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

Special dispatch 10 The Boston Journal
WARRINGTON, Dec. %. IL is not thought
here that any immediate attack will DO made
upon Charleston.
The 9th New Hampshire regiment will 60
home to recruit.
Gen. Butler has been authorized to 20 into
the market and purchase horses for his command.
Of 800 sent to Fortress Monroe few days ago,
700 were condemned as worthless.
Our forces still hold Cedar Mountain.
Some rebel cavalry are still on this side of
the Rapidan, about Racoon river. There was
a little diminishing on our side yesterday, occa-
stoned by the extending of our pickets.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. %. The Richmond
Examiner contains the following dispatch;
Charleston, Dec. 25. The enemy shelled the
city steadily last night. A fire broke out, des-
troying ten or twelve buildings, aud causing a
few casualties One white man was mortally
wounded, and three hremen lady injured by
the falling walls OF the burning buildings, and
eight or ten slightly wounded.
Dec. 90. From IL O'clock Thursday night
to Friday afternoon, one hundred and thirty
shells were thrown at the city.
Dalton, Ga, Dec q. Gen. Joe Johnston
assumes command of the Army OF the Tennes-
see to-day. Scouts report 1000 Yankees at
Cumberland Shed, two miles north OF Cleye.
land, and similar force south of that place.
Orange Court House, Dec. a. The Yankees
have destroyed part Of the town Of Luray, Page
County, by fire.
Dec. %. Gen. Rosser burnt the bridge over
Popes head run, but the high water prevented
bis doing more damage, Gregg's Yankee cav
airy pursued, and Gen. Rosser was compelled to
swim Bull run.
Mobile, Dec, a. Two white regiments sent
down to Fort jackson had not recovered the
Fort, aud were fighting on Saturday.
The Richmond papers are gloomy over the eff
fects OF Ayerills raid.
Fortress Monroe Dec. %, The flag of truce
boat has arrived from City Point with 500
prisoners in exchange for those sent up by Gen.
Butler.
The rebel Government refuse to receive any
further exchange, unless oil the questions are
given up about which our Government has been
contending, and their laws in regard to officers
and soldiers in the negro regiments are recog-
nised. They also refuse to receive q flag OF truce
W neROtihte Win ueu' Dutler, because oil Ieu
Davis proclamation outlawing Gen. Butler last
year.
NEw YORK, Dec. 49, Further particulars
relative to the seizure of the steamer George
Cromwell and bark Circassian are published.
ltappears that on the day the Cromwell was
to sail, Marshal Murrays detectives arrested
Mr.. II. Segar, formerly minister Of the United
States to San Salvador, together with his wife
and child, and Messls q. +. Contey and d. Pc.
rec, all OF Fort Lafayette, on Sunday last, to be
detained till further orders. On searching Mr..
Segar's baggage, bill of ladng was found for
fifty barrels of lard, shipped on board the Cir
cassian.
- On searching the lard 1000 navy reyolyers
were found secreted therein, for the purpose OF
being transmitted South Contey and the other
parties were arrested, having been found in the
company Of Segar, and on tho supposilion that
they knew Of the matter When arrested the
whole party were in the act of going aboard the
George Cromwell. Tho wife, children and
maid Of Segar, on being searched, were found TO
have revoyers concealed about their persons.