Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-07-18
WAR CORRESPONDENCE.

one unmeaning particulars and one grand pre-
diction that "big thing" will happen soon, they
will enjoy the following letter from the war cor
respondent of Vanity Fdir:
WASHINGTON, July 6, 1861.
| DEAR VANITY Affairs remain pretty much
IN stQtu quO.
My statement that Future was big with some
thing" was forgery. My letters have been
tampered with. Perhaps it might be better,
hereafter, for you to have all your correspond
ence written in your back office, as the Tribune
does.
/ That, however, is a circumstance, to which
will not at present refer. This letter, at all
events. shall be authentic and truthful.
Upon my honor
have just had long talk with JOHN MINOR
Boris, whose limitations of my letters have pro-
duced so much laughter among the readers of
the Tribune l am not angry with JONI. His
correspondence is such an evident burlesque of
mine, that nobody could imagine for a moment
that he meant to mislead any one
lie has given me some very important infor-
nation concerning affairs in the rebellious dis
tricts.
There are no rebel soldiers in Virginia, and
those only are mob of half-starved, half-nakcd
wretches, who always run away. In fact, they
have all run away; and JOHN says that he thinks
some of them are still running.
General BEAUREGARD, of whom you may
have heard, is halt-starved and half-naked like
the rest. He lately ran away from Richmond
TO Manassas Gap, where the poor wretch was
obliged to erect heavy batteries, for fear the
federal troops would march upon him.
1t is by such cowardly acts as these that the
rebels have lost the respect of the whole Cabi-
net and army.
Old ABE has no longer hesitaed to avow his
al. a.. ~. e.
General SCoTT SAYS if this sort Of thing con-
tinues eight or ten months longer, lie will call on
fifty thousand more Volunteers, and fortify
Washington and Alexandria so that they will be
perfectly safe from any attack.
As for me, knit my noble brows, fold my
arms across my manly chest, and chew good
deal more tobacco than usual.
But say nothing.
Boris tells me that the rebel army is headed
by fellow named JACKSON, a brother of The
assassin of ELLSWORTH.
An engagement is expected TO occur some
where shortly.
Nothing seems to be known, however, on any
subject.
Our picket-guards were all shot, last night by
party of rebel scouts, supposed to be brothers
of JACKSON, the assassin of ELLSWORTH.
Professor LOVES plans have all gone up in
in balloon.
Mrs. LINCOLN is we'll The report that she
took paregoric habitually, is unfounded.
Three secession spies were discovered in the
basement of my tent, last night. put up a
new gollows and turned them off this morning,
in the presence of nv gallant zoo-zoos and eev-
eral invited guests, among whom were some of
the bellies of Washington.
The poor devils died easily and gamely.-
They were said to be brothers of JACKSON, the
assassin Of Ellsworth.
Boris tells me that affairs in Virginia are very
unsettled. He stayed three months in Rich
mond and commerce is so dead there that grass
grows in the principal streets. In fact he pas
tured COW for some weeks right in front Of
his street door.
The negroes, he says, are kept busy all the
time, quelling instructions among the whites.
The Tribune has engaged Boris as regular
correspondent to take the place OF HARVEY,
who has been rewarded by fat foreign mission.
ABE says that if Gov. PIcKENs will come on to
, Washington, he will give him the consulate of
, st. Petersburg. There is another man applying
|, for that post now, wlo will probable set it
His name is JACKSON, and he is said to be a
brother Of the assassin of ELLSWORTH.
SCoTr informs me, unoiicially, that he is
very desirous that the rebels shall remove all
their batteries and camps from Virginia If
they persist in keeping them there, he will not
, send single Northern soldier into the Stae.
AS | write forty thousand Massachusetts,
troops are defling past my camp. They are re-
turning from furlough granted them n order
that they might enjoy regular od-tashioned
Fourth Of July clambake at home.
, They are now intended for the defence Of
Washington.
They were assaulted, during their march
through Baltimore, by mob, headed by two
rutfans named JACKSON, supposed to be broth
ers of the assas in ELLSWORTH.
A very brilliant little affair took place near
CLOUDS Mills, the other night. Three OF my
zoo ZOOS were out on picket-duty, and were at
tackled by forty of the rebel cavalry. The boys
, bravely stood their ground until assaulted, when
each retreated in different direction, but in
good order.
They picked up three hundred stand of arms
and cannon, flags, musical instruments, etc, in
great quantities, which the rebels dropped in
their flight. One mimic rifle, encrusted with
gold and precious stones, bore the name o.
D JACKSON a rebel farmer living in the neighbor.
hood. The boys were especially anxious tC
catch him, as he has been known to maltreat
the Union men in the rebel army, and he is, also
brother of JACKSON, the assassin of ELLIS
= WORTH.
And beside he is said to carry costly golC
4 watch, and Il good deal of pocket-money.
|. | have lust learned that Boris is not to be
o trusted. His washerwomen tells me that among
t. the dirty linen he sent her was a secession has