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1 IS KKTII. XBW SERIES VOL. XT. BURLINGTON. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER Q, 18G4. NUMBER TE llivccllaticous. .i i lusts the Ckuakers. The . m l tlicdoindcntareeiinstani 1 i' it it i Oseless tn fight, that we ,n ,mr warfare, ami that wc had i Now it i6 a little singular , , n Ut fitted to judge of the mili , n are unanimously opjmvd to It will hardly lie dtnied that the , -c nii-t competent tit decide upon ure the enlightened officers in u ! " have guaged and measured tlie -iur army and that uf the foe. - w hat one of then- has eleclarcd ,- ih-ecmraeed, or that he thinks we - m mime tbe military power of the th ii that of all the men in tlie 1--, tin most dettTuiineii and most v do fot linaet. For they i ir i- They know how inni-ii : .md how stubborn nod strong j 1( . ; .iruii't. But yoa oner meet , - . iu without getting new ardor ami ., mi They fully believe that, if nn . '"in neeomplirii the military -n When they lie-in to de- -. w- inn li'in with some reason to i 1 i u tl ej T the privecution of , , i- i.s. 1-"-. we may ii"ten to their inn tin with i' fleet. liut we submit itlirit i- ii.: i 'just and iusulting to m ,, i irnr that they are unable to i ,i id. i -in tney can and will do. So ii: ,. iiic meet tne brunt of battle, and ii mth eoi,rge and boi-. let us at ' -u-tain t.'.eiu with our confidence and ri.c of cheer. Proridence Journal. LiiLKoio Meti.c. At a meetiuc of In niiern railroad men anjoumed Irom lute mt Junction on Friday to this citv on fl .. i.iv. an advawed freicbt rssenger tar- i'put 2t per nt. bicher than the pret- i,t njs agreed upon, to take eOect Septem- lU r 1 In throuch rates this includes cverv ilr.iad from New York to House's Point ii 1 Newport Yt.. via this city, and in local i'( all of the roads on these routes, cx- I tinj the Xw York and New Haven. On I tre Connecticut Kiver Kailroad there will be advance in mssencer fares between this Istntion and any S'ation this side of North- nnipton, while the fare to tbe latter place will he advanced only five cents. Other liailruads the Fitehhurs. the Norwich and Worcester, and tin Worcester and Nashua tannine them will in S-iitemlier with an glncrtared psseagei and freight tarillt liringjield liepublican A Novel A lawyer relates tbe fol lowing incident that minirred in his prac- tn-- lb- was trying a ietty case, in which one ' the jsirties was n t able to jmy counsel '' . and undertook to plead bis own cause. !.. tie found that the keen nnd adroit at- rnev who managed the case for tbe otlier i iti was t-io much for bilu in lciral strategy, i ll ntly making the wor-; apjiear the bet- i cas The i-nir man, Mr A.. wa in a state of i.nntl Uriering upon desperatkm, when the Ipo-iii,; council clioci his plea, and the w " atmut to te suliwiucd to the justice I I ih i ISWIl. M.h it pleav your honor," said tlie in ir.. "may I pray1 Tbe judge was taken - mi !i. a by surprise, and could only say ; a in- cm no objection. Whereupon Mr. A , nt dnwn upon his knees and made a fi rvent prayer, in which he laid the merit of tie taw U tore the liOfd in a very clear and luethodii-al statement of all the particulars, phndiiic that right ami justice might pre vail. aO Lird, thou knowest that ihi l.iw ver ha?, misrepresented the facts, and tl mi kn.iwest that it i to and so" to tbe einl uf the chapter. Argument which he coaW not present in liici at army to the underftanding of men, lie had no difficulty in addrcwing to thi Liid. Ii mg evidently 'u tter versed in pray 'iig thiin ictlilocgiiig. Wleii 1 1 rose from his knees. Esquire .ttii i'i fusing eituneil, very much exas jkt.iIiiI Ih t'ie turn which tbe case had Uik ni. "Mr Justice djeM not tbe clo-ing .r iment Ik long to me ?" to which tbe judge njln'd "You can close with prayer, if vu please." Ksquire W. was in tbe habit it playing at home, but not teeing the jiro I riety of connecting his prayer with his j ntcfioe, wisely lojebore, leaving poor Mr. A to win his case, as he did, by his mode of j-esentmg it. Markuge "Jcxpee " Benjamin F. Rich ardson, a er iss-eyed, half-witted, lank cad aremus I'sm of a country-man from "Var mnunt,"' drifted into our office ye-terday in a singular state of pertupation and bewilder ment. His story, briefly told, was this : In the month of June lift, while- stupping nt the Sullivan House in this city, he became exposed to the blandishments ofa fair in amiirata named Sylvia Myers, better known to the town, jail ami penitentiary than to nor innocent aDd unu?pecting lover, and aiter one week of ardent courtship he w-as induced to offer ber his heart and hand, the litter of which she accepted, and Justice Fiagg made the loving couple man and wife. Be ijainin took his blushing bride to Mont i n-lier to pass the honeymoon, but business ni a sMsh-and-blind nature shortly afterwards i-alled him to Dorset, whither he came hnn ingthe partner of his joys and partaker of his sorrows along also. For a while the smoothing current of their domestic joy glid ed on without a nppieto disturii its placidi ty. Benjamin was another Claude Melnotte in ciistaiicy and attention, and lavished ujc on tlie ulnl ui ln affections ths money as well as love. At an unlucky hour, however, if wc may credit hi- own statement, be borrow ed the amount of 6110 and placed it in an old drawer within reach of bis wife's inquir ing gaze The sight of so much money brought back the old exiicriences of her for mer life, presenting a nptation she could not withstand; so. taking advantage of tbe hus lnd"6 aliscnc, Sylvia, tie Irail nymph, van-ihe-d, carrying all her lord's greenbacks with her. This was Thursday, and,on the same day she apiieared at her old haunts in this city. Benjamin fulloweel in ber wake a day later, and turned up, as liefore stated in town yesterday afternoon. His stery, cm bracing in tufotancewhat wc have related, was soon told, and the sorrowfully indignant I usband, at our advice procredcoi to lay his mi-fortunes, before Detective Officer Kipp, we understand, has caused a warrent h- issued for the arrest of the alisconding mi rriage "jumper," and without doubt she i.l siou be in custody. Troy IVAiy ; sr-EEcii bt the Presided The time of 'he One Hundre-d and Sixty-Sixth Ohio regi- it. one hundred daysmen baying cxpir ' on Monday afternoon paid their r i.i s to the President, who made them a 'inch iu front of the executive mansion. He said I almost always feel inclined, when I hap- n to say anything to soldiers, to impress upon them in a few brief remarks the itu itn urtaiice of success in this contest. It is n it merely for to-day. Imt for all time to me, that we slioulj perpetuate for our f hi dren's children this great and free gov ernment, which we have enjoyed all our lnes. I oeg you to remember tbia, not tuircly for my sake, but for yours. I hap In. temporarily, to occupy this big White ".se lam living witness that any one ofjwir children may look t) come here as raJ I thcr's child has. It ia in order that ach of j,)U m3y have, through this free g'j-ro'u, nt wh'ch we have enjoyed, an open fii and a fairchancc for your industry, en terpri and intelligence ; that you may all have equal privileges in the race of "life, with all its desirable human aspirations. It is for this that we may not lose our birth right, if the struggle should lie maintained, not only furone but for two or three years. Ihe nation is worth fighting for, tosecure such an inestimable jewel." I V-CHfjs HL"IlL!.VCTO. FRIDAY MORNING SK.PTEMBF.lt 2. 1804. " , Chicago, and then it will lie a came not litu- ' j,n t,ie attempt, by means of a new Con The danger that menace he oyal .North & q . M. j vent.on, -to place the Administration on a to-day r, not more that of defeat .p the ' tIle ba.is a, broad as the ;atriotU m of thecoun- field of lattle than of defeat athome. Influ- ' , r r ..,,J,rmlll!t,nm,,, ... ..... . , . ences. which work insidiously to relax rmtn- . . i. . - : one eiion aisa iu ouaif puinouc pcnuinem, luc at no time la-en more actiic though m I . t " crct m their operations than now. The Ice- ; Eon taught us by tbe election Governor Sey- m.mr of New York, should not l forgotten I "h""'-" i at a tune ...e ...... ii require not a very long-C'jnunueu a insion ot loyal cituens. . ... J ... umiiiuiin'i, ut , ,v j place the rt-oorees of the cnipiro State of ! our rniuo. ulaler the a.ntrnl ofan e,eenti,e . w ho he d9ne much to hinder our cause and ' give comfort to our tueinus. Tlie loyal men I , , , . I lw J "m lx cn napping, and that their enimies 11 i , . ir gamed by misrepresentation, by presenting , a fal-e ie-ae, what they could not regain by ) direct ami manly conflict. It is safe to as- I sumo that no effort, no misrepresentation in reference to the approaching election", will noic lie spared by our enemies. It should be rcmemliered in dealing with them, that they are not ordinary political enemies, hut that many ol them will lie of those who have sought tbe nation's life. Those w Ik) adopt the lolicj of traitors, do not scruple in the means tbey employ. It is Dot ss in years pa-t a political contest siniidy or mainly, that is to lie decided by freemen's otes. The ballot, not le" truly than the bullet or the bayonet, will tell for or against the pertu ity of our Republican institutions. Lamoille County Union Contention. The Union Convention in Lamoille County met at Hydepark, the llth m-t. Kev. Hor ace Herriek of Wotoott. was elected jesi dent, Hon. (5. A. Barber of Cambridge, and 1!. L. Hand of Moritown,vioe presidents, M. O. Heath. Kq., Secretary, and S. Howard of Hydepark Assistant Secretary. R. C. lienkin, H. 11. Powers, R F. Parker, Goo. Wilkinsaml Alex. Kiddle were eppointed a Committee on Resolution. The Convention nominated by acclamation last year's ticket, except tbe Senator, and one judge. The Committee on nomination reiirtcd for senator, Hon. Samuel M. Pennock, of Morristown; for assistant judge, in place of Hon. S. Plamley, L. IJ. Sherwin, of Hyde rknd for County Committee, II. A. Wa terman, R. F. Parker, It F. Petingill. Tlie Committee on Resolutions through its Chairman R. C. Ronton, Esq., rcjortod the following resolution-, which were adopted : Jlttalml, Thit we regiril tbe restoration of the Federal Union paramount to every other consideratioo, worthy of oar best efforts anil greatest energies, for which we are still ready to expend our fortunes and risk our Uves. Hemlnd, That we recogniie no other way of dealing with armed retielhoo, than subduing it by armeii force. lierolrtd. That while we folly appreciate the magnitude of this great national struggle, the burleu it imposes upon tbe country, the suffer in" and heroic sacrifices ot our brave army. tin.i tlie detastatiou it has brourht a nunc tbe hmiii-s and friends of the sauna, them as increased incentives to iierseveranoe, and should we now falter or abandon the cause, we should be unworthy of kindred with tbe he roes who have given their lives for it. Ilttolred, That we have an abiding confidence in the patriotism and ability of Abraham Lin coln, and pledge him our cordial support in the coming election. The following town committees were ap uinted . HUpvrkl.. Dutton, S. Cinnemon. N. A. Cleateland, A. Kingsley, Fred Bliss. Aornrfown S. II. Rand, H. D. Bryant, J. A. Steele, Chas. B. Wait. B. F. PettingilL Johntoo S. S. Pike, Thomas Wilson. J. A. Msnmng, Jos. W. Christy, Wm. Woodbury. Cambridfft J. W. Jaie, M. O. Heath. E. Bentlv. E. Mudgett. J. II. Page. Wm. Melendy. H'atemlle L. W. Holmes, Moody Sluttuek, N.J1. Cheny. Elmore Norman Camp, A, R. Bailey. Je8 erson Churchill, Charles Cook, S. M. OlmsteaJ. Stout II. D. Wood, R. C. Hodge, A. P. Holmes. EJenS. Morgun, C. P. Brown, Jame Brown, Simeon Inealls, N. M. Darling. BdridcreO. II. Potter, B. Smith, L lWhit temore. Remarks were made by Joshua Sawer Esq. L. Gri-wold, and Colonel E. B. Sawyer. PcrounL Gen. Wm. F. Smith, is reported to have resigned. Mr Morrill, of Vermont, is menttoccd in some qunrters as the probable successor of Secretary Fesscnden, in case ho resigns the Treasury Department, as it is said he will do from ill health, before long Ensign Jacob M. Smalley. of Vermont, is now Acting Master of the V. S. steam gun boat Glaucus, of II guns. J W. Batchelder, a private in Co. E. 5th Vt., and a eon of Rev. C. R. Batchelder. lately ol Manchester, has received an appoint ment as Cadet at West Point, A Dastardly Mceder. Mr. Hendricks, the correspondent of the N. Y. Herald, men tions the following incident of the battle on the Weldon Road on Friday last : Captain Newberry, who commanded the 12th U. S. Infantry, was captured and known at the time to be unhurt. On our men recovering the ground which bad been lost, and where he had been captured, he was found mortally wounded, having been shot through the body. He says that a rebel officer, on finding that they were being driven back, took a loaded musket from a private and deliberately shot him. He lived long enough to be taken to the hospital, where he shortly died. No words can sufficiently ex press the indignation every one must feel at such cowardly shooting of such a brave and capable officer. Lieut. Burnett, of the 12th, informs ns that Capt. Newberry was a talented and cul tivated man, and a gallant and capable sol dier, who would undoubtedly have won high distinction, had his life been spared. His murder will not soon bo forgotten by his brother soldiers. InroETAM Pukcuase. Hon. John B. Page Tcusttc of the Rutland & Burlington Railroad Company, has purchased of Messrs. Field 4 Warren, for the R. & B. railroad, all tbe Brandon Car Shops. Employment will be given to a largely increased number of work men. Fran-cis Allapji, the mason who was hurt hv n f.11 from tho scaffolding of the Catholic church last Monday, died in consequence of bis injuries on TVednesday night. It gives empluynicnt to politicians to have ' ft tarl?:t u 'nuot S'ncu Abraham Lin- coin was nominated lor re-election there has been such a target and the iolitical archers of disunion sentiments have tried their skill. They propose to furnish another tercet at rwiriuuii ui a uuui, um "envois oi niiicu ... . will now soon 1 realized : The Dmocrats have been committe.1 to no platform, plan, or leader, but have carried on a eon of irrcjpon.it.Ie cuerrilli warfire upon ev- cry weak and 5iilal !e point in the conduct of ",r T . .? me?l,0,.I"e n?.anc' "5 "e ceneral nohev ol the Administration and the l resident, nat tnpy nave been, at some points, Cnrwteflll in tllMA ttttlolB ami w.irr.1 ...nr agement by finding, in uneipected quvrters, pympatny ana support, is not strange, nor a thing at which they should feel elited, or the LnK,n rT lisoouragt, . We hate seen the severest dvs of our trial durin? thu nrrsider.ti al ciminign, while the diys which will try rteir so"1 "re just ahead. The Chicigo Convention will put tkem on an couility with us. They must there make a piitlorm anl ctioo-e aleader. awl tlie question ill no longer he, as it has lieen for nearlv the Ist thn months Chu the araim ,Ul, Abraham Lincoln for its hour of most threaten- lnS PrU ' but. Will we commit the government lor tlie next lour years to Lincoln, or to nlln Iichvm. or Wool, or Seymour, or McClellan? Shall the Republic maintain its honor and its life, or shall it, in a base, an 1 humiliating at tempt to make peace, surrender both its honor and its life? And when the issue is squerely made, as it will he alter the Chicago Convention has completed its libors, when Mr. Lincoln enr rvinir the stars and striiies, his platform "the Union, the Constitution and the enforcement of the Liws," and declaring his purpose to fight it out on that line" if it takes another fouryears, stands confronted with tome Seymour, or Val landigham, fresh from a conference with trai tors, carrying his white fivg of truce, and clam oring for a disgraceful and shameful peace, it will be time enough for the Democrats to reckon up the chances of the battle, and boast of their anticipated casy victory. Till then, we Affection ately advise them not to invest money largely in betting on a Democratic vktory next Novem ber. The Ttler-Kick Romance. .Mis. Ex-Pres. John Tyler lias recently deemed it important to deny in the N. Y. lleraU that an adopted daughter of Mrs. Tyler had lately married a U. S. soldier. This Ims brought out tbe actual facts ol the case, w hich are given as follows, and arc decidedly interesting : Miss Angeline Tyler, niece of ex-President Tyler, has for some time resided near the Jaarn, near or within tbe lines of General Batler, who had had some correspondence with Mrs Tyler, who expressed great anxiety to vi-it ber niece, on account of her delicate health, and solicited a pass for that purpose. In the meantime one John Kick, a stout, well formed, handsome soldier, belonging to a New York reciment. on his way to the front, waa providentially taken ill, and stoppwl at the hos pitable manswn or .Miss lyier, wuere, in sjnie oi bis Yankee origin. United "States uniiona, abo lition principles, and his being one of "Ate Lincoln's hirelings," he was kindly received, humanely treated and tenderly watched over by the aforesaid Angeline. John Kick lingered almost too long, lie was on tbe point of being inscribed on the roll of deserters.wben he appeared at Geuerais Butler's hcadquvrters, smiling, hale and hearty, and humbly presented to the General a missive, neatly folded and addressed in a femi nine hand to himself. On opening it he found humbU reiirrmitatioa that the haabanl of the undersigned, having possiblv rendered himself liable to military puniehmeatoy overstaying bis tinie.which delay was explained.by the faot that he had been taken sick at her house, and bad required considerable time for hie recovery and also for the celebration of his nurraige to her self, which was substantiated by reexmble witnesses, she prayed that, in consideration of we vet recard 1 tbv pec01"' circumstances, be might be forgiv J I en. and, furthermore, that a furlough of thirty days be granted him, that they might complete their necessary household arrangements. On inquiring into the facta General Butler found th it Kirk d.d not belong to hiscommanrf, but was under General Buraside, w hereupon be kindly wrote at unce to that commander, stating the facts, congratulating him upon tbe prospect of raising up a generation of Union soldiers in Virgtnbt.aod adwsed a compliance with the peti tion of Mrs. Kick, ntt "Tyler." To crown the whole matter. General Butler addressed a polite note to Mrs. Tyler, informing her that her neice would no longer excite ber anxiety for her health or her lonely situation.in asmuch as she had taken for her husband anil awful protector John Kick, a brae soldier of 'he United States; liut still, as she might wish to witness the happiness of the nealy weeded pair, ami give them such adiccasa matrouly reHtive only could bestow, he took pleasure in forward ing her the pass she had so long desired. Chapter second of the romince is one the con clusion of which leaves the happy pair in any thing but a happy condition. After marriage they made their way up the James river to Ber muda Hundred or City Point, where the bride remained while the Iimlegroom startM lor nis regiment to engineer a furlough: His applica tion came through the headquarters of Gen. Potter, who returned it to the regiment fnr a statement of the man's character aj a soldier. Alas '. for his bright dreams of bliss, the con teniplated bridal tour of thirty days to Niagara Falls here received a sudden quietus. Private John Kick, for some reason, was consigned to the tender mercies of the provost guerd, and is now under arrest. Report says some naughty things of him. Report Uo has it that .Mrs. Kick was at City point at last accounts await in: the return of her.liegc lord-" For the Free Tress. The Observations or an iiora. I saw and heArd a group of young and middle aged men each clamoring loudly for a change, saying there could be none for the worse give us peace at any cost let the Govenment go to .1 saw & heard a venerable man whose beard was frosted over with sixty winters, a wealthy man, a sound man, say, "take my income, take my all, if ne cessary to sustain the Government I was asha med for the young men whose all is involved in thiscontest, but who will sell their birth right encc provided only that they arc true men for a meal of "copperhead pottage," and I went and will make good 6oldicrs. For the s pecan-ay sorrowful. I ial comfort of the Sentinel wca'suro it that i wc consider one true, loyal man, who is Uox. G. W. Grandet, of Vergcnncs, de- 1 ready to fight for the government of his dines to be a candidate for the office of Sen- ator from Addison County. The County Committee have nominated Lewis Meaciias, Esq.. of Xew Haven, in his place. We un- I dersUnd fnm lhe iliddlcbury R'gister, that ' Mr. Meacham was nominated, though with- out any consultation with him, by the Dem- the acts and intentions of the chief Magis ocratic County Convention, last week. trate and his supporters, and by their - sym- nathy give encouragement to Jeff. Davis and Thi Old Vt. Brigade. The correspondent his co laborers in rebellion, or the N. Y. Timej, writing of Sunday's bat- ,i. . ,!, Shnr,nh v,iw. and especially The Seventh Vt. The veterans of the r.hSvd DivUinn of the sixth- corr. says. ine Vermont ongaueoi mis umsiun pn- ticuUrly distinguished itself, as its list of casualties will show. The Vermont Brigade of this division par- UiDNT rvuw Ilia. iu me ii7 depotat Cleveland, the other day. we notic- ed some Indians "squatted" upon tbeir post- eriors, with their trinkets spread out.-Ad- Didx'tKnow Hi. In tbe Lake Shore miring a kind of pauch glittering with many colored beads, we accosted Its tawny naie owner and asked its price. uno uou, eaid the poor untutored, and we handed over a plaster on a New York bank. Giving the note a glance, the squaw quickly returned it to us, with erarkling eyes, remarking. "Me no know him mc want greenback." Wn reached the CTcenback. and went away. ctisfied that at least one "copperhead" bad confidence in our government. Conneauf I "Voncr. What John C. .Fremont suRset. A letter to Gen. John C. Fremont from George L Stearns, Elizur Wright and four j '', under date of August 20tii, apiiears, whicI' 1,1 CJ ,lim !r provided Mr. Lin ! c0,n wi" w''l"lraw, he will do the tame, and i j I a , . e , , r . Lnder date of Aug. 2oth, Gen. Iremont replies to this effect : Personally, he would not object ; hut having accepted the Cleve land nomination, he cannot honorably with draw ; at least without consulting those who nmiiinntfid liim. lit. .ni'i.nj.ti tli.il. nn r-fT.irt be made to get au understanding ltween the j sopr'ners oi me iannnore auu uevrianu nominations, in order to a coalescence and and an agreement for a new and impular Comentinn one which shall not lie the work of politicians. He thinks that to the patriot ic massed, tho following propositions would be acceptable : ' 1. Respect for tbe practical liberty and the constitutional rights and dignity of the citizen. 2. Tbe maintenance of the diguity of the Uni fed States in their relttion to foreign powers. 3 The re-establishment of the Union ; by peace if it is pwsible; by war if the employment of ieacefiil measures cannot be made to succeed." As to what ho uiinns by peace, ho udds : For me, peace signifies the integral re-establishment of the Uuton, without eUvery; because slavery is the source of all our political dissen sions, and loause the institution itself is con demned by the enlightened anil literal spirit of the age. These are to me the uecesssry condi tions of peace." If to obtain soch a peace it were necessary to indemnify for the loss of their slaves "those who hair been in a sort of neutral condition" during the war, he would not object. It might save money to do it. If, however, notwithstanding such concessions, "Tlie political chiefs who direct the South persist in war, then the pdiey of the Convention should be ts pronounce in that ease for war with all tbe force and energy of tbe nation. For peace upon any terms, and merely becaae it is peace- a peace recognizing a North awl a South would not bring about a stable equilibrium. It would only prepare the way for new struggles, and for a condition of disastrous anarchy." The Chicago Convention will not take up Gen. Fremont, and there, is no need for. or likelihood of, uch a new Convention as lie propose. Abraham Lincoln will answer the purpose for all he-artily loyal men, who have no personal grudgis to feed by working gainst him. The Mirrivo in the Town Hall Friday eve ning inU'half of the Frecdmeu's Relief Aeao- j datum, was fully iiltimlid. The singing j and addresses of the "thre-r white slave chil dren" were listened to with a g.sl deal of! interest by the audience. These children bad In en instructed in schools fur fn-edroen, nnd by their appearance and the intelligence they displayed, presented the la-st appeal in U hall of tlie Frecdmeirs Relief Asxa-ia-tion. Remarks, urging the dailies of the Association, were made by Rv. Mr. King of Huston. He stated that two hundred and fortv di llitrs would maintain a sehimi for one yearamuiig tlie free-dmen. and expre-cd the hope that Burlington would enter ujion such au enterprise. J. S. Adams Esq. spoke in favor ot this puject. Remarks favoring the objects ol the Association wire al-oinade by Re . Mr. OoBveisc.cnairtDan of the meeting. A culh-ction was taken at tbe close of the meeting; and tlie matter of raising farther lund- f ir the object propped, was referred to the school suierintcndi nt- .. the town. A feu days ago Gen. Washburn informed the people of tbe S'ate that they must place no reliance on getting recruits to make up their quota, in tho Southern States that up to that time but two such recruits were re-ported to him that energetic work at home alone would accomplish the desired object. There upon the SnfiiKi becomes wondrously wit ty over tlie two recruits so reported. It says : "Now we submit lhat something ought to be done for these distinguished eoUred geuttanen. Whet town is to hive the benefit. of them Or are they to be credited to the "Slate al huge." We suggest their appointment as Electors at Urge" on the administration twket from Ver mont. As old Abe seems likely to cseure only the electoral votes of a few negroes and shoddy contractors, such an appointment would be emi nently proper. Why not?" Ol ooutse, if the proper authority of the State had not availed itself of the privilege allowed by law to try to get recruits m the Southern States, what a howl evould have been raised by the Sentinel; and the Argus and the Courier ' Was there ever anything more infamous in tho history ol the world, tbey would have exclaimed, than the deter mination to force the filling up ol tbo entire quota of Vermont from its own people, after all thc'sacrificccthcy have niaderin this abol ition war, whilst other States-are allowed to get men who are perlectly willing to enlist, from places where tlie draft can not be easi ly entorevd Tho peculiar taste of the Srn tmel's suggestion is on a par vt ith the tone or tliat pair concerning everything which relates to the vital questions of the timts. Whether the recruits enlisted in Siuthern States are white or colored makes no differ- , country, no matter what his color is, of j 1 muro value to whatever is good in the world, more worthy of present and future respect, i than any hundred of those no matter if I their skins arc as white as their livers are, , ,;.r.t ' who do nothing but blame and misrepresent ' Seventh Vermont arrived at New York on i the 23d inst. on the steamer Hudson. The regiment, has been tinder orders to report in , - .. 0. , , ! Vermont for a furlough since M.y 2-..h. It embarked f ,z Now York on the lUth inst. All of those originally mustered in in Butland, hnve rc-inlistcd, and have come iiuiianu, lime rt-euus.w, I y th. cxtxi.tiiig City-tight, wh j .' ' rvirbaa cxp.red.and who com i bosc time uf i come to Vermont to be mustered out, j The lato recruits arc left at Barrancas, Fla., with captains Young and Parker and Licuts. Carpenter and Howes. The health of the regiment u good. Raised. The Windsor Journal (weekly) has advanced its price to ,00 a year in arrency, or "$2,00 fur farm produce at last year's prices." I Fr.NCTtAL or M.uor Reynolds Thefuncr- I contributors to very Urge amount. There al service of Win. H. Reynolds, Major of the re now aliout six hundred recruits in camp 1 ' J ... i waiting to be sent to the front or to desert. 17th t., were held in the church at v est Ktmntnt KUarj 0f tlc post is two com Milton yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon, panics ot the Veteran Corps. and were very fully attended. Besides the rclatiu-a and townsmen of the deceased, Commencement at Norwich Umveksitt. many of his friends from other towns "nJ j The exercises ol commencement at Norwich, some of his comrades in arms were present. J iast wctjjt were not a9 ruiv attended as they Among these latter was Gen. Stannard, now otherwise would have been, in conseouence spending a few weeks in Vermont to recruit 0p ,hc hcaTy wnlch fcl, 0JJ Wednesday strength and recover from a painful wound. anj xmrtjay ,n Oration was delivered The funeral discourse was delivered by , on vtncHiay afternoon by Prof. Sanborn. Rev. 0. G. Wheeler of Grand Isle. He se- j of Dartmouth. His theme was "Ancient lected as a text the 5th and 6th verses of the j anj jiicrri Satirists." On the morning of 137th Psalm. If lforgtt thtc 0 Jerusalem , commencement day (Thursday) there was an ct my right hand forget htr cunning. If I do 1 artillery drill by the students. The com not remember thee let my tongue clcaee to 1 menccment exercises were opened with roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem I praT(.r t(v rev. pr. Eames of Concord, X. abocemy chief joy. irom these words, "the outgusbing of generous patriotism" ho de duced as his theme "Patriotism and its de mands,'' a the-ine appropriately considered on such an occasion, whero a lesson was to be drawn from the life, and more especially the death, of one who lell fighting for bis country. Fatriuti-in, one of the noblest em otions of which the heart is capable, can tic felt rather than defined. It is that Itvluig with which home and its surroundings are regaided. eitendeel, so as to embrace not a neighlsirhood a tow n or a Slate, but our en tire country. Tib's iiatriotinui is the patriot ism of New England and Uk North, as di tinguisbeel I rum tbe jAtriutitinof the South ; the one regards tl.o intetesvs of the Republic nisi the Constitution as supreme; the highest aspirations of tbe other have reference only to the welfare of tbe individual " Sovereign State." The one is a large and generous patriotism, tbe other is narrow and restrict ed. The contest between these, and not any of the, other issue that have been presented, is tire real struggle of to-day. , In such a contest tbe true patriot caiiimt hesitate as to the part he shall lnr. He must be ready to sacrifice all thing" if need lie his life, in lence o! a righteous cause. To 6nd such palrioti-in exemplified, we have to look to the heroes '.f the revolution, or to the veterans of the pre sent war those who enlisted in th.- begin ning ot the contest, when patriotism and not merely mercenary motive prompted the sol dier ; we have to look at thoev now lying in our hospitals, who, after months of sen ice in tlie camp, and other weary months of puin of sie-knes and of suffering, still n tain the heroic spirit with which tliey enlisted in their country's cause. Wc tiud such a patriotism e-xeaiplibcd, in the eharset.r ot manv ed those who have fallen, nnd it i not too much to say most fully exemt lined, in his character, whose recent death is so lamented, and whose memory is so fondly cherished. Wm. II. Reynolds, enlisting as a private 1 soldier, went out as 1st lieutenant of Co. I the 6th Vt., proved himself a brave man in many hard fought battles and bad risen to lie honorable position of major of the 17th Regt He fell w hile in command of the regiment , , .. . ,, j , and leading them on in rise asMuilt made at Peter-burgh after tbe explosion of the mine. It was in the thick of the fitrht. when tbe forces opp' cd to hnn were gaining an advan tage and had demanded his surrender. Al- , th ugh the odds were much ngain't him he nfuW to comply with tms dtmind. This refusal cat hini hi- lile. He was shot d .wn, the ball passing through his b-idy, and the wound proving fatal almost immediately. He- , , . . . . . r . i . had only strength to whisper a few words to a comrade and to indicate by a gesture that proper faculties for access to the army. bewiheelaritu-and other tokens ol re- 4- The composition of the Commission is a j , guaranty against either sectarianism or irrdigion inemhraiice to be saved from the rebels and in prera.iing tone. That some members ot carried to his friends. His last wishes were tbe Commission may have sought to give it a sec- ,- j -.i. u ,1 u: . ' tariarJbias is possible; that some of its agents complied with, when the enemy pushing on ( ato irre,igica, d,,,, frae. gaiaeel the field, and he was buried within bat these are evils that can and will be rectified tho rebel lines ' bJ lb Commission itself under the healthy ac- , . , . , . ' tion of public opinion. Words appropriately sung at his funeral,, Tbe Christian Commission is of incalcula- nnd found with letters of farewell to Inends ! ble importance to the miral and spiritu-il wel .. ..-. i.. v.:. k 1- sm fittinr- as 1 of the army. It can hardly beover-estima- if written in bis memory. "How blest the brave who sink to rest By all their country's wishes West." The reli2-ou character of Maj. Reynold gave depth and intenity to his patriotism. -Ho was known and referred to by acquain- ' tances at home and associates in the army, as a Christian man, one who was prepared for the summons that called him from his , post of duty. New Si-it. lOR the Rutland asd Urn li.nOto.v Railroad. Wo learn from the Rut land Herald tint Col. George A. Merrill of St. Johhshury has received nnd accepted tbe appointment of Superintendent of the Rut land Railroad. Wc congratulate the Road on securing Mr. Merrill's services. At present be is the Collrcter of U. S. Internal Revenue for the Second District, but lie is an experienced railroad manager, having been connected for a dozen years with the Pasumpeic Road as Master ol Transportation and as Superinten dent. Ho is a capable nnd energetic ruann- cer. a thorough gentleman, and a high ground of its blessed spiritual work, and for this . . , t, d i nt it will draw to it all the resources that it can minded nnd worthy man. lhe Road will bo ! pMy clptnd. ably nnd no doubt prorrouly ruDl under 10. Pastors and churches mast and will in , . c . j i sist upon this common sense economy in the his Superintendence. tnUon of ,hese two great kindred chari- ties. AU which is submitted with deference to New England Aobictltcral Societt's i whom it may concern. Fair. The annual exhibition of the New j New York, June 6. England Agricultural Society will bo held in j Hampden Parkpringfield.Mass. on the 6th I Death or Lt. Col. Chakberlex. Wo arc 7th, Sth and 9th of September. The arrang- 1 pained to learn of the loss of another vsl ment are ample to have this one of the uable Vermont officer in the death of Lt. Col. most complete exhibitions ever held in New- George E. Chamberlin, of the Eleventh Vt., England. Nearly all the railroad corpora-j who is reported to have died of his wounds, tions have agreed to transport stock Tor the received jn the battle of Ualltown, Va. last fair gratis. An address is to be given by vcfc. Col. Chamberlin entered tho service Gov. Andrews of Mass. jn August 1862 as Captain of the Caledonia The premiums on tbe various classes of j Co 0f tbe llth, was chosen Major on the ot stock, Hows, Neat cattle and Sheep rc ' gnnixation of the regiment, and on the recent from .$50' own ; and a very largo list of rt5ignation of Lt Uol. Benton, was appoint premiums is offered for stock, agricultural j Ljent. Col. Uo was a man of fine person arid misttllaneous articles. Tlie officers of a qualities and a brave and faithful soldier, the Sicicty are from the several New Eng- land States. Henry Clark, Esq. of Poul teny Vt is one of the Secretaries to whom inquiries may be addresseti. inc united i ra rnsi., hsiit prtnnnt nnil Khode Island Incited at New-Haven, under the command additional turned up missing when the of Col. Albcrmarle Cady. of tbe 8th U. S. I. j-juads left. A thousand dollar substitute It has a fine location, em a point of level . Fri(U frQm tbe Vtoymt Mar. land formed by the confluence of two rivers, . and affordi coiufort-ible quarters for 2,500 or , rooms. He slipped into one of the .'t.000 men. The grounds nro neatly fenced back rooms, alone, turned the key on him and amply lighted, and there is an abundant uniform for his old clothes, provision ol office and quarters, principally erected from tho "Post Fund," to which rc- , and ma(!c hu P0 out ol a WIndoT 0Tcr a captured deserters liaye been unwilling , shed in the rear. i H. The Cadets did their part well, their themes being well chosen, well written and well spoken, all savoring more or less of the S irit of tbe times. The graduating class was addressed by Dr. Bourne President of tho University. The honorary degree of Doctor of Divini tv was conferred on Rev. Josiah Swett.Cetli el, Vt. and that of Doctor of Laws on Fred eric W. Shelton, Montpclicr, Vt. In the afternoon an oration was delivered before tbe Board of Trustees by Rev. Dr. Huntington of Boston. His subject was "True Independence." The church was filled to its utmost capacity, and crowds stood outside the doors awl windows. Park Benjamin delivered one of bis racy and humorous poems, on tbe war and tbe present times. A battalion and skirmish drill ended tbe public jierformances of the day. The Sanitary nnd Christian Commissions. 1 Rev J. P. Thompson, of New York, hav i ing lately returned from a vi-it to Gen. Sber l man's army, as a delegate of the Christian I'ltnmiBsion, nas written lor tne xongreoa rionaAsr several articles, giving an account of -T r Iii- experience at the tront. ur. inompson liad very favoraMe opportunities for seem; the methods and Work inc of both tbe Sanita ry and Christian Commissions, aitnougn nis stay was short. He was present at the bat- , gimme jer fisht ' I shuk hinds wid the great tie of Kesaca, and had much to do with alle- fiooglassa ; 'lam Abe Lincoln and his suppur viating tbe suffering of tbe wounded, and in ' thars " soothing the spirits of tbe dying. He was ' One of the resolutions or the preamble sikU in many ho ratals all the way from Loui-ville ! of the inqai-itonal conscription of a tyranic il. down, and saw and helped with bis words of good cheer many sick and discouraged sol- jwri, Dr. Thompson's opinion are so widely and so highly valued, ttSt the following ex'tract fromoniofbiscommnmcations to the Con- . ... . . .. . . . , ill the Inends of the soldiers who wi-h them to receive the largest benefit possible from the efforts made in tbeir behalf. Dr. Thomp sons says ol tbe two Commissions : Our personal observation, and an extensive comparison of views with those most competent to judge, have convinced us that some arrange ment must be made at headquarters of the Chris tian and Sanitary Com missions, to ensure their harmonious working upon tbe field. In the West this harmony already exists to a commend v We degree. It is favored by the leading minds of both Commissions, and is practically hindered only by the incompetent and or ill-advised sub ordinates of either. A few siaiile tacts and principles in this mat- i ter are so obvious, that tbe public will insist up- , on their being regarded by the two Commissions. th J,nit5rJ Conlnlissfcn is , indupensihle to tbe beet physical condition of the i army, and to tne prompt suooor ana renetoi tae wounded. '2. Its purely humane object enables it ts ap peal to the widest range of sympathies, and to draw from the amplest field of resources. 3. Its thorough systemizvtion enables it to act with a high degree of efficiency, and with a small percentage of waste. 4. Its principle of distribution, through the official requisition of tbe medical direction of tbe army, with a limitel discretion of personal dis , . , . . i ; , ., 1 inouuon uv aeuis, is vutivusiv lire suuuu i . -snJ thjj Commiuion ,he ted. For its long winter ministrations when the army i in quarters, and for its steady work iu hospitals, as also for the general superintend- ence of a department, it should have men o wisdom and experience, who will devote their time to the work for months and even for years. Such men arc tbe Rev. E. P. Smith at Nashville, arsl his worthy coadjutor, Mr. Ewing. Some, however, have been employed in this work who bait nothing to recommend them but religious zeaL The special ministration of the Commis sion, when tbe army is in an active campaign, opens a field for temporary af eats.and especially for pastors, who know how to deal with the souls of men, under every variety of experience. 7. To further their spiritual ministrations, the agents of the Christian Commission should be furnished with sanitary stores, and should be able to contribute to the physical comfort of the soldiers upon equal terms iriA the agents of the Sanitary Commission. 8. But in order to do this, it is not necessary that there should be two sets of warehouses, two syeteir-s of transportations, two distributing agencies over all the army field, nor that the Christian Commission should enter into compe tition with the Sanitary Commission in raising material and stores for the army. A compact can be made between the two Commissions by which the agents of the Christian Commission shall draw supplies from th Sanitary, as a mat ter of rule and of right, to be distributed under regulations jointly agreed upon. y. Uy this system tne innstian t-ommission i aa stsnj before the churches upon the high Recsuiting. Sizty-tico recruits from this j- r. ii v ir r. uisintfc weie lumuucu .u .inn xiatcu i i u ui the Provost Marshall's office Ang. 26th, and forty-two tho day before, making, one Auit- Jrcd and four for the week. 1st J Oce or two spirit ot inc late fence uonvcniion. A correspondent of tho Rochester Demo- crat, who was present at the lato Peaee Con- vention held at Syracuse, lives the fol- lowing mottoes displayed on tbe oecanon : MOTTOES. "No more victims for the slaughter pen not a man nor a dollar." "If Seward touches his bell again the people will stretch his neck." "AbeJLtncoIn slaughters white men under the pretense ot ireemg negroes. "The people are ready to take vengeance on the advocates of Civil War." -Lincoln uemanus oioou : rrevost .uarset&la beware. "Let the Tyrant t remote when tbe People ipeak." "Usurpation ucrebuked is despttkia accept ed." "Crush the tyrant Lincoln before bo crashes you." "Free ballots or free bullets." "War U dissolution speedy asJ final." mis is a digger nar, "We Kill not be conterifM in a war for the emancipation of the negroes." "Humanity commands that this butchery shall cease." "Lincoln has murdered three whits men to free one negro." "Tbe laws we will obey ; arbitrary arrests we will resist unto the death." "We stand by the Deefa ration of Iadesatid ence." "Horatio Seymour tbe Champion of Civi over Military Law." X "OSMOCnATIC" EXPBESSlO.V. One of the speakers, Joel Rogers of Jederson county, indabreil bis treasonable proclivitives in tbe following language, from which can be in ferred tbe temper and feeling of the gathering : lie denounced Mr. Lincoln aa tbe bifrgest kind of a tyrant, and appealed to everybody to resist tne pending draft. If any minion of tbe despot at Washington came to their booses to i teartbem from the bosom of their families in this wsr for the nigger, they must resist him and show him their homes were inviolate. "You needn't look for a musket," said the speaker, ''take a ruo, or an ax, or anything and tiny htm on the xpor." This sentiment was karOy cheered. ixcpE!rra. Oaresuming his seat a Hibernian gentleman reacaea over the reporter s table with a heavy hickory cane, and rapped Mr. Vsllandigbain """ "Pf1. M smartlT and familiarly on th Km I with it. At JL. .,n, ..7 .7u ii i oire himself on the table and reached his piw T, - ward's the lmn's aiso entended, which lie -mtrl shnutinir. "Mist her Vallimliinrum. benighted an I tottering dynasty. It was rather , noticeable f-n-t that the two national flns of stars and strips, which had been hro't for .le- fncT 1 lce" "n " '"" " -J r,Jm.j,t tne , T''i" J - ' k- Z T'"' ' Ihere was a rare propriety in this, whseb must Gen. Hough, the president of tbe convvntkn. sate, "if Abe Lincoln was elected by the votes of the rotten-borough states, we shall aesersaB mit we will take up arm then oarmlvee and we will never Uy them down never, never. NEVER The Set en-thirties. ; M hat are thee t We trut that a large portion of our readers have pondered the Appeal of Mr. Fetsenden, our new Secretary of the Treasury. The purport of it is that the People of the L uted State;, acting as a body through their agent the Government, wish individuals to lend them two hundred mil lions of dollars for three years, at seven and three-tenths per cent., annual interest, payable every six months. For this tbey otbr Treasury Notes that is, in reality, notes drawn and en dorsed by every man in the country. The loan is wanted for great national purpose, to effect which every man, unless he be a traitor at heart if not in act, is solemnly, pledged. Tbe Appeal is addressed not merely to a few great capitalists, but also to the many whose aggregate meaas constitute the mass of the wealth of tbe Ian 1. Tbe notes upon which this loan is asked are from So0 dollars upward. Every man who has fifty dollars can take part in this loan. Apart from patriotism and the duty which all owe to their country, no investment is so de sirable as this. It is secure. Every doUaruf every man's prop erty is pledged for the punctual payment of the interest, and of tbe debt when due. The security is increasing in value. For some years before tbe war we were earning 1,000 millions a year more than we spent. During the three years ot the war, owing to tbe high prices and constant demand for labor, we have earned more than ever before. No man who eon si or would work has been idle; and, except for the war, we have spent less than before. The total valuation of the property of the Cnited States, according to the census of lfcCO, was 516,159,000,00(1, of i which S 10,967, 1 13,'Jo6 was in the loyal Stale-. I This valuation, sccordiug to tbe usual rule of , j-.,, not more than two-thirds of the actual cash value of the property. Tbe increase of property in the Loyal State during the last ten years was over 126 per cent., or an average of 12 6-10 per cent, per annum. Ia three year of the war we of the L'niteti Slates have certainly earned 3,000 millions mors than we have spent apart from the war. The cost of the war m iy be set down at 2,000 millions. Deducting this from our net earnings, the People who are eu rity for this loan are 1 ,000 millions richer to-day tnan tney were when the war broke out. No other investment can be so easily convert ible. Tbe man who has a Treasury note for SoO or S100 or 81,000. can turn it into money more readily and upon better terms, than if it were invested upon bond and mortgage, or in railroad stocks. The interest onered is higher than can be real ized from any other safe and convertible invest ment. It is, moreover, readily collectable when due. To each note are affixed five coupons,' or interest tickets, due at the expiration of each successive half-year. The bolder of a note has simply to cut otf one of these coupons, present it at the nearest bank or Government Agency, and receive bis interest; tbe note itself need not be presented at alL Or a coupon thus payable will everywhere be equivalent, when due. to money. Thus, whde this loan presents great advanta ges to large capitalists, it offers special induce ments to those who wish to make a safe and pro fitable investment of small savings. It is in every way the best Savings' Bank; for every institu tion of this kind must somehow invest its depos its profitably in order to pay interest and expen- t T-i :it : . I T : .1.:.. I JLUVJ mil lutvtb tais,cJ iu luu wan, KS the best investment But from the cross inter est which they receive they must deduct largely for the expenses of the Bank. Their usual rate of interest allowed to depositors is 5 per cent upon sums over S500. The person who invests directly with Government will receive almost 60 per cent more. Thus the man who deposits 31,000 in a private Saving's Bank receives 50 dollars a year interest; if he deposits the same sum in this National Savings Bank he receives 73 dollars. For those who wish to find a safe, convenient and profitable means of investing the surplus earnings which they have reserved for thnr old an or for the benefit of their children. there is nothing which presents so many ajran- tages as tbis national Loan. It is convertible into six percent, gold-bearing bond. At the expiration of three years a holder of ths notes of the 7-30 loan has the option of accepting payment in full or of funding his notes in a six per cent gold-interest bond, the princi- pie payable in not les than five nor more than twenty years from its date, as the Government may elect. For six months past, these bonds have ranged at an average premium of about 8 per cent in the New York market, and have sold at 109 Vvday (Aug. 12th). thus making the real r.U or mterest over ten per cent; and oesioes, ' to make tne inducement even greater. LongreM , - , . , : . . . . . Dy Special WCb III AlCtteuij! 1IVU1 State and municipal taxation. Couli Shylock ask more I n as patriotism ever so iicenuy re warded t Harper's Magazine. The intention of the U. S. Treasury to ' pay at onco the coupons ol all bonds ma- i turing Sept 1st and Nov. 1st. will put into I the market about seventeen millions of -old. Of courso there will be a howl ; and il he did not do it, thero would also be a howl. TYpw i HSi. I - w. . . ... i v ft, lrom thJ beauVjiwrtew ,1 , Array of the Potomac dated the 22 1 tbe rnetiiT has disauraretl from in fr . tbe 5th and yth ewrp on the Weldon road and the belief was gminj ground, the attempt of tlie rebel to regain psw uf that important line of coMwiioieati .n been abandoned. A dispatch Iron W ington dated the 24th says that no inf. tion baa been received ronfirmine the - meat that Fits Hogh Los was killed ami I P. Hill mortally wounded in tbe fign j Sunday last. Deserters cooling; into our Hoes at P. barg, profess to think that tbe end o: struggle is near and that Petersburg ,. most within oar grasp, and will be 1.1 possession at an early day. A dispatch from Memphis, ihted the mth Memphis was attacked at 4 o'eln, - morning, by general Forest, with thre. adea of cavalry about 3,000 strong force left Gen. Smith's front on the of the 18th. and made a very rapid an 1 march to this city. They drore in our cts and dashed directly into tbe headq i of cn. Washburn, who made a wry n escape. They then rushed into flen Ii land's headquarters near by, bat be nl-. tunately succeerlH in escaping. Tin attacked the Irving Prison, but were r. , by tbe guard there. They next Tisi., Gayoso House, expecting to captor,' i , Hurlburt, but he was stopping at a fri and escaped. I Iur men attacked the i and soon drove them from the city, k about 30 and wounding about 100. . rebels captured 'M of our men and 40 i A Harpers Ferry dispatch oi the 24th -the position of our army is uncbange 1. strong entrenchments have bee thrown A Baltimore depatch of the 26th s A n-connoisance was made yesterday r ing by a large force of cavalry wader ' lurlKtt. A portion of our cavalry i. lien. Wilson, who were stationed at 1. town, moved out 1 1 ivearneysville, and t were met by a part sf Gen. Memtt's . . ion. which had been stationed near Sbep town. Tbe two forces combined tmdi r command of (ien. Torbett UMTed oat m direction ot Uetown. The column had not proceeded more i a mile wh. n they met tho enemy's ski i: -1...I. . r. I ","r- " "J i-juipwrea oi iniani ine. win -li wai i longing 1 1 Early's e irps. Gen. Tort uoonted a lirigadi ot his emuBand and -them in to skirmish with the enenrv' vam ed line ol skirmishers, whilst "an portion ot his eominand was sent arou' a circuitous route to strike them oa tlie tl awl riar. The i lf. i-t of this move w completely douUt- up their skirmish lin , ciuse them to H.t- in wild confusion, w' jmrti.m ol o,ir men mounted and behl i serve cliarge.1 m n them with the - killing, w milling and capturing g , numlier. '1 ne e1. irge was oejy desist .1 wl en our uii-n emu up with the enein servi-s, the n.iaii'i-y drawn Bp in In pn ae-ntii. i Imtu nearly two auks It m ; On examining the prisoners cap! the skinuisi) and raarge, tt was asci that the w ,i. h- ot Early's old corj comma mio 1 l.v Itrcvki-nridee, had camp in the ii inity of Cliarlestown .' light that mi rnmg and inarched in t rectum of Leet ,wn. Thit was th which now coutr Kited Gen. Torbet having ascertained these tacts, be coer I withdrawing his command. In the uh.ui time-the enemy had thro- firee around on the Shepardseown i which prevented Gen. Custer f rum re- n in that dirii-ti m.as originally intende 1 ' fears in regard tu bi- safety were ent -n but dispatches to Gen. Sheridan su 1: nouncrd that Gen. Custer's comtaai. 1 reached a plice of safety. Gen. Dully reports there is no forfr . enemy in Loudon County. The for Witliamsport to Point of Roeks ir guarded. The American's Harper's Ferry detpi of the 26th says - The enemy made an attempt to ero--Maryland to-day at Williamspoft wi i regiments of c-ivalry and infantry, ai 1 a spirited tight of some hours thc handsomely repulsed with heavy loss A rcciiunoisance was made by Gen. ' vvhii-h resulted in the capture of six mis-ioned nffiecre amonit tbent otu L'ol. an I tilt privates. The enemy si -a force on our tront. W.n Dip't Washumtiv. Aug. 2c. To Ma). Cm. Die. A despatch from Gen. Grant jasf r- r "tates that the Richmond papers ol day, the 27'h, .innounce that Frt M -.-in our poeses-i i. It is not stated w.i it was surrei It-red or whether it wn b. up. Another d -spatch gives the Pillowing tract from the Richmond Ezanunrr ol v day ' Fort Morgan is in the cneuiv's serwiion, wtit-ttier blown up or eiacia: not known." Gen. Mieridia in a despatch dated vr day at halt-put2 P. II. reports. " tfti.. einy h It in tr mt last night, falling T)al Suiithfielil or Middlebury- Wc captured pri-omr" yesterday, and inflicted a 1 -loO kilb-d lud woundr-d. There hare a tew feints to cro-w the river by caralr U'illiamsport, but there was no strt shown. The indications to day arc that will fall back out of the valley. Our reports state that the enemy is '. ing tbe Shenandoah Valley. Nothing has been received from Gen. s man for two days. EDWIN M. STANTON. Sec. of It is stated unoScnly that at the ti the attack on Huneock (Thursday) hi engaged in the work of destroying the don railroad. Tho enemy captured guna and dragged them within tbeir niisb. lines, but it is doubtful whether got any off tbe field. A letter from the Army of the P.. dated tbe 27th says that the portion line of tne Weldon railroad recaptured rells Thursday extends from Reams -about three miles northwardly. Tim bad, however, been previously entin struyed and cannot be of any use to t my, while we continue to bold a p ri the north and between them and Fa The Utter position is securely in our j tion. 0 3 ri5 A St. John's (N. B.) dispatch date 27 th says there is no confirmation of t ported destruction of twenty-two : vessels by tho Tallahassee. The re supposed to be a hoax. A Louisville dispatch of the 27th he re als an as d-n- ad 10 that an omcer from tne Iront says j was moving the bulk of his army to tion on the .Macon ua. railroad, in ' JJood's forces, and heavy skirmishi: I constantly going on. A communication dated blockading run, Mobile Bay, 16th, says : A naval I noissance toward Mobile, on the 15th. , formidable but not insurmountable o , tions besides batteries, rams and i tef(ieis a strong cascmated fort, moun n9 rn all the spaces between th. ; - ar0 eanken TcesjJ ,nd near .. hATKhrFn dr: the tonsof wl r, . , . are ava tbe siwed off iust below the water, an ! heavy iron bolts in them, sharpened .. upper end so as to tear off the bottom boat passing over them. The whar. crowded with steamboats, and anion; aro ICQ four English built craft, probahly M .ado runners. The streets of the city are col. "cte ly deserted. Rt. Rcr. John McClusky, lato Bis' n of I ik.n. mia installs aa Arehbtshon i. Vrvr ar-.v. .1 c, r.t-;i,. Pnthlml on So .day, with imposing ceremonies, and in t pre. a -"S0 "iience. ' e i t 1