Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-06-11


Sims Nasonic f.,t.rnitv Mercantile Associa.
tion Firo 0enortmant T1vnboranbieal Union.
aIl tbo ReneycIInnt Societies 10 do honor 10 the
,onn,o13or 40 ;Ilnstrious dead
AZ Gatto,o Groye tho services wcro conduct
Oh b. Rishon Dngg,p who delivered n brief hut
cloo1ont ora +;on on tho character Of tho de- /
ceosed r., di.natchos IN various towns in
'diF.,ont rarfs IF tbo State WE le IN that nusi- I
mess was sns,ondod and rho dov aunronriatelv
observed
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Washington, June 6, 1t having been report +,
cd that large number Of arms had been stored /
in IIayana under tie protection Of the British !
flag for the Confederate States, Consul o3hut- .
eide was directed to Inquire into Tho subject. \
letter has Just been received from him in which
he SAYS the matter had previously engaged his
attention. He had found that alieIQ uui.ous Of
war brought there as merchandise 'mus b3 i'm
mediately deposited in Government ware
house, and be sold thence only By express per-
init from the Captain General himself, It
would be impossible to land the number OF RI
les specified namely 100000, without the
knowledge OF the Government, and the author
tiles Of their own accord would be extremely
unwilling 10 permit the Illicit importation Of
such large amount Of arms to the Island Of
Cuba. Besides, he had the assurance Of the
Captain General that it will not be permitted.
A Spanish house had ordered in Belgium TO-
600 rifles, with view to speculation in the
present prices. As this house has failed, tho
Consul prcsumes that the order will not be
filled. lie is under the impression that few
OF the rejected muskets OF the Spanish army
have been sold there at public auction. These
are all that have gone from Havana to South
ern ports Tor the use OF the Rebels
The Navy Department to-day received dis
patches from Lieut., Craven, commanding the
steamer Crusader, dated Key West, May 9th.
lie says en- the l4th the steamer SulcaRHee,
late the PGmpTo, arrived there IRON New Or
leans under the proclamation OF the blockade,
us also the order Of the Secretary Of the Treas
nry lie denied her clearance to the ports
OF the seeded States, and refused to permit
her return to New Orleans. lie offered to
clear hei for New York, which oierwas declined.
lie therefore detained her for the use Of the
Government, and the Captain rcliuquished the
command.
The Suwanaee belongs to the same company
VINO loaned their steamer Rusk to the parties
who seized the Sfar q ne 6est. Lieut. era
yen eouiesSeS' WIN some Qegree OF satisfaction,
In being thus able to iplict On that party re-
tahati9n for using their own steamer. Lieut..
Duncan was placed in command, and sent to
search for the bark Mystic, about which so
much anxiety was felt. lie fell in with her At
Key West, on the 23I.
An order having been received from CO..
Brown for troops and stores Tor Fort Pckens
Lieut.. Duncan took the Sucaan6e, with seventy
soldiers and i full freight Of stores of various
kinds, for That Fort.
Notwithstanding the Southern reports to the
contrary, i.appears, from Capt. Adams and a
letter to the Navy Department dated Nav Doth
that great preparations had been made to attack
Fort Pickeus, which, at that time, was hourly
expected. He dispatched the Wyandotie to
Key West to bring down troops, and afterward
placed her in position where she could render
the most aid Previous to that time Col Adams
informed Gen Bragg that the port was strongly
bockaded and vessels would ne dcalt with no
cording to tie laws against violating blockade.
Gen. Bragg. in reply said he considered this
notification as virtual Acknowledgement of
both the existence and Independence of the
| Confederate States. lie asked Col Adams 10
please consider the harbor as closed against all
boats and vessels of the United States as he
should not permit any 10 enter. eycent Col. Adj.
ans dispatch boat. under white ilag. To this
Col. Adams did not respond
The Public Departments to-day have been
draped in mourning and win be- closed to.mor.
row as a mark of respect TO the memer+ Of Sem
ator Douglas.
The district Court met to-day for the pur.
pose Of taking action touching t6e several nrize
cases brought,o this jurisdiction for settlement.
/ Those of the Gso K1oy from, Thomostown and