The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-17
Latest Telegraphic News Items.

NEW YORK, May 10.
The New York Tribune reports the oiief o.
ten regiments, unequipped, from ocoliahu
they are willing to enlist for the war.
Senator Douglas has not been offered !" 'naJof
generasiip. , aoo,,+-
Three regiments of Kansas have been accept
ed.
A. d. Banks. u rebel spy. escaped the omcers
this afternoon by a prccipitatc h'gh'' '"'''e
all his effects. ",
A dispatch to the World says the Washing
ton police have been required to take the oath
Another spy has been arrested in the Penn
sylvania camp. ...!...-
The World says that although all the troops
in Baltimore are ordered to sleep on their arms
and the artillery are on the alert with douolo-
shotted guns, yet there was slight attempt AZ
riot in Pratt street on the occasion of the pas
sage through the Doylsstown Guards with the
Ringgold Battery, but the fact being kno~h
that every man had a loaded rife, deferred any
serious movement.
WASHINGTON. May Is.
Owing to an interruption by the Virginia au-
| thorties of the means of conveying the MAJ
from Hampton to Norfotk *, and from TT. Com
fort to Elstvllle, though specially Tor the ac'
commod alton of the citizens OF that ota'e, the
| Postmaster General has annulled the CONTRACT.
1t is probable that nearly all if not all the
river mail service will be officially discontinued
in Il few days in the secession States.
An order was issued to-day from the war oe-
partment for nine of the fourteen Regiments
Yesterday accepted at the solicitation OF the
| New York Union Committee to proceed to For.
tress Monroe and for tie other live to proceed
! to " ashington,
! The concentration Of so many troops at tue
| former post is fact Of important significance
| Occasional arrests are made OF persons accused
of giving aid and colulort to the enemy. lhe
last one was that OF man from Alexandra,
who il was shown, had tempered with Govern
mcnt troops, and had endeayored to persuade
them to join the Confederate army. lie was
handed oyer to await orders from Gen. Mans.
field.
New York, May IG.-Adyces from Fort
Monroe state that On Monday band Of seces-
sonists at Hampton sent deputaiion to Col:
Diminick, demanding sole possession OF the road
leading across the dyke, which has, lately been
under guard Of the garrison. Col. Dimlnick
reply was that he would give the rebels just ten
mint ties to dspcrsc Two companies Of Mass.-
chusetts troops were then ordered iorward-can-
non were placed so as to sweep the entire dis
lance, and the Colonel, with watcli in hand,
|
IL rebel was to be seen. Two hundred Massa-
chusetts troops then took possession of the dyke
and bridge, and will treat all rebels in the same
way hereafter
ST. LOUIS, May Is.
Camp Spring. in Western Ilydepark, in the
Northern and the Heights near the reservoir,
in he Northwestern part of the city, were oc-
upied by the United States troops IN this city
70 day as a precautionary measure. The march
Of the troops through the city was grand.
Capt. Mcdonnell, an effort for whose release
was made by habras corpus is in Col. Near
thurs camp at Ceasville, Iii. He WAS taken
across the river in skitf Monday night and
marched under guard to Camp Russell. An
attempt to rescue the prisonc: was made between
the Arsenal gate and the river by a considcra.
bic number of persons, but the prompt arrival
Of rcinforccments and few remarks from Cap
tain Mcdonnell prevented trouble.
MONTGOMERY, May l6-p NJ
Postmaster General Reagan proclamation is
issued, announcing that he will commence the
control Of the postal service in the Confederate
States on the LIT Of June
WASHINGTON, May l6
! 1t is rumored that Gen. Butler is to be ac
lively employed at the head Of larger body OF
troops than he has commanded, and that he will
commence operations against tie secessionists at
fredericksburg, Va, whore they are throwing
up earthworks.
I'hoy viii be checked at the proper time, and
| before chey can prevent landing troops at Ac-
| Quia Creek, probably they intend to do
WHEE;INo, Va, May l6.
Passengers have returned here this morning
who attempted to reach Baltimore by the Bal
tlmorc and Ohio Railroad, and report that the
culverls on the road near Ilarpers Ferry have
been blown up, and rails have been removed
from the track. They were detained fourteen
hours and the troops numbered 5000. The Re
bel troops at that point were hourly expecting
an attack.
! BosroN, May l6
The appropriation bill for the SO 600 900 for
State expenses for the war, passed both branch
cs of the Legislature to day, unanimously. The
bill for the organization Of home guard was
also passed. Tomorrow the Legislature, bv
invitation Of Gov Andrew, visit and inspect
troops in garrison, numbering 5000 men
The Richmond Examiner is calling for Dic-
tator to rule the g Confederate States It
says:
6 No po,cer in executive hands eau be too
great, no discretion too absolute at such mo.
ments rs these. We nccd q dictat1r. Let law
yers talk when the world has time to hear
them. Now let the sword do its work. Usur-
patton of poorer by the Chief, for the prescrva,
ton OF the people from robbers and mur,lercrs,
'riH be rcchoned genius and patriotism by all sen-
| slb!e men now and nv every historian tInt ~;