The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-16
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TO THE FREEMAN.
Z O'CLOCK A. M


mouth OF the Blackwater, on the 9th and 9TH
inst with the Com. Finn, Whitehead, Dele
ware and Minnie. AS he was some $50 miles
from Newbern, it is presumed that he was wait
ing the cooperation of Maj Gen. Foster from
Fortress Monroe. The rebels were apprehen-
sive of some move on Weldon, and burned the
bridge over the Wicacon and other principal
streams.
Charles Henry May has recently returned
from an expedition to Pasquotank and Peraui.
mans counties bringing in nu nber of recruits
for his regiment He found o 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 pro ected by Federal for
ces, but is exposed to the continued incursions
OF guerillas
Four large steamers, engaged in 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
petre and lead, and the others with assorted
cargoes. The original cost of one WIS $780,
900. They are the most valuable prizes of the
war.
The State debt of North Ca rolina, amounting
to upward of a million dollars, has been entire
ly hqudated from the proceeds of blockade run
ming, in which the State government was largely
engaged. The financial condition of North Car
DINA was never better than at the present time
New YoRK, Nov. II. The Iribune's Wash
lngton dispatch says the report, to which we
gave currency some days ago, that Mai. Gen. Eos.
ter had been ordered to East Tennessee, Gen
Burnside being relieved at his own request,
proves true. Gen. Foster and his personal staff
leave Washington for their new field of duty to-
morrow. Gen. Potter goes with Gen. Foster as
chief of staff.
NEW YORK, Nov. Is, The Baltimore finer
icdn has correspondence from Charleston har-
Dor up to the llth inst. The monitors Montauk.
and Passaic had returned from Port Royal fully
repaired.
Four barrel buoys supporting the first line
OF rebel distractions, had been cut away. They
supported heavy ha vser, designed to foul the
propellors of the Monitors.
The bombardment of Sumter goes on without
unusual incident, varying only in intensity. The
rebo! fire is not serious.
The Monitor Patapsco recently threw five
shells into a battery compelling the rebels to
desert their guns for the time being. General
Gilmore recently threw ordinary shells in 0
Charleston to try the range of his guns. The
correspondent presumes, however, that Charles
ton will not be sbelled until the Monitors are in
position in Rebellion Roads, when it's surrender
can be demanded, according to all the forms and
usages of war.
The rebels have at least 1000 negroes working
on the batteries on Sullivan's Island, but many
OF lhem will be found useless when the great
day OF their trial comes.
The correspondent concludes that the prospect
of early and successful results were never more
promising than at present. 1t is his firm con-
khat hall i "a
between now and Christmas.
New ORLEANS, Nov. 6. We have a report
from the Teche country, that the advance of
Washburn's division was attacked and driven
in on the morning Of the Sd. The rebels were,
however, soon checked and driven off with
loss of loo killed and 200 prisoners. Our loss
is said to be 40 killed
The army In Teche country is fast concentra-
ting at New Iberia and vicinity. Moth ng has
been heard from Gen. Banks naval expedition
Its destination is Brownsville, which 1T is sup
posed will DO an easy capture, in connection
with the movement toward the eastern border.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. The train which
reached here at o'clock tonight, from the
Army of the Potomac, brought Information of
csnnonading this morning, commencing at s
o'clock and continuing about an hour.
The firing was resumed between ] / and IL
O'Clock, and was heard at Bealton. 1t is sup
posed that Fitzpatrick had engaged a reconnoit-
ering force of the enemy. Elsewhere ell was
quiet when the train left at III o'clock.
BALTIMORE, Nov Is. A dispatch to General
Schenck, dated Drummontown, Eastern Shore,
Va, Nov. Is, reports that party of rebel raid
ers landed on the Chesapeake shore yesterday,
but before they could get into the interior they
were captured by the coast guard. They be-
longed to the gang OF the rebel Capt. Bsall.
A second dispatch states that one of our coast
ing vessels fell in with Capt. Beall and captured
him with his whole party, consisting of the COM
missloned officers and go men.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. The authorization
which was granted by the French Government
to d. Arman for building and arming ships of
war was obtained by him on the false pretense
that they were to be sold to the Chinese Govern
ment ard used on the waters Of China.
1t was not known that these were designed
for the Confederacy, Information of that de-
sligo was obtained by this Government only a
short time ago, and the French Government re.
voked the authorization when this information
was laid before the Emperor
Justice to France requires that this statement
should be made. to correct miea nnreheuaion on