The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-11
a Change in Rebel Plans.

The pleasant correspondent of the Boston
Journal writes as follows, under date of Wash.
inE(6n, Sept. S.
MIEhaye throughout maintained that it was the
IN htion of the rebels to attack Washington
r. N mind all the indications, all the move-
mon6 and preparations have pointed to such
purslpse, but now see indications that they
have changed their plans suddenly. 1t may be
thst / am mistaken, and that before twenty-lour
hours have passed the conflict may be raging
To-day have had long reconnols ance Of their
ill., and there seems to be far less activity than
W. manifested on Monday and Tuesday. They
AZ i6tiil in position at the several places occu-
lid last week, and it may be that having Sc
lcuy6da front they are diligently at work tlllng
upNith troops aud supplies, preparatory to the
GRAND ATTACK, but from rumors traced to various
sources, it is evident that the loss Of uatteras
Inlet has been terrible blow.
mo more TROOPS will be sent North from the
Gsiif States anu under the panic which IS
sweoping along the sea coast there is probabll-
itys that states, putting into operation the State
rights doctrine---that the State is more than the
Confederacy, that to defend the State is the 1lss
duty--wll recall the troops now IN thc Cohleu-
crate arm Weeks ago 1 Indicated thaG such
would he the result from the nature OF Things, II
,envern,nent were to threaten the coast; and
thinlt8we are to see it. There Is no cohesion IN
the Confederacy they hang together Tor the
time being but with no common bOno Vi uiillJ
the first lar must shake them apart. We shall
soon see Ii 1t is not So
Sickness, which prevails to an alarming ex-
tent in their camy, may have something 70 90
viii lthc change, if it be change. Ine &C
commits which reach us reveal q sad state OF al
fairs How can it be otherwise They have
nnlv Aour. fresh beef and bacon salt is scarce,
clothing deficient, tents few, water poor. lhey
have hard work and poor wages. 1her hopes
IRE Evidently not 50 sangune as formerly ana
withga sinking of spirits come disease. IL Is
we'll Known in army medical science, that dls-
aster,. defeat, or discouraglng prospects nave
much to do with producing disease whlle on
tie other hand, success is an excellent meoiclne
q tonic which keeps men out OF the hoSpl'''! ana
id the ranks. The rebels are certainly having a
hardItim Of it just now
The Manassas correspondent of the Louisville
Courier, under date Of Aug. n, writes, " This
afternoon counted volleys fired over 3 graves.
Every day we have muffled drums and the sol
emn march. Disease IS by long odds too COM
mon and too fatal in our camps. A painful de-
gree IF mortality prevails. On Sunday pro-
cecded to the junction to procure coffin, and
found Is orders ahead of me. In contrast there
is comparatively little sickness in the Federal
camps. doubt if any army ever existed more
freefrom disease than ours. Great vigilance is
exercised by the sanitary department, and were
itnot for the abuse which soldiers give to their
stotnactls in devouring unripe fruit, and especi-
ally eating green corn, there would be but lit
tie sickness.