Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-13

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Aqua Creek.
A lady of undoubted veracity, who was with
in full view of the rebel batteries at Aouia
Creek when they were attacked BY the steamer
Freedom, has communicated to her relatives in
Washington, that 10 secessionists were killed.
to her certain knowledge, and she has no doubt
that as many as so were killed, besides n largo
number wounded. AS fast as any casually oe-
Cured. the sufferer was removed to the woods
for concealment She says the batteries con-
tanned 400 PERSONS troops included.
Along tho Potomac.
Entertainments are being thrown IN ON the
Virginia shore of the Potomac, above Georyc.
town, where the District troops will be stationed
to intercept the retreat of the rebels in that d.
rection.
From Fortress Monroe.
The steamer Marion has arrived at New York
having landed Hawkins Zouaves at Newport
News The Massachusetts slh the Vermont
regiment, the Scott Life Guard and the Ger
man rifles were encamped at Newport News
The Vermonters had thrown up a breastwork
II feet high in four days, and Col. Bendix's
regiment will erect similar works in a day or
two. They seized three secession prisoners on
Saturday afternoon. Columbiads have been
mounted by our troops on the bank of the river.
The Harriet Lane was lying off Newport News.
She disabled one of the enemys guns in her at
tack on Pig Point. Five sailors were wounded
one severely.
About 500 members of the naval brigade re-
main at Fortress Monroe, to be organized into
coast guard. The steamer State of Georgia
brought 80 of them to New York, on Monday.
More Troubles at Baltimore.
GEN. BANKS IN COMMAND.
A member of the 2nd Michigan regiment
which arrived at Washington early Monday
morning-reports that while passing through
Baltimore, an orderly sergeant, standing at the
door of railroad car, was struck by brckbat
The sergeant fired on the rowdy who threw the
missile, killing him instantly, Gen. Mansfield
sent an army officer to Baltimore to investigate
the affair.
Gen. Banks took command at Baltimore Mon
day. Ten thousand federal troops will be at
Baltimore in less than SO hours. The city is in
fermentation, and traitors preparing to rise
Nightly drills have been going on and arms are
stored in private houses. At the first symptom
of rising, the city will be bombarded from
Fort McIlenry.
Gen. Banks arrived at Fort McIIenry Mon
day afternoon, and made it his headquarters
Gen. Cadwallader leaves for important duties
southwark. Gen. Banks will cordially co-ope-
rate with the civic authorities for the preserva-
ton of order. Coumbiads and 42-pounders
are brought to bear on the city from the fort
The populace seem irritated by the presence of
more northern troops, but conciliatory pro-
grammes by Gen. Banks removed all apprehen-
sion.
Marylanders Plotting Treason.
FEDERAL AID EXTENDED.
Some friends of Gov. Hicks, including Sena-
tor Goldsboro and the Maryland Secretary of
State, arrived at Hagerstown, Monday morning,
from Frederick. They visited Gen. Thomas's
brigade and asked for troops for Frederick
Gen. Patterson advanced Immediately brigade
to that point, marching Monday Disloyaity is
strong at Frederick among the members of the
legislature. A plot has been formed to depose
Gov. Hicks and establish provisional State
government.
Beauregard's Plan of the Campaign.
Beauregard was at Charleston, s. C., one day
last week, and made known his plan for the
campaign in Virginia. He said it was folly to
scatter the confederate forces at Pensacola.
Memphis, and in Virginia. He would concen-
trate 10000 men at some point and compel the
United States to make an attack. The nature
of the United States forces, he said, would make
it impossible for them to remain idle. "They
are active, pushing men, and already insubordi-
nation is manifest in their ranks, and no cause
is more evident than inaction. What if they
do move forward and take possession of this or
that point-they have yet to meet our army =
| shall concentrate at Manassas Gan between
10000 and 10000 men. They will be so en-
trenched and will occupy so defensible posi-
tiousAs to be absolutely impregnable, and when
the strength of the federal troops is spent, or
worn, | will utterly overwhcm and destroy
them. 1t can be done, and ! confess can see
no other way for us to do" The New York
He'olds baltimore correspondent states that
substantially this plan has been adopted by the
rebel leaders; that Harpcr's Ferry is to be held
as long as it can be with safety, when the force
there under Gen. Johnston will fall back to Ma
nassas Junction; that the Potomac is not to be
crossed, but the line to be occupied and defend
ed by the rebel army will extend from Manas-
sas to Aqua Creek. The possibility of being
defeated on this line is hardly entertained by
the rebel leaders. A lady, however, asked jeff
Davis on Monday evening, what they should
do if the northerncrS forced them back from
Manassas. "There will be few left, madam"
replied jeff, "to be forced back But if such
is our fa:e, we have other lines to defend and
other hands to defend them" Gen. Lees plan,
on which he insisted with much zeal, was to
bring 10000 troops at once against Washington
in three divisions, one by Manassas and Alex
andra, one by Harper's Ferry and the Relay
House, and the third by Aqua Creek, approach
ing Washington on the south side through Mary
land. Gen. Lee figures up Ia 900 confederate
troops in Virginia, and says there are 10000
more that can be brought up from North Caro-
lima. Gen. Lee felt confident Washington could
be taken III this way, and that 10000 more
troops would come up from the South while
the grand Southern army should move on the
North and "carry the war into the enemy
country" But JEFF. Davis would not consent
to this grand campaign, his faith being some
what smaller than Gen. Lees, and the cool and
calculating Beauregard would not listen to it
for a moment. Other accounts from Richmond
state with great positiveness that Gen. Lees
plan has been adopted, and there will be an i'm
mediate movement upon Washington, to be as
sisted by rising of the Maryland secessonists.
From Fortress Monroe
THE HARRIET LANE ENGAGES A REBEL BAT
Terry.
On Wednesday morning, of last week the
steamer Harriet Lane exchanged about fifty shots
with the Pig Point battery nearly opDosite