Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-22
E}Y TELEGR APH
TO TIE EREEMAN

NEW York, Sept. q. A prisoner who left
Richmond ouy Two days since, furnishes the
Heald with facts relative to the South He
states that but oac Division Of troops have been
taken from Lee % army which latter is located
near Hanover and has about 70 900 fit for duty.
1t 8 understood that II Gen Meade advances
Lee will fall back on Richmond, the evacuation
Of which IS not thought OF by the rebels. The
delences Of Richmond are complete
The rebel force In Western Virginia is very
small. 1t includes lmboden's and Jackson's
forces. The rebels have plenty to eat, the star.
walton stories being absurd This informant
was in Charleston when Gen Gilmore lombard
ed It, One shell struck the spire Of the ST
Nicholas Church, and all struck within half
mile Of each other. Icy produced the utmost
const rnaton The city 10 nearly destitute now
an tho place will DO destroyed before surren-
dering Beauregard's force is abou. 1000,
which was swelled to about 1900 by jenkins
division from Lees army, Beauregard lost
much Of his popularity when our forces captured
Morris lsland
WAsHlNGToN, Sept q. The HTalds Head
quarters Army Of the Potomac dispatch 0! the
10Th states that deserters we're shot on the
Eth. The Rapidan has risen several feet
There was considerable heavy firing at Rlccoon
ford on the l6.h The result is unknown
A dispatch Of the Z0,h states that the roads
are getting better. Oar losses in diminishing
during the week amount to % men and OIL
Gers. The troops are in fine condition.
A Culpepper dispatch Of the 10Th states that
the enemy s loft is ascertained to be on Or oked
river.
a cavalry sk,rmish on the 18th, resulted 10
the killing of u rebel captain and two pryates.
Ii is definitely ascertaned that Ewell's corps
b gone to c alianooga.
Inc IrlbuneS headquarters army OF the Po.
omac dispatch Of the 20th says the 81 New
York cavaIy which was ordered from Washing
ton to WarrentOn junction, mlstook their way
aud found Themselves at Wafrenton just at dusk
on Friday, where they came suddenly upon a
BODY Of " hites rebel cavalry. Our men at
once charged On them, and the whole party fed
all escaping.
About two hundred rebel cavalry are report
ed u hays come down through tho gap and arc
plilagiug about our lines
The rebels are terrifying Slaughter NJ Junlaln
and 1t is thought battlc will take place neal
Orange Court House.
Nm YORK, Sept. 81 There is nothing late
laOm Gen. Rlseerans.
: The Times Washington dispatch says Gen
e Rose.rars telegrlphei to Gen. ualleck that II
the early par; of the battle on Saturday the rcb
els drove our troops some distance, and captureC
cannon. We afterwards regained the los
, ground aud captured 10 guns and large number
Of prisoners.
the World says elitorially that private sd
vices from New Orleans represent that consider
able feeling exists in New Orleans on the inter
= yention question, especially among the Frenc
, aud Creole population. Il was known to tn
i French Consul at New Orleans, and others, TIA
+ the French had occupied Matamoras with 4OO'
j or $500 men collision was anticipated be
tween the French Federal gunboats at tn
! mouth Of the Rio Grande, on some matters con
Q ue,lel wlsh cotton and rebel supplies there.
y EA.Gov. Moorhead, who is now in Pans, 1t
positively alleged, has written to his friends 1
d New York that Napoleon and JED Davis hav
formed a secret treaty Of recognition throug
/. the agency Of Sdell.