Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-10-31

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their camp equipage and many prisoners. The
federal loss is only trfng, but cannot at pres
ent be ascertained.
From Kentucky.
TIE REBELS REFUSED.
We have received interesting particulars of
the attack of Zollicoher on Camp Wild Cat,
about forty miles below Camp Dick Robinson,
Monday Oct. 81. Zolcoffer's force numbered
5000 infantry, 800 cavalry and one battery
of artillery. The first attack was made about
l / o'clock in the forenoon, at two points, and
was CALAMITY repulsed by the National troops
under Coils. Gorrard and Schaft. Another at
tack was made about o'clock in the afternoon
which was also repused, and scattering fire
was kept up until 3, when Zocofer drew off
The National forces numbered only 5000, but
they had a decided advantage in the position,
and were probably much stronger numerically
than Iollicofer had supposed, as the position
had been but recently strengthened.
The Lower Potomac closed.
The rebel blockade of the Lower Potomac may
now be considered perfect, but few vessels pas
sing their batteries, and those only because
they are hardly worth wasting ammunition up
on. Commander Craven has informed the Ma
Wy Department that he is unable to open navi-
CATION with the vessels under his command.
Embroidered by their success in lnterrupting
the navigation OF the Potomac for National YES
sells, the rebel steamer George Page, which has
for months been lying up Aqua Greek awaiting
her opportunity has now ventured out upon
the Potomac. She was cruising between Ship
ping Point and Transport on Wednesday after
noon, crowded with men, and ran over TO the
Maryland shore once, throwing couple OF
shells towards the position of the Excelsior
Brigade. All the Government transports, it is
understood, have gone round to Annapolis, and
supplies are now forwarded to Washington from
that point.
There has been large United States force
concentrated opposite the rebel batteries down
the river-one that is sufficient to resist any at
tack of the rebels to effect Judgement on this
side.
The Cherokee's Declare for the Rebels.
John Ross, the chief of the Cherokee nation,
in note to Major Clark of the rebel army,
dated Aug. 24th. saws I'll herewith forward to
your care dispatches for Gen. Mccullough,
which request you will have forwarded at the
earliest express. AT mass meeting of 1000
Cherokees, at Tahlequah on the 2lst, they,
with marked unnnimity, declared their adher-
ence to the confederate states, and have given
their authorities power to negotiate an alliance
of mounted men will be Immediately raised
and proceed under command of Col John
Drew, TO meet any emergency that may arise.
Having espoused the cause of the confederate
states, we hope to render efficient service in the
war which now threatens the country, and we
hope to be treated with liberality and conf
dencc becoming the confederate states"
From Utah.
a. g 81,
graph to Great Salt Lake City brings into
immediate communication with our polygamous
friends of Mormondom. Twenty five years ago
this would have been deemed a miracle now,
so commonplace matter has telegraphic com
munication become, that it will scarcely elicit
passing remark. The first message, moreover,
is protest from Brigham Young against Sc
cession. This is scarcely less surprising than
the other He has evidently forgiven the Uni
ted States Government the war it waged upon
him few years since, or else he fears the South
might prove still worse masters than Uncle
Sam.
Health of Gen. Scott.
We regret to hear from Washington that the
health of Gen. Scott is becoming less and less
adequate to the severe and unremitting labors
imposed by his position. His fatigues have
finds it difficult to attend to business for more
than two hours at a time, without refreshing
himself by sleep. He is unable to walk
ride to any considerable distance, and for
portion of the past few days he has been con-
fined quite closely to his house.
1t is evident that the term of the old SOL
dier's active service is drawing rapidly to
close. He will leave record on the page of
his coun,rys history as honorable as that of
Washington himself. The correspondent of
the London Times mentioned few weeks since,
that it was the Generals intento.. TO avail him
self of the provisions of the late act of Con-
gress, and retire from service during the pres
cnt month We presume that nothing but the
prospect of an immediate engagement with the
enemy prevents him from carrying this purpose
into effect.
The statement that Cen Scott was urging
the removal of Gen. Mcclellan and the APP
pointment of Gen. lInlleck in h place, must
he taken with great reserve Gen. Scott is not
likely to recommend such proceeding unless
he is inclined to abstain entirely from offensive
military operations and send the army of the
Potomac into Winter quarters. Gen. McClel
Ian has gone through all the labor of organi-
zng the force under his command and has
plan of operations which unless the plan itself
is discarded by the Government, it is his right
respect of the army and of the country at large,
and his removal at the present moment, if
such thing were possible, would be the heay-
lest blow which could be inflicted on the spirit
and courage of the people. We have not the
slightest apprehension of any such calamity.
Payment of Prisoners Families.
The adjutant-ge has issued the following
general order "rhe following plan for paying
the families of the officers and soldiers in the
service OF the United States, who are or may
become prisoners of war, sums due them by
the government, having been approved by the
president, it is published for the information OF
all concerned Payments will be made to per-
sons presenting a written authority from pris-
oner to draw his pay, or, without such author-
ty, to his wife, the guardian of his minor chill
dren, or his widowed mother in the order
named. Applications for such pay must be
made to the senior paymaster of the district in
which the regiment of the prisoner is serving,
and must be accompanied by the certificate of
Judge of court Of the United States, of a
district attorney of the United States, or some
other party under the seal of a court of record
of the state in which the applicant is a resident,
setting forth that the said applicant is the wife
of the prisoner, the guardian of his children, or
his widowed mother, and if occupying either of
the last two relationships towards him, that
there is no one in existence more nearly related
to him, according to the above Classification