The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-01
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TO THE FREEMAN.

New YORK, Sept. /. The Herald's Washing.
ton dispatch says the steamer Baltimore, Capt.
Mitchell, arrived here this morning from For
tress Monroe. The Captain reported that the
gnnboats Reliance and Satellite captured from
us on the Chesapeake, near the mouth of the
Rappahann0ck, are at Urhana, on the river.
The wounded man, among whom is the COM
handing officer OF the Reliance, have been lib
Grated. Last night "a fleet of gunboats went up
the Raprahannock for the purpose of destroy,
ing a rebel fort at Casey's Point, and to recap
ture the gunboats. Among the rebels who
captured the steamers was a portion of the
old Merrimac's crew.
A dispatch has been received by the military
authorities here from Gen. King announcing the
death of Mosby at a farm house Just beyond
the Bull run mountains.
The Richmond Sentinel states that 200 Union
cavalry advanced as far as Windsor on the Nor
folk and Petersburg ra lroad on Mon1ay, and
camped at that point on Sunday night. Wind
sor is in the Isle Of Wight County, about II
miles from zion. 1t is stated that an entire
brigade of the enemy, consisting OF infantry and
artillery. encamped at Kelley's, in Nansemond
County, seven miles from Suffolk, on Saturday
night.
So far as we advised, the situation on the
Rappahannock is unchanged. Both atmies are
confronting each other, and each unwilling to
throw down the gage of battle.
The new iron-clad gunboat Charleston went
into commission on the Goth ult., and with her
powerful armament, it is said, will greatly add
to the defence of the harbOr.
The Iribune'S dispatch says 80 colored refu-
gees from St. Charles County arrived here to-
day. They state that rebel officers are busily
engaged in conscripting negroes and hiding
them until the opportunity offers to carry them
away. They also report that guns, swords,
pistols, &c are accumulated there, having been
gathered up on the various battle fields by rebel
sympathizers, and forwarded to the rebel army.
The Richmond papers of the 29th, state that
another brilliant exploit took place last Tues
day in the Bay off the mouth of the Rappahan-
mock, which resulted in capture of three Yankee
sailing vessels, the Coquette, the Golden Rod
and the Twin Brothers. One of the ships was
laden with coal, and the other two with anchors
and chains.
The Golden Rod was destroyed the other
two were safely towed into a confederate port.
Fifteen Yank~ es were captured at the same time
and have been received at the Libby Prison.
Lieut.. Wood has thus secured five prizes and
made about 80 prisoners. The last expedition
was attended with no loss on our side.
Nothing official has yet been received of the
capture OF the steamers Louisiana and Kurri-
tuck. (
ST.. LOUIS. Mo-, Aug. 81. Delegates to the
Union Mass Convention to be held in Jefferson
City tomorrow are arriving from all parts of
the State, and the prospects are that it will be
the largest meeting evet held in the State.
The Democrats Springfield dispatch says that
President Lincoln has written q letter which
will be read ct the Union meeting to DO held on
the Sd of September, and states that its peru
sal will gladden. the heart of every true Union
man in the country, vindicate the Presidents
fame and character, and be the very key mole Of
the uext Presidential campaign.
Edward Everett has also written a letter
strongly urging the prosecution Of the war.
The meeting Of the Sd promises to be immense.
Twenty-seven thousand people are expected to
arrive by the Chicago and st. Louis railroad
alone.
Kyr WEST, Aug. %. Another fine prize
steamer was brought into our hs.bor on the 18th
captured in the Gull, 200 miles southeast from
Mobile, having on board $50 bales Of cotton.
Still another came in on the Goth, with a full
cargo Of merchandise.