The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-04
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TO THE FREEMAN.

TO THE FREEMAN
7 O'CLOCK A. M
New YORK, Sept 8. The Washington cores
pondent of the Commercial says it is feared that
some movement of Stuarts cavalry division has
occurred, though it is not certainly known.
An officer reports that it had left Culpepper
and was yesterday in the vicinity OF Leesbnrg,
five or six thousand strong, and contemplating
a raid into Maryland. This has been anticipated
for some time, and may prove true.
NEW YoKK, Sept. 3. The Posts Washington
dispatch states that there are rumors from the
Upper Potomac of rebel cavalry advance.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Sept 8. The Mass Con-
venton of loyal young men met this morning
E. +. Shepard was chosen President.
Resolutions were adopted fully endorsing the
President, his administration and his tier con-
demning Gov. Seymour's course, and urging to-
tai abolition of slavery. The convention was
well attended.
NEW YORK. Sept. 3. An important meeting
between the officers of the city banks and MIR.
Cisco, the Assistant Treasurer of the United
States, was held at the Exchange Bank to-day.
The propositions submitted to the meeting,
we understand to be, that the banks of this city
should lend the Government thirty.fve millions
of dollars. This sum Mr.. Chase is to draw for
during the next two or three IN nths as is re-
quired.
Mr. Banks of Boston and Philadelphia are to
be asked for an additional fifteen million. The
whole fifty millions is to be paid in October or
November in the new interest bearing treasury
notes, which are to bear five per cent. interest,
and to be legal tender.
New YORK, Sept. 3. Recent intelligence from
New Orleans is to the effect that q formidable
expedition was about to leave that city tor some
important point, probably Texas or Mobile
A mail came through to this city from New
Orleans by way of Cairo this morning for the
first time since the rebellion broke out.
A Baltimore paper says Mr.. Alfred Spates,
President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany, was arrested yesterday morning by Gov
ernment detective, and taken before Col. Fisk
The charges against Mr.. Spates were numer-
Gus and of very serious character most OF them
having reference to his alleged interviews with
Gen. Lee and Gen Ewell, during the late cam
paign in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Col.
Fisk sent Mr.. Spates to Fort McHenry to await
trial by military commissioners, unless the
case is otherwise dsI osed of by the authorities
at Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. g. The expedition sent
up the Rappahannock to recapture the Reliance
and Satellite returned, being unable, in conse-
quence of low water, TO get higher up than
Rappahannobk.
One of the seamen of the Satellite arrived
l. l. l.. 10
his way to Richmond. He represents that an
expedition, numbering between 400 and 500
rebels, consisting in part of the same force which
captured the two boats, left the neighborhood
of Port Royal for the Potomac, for the purpose
of capturing some of our vessels. A party Of
cavalry are with them, who have been seen late
ly about Matthias and other points on the river
The frigate Sabine has been sent to New
England to enable the fishermen who have SC
long desired to enter the naval service, to do sc
on board that naval vessel.
LEAvENwoRTH, Sept. 3. From Albuquerque
New Mexico, papers of Aug. 29th, we learn tina
on the 28th of July, Col. Kit Carson, with q
part Of the Jet New Mexican regiment had q
fight with the Nabajoe Indians, beyond For
Candy. The Indians were defeated, with los
of Ii killed, and over 20 wounded, and many
prisoners.
SPRINGFIELD, H., Sept. g. The attendance
was great at the Union Convention here to-day
and was as large as was anticipated. Speech
es were made by Gov. Yates Senators Doolttl,
and Trumbull Gems. McClernard Oglesby ant
Lane ofIndiana, and other distinguished gentle
men.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted, tina