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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-17

year at the rate of eight mighty dollars PEI
day, is it strange | was bewlldered We are
told that Washington is city Of magnificent
distances | believe it, The distance from here
is SO magnifcently great that have had chance
TO 20 to it but twice since arrived in the land
OF Dixie. The avenues are magnificent in
length, and from the Presidents House, or
Treasury buildings to the Capitol, neccssitates
the use OF a carriage; and found the bills al
the hC ,e were magnificent in distance beyond
all common ones and we humble soldiers were
Obliged 10 travel a magnificent distance from
the ground floor to our lodging rooms
THE RESULT OF a FoRAClNG EXPEDITION,
The party that went out to-day have Just re-.
turned, bringing 100 wagon loads Of corn, oats
and -four, and three prisoners, 29j0 bushels "a
corn and some 80 loads Of hay in the mass
They saw only two Of the enemy, and they were
making most lengthy tracks for the wood
THE VERMONT DELEGATION VISIT TIE CAME.
To-day Senator's Foote and Collamer, with
Members Walton, Morrill, and Baxter have paid
our camp q visit, and right welcome were they
There was kind word for all and they seemed
to appreciate to the iuil extent our services ANA
oGr needs. There appeared to be ia willingness to
hear our stories, vastly different from one have
mentioned before, who has the ightng title %
his name with the advantage Of perfect safety,
quite a desideyaum in thcso troublous times.
An officer Of home guards il a very safe position
especially when tie home they guard is rs IA
north as Vermont yet the title Captain, Color
mel, or General is just as great and begins with
capital just as much as that Of him wearing
his life out lighting the enemy They took
dinner with US, partaking Of our humble fare
with as much gusto as they would the magnif
cent dinners at Willard's or Browns They
examined the grounds, the tents, and kindly
asked US was there anything they could do Tor
US if so command them. They were willing
and anxious to make US comfortable and happy,
and their honest carnesness did much to disa-
buso us OF the idea that Vermont had quite for
saken us, and fully convinced us that there was
only one Gen Geo. f, Davis among the titled
ones that visited US from the land Of Green
Mountains, our home H. Of D.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-17
a Song Of DaliYeranoe.

A Port ROYAL correspondent Of The Ne" lork
Express gives IN interesting account oi an eA-
ularing expedition sent out by Gen. Sherman -
get soundnes of the creeks between Hilton Is
land and the mainland, and make a general
reconnaissance The incidents Of the passage are
thus graphically described
As we sailed on toward Spanish Wells, the
place on Hilton Island from which we were TO
return to our rendezvous Of the night before, it
was nearly the dusk OF evening. May river and
Mckay creek wero both piacid and rho CLEAN,
of burning cotton-houses tell across their silent
waters All up and down the stream no sign OF
life was perceptible, whore month ago small
boats and steam craft were constantly plying
no planters house on the shore was occupied
no planters boat put out into the water the
negro quarters were Illuminated by the glare OF
the conhigrations and the long lines OF their
squaid huts looked in the cleaning like tents
Illuminated by camp fires The black oarsmcn
chuckled with infinite slee at the evidence Of
Southern fear. They finally broke out into
singing as they rowed, and in their strangely
plaintiye minor strains expressed satisfaction
in ulterance. The uttrrancc was not, however,
altogether uncouth Though the jargon at lr,t
seemed 30 utterly incomprehensble thai we
bles after a while ! e,herency was evident, ami
the blacks themselves SAID they were singing
sper.tual hymns; the word Joy was ircquatly
repeated in ,ae peculiar refrain. And 80 these
fugityes, escaped iron, bondage, served the con
quec0y5 of their former masters, along tine Wa.
ters they had so often crossed when slaves and
sang songs full Of significant yet glaintiye cxult-
alton the words Were joyful though the notes
were sad, (or slaves had never learned to sing
in other and triumphant keys) The scene was
The desolation OF war was brought
home most terribly to South Carolina, which
had provoked the war. On her own shores, her
own sons had destroyed her proud storehouses
whose contents were to rule the world on her
own waters the Yankees rode triumphant, borne
by those fugitive slaves whose iealty they had
tauntingly assured us was secure. Slavery,
which might have remained undisturbed had
South Carolina remained loyal, was, without
any act OF the Legitimate government, alarming
ly shaken, if not irreyocably overturned. Those
pantfvo Union notes sung by the children OF
bondage were the death knell of the rebellion,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-17

GgS. HuNrERs PLATTE COUNTY PoucY.-A
committee Of the eitizeus OF Platte County,
Mo-, visited Gen. Hunter on Monday, the 2l.
The General said to them " Tell the Trustees
OF Platte County, that unless they give up ior-
don and his gang, and break M every rebel
camp, that shall send Col Jaanlson over there
with orders to burn every house in the County.
am getting tired of the whole subject"
Com1aHle--" VIII you put that in wti-
ting "
Gen Hater--" will
That bricl iutheryiew satisfied Platte county
and the policy indicated will satisfy Kansas and
the couutry.-Cl ClrGyo Irlbme
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-17

The New York Ilerald's Washington cores
pondont says the order recently issued by Gen.
iIalleck in Missouri. meets with the full appro-
val Of the President and Cabinet, 1t is deemed
highly proper that rebels Of ) Louis should he
to contribute to the support of the
loyal refugees from the interior Of the State
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-17


when worldly cares ana worldly wrongs
have dene Their best TO make me sad
bat let my foot our threshold cross
and once again my heart is glad
for 'Such dranghs OF rare delight
are mine as ear'h put seldom pass'-'
"Aen s'.'ns do"h WIN vie among
'he'g.' horace WIN hs rosy cNeeA'
anu merry sAo1t' ''eF Hf't 20 meet me-
anu over ''oo' 1'',' "'''o'H 2 io''s
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wy VIE uP
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N'u ''e''p''t ''''i ~ ',"y '"Hus'
" ~" '"s' inquiries "''s '"''' ''1'"
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J" ''e'' 'AN'' '''s'' '''N = "''''''
w. s''.' 'e 'ou'' '"'''''s f'an''
to 'eh .N'' '''"e c"es'"A pleasures
"s'n"'u'' Tue boys nave 'elhfd my coat
i- D comes inc o'nh.' my stare
ls' 4Nl' 'f'As 70 'se 'hsm fhHs-s4i
'"' '''S ~ ''N'' J." ''' army
ABOUT 'hc'f steAm'"s lfeh'heS ela7'cF.
se5 crystals Weii into my eyes,
And silent thanks send to heaven,
50 gratitude o'eriiows my heart
wv ''' ''-'' -''Ns gwen
Whole heaps OF books A nd mixtures soon
a. dinner. done engage attention
Aud while t,s eider eb,ldrepco
Tbei,t,.t, t,a,.,.y, 400, t,,-.,.,ia.
rostinva,,ny or men a tale.
Bat. sbould the mnss nr,,, GAS. ~ .,,,., mo
10 a., hr,v. ...,s. .I.s.,..t i.,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-17

Was drawn by some Railroad employee. and
as it well expressed the true sentiments Of eycry
soldier, it also riyeted my attention The pic.
ture was well drawn locomotive, with the
words, Z" Union Line " on the boiler plate Be
hind was a train Of care, decorated with Aags.
and the wole train was represented as being IN
der way. going atfall speed, 5elIrngng, whis.
tie blowing, and banners lying Everything
was complete but the cow-catchcr, and this was
formed by grouping flo Of soldiers IN front Of
the locomotive at " Charge bayoncts, " splen.
did sigu Bat this was not all over the boiler
was a regular Railroad placard " Army train
through 70 Richmond, via Manassas and Bull
ruu-no change OF caro-. Fare as low as by any
other route iimo and money saved
UUcLE san, a. LINCOLN,
Gent sup't Agent"
The only trouble with tat sketch was the
want Of a time table 20 le, ia know the time of
leaving and arriving Buf perhaps the Agent
don't know as well as some ol his conductors
and road masters lIowcYt woll try and not
miss the train.
There were haadrcdsof other sketches. many
o. which war' unique, bu. mos. ot them were
low and uuseemy
IA hAAltibA W hliN ~ J'iI' Lit+t were also
sentiments in prose and verse. written BY sol.
dicrs who were unable to express. their ideas
with pencil and charcoal
Let me give You a f9w Of The more patriotic
ones
Mr. BALL, Excuse me but you're Dam
phool. II you bad not scceelel you might have
lived here in spendour and happiness. But
you, like all your comradeg, have LETT this glori.
Gus Union and now We Pickets have DESTROYED
your house. eat your potatoes, burned your fen
ccs, ruined your crops and farm, ana more than
that, if you escape with your lite your character
viii be ruined and YOU yourself be curse for
ever more For this Unon shall be preserved
aud its banner wave over you, JeE Davis and
every other d-n slave
W. I. BAILEY "
Another
"MR BALL lfyou had taken warning before
it was too late to retrace your Rs YOU might
have been enjoying the comforts If q pleasant
homc. But you have gone 9J far. TO many
eyes are turned upon you 70 allow you to escape
the just indignation Of free and great nation
For while you had the favor Of the officers Of
the army and the navy, ba; now they neither
court your smiles or e.r lolr lrowns
j w. GtRR0W
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11

SLIGHT MIsrAKE-The Morning Call says
Tom Flournoy, of Petaluma. Secessionist,
struck Capt. P. B. Hewlett a Union man. over
the head and feled him to the ground, who,
rising, said he did not wish to fight in that
way, and duel would probably follow"
FloHnoy did, in an unexpected moment,
strike Capt. Hewlett with manzanita club,
which broke at the blow, and the Captain
seizing the half Of it, thrashed DR.. Tom Flour
noy Esq, within an inch of his life-broke his
arm, and made him below like a diminutive
bull Of Bashan-and there won't be any duel
S. F. Tunes.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11

agALso, QUICKSILVER AGENCY.-am
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11

their services being required, he prohibits more
doing so, but tells them TO return home until
they are required
1t is said jeff Davis had ordered troops to
start on the 2eth upon Montgomery at Lynch
burgh, Virginia, there was a disappointment
among the secessonsis in consequence of the
reinforcement of Fort Pickens.
1t is reported that Gen. Harney was arrest
ed at Richmond April 9th, while travelling
There was great fire at Leavenworth, K.
T.. April 81, loss S50,000.
A Cairo dispatch of this morning says the
steamer Westmoreland from New Orleans.
arrived last night Capt. Evans related the
following story that coming up the Mississip-
pI, Thursday night, he desired the pilot to
cross the river to Napoleon, Arkansas, who
did so ; as they approached, the Captain ask
ed il there was any freight, and was answered
that there was a line was put out and the
Clerk went on the wharf and Immediately re-
turned and said~the Wharf Master informed
him that mob was ready to take the boat
Immediately there followed volley from guns,
pistols and stones. Attempts were made to
shoot the Captain of the boat in the crowd
Of passengers balls flew around in all directions,
One ball struck Henry Hamilton, of Memphis,
and entered bis left breast; he died Immediate
y. A fireman was wounded severely. Capt
Evans had his wheels started broke the line
and got off. At Helena, Arkansas, a mob
seized the steamer Mary, Cincinnati boat,
last Friday. and took four hundred barrels of
molasses and large quantity of sugar, rice,
turpentine, etc, and tied the boat up. They
planted cannon on shore and say it shall not
leave.
Five hundred additional troops arrived at
Cairo yesterday.
Efforts are making at Washington to have
Cassius NJ. Clay, and ~ 2. Banks appointed
Major Generals in the U. s. army
President Lincoln has issued proclamation
ordering the blockade of the ports in Virginia,
North Carolina and other Southern States.
Virginia announces she has united herself
with the Southern Confederacy Gov Letch-
er has issued a proclamation ordering the re-
turn of all ships to their owners, except the
steamers jamestown and Yorktown. and dis
countenances all seizures except by legal
authority.
The branch Mint at Charlottesville, n. Car
olna, was seized April 23d, by order of Gov
Ellis.
An excitement was created in diplomatic
circles in consequence of the Presidents proc.
lamation declaring the blockade as blockade
to be respected by foreign nations and must
not only be effective but notice of 90 DAYS
should be given. This has not been done for
fear that trouble may arise with South Amer
lean Powers.
Gen. Lee has ordered the release of General
Harvey.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11
Ferry Notice.

anplv to the Board Of Supervisors of Butte
County at their next meeting for renewal of my
License to keep and run Ferry across Feather
River near 0royiIe. II. B. LATHROP.
MAY l. 1851
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11
Probate Notice.

ALL PERSONS HAVING LEGAL OR EQUI-
"A table demands against the estate of NJ. NJ.
Counts, deceased, late of Butte County California.
are hereby notified TO present the same to the ad-
ministrator thereof, with proper vouchers. within
ten fI0l months from the 21th inst, at the late
residence of said deceased near Chico, or the same
will be forever barred.
?. COUNTS,
Administrator of said estate.
Oroville, April 20, ls6ls-a214w+
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11
WILCOX & GIBBS
Sewing M achine!

Patented June 2, 1857. Re-issued july 10, 1858.
Patented august 10, 1853, and Licensed under
sir patents, olcned seueraLy By Elias Hour, Jr
IVheeler g. Vilson Manu- ufacruing Co., l. NJ
Singer g. Co., and Grouer e. Baker Se,cing Nd
chine Co, therefore possessing, combided, the
merits Of these sererdl Machines.
1T WILL HEM. FELL, RUN. SEAM, STITCH,
BIND AND QUILT.
The points of superiority peculiarly its own in
this Machine may be briefly stated
FIRsT.-The remarkable simplicity and accuracy
of its mechanism manifested in the fact that it is
capable of making. unerringly,
1000 STITCHES A MINUTE!
SEcoND.-It will not drop stitches, and is noise
less in operation.
THIRD-The facility with which the learner may
become expert in operating it, inasmuch as no mis-
take can be made in setting the needle or in regua-
ting the tension.
FoURTH.-A patented device of great utility to
learners has recently been applied for which pre-
vents the possibility OF the machine being in the
wrong direction, or the balance wheel wearing
ladys dress.
FIFTH.-Being made interchangeable in all its
parts, any of them can readily be replaced in case
of accident.
The evidence presented over the signatures of
many of the most influential citizens of Philadel-
phia, (where the machine first introduced, } who
have
The Wilcox s. Gibbs Machine
in use in their families, which may be at the
Office of the Agent. to the effect that it fills in
eminent degree, all the requirements of a family
Machine, and that the stitch made by it is uneX-
ceptionabe, offers satisfactory solution to the
question whether necessity exists for paying
SEVENTY-FIVE TO ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
and upwards for Sewing Machine in order to
secure one that is reliable for family purposes. An
examination of this Machine will satisfy those who
are desirous of supplying themselves with one of
these laborsaving implements, that they have no
longer to wait for the
GOOD,
LOW PRICE,
WELL MADE.
RELIABLE MACHINE.
From the Philadelphia Erening Journal.
" 1t is indeed wonderful production, and for
family nse especially, no other Machine viii bear
any comparison with it..
From the Boston Daily Transcript Sept ist 1859.
q We learn, from reliable authority, corroborated
by an examination OF the article that no Sewing
Machine heretofore introduced has in so short pc
rod acquired such well merited popularity. 1t is
emphatically the good, cheap, Family Machine that
the public have been waiting for.
p. SCHREIBER Agent.
Montgomery St. Orove,
Where Machines are on exhibition and for sale.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11
Notice

A N ASSESSMENT OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
N lars per share was made payable April goth,
1861, and notice given of the same, all the fol-
lowing shares if the is not paid by the
9th day Of June 1851 they will be sold for said as
sessment at the Court House door in Orovllle, az
IL O'Clock A. NJ, on that day Shares No. l, = 8,
rs H. H. H. l6 H. Is 81, %, %, "a, %. 2s, u.
2s, 30, 30, 81, 80, 80, 81, 35, &c.
WM. KLEIN,
President Virgin Quartz Mining Co.
Yankee Hill, May lst, 1851.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11

The LEAvEN REMAINS IN MARYLAND.-Cit-
liens of Cockneyville, Md, were holding a
Union meeting, when two omnibus loads of
Baltimore police and soldiers came up to burn
the bridges 10 the Pennsylvania line. They
were attacked and dispersed by the Union men,
who formed guards and projected the bridges
until the arrival of the Pennsylvania troops
The people south of the Susquehanna are loyal
to the Union, and will assist in defending Hayre
de Grace against the secessionists.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11
LIST OF PRIZES
Lost /!

A NOTE FOR s7l4.37, BEARING DATE JAN
"A uary 18th 1861, payable to Philip Meagher or
order. six months after date. All persons are
warned against purchasing or negotiating for the
said note. WM. R. BROWN.
Oroyille, April 25, '6l,
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11

VOLUNTEER RIFLES OF New EYGLAND-In
the Summer of 1859, the volunteer riAemen of
New England numbered but 500 men. Now
a force of 10000 men, perfectly equipped, are
fit to take the field. This army has its own
cavalry,.its own artillery, and It's engineers, as
well as its battalons of infantry, and was or
ganized before the present national need for its
services occurred. Yet New England is arm
ing and equippng her thousands more, to aid
in maintaining the Government of her love.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11

FIGHT WITH CHISEsE.-At Missouri Bar,
Nevada Co, on Tuesday last, a dispute occur
Cured between Il company of Americans and
some Chinamen, whose claims were adjoining,
which resulted in a desperate fight. One of
the Cinnamon had pick run through his body
going in at his back and out at the breast
and sluce-fork was run through the wrist of
one of the Americans. The fight lasted some
tme and the Cinnamon came out second best
The wounded Chinaman was alive on Wednes-
day evening, but was not expected to recover
The difficulty originated about their claims
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11

UNION MEETING AT CANAXcHE CAMP.-An
enthusiastic Union meeting was held at Ca
manche camp Union Club was formed
We have not yet received the proceedings, or
a COPY of the resolutions. If our friends in the
different camps will send US direct, copy of
all their proceedings we will publish them with
pleasure Old Calaveras is awake she was
always loyal, she will now be faithful to the
Union Calarcrds Chronicle.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11

PRENTICE. Gentlemen secessionists your
movement here is failure. 1t is an abortion.
Don't you see that it is g? Yon can't cram Sc
cessionism down the throats of kentuckians.
q Y ou might as WELL" in the language of a
distinguished member Of the Missouri Legisla-
ture, "try to stuff butter in wild cat, wah a
hot atcl. l."-LouisviHe Journal
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11
0Neshlg 8utte 8etor0
from our Extra of the sth.
T TOUI OIf IAIId UI Illt SUI.
Arrival of the Pony Express---Dates to
April 28th.

FoRr CHURCHILL, May 7th, 7:30 M
The Pony Express has just arrived with
DISPATCHES to the night of April 26th:
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11
NEW SEEDS!

We have Just received via the Isthmus direct
from the reliable seedsmen J. NJ. Thorburn & Co..
of New York, full stock of
The weekly Butte record., 1861-05-11

UNION MINUTE Man. The following are
the articles of agreement of the San Francisco
Union Minute Men:
We, the undersigned, citizens of the United
States of America. of California. and of the
city of San Francisco, in view of the present
difficulties existing between our Government
and some States of the Union that have at
tempted TO sever the bands which have bound
US for many years, agree. for the preservation
of the Union, to form ourselves into an organi-
zation TO be known as the Union Minute Men,
and to hold ourselves in readiness at any mo-
ment to obey all orders emanating from such
officers as may be elected to exercise authority
over US, providing that such orders shall be for
the preservation of the Union.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-18
FRORI WASHINGTON.

WARRINGTON, Sept. 10.
Lieut.. Col. Atwood, Of the 9th Wisconsin
volunteers, was honorably discharged from
service to-day in consequence Of physical
inability to endure the fatigues Of camp
life. His retirement is universally re-
GREETED by the regiment, for he was an able
ofiser in the volunteer service. .e
The following Colonels have been sp-
pointed to take command Of the Kentucky
Volunteer Infantry and Cavalry regiments:
Thos ]. Brsnlstte, 1st Infantry; s. 8.
Fry, I'd Infantry; 8. 7. DoWan, Sd Infant
ry; Frank Wexford, 1st Cavalry. ~ l.
While the Government Of the United
States are doing the best they can under
the rules Of war to take care Of and pro-
tect the health of the rebel prisoners nov
in their possession, JEFF. Davis, or Beau
regard, or johnson, or all of them,
have sent our prisoners to Castle Pinck-
city Of Charleston, s o., where fever pre-
walls extensively at this season of the year.
If cur officers whom they have taken pris-
oners and confined in Castle Pinckney
survive the present season, it will be CON
trary to the we'll known theory Of South
erneTs, for they have always asserted as q
reason why slave labor must be employed,
| that Northerners could not survive the
malaria and fevers that prevail in that
section. The rebels may suppose that the
confinement of officers of be Union army
in Charleston may prove q protection to
that place. We shall see.
Tribune's special: @iis Et1
Last evening the rebels approA ched our
left wing, destroyed several grain ricks,
and poisoned a number Of cattle beloug ging
to Union farmers. Later in the evening,
on false alarm, Ger. Slocum's brigade
was under arms in four minutes. Il turn
ed out that several contrabands had ar.
rived on their masters horses, and some
of our men had struggled in the Bushes.
An intelligent free negro from Fairfax
arrived here who says the greater part OF
the rebels are arriving between Fairfax
and Alexandria, where they have thrown
up bresstWorks.
He heard lawyer Hunter, owner Of hun.
ter's Mills, say that the rebels would tax
/ Arlington Heights and Alexandria with
100000 men. and from there shell Wash.
ington. '''~
After the fight at LeEinsville, Beaure
/ gard was sent for to bring reinforcement
from Manassas, as they feared he wouIC
oVerpoWer them. he came with cOnsid
cradle body of troops
Owing to information received by thl
Post Office Department that the Hanniba
and st. Joseph Railroad is entirely unpre
tected from the rebels at st. Joseph, and /
in their hsnds, 1t hiss ordered the CaiifoT
mia mail to be carried via Davenport an,
Council Bluffs. The Department has ais
received information that all the officer
and employees of the Overland Msi1 Com
pany are rebels ao.. ca 8