The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-01
News by Mail.

Rutland. Aprl oo.
The First Regiment will rendezvous ut this
place on Thursday, and will leave for Washing
ton IN Saturday of this week.
Gov. Fairbanks and several officers OF me
United States Army are in town.
r@ Trenton N. j, April 80
The extra session of the Legislature cohVeneo
to day at twelve o'clock All the SENATORS
were present, but seven members of the House
were absent. The Governors message was
received and read He recommends loan OF
50 900 900 at per cent, and State loan OIL
500 0O,-aIso the repair OF the State Arhs
| and the purchase of 10000 stands OF arms
field pieces and munitions. He also recon.
mends the raising of regiments for State service.
to be held subject to the call of the General
Government, also provisions for tho defence OF
the Southern part of the State by fortified
ports or entrenched camp, The message IN IN
able and eloquent document, and was received
with loud applause from members and sPecta-
tors. The Legislature is commencing business,
and the necessary bills will be passed without
delay. All four of the New jersey regiments
are now here, and receiving their arms and
uipments. A large number of vessels are
now ready in the canal, and the troops will Do
sent off 10 morrow
Some Virgirian papers quietly hint at the
formation of large military camp III the v'cn-
ity Of the town of Duniries near the Potomac,
about Is mules below Alexandra. New mill
tary companies recently arrived at Alexandria,
are believed to have been transferred thither.
BosroN. April 3Oth.
The brig St. Mary was seized by the Collec-
tor to-day. She had on board 500 kegs OF pow
der.
WASHINGTON, April 80.
Senator Hunter, W. G. Rives. w, d Preston,
and Judge Camden and BrockenbrJugb, have
been appointed by the Virginia Convention as
delegates to the Southern Congress.
The Virgianla convention has passed an ord
nance establishing Navy of Virginia, and au-
thorizes the banks to issue one and two dollar
ing craft on their guard. The light vessels at
Cape Henry ana Charles show no light
HARRISBURG, April %.
Full preparations are being made here t" put
up the bridges ON the Northern Central Rail-
road. The Pennsylvania Central has loaned
or presented the Government with II number of
frames for iron bridges, which they have always
ready to replace bridges destroyed or burnt on
their roads. Two hundred and fifty cArpen-
tiers, and other wagon men have been quietly
concentrated at York since Saturday They
will be protected by troops as they ADVANCE -
Five Regiments are now lying organized at
lamp Curtin, and they will probably move to-
morrow to York The intention is to guard
every bridge with troops clear through to Bal
timore. When the troops reach that polnt
they will attempt to pass around Baltimore and
reach the Relay House at the junction Of the
Washington and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads
That point should they reach it, they will hold
permanently.
CnAABERsBURG, Pa April 20.
A test vote in the Maryland Legislature to-
day on secession. resulted-Yeas 13-nays So.
That kills secession.
A Washington dispatch to the Commercial
says that Union Convention will be held ut
Wheeling, May 18Th, composed of delegates
from Western Virginia. The secessionlsts will
attempt to concliate by granting the demand
to tax slaves as property.
There were not more than 1000 Virginia
troops at Alexandria A pri goth, and they were
poorly supplied with provisions.