Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-08-09

regiment have rdvlshed women on the route
Gen Ayerll is taking measures to foil the rebel
operations
we have nothing from Baltimore but rumors
% regard to movements OF the rebels in the val
ey or on the Upper Potomac There Is moth
ne definite. The opinion Is still entertained
here that the essential ohjeol OF the rebel demon.
STATIONS is to gather in crops in the valley, and
that the invasion will not be seriously attempted,
LATER.--lt is reported that force Of rebels
crossed the Potomac yesterday beyond Hancock
and were going IN the direction OF Wheeling.
The same authority states that Early was being
reinforced by L)ngstreet, and Wheeling the
point TO be aimed at There is no means OF as
Containing the reliability Of this report, but we
mink 1t unreliable.
gentleman who arrived at Washington
August 6th aud who has been 10 Hagerstown
for the past week says that the rebel force Of
cavalry which drove Coles cavalry and por-
uon Of Hunter & infantry out Of that town on
Friday last, were for the greater part dressed in
Federal uniform.
number Of families from Montgomery Co.,
Maryland, to-day came to Washington, panic
stricken, and reported the rebels were approach
ug in that direction. The farmers were evident
own, instsklng them Tor rebels. There were
certainly DO indications Of the approach OF
the enemy
Refugees rom Fredericksburg report that the
town is not permanently held by either side, but
that both Union ana Rebel scouts make their
appearance occasionally. Recently a ebel CON
-crpln, force of cavalry appeared in Freler-
cksburg and depressed into their service all
persons capable OF bearing arms. Small dc
tAchmepts are still lurking in the vicinity
looking for hose who have escaped to the
woods
According to the Petersburg papers the reb
els brought into action only two brIgades IN re-
pusing our force before Petersburgb. One brig
ldo rerulsed o charge by our troops, and the
other followed up the repuse with charge and
drove what Of our men could 90 away back over
the breastw0rks, and made prisoners Of all lett
behind. About 600 besides the killed and
wounded
A letter from the Armyof the Potomac. dated
Saturday morning, says, The rebels blew up
mine yesterday before daylight in front of the
j.h corps, but az they had not dug within forty
yards OIL our work, no damage was done. They
also attempted to make a charge, cheering loud.
~, but they must have been chagrined at find
log themselves so far from our lines. Consider
able firing was kept up for an hour. The enemy
Ost heavily Our loss very light. All quiet
this morning.
A despatch has been received at the Navy
Department to-day from Admiral Farragut da-
ted July 10Th, in which he says lie was all
ready for an attack on Mobile, and only waited
Tor the land forces 70 get into position.
The HeraHS New Orleans letter Of the Both
ult., says Information has been received at head
quarters tbat Admiral Farragut had passed
Forts Morgan and Gaines and 1t is supposed
that be commands tho entrance to Mobile Bay
and is b0mbardng the upper deiences The
Admiral has six irJncads now, and two more
lolt here to-day to JON him The bombardment
continued three days. was expected that the
city would surrendr before the end Of the week.
General Granger commanded the land forces,
who will oconpy Mobile and garrison the forts
il success crowns the expedition.
A letter dated one mile from Atlanta, Ca,
3lst July, from prominent officer there to an
other, says
Fires are now burning in tlanta. They in
dicate that Hood is dcsuoying a large amount
Of property, but whether with view to eyacua-
ton o. the place or not is unknown.
W. learn from Pensacola that on the 10Th
Of July, Gen. Asboth, with a force comprising
che 9TH Vermont, S2l United States colored in
6ntry, LIST Florida cavalry, dismounted, and
Company NJ, l4th New York cavalry together
with the LIST Florida Battery, moved out of Pen
sacola % cooperate with ralding force from
Sherman which was operating against the Mo-
bile aud Great Northern Railroad. On the next
day he encountered a rebel force Of the Sd Ala
bama regular cavalry, numbering $50 men,
strongly fortified at Camp Gonzales, Is miles
from Pensacola. After a plucky fight Of a half
hour the rebels ran, leaving as spolls to the
ylctors the regimental flag, all their official pa
peTs, considerable quantity Of camp and
quartermasler's stores, seventeen horses with
equipments, eighteen sabors, eighteen guns,
large quantity Of ammunition, aud twenty three
head Of cattle. Gen. Ashoth continued his
march, intending to burn trestle work on the
railroad near the Eseambia River, but receiving
information that Shermau's force had accom-
plished It's work without his assistance, he re-
turned to Pensacola
Information has reached here that the Union
officers placed by tho rebels under fire at Charles
ton have all been exchanged. They were saluted
by our fleet, aud Admiral Dahlgren entertained
them on board his ship. They have been sent
North.
The Solicitor of the War Department, in a
lengthy circular, decides that each man furnished
under the present cali Tor troops, whether for
one, two or three years, shall count only one in
the quota now required hut on making up
quotas under "a new call, the districts having
furnished three years or two years men, shall
be credited with three times or twice the amount
of service Of those furnishing one year men, and
the quotas arranged accordingly on new call.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The steamship Slxonia, has arrived at South
ampton July Goth,
ENGLAND. la the House of Lords, Lord
Campbell asked whether the treaties guaranty
ing Denmark the possession Of Schleswg were
now invalid, and SAID that until that point wa'
settled it was impossible to do anything to re.
store England's influence in Europe. Lord
Granville said the treaty Of 1920 is Invalid, but
that of 1852 is considered binding,
: In the House OF Commons Mr.. Lindsay asked
il the government intended IN concert with
other European powers, to endeavor to bring
a about a suspension Of American hostllities -
Lord palmerston aid he lamented the sacrifice
OF lille and properly IN America, but thought al
present no advantage was to be gained by me-
diation.
The Independence Beige says Mr.. Slidell hat
left Paris on a visit to Napoleon at Vchy.
TURKEY. The Porte has closed the Protestant
missionary establishment, arresting the converts
Tho American Missionary Societies have re
opened their establishments The Protestant
religion is greatly spreading among tine Music
men.
GERMANY. The harvest Intelligence is better
COMMERCIAL.
Nav YoRK, Aug O. Flour quiet sales 5000 bbls