The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-28
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WA:HINGToN, Oct. 81 Heavy firing was
heard at GAINESVILLE to day, for more than two
hours. up to noon, in the direction of Bealtown.
At . O'Clock this morning the I'd army corps
started on a reconnaissance in that neIghborhood
where they may have encountered the enemy.
Last night, between eight and nine O'Clock,
ten or twelve teams. belonging to the reserve
artillery, were captured by some so guerrillas,
when some two miles from Warrenton. When
first hailed, the guelrilas represented themselves
as belonging to the Pennsylvania cavalry, but
they soon ordered the teams to halt, and stole
the mules, one-third of which were captured.
Yesterday band of rebels came within hall
mile of Burk' Station and captured % or 80
mules, together with a wag on master and some
Negroes. They ordered the wagon master to
take them where the guard were, but one OF the
negroes made his escape, hurried to the guard
and informed them of danger, and they plepar-
ed to give the foe warm reception.
FORTRESS MONROE Oct. 26. lady, the wife
of an officer in the rebel army, recently arrived
in Norfolk. She says she came from Mobile,
and reported that that city was threatened by
the Federal troops, who were near enough when
tshe lett 10 watch the movements OF the rebel
garrison and the inhabitants were beginning t.
think that the city would soon fal, into our
hands, as there were few available troops there,
and they were resorting to deceptive measures
to keep up the appearance of a larger force than
they really had. Even the women dressed up
in mems clothing and paradei the out
J skirks Of the city as soldiers. Should the clty
!, be attacked no resistance could be made by the
} present force.
II WASHINGTON Oct q. The Star of this eve
} says no information has been received here in
dicatng that the two hostile armies upon the
Rappahannock have come into collision again,
| that is, since Saturday last. 1t turns out that
the Importance of the cavalry fight on that day,
: on this side OF the liver has been greatly mag
, nifed.
t 1t is the belief of nearly all military men
here that no considerable proportion OF Gen.
Lees army have recrossed into Fauquier county,
+ and his act OF laying pontoons across the river
? in the vicinity of R4ppahannock Station, was
intended to facilitate the retreat, when pressed
oil the portion of his cavalry, and the inconsid
cradle supporting infantry he threw north of
the stream to sustain his cavalry.
= CINCINNATI, Oct. 27. A Kuoxy lie dispa ten
5 dated the Goth inst, to thu Gazette says 1.-The
= engagement to-day was hand to hand affair
lasting over four hours. The rebel force is es
timated at 5000 They lost in killed, wounded
i and prisoners yer 800. Gen. Walford recap
tured his wagon train, but lost his battery
Our loss is nearly 300.
t Gen. Saunders advanced yesterday and drove
the rebels below Philadelphia. A running fight
was kept up until dark
4, Col. Crawford has retur ned from his expedi-
= ton to distribute arms through Virginia and
North Carolina, and to receive recruits. He " s
perfectly su cessful in both States. The people
are rising everywhere against the rebels.
Parson Brownlow and Represen tative May
: nard were addressing the people Of East Ten
nessee at Knoxville. They spoke to 10000
! people, and were received with enthusiasm
CAIRO, H. Oct. % The Memphis Bulletin
: Of the Oath inst says @ On the Dist the vance
of the Union forces eastward from Corinth met
: with resistance near Cherokee station, eighty
! nine miles from Tuscambia. Gen. O terhaus
8 was in the advance, and had not moved fa- when
he encountered two brigades of rebel cavalry,
! numbering from 1000 to 5000 men,
The fight lasted an hour, when the rebels
We're driven back with severe loss Our loss was
- seven killed aud thirty-seven wounded, most OF
which was Caused by installing Lees cavalry for
. our own men, as they were dressed in blue over.
y coat. The rebels are said to have very strong
Qualifications this side of Tuscumhia on the
! railroad. Rebel prisoners report that the enemy
" expect to make a stout resistance there They
expectreiniorcement Of 200 or 100 men from
Bragg's army.
The steamer Mist, bound from Helena to
Memphis, while making a landing on the Mis-
: sissippi side, fifteen miles above Helena on the
2lst, was boarded by fifteen or twenty guerrillas
who robbed the boat of $50 600 and other val
II uablts, an then set the boat ON fire and she was
consumed, with a number of bales of cotton
One of the party was shot and three captured
= next day. The boat was owned in Paducah
. and cost $4,000
y The new trade regulation went into effect to-
" day at Memphis.
Reports from New Orleans show receipts OF
nearly 1000 bales of cotton in one day. I'D