Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-10-09
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they scattered and fed in confusion. One
rebel was killed and nine taken prisoners
Some seventy-hve horses and mules, aud one
man OF the 18th n. u cavalry, were recap
tured.
The Republican Of this morning says that
good news has been received, which will be
made known in few days.
The Missouri delegation cslled upon
the President to-day, by appointment, and
/ presented, through their chairman, Mr..
! Drake, an address containing alleged grev-
ances and asking for change Of the military
commander in the department Of Missouri.
The President received the address and prom
ised to give it careful consideration, and
furnish reply as early as practicable A
free conversational discussion took place,
lasting several hours. The language on both
sides was earnest, though courteous and
friendly. This having been a strictly private
interview, no reporters for the press were
present.
The address is signed by seventy persons
composing the committee, who say they have
endeavored carefully to avoid exaggeration,
and to speak the simple truth. Among other
things they asked the immediate restoration
Of the military control OF Missouri into the
the entire discharge of all the enrolled militia
OF the State from any further service at the
arbitrary will of Gov. Gamble and further.
that in place Of Gen. Schofeld department
commander be assigned to the department of
Missouri, whose sympathies will be with Mis-
sourians, loyal and suffering people, and
not with slavery and pro-slavery men. They
say that Gen. Schoheld has disappointed their
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their State administration, and that his policy
has been, as they believed, shaped to conform
with Gov. Candles slavery and oonserv-
tive views.
The delegation say that from the day of
Gen. Schofeld's accession to the command of
the department, matters have grown worse
and worse in Missouri, till now they are in a
more terrible condition than they have been
at any time since the outbreak of the rebel
lion. They therefore respectfully pray the
President to send another General to com
mand that department, and if they do not
oversiep the bounds OF propriety, they ask
that the commander sent them may be Major
Gen. Butler
They believe that Gen. Buffers presence
there would restore order aud peace to Mis-
souri, in less than sixty days. He would be
received by their people with rejoicing, and
they would once more be permitted to feel
that loyalty is to govern Missouri.
They entreat the President to observe that
in their ill-fated state the conflict is between
loyalty and disloyalty. 1t is impossible that
both should rule them, one or the ther must
60 down.
They say that if the President refoses their
request, they return to their homes only TO
witness in consequence of that rofusal a more
active and relentless persecution Of Union
men and to feel that while Maryland can re-
lOice in the protection of the government Of
the Union, Missouri is still to be the victim
Of pro-slayery conservatism, which blasts
wherever it reigns. The address concludes as
follows
We ask justice and protection to our suf-
ering people. Ii they are to suffer hereafter
As now and in times past, the world will re-
member that they are not responsible for the |
gloomy page in Missouri's history, which may
laye to record the independent efforts of her
larrassed but still loyal men to defend them
eves, their families and their homes against
heir disloyal and murderous assailants."
NEW YORK, Oct. |.
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The Tribune's Washington dispatch says:
The statement that new draft for 600 900 !
more men is about to be made, is believed to
'e premature. No steps will be taken to-
yerdsa new draft till the present one is com
,leted in the several states which have not
et exceeded their quotas by volunteers suffi-
iently to cover that under the draft, as Mich
gan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
The crews of the gunboats Reliance and
SATELLITE captured on the RappahAnnock, /
he boats crew taken from the Wabash in
Charleston habor, and the boats crew of the
'iphon captured at New Inlet, North Caro-
ina, have arrived here patoled prisoners.
They numbered in all about sixty men,
accompanying them is deserter from the
City Battalion, named Charles
iutchins, formerly of Brooklyn, n. Y He
ays there are from 10000 to IL 900 rebel
roops in the neighborhood of Richmond
hat the Merrimac is lying near James Bluff;
hat the Lady Davis is fully iron plated
hat third iron clad is on the stocks and
We small gunboats are lying near the Bluff.
Yearly all the sailors there, about 500, had
cen sent to Charleston, under Capt Pegram.
WAsHINGroN, Oct. /.
Trade has considerably increased since the
iising of the blockade Of Alexandria. The
alexandria News says that Mosby while on
is way down on Monday with his gang OF
uerrilas, passed within half mile of de-
.ched camp of the I'd Massachusetts, Cavalry,
hose headquarters are at Centreville. He
GEMS to have no fear of capture and finds but
tile trouble in penetrating our lines. On
thursday last he captured, near Springfield
tation, two teams of four mules each.
1t seems strange that our military authori-
es will allow army teams to go without
Lrong escort. Guerrill 8 seem to be about
, plentiful in Fairfax county as our own
oops, and much more active. Until reg
nent is stationed at Fairfax Court House
nd another at Vienna we may anticipate the
ontinued and frequent depredations Of these 4
ands. At o'clock yesterday morning Col.
'eany was prisoner near Vienna in charge (
Mosby, on his way South
Information from the Army Of the Potomac {
ports affairs unchanged. Nothing is trans Z
ring to indicate any immediate effective OPP
atlons. The enemy is in strength on the /
'uth side of the Rapdan. Gen. Hills en-
re corps is supposed to be there. The en-
ny's tickets are on the north and west sides /
our lines. A few days ago a considerable
'lumn of rebel troops was observed from the {
lue Ridge, perhaps forming . part of tho |
Tces said To be concentrating in the valleV q