Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-01-05


dangerously wounded, l0,500 slightly, and
|, 900 missing
Lord Lyons had protracted interview with
Secretary Seward on the Chesapeake affair,
which may prove troublesome.
NEw YORK. Dec 30. Since Congress has re-
fused to pay the ez0rbitaut bounles, expected
re enlistments have been very much increased 4,
and hundreds are armine daily. In a few weeks,
at the present rate, nearly all the Army Of the
Potomac will have re-enlisted for the war.
Some of the regiments have gone in bodily,
while few have refused altogether 1t is re-
ported that several Wisconsin regiments are
among the latter.
The Times dispatch says the War Depart
ment has under considerations several important
questions relative to the draft which will short
ly be more public. The quotas of the several
states are being arranged 30 as to avoid difficult
ty in the furure The time fixed for the enforce.
ment of the draft will NOT be later than the mid
die of January. The time for enlistipg recruits
in the regular army has been extended to June
25th 1864, during which time the extra bounty
Of 5000 will be paid.
Five hundred and twenty Union prisoners
from Richmond reached Annapolis to-day, being
those exchanged by Gen. Butler OF this num-
Der but sixty or seventy were sick, the Others
being IN pretty good health.
The constant departure of troops who have
re-enlisted for another term of three years ser.
vice, is having great effect upon the remaining
men who are eager to re-enIist and visit their
homes on a furlough of thirty days.
Last night eighty-two rebel prisoners came
from Camp Douglas, Chicago, to this city to ell
ter the United States Naval service, having got
tired of the rebellion.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. The report of the re.
moval of Gen. Ingalls, is totally discredited
An expedition to cooperate wife Gen. Aver
i'll, consisting OF two regiments Of infantry, 400
cavalry and battery of six guns, under com
mand Of Col. Geo. d. Wells, has returned 10
Harper's Ferry with but the loss of man.
After penetrating to Harrisburg, where Aver
i'll had finished, and after Col Wells had ac-
complished his diversion, strictly according to
orders, be found himself confronted by from
seven thousand to ten thousand of Lee g forces,
with Gen. Rosser's brigade, and part of Stuart 8
command In his rear.
By strategy and forced marches, ihe escaped
them, and reached bis post with men and mu-
nitions unframed. So desperate at one time
seemed the chances Of the expedition, that the
robels i'll Winchester offered bets that not man
would return One hundred rebel prisoners
were brought off,
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 20. The Richmond
Enquirer OF the 25th contains the following:
BRIsToI, Dec. "a Our forces are still around
Rutledge and Morristown. Cannonading oc
CURED al the latter place on Sunday. General
Longstreet was unable to follow up his command
in consequence of the large number of bare
footed men in his command, The weather is
cold, and the mountains covered with snow.
Gen. Morgan passed through Columbia on
the oath.
There are 300 cases of small pox among the
Yankee prisoners at Danyille.
The Confederate army in East Tennessee have
gone into winter quarters.
ST. JoHNR, N. F., Dec. 28. The steamship
Adriatc, from Galway on the 22d inst, arrived
here at 3 o'clock p. M. on Saturday. The
steamship Arabia arrived at Liverpool on the
night OF the 10th. The political news is unm-
portant. President Lincoln's Message has been
received and the Amnesty Proclamation is gen.
orally regarded as impractcable.
Lord Lyons, in message to Earl Russell,
predicts the termination of the American war
in three months
The Army and Nary Gazette regards Lees
failure to follow Meade in his retreat as deci-
ded proof of the weakness OF the South, and as
regards Meade's futile advance, it says, with
good generalship, Richmond might have been
the prlze. The synopsis OF President Lincoln's
message, received by the Arabia via. Halifax,
attracts general comment
The London Times looks upon the Message as
warlike, and says the effect oil the whole docu-
ment, the amnesty included, resembles that of
lost battle The offer Of peace is on terms that
cannot be accepted. The whole question still
depends on the fortune of war.
The Times also says, it may be gratifying to
the North to be formally assured That the Gov
ernment is strong and successful enough to offer
an amnesty, but it is evident that Mr.. Lincoln
anticipates no specific results, nor does the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, who looks forward to
still two years more,war expenditures.
NEW York, Dec. 90. The Post states that
British Lieutenant who was to sail for Bermuda
to-day on boerd the sailing vessel Amazon with
rebel papers in bis possession, was caught to-
day by United States Marshal Murray, and is
now on bis way to fort Lafayette.
The officer was to proceed with the other pas.
sengers, but Marshal Davis received information
concerning the rebel mail, gave the captain a
permit and allowed the other passengers to 90
forward. That individual displayed bis uniform
and great arrogance at the office Of the Marshal
but his baggage, in which the mail had been
concealed, was sent for, and the letters were
found.
The letters were at once forwarded to Score.
tary Seward, who is On this city, and it is un-
derstood that the Secretary while having no
objections here to the presence OF English off.
GERS, agreed that such individuals ought not to
be engaged in carrying such mails to the reb.
els
Before GO went to the Tort the English officer
said that Bermuda was great depot for rebel
goods, and that large share Of them came
from this city.
NKw York, Dec. 90. The steamer VI Gid,
from New bern oath. has arrived.
4 drummer, lately confined as prisoner, has
arrived at Philadelphia and reports that he, in
company with seventy others escaped from the
prison in Danyille, n. Q. After reaching tho
outskirts oil the place they separated into squads
Of SIX, lying concealed oil day, feeling on banks
and plants. The squad, in which was the drum
MGR boy, arrived in iamished condition within
our lines at Charleston Va, after having trav-
eled four hundred miles in four weeks.