Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-08-09
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On Saturday last a member Of the New
York Thirteenth Regiment was riding on
horseback with Mrs. Curtis, Of Rochester, N.
York, and another lady near Bailey's Cross
Roads. They ventured toe far from our lines
and soon found themselves surrounded by
strange cavalry. The officer in command, on
learning who the gallant soldier was, politely
told him he was wanted at Manassas. He
offered TO let the ladies return, and one Of
them accepted the offer. But Mrs G. said
she would wait for some friends who were
not far Mountaineering Union troops. The
cavalry not being disposed to wait their APP
pearanee, carried Mrs Curtiss off with them.
The Richmond Examiner of the 9th inst,
says "The c, moderate forces have been re-
moved forward, far beyond Manassas june
tion. 1000 Of the enemy's dead still re-
main unburied. Gen. Beauregard is said,
positively, not to be at Manassas. 1t is GER
tain that we captured 1000 handouts with
which the federels expected to manacle our
prisoners. President Davis has telegraphed
to a Georgia regiment to come on as VIC have
capture ed % thousand stand Of arms. Adj
tant Fairbanks Of the Michigan regiment is a
prisoner at Richmond. Tie Enquirer pro-
poses hanging him as a rebel aboltionist."
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horse belonging to a rebel and ever since has
been much elated with his capture. a day
or two since the owner Of the animal present
cd himself TO the Zouave and demanded the
horse. 4 have taken the oath Of allegiance.
said he, and the horse is mine You may
have taken the oath. answered the New York
er, but the horse has not, and shall keep him
till he does = There was no replying to this,
and the zouaye keeps his horse
The rebels Of Virginia are doing what the
loyal people of the Nofth have found il i'm
possible to accomplish they are clearing out
the rebels from the public service The ordi-
nance banishing any native of Virginia who
remains in the service Of the General Govern
ment, has had the effect to make several gem
tlemen resign who held positions in the De-
partments, and more viii undoubtedly DO So.
a Washington dispatch says Beauregard
was accommodating in person, on Thursday,
within three miles Of Chain Bridge. He left
ten or fifteen of his troops scouting. who ten
minutes after were captured by Capt Motto
and a Union party at distance Of six miles
from Washington.
Since the passage Of the bill authorizing the
President to accept the services of 5000 600
volunteers, offers have already been made to
supply one half that number. including, with
infantry, large proportion Of cavalry aud ar
tillery
A female secessionist having been told by
jeff Davis and Beauregard that ;hey would
breakfast in Washington on Monday morning
last, actually sat up all the night previous in
expectation of their coming
Tho Z)uaves are to be sent home ostensi-
bly, to Fort Schuyler to recruit but in reality
because they alone ~ all the regiments are so
thoroughly domota.i1ed as to render them
useless.
by the Ordinance of Virsuia, the property
Of Gen. Scott, in that State, has been confis-
Gated to the Public Treasury. Before the
State can realize it, Gen. Scott will probably
make good his title with his sword.
The Germans in New York are organizing
a Regiment to be armed with scythe7, to act
against cavalry, alter the manner of some Po-
lish and Hungarian Regiments.
Gen Anderson, who ia at Creasou, Pa is
recruited IN health, and will soon assume his
command in Kentucky.