Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-07-22
DISPATCHES.

there early thl@ morning. All was then GO
ing on we'll Yesterday was rather a gloomy
day that ia, there was great deal Of uu-
easy apprehension among the people tere. -
There had been heavy fighting out on seventh
street road. Rebels we're trying to capture
Fort Stevens bat we still hold it this morn
ing. Confidence was restored and all con-
sidefed perfectly safe.
A messenger who got through from Wash.
ington last night says our troops with the
veterans from New orleans can hold the city
lie thinks the rebels will not attempt to take
IL, but. having destroyed the railroad will
endeayor to retreat south by way Of Edwards
Ferry.
WAsHINGroN, July 10.
Skirmishing had been constantly going on
and our troops had acted strictly on the de-
/ fensive until Yesterday evening, when the reb-
ell sharpshooters becoming annoying, it was
determined to dslodge them from in front Of
{ Fort Stevens. This was successfully accom-
plished amid shouts ofapplsuse Of those who
Witnessed the action. The rebels retired in
bot haste, leaving at the house Of f p. Blair
at Silver Springs, 100 wounded, including
officers and other dead upon the fed.
Reconneisances this morning showed that
;he rebels had disappeared during the night
from in front Of our Notifications, after firing
a number Of buildings they had previously
occupied as shelter for their -harpshooters.
Scouts report that the rebels we're this
morning fe-crossing the Potomac nearly OPP
po.ite Poolesyilie, driving before them about
2000 head Of cattle stolen. while despatch
,ceved by Gen Halleok from K ckviile says
the retreatng rebels passed through that
place at o'clock this morning, moving in
the direction of Edwards Ferry. The rebels
near Plsdensburg moved of between and
10 clock this morning taking the road vest
ward, aud carving with them number of
horses cattle &c, stolen from that neighbui-
hood
The militia and volunteers. and employees
in the severel departments Of the government
were called out to-day and performed the du-
ty assigned to them.
There has been no extraordinary excite.
ment in Washington.
Several squads Of rebel prisoners were
brought 10 to-day ant taken TO the Old Cap
itol or killed and wounded Of yesterday
amounted to abou; 200.
BALrINoRE, July ii.
The Washington Chronicle af to-day has
an account Of visit TO the place Of sklr-
ni,hing for the last few days. fence was
thrown across the road. and occupied as a
breastwurk by the rebels. Here were marks
Of some hard 6ghung. Union and rebel
mu,ket-, broken, lay piled in heap.
On the road our informant saw a equad oi
Union cavalry escortlng fifteen rebel captives
The residence Of DR.. Heath, over mile
from Fort Stevens, was badly shattered by
shell aud ball from the fort. In the field
south of this house are graves Of eleven reb'
el dead, and near BY are fifteen more. The
rest are in the grove on the opposite side o
the road.
A book was found near Blair's residence
tackled on tree, which had the following OF
the fly leaf;
NEAR wAsHivoToS July r. 1851
Now Uncle Abe you had better be quiet the baianc
OF your admini-tr tiion. We only 20 your tow
,lis just show you what could do, bul If yo
gaon ga your mad career will come again, and the
you had better stand from under.
THs WoAsr RgnE1 You EvEp SAW,
5sih Virginia lufautry.'
Our informant saya the rebel force on th
north side OF the Potomac consisted OF John
sons. E4rly's and A. p. Hills corps. II
saw 1000 or 5000 himself and thinks tAer
were more He thinks they did not inten'
10 carture Washington, but divert Grant
attention from Richmond, and destroy tn
products Of the country, which they hav
succeeded iu doing as far as the crops ar
concerned They destroyed one million bush
els Of grain Johnson took off about slxt
Union prisoners, from whom he had strip
much Of their clothing. He Johnson ha
seven pieces OF artillery.
: Tuesday morning the pickets of Johnson
ana Eary's corps run into each other nea
Coiesville, and fred into each other by mis-
take.
IL appears by the statement Of Marsht
Bonnifan, that Gems. Breckenridge ami Earl
made B4r's residence their headquarter
Breckenridge spoke of he rebel mo ement
one designed to relieve Richmond, but ma
of his address would hardly reveal strateg
-, designs.
Captured rebels say they we're in'orme
that Washington was guarded by clerks an
militia, amp that it could be easily taken
They confessed to being deceived when the
saw the veterans of the 9Th corps. The pre-
ervation Of the mansion of f. f. Blair Is d.
to tue interference Of Gen. Breckenridge.
= BALTIMORE, July IA.
+ Trains are running as usual to Washington
I, This mornings Washington papers are n
. ceved.
| Gen. Franklin says that on Tuesday mig
"a at one o clock he was put into the custod'
q of Capt Ovens and two guards at Reiste
;. town. Expressing himself sick and wear
he Immediately laid down and feigned slee
N His guard were soon fast asleep too, when
:. (Frankiu) jumped the fence near by and, n
N being pursued, shot off across several hel
IA in a direction that he thought would Ia
if him to the city. After running three qu'
A. ters uf an hour he entered thick WOO
in where he remained concealed the balance
Iv the night and all next day. He frequent
IN saw the rebel scouts looking for him
,d About sunset he ventured out for wat
ho and food, concluding that Freedom a
be starvation was nearly as bad as being pr
~. oner." He saw two men carrying LAT
bundles Of hay, who said they had hid tn
horses in the woods to keep them out Of
be way of the rebels, and we're going to ie
a them. lie made himself known, was cor
IL ally greeted, and was conducted to their 10
he house. where he was well received.
re- Being in a neighborhood surrounded
rebel sympathzers. and rebel scouts 8
by prowling around watching for him, his whe
lg, abouts was kept secret until he host sent
formation to Baltimore, and carriage W
on out from the city and returned with the 3
erAl.