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if m lit . It- 3S TI i:iJ "VIS RMONT TIiSTSCRTPT. VERMONT TRAXSOMPT, ST. ALBANS. f iri;hlny, May an, 1MO I, UNION NATIONAL CONVKVriON. Tho iimlcrMRticd, wlio, 1),v orisinid nppolnt niMit, or (Mbsfqucnt (loalunatton tnflUvacanclcfl, nnitlluto tho VapcuUvp fummlltco created by tho National Convention held nt Chicago on llio JGtli iUv of May, 1&G0, ilo lienli.v fall ill))! nil ouaUHchI voters who ilcfir? tho uneomllllorml maintensnco of the Union, the ruprcmitoyof the Coiielitutioti, nml the rmnplelo hnprelon of tho Minting rebellion, with the eausc thereof, by -viRoroim war, ami all njit and rfliclriit mean, to enl dclccatan to a convention to anxrmblo nt .HM.TIMOlu:, ON TUI-SIHY, Tltr. sr.n:sTii '1VW (W .TIIS'U. 1RK1. at 12 o'clock, lloon. !for tho purpose, of prosenting randlilatoii f tho ofllces of l'rosidrnt and Aice l'ruslucnt of tho United Stales. Kach State havlnR a rcpro Bcntatlonln Congress will W entitled to an ninny delcRate as Khali be rqiial to twice tho liliin bcr of electors to which kui-Ii State Is entitled in tho Kleetoral Oollepo of the United States. KPWIN r. MOllUAN, New York, Chairman. OUAHIjy h. OILMAN, Maine. ' I HltAINKltl), Vennont, J. .. OOODMCH, Masa lmetts. THOMAS O. TU11NT.H. lihode Island. GIDEON WTXI.S, Connecticut. And 10 others. gnnized. Hon. L. P. Poland was olcct ocrPrcsidont of tho association, and L. P. Poland, Hornet) Fairbanks, Calvin Morrill, John Bacon, Goo. A. Morrill, Chas. S. Dana, and Francis Fairbanks, wore elected Directors. E. 0. Reding ton, Esq., will probably bo selected as tho cashier. T COL. ELISHA L. BARNEY. yesterday, as it were, boasted of a enm- In tho lato battle of tho "Wilderness, Col. Elisha L. Barney, was among thoso who was fatally wounded, and " " 1 OH.II ,tir,..l-...l It.. .. . wri.nl f.Mlm ClllMltnfl the casualty to his diHlant friends be- tm . i1!U1. .tins: Vor(H mon history, a common nationality, I and uncommon dontiny." Tho American philosophical socic- ! ty divides its library into eight clashes, D1ST1UCT CONVKNTIO.V. ' A Mbsr Convention of t he Freemen of tho Third CotiRreBslonal District of Vermont, without dis tinction of party, will be held at llydepark 011 lie 2.1 1nv of June. 18(11. at 10 o'clock A. JI., t4i nominate a candidate fur Congress for oald District, to be supported at tho enHUiiiK election: also, to appoint District Delegates to the National Convention, to be held at Ualtimoro cm tho 7th day of Juno, 1PM, to nominate a can didate for President and Vice President of tho United States, to bo supported nt tho ensulnjj election. AH who nro in favor of sustaining tho Government in Uh efforts to suppress the rebel lion,' and to maintain tho Union 111 its integrity, .nro coriliallv invited to attend. . Wm. HaumoS, ni;v.: v. n. smith. r, n. n. WitEF.i.F.11. District H. M. I'essock, f Conimllteo. 4 Jonv 1. Sahti.e, ' 8. N. CliLKtr- HYDEPARK CONVENTION. Although tho District Convention, which has been called at llydepark on -tho 2d day of June, 18G-1, at 10 o'clock -A. M., occurs so soon after tho State ' Convention, wo trust no freeman will pcrsuado himself that that is a good and valid justification for neglecting to attend it. Tho objects of tho Conven tion nro two-fold first, tho nomina tion of a member of Congress for this third congressional district, and tho appointment of two district delegates to. tho national convention, with their Biibstitutes. Tho action of tho district convention in coupling theso matters . together, whilo thero was no reason for ' liny hnsto in tho mutter of tho nomina tion of a candidate for Congress, has been scvorcly criticised ; but as tho district committee had the power of so calling it, thoy exercised it in tho man ner thoy have, and whether wisely or not is of no present importance. 1 Having recently urged upon our readers tho necessity of attending po litical conventions, and thus taking a . part in their action, without leaving it within tho control of a lew who either linve gained or wish to gain office, wo would limit our present remarks on that head to reminding all, that never in tho history of tho Republic was thero so great a necessity for vigilance as now. If it bo truo that "Vigilanco is tho prico of Liberty," especially is it truo when armed treason is seeking to overthrow our republican institutions. Not only is it important for the peo i plo to select tho right persons for their law-makers, but it is all important that tho right man bo put into tho presi dential chair to oxecuto tho laws after thoy aro enacted. Thero is great need, therefore, that tho conventions where delegates to na tional conventions aro appointed, and members of Congress aro put in nomi nation, should bo largely attended by the people. Upon tho selections thero made, much that is of national interest greatly deponds, for tho voto of ono dolcgate, or ono member of Congress, might, under sorao circumstances, bo of tho utmost moment to tho wholo country. AVo aro glad to know that less indif ferenco upon political matters now obtains than formerly. Tho pcoplo throughout tho Union have found out fa- their sorrow that inattention to such matters has brought troublo upon tho country,, and tho Hopublic to tho vorgo of ruin. Thoy aro anxious at tho pres ent timor far more than ever boforo, to select right mon for the right places n right man for tho presidential chair, andLablo statesmen for tho U. S. Sen at'a'sund IIouso of Representatives. "Whether the doh-gates, to bo ap pointed at llydepark, shall or not bo pledged to support a particular nomi neo for tho presidency whothor tho present member of Congress shall be v nominated, a third time, or whothor I- tho two torms rulo shall bo abrogated ' in his favor, aro questions wo havo no space, ovon if wo had tho time, now to discuss. That they aro of great im portanco it would bo idlo to dony, and we havo alluded to tho matters to be ' brought boforo tho Hydepark convon- "lion, on tho 2d day of Juno, that thoy may bo seasonably considered by tho freemen of this district, and disposed ' ' of by tho convention in such 11 mannor as may best promote tho wolfaro of tho district, and truly reflect tho deliberate wishes of tho peoplo who composo it. THE STATE CDN VENTION. 1 Tho Union State Convention assem bled at Burlington, May 17th, and was called to ordor by Hon. J. "YV. S'.cwort, for tho Committee. Hon. O.AV.Orandoy of Yorgennes, was appointed chairman, mid A. N. Swain, Esq., of Bellows Falls, Secretary. Tho Convention then proceeded to tho nomination of tho State ticket, nnd tho present State officers woro unani mously re-nominatcd by acclamation. Tho following committeo on resolu tions was appointed : G. "W. Benedict of Burlington, A. P. Hunton of Bolhol, E. C. llcdington of St. Johnsbury, Daniel Roberts of Bur lington, Benjamin Steele of Derby. It was voted that a nominating com mitteo, consisting of twico tho senato rial representation of tho several conn tics, bo appointed by tho comities, act ing in separato sub-convontions, to nominato delegates and substitutes to tho Baltimore Convention, and a Ccu tral Stato Committee of five A spirited discussion followed on tho question, whothor a nomination for Presidential Electors should also bo made at this time, which tho Conven tion decided not to do. In tho nftornoon tho nominating committee presented tho following nominations : Delegates at Larnc. Hon. Solomon Foot, substituto T. W. Park; Hon. E. Walton, substituto Moses Kittridgo; Hon. A. P. Hunton, substituto Abishai Stoddard; Carolus Noycs, Esq., substi tuto W. C. Smith. Stale Committee. J. "W. Stewart of Middlobury, S. B. Colby of Montpolier, D. C. Dcnison of Royalton, L. B. Englesbyof Burlington, Jonathan Ross of St. Johnsbury, Henry Clark of Poultnoy, O. AVilkins of Stowo which wcro unanimously confirmed. Tho resolutions adopted, declaro in uninistakablo torms tho choico of tho pcoplo of Vermont for tho renomina- tion of Abraham Lincoln, and the sen timent of tho Convention was heartily and substantially unanimous to that effect. About fiOO or GOO men wcro present at tho Convention. fore ho died. Ho was a son of Gcorco Barnoy, Esq., of Swanlon and n na tive of that town. Ho wont into tho scrvico as Captain of Company K., Gib. Vermont Rogtmont, Oct. lfi, 1801; ho was promoted to tho Majority of his regiment Oct. 15, 18G2, whon ho had been exactly a twelvemonth in tho ser vice. On tho i8th December, 1802 ho was promoted to bo Liuiit. Colonul of tho 0th regiment, and March 18, 18GH ho was further promoted to bo Colonel. During a short furlough from duty last winter ho mado several public ad- drossos in this his native county nnd indicated in them n wido rango of thought and deep and uninistakablo devotion to his country's cause. Ho fell doing his duty manfully proving by liiB actions tho sincerity of his words and ho died, as all good sol diers wish to dio, "with his back to tho field and his faco to tho foo." Ho was buried at Swanton Falls on tho 18lh of May, and a largo con course was pro .c tho funeral. An appropriate and ncccplublo sornion was delivered by tho Rev. D. AV. Day ton, of St. Albans. WAKNKWS. Tho Battlcsm Virginia. AVo continito from our last paper a brief summary of tho news of thosov- corps -as usual. Tho minor of his death sprung from that of Col. V ar ron, commanding a regiment in Gen. "Warren's corps. Tho report that Gon. Leo sent a Hag of truce to Gen. Urani to asic peruus 20. oral battles fought by our Union ar- sion to bury his dead is Unconfirmed, nnes. Wo aro obhtrcd to condense and is doubtless uniommco. tho news from several sources much to our rogrct. On Saturday, May rth thoro was oniy ngni siarnnsinng, and our army did not follow tho onomy till towards ovoning. It was now found that tho enemy had merely changed their po sition, and woro in lino in a strong po sition this sido of Spottsylvania Court Gnu. Sheridan hag boon hoard from. Ho has advised Gon. Grant that he has destroyed several milos of railroad between Lee's army and Richmond, disabled" two locomotives, burned a number of the enemy's trains and ro eaptured fivo hundred of our prison ors. It was Relieved at Fredericksburg tlitu iiiniMiititr fhnt T.on wnu rflliriiiBT House, somo twenty miles south of tho W-Qgg j10 Po river. itapiuan. J.no retreat, u it can uo so.tf .,u...i i .... ...m. f called, had not been attended with panic, but was orderly and successful, and was no doubt in accordance with tho plan of Leo if ho failed to drive our army back at tho first onset. Tho Fredericksburg routo to Richmond is across half a dozen rivers, and affords many naturally strong positions, which 1 1 fiif 1 r" T i v trTho Springfield llepuhliean spoaks in tho following terms of Hon. Goorgo P. Marsh's now book entitled "Man and Naturo": "Mr. Marsh's book is very interest ing from the breadth of tho subject and tho lively manner in which it is treated. It Avill also bo found full of practical suggestions, being less nn elaborate sci entific treatise than a popular state ment of facts of importunco to the pub lic. It is very pleasant and instructive reading, and should find a place in every agricultural library, school and college. It may well bo studied by statesmon and legislators, as many of tho evils it deprecates and tho reme dies it commends are beyond tho reach of individual action. And after all, its chief value will perhaps bo realized in calling attention to a class of subjects hitherto largely overlooked, but which aro intimately connected with tho woll being of tho earth and Jior children. AsiiixoTox, May 13. Tho following diRiiatch brings positive information from tho army as late as noon yesterday. "Wo havo mado a tcn-striko to-day. Hancock went in at daylight. Ho has taken over '1000 prisoners and 2(3 guns, and is still fighting. Everybody is fighting and havo been for eight days. Wo shall havo them this pop, though it may take a day or two moro. Thoy (tho rebels) fight liko devils. Our losses nro heavy, can't say how many. If Gen. Augur's forces woro now hero wo could finish them to-day. country and the necessity of protect-' Hancock capturod iNed Johnson and ?r tb mn. ,-.,;r.o f, . two other L'cnoi'als. The Old Repub- itnu ntnaitm.ininti' Ynv nt. vimr. i"'o """J .....no .n.i.. umu """v- -. . " .. .. liSVo been paid and $COO,000 more will , en" 01 " rc01s. i i i .-nt- ii - u . iWrilirinv thorn wnn r uo ruquircu 10 suiuo iiiem an. . . ... ... on general science to bo bound m wimo, mathematics in red, chemistry in or ange, natural history in yellow, chro nology in grcon, sociology in bltio, lan guage in indigo, and biography in vio let A wizard is performing in New York who ovory night cuts off his own head for tho amusement of his audi ence. In tearing down an old building at Fort Ann, N. Y., lately, a largo num ber of $5 gold pieces were found, all of them of ancient date. A man who didn't want any office, in fact wouldn't have one anyway, was lately treated with marked civility at tho war department Brig.-Gcn. Cunbv was, on tho 7th insL, appointed bv tho President a I have boon fortified for uist such a cam lUajor-uonerul, ana assigned to tlio paign as is now in progress, and when command of tho department of West-' Leo reached tho Po river ho may bo orn Louisiana and Arkansas. His ap- j said to havo got behind a series of for poinlmont was immediately confirmed tifications reaching nil tho way to by tho Senalo. Ho supersedes Gens. 1 Richmond. Our advance was neces Banks aud Steele.. I sttrily slow from tho nature of tho I... n. ..;i vr -r....l. 1....1 1 llirr Till) IHllV maw uy uio xiob iuumiw xuik iusl juiu , , o - - if, firn. " T?t ....- ..io nn it. Grant mt-Jii" tiiu IUUU13. -fll JUIHUM iiini ' i " Monday there was considerable severe I is a giant and a horo in war; but all Rl; nil sllillif. in unmn P-'iana vicniirr in Olir UCllOraiS aiO Raiiant, 1111(1 as 10 OUr Heavy firing was heard Tuesday i10 ,1 , v of small lmttlns. nnd ivn I men tho world nover had better. from Gon. Butlor's hoadquartors. 'Iho UTOn no rod of ground that did not I Yours in hasto, irou-clads wero ongasud. cost us heavily. In tho afternoon of : made a fierce on- f)n tho lili iiist. Tsnnc Dodds. who . Tuesday tho enemy resides in Champlain, N. Y., shot Mr. slaught on tho oxtremo right, hold by Bass, principal of the Champlain ncad-, Gen. Hancock's division, but wore ro- largo. After skirinishing lmlf n , thb second lino was carried by fts f The right wing has not ft much, nnd it now looks as if onr , wing would bo swung Womul completely surround the fort An mediate attack on tho main work i anticipated. " It has been ascertained that U regard slipped by on Tuesday Inst iZ is now probably with Lee. ,m'd Nr.w YortK, May 17, Tho Richmond papers of tho I211 aro received. The city was greatly es cited and tho Homo Guards wcro nil out Tho Richmond Dinjxilch says- aji tho damogo to tho railroads by rnnW has been repaired, and Lee's comn ideation is intact. The Herald's dispatch, dalpd ..,h ..:n.. 1'1. t ir . t , 'lSB most gratifyiug intolligcnce from ty front. Our trains aro running s miles below Dalton. Thero is now v doubt about tho occupation of thaf point. It took placo Friday last Tho enemy for sovcral days 1ms bi moving away his stores. AVhile in t midst of this, McPhorson fell upon La capturing nino trains. During tho day Gon. Shennau countered a strong body of tho cnem near Rcsaca. Resaca is ours. It was oreupic 1 ti Sherman to-day, capturing lulio pr oners nnd ten guns. Gen. Shcrihnn s 111 hot pursuit of tho oiiomj'. Juhns ton is said to bo retreating tw'j Atlanta. The Wolrd's Frcderieksburjr rlis patch of tho lGth says: All the wip r. iluous trains of tho nrmv have ordered to bo packed horo at Pa Inoalls. Tho Post's "Washington dispatch says the extra JlepuUiean lias tho following: Gpii. Grant sends a dispatch to tho I rieksbnrcr. 1 -- 1 - 1 p il ' ltlllrml 11... . 1. i 1 I . ' 1 r . 1 t ...... 1 - 1 1 - ri1 1 m omy, and Jirs. Allison, widow 01 ino ,i' iohuuu hu giuiu snuign- ( i-resiuum, luniuiuicuig an moiienuu i lnousaiuts 01 our wounded aro hf lato William Allison. The ball entered '; tor. Near night thoro was a general , terms that ho moved on tho enemy's ! and there is a tcrriblo amount of mi! tho rip-lit lunir of tho former, nnd tho . battle Our army mado a grand as-J works again at Spottsylvania Court ! ferine and nocdect. Mnnv housi s nr latter was shot through the arm near sault and drove- tho onomy from the House, Thursday morning at daylight, occupiod as quarters, ad most uf h nrst lino 01 tneir worKs, capturing an Ucns. iiurnsulo and Hancock mnlang , inhabitants havo loft. ontiro rebel brigade aud many stands a grand and impetuous chargo with of colors. Tho battle continued till ! tho bavonet bv corps, surnrisinc tho tho shoulder. Mr. Bass lived until "Wednesday afternoon, when he died It is thought that Mia Allison will re- cover. Dodds, after committing tho ' evening, and was tho most terrible yet i enemy, producing tho wildes! constcr- murderous act, shot himself and died j fought. Our losses wero greater than nation m his ranks, crushing Loo's instantly. j ou ,u' previous day, and our entire ' right and centre, nnd hurling his on- , losses for tho week are estimated as ; tire line baok, with awful slaughter, a At Syracuse, K 1., the fruit grow- high as forty thousand. If this is not distance of several miles, ers are alarmed by the nppourauee of greatly in excess of the truth, it is evi- Gen. Grant remained master of tho myriads of minuto insects in the ap- dent Unit, vi nllilll llnfd si iM'i'ilt. immv fifdd itli nil tlw vnliol rlr:nl nnil n-ntiml. BSS Tho Vermont Stato Fair will bo held at "White River Junction, Septem ber 13, 11th, lfith and lGth. All the States of tho Union, and tho Canndas, nro onvited to compoto for every pro- mntni ollorod. Uio premium list is much larger than it has been for many years. On tho first day of tho Fair thoro will bo a wool grower's convention, at which Gov. Brown, of Massachusetts, will deliver an address. On tho second day tho Hamburg flag will bo prcsont ed to tho society by Col. Needham. On tho third day will bo delivered llio annual address. E Tho following now arrangement on tho Vermont and Canada Railroad went into effect on Monday last, May lGth, 1801. OOINO SOUTH. Mail train loaves St Albans at G.50 A. M. Burlington Express, at 8.48 A. M. Chicago Express, at 11.55 A. M. Night Express, at 7.25 P. M. GOING JiOUTir. Night Express, at 5. 50 A. M. Mixed train at 2.15 P. M. Chicaero Express, at 5.58 P. M. Mail Train leaves St Albans at 7.-15 XL Pateiinity or tiiu Cami'aiqn. Many of tho nowspapor critics nro busily en- 1 . 1.. ' i 1 t ;i.. gagOtl ill liyillg IU UlltU It JiUUlljr resomblanco between tho plans of tho prcsont campaign and somo of tho oarlier movements. Tho best of theso parallels that wo havo soon is that of tho Philadelphia A'ortfi American. That papor says that Grant's plan is precisely that under taken m .Inly, leiu, by uonorai acoiu Grant is now moving as McDowol was to movo then; Sigel holds tho placo which Patterson could not fill; Crook is coining across tho mountains asMc- Clollan was then; and Jiutior is mov ing again from Fortress Monroo. At tho first trial, says tno orm American, wo had raw troops and fow experienced gonorals, whereas wo now havo veterans in tho ranks nnd in com mand. Howovor, if Gonoriu Scott could havo takon tho Hold in 1801 tho war might havo had another history. Jloslon jUliertifer. Von' dry in Minnesota only nn inch of rain in April. -An oil farm in western Pennsylva nia has just been sold for $550,000. Specie exported from Now York last week nmountcd$1.19i,(j;5i), against $1,271,830 the week before. A conductor on a Now York street car was killed by n stono thrown by a rowdy. At tho Arizonia gold minos lately, two men dug out $3100 worth in Ihreo hours with no other tools than butcher knives. To rcduco corpulence: Take threo hours' hard, muscular cxerciso daily, and cat eight ounces of food, com posed of lean meat, vegetables and bread. An Irishman writes homo to the old country his astonishment at tho appcaranco of tho men enlisting here. Ho saj-s thoy nro "dressed liko gentlo i . i i ii. . i. men and iiavo wnicnes in inoir pocK-ots." Tho United States Christian Com mission had 58 delegates with stores and adequate transportation on tho field when tho recent battles in Grant's army commenced, aud 81 havo gono forward sinco.ainong them many prom- moiit Philadelphia clergymen. John S. Chipman, formerly a Congressman from Michigan, has been arrested at San Francisco nnd sent to Fort Alcttras, for grossly disloyal lan guage. Thoro is said to bo plenty of ico packed away for uso this summer, so tho thermometer may do its worst. Tho Rutland Herald has raised its subscription price to $8 por annum. Tho post-oflico departmont annu ally uses $88,000 worth of wrapping papor, $10,000 worth of twine, $00,000 worth of now mail bags, and $10,000 for now locks and koys. Hotel fares at Saratoga this sea son will bo tho samo as at first class city hotels. Extonsivo accommoda tions havo boon added to all tho hutols thoro during tho winter, and a rush is expected. .i i.i fin ..11 11... t.. pio uiuHsouiN. xne uiiL-si mi uiu uubu moro men and it is foarcd thoy will entirely des-1 troy tho apple crop in that quarter. Tho olilo of New York society aro talking of getting up a calico ball, in aid of tho dross reform movement. Much good that will do if the ladies continue to wear costly goods of for eign production tho rest of the time. The sudden changes in the popu larity of our political and military chioftinns, lend to the almost mournful inquiry, "What is lasting distinction?" Thero are, for instance, not many jieo plo to day in Boston who care to rec ollect tho part they bore in the spon taneous triumph which overwhelmed Gen. Banks on his last visit horo. On that vory dnythnt favnvito o( tho peo-J. pio was congriuuinicu ny :i muim on tho hold ho hail 'upon tho public fitVoiC "Yes, madam," said he, with his grave smile, "and the first mistnko I mako thoy will forget it all." His prophosy proves truo. i4on Aden-User. Siuco Superintendent Chapin left the Rutland and Burlington Railroad, on tho tho 1st of April last, to tnke supervision of tho Harlem Road, his old, tried and efficient Chief Clerk, Mr. H. S. Marcy, has been Acting Super intendent of the Rutland and Burling ton Road, and makes every depart ment como to time in harmony and for tho best interests of tho managing Trustees. llulland Herald. A dispatch from "Washington says that somo persons thoro met on Tues day night and formed a enmpaign club to advocaio a Presidential ticket, with tho names of Grant for President and Butler for Vico-Prcsident. This is only equalled by tho gold speculators, who hold a night board in Now York, in spito of, tho great ovents which havo for tho rest of tho community such an absorbing interest St. Lovis, May 1" Vicksburg advices of tho 10th ity say that tho expedition undr r t;,r McArthur. sent out bv Gen. Six v had captured Yazoo City with but , tlo resistance 1 A messenger en route to Gon Iv 1 Kmitli'ft imnv wna rmif nroii wifli r-t it to fight throuch to Rich- ed. The rout of tho enemy was ol Ul dispatches sent by (Jen. Lt mond in this stylo. Thero seems to complete Details hereafter. The , Adjutaut-Gonoral Cooper. lhc havo been as yet no strategy and no at-' capture of tho rebel Gen. Johnston's i patches stnlcd that Grant's army ! tompt at it, nothing but haul fighting division, embracing -1000 men. is ex- 1)ecu ropulscd and driven U-v face to faco with tho enemy in the po-1 elusive of Loo's killed and wounded , Washington. silions thoy hnd before selected nnd left on the field. fortified. In tho number of prison-1 Authentic accounts from Chnttnnoo ers taken wo have largely tho advan- j ga represent tho forco with which Gen. togo, but in killed and wounded it is Sherman has advanced into Georgia almost impossible that we should not aB much superior to thnt of Johnston, havo suffered most Having nearly twico tho numbers of the enomy nt the start, wo can hold out longest in this mutual slaughter, if there is no other which confronts him, and who is estimat ed to have about 30,000 men. The rail roads arp ablo to supply tho whole ar my of tho department and accumulate way to reacii tno end. Uio prospect i about . per cent, ot eacn day s trans is fearful at tho host, but thoro is yet jportntion, so that Gen. Sherman will no reason for misgiving as to the tor- j bo well provided for in this respect. initiation of the deadly struggle. HlUDQUAUTl.RS BeHJIUPA LaNPIXO. ) May 9th, 18G1 j"' fZb E. M.S(anton,Seefrtary1?lVar: Our operations may bo summed up in a-fow words. "With 1700 cavalry wo havo advanced up tho Peninsula, forced the Chicahomiuy and have safe ly brought them to our position. Theso wore colored cavalry and are now hold ing our advanco pickets toward Rich mond. Gen. Kautz, with 3000 cavalry from Suffolk, on tho same day with our movement up tho James river, forced tho Black water, burnt tho rail road bridgo at Stony Creek, below Petersburg, cutting iu two Beaure gard's forces at that point. "Wo have landed here, ontronchod ourselves, got many miles of railroad and got a position which, with proper supplies, wo can hold against tho wholo of Leo's army. I havo ordered up tho supplies. Gun. Ghaxt's Headquarter, Sunday, May 15th, 11 P. M. ) Juing.last night Gon. Hancock's corps abandoned his position on tho right of our line and moved to tho roar of tho centro nnd now forms the re servo. Towards dark last night a heavy artillery nro was begun lroni anon s . siimvilIf, tt lmsty rctiCat, roni aim Kepi iq. lor iiau au j.our. Au anne(1 stenn, tranKP.-rt -The enemy replied, causing a few ens-, blmvn up l)y tie explosion uf tit unities on our side. i loe8 m Jom rivOTi Fll,nJa T l nere is no prospect oi any serious cabin bov and ono other of h.r r were lost. Tho stonmer was a t -r . 1. t t 1 1. jjater aavices irom ,ui'.uun,i .l ii cute that Gen. A- J. Smith it,,, be compelled to march overland to tl" Mississippi river. It is reported that Forrest nil If. i dv, with 10,000 rebels, were thn iN u ing Huntsvillo and Decatur, Ala. Last Saturday Gen. Smith, m ,. mand nt tho latter place, (rdt' i tho citizens to work on the f. (ruc tions. New York, May 17 The steamer Fulton, from Port 11". al 13th, has arrived. Anpeditfonpup May river, S f saw rcbol pickets who skedaddled ,b i hurry. Another expedition to Pu, i noy Island captured 00 bales -f ton. Tho enemy's picket fir v still burning whon our men hun- collision to-morrow. It ceased mining last evening, but the sky is again over cast. Tho roads are execrable New Youk, May 17. Tho Herald' dispatch dated "Wash ington, midnight 10th, says: Tho ope rations of Gon. Grant yesterday, Sun divy, woro confined to reforming his lines, and occasional artillery demon- ill wrecic. a largo ntinner ot pasj woro wounded, somo severely. Tho Fulton reports that when J Charleston bar, 14th, a general rn? mont was going on between urB under Admiral Dahlgrcn and ' forts and batteries on James nnds'. livan Islands. Tho monitors appear strations. Leo's army is still in ajto bo engaged, ns also the ncwlri sides. Fort Putnam, on Gregg's P seemed to bo directing her fire pnr pally on Sumpter, which was repMl strong position, but tho greater por tion aro exposed to view. Everything was in readiness last night for nn early Boauregard with a largo portion of . assault to-day, and thoro is no doubt I to by Fort Moultrio on Sulhnri L1-' his command was loft south of tho cut- another sovcro light will ensue Leo I and battery SimpkiuB on James IkUt- ting ol tlio railroad by Jvautz. That ; has boon massing Jus troops on his portion which reached Petersburg nn- j right, and tho engagement must take placo east of Spottsylvania Major Gon. John Sedgwick, com mander of tho Gth army corps, who was killed in a skirmish at Spottsylva nia Court House, was born in Connec ticut, graduated at West Point m 1837, in tho samo class as Gonorals Bouhain, Hooker and French of the Union army, and Braxton Bragg, D. H. Hill and others in tho rebel service Ho wont into tho Mexican war as second lieu tenant and came out as mnjor, having been promoted for faithful and mori torious services. At tho breaking out of tho Avar ho wmt colonol of tho 1th rogulnr cavalry. Ho was early as signed to tho army of tho Potomac, where ho has romained through all its campaigns, participating in all its bat tles, unless prevented bv wounds or At a meeting of tho onthusiastic , sickness. Ho aviis ono of tho most politicians at Washington, on Monday stubborn fighting gonorals in tho army, Bar Tho Stato papers persist in say ing that Mr. Child, of this villago, died on Mondav tho 2d mst, whon his mo only ended on Tuesday, tho 3d. Tho story originated with tho St Albans Messenqer, nnd from thenco was copied by "Walton's Daily, tho latter paper ar riving in town on tho evening of tho dnv on which Mr. Child died. Heuco . . . . ,1 1 1 !. .1 1 It.. 1 - tho jiesscnyer must nave puoiiKiiou mu f i ST A subscription for Btock for a 1 notico beforo tho occurronco of tho fact X national bank tit St Johnsbury, with a j Why such haste J .... ., a i nA nnn at a Joss to see Air. thud, according eapiUilof not less tho.ii 100,000 " i to mC(licili ftuthority, died of consump- more than $500,000, was lately started, tjonggnivatodbyncrvousproslrntioii, and in one day over $100,000 was tak-: and not brain fever, ns till tho papers cn. The association havo mot and or-1 havo it Ilydeptirl N-u-lealer. night, it was resolved to form a Grant and Butler club, dovotod to tho nomi nation and election of theso oiheors as prosidout nnd vico prosidont Tho Now York chamber of com inerco has started a subscription, and already raised over $20,000, to provido tho necessary funds for paying tho in terest on tho Stato debt in coin, in stead of paper, as provided by tho leg islature. Abraham Gesnor, a celebrated chomist nnd geologist, died ut Halifax, N. S., 29th nit, aged 07. Dr. Gesnor was tho author of sovoral works upon chemistry and geology, and first dis covered anil introduced into tins couii try korosono and coal oils. Tho amount of mail matter trans ported botweon Now York and "Wash ington is so great, and tho mails havo boon so irregular, that cars 50 foot long and 12 foot wido nro to bo run, espe cially devoted to tho mails, and direct ly under tho chargo of tho department. John M. Botts says: "From tho portico of my houso I and my family havo bcoii nino battles fought on my own hold, and just boforo my own door, between hostile troops who but and ho has gained distinction for him self nnd his command in every battle, and at tho timo of his death ho was commander of tho right wing of tho army, a most responsible place. Gon. Sedgwick was as modost as ho was bravo, and has twico declined tho of fer of tho position of commander-in-chief of tho army of tho Potomac. Sjirinrjfutld llepubliean. dcr Hill I havo whipped to-daj-, killing and wounding many and taking many prisoners, after a sovoro aud woll con tested fight (Signed) B. F. BUTLER. Mnj. Genoral. "Washington, May 10. To Maj. Gen. Dix: No intolligonco has boon rccoived by this departmont from tho army of the ,mss(nior fr, Potomac since my dispatch this mom- ijutlor'H nrm my. A dispatch from Gon. Shornlan da tod at Tunnel Hill, 9.30 P. M., May 11th, states that McPhorson had not attacked tho onemy at Resaca, having found their postion strongly fortified and had taken his position at Snako Creek Gap, Gon. Shorman was in front of Buz zard's Roost Gap, awaiting tho arri val of part of his forces. This dispatch canio by tho way of Knoxvillo and Cumberland Gap, hav ing been delayed 21 hours in conso- quonco of tho heavy storm that broke all tho lines south of Nashville No intolligcnce has been received to day from Gon. Butler's commnnd, ex cept that 300 rebel prisoners, includ ing ono negro, had arrived at Fortress Monroo from City Point, in chargo of a negro guard. From Banks' command nothing of recent dato has been rccoivod. EDWIN M. STANTON. Secretary of War. Washington, May 12. Advices havo been rccoived from Gen. Grant's army up to dark on Succon vo tub Woi ndeh. Within tho past fow days -10,000 of our soldiors have boon struck down or scattered; at ono timo soven trains of wounded woro sent to Washington; thero aro nt least 20,000 wounded men lying nt this mo ment on tho bnulo-helds, or narrow hospital strotchors; 20,000 parched hps i Wednesday night. Thero was no gon trembling with pain, ami mnngied 1 oral ongngement yesterday, and no at east of Spottsylvania Court House Captured officers say Leo narrowly escaped capturo by Hancock on Fri day. He escaped but a fow moments boforo our mon arrived on tho spot. Supjilios in abundnnco aro being forwarded, and everything is in the finest condition. Tho World has tho following from a om Jialtimoro from Gen. army. .Largo remforcornonts havo gono forward, nnd tho combined forco amounted to not less than sixty thousand. Theso nro divided into three parties. Ono fedornl army men aces l'otersburg, and keeps tho rebel limbs, and uncertain lives; 20,000 households mourning or in suspense. It is a timo for ovory humane man and woman to como to tho relief of tho cliristinn and sanitary commissions. Thoy onrnestly nsk help for tho men, who' hnvo laid down their lives for us, drink for tho parched lips, bandages for shattorcd limbs, and comfort for souls, in tho stiro ovidenco that tondor Jiandfi at homo nro airing for them. tnek by any considerable portion of tho forces on either side At nightfall our army remained in tho position occu pied by tho sovoral corps at tho closo of Tuesday'B battlo, Burnsido retain ing all tho ground ho had won from tho onomy. Thero was somo skir mishing nnd Bomo nrtillory firing at in torvals during tho day. Correspondents speak of General ! Warren us being in command of his troops engaged thero, another was bo- sioging 1'ort Darling with a prospect of success, whilo tho third army, larger than tho others, was marching on Richmond. Hopes woro expressed that tho rcbol capital would soon bo captured. Prominent officers predict that it will bo ours boforo Wednesday, tho 18th. Gon. Shoridan's arrival would bo a largo and valuable addition to tho forces uudor Gon. Butlor. Information had como to hand also, that tho Danvillo and Richmond rail road had been cut by Gon. Kautz. Tho roads in that part of Virginia aro m good condition, and tho prevail ing rains would not impede nny movo- mouu I ho only bad nows at hand is that Beauregard, with a largo forco, had mado a forced mnrch from Wol don, N. C, and Petersburg, to tho left of tho lino of tho railroad, and has reached Richmond to join Lee Tho World's correspondent, writing from near Chester, Va., May 11th, says; Tho infantry aro gradually forc ing tho earthworks of Fort Darling. Lust ovening Gnu. Terry carried thoir first lino of works on tho left, which commanded tho l'otersburg railroad approaches. The attack was mado in front by Terry, whilo Gon. Hnwley guided by a negro through intricate pathways, flanked thorn. Tho loss in tho attack in front was 1 fl'l. ...,.. I , 1 :..:i,l .! rr.r.nV' ajiu i-uiiiunij liirj rusuiil-M, wiikuc"" as general ns any that has transfirl sinco last autumn. Thoy chased n blockade runner 4 ward bound from Wilmington, 15th, for 15 hours and then nbfi doned it. Tho Latest from tho Vermont Brigik Gov. Smith sends tho following im portant dispatch to tho BurW-" Free Press. It communicatts theW; pnlling fact that out of splcnii bngado of 3,100, but seven hundrn v loft: IV i at tt Vfi Tfi V. I havo just returned from ttei icksburg and our wounded, sceon I r ti.. n ii. ;i,fn thons.il mum uu iuu cure ijub3i"" it sufierine- bndlv. Tim First Bnpw'l ontored tho field thirty-four and ninety strong, and up to wfc urday lost 2790. Our men W with tho most wonderful valor havo crowned themselves and State with rrlnrv T nm get tho wounded to Vermont as r? idly ns possible No bodies can moved from tho field at present l"51 desiring to visit tho wounded can f passes by applying to Coining , Holbrook. I Bend an additional of wounded and killed. ,ttU .T. fJTtFGORY SMn& ur. ir.. io 11.15 A-H Tn Mn J)!,- Wo havo no roports of opeflfjl since my last dispatch. Tho J lorniauou irom uen. uinu " i,r. ii....i ;.i nm veil. uuu uu b " i : " LlIB p ituiuurcuiiiciiiH mm iw1"' iitf ho proposed to movo against tlio my without delay. It is tho ties, tho Government to keep np i" tional forces until tho rebellion thrown, nnd iu ordor to provide g o,... j ' i ...i..;nti when u service of tho 1UU days me b- , a draft to fill up their placo other reductions will bo onici which timo tho now enrolCHW bo completed. ; a ; C: r v. r IV fo C Hi l K l'lc m of sin Bn, m I Sin ten, MOI ro Mil I mm