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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11
Good News from Missouri.

Price Erucuutes Lerinyton wiM his febt,
-4rmy-Gen StWyis Occupies tie Torn.
Major Baker of the Home Guards, who re-
fused to give his parole to Price, escaped
from Lexington Monday night, arriving at
Sedalia Thursday morning. He says all the
rebels left Lexington Monday night, and
their rear guard, as they left, was fired upon
with shells by Gen Stursis. who just then ap-
preached on the opposite shore Of the river
Several were wounded by the shells.
When the rebels first left Lexington. MAJ
Baker thinks it was the intention of Gen
Price to march direct on Georgetown, but re-
ceiviag information that Gen Sigel was ad.
vancing with 10000 men, he moved westw ard
towards independence.
Whether the main body Of the rebels pur.
sued this route any distance, Maj Baker is
unaware, as during the confusion among the
rebels, upon the reception Of news Of the
large force of Sigel. and the reported purSui,
Of Sturgis in their rear, he made his escape
He thinks that Prices effective force is about
2j,0o0, in addition to which he has some b.
coo irregular troops, whose principal occrl-
patton is forasirg, but this portion Of the ar-
my had pretty much left the main body be.
fore Bakers escape
Gen Sigel, who is in command of our ad
vance guard, had all his preparations mad,
for an attack Wednesday night, and had the
enemy appeared, he would have met warn
reception.
\ gentleman from Sedalia confirms the re
ported evacuation Of Lexington by the reotls
and also gives intelligence of the probable oc
cupatlon of that place by Gen Sturgis.
Our forces are mostly stationed at Otter
vile, Sedalia and Georgetown. The dis,anc.
from Otterville to Sedalia is l2 miles, ant
from Sedalia to Georgetown 1 miles. Their,
is also something of force under Gen Pop,
at Bonneville, - miles northeast of Sedaia
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and the violation of its promises when he first
came here, to assist him to the extent Of its
abilities, he moved on with the great work
before him, and by his wonderful energy had
gained the confidence of the moneyed insti-
tutions Of this city, which extended to him in
part the means necessary for the prosecution
of his designs, else his organization of the ar
my Of The West, and the defense of the i'm
portaEt points of the State of Missouri would
have been but miserable failure
This howl upon his extravaganza and the
credit which seems to have been attached to
1t by the Administration is one of the Sc
verest blows which the spite and maligi.ty Of
his enemies have yet invented. 1t has almost
sealed the Golfers against him at Washington,
and has staggered his credit, and through
him that of the general Government in this
city.
The cold weather of the past week came
suddenly upon US, and found thousands OF
our soldiers shivering over their camp fires
for want Of oyercoats. Several thousands OF
these coats were in the city ready for deliv
cry, for cash. Forward the overcoats,' tele-
graphs the General from Jefferson City, Must
have them The response is, No money
and no credit. The soldiers shiver away.
The cry Of extravaganza is a weighty cudsel
in the hands of Fremonts enemies just now.
1t hits him hard. 1t batters the heads of his
officers and soldiers, too. 1t may break the
back Of his whole army, and give the city OF
st. Louis and the whole State over to the
rah.ls y
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11
A Little too NeighbOrlV.

y correspondent of the Philadelphia North
American gives the following account Of
friendly visiting among the federal and rebel
soldiers on tha Potomac, one day last week ::
'.rhe rebel pickets came on to the edge of
the river and invited ours over to spend q So
cial half hour. The invitation was accepted
and during the remainder of the day over a
hundred of our men crossed over and about
forty rebels returned the compliment
Some very amusing stories of the days pro-
ceedings are told. Among the rebel visitors
to our Camp were two captains and several
lieutenants, who, Oh leaving in the evening.
cut off the buttons from their coats and pre-
sented them to our men as mementoes of
their visit. They ate and drank together, and
as the story goes, had good time generally
Nearly all of these rebels were badly off for
shoes, and their uniform, which was poor,
was made of niger cloth. They stated that
they had no heart in this struggle, but they
supposed it must be fought out. One Capt
Weaver of Berkly county, Virginia, was par
ticularly atiectionate to one of the captains OF
the Sth, but parted with the promise to kill
him when they met in battle array. Col
Hays, upon whose authority l make this
somewhat extraordinary statement, was with
his regiment at the time, but was not present
during the interviews between his men and
those of the enemy. AS the latter were re-
firing, however, he was esped at little dis
tance off by one of the leutenants, who ac
costed him with nov dye do, colonel
wouldn't you like to be at home with youl
family this blessed Sabbath y The colonel
had just time to reply, not unless you rebels
were properly disposed Of before the party
was back again across the river. Since thel
there has been no picket shooting in thai
vicinity, and the friendly interchange of cour
tesies has, it is said, had good effect in the
neighboring sections of Virginia.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11
FIemOnt'S i,xtraVagaEcc.

ne ST. Louis Democrat, in commenting
-1oa this charge and its consequences al
ready. says
" Perhaps some people will be astonlshed,
:, VI nevertheless make the statement, and
',a knowledge of its truth, that since Gen
:e'nont's arrival in the city of st. Louis on
He -ith da! o: last July, the Government
't' furnished him, all told, but about 81 ,5OO,-
'''' gu. of v1ch 10 collect, clothe and gen
''a-} equip all arm! OF 10000 men. Liberal
' tie part of the Government, is it not? II
@'r General mad depended upon the active
'-rport Of the Government, We might have
''A1 greater disasters to mourn than the bat
rs OF Springfield and Lexington. In the
'''s OF this ineiiiciency Of the Government
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11
To John Fremont.
BN " HITTER.

Tuy error, Fremont, simply was to act
y plain man : part without the statesman tact
And. taking counsel but of common sense
To- strike at cause, as we'll as consequence
81 take thou courage God has spoken through
thee
IrrevOcabc. the mighty words. Be Free,
TIE land shakes with them, and the slaves dull
Turns from the rice field stealthily to hear.
Who would recall them now must first arrest
lie winds that blow down from the free North
west,
kutlling the Gulf; or. like scroll, roll back
The Mississippi TO his upper springs
Such words futl their prophecy. and lack
Bat the full time to harden into things
Boston Iral.scrtDt
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11

A HEROIC IOUNG WIFE.-A father called
at our office last week, on his way from Wash
lngton, where he had been tc see beloved
daughter, the young wife of one Of the officers
of the U. S. army. Married about seven
months ago, and true to the noble heroism
of her nature, she claimed the privilege OF
sharing the camp life of her accomplished
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11
a Peep at Our Big Army.

The same correspondent takes a peep a
the big amy -
The readers of The Journal have seen
something Of the preparations Of war. The
drum beat has been heard in the quiet, shady,
grass-grown streets Of many New England
village, as the squad of young men, eager to
stand up for their country in its hour Of dan
ger, have gone through the preparatory drill.
Every village has sent its sons. Every coun'
ty has sent its regiment, and fathers, mothers,
brothers, sisters, all have gathered to wit
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11

in their little trials and perplex:ties. Oh ,
woful to think that there are parents, held in
general estimation too, to whom their chill
Gren would no more think of going for kindly
sympathy, than they would think of going to
Nova Zembla for warmth. h.--COunt,y Parson.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11
4 Look ut Richmond.

The war cores Spondtnt of the Boston Jour
nal has tie following To-day had con-
versatipn win a gentleman who arrived here
from Richmond last night, by flag Of
truce via Fortress Monroe. He has large
estates in the Old Dominion. and about a
month since made his way thither to see if he
could rescue anything from confiscatIon. He
was seized and put in prison at Richmond,
where he remained till last week. when through
the all powerful influence of money, he man
aged 10 obtain his release He says that ra-
tionS are served daily for one hundred and
eighty thousand men. He corroboratcs the
statements which | gave few days since, that
the man body of the enemy is along the line
of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad;
also there is a large force below the OccoIuan.
He thinks there are but few troops in the
vicinity OF Lcesbursh, and that the few there
show themselves pretty often to Banks to
keep up the delusion or idea that an immense
army is congrcsated in that vicinity. When
he left Richmond, the plan which he heard
talked of was to cross the Potomac below the
mouth of the Occoquan by boats and RATS,
which they have constructed, sufficient to
transport twenty-five thousand men. They
think that the batteries OF riiied cannon which
they have erected will stop the navigation,
and then it will be an easy matter to gain a
toothcld in Maryland, and to make rapid
march on Washington. The Marylanders
in the army are urging it with great pertinaci-
ty. He reports that Johnson is in command,
he being senior officer, and that Beaure-
gard commands division beyond the Deco
quan, and Smith the left wing, toward Lees
burg. This is corroborated by the account
of the rebel Colonel Stewart, who was in com
mand of lh- forces in the first Lewinsvile
affair. He directed his report to Johnson.
The prisoners, the gentleman says, fare
hard. They are exposed to rIdicule ard In
suit He was shown round as though he was
a grizzly bear. Negroes We're taught to in
suit him. Ladies often told him tLey would
like to shoot him. He was Yankee; that was
sufficient cause. He says that secession has
taken the form of MANIA that there is
savageness and barbarity about it utterly in
comprehensive The rebels are terribly in
earnest. Money is plenty not gold and sill
yer, but paper currency issued by govern
ment, by the State, by cities, corporations and
individuals. Everybody accepts it as money
and to refuse ito question its value
would be death. SO they 60.
OF course all these narratives from escaped
prisoners ale to be taken with great deal Of
allowance. No one can believe that they in
tend to cross the Potomac and stake all on {
rash endeavor East of the city. They can
not stop the navigation of the river; the!
may trouble Us. but they cannot wholly stoI
US. They have some other plan in prospect
The gentleman had an interview with the
President and Cabinet, and Gen Mcclellan
a Peep at Our Big Army.
The same correspondent takes a peep a
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11
The Missouri KufIians Described.

a correspondent Of the New York Times,
who wa: taken prisoner at Lexington, Mo-,
and subsequently released, gives the following
description of the rebel soldiers: "The south
ern soldiers are lather an Interesting crowd.
The officers are, almost all of them, gentle
men both by birth and education but, as to
, 1861-08-28

IL
TIE SIXTH REGMEST.-It is expect
ed That the Sixth Regiment will leave
their camp at Kalamszoo CT Thursdsy
fer Wasting gtou. They will probably arrive
here in the eFer1Dg and proceed East by
steamer to CleYe1aud TIE eaUe GBy. The Super
has been rotifed to have Mear6 OF transpcT'
tat;ca at Kalamazoo at the time above sta.
tad.
KE1oGa's CAyALKE.-Cof- T. ". Kellogg,
who received authority from the War Depart
mtEt 70 -a;se q regiment OF Cavalry IN thi5
State. has established rendezvous Ut bis Tegl~
ment at Grand Rapids. HI is tarticulariy de-
eirops that officers Of experience in this arm
OF the eetyice should report % him fer antaoI-
i1y to raise companies. Letters Ct inquiry ad.
dressed to him Of Grand Rapids VIII receive
| prompt attention.
| TIE CAVALRY REGnIKST.-The camp q.
| Hemt1amck has aEE1n1ed decidedly mi ls1ry
appearance. By The arrival of com panJ
| from Ka!a1nazoo Saturday, numbering ~, the
nrmher Ct the regiment was 6Teled to about
eight hundred. Ftem appearances in camp
t we should Judge that it was the intention O
| Colo1<l Brodhead to remain there severa
| yeeks I. he can do as he ba!ieFes to be best
he undoubtedly vii remsln suIfelent ieng:t
! Of time to obtain hoFses and uniforms for hi
| men. The various companies IN camp ars
| now put through course Of Grill Oh foot. anf
| learned the Tari01s positions OF eaTalrJ com
pany On the field
The mon are as fine q body AZ has been cos
| Iected in this city since the troubles began
| They are nil atrcng healthy locking men, ant
| nore Of them below the medium height. Mos
| Ct them seem Injured to hard work, and take II
camp life without complaint.
| TIE INDEpESDEET REGIMENT.-There We
c., Saturday received at Camp Backus, all til
biepkets, dishes, Knives std forks nacesssr.
for the use Of one thousand men. Tie unl
fo,me are on the way here, and are dafly ez
pected to arrive TIE regiment now number
| i've hundred men, and three full ccnpaole
are expected to arrive tc-dag, which will in
crease the number Of men to eight hundred
No orders have yet been issaad for them t
move East, The regiment however, holds i!
eeif in readiness to respond to any such ords
xiIliueIr
, 1861-08-28
IMPORTANT FROM HAYEI.
Discovery of a Conspiracy to 0Tcr-
Throw the GOvernme1t--AFree OF
Ecne Of the ConApiratots.


For some tune apprehenslons have been
expressed that preparations were making by
Ine hlacka OF HaYti to overthrow What they
csu the t'Au;atto Government" OF the island,
the latter class being the most intelligent and
wealthy Inhabitants Of the republic though in
g great minority in regard 70 Numbers Pres
ident Get1fard ls ntarly black, but the maat'
TO elemens Las considerable control in his
eounEe1s, aEd his 1a1zisiry, as general thing,
are classed as leaning in lie eane direction
The caste feeling Of the blacks Ct Hayri
is stronger against the mu1stto tneu even the
pure white, and it has been evident for some
tire that an attempt ct the overthrow Of
the Government Wenid take place at an cary
quarters at the eapital, but the trading blacks
are coIstatutiora1,y t!m:d, and In their various
revolutions the fierce mahogany cuttere in the
vicinity Of Aux Cayes, JerGmie and Other
places, are summoned to the work Of over
throw. These are mostly 1gL orant blacks,
creased pay CT plumber. The conspiracy, ac-
| cc1dirg to >a5vices rtceiy@d in this city frcm
| Aux Cages, JtremIe, DC, as late aa the Ssh
list h4d been discovered BY Gey@rnme1t,
| and &. Aux Cages several arrests fca been
made tf consp'satcra, who would probably be
| shot.
| Nc disposition is manifested to change the
| go7eumi 1t Of the island again from rspub'
| Ic to an empire, but the c55l1s seek to place
In the Presidential chair, Salomons. late Prime
| M;listr under the Emperor Soulorque, who
is meat ardent hater OF white and mpla.to.
For The pres eat the conspiracy has bsen check.
ed b. tl7 arrssts that have been made, but
let:tfs 51om u2prs JUDGED sources express tEe
| option shat the blacks will ere long caEr7 ou1
tEe;r designs. Among other plans to satisfy
the psople it has been proposed to change Il
Of he Cabinet but one, IN order to introdac'
TITO It larger share o. the blsck element.
The. general feeling in Hayti seems to o'
that as the war In the United States vii; no
result in the general emancipation Of th
slaves, the sooner it is settled the b=tter, for
iniertares greatly with the prosperity Of th
| Island.
From ST. Dzmingo intelligence comes Tia
the iEhab:taEts are 7econciled to the 8panis
Government, as it gives teen stability IL til
Eiaee 1f continued Feheuio2s and revolutions
, 1861-08-28

Col. Moore received $ dispatch On Saturday
at oree to Ki1ksvilie, wreFe he {Gea. Hnrlbut}
was with $40 men Of the 16:h Ill and 500 Of
the Sd Iows, as.d several pieces Of artillery.
Ger Hpr!bUI also sent All order to Col BuEsey
to jcin him with his cavalry regiment. It
vas reported that there we're about l500 rebels
in the neiehbo1heod Of KirEsvills.
Qr,a1tefn.asser Siate, Of Col. Moor5's regi
nert, IVES cent to this city aad arrived here
CT special tsain Saturday night, with the or
GER to Col. Bussey, who, eoW8ysr, Was abzent
At Davenport, snd his regiment in its original
elements ~...
NJ. Slate said It was reported tha!aabont
1850 or mere Of tie rebels Were beTte5n Ath.
erz and Edna MI = lef5 On sunday ,9t noFnlng o
Il:ess Es said Col Moore would march IN.
meGiateir fer Ktrksyille with 500 to .0oQ
r a., SEQ horses and 50 wagons, aad TIE brass
HiEe-pcuEder frcm Keokuk.
Arg Iowa company, who would Like te have
q taste Of var, would do well to JOIN Cel
Aicole, aseurea ct rapid march and snre Of
anht uadsr a heroic Izader, if the enemy don't
1En 100 fast.-Keokuk Gate Cay, 2oth.
, 1861-08-28
Excitement AT kausas Cftys


The Leayenworth Conservative of Saturday,
tie 24:h, says:
"a gentleman who has just arrived from
Kansas City AID Wxandotte, informs Us theEe
if grsat excitement in both places, asprehe1s
siore Of 1rnine diate attack by the rebels belng
ftlt b: all. 4 force of about 1,500 rebels Is rs
liab1y reported to have been little this side
Of Independence on Friday night, and smaller
bands are reported in MANY directions. There
are 200 H. 1ne Guards ct Kansas City, and Q
large po1ien Ct .hsm wese nightly picketed
s! 0ffe1-rt p.iDta.
* Tie danger Of altRck appeared so great,
Maj. Van Hc1n, commanding Home Guards,
ordered the removal Of Che funds Of the
tacks 10 Fort LeayenwoEth, for safe keeping.
"At 10 o'clock Friday night tho funds were
'als: from tae bank gaalts, RlEeed n eh:rge
wsgcra, sno sent CT to the Fort. They reach
cd here at 10 O'Clock yesterday forenoon.
The nnount tina taken eharge of is $158, 600,
belonging to the Kaasss City branches OF she
State, union and Mechanics Banks. The es-
cors WE in charge oi Capt: Bingham.
REMOVED 10 Wysndotte Friday n5ght".
In confirmation Of the above, we are par.
mitted to quote from psivste letter, bessing
date the 2ad, which says that "since the bat
tie at Spring field, the seeessionlsts il this part
Of tie State have gathered strength and pick
J Cd UP weLde1ful1y. There are 1000 rebel:
row encamred just below Independence, whe
! viii be upon US in a few daya, unless wc gel
more strength from abroad. We have only I
| enaIi force Of ertrenched Home Guards, sa,
| 2T5, SID two can1on. You must proclaim +
| throrghcut yorr nsighberhood, that Missouri
is suffering for hs1p."
, 1861-08-28

is hoped that With atricter po1ics regul atoms,
the health Of that camp viii improve.
The Hon. Emerson Ethertdge is in town.
He will likely be here for eight OF ten days
60 am informed. Tie brave Tenuesseean Is
az full Of patriotism as ever, and confident Of
the euccesa Of the Union Go7ernment.
Capt j. f. Coates of Company Il, llth Regi-
nens, left this morning for Ls9alle to procure
reer1is neceseary tc fill up his company. He
has ROW fifty ahree welldriIled men In ranks,
fina skeleton for the fu]1 new company. Hts
oflcsr are as fol:cwe: lst Lieut., VIM, Dun
can; ID de-, D. Hopeman : 1st Sergeant, G. d,
Bsdard 2d TO-, L F. A2exssdeT. Capt. Gos&es
is thorough dEisl-m 7ster, he having aescd for
the past three months In that capacity for the
lth regiment
The steamer Diadem, Capt. Thos. Rogers,
! bound for 81. Lonia from Pittsbarg, passed
1tre yesterday. Tie citizens Of Paducah
wtIe ra1ticulaE]y clever to Capt, Rogers; as
suing l;D that hereafter tie roT5y element
ihc u:d te kei'. Gown in their city, They sal
that al their t1e1b;e has been owing to tht
nctlon of White Fowler, Liss, Mtlligan ant
others Of that ilk-tne parties whc brough
I about the seizure Of the Sam. Orr. And nov
the better class Of people are det1rmiaet
! there shall be go longer the rule of a mol
/ snong them, L c.
, 1861-08-28

The parish Of ST. Mary is the wea:thies* part
Of The coast from Key West to tie Rio Grade
ard Of this the people Of The Ncrth ere well
assured General Scott knows if, as b. has
been IN the la1ssh Gs1es al Patterson kaows
Il, fer he Is acqusinEed with every llaa:a.iol
in the parish, and its value, and thousands Of
merchants, captains OF vessels, and sailors
kEoW every little taynu and plantation r1ad,
sBd hEo~ heW to pilot the exeuy to The back
Gcor OF every Han's house in the parish so
let Us Ict deiuGe ourselves with the vain fop2
that the e2eMy STE not aE:1Ie OF our weak a2d
exposed condition. They know cur condl-
lion better than re know 1t ourselves, and are
preparing to avail themselves Ct thelr knoWl-
esge. We Sll certaiuls be visited darlng the
coming wslter; and we cannot escape vast
destruction Of Life end property unless We set
about preparing proper offences as e1ce, and
vigorously toe.
Let any man acquainted with the parish
think moment, ard he will recclleet several
points along the coast where o tofce OF one
+ hundred to five hundred men could, BY land
:sg eesls in the n!ght, and by trish move,
Nent, be pIAon the Teche by m!dnlgnt. aaa
before force could be rallied to Eoeet them,
nflGcnR OF dollars weEth Of property could be
pilioged, destroyed, burned or carried away,
al1 daylight would f1hd the invaders on theI
1:y back to tEeif vessels.
, 1861-08-28
Afternoon Dispatches
Proya waAhInEt0n.'


WAsr1seToH. aug, 26.-Through theagency
a{Eome traitor, the plan Of Mcclellan 1of
making Reconnaissance IN foree OF mSAn9s,
cavalry and artillery, which might haYeresu1scs y
ed in cutting OF the rebels from this side o.
Fairfa1, IVES betrayed to tie enemy nense
Mann Gensrai Hunter leaves Tor Chicago
The President directed today that B7iga,
der General'a commission should De lsneo
to Dabel E Sick1es- .-......
ets OF the New York 37th and Sd Michigan,
and party Of rebels. A private OF the 5'6n
vas kil,sd and tHo Of the rebels, and one a.
least woun ded. ..5
Mrs Faulkner was at her husbands house,
neer Earpe1's Ferry, before ma arrest, aaa
E1ade p1ofuse ofsrs ct hospitality to Gen.
Ba1ks's officers, and, soon after, suddenly d,s-
appeared.
HERALD Cor1espoEdence.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Not2ithss g
The Statements 1nat the rebels hal Eetrea5eo
from betcFe TIE Cfion lines, On tbs soath Q!
The Pofe lilac, en- the Virginia SIDE, We are LEO
to btleve tEat the contrary is the fact,
On Sunday, the 2ith N. T Rsglm7ns C3l
Cerrlgsn, eneamped near Balrs Cross roaa,
Was trtercd to occupy position on hull on
the lefs Of their camp They bad no Eoohai
dcEe 60 than the enemy, who has . bassefJ
within range, frsd fifteen shells into the ne's
camp, causlrg them to take new posltoa
1t Was subsequently ascer.asned that the re5e
bgtteTy consists Q. nine guns Of large aud i'm
| pro3ed eaihre, and can reach the EoStsdcation!
| IL tie Union side.
It is rtpo1ted ttat the rebels at LeesbErg
vhsre their force is now estimated at 13, ,0o0
have taken Two OF the engines from the loa
don aud Hampshire RailrSad, to be nse
IN tLat line.
IN. 7. Times CozrespondeUce.l
Con Mcclellan has added to mis- staff, RicH
! SID B. Irwin, Aid, with the rank Of Captain
, | Thoe. r. CAN'T, OF st. Louis, with ths raak I
Cc1cne1 Col: Gauit ia graduate OF Ne
| Point. =.