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Bull Run Incidents.
A FEW MORE OF THEM.

In the thckest of the contest q seces
sion Colonel of cavalry was knocked on
of bis saddle by ball from one Of oul
riaemen. "There goes old Baker, of the
Georgia 1stw shouted one of our boys
in hearing of his Chaplain. "Who ?
queried the parson, Colonel Baker, o
the rebel ranks, has gone to his long
home" "Ah, WELL" replied the Chap
lain quietly, "the longer | live the les:
| have to find fault with the in8crutablC
acts Of Divine Providence"
An unlucky private in the New York
regiments was wounded in this fight, and
his father arrived at the hospital just as
the surgeon was removing the ball from
the back of his shoulder. The boy lay
with his face downward on the pallet.
" All" my son." said the father mourn
fully, :" am very sorry for you. But it's
a bad place to be hit in--thus IN tile
back" The sufferer turned over, barred
his breast, and pointing to the opening
above the arm-pit, exclaimed, " Father,
here's where the ball went in"
One Of the Zouaves was struck by a
cannon shot, which tore through his
thigh, close to his body, nearly severing
the limb from the trunk. As he fell, he
drew his photograph from his breast, and
said to his nearest comrade, "Take this
to my wife. Tell her | died like a soldier,
faithful to my country's cause, and the
good old flag. Good Bye and he died
where he fell.
An artillery man lay on the ground,
nearly exhausted from the loss of blood,
and too weak to get out of the way of the
tramping troops and horses that fitted
about him. A mounted horseman came
toward him, when he raised the bleeding
stumps Of both his arms, and cried out,
" Don't tread on me Captain see both
hands are gone" The trooper leaped
over him, a shell broke near by, and the
crashing fragments put the sufferer quick
ly out of his misery.
A rebeI-one of the Georgia regiment
lay with fearful shot wound in his
side, which tore out several of his ribs.
The life blood of the poor fellow was fast
oozing out, when one of our troops dash
ed forward from out of the melee, and
fell, badly wounded, close by him. The
Georgian recognized his uniform, though
he was fatally hurt, and feebly held out
his hand, We came into this battle"
lie said, enemies but let US die friends. f..
FAREWELL" He spoke no more, but his .
in disaster took the extended .
,and, and escaped to relate this touching
act.
One Of our riaemen had his piece car
led away by ball, which struck it out
If his hands just as his company was in
he act of advancing to storm one Of the
mailer rebel batteries. Unarmed, he
prang forward and threw himself down
N his face, under the enemy's guns. A
,ouave lay there, wounded and bleeding,
ut of the way Of the murderous fire.
Lay close-lay close, old boy" said the
after to the new conner, the boysll take
his ole furnace'n minute, and then wen
it up and give the rebels fits ag'in."
three minutes afterwards the battery was
arried, and the two soldiers were in the
hickest of the fight again"
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AwFuL.-The following terrific con-
undrum is chargeable to the Free Press
"CoN. BY A BULL RUNNER.-Why
was the Goth New York regiment better
able TO 90 ahead on foot than some 9TH
ers' Becaue ;hey had Jrogues at both
ends
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ment-2ao queens Speech.
FATHER PorNT, Aug, IS. Steam
ship Bohemian, from Liverpool, Angus
8, and Londonderry, 9th, arrived off thi:
point this evening.
Steamships city of Washington and
Iibernian arrived at Liverpool early on
the morning Of the 8th.
ENGLAND.
The London papers are canvassing the
possibility of trouble growing out of the
American blockade question. The Ship
ping Gazette complains of the blocka,
ding force, and points out the risk of a
collision with maritime powers. Other
journals harp on like danger.
The Times has another article bitterly
sarcastic on the battle of Bull Run, and
says there must rise gathering doubts
that the Southern nut is too hard to crack,
and that the military line as a matter of
business, does not answer. The same
article ridicules and laughs at the threats
of prominent New York journals against
England.
The Morning Post fears the question
of the blockade may involve England in
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For High BmIif,
~ >, Dl,o w, .. oll IL.
ponvbl;oo, County Convention
inc 'on'onl'on met pursuant 10 c"lI al
d 'r'o", On iue.u'y' 'ne io." ''''''' ana
was ''',''' % o'"'I ~ - w. '''"' .'so"'
h@P' on notion DR. D. richmond was
CHOSEN ! resident w. D. h'"oa''' =. -
''oo'U' 'e' l'es'ue'l's' a. ~ r-aI''
and W. U' EIN'0.' secretaries
lay'r was '''e" o'ereu oy NeF' >
~ 49, ,'"',,
ne Convention oe'"S 'u''y o'3"",N'u'
'io''' ~ 81 i'o"''' '''''0'o'eu '''' 'o''o"
"S .'So'"''',a
"''' pI' w. ",o , u ' inns ''"a' - ,o
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Union and .he de-
strucfion of the Government: and feeling
as we do that our country is first, last,
ana always to DC sustained at whatever
-, ,aei'| c o' 'o'''"s' treasure o' 0'ooo )
~,
fine altar IF onr country al Iorty rrein.
diccs and party distinctions, which have
heretofore existed amongst US, and cor
daily invite all true patriots OF whatever
'"''1 VI pa! - VIM VINO are Iea'y W men
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TRAITORS.-The New York Hera1dS
Washington correspondent gives table
of the number of traitors now in the diff
erent departments at Washington, and
adds that the statements "will be borne
out, and more than borne out, to the mi
nutest figure, by the report Of the Pot
ter Committee, which will soon be pub
lished, and which show an amount Of Sc
cession treason in Washington which has
hitherto been suffered to go unrebuked,
that will be perfectly staggering to all
Union men," The following are the
figures:
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handed Of one of them.
"No; he has been living about drink
ing and snoring ever since. He went {,
bed, | hear, this afternoon; but he ap
pears to be little better for it."
| had an opportunity soon afterwards
of speaking 10 Barnes privately anc
found that all three were to depart il
about an hour, under pretense of reaching
town about fourteen miles distant
where they intended to sleep. My plan
was Immediately taken ! returned t.
the parlor, and watching my opportunity
whispered into the car Of the young gen
tleman whose nerves had been so shaken
by Barnes ventriIoquism, and wh), by the
way, was nv old aconaintance--" DicI.
STABLES, want a word with YOU in the
next room" I spoEe in my natural voice.
and lifted for his especial study and edi-
feation, the wig from nv forehead. lie
was tbunderstruck and his teeth chat
,orod Nth ,orr.r y. fac, oa,,.,,;,n.
,,.o o,,arh,, - !. 90. ,,..,.. -. ...,l.
o9,.,.o,,,..... .,.u,.t..
,;nno1 IN ,be s.na vli..cr ,,,.rr. !. moi
moment 70 la.o. r. ~. u...,l ..r.
yourself follow me-" lie did so. and I
led him into an ADJOINING apartmcnf
closed the door, and drawing a pistol from
his pocket, said You perceive Stables,
that the game is up yon pcrsouatcd Mr..
Bristowe at his uuclc's house at Five
Oaks, dressed in precisely similar suit
of clothes to that which le wears. You
murdered the servant"
No-no-no, not n gas2cd the
wretch not Il did lot strike her"
"At all events Won were present. and
that, as far as the aalIow4 Is concerned
is the same thing. Yon also picked fla,
pentleman's pocket dprin, yonr iourpov
from London and placed one Of the
stolen Spanish pieces in his purse; YOU
went on the roof of the coach, and by
some ingenious means or other contriyed
to secrete a cross set with briIIiants in lis
portmantcau."
"What shall l do-wlat shall I do?
screamed the fellow half dead with fear
and slippino down on = cboir what shall
do to save nv life-my Gfey"
First get up and listen. If Won are
not the actual murderer"
a am not-uuon NV soul am M, -,
=. IF ,on oro nat go, I'm ,..l,,.,,.. ~
odnitto5osLion,. o,';,,.,,., n..,..,,,.5
Imoko no rrorni.os Now ,,la3 :. 49,
nIan If onerotions for carryio., "A, H..
hootv 2r
.tTbey GRO ooinc, +, H., cI.oiso o,ri,l
most immediately to take INN. il is Lila.
lpn in the consa wonder nm, IN go.
main here. in order 70 rive an oIorn,
should any suspicious be excited. by
two candles at our bedroom win
dow and if all keeps right, am to ioiu
them at the cross roads, about quarter
of mile from hence"
GAIL right. Now return 10 tLa mar.
lor Twill follow wont and ro,,omhor
that on the sl;ob,ast hint n ,ro,olor,
mil, ehoot uo,,aI..,l 49,.
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WAsuNGToN, Aug. lG.

BATTLES OF THE REvOLUTIoN.-The
following is a table Of the comparative
losses Of life sustained in the Revolution:
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Important from Washington.

Regiments Summoned to Washington
wtlom Delay Gen. McLeHaa's De-
partmeat DISQUALIFICATION Con.
ccrutog Passports--A Cavaly Skir.
mish.
WASHINGTON, Aug 10. The state
mont made several days ago, that the reb-
els were slowly moving their forces to
the line of the Potomac with a view of
entering Maryland and encouraging and
supporting the revolutionary spirit in
that State with an ultimate design on
Washington, is now reported with in
creased assurance Of lis truth, and with
such evidences as cannot be disregard
ed.
With view of meeting all possible
contingencies which may arise in connec-
ton with this subject, the Administration
has just issued the following important
order, prompt response to which it is
not doubted will be given, thus at once
securing the capital against invasion and
at the same time aaording additional con-
idence to the country of the earnestness
Of the Government in the protection Of
the general welfare
WAR DEPARTMENT. Aug. 10. 1861.
All commanders of regiments of vol
unteers accepted by this department in
the States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts.
Vermont, Rhode Island, New Hamp-
shire, Maine, and Michigan, will take
notice Of and conform promptly to the
general order this day directed to the
Governors Of the States above named,
which is as follows:
To the Governor Of tie State Of
BY direction of the President Of the
United States, you are urgently request
ed to forward or cause to be forwarded
Immediately to the city of Washington
a" volunteer regiments and parts OF reg
'me"'s at the expense OF the United
States government, that may be now en-
rolled WITHIN your State, whether under
immediate control or by acceptances is
sued direct from the War Department,
and whether said volunteers are armed,
equipped, or uniformed or not
The officers Of each regimentaI organ
l@ailon that may not be full shall have
recruiting Offices at their several rendez-
'ou'' ana ADOPT such other measures as
may be necessary to nh up their ranks
't the earliest date possible. All officers
oil volunteer regiments on their arrival
VIII report TO the Commanding General
" 40 wiz F'o''"e equipments and other
'1PP"e' necessary Tor their comfort.
10 ensure the movement Of troops
"oIe I"piaIy 'Hah might otherwise be
done, yoo will please confer with and aid
al officers OF independent regiments in
'uc' a manner as may be necessary to
Meet the oOleet IN view. All clothing
'r supplies belonging TO or contracted for
ne several regiments, shall be forwarded
D " "'A'n5ton Tor their use, detailed re-
ports OF winch shall be made to the Com
handing General
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"a BY referring to a call in another
column, 1t will be seen that the " People"
are TO have convention at Barton, on
Saturday, the oath inst.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-28

Foreign Appointments.

The appointment OF Charles Francis Adams
to the Court OF st. James will be regarded as
peculiarly elicitous His Is one Of those eases
whore Il man lrcads in the footsteps Of his illus
Itous predecessor naturally and worthily The
first American Minister to England was John
Adams, appointed in 1855, after having nego.
tlatld peace AT the close Of the Iust ceutu.
ry We had as Minister at the same Court.
John Quincy Adams, whose * remedy valuable
and aIduoag career abroad Wu3 commenced
under the urgent recommendations Of Wasting
ton. New the son Of the latter aud the grand
son of the orme will fill the same Office with,
we have no doubt. equrl efficiency and merit.
The appointment ref cts high honor on Mass
achusctts. We are glad Of it on another
account We have seel Mr.. Adams living in
retirement TIL past the middle age Of life, ana
cultyaung all his higher powers, without re-
gard to the rewards Of popularity. At last,
when summoned to public lie, we have seen
! him bound at once to The first rank of living
statesmen with no apparent effort. Such is
the result Of quiet self training apd Of Judi.
clous abstlnance from the irittcring pursuit OF
/ politics at an age too edrly-and we cannot but
feel that the lesson will have good effect upon
our young men. VIM l. Dayton, the new
Minister to France, for the nomination has been
confirmed ia fifty three years old, a graduate Of
Princeton College, and has been u Supreme
Judge OF his native State, New Jersey, winch
State he has also represented in the United
States Senate from 1912 to 1851 He was the
Republican candidate for Wee President in 1856
and gave much weight to the ticket Since
1881 he has been Attorney General Of New
Jersey. lie Is a scholar and gentleman, and
man Of sterling integrity. Against such
strong men as Alessrs Dayton ad Adams, the
lllshy representations Of the slave conlederaey
will make bat little Roadway
George =. Marsh, selected for lnc important
ministry to Sardinia which nearly ali Italy,
I'm fact, is a native Of Vermont, born in 1901
and graduated at Dartmouth in 1920 He was
an old Wing member Of Congress from 1910 to
1919, in wbl,h latter year he went abroad as
Resident Minister to Turkey His service,
abroad were OF great value. H. was charged
with special mission to Greece in 1852 Mr.
Marsh Is the most accomplished linguist in the
country and has Published works Of much rep.
utation, both at home and abroad He Is.
moreover, man OF sterling good sense and bus
mess capacity, whose intellect is On a scale viii
his robust and commanding frame
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-28

Senator Sherman.

We Mu With pleasure the election OF j Ian
sherman as United States Senator from on,
70 succeed Gov. Chase. Not bnt other exraaapt
selections might have been madc-lor AN tho
candiddt were worthy bat Mr.. Sherman
was best known TO the country at hrre. n. a
ms qualifications peculiarly ft him for the Sem
ATE at tins time. Though not quite thirty
eight years old Mr.. Sherman has served tbrce
terms IN the lower House of CONGRESS with
marked ability His efficiency ON the famous
Kansas Investigation Committee first drew rnb.
he attention to HIM, which was fixed by bis suh-
seqnently displayed skill as parliamentary tao.
tclan' On the assembling OF the Thirty Sixth
congress he was selected with great unanimity
as the Republican candidate Tor Speaker. But
Tie pecular composition of the House rendered
the nonsenslcal hue and cry of =" IIelperism "
sufficient to cause the withdrawal of Mr.. Sher.
man, and the substitution of Mr.. PENNINGTON
IN his place with better success. But like tho
tabled giant of old, Mr.. Sherman touched the
ground only to gain strength, and we have no
doubt that it was mainly owing to the intreped.
ity, tut tact and untireing energy with which.
as Chairman OF tho Committee of Ways and
Sieans, he drove through the business of the
House, that he has now been promoted to the
United States Senate
-, lie will take his seat at an opportune period.
The withdrawal of three such men as Seward.
Chase and Cameron-each signally effective
within his own sphere leaves void which con.
Germs the country and the Republican party n
limit as much as possible. And we think the
Republicans of Ohio have done their duty in
premises. The administration will have in Mr..
Sherman skilltul and effective champion in
debate, and the country will have a wise liber-
al minded and hard working public servant,
whose future cannot but be brilliant and beneG-
cent.-BostoR Journal.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-28
Peace OF War

Ihe Democrats seem very anxious to convince
the country that the policy OF the Adminstra
t0n towards the South in tcdr. Senator BROCK
fNRDGE following the example Of Mr.. DOUGLAS.
made very elaborate speech on Monday, Of
which the whole object was to show that the
President $ Inaugural indicates hostile pur-
pose towards the Southern States The angu
age Of the Democratic Press throughout The
country is Of the same kind
IL Is not easy to see what patriotic purpose is
to be served these endeayors. The President
has declared in the most explicit terms which
language will furnish, that his policy il peace.
that he abhors the thoughi OF war between
the two sections Of the country, and that the
puDllc peace shall NOT bee disturbed by any act
OF the Federal Government 80 far az he has the
power to proven, it. The only possible way in
winch civil war can be brought about is by the
wanion, hostility action % the sececded States
/ II they lsh war, they can undoubtedly have IT,
1t Is IN their power 10 bring about a collision.
lhey can commence h1stliue. ny makiug an at
tack upon either Fort olmpter OF tu.t Piokens.
and where they w0Hli end when once com
menced no one can tell. Sucn catastrophe
would be deeply 10 depored ,--aud il is unques
tionaOle the duty, as IL viii 10 the policy, %
the Administration, 10 REMAIN from everything
winch can give any shadow OF Justification tor
such a course
Bur no one can TAIL to Sc that, after all. the
Issue OF peace or war rests exclusively with the
! South Ii The leaders oi the ucw Coufederacy
deem 1t for their interest To plunge the country
into war, the viii doubtless do 30. IL is quite
possible that they may decide in favor Of wal
/ Ihey will iind u very difficult to keep the sen.
I a %.
without war. How long they would sustain
themselves after war should be commenced it
may be worth their while to consider But they
may deem 1t necessary TO the very existence OF
their new Government 10 force an issue which
will for the moment override all prudence and
all reflection. Ii this shall be their policy.
nothing that theFcderal Government can do viii
avert war, ii not, we shall have no WARRIOR
the President will do everything IN his power to
aver: such calamity.
The Democrats insist that war must Col low
any attempt to collect the revenue, to hold the
lorts or enforce the laws IN any Of the Southern
States That vii depend upon the manner in
Wh'ch 'he attempt Is made and upon the dispo-
sltion and policy Of the new Confederacy. If
they wish war; they will seize upon this pretext
to commence 1t. 1t not, they will avoid the is
suo u"'ess ~ Is 30 ioTceu upon them as to render
evasion impossible, and OF this we have lit,lo
fear. We believe the President will do every
thing In his power to preserve the peace. In
all such efforts he will have the support of the
people IN both sections. II war is forced upon
us in spite of his endcavors, by the madness or
desperation of the seeded States, he viii meet
the issue boldly and promptly,-in fall coul.
dence OF being sustained 5y those whose honor
and Interests are committed to his hands
". Y. Times
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-28

CoNsS Ls.--Some of the Consuls Of the United
States ut foreign ports are paid by fees ; but the
saanies Of those who are paid fixed amounts
vary widely according to the duties to be per-
formed. We have not space for more than n
few Of the leading ones. viz
London and Liverpool $3.50 Rio Janeiro,
Havana and iiavre, $4,000 Paris and Calcutta
$4,000; Caution, Shanghai, st. Thomas, Mon
trcal Melbourne. llouclulu, $4,000 Hong Kong,
Vera Cruz, Panama, Alexandria, Callao, Tou-
choa, $500 Morocco, Tunis, Trpoli, Yalpa.
raise, Annoy, Nlngpo, Glasgow, Frankfort, La.
haRa and Constsntiaoplo, $4,000.
The foregoing are the leading places. There
are large number at salaries of $500, $4,000,
$500, $1,000, $500, &C., &c.-very pleasant
adjuncts to Il resident In the countries desig-
mated, but scarcely an indictment for the great
number of patriots who desire to live upon the
income from ohc al position We hope these
will not all speak at once for if reports are
true, the President is all but worried TO death
by the patriotism of his late supporters. -Ner
York Journal of Commerce.
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Az Oll.Fashioned Snow Storm.

yv.L,
''"' '0'oi"' olu iaSo'oheu ana now
fashioned snow storms IN Vermont this winter,
but now it seems that those farther South have
been blessed with eonetbing Of tbo so,t o,d
vbore,t ,boy ,olo ,.,..I;., ~,
p'.,.a '''''s " I'0''s'0'' 'Oa7' lH'
''''.'g'' '""' ''u' '"J
- Inc climate OF New England is good ono
Tor those who can stand It, In using The term
i one Wedoit ~ thes'nse Of J. Phu7bus mum,
one OF many, Tor 1t IS, m Tact, composition
OF nearly az The known climates. To live
single year "a Boston Is to range dramatically
over the greater part OF the habltable globe
ehcouhternB the SHOWS OF Siberia, the heat Of
the tropics, The dr}ncss OF the table-lanGs, the
rains OF the lsthnus, TIE gale Of Cape Horn,
with an occasional touch OF the London log, and
q long lnllIctlon IN the Sprng oil something that
is called the East wind, but which reminds every
sensible man with sensitive throat, OF the
hacked sword swallowed by Indian jugglers -
Nor IS there any assigned order in which Ghusa
different developments OF the weather may be
expected. IN spite OF the amusing direction Of
the worthy Robert b. Thomas to look out for
so aud 50 about this time Why wha, have
w seen this very blessed month? On the "a
OF March the Thermometer at ~ deg. ia The
shade on the 22I, driving, roaring snow
storm OF nearly twcnty-our hours duration,
leaving everything plustered white, trees bro
ken down vessels wrecked, common roads blocked
up, the non horse stabbed for the night ~ snow.
drifts, and the distance from Boston 10 Worccs.
ter heightened to the old horseb. ok days.
Such an occurrence reyiy,s the traditions Of
tic famous snow storms Of old which orr New
Eogaud ancestors have handed down to us
such one as took place on "a particular Friday
when the venerable narrator was in his or her
teens when for two or three days the next
ueighbors were neither seen nor beard from
when at last the sound Of trumpet wac caught
IN the pduses OF the wind, and recognized as the
signal OF distress when the strongest ol the
/ family, mounting bis SNOW shoes, sought tic
distant house. only to find The father gone for
! food, ncYcrmore u return. and tie ltta chill
dren crying from starvation. IS il unfisited by
any other grcf Vivid and lasting are the SEN
sati0us aroused by those "reminiscences Of me
past-but attended with feeling 81 relief that
all such storms urs gone now. like the red inan
and the lutcrmn4ble forest. Bat thcy come
just he same as Of DID, Of which fact Yesterday
morning was a testimony But man has been
steadily pushrg on his mastery over nature
The shroud Of tie snow king Els. for tho time
being as heavy and choking BOW upon the COM
munIties Of New England - eyer-but tbefeor,