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The following is the card of Col. Lemue
B. Piatt

The following is the card of Col. Lemuel
g. Piatt
To Wy FELLOW CIrHgSs.-Being directed By
the Hon. Simon Cameron, Secretary Of War, 50
enlist and organize regiment Of Cavalry il the
State of Vermont l shall establish Recruiting
officers in ten different localities il this state,
where I am satisfied c5mpsny viii Immediately y
enlist. consisting of Captain, First Lieutenant,
! second Lieutenant First Sergeant, Company
Quaryer3iaster Sergeant Serge7nts, CorpOrsis,
> Du-llrs, F2rricrs and E!acas Rciths, Ssddler,
l WAGNER and I ? Privs;es.
The Regiment Will consist 81 Colonel, Lieut..
Colonel. Major, AdjotzRt, l Regimentsl
Qlar,eT-mls:er, ] Surgeon, / Assist Surgeon,
Sergeant Major, / ke5iRentai Quarter Master
Sergeant, l Eegimental CoTmissary Sergeant, !
Hospital Steward, 2 Principal Musicians, i6 Mu-
s.c.ans fer Band and 10 Con- plaies Of 80 officers
and men each.
The Uniforms Horses Horse Equipments &c 8.
for each Company will be furnished as fast as
sucb Conp.nies are mustered into service. The
officers. non-commissIoned officers, and privates
Organized as above set forth, WILL in all respects,
be placed on the too ing to pay and allowances,
Of similar corps of the Regular Army. Their
allowances for clothing will be 49, per month,
and the cost Of transportation from the place Of
muster to the place of rendezvous will be paid by
the Quarter Master at the latter station.
The regiment will be organized with all possible
expedition. Any inform Ition respecting the or
ganizltion Of the Regiment be obtained Of
Governor Fairbanks a, st. Johnsbury, Of Adju-
tant General Baxter at his office in Rutland, or Of
the Commandn: Qficer at Burlington
LEMUEL B. PLArr.
Burlington, Sept II, 1861.
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Meserve was killed outright by tie bursting Of
shell. W. II. Coburn was mortally wounded by
the same shell. Newell Kingsbury wa struck
with bullet from one Of the shells and ba5ly
wounded in the hip, but not mortally.
Several others were slightly wounded or met
with narrow cselpes. Orderly A. C Armington
was injured slightly in the knee by bomb burst
! ing on the ground near hi. feet. c. c. Meader
was struck in the forehead by bit of she'll A
shell passed between the avn and body of Private
Parker, barely grazing his arm and carrying away
some ef hl, coat Another she'll struck the gun
of private Fowler and glanced of, damaging his gun
considerably, bat injuTing him rome, except to
blacken his face well with powder Sergeant
Farnham while skirmishing, was shot in the ankle
Captain Corbin narrowly escaped from shell
that burst a few feet above his head
Meseryo and C0Iburn were intelligent men
and good soldiers. Coburn's father (Zerah Col
burn) in his day, something of mathemati
cal prodigy, and was at one time professor If
mathematics in Norwich University. Their loss
viii be felt il the company and regiment.
=. The firing Of the rebels was very bad--oihcr-
wise we should have suffered much more. They
seemed to take peculiar pleasure in firing at the
ambulances. They might, however, have mis-
taken our ambulances for ordnance wagons as
ihOy are different in appearance from those used
by the government.
The men behaved admirably under fire, but were
quite dissatisfied that they had no opportunity to
return the fire.
There was a good deal of cheering here last
night after the return Of the men DO not
know exactly for what. There doubtless were de-
cided advantages gained by the movements, which
arc better known to Gen. Mcclellan than to the
rank and file p.
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YANKEE BOURBON.

The Editor Of the Boston Courier is in terror
lest, IN consenting to aid the Government 10
quell the rebellion, he shall be thought to
have become tainted wita Republication.
lie says
ave cannot give cur adhesion, IL the least degree
TO the policy of Republicanism On the contrary,
though we wers never more pairiotic, IRE 'eee
Revo7 less republican than Every day In cur
judgement, is proving moro aad more conolusiyely
that an organization sectional, and with one idea .
like the Republican party, was great mistake
We, therefore, cannot take any step which would
seem to imply than have any thing TO learn,
or any thing to forget upon the subject OF national
politics.
The Bourbons, said Tallcyrand, could
never learn any thing, nor ever forget any
thing. George Lunt Is evidently one OF
kindred stock He will die in the full belief
that Southern Slavery IL one of Heaven s
choicest gifts to man: aod that an attempt
to limit its spread Or power CT in any way
to interfere with it is a mortal sin-one be-
yond forgiveness either in this world or in
the world to come.
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THE STATI, FAIR,

The visitors Of the State Fair on Thurs
day numbered some four thousand, attracted
many of them doubtless by the hope of see
ing and hearing Governor Sprague Of Rhode
Island. Friday the clear sky, pure air
anG mild temperature brought out large
numbers, probably as many more. In the
morning the committee completed their
awards of premiums. In the afternoon the
speakers, Hon. Josiah Quincy, Of Boston,
and Gen. James Wilson of California, came
to the ground escorted by the Rutland Light
Guard, Capt. Ripley. This was the first
public appearance of the company since
their return from the War. ard in the new
uniforms, furnished them just before they
left the service, and with the proficiency
gained in active service, they made very
fine appearance. The speeches occupied the
afternoon. a notice Of which we must defer
until Monday.
There being no rain Thursday, large num-
bers were in attendance at the State Fair -
The cavalcade of horses Was the finest sight
of the day, over one hundred beautiful ami
mails being in the line.
The Daily Herald says - the exhibition Of
horses, cattle and sheep, is uncommonly
good A more particular examination
through these departments yesterday, than
we have before made, convinced US that no
such exhibition of really excellent stock has
ever been seen in the State. There are a
ing all the mort desirable kinds. In regard
to blooded cattle, we may make the
same general remark, that the collection Is
such as has not been seen in Vermont be-
fore. This department attracts q great deal
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Center are building nice church, also a
nice, new school-house both of which will
he ready for use early this fall

From letter from a member Of the ..
Vermont, dated Chain bridge. Sept s."
we extract the following
We are now in General
Smiths Brigade, and in General McClel lan's
Division. We feel confident that we are under
Officer. competent to command an Army; with
Mcclellan we consider ourselves as belonging to
the side that don't march in retreat any more
Our forces are over the River now, throwing up
earthwcrks, pllnting batteries, cutting down tim
Der, &c. We are steadily advancing on the
my very cautiously, planting our batteries within
abou; fre miles Of each other We have fire.
quent skirmishes with the enemy's pickets or
scouts Of cavalry. A Captain Of the 2i Wiscon-
sin Regiment was out yesterday a reconnoitcr-
ing tour suddenly six of the enemy's cavalry came
out Of the woods aud took him their prisoner,
and ordered him to ride on with them. he was
mounted on his own horse. Well, the Captain
oheyod orders until he had followed them about
three-fourths Of a mile, when he .uddenly drew
bis revolver "a true frend) and shot four Of hem
from cut Of their saddles, and very litely out Of
existence. The other two firing after him, wound
ed him in the cheek and in his body, but this
did not halt our brave Wisconsin hero, on he came
into camp bleeding very badly from his wound,
but cool though no had been out after forage.
Such men are the kind Of men for our army. and
such examples are the kind fo5 US to pattern
from.
We shall undoubtedly have a fight before you
get this, getting the enemy into close
quarters they must fght or surrender at any rate
and that very soon. can't tell you how strong
our orces are in this Division, but believe me
when l say the country as far I can see is one
complete boGy Of troops,-a sufficient quantity one
would suppose to quiet a nation think with
Mcclellan we are bound to quarter in Richmond
within two months from date. We feel like fight.
ing more every day; the late victory Of Gen.
Butler has in fact put new life in u.s. At present
our Regt is in very good health; our Surgeon ard
Assistant Surgeon are in every way deserving Of
praise for their never tiring efforts to heal and
comfort the afflicted
II 7 Il
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Prof. j. Rice has f.IsI up bis Band.
which is detailed = accompany the FH-h
Vermont Regim m3ut, as i1.,5@+.
j. Rice, Montpelier. L-ai.t, Albert 1.
Wood STAFFORD Franklin SJNjeS. Frank
lin F. 7. Bickf5rd. Montpelier \. D.
Morse. Hartford; Z. Carpenter, >. Johns
bury, T. ?. Robinson, Stowe Gorge II.
Fuller, Montpelier; lorenzo Dow, Stanford;
f. Wells, Waterbury; Geo. II. Rand, Hart
ford Justus Sargent, Hartford George c.
Perkins, Hartford David Goodwin. Mont
pelier; W. W. johnson, Brad, Henry
Keeler, Hydepark; b. SowIes, Frlnkln; j.
c. Dow. Stratfjrd W. ID. Stevens, Crafts
bury; W Dodge, Montpelier.
The above are all old players, and five or
six Of them formerly leaders of brass bands.
They are to be furnished with new inStru-
ments of the very best manufacture, and are
to be neatly and appropriately uniformed
from the establishment of 5. c. WO1lson of
this place. Each member Of the band is to
be furnished with sword - tIat they
can not only furnish good music Tor ,be
regiment, but can defend themselves in case
of an attack. Is so1n as their instruments
and uniforms are received, we expect to see
them on parade. Y hen they Will be ab!e to
speak for themselves. We have no doubt
that the verdict viii Ii viii be made up in
their case will be - acquitted hoH0raJ y, -
Wq'ton's Journal.
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THE HARVEST or DEATH.-Dr. Lyon, Brig
ade Surgeon under General Lyon at the bat
lie OF Wilson Creek, was witness to the fol-
lowing extraordinary incident - a tall
rebel soldier waved large aud costly scces-
sion flag dcfantly. when cannon ball struck
him 10 the earth, dead. A second soldier
instantly picked up the PROSTATE fag, and
waved 1t again second cannon ball shat
tered his body. A third soldier raised and
waved the flag, and a third cannon ball
crashed into his breast and he fell dead. Yet
the fourth time was the flag raised, the SOL
der waved 1T, and turned to climb over the
lerce with it into the woods. AS ne stood
astride the fence moment, balancing to
keep the heavy flag upright, a fourth cannon
ball struck him In the side, cutting kim COM
pletely IN tl0o, so that oDe-halt of his body
iell ON one side Of the fence and the other
half the other side, while the flag itself
lodged ON the fence, and was captured a few
minutes afterward by our troops. Our troops
captured three rebel hags, but lost none. .
Hartford Press.
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Co1Tox IN HE E. lSDrEs.-A letter from
the Straits of Molucca to a gentleman in
Boston says "a In connection with affairs
at home, it may be interesting to you to
learn that gentleman from Georgia who
has been domiclliated with US for month +,
who is practical cotton planter, and has to
previously been making an examination OF the
East Indies for producing cotton. has hxed
upon this region as the best suited for ms
purpose. He has taken large grant Oh
land from the government, with the promise
of as much more as be may require ana
will at once start plan tation.. lie Is con.
yinced of the feasibility of raising the pest
long staple cotton here, OF equal quailty,
and at much less cost than IN america. For
the quality he produces samples gathered
hv b;S own hand, from trees of several years
ago w which have produced enormously with
ont anv cultivation, (this would seem to set.
tIe the question of deterioration.) With
respect to cost, his advantages are obvious.
BE saves the entire capital invested in land
and negroes, with all its trouble and risk,
he gets excellent labor. self-fed, for fifty dol
lars per annum. There are no accident ts to
our seasons, and he can raise three crops In
two years, while tree cotton bears tor many
years without renewal.
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CHAIN BRIDGg. Sept. /.

Yesterday, cur forces under tho immediate COM
mand OF General Smith, made a reconnoisance
and sGrrey Of the region about Lewinsville.-
There were several thousand infantry be-
sides the artillery aud cavalry. They went
out about seven O'Clock in the morning and
passed. some distance beyond Lewinsvi lie on the
roads both 20 Falls Church and Vienna Skin
mishers were thrown out on either side to prevent
surprise. The survey Of the region was effected
TO the satisfaction of the commanding officer and
the forces were ordered to return. The skirmi,h,,
ers had been called in, and they had proceeded
nearly mile on their return when the enemy
made their first demonstration. Their gus
opened on our lines from the woods on the side
the very point which our skirnishers had explored
only few hours before. Our artillery wa, or
dcred to reply. and in a short time silenced the
enemy's guns with considerable loss-we are una
BILE to determine how great. But meanwhile our
lines had suffered considerably from this Gre that
had como upon them so suddenly. The Indiana
18th regiment lost the greater number-it is said,
eight killed, bat probably not so many.
Our own regiment suffered next worst-the loss
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-09-20

RtrLECr DEEPLY-JUDGs WrsrLY.-Ths fol-
lowing has in it the germ Of great truth, and
people in general woull DO we'll % ponder sori-
ously upon it. The loss Of health Is not the work
of a moment, or the immediate effect Of disease
upon the system, for nature acts not by sud len
reyulsionS, or shows couseq uences without an c
tive cause. few months, perhaps a single one,
may suffice to lay the foundation Of p cOmplica-
tion Of disorders, for disease Is secret it
iusilious in Its operations. As the Ivy ontwines
tue Oak for protection, but eycntually destroys its
stalwart supporter, 50 disease gradually under
mines the constitution unseen aud untet, till the
health is irreirievably lost or ruined beyond re-
demption. i slight Insignificant cold neglected az
the commencement frequently terminates in asth-
ma, bronchitis, consumption, or some other !atai
complaint which will defy the most skillfll prac-
titioner. In this class Of diseases DR.. Holloway,
the renowned traveller and physician, has lad the
most extensive practice in this or any other age,
and consequently his Pills and Ointment have hat
a greater success than any other medicines 10 the
annals Of science. Dr. Hol oway does not assert
his remedies will give relief after all other means
have failed but he confidently states that in incpi
ent stages Of consumption, asthma, bronchitis,
dptheria and diseases of the throat and chest his
Pills and Ointment will effect decided and per
manent cure The Pills act on the tloO +, and
neutralize the virus which depraveS it, and at the
same time they reytalize and lnylSorate It. Inc
Ointment absorbed through the skin ss meat in
bibes salt prevents the progress OF diseases Of the
lungs in tho early stages Of consumption and also
removes the phlegm which ob5tructs respiration in
asthma or bronchitis. Thousands in every part Of
the civilized world have been cured Of these dis
eases by the Pills and Ointment after all other
means had been exhausted without success
Weekly Christian Watcbm4r.
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THE SUMTER NOT WRECKED.-Capt. King,
of the brig Northman. reported condemned
at Surinam, came passenger in the British
brig Muscovado, which arrived at Baltimore
Sept. IL, and states that the pgiyateer Sum
ter arrived at Surinam Aug. 10, and was at
anchor there on the Odd. The authorities
there, if they obey the orders Of the Dutch
Government. can prevent her leaving the
port.
The Sumter was reported to have been
wrecked on the Goth ult.
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: IIoUoR LAW IN RUTLAND.-On Wednesday
night 4 large quantity, report says ffty-two
barrels, of liquor was seized and "spilled"
at Rutland. The affair caused no little ex-
citement, although the Rutland Herald ,usu-
ally an industrious chronicler of homo news,
fails to mention it.
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LIEUT.. SEAToN, Of Capt Weston's compa-
ny Of Sharpshooters, was in town Friday.
The company Is assembled at West
Randolph, with fall ranks, numbering l05
men, and exceedingly anxious to get to
Washington before the srca. battle comes
off. They were to take the oath Of ale siance
that day, and probably start for the
general rend,zyous Of the regimen: at Wee
hawken, Nj, Saturday, going by way Of
New London.
The Vermont company Will not be the
least distinguished in that regiment, either
for accuracy Of practice, OF general -ood be-
hayior and bravery. Thy ere stoUt COM
pany, and almost al men Of character and
acknowledged worth .a The towns from which
they come.
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Recruiting Is now going on actively.
Capt. G S Blodgott, Assistant Quarter
master General, has orders from the Depart
ment to purchase under the direction OF Col.
Plat, the horses and equipment for the Re
siment, which are to be procured, 20 far as
may bo, in she State The first cost of fitting
out the Regiment viii be about $3.50, goo.
1t viii rendezvous at Burlington.
\ recruiting office tor the Regimen has
been opened by Mr. Platt ia American Hotel
block in this place
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-09-20

THAvALRY KcIMEN1-The time allow
cd by the War Department for the formation
of the Vermont Cavalry Regiment Is none
too long-forty days from the Cd Of Septemb-
er-but the ranks will be full within the
time The following recruiting Off -ors have
been appointed by Col. Platt
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DEATn OF Ex-Gov. cGs.-Ex-Gov.
George n Briggs. of Massachusetts,, died at
Pittsfeld last week, in consequence Of the
wound received few days ago, by the acci-
dental discharge of loaded gun His age
was 65, last April. A. a private citizen, as
q member Of the bar, as a representative in
Congress for Il years in succession, as Gov
eTnor Of the State cf Massachusetts, from
1913 till 1851 and in all his public relations,
he had the unwavering respect and conf
dence Of all who knew him. The Boston
Journal concludes notice Of him as follows
Since his retirement from the Chief Mag
istracy, his political services have been con
fined to his membership in the last State
Constitutional Convention, where his c0unsels
were exceedingly influential. But to the
day Of his death be was active in every
good word and work. which came within
his sphere. When he was in Congress he
was devoted to the Temperance question, and
his p-rsoull influence in this respect was
known to be of much value lie was often
called to lecture before lyceums, when he
never failed TO inculcate the best lessons of
political and moral bearings. He was an
active and devoted Christian, with heart and
hand ready to cooperate in every good enter
priSe-being a member OF the Baptist denom-
nation, and Icgarded as one OF their best and
ablost men. For 10 OF l. years be was
President Of the Baptist Missionary Union,
their great foreign missionary association.
lie was also President Of the American Tract
Society at Boston-which Office he hsld from
May, 1889 lie was ever great friend Of
Sabbath Schools, and took deep personal
interest In that cause.
In all the relations Of private life-as hus-
band, father, neighbor, business man and
Briggs was singularly
exemplary. 1t was in hurrying to help
neighbor that he met with the accident
which cost him his life. lie was very en-
gaging in department, having dIgnifed and
genial presence-plain, but frank and kindly
in all his ways. His disposition was naturally
happy, and the steady pursuit of noble
ends tv noble means" seemed to irradate his
whole intercourse with his tellowmen. Mas
sachusetts, from her Puritan days to the
present, has had few brighter ornaments
than George n. Briggs, and none Of more
sp0tless character.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-09-20

MAINE ELECTION. Gov. Washburn's ma
jority in the State is expected to be about
1000. The Union majority against Dana
will foot up in the neigh borhood of 10000.
The Democratic vote will reach somewhere
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PUBLIC DOCUMENTS. - Hon. HOMER E.
ROYCE and Hon. PoRrUs BAXTER have sent
US important public documents, for which
We are obliged.
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A new Post Office has been established in
huntington; called Huntington Center, y
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The CharleG.on Mercury says that men.
the crew of theJeff. Davis, have been arrested
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many more, was yet erpected BY oil as no i'm
probable or distant occurrence. The Duke
o. Newcastle, the premier, is believed 10
have hesitated whether he should not en-
brace the Pretender's cause, and George the
second was said to have packed up his pre-
clOus elects and sent them TO the Royal
Yacht to be ready for a start. The day on
which the apj roach of the rebels to Derby
was made known in London was long remem-
bered as ths BLACK FRIDAY. ard Lord Stan
hore sums up the matter with the opinion
that II Charles Whose forces never exceeded
e,UOO,and these misegably armed and Clothed,
aud uuprovIded with everything requisite fJr
success) had marched onward from Derby,
he ,con'd hare gaiEed the B,qtish THRONE t.
1t Is true, "ue adds. II am far from thinking
that he would long have held it." This may
be or may not be, but one would think that,
with the recent memory Of events like these,
our brethren beyond the water might mode
rate the scorn with which they comment oI
the IA ic OF cur volunteers, and hesitate BE-
lone they lier from il th0; " the the bubble
OF democracy has bulst.'' / say recent
memory foT Charles Edward was born bat
t-irty-si1 years before Fdrniam, who was
to the Prince Of Wales. in Bos-
ton, last October, and his wife was living in
my time at Florence, here she died il 1924
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RoBBIRY.-Mr. Balallee of Center Rutland
had his watch and sixty dollars in money
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[Our Army Correspondence.
FROM THE THIRD REGIMENT.

II J. B..