Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-05-31
,..,r New YORK, May 80.

A dispatch to the Tribune says account
from the western Counties of Kentucky
state that Secession Mob Law and violence
rule there. go a'r
Details of a new levy for 100, O00lmen
will soon be made cra.-s
..- ""l' WASHINGTON, May 80.
The Federal pickets were fred at last
night twelve miles inward from the outer
camp. ~ 9ra5t ~ 70 iaruoa'
Gen. Butler, with $500 men, including
the Sd Massachusetts, Regiment has taken
possession of an important point below
Fortress Monroe, have planted a battery
commanding the Bay, and have com
menced intrenvhments. s ....,.
Fifteen Regiments have been accepted
from Illinois. Some 800 of the I'd New
York Regiment refused to be sworn in to
day, and. were stripped of their uniforms.
Disafection was caused by the bad
commissary management. kH .u
1t is reported that all is quiet at Fort
Monroe. Gen. Butler has 10000 men
there, but will not move until he has
10000 more. ... .ssp.s.
WASHINGTON, May %,
Ex-Gov. Banks is here by invitation of
the Secretary of War Col. Fremont is
settled upon for Major General to the reg
ular army.
There is a report that 10000 Ohio
troops are approaching Grafton, Va,
where 5000 secessionsts are stationed.
Also that 10000 Pennsylvania Troops
are expected to advance Immediately
upon Virginia from Chambersburgh.
The Cavalry captured at Alexandria,
now wish to join the Federal service.
WASHINGTON, May 81. Proposals will
be issued tomorrow by the Navy Depart
ment for the building of steam propeller
sunboats for the use Of the Navy. The
boats will be about FIVE hundred tons
burthen. There will be between thirty
and forty, and it is the purpose of the
government to distribute them among all
the principal shipbuilding establishment
north of Washington. The object of
building them outside of government
yards is to complete them with the utmost
dispatch. The proposals for the machine
ry for these and the other ships to b
built will be issued at the same time.
Another dispatch, after mentioning tn
building of the gunboats, states:
This will not be the extent of our ma
val preparations. Secretary Wells will
recommend the immediate commencement
of the building of from two to five lorg
iron war steamers, which are much neede'
in the Navy, or the purchase of then
from some foreign country, in his repor
to Congress at its special session." ~.
New York. May %. A special dis
patch from Baltimore to the Herald say
that gentleman from.Norfolk, who CAM
through Richmond and Petersburg, say
Gen. Butler has not commenced opera
tons, but an attack was expected daily
The utmost vigilance was exercised by tn
troops at Norfolk, Portsmouth and Cos
port. i.H #"i t'i.H .'i
According to his estimate reinforce
ment of 10000 troops arrived on Friday
Saturday and Sunday from Walden, Col
umbia, S. G., and Lynchburg. No appre
tensions are felt that the place will b
taken. Twenty-eight car loads of troop
passed through Petersburgh on Saturday
He thinks there were $4,000 troops q
Richmond. Measures are being taken
defend the latter place. ~, Batteries hay
been erected on York River, and the 70,
tiications about the city are said to /
we'll supplied with troops. He was il
formed that there were 10000 troops ;
fredericksburg and numerous batCerit
erected la soq...
New York, May 81. The Herald say
it has reliable information that Sewall
Battery has been taken by Gen. Butl'
and Commodore Stringham.
a. of Rntler,a aud 326 Nirninians we