Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-04
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FROM WASHINGTON IND VICINITY
The 7ribunes Washington dispatch says
the Quartermaster Of Gen. Blencher's division
states that party Of rebel soldiers, number
ing about fty. visited Fairfax Court House
Thursday, there being at that time no troops
there. and with arms in their hands attacked
and drove out the suffers and destroyed their
stores, at the same time tearing down all the
Union flags.
A part Of the German division was ordered
there from Centervillc to guard the town from
such rnarauders.
Several Of the troops have been killed by
The rebel sympathizers in the neighborhood
Of the Court House during the week. Steps
have been taken TO detect perpetrators, and
to prevent similar recurrence.
The Worlds Washington dispatch says the
government has learned. through parties under
arrest for disloyalty, that Beauregard stated
several weeks ago that he should never fight
Gen. Mcclellan at Manassas, but that his plan
would be TO draw our army far as into the
centre Of the Southern country as possible,
and cut off his retreat.
The owners Of slaves in the District Of Column
ba are removing them as fast as possible, and
by the time an act sbolishing slavery here can
be passed, hardly one sbc-bodicd bond-ser-
want will be left. Over one hundred slaves
have been taken from the city within the
last two days
l.. c. Baker was Monday appointed by the
Secretary Of War special agent to take charge
of all the abandoned rebel property in Virgin
ia. The amount is supposed to be large
Flag Officer Dupont has forwarded his Off
cia report containing the particulars Of the
affair at Misquito Inlet. by which it appears
that acting Lieut.. Budd Of the Penguin and
acting master Mather, Of the Henry AHdreiC.
and seven seamen we're killed, and others
wounded The remainder Of the boats crew
escaped. They were landing to explore GER
tain earthworks, and were fred upon from a
party of rebels concealed in dense grove
The House in committee of the whole, has
acted upon II sections Of the lO9 of the tax
bill. The former embrace the general provi-
sions Of licenses, manufactures, articles and
prouducts, auction sales, carriages, watches,
pianos, billiard tables, plate, slaughtered cat
tic and sheep.
Frequent applications are made to the War
Department for a change OF position from the
volunteer to the regular service. The Secre-
tary Of War has established rule that no
transfer Of this kind will be made during the
war, but all must seek promotion in their own
branch of the service.
Special dispatches from w ashlngtOn state
that Union family near Chain Bridge was
captured on Saturday by the rebel cavalry.
1t is reported from the Rappahannock that
Maj Vaustien Housen, Capt. Betcher, and
Capt. Camp, while out on service, were sur
prised and taken prisoners by the Louisiana
Tigers.
Lieut. Clay Fish and Capt. King, encoun-
tering rebel force, killed two rebel officers
and brought other officers into camp. Capt.
Newstadler was taken prisoner by the enemy.
The requirement of pssses from persons
visiting Manassas ceased from last Saturday.
The Times Washington dispatch says Capt.
Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. as soon
it was known that the Nashville had run in
at Beaufort, N. c., telegraphed to every gun
boat of the navy that was available to pro-
coed forthwith to that port to prevent her es-
cape. All urgency was expressed in his dis
patches, but by ill luck not one reached her
destination in time to do any good.
Notwithstanding the removal of the troops
from the immediate vicinity of Washington,
there has been more disorder here the last
week from unruly soldiers than for long pc
Rod before.