. Tn
T rebel fire is not serious.
y The Monitor Patapseo recently threw nv
a shells into battery compelling the rebels Il
d desert their guns Tor the time being. Genera
a Gilmore recently threw ordinary shells in
5 Charleston to try the range of his guns. III
10 correspondent presumes, however, that Charles
e ton will not be sbelled until the Monitors are
Of pcsition in Rebellion Roads when its snrrende
,e can be demanded, according to all the forms an
s. usages of war. -.
a The rebels have at least 1000 negroes workin
e, ON the batteries on Sulliyans Island, but man
OF of them will be found useless when the grea
or day of their trial comes. -.
Ga The correspondent concludes that the prosps'
of early and successful results were never nor
e, promising than at present. Ii Is his firm col
I'D ycton that we shall have Charleston or Its run
oil between now and Christmas
oil NEw ORLEANS, Nov. 6. We have repo
er from the Teche country, that the advance
1e Washburns division was attacked aud drive
Id in on the morning Of the Sd. The rebels wer
ty however, soon checked and driven of with
II. loss of loo killed and 200 prisoners. Our 10
is said to be 40 killed.
ne The army in Teche country is fast concenr
les ting at New iberia and vicinity. Moth ng b
ms been heard from Gen. Banks naval expedite
st It's destination Is Brownsville, which 1t Is gu
on posed will be an easy capture, in eonneeti'
ny Nth the movement toward the eastern bord'