Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-05-23
MISCELLANEOUS WAR NEWS.

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Massachusetts: troops now in Washington are
negroes with the execution Of two or three
drummer bows Gcn. Butler in command
is p native Of Liberia. Our readers may re-
collect old Ben. the barber, who kept shop
M Poydras street. and rmj2ratef TO Liberia
with small comDrt.n~. ten. Butler is his
son"
Cot. Anderson closed his remarks at Phil
ade,nhia. abiding TO Fort Sumter, as follows:
-" Every act of that siege had been ordained
by Providence TO bring out the overwhelming,
unanimous sentiment of the patriotism which
fills the heart of every man have met with
at the North. The credit belongs to God,
and to God alone give it
Rev. b. WINNER, abbot Of the monastery
of St. Vincent, Westmorland county, Pa,
has organized company of eighty men,
made up principally from among the mem
b rs Of his confraternitv. His company has
rot been accepted, but he expects to get into
service ere long, in which event it will no
doubt br shown that men can be 9Ood Chris
tan. and good soldiers at one and the same
time
The interview of the New York Zouaves
with Pre.tent Lincoln is described by those
who witnessed it to have been one OF the
most amusin1 incidents possible. They Sa-
lutcd him as Familiarity as though he had been
brother Jake or Nose. Mr. Lincoln was
so amused at their odd expressions that he
laughed until the tears ran down his cheeks
Capt Thomas j. Rodman, an artillery Of
hccr lately stationed at the United STATES ar
senal in WATERFOWL, Mass, has been ordered
to she command Of one OF the batteries at
Fortress Monroe.
When the MARYLAND reached the wharf at
Locust Point, Baltimore, with the United
State, troops, the other day, Mr.. Kane, mar
shall Of the Baltimore police, approached Ma
ior Sherman, and the following conversation
ensued Kane" Major, can be Of any ser
vice to yon?" Major Sherman. Who are
YOU sir 2" kane-"I am marshal of the police
force OF Baltimore, and as such would render
You any assistance needed" Major Sher-
man." Oh, yes &; we have heard of YOU in
the region whence we came ; we have no
n, el Of YOU. We can take care OF ourselves
Marshal Kane retired, evidently much cha
srincd
The squadron OF the United States in for
egn countries have been called home, from
the East India station, with the exception of
a single ship; from the Brazil station entire
ly; from the coast of Africa, with the excep-
ton OF one ship, the Saratoga: and from the
Mediterranean sea entirely. The squadron
on the Paciic coast will remain there, under
the command OF Commodore Montgomery.
Senator Pomeroy of Kansas, has satisfied
the war department that several of the Of
hcials at orts Leavenworth and Riley are
open sympathzers with the southern rebels
A thorough clearing has already been order
ed-ParGes from northern Missouri are ur-
glng toe government 10 station an army in
that part of the country.
They are discovering gunpowder plots at
Washington A large quantity of powder
was discovered in the new building occupied
by the New Jersey troops previous to going
into camp. No officer OF the government
knew anything about it or how or when it
came there. A keg Of powder has also been
discovered in one Of the basement rooms of
the patent office, which had not been used
for some time The powder seemed to have
been there for some time, and is nearly
worthless. Orders have been issued for
strict search Of all the public buildings, and
more stringent guard of them.
All is hustle and activity at the West Point
Academy now. Cadets have to do double drill.
Literature and other than military sciences
have been thrown aside. The various prac-
teal eyoutions carried on in the field the
best and quickest method OF forming all sorts
Of army sections, squares, battallions, diviS-
ions, and platoons the art of Notifications,
throwing up embrasures, digging mines, storm
ing citadels and defending them, are the sub
iects now discussed to the exclusion of every
thing else.
1t is said that dispatches of the most salts
factory character have been received at
Washington from our representatives abroad,
z by which it appears certain that the South
FERN rebels can hope for neither recognition
nor sympathy from any foreign Govern
ment.
The United States squadron lying off Fort
Pckens, are enforcing a rigorous and dam
aging blockade, by preventing vessels from
New Orleans and Mobile landing provisions
for the rebel army these being the only points
from which their supplies have been received
for long time.
The remains Of Luther c. Ladd, who fell |
in the fight at Baltimore, and who shouted |
with his dying breath, All hail to the stars
and stripes were buried with military hon |
ors at Alexandra, n. H., on Wednesday of
Iasl week. He leaves a father and mother |
and four sisters to mourn his loss
The report about John c. Breckinridge |
having experienced a sudden conversion, and |
proposing TO Join the federal army, is still but |
a report II is r1Iirucd by the shrewd ones. |
ana yet there are to I've aTakenings and con,
yersations even more remarkable before we
see this thing through. Breckenridge is cum |
ming, and is quite likely to take a middling /
early train out Of the rebel camp.
There are many damaging reports as to
the character and conduct of the Colonel and
Qualter-Master Of the Massachusetts, 9Th Re
giment, the one made historical by the Balti-
more fight. Col Jones is charged with gross
of his soldiers, such as would
well nigh justify mutiny, while the Quarter
Master is accredited with a dishonesty |
amounting to rascality. Hustle them out. !
Thurlow Weed writes from Washington