Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-15

= Inc hledlleF ana cargo HTe Ndluto az gloUf-
600. The steamer saIled from New York oar
Saturday at P NJ She is one Of the regulnr
packet line between New Yori and Portland.
ST. Jouss, N. b. Dec, 8. Further particulars
OF the capture of the Chesapeake say she was
captured at midnight. The ID engineer in
all probability met his fate through hls bravery.
She was full Of freight, consisting OF cotton
| bags provisions and general merchandise. She
carried two 6pounder guns, several revoyers,
and other firearms.
New YORK Dec Q. The fire this afternoon
destroyed over twenty vessels, and Is still burn
ing. The loss cannot fall short Of $500 900.
The gunboats Lagaba, Grand Gulf and Vicks
burg, 60 in search Of the Chesapeake, to-day
ST Jons, Dec. TO- The Fleming Globe gives
tho following cocneC ted with the capture OF the
Chesapeake:
The scheme was matured by confederate
agents, Meetings were held, and the passage
money Of the par i3s to make the seizure was
paid through Toney They were promised 500
dollars each on the steamer being foly taken
into Wilmington
Is was also arranged that at certain store in
New York each member Of the party was to call
at different times for parcel containing a re-
volyer' ammunition and pair of handouts.
II is believed tnat the cargo was shipped by con-
ederate agents to send South, anc arrangements
made that it should be slezed on this particular
trip. We have the names OF five OF he parties
engaged in the seizure, belonging 10 this city,
who left here with Brane. They are Of the
worst species Of humanity, one Of them being
just out Of the penitentiary. They all went
from here on the Sd inst. by the steamer New
England, to Boston
The Chesapeake is reported to be now al
Pubnco Harbor, near Cape Sable.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10. The tremendous GrC
yesterday originated on the bark Cora Camp
bell, lying at tho foot OF Perry Street, NoriI
River One brig, nine schooners, two ICE boats
and over two hundred barges and nal boats
with all their valuable cargoes, were fatally de
str0yeJ The loss cannot be less thai 100000
New YORK, Dec, 10. The steamship Etna
from Liverpool the 25th ult, arrived here at
O'Clock Golden mad made speech at Roob
dale He reiterated bis belief that the SJutI
could not achieve its independence, and charge
those With Ignorance who believed it could. II
did not believe there could be two nations O
1 Americans in America.
He repu tiated the idea that The South wishe
to establish free trade, and said he always loun
more sympathy On that head III the North. lh
: South had no other motives than the interest
Of slavery
r CAIRO, Dec. 10. The steamers st Paric
: and Schuyler have arrived, the, former lrot
Memphis
The steamer Mcclellan arrived at New d
leans on the 2n1 inst. from Brazos, Texas, bring
!, ing Gen. Banks and staff
d The Navy Department has thirteen vessels
. pursuit OF the pirate Chesa cake
d Washing specials state that the fraud in tn
Q1artermaster' Department at Alexandtia wi
t foot up millions. They have been in progre
seven months. Other arrests will be made
IT Mosby's guerrlas made raj on Wedue
p day night on the government farms near Lev
3 ipsvle, capturing one man and SIX horse
p They were finally driven off by our reserve pic
e cts with the loss OF one man killed. and OF
7. prisoner.
Three rebel spies were cau.ht between Wasi
y ingon and Blagdensburg on Wednesday nigh
LOUISVILLE, Dec 10. The Journal has Nv
y ees which it credits that ths rebel Gen Morga
u was in Cumberland County, Kentucky, on Il
morning of the 7lh, in company with five
= officers, proceeding toward the South
;, New YORK, Dec. IL. Rebel accounts repo
&c that the Senate Of Georgia has ordered col
scrioton OF every able-bodied citizen over
J years of age.
TO Richmond papers Of the Sth report the repul
Of a small force of Yankees who attempted
= cross the Rapldan at Race on ford on Frida
s. evening. Eight or ten Yankees were killed
i, Three hundred and fifty prisoners arrived
y Richmond on Saturday evening. Five hundr
ID and eighty seven arrived on Sunday and Mo
~ day from Lees army
1 The rebel Gen. Stephen Lee reports fro
Is Mississippi that zen, Chalmers drove the eneu
ee over Wolf River slaughtering three hundre
The rebel loss was twenty five killed and seye
ID ty-dye wounded,