The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-15
Army News.

have the steamers Wabash, Vincennes and Sa.
vannah at New York, Jamestown and Phladel-
phia, detailed for immediate service.
New York, April 10. A special dispatch to
the Commercial from Washington says the Pres
ident has orde1od the drafting of two volunteer
companies here into service. and guards are to
be detailed from them for the protection of the
public buildings. Some of the volunteers
declined to be muster ed into service, but the
larger majority profess willingness.
WASHINGTON, April 10. Ten companies, Or
about one fourth Of the volunteer militia of the
District, are mastering to day for inspection,
the order having been issued from government
head quarters last night. Several days ago the
company officers We're directed to report the
number of effective men.
There is no doubt that the military movements
here in progress are connected with precautlon
ary measures for the defense of the capital
from an applehended attack from the South.
The Federal forces in Washington are to lie
strengthened by at least one additional artierv
company.
Recruiting is fast going on, and at least 50,
coo volunteers will be offered in the free States
in few days
Governor Dennison of Ohio pledges the sup
port Of his State to a vigorous policy, ard re-
turns homo Immediately to put his pledge into
effect.
In regard to the supplies placed on board
the steamer Baltic, which sailed from New York
Monday evening, the Commercial Advertiser
says
urday and Sunday she has received this morn
ing a miscellaneous assortment Of -four, bucon,
dried fruits, liquors, and ship stores of varied
character.
Gangs Of men were at work in as large num-
berS as could labor to advantage, and freight
was taken on board at the same time from the
deck and from two lighters one forward and
the other aft. Coal was shipped in large guam.
titles in gunny bags and sacks which were af
terward piled on deck against the guards. Small
bushel sacks Of coal were placed on board also,
which our reporter learned were for the use of
the flying artillery, who on the march always
carry portable blacksmith S forge and i, sup
ply of coal, to make any repairs that may be
necessary to their battery wagons, or to supply
a lost horse shoe. There were strewed about
the dock, at the same time. as q specimen of the
varied character OF the Baltics cargo, flour,
beef, bacon, condensed milk, brandy, rum,
champagne, Madeira, sherry, olive oil, figs, soda
biscuit, carts, shovels cut nails, immense coils
of rope and cable scantlng, split peas ham,
hay, wheelbarrows, bedding. spikes, sails, and
an indefinite number of trunks, boxes and bales,
whose contents were unknown. a large uuan.
tity Of hay, in bales has been taken on board"
The Express states that fourteen double bank
government boats constitute part of the Bal
ties cargo, which is said to be composed mainly
as follows
Foraging carts, forge vices, cunning bags,
packed in squares, and ready for the construc.
ton of Fol affiliations, Ordnance tools, Muskels,
Backsmiths' coal Portable FORCES, barrels of
ship biscuit vegetables and hay.
The Ercnang Post says
" Two hundred men are to 20 on her from
the island, under command of Lieutenant r.
.. Tyler, of the Third Artillery, and Lieutcn,
ant Il. Mex. Hudson. OF tho fourth Artillery
Lieutenant Thomas also goes with the expe.
dltion The officers do not know their destina
ton. They only know that they are to be ready
to go to night, and go by the Baltic 1t Is ros-
tive that the troops are not for the rein.
forcement OF sumter, and it is possible that
they are not destined for Pickens, as the men
are all new recruits. and may be intended for
at Brazos and the Cult ports gen
orally. Tuis draft of men to day leaves behind
about five hundred and twenty men on Govern.
or5 and Bcdlon islands,
The steam frigate Savannah was hauled I'd tn
the dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard Monday,
and large force Of men set to work upon her.
orders having been received to fit her out as cx.
pedtlousy as possible, Additional hands have
been put to work on the brig Perry, and meu
who have been working in many of the depart
ments of the yard, on half time for the rast
few monts, are now all on full time and seem
likely to have work for some time to come
The designations of Major Holmes and Lieut..
Ransom, of the army, will not cause the least
to the government The admin
lstration is deter mined to have no more traitors
in the ranks.
HARRISBURG, Pa April 9. The Governor
has sent a message to the Legislature relative
to the National difficulties.
tie recommends an organization of the Mil
TIA and other measures proper for the present
crises. lie states that he has received a letter
from President Lincoln, stating that he has
information OF design to attack Washington
MILITARY ARRANGEMENTS AT WAsuINcroN.-
Washington, april, lO.-During the afternoon
to day various volunteer companies proceeded
TO the war Department for inspection Several
hundred men were mustered into the service.
Two or three companies were rejected, their
numbers being less than 40, but Efforts are
making to bring the companies up to this num-
Der In order that they may be accepted. Only
one halt OF the members of the National Rifles
consented to DC mustered, those refusing being
apprehensve that they would be ordered out Of
the District of Columbia, while others were
unwilling to take the oath, which they conceive
In the events OF the secession of MARYLAND and