Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-08-30


spreading the report that Gen. Mcclellan was
coming full force. The main body fed so
rapidly that they dropped their sick along
the road.
NEW York. Aug %.
A letter from Savannah says that the
Ogle,htop regimet lost 5l7 at the battle at
Manassas.
BALTIMORE, Aug. "a.
Mayor Berrett Of Washington passed
through here this morning prisoner for
Fort Lafayette.
New YORK, Aug "a.
Washington special dispatches state that
the Police Board last night unanimously ex-
PEELED Mayor Berrett for refusing to take the
oath Of allegiance. 1t is stated on good au-
thoHty that the Federal force in Western
Virginia is sufficient 20 sustain the policy Of
the Government ia that quarter.
Senator johnson declares that he will not
return TO Tennessee except accompanied by a
Union army.
The Postmaster General has directed that
none Of the New York papers recently pre-
scented by the grand jury for disloyalty shall
be forwarded in the mail.
WAsHINGroN, August "a.
The special dispatch to the Times says that
the rebels in the vicinity Of Taylor's Tavern,
about FIVE miles from Fort Corcoran took
fright last night and fred five rounds Of ar
tillery at some imaginary foe.
Gen Mcdowell has been assigned to the
command Of the division comprising the brig
AIDES Of Generals Reyes and Wordsworth.
Thomas II, Garfield of VT. has. been ap-
pointed assistant manager Of the Government
railroad and telegraph lines, in place of A.
Cernogl, who resumes the superintendency
Of the Western division Of the Penn. Central
railroad.
Il is said that the collision at Norfolk re-
Gently between the Alabama and Virginia
regiments growing out Of the tauuts OF the
former against the courage Of the latter, re-
suited in five or six killed
BWDoEPoRr, c., Aug "a.
4 secession flag under the name of "Peaco"
was hoisied on Saturday afternoon. The
meeting was addressed by Schnabe, broken
down Penn. politician and others The I'M
ion men from this place tore it down and into
five hundred pieces. A Union meeting was
held on the ground. The secession Fu,mer
office here was Quilted by volunteers tonight
in the presence of from 5000 to 5000 cti-
zens The windows were smashed, type dis
tnbated into the stree, and the presses de-
stroyed.
Baltimore, Aug. 81.
The agent Of the associated Press with the
army sends the following from Hyattstowu.
Gentlemen from Harper Ferry state that our
troops under Col. Gordon have secured large
quantities OF -four and unground wheat, in
Guiding five hundred bushels belonging to the
secession army, at a mill owned by II. A.
Welsch. They also disabled the mill from
gridng for several months to come.
Thara tvara no rahal tr,or,s at . a Eor,y b,,t
there pckets frequently came in. Theie was
supposed to be about five hundred troops at
Charlestown.
Our army is now resting where the cli-
mate is salubrious and water excellent In
telligence from the other side of the Potomac
shows that the rebels have withdrawn to Lees
burg all their regular forces from Charlestown,
Winchester and othes points above, and con-
centrating them at Leesburg, where the army
numbers from II 900 to 10000,
The rebels have taken to pieces at Martins
burgh. five locomotives belonging to the Balti-
more and Ohio r. r. and were to make an at
tempt yesterday to transport them to Stras-
road.
GRATToN, Aug. "a.
Last evening while Gov. Thomas was adj
dressing crowd in front of a Hotel at Cum
berland. some secessionsts raised a disturb
auce which resulted in their being driven
home and the destruction of the Alleghanian
office, secession newspaper.
This morning the train bound west which
bad Gov, Thomas on board, when about s
miles this side Of Cumberland, came sudden
ly several cross ties thrown across the
track and at the same time a number of arm
ed men were seen rapidly descending neigh
boring hill The engineer increased the
speed Of the Locomotive and succeeded in
throwing the ties of the track with but little
damage to the engine. Some federal scouts
then fred into tho train it is supposed by
mistake but without doing any damage. The
design of the seeessionists was to take Gov.
Thomas prisoner.
WASHINGTON, Aug. rs.
The following order has ust been publish
ed by the Postmaster General
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
Aug. "a. 1861
Tho President Of the United States directs
that his proclamation Of the 10th inst, inter-
dieting commercial intercourse with the So
called Confederate States, shall be applied to
correspondence with those states, and has do
vol,ed upon this department the enforcement
Of 80 much Of its inlordict AS relates to such
this department will, therefore. without fur
thor instruction, lose no time in putting an
end to written intercourse with those states,
by causing the arrest Of any express agents
or other persons who shall, after the promul-
CATION Of this order. receive letters to be car
ried to or from those states. and will seize all
such letters and forward them to this depart
ment. (Signed,) NJ. BLAIR,
Postmaater General
The arrest Of Mayor Berrett and his remov-
al hence, produced some sensation but no sur
prise, that military measure having previously
been expected. 1t was not for reason merely
that he refused TO take the oath of loyalty as
an ex-ofiioio member Of the Board of Police
authorized by Congress. There were other
grounds good and sufficient TO the govern
ment for the proceedings A guard has been
temporarily placed over his house where his
family still remain.
BRIDGRPORT, Aug. 25.
In cleaning out the Farmer, the U. S. mail
bag was found, filed with papers addressed
TO leading secessionists in Alabama, Georgia
and other Southern States also some 900
bilets and some curious letters were discover
ed, exposing the treason Of politicians in Hart