The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-24


$4,000 dollars worth of bank notes for tho
| Nhitefeld Bank, Dalton, Ga, were seized TO-
day. The ship John Jarvis Of Boston, was cap
5uyed by o New Orleans P-igataer at Belize
week SINCE, The Michigan regiment has been
ordered to be ready to march any moment with
two days provisions.
NEW YoRx, May 20.
Washington special dispatch TO Iho Tribune
says:
A prominent citizen of Petersburg, Of Nor
thern pirGh, has arrived here stating that prob
ably net one there dGro vote against tho
secession ordinance except trank Rivers, ex-
member Of Congress, who is determined to cast
his vote tor the U nlon: although probably the
last one ne will ever cas- there. Our infor-
maDt has no doubt that seven hundred votes
would 90 cast Tor the Union. if any protection
could DO afforded. Petersburg !aa raised 200
troops, and is endeaycring to l..ise shree more
companies. One member Of the - Greys
said although compelled by circumstances to
turn out wish his comrads he never &gould put
! bullet in his musket to frs On the stars esd
stri pes 1t is said the secessicpists were last to
volunteer.
Three hundred North Carolina sToops arrived
Monday, and went to Richmond. Seven hum
dted moro were expected next dag. They com
plain bitterly of having to leave their own
State, saying they enlisted to defend North Car
olina only
Four companies left Richuaoni yesterday, half
armed. Two stopped at Culpepper, and two
twenty miles THIS s;do There ars no tents at
Calpopper, and only four or five Companies were
peen, some half armed and some Without arms.
NoRFosi-, May q.
A dispatch of Tuesday in the Posersburph
Express st&tea that the tug boat Yankee open
ed ire again this morning on the Battery at
Sewall's Point. Tne fire YVES returned, and tho
Steamer retired this af,er10on. This afternoon
she again returned end opened fire, and there
Yves heavy canncnading fer some time. when
the Steamer retired TO the mouth Of James
River.
Harriehurgh, May 23.-'The IOth regiment of
Virg'nians from Williamsburgh. have not at
tempted to cross to the Maryland side. They
were reinforced last night by o company of cav
airy from Martinsburgh.
Campbel's Flying Artillery returns to Cham
bersburgh immediately, when a recruiting party
will be into the incs of the Virginians
Washington, May 2S.-Col. Thompson, for
merly engineer in chief of the New York State
Militia, who has been for the past two months
noting military movements, proposes to raise
and equip q body OF mounted howitzers, at his
private expense if necessary, and attach it to
some first class accepted regiment mp
Many merchants of Charleston we're prepar-
ing to visit European markets, for personal SO
lections of supplies and opening correspondence
and direct trade
The Ocean Eagle had been captured by the
prvateer Calhoun, and conveyed into New Or
leans. The Ocean Eagle is said to be a Med.
ford built vessel, and valued at 500, 900.
! New York, May %. The British boat Hia
,catha of and for Liverpool with cargo of to-
bacco, while attempting to run the blockade
was seized and fine crew placed aboard from
the Minnesota.
The Keystone STATE has nearly hundred
women and children, refugees from the South,
besides transierringa large number to the Bal
timore steamer Georyiand.
st. Louis, May %. ExG Gov. Black of Ne
braska reports that considerable apprehension
exists in Nebraska Territory Of Indian hostili-
ties during the coming summer. The Sioux
and Cheyennes have joined their forces for the
purpose OF raging war against the Pawnees,
which will involve the whites, az the last tribe
are mostly within the settlements
BALTIMORE, May 3d.
Inc Union State Convention was. in session
here TO day. 1t was largely attended, and most
Of the counties were well represented There
was u eat enthusiasm in favor of tho uncon-
ditional Union, and denouncing secession in the
strongest terms, pledging the State to sustain
the govern eent in the exercise of all constitu-
tonal powers, and its vigorous, active, and sue.
cessful means of crushing rebellion, There
were only two dissenting votes to tho resolu.
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We have few returns from Virginia.
Grafton Co. 499 A. vainst one for secession -
Taylor Co. will give TOUT 700 majority against