Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-12-05
FRO-.F THE SOUTH.


of the Roundhead regiment, Col. Leasure
commanding" had been issued at Port
Royal, ). C., previous to the sailing Of
the Atlantic.
The secession papers have reports
that after jeff. Thompson's defeat at Fred
erickton, Mo. the Northern Goth- and
Vandals burned portion Of the town,
pillaged the Catholic church, arrested
some of the ladies Of the place. forcibly
tore their ear hobs from their ear and
rings from their fingers, and offered them
other indignities too hateful to mention
The rebel spirit is kept alive by such pre-
pOsterous falsehoods.
"A New Orleans paper indulge in
some grim waggery on the state OF the
currency there:
-" The Canal Bank has also made a
new issue OF. fiyes, and receive. all halves
at their value, and allows any holder Of
five to cut it in two pieces. Therefore.
any holder OF a five DESTROYS Of making
change, can call for the scissors and cut 1t
in halves. The Bank recognizes every
half"
On "wednesday last, lays letter is
the Norfolk Day Book, TWO parties Of
confederate troops met on the peninsula.
and mistook each other for -nemies.-
Brisk firing at once commenced. and Il
number on each side were killed and
wounded on Zach side ere the mistake wa.
found out. Among the killed was Major
Bailey, Of Mobile. whose body has been
taken to H. friends.
-The Richmond correspondent Of the
Charleston Mercury wrote. on the 9Th.
that the Confederate capitol wa in -tate
Of great confusion and perpi-xity. and
filled with alarming runors. The re-ig-
nation Of Gen. Walker. the .tarting Of
the Yankee armada. and the dissension,
in the Confederate cabinet and among the
army officer. were having an alarming
effect.
Gen. BeaurDgard ha- written a letter
10 the Richmond Whig. dated al Centre
viii. within hearingot the cnemy.- guns
in which he complains bitterly Of jeff.
Davi~ tor Withholding hi report Of the
bauic Of Mana,-a- from ihe public H.
compares himself 20 Alcibiad--. -ay- he
la, nom II the mean ambition 81 The Of
fr,- ecker. and that liz only purpose l..
after The independence It the South ha-
been accomplished. TO retirc to the quiet
enjovmeu,- 81 AOmc-ln which last desire
ii j. improbable that he viii be speedily
grattied.
TUE QUESTION o. THE CoNTKAEAND,.
TIN Government will not adopt any
fixed policy in relation 10 contraband>.-
The trratnen, o. the question will b. left
TO the discretion OF the commanding Gen
eral- who will adopt such policy a the
exigencie. Of the service within their dit-
ferent commands may require. This plan
j. practically adopted At Fortress Mon
roe. Beaufort. Accomac. on the Potomac.
ard in Missouri and Kentucky. different
course, are pursued. and it j. believed.
with advantage to the Government. a. no
line OF policy could BE- adopted which
would be applicable to all sections OF the
country where slavery exists.
Tim, Cores pondence: Intercepted
correspondence from the South. which has
com" into the hands OF he Government.
shows very disturbed state of thing in
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