Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-09-10

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Falls, and Col Cowdin and Staff, the Aller
Greys rendered parting salutes
The Bellows, Falls Cornet Band, accompan
ing the Green Mountain Guards of tina
town, proceeded to Rutland last night, ant
were entertained by II. II. Baxter, Esq. who
on their departure. presented each member
of the band with bottle of champaign.
Arrived at Proctorsville the train stopped
and Gov. Fletcher appearing at the depot, HI
was received with nine cheers by the military
At Bellows Falls the Vermonters gave Col
Cowdin and Staff round Of parting cheers
and the trains separating the Massachusctt:
gentlemen were whired away for Boston.
Adjutant General Kellogg was the recip.
lent of similar mark of favor, as he pro-
ceeded on his way to Brattleboro'.
OF tho storming of the height by the
troops under Gov Fletcher's command the
Journal says
"This impromptu mancuvre produced a
| general surprise among the spectators, who
beheld in Imagination the heroic Allen and
his daring followers again ascending the
heights of Ticonderoga and Crown Point,
and there rose cheer upon cheer, the echoes
of which revcrbcratcd from hilltop to valley,
and from the distant mountains back to the
field OF cncampment. The troops were high
| ly delighted with their adventure, and the
'Gencral'' Governor received numerous con-
grltulations upon the success of his unpre-
mcditated charge upon the chaparral. The
scene was one calculated to give an impress
sion of real storming party about to assail
fortress, and formed the most pleasing
feature of the performance.
The following complimentary notice is also
from the Boston Journals report
The marching state of the troops was, for
raw militia, really creditable. Some compa-
nies excelled others, principally through the
advantage of superior officers, but the bear
ing of the men was decorous and soldierlike
a more orderly or well behaved body, it has
never been my fortune to see.
Vermont may well feel proud of her Vol
untecr Militia. since it has been conceded by
military gentlemen from our own State, who
are here quoted as authority, that the dis
play of troops and their evolutions was, un-
der the circumstances, extraordinary. Those
companies which exhibited superior discipline
We're. the Allen Greys, of Brandon, who were
made the recipients OF numerous hattering at
tentions, the Woodstock Light Infantry, a
well-drillcd company, the Ransom Guards of
St. Adams, and the Howard Guards of Bur-
! lington.
The Brandon Advocate notices the firing of
the Howard Guards, AS showing uncommon
skill and eliciting high praise.
The most gratifying feature Of the
Brandon Muster was not the number of
companies present.. the completeness of
their equipment, their proficiency in
drill, nor the general brilliancy of their
display, gratifying as all these were. 1t
was the universal good order, which distin-
gushed the occasion. 1t was in this respect
the direct opposite Of those exhibitions of
drunkenness, profanity and vulgarity, known
under the old system as general trainings" :"
There could hardly fail in gathering of five
hundred men and large concourse Of spec
.a,arS. to he instances of intoxication and
rowdyism but if there wcrc any, did 10,
see them, and we saw most of the public per-
formances Of the two days. The young gen
tlemen of the various companies behaved
themselves as such, and the fact speaks loudly
for the good character of both officers and
men. As long as this shall continue to be
casc-aS long rs our Olunteer Militia ac,
upon the principle laid down by Col. Cowdin
that n, order to be a good soldier a man mus
be good citizen, 50 long they will not lack
the countenance and support of the order
loving public Of Vermont,
Horse Thief ARREsTED.-N \. c. Mil
Ter Of Springfield, VT, lost valuable mar,
a week since, and Immediately offered on'
hundred dollars reward for the mare anC
thief. \ few days afterwards, a young MAJ
appeared in Nashua, n. H., with valuabl,
young mare and trottinS gig which he of
fercd to sell for about s 100. Suspicion wa
excited, and he was arrested, He acknowl
edged having stolen the horse, from Hins
dale, as he said; but on being taken ther
and inquiry made, it was found that he ha
lied, But he answered to the description {
the man that stole Mr.. Mller's horse, an
he was taken to Springfield where he
awaiting trial He is a vonnU "'"~ o
about %, ..llIeu y. 5. Oakes, as appear
from his papers. He was pardoned out c
States Prison not long since, where he ha
been sent for horse stealing.
VERMONT SuEEp.-Mr. A. L. Bingham, {