Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-07-12

porarily in service. Three gun-boats have
been contracted for. Since the fourth Of
March, i 50 officers have resigned or been dis
missed. The report recommends the appoint
ment Of Director of ordnance to have super
vision Of all details Of that branch Of the SER
/ vice. also provision Cor frequent supplies Of
| fresh provisions 20 ships also the appoint
mont Of a Board to inquire into the expedien-
! cy of building iron-clad steamers also to give
/ the Department the appointment Of an Assist
ant Secretary. The Secretary estimates for
the service $50, 1909, 520,29.
The following is the substance of army or
ders Just issued
The State Of Illinois, and States and Terri
tories West Of the Mississippi, and on this
side Of the Rocky Mountains, including Vow
Mexico, will, in future, constitute n separate
military command. to be known as the West
crn Department, under Gen. Fremont Head
quarters at st. Louis.
No volunteers will be discharged upon
surgeons certificate
CTNcfNNArr, July 7.
special dispatch TO the Commercial, Of
this city, from Pomeroy, Ohio, says that Col.
Norton. with J. so men, has Just arrived there
from an expedition into Virginia, where they
captured four horses. sixteen head of cattle.
and two mules, from the rebels.
NEw YORK. July 8.
son Of Capt. Mason Of the rebel army
and oyerseor, several negroes. two wagons la
den with grain and four mules were seized by
the First Connecticut regiment Just as they
were leaving the vicinity ofpaul's Church for
tic tebel army
val LOUISVILLE, July 3.
Tbo .I0uyHai Of this morning SAYS the Gov
ornDr of Tennessee has been regularly notified
that no more trains on the Nashville Railroad
viii go into Tennessee until the stolen cars
and locomotives have been restored. Also
that Tennesseeans in FRANKFORT were urging
Gov Magofhn to take possession of the Nash
vile Railroad, holding it open for freight
transportation.
There is great excitement there in conse-
queuce Of MagoHin's tuking the matter into
consideration. The Courier Of this morning
has an advertisement notifying the citizens of
the opening of a recruiting office for the army
of the Southern Confedcracy.
An Arkansas paper names JEFF. Davis and
Albert Pike for President and Vice President
of the Southern Confedcrncy.
The Capturer Of the st. Nicholas NaJJed in a
Bureau Drapey
BALIiMoRE. July g.
Lieut.. Cornachael of Provost Marshal Kin
ly's police, went down the river in tug and
boarded the steamer M1ry Washington, to ar
rest man named Neill Green, who was char
ged with being engaged in the riot ON the 9Th
of April. On coming up the river be ascer-
tanned that Capt Thomas Of st Mary's CO..
who took command of tbs S. Nicholas, and
headed the pirates, was also on board with
seven Of his oonfoderates, their object, it is
supposed, being to seize another steamer in a
similar manner. Lieut.. Cornachael, on getting
abreast Fort Mcllenry ordered the Captain
TO stop at the wharf, where he made known
the facts to Gen. Banks, who ordered a COM
pany Of Mass. troops to arrest all on board.
Seven Of the pirates were found but Capt
Thomas had concealed himself, and after an
hours search was found hid in a large bureau
drawer in the ladies cabin 1t will be re-
membered that he went aboard the ST. Mich
oias disguised as French lady They were
all detained at the Fort with several witness
os who were on board the st. Nicholas at the .
time Of the disguise, including her Captain .
and engineers.
letter to the american, dated Martins
burg, July 6, announces the arrival Of Mai I
Doublcday's battery and the Rhode Island
battery. 1t says that Gen Patterson's entire
army is encamped in and around Martinsburg
and that no forward movement had taken place.
Gen. Johnston had been reinforced by T.
900 men from Manassas, and had taken his
stand for a fgh; at Bunker Hid, seven miles
distant, with 10000 troops.
Large numbers Of troops passed through
Baltimore yesterday and last night, to strength
en- Patterson's column.
Important from Western Virginia-F -Four Com
pa',ies of Foluntecrs Cut on
BUCHANAN, Va. July 8.
a courier who has arrived here from Web
ster, reports that 4 companies of the 10th o.
hio Regiment at Chenille, about 40 miles dis
tant to the Southwest, are besieged by
picked regiment Of Virginiaus and 800 milf
tia under o. Jennings Wise.
Col. Tyler Of the 9TH regiment has march
ed to their relief from Weston, and the 10Th
regiment, Col Lyle, has just gone forward to
their rescue from this place
WASHINGTON, July 9.
A terrible accident occurred to the I'd
Rhode Island battery this morning. They
were engaged in drilling with James shells.
when, from some negligence, the shell prema-
tureiy exploded, blowing up five men,
Last evening one company of the famous
Garibaldi regiment mutinied and left the camp
Tor ashlngton. They reached Washington
at 0 o'clock, and cncamped in an open field
near Long Bridge, stationing sentinels, &c
They were arrested by force consisting Of
the Presidents Guards, two companies of
Regulars, and the Union District Rifles
They laid down their arms and without re-
sisiance, stating that they had come to com
plain to Gen. Scott about their arms and food.
They have been disarmed aud Imprisoned in
the treasury building.
FORTRESS Monroe, July s.
Commodore Pendegrast has gone South
ward with the Roanoke and the Cumberland
sails tomorrow. The Roanoke will be the
flag ship Of the West India squadron The
Quaker City was ordered to Old Point early
this morning, to participate in the contempla-
ted attack on Sewalls Point. Including
frigate and gun boats there was this morning
at Hampton Roads force of 200 guns and
$500 men
1t was hoped that demonstration would
be made against some Of the adiacent batter
les, but none was made Last night two re-
bel deserters arrived from the rebel gun boat
Tea1er, which guards James River from Rich
mond to the vicinity of Newport News
While she was at anchor last night, they cs-