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PERSONAL.

Lieut.. Mower. Adjutant Of the 9Th Yer
mont regiment, has.resigned his position fOr
a place in the regular army, and Quarter
master Sergeant j. L. Barstow of Shelburne
has been promoted to fill the vacancy.
Among the consular appointments con-
drmed by the Senate on Wednesday, we
notice the name of Henry B. Stacy of this
town as consul to Revel, Russia.
There is tall soldier in the Sth regiment
at Brattleboro, who measures six feet seven
inches, and in the Woodstock Company OF
the 7th, at Rutland. is one who is six feet
eight inches tall.
A person who took General Scott the news
Of our western victories Monday, asked him
what the government would likely do with
Johnston, Floyd, Buskner and Pillow
Hang 'em, Of course" was the instant
reply Of the old military man.
Sergeant Norton Of the Sd Connecticut,
who was taken prisoner at Bull Run, while
at Richmond, attracted the notice of
beautiful, wealthy young lady. who sup
piled him with clothing, luIuries and
money, exchanged miniatures with him, and
has eloped from the rebel capital in order
to share his fortunes.
Col. Platt of the lst Vt. Cavalry has re.
signed and Capt. Jonas P. Holiday, Of the
2l United States cavalry, has been appoint
ed and commissioned Colonel in his place.
Col. Holiday is graduate Of West Point
and a cavalry officer of great experience and
merit. lie was recommended for this place
by Gen. StOneman, Chief Of Cavalry in the
U. s. Army. Col. Platt's resignation, ,as
we h I'VE reason to believe, in accordance with
purpose made and expressed at the time of
his acceptance of his commission.
In the last list Of U. S. prisoners eIchang-
cd and brought to Fort Monroe. we find the
name Of a. \. Paris Of the 81 vt
Asst Surgeon J0L Corbin. U. S. N, a
graduate of the University of Vermont, who
has been attached for the past six months to
the U. 5. slOop of war Savannah, on the re-
turn Of that vessel a week asO, was ordered
to the L. S. gunbOat Maratanza at Boston,
which is to form part of the projected ex-
petition to Ship leland.
Dr T. X. Sanl,Orn Of Rutland. who il
will be remembered, was surgeon Of the lst
Vt, has been appointed by Gov. Andrew,
surgeon of the 3lst Mass. regiment.
James Fiskc, the VermOnter who left the
Naval Academy at Annapolis last year and
went South, it is stated, Is row Lieutenant
in the Confederate navy, and doing duty on
one Of Com. Iatnall's fleet at savannah.
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CLOTHING AND HosPITAL STORES FOR THE
Vt. TRooys.-Quartermsster General GEo.
F. DAVIS, publishes in the PhGHir list Of
one hundred and srty boxes Of clothing and
Hospital stores contributed by the Ladies of
Vermont to Vermont troops, and forwarded
by him from Brattleboro in the month of
December, 1861. He gives the names Of
about eighty towns, from which the boxes
were sent; but he says that many of them
came to him without any information as to
who seat them or from what town they
came. lie gives the names of the persons
in the several regiments and companies to
whom all the boxes are addressed.
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may rs;tls Ike hail snI with az lttlo sfect. The
turrst Is pierced for musketry to rep.l b0sriers
and the port holes ere closed BY solid iron pen
duluu. Whilo the CUR, are loading. to prersut he
entrance Of shot.
Altogether this may justly b. called the mos
formidable marine battery ever built. 1t present,
10 point Of yulnersbility. and In fact will be 1t
self but a small mark, nothing but the tower ris-
ing much above the level Of the wsves. II we'll
repAys close examination, and one goes away
with the impression that ii would lie as we'll to
get one of that things track.
write out Of the midst of great excitement /;
the city is draped with asgs, and the people wild
with the report via Fortress Monroe that Fort
DoneIson is taken, with Floyd, the thief, Gems.
Johnston, Pillow s. Bucknsr. Nay it BE- SO, bnt
1t il almost too good to be true. Truly the American
Eagle !, srou--d at last and using bath bssk and
CLAW.
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RLsgL SOLDIERS HELD As PRIsosEss.-
The number of rebel soldiers now held as
prisJ by the U. S Government, is about
twenty thousand, and the question is,
What shall be done with them ?'' II sp-
pears, however, that vast prison house has
been erected on Johnson's Island, near San
dusky, Ohio, which is thus described
Some 10 scres Of this island has been rented,
and extensive bnildings have already been put
up and are nov nearly corpleted. The build.
ings erected are of considerable magnitude and
number. There are three buihings for ohcers'
qusEters. each los feet by q, aud stories high ;
l fer soldiers quarters; q suffers building;
for quarters for prisoners, each ll2 feet by 70
and two stories high; l hospital. l storehouse
and 2 biockhouses. Still other buildings arc
cor accomplished as hkely to be or become necessary
The structures enumerated are already put up.
An ice house is now building, and the finishing
tyuches are being put upon the other buildings.
The island presents very animated appear
anus. The prisoners quarters are enclosed by a
twelve feet high, tight board fence, with sentinel
walk near the top Of the fence, around the en-
tire inclosure OF about fifteen acres. The officers
and soldiers (gusrd) quarters are outside Of the
enclosure, aud there are now two companies
expected next week. Some idea OF what has been
oone car be formed from the fact that already not
lar irom $4,000 have been expended. that
'"vo'uVo ieet Of lumber and 10000 shingles
nave oeen used The buildings have sa5 win
aO"s. each Of twelve psnes Of y by II glass, or,
~ '1nef words, $500 psnes Of glass are to Jet
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A North Alabamian in camp at Mobile
writes 10 friend at Fort Henry.

The American people were made up oil
burglars, faithless husbands, faithless wives,
fraudulent bankrupts, dishonest lawyers and
others Of similar class, who had fled to
that country to escape the tyranny of jus
tice, and who were received under the mild
epithet OF victims Of circumstances these,
and people from every nation in the world,
made up the aggregate of American citizens,
and to these he denied the right to ally
themselves with Englishmen, or the privi-
lege to twsddle, as the American Minister
had recently done at Guildhall. about
Shakespeare and Milton, and other men
who were the honor of the British nation. -
How well calculated such friendly words
are to cement good feeling between the
two great Christian Nations OF the world
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Correspondence of the Free Prsss.I
LETTER FROM A PRISONER OF
WAR.
COLUMBIA, s. c., Feb. ), 1862.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Feb. ,, 1867.
Dear Free Press;
The hardest work a man ever did,
was to do nothing; 1 cannot consider it any thing
but severe punishment to be Kept idle. For a
few days one does not mind it; but when, week
after week and month after month drag slowly by,
the insetion becomes a Vampire, sspping the
healthful blood and slowly but ,urely bringing
decay and death. Such effects are visible here
with some, though most men will find something
to do to " kill time" even if they are chained in
dungeon. Our situation is painful, and would
be were we treated as princes. 4, such IN, a.
this, has soul bg F.,s By one spark Of pat
rioiisw, any thing but t,rg shut o1f from sR patti
elpaton in and kno,riedg, Of a6av', for bini
The weather for the last week has been stormy,
and so we do not move about in the little yard,
which, in fine weather is full The men are now
all clothed, and are comfortable. They seem
cheerful, and maintain patriotic tone. Not an
unpleasant word has passed between any Of our
men or officers with the ConfedsrAtes in charge Of
US. They respect our feelings aud opinions, and
make a manly exhibition Of their own. They
are named the Rebel Guards The officers
here, when sent from Richmond we're called by
the Virginia papers "the most stubborn and in
subordinate Yankees in the lot" It was said
that We were sent further South on that account
But you must not believe that, for though we all
claim the right to Beisr, and thiak what we please
you must not suppose we have not learned that it
is always wise to conform to rules and regulations
/ see that our Government sllow Confederate off-
GERS who are out Of health to return home on pa
role, or 90 to some healthy place. The Surgeon
in charge here has made q request 10 the War
Department at Richmond to extend the same to
me, as it is up hill business getting well after
fever in prison. Could l get sixty days parole,
and get to Washington, think l could procure
the release Of Confederate to return 10 my stead.
There are but eight sick among the men and two
or three among the officers; none save Lieutenant
Worcester list y. Y. $. NJ, very badly Of. But
when warm weather comes J 10 men in a Jail no
larger than ours at B. and small shed, will be
likely to suffer from disease. However We trust
that by that time we shall all be further North
So long as our Government holds prisoners we
think it only justice to exchange. But I sup
pose they know best. must close my rambling
letter With hopes for the welfare Of all my friends.
Yours Truly, J. 7. DREw.
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DEsPEEA1E CosDITIoE OF TEE REBEIs.-A
Baltimore letter in the New York Herald
shows in what desperate state the rebels in
Richmond must now be,-and it must be
remembered, that when this letter was writ
ten Fort DoneIson bad not fallen, with its
great prizes Of generals, soldiers, and spOils
nor was the evacuation of Bowling Green
known
"5y an arrival yesterday from Norfolk. have
been put In possession Of details Of news from
Richmond up to Feb. IL. II is Of the most i'm
portsnt nature, as will be readily seen. II fur
pishes sbundaut confirmation Of the following
facts:
First, that tie rebellion is on the point Of per-
ishng; second, thstithe recent Union victories at
Somerset, at Fort Henry and at Roanoke Island
were entirely unexpected in the South; third,
that the effect Of these victories will be TO dispel
the illusion und,r which the people Of the South
have been laboring until now; fourth, that they
aIe now convinced that it will become 9 military
necessity to abandon both Columbus and Bowling
Green, sud o give up sill hopes OF eLtrepQing
Eent1cky Into the Southern oonfederacy.
Fifth, that the much-vsuntod defensive policy
of the South, on which they depended to preserve
all the territory south of the Ohio river from in
vssion, cannot be relied on, and that they un-
HDle TO 6teu1e L0e OuentlNo ClAl1g ludL lucy 10
longer depend upon the active Intervention Of for
eign nations in their behalf seeing that the con-
dtions on which that intervention had been prom
iced no lOngeT exist Seventh, that owing to the
expiration Of the terms Of enlistment of most Of
the rebel regiments now in service, and the i'm
possibility Of either inducing them to re-enist
Of filing their place. with uits there will
be no armies worthy Of name in the field after
next May.
The gentleman from whom this information is
d,riv,d, has long been in public life. and is
good judge Of the character and deposition Of the
people OF the South, having lived among th EN- all
his life he hes Esea and conversed with, at
Richmond, during the last month, influential
mon from al parts Of the South. and is prepared
10 ssy. on their suthority. that there is ct this
moment 3 vest majority Of the people OF the South
(probsbly fvs-eighths Of the population, but be
pats it as high as six-eighths) who would this
moment return TO their allegiance if they were
sure that the old Union could be restored on its
original basis, and that their property could be
protected under it !"
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GbeHee Ntess
BURLINGTo
FRIDAY MORNING. FEB. q, 1862.

TEE EXECUTION CT GoKDON.-The excu.
ton Of the notorious SLAYER Captain. Gordon
Friday, is an event of importance. tor
many years men engaged in the same pratt
cal business as Gordon was, have managed to
escspe punishment, through the corrupt re-
missness or direct conniyanee Of the officials
of the U. S. government. The law for their
punishment was plain enough, and occasion
ally one would be arrested but through
the convenient slackness of Marshals and
District Attornies, the getting OF witnesses
out of the way, the packing of juries &c, for
all which purposes money to any amount
was always provided, all escaped the halter.
As for any earnestness IN the late Democratic
Administrations 70 have the laws against
sort. Their proclivities all lay in the Oppo-
te direction. But a new leaf is turned
over, and the civilized world will not be slow
to read it. Under the present admnistra-
ton, Marsnals and District Attornles have
been given to understand that their business
Was TO bring the guilty to punishment. of
course when Gordon Was convicted there
was no lack of effort to get his sentence re-
mItted. Multitudes petitioned the President
in his favor,-all possible legal questions
were raised to help him, and money was
spent by Thousands and tens of thousands in
his behalf; but all was of no avail. The
la@ was too plain to be set aside, and the
President WIS too honest and frru to be
cosxed or driven TO pardon him. May
Gor6on's fate be that OF every man who en-
cages as principal or accessory in the inhu-
man business which brought him to the gal
lows.
Fort Donelson seems to have demonstrated
that five Yankees ars equal to ono south
erner, a proposition heretofore extensively
denied south Of Mason and DiIon's line.
Here was a Fort constructed upon the
most scientific principles, everything beng
done in and around it that large army
working under the direction Of the best
civil and military engineers could accom-
plIsh by the unceasing labor of weeks.
Deep trenches were dug at proper distances |
in front of the high and formidable embank
ments, thousands and thousands of trees |
were drsgged untrimmed and whole and |
placed thick together considerably in front |
Of tie trenches. so that no foe should be able
to penetrate eyen to the first trench without |
being detained long enough to be slaught- |
cred by the murderous fire of artillery and |
thousands of rifles from points Of compare
tive security, and all the obstacles were |
created that ingenuity could devise and
numbers and industry execute. One soldier
behind such entrenchments Is by universal |
acknowledgment, worth three of the sssail- |
ants But our men took the fort
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-02-28
Maj. Gen. HALLECK.
W. Ii. MCLEAN, Asst. Adj. Gen.
THE VERMONT REGIMENTS.

The Eighth Vermont was to be mustered
into service at Brattlsboro, on Tuesday, by
Capt. Jones. The Seventh, which is called
altogether the finer regiment of the two, was
mustered in at Rutland, last week The
two expect to sail for Ship Island as soon as
the Constitution returns to take them
thither, and in time,we trust for our boys to
have hand in the taking of New Orleans
Our correspondence from the Vermont
brigade on the Potomac gives a favorable
impression of the condition of the troops
there. At Annapolis, the Vt. Cavalry are
drilled four hours day with horse and sa-
bre, the horses are fat and in good condi-
ton, and the men begin to want to be or
dered South
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\ Kr;D OPISIrs.-The following is an
extract from a lecture, actually delivered
lately at lslewOrth, England, by Justice
Halliburton, now member Of Parliament /;
the author Of sam Slick" and whose
impersonatiou Of tho Yankee has been al
lowed TO pass for correct portrait, not
only throughout England, but to great
extent in this country
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We wonder If Bishop Polk is not thinking
sffectionstely Of his diocese In the South and
wishing that somebody else had charge of
the diocese Of Columbus.-ProUideEoe Jour
nal.
Tho army orders recently issued from the
War Department, show that the long season
of preparation for fighting is indeed over and
that if the utmost activity il striking the foe
l, not henceforth the rule. it will not be the
fault olthe President or Of his Sec'y. Of War.
That valor and dash if to be honored and
rewarded that cowardice Is to be punished
land Secretary Stanton prefers drum-hcad
court martial and shooting on the spot for
such cases) and that life in camp is life
teGsted, if the enemy Is within reach, though
the weather and roads be bad, is the doc
trine and policy laid down by these
stirring orders. A letter from Mr.. Stanton
to the n. Y Tribune in which he modestlY
disclaims any share of the glory Of the re-
cent victories breathes the same
spirit. What says Mr.. Stanton.
" under the blessing of Providence, con-
ceive to be the true organization of victory
and military combination to end this war i,
was declared in few words by Gen. Grants
message to Gen. Buckner-'I / propose 70
more Immediately on your Dorks ~"
That has the true ring.
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ST IOuIs Feb IL

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 70.
The major general commanding tn de
partment, congratulates hag-oficer Foote,
Brig. General Grant and the brave officers
and men under their command on the recent
victories on tho Tennessee and Cumberland.
The war is not ended. Prepare for new
conflicts and victories. Troops are concen-
trating from every direction, We shall
soon have an army which will be irresis-
tible. The Union flag must be restored
everywhere, and the enthralled Union men
in the South must be set free. Soldiers and
sailors of the Great West are ready and will
ling to do this. The time and place have
been determined on Victory and glory
await the brave.
By command of
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Artillery and srtillerymen arrive at
Washington BY almost every train, ard
while General Doubleday is manning the
great guns in the forts, General Barry is
organizing new light batteries. OF these
we have good many. but our light srtil-
lery is yet short in numbers.
Napoleon always desired to have Piece
Of light artillery for every two hundred
men-Gen. Mcclellan has not now over q
piece for every one thousand men we need
at least twenty more light l2-poander bat
terics.
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SEVEN ITEMS OF THE LAST Sc.
NEN DAYS.

|. The victory of Burnside at Roanoke.
and occupation Of Albemarle Sound.
. The taking Of Fort Henry on the Ten
nessee.
5. The taking Of Fort Dorelson on the
Cumberland.
1. The evacuation Of Bowling Green be
fore the advance Of MIIcHELL. r
5. The evacuation of Springfield by
Price and bis army.
6. The suocesses of LANDER at Blooming
Gap.
Z. The sweeping out of Missouri and
capture of Price in Arkansas.
Does not the work 20 bravely on?
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CoSDucr OF The WAR.-Not long ago
Senator Fessenden Of Maine, made speech
severely criticsing the management of the
war. Events seem to have changed his
opiDion-as they have the opinion of a great
many others-for in late speech in the
Senate be said
81 have heard much, and read in the
newspapers much criticism on the conduct
OF this war. | admit, sir. that it has not
been altogether satisfactory to to me, and
could have wished it had been otherwise.
have felt as keenly as any one the disas-
ters which we suffered at first. But, sir,
on calm reflection, have come to better
state of feeling on that subject, and i de-
clare here to-day. as my sincere conviction,
that we have not only done all. but more
than could have been reasonably anticipated
in the same space of time. Look at our
condition when this war commenced, with
no army and no navy, and no means ex-
cept our credit of raising money, taken by
surprise, unused TO war, after long term
of peace, and disarmed, in point of fact,
by the robberies Of those who have under
taken to separate US. Were victories under
Were we at once, in week, or month
or few months, to create military expert
ence which we had lost, and create a navy
and army and win victories? Any such eX-
pectation was idle. We should rather
have anticipated defeat. | heard the re-
mark made by one Of our generals, who
was great man some years ago, that
republic must always be defeated at first,
because they have always to learn This
was our condition. going on with rashness
when we did so, aud laboring under the
impression, which it must be conceded we
had cultivated, that We are invincible, and
unwilling to wait for the unfolding of tIme
Economy is never learned but at the ex-
pense of waste, and victories only at the
expense of defeats, and that believe we
are learning. We have new an army and
navy winning glory for US everywhere, and
everything looks favorable for our cause as
heart could wish. Then 1 see no reason in
the conduct of this war, up to this time.
for any discredit."
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VIII AT THE WHIrE HousE.-Our s'wash-
ington reliable" sends US the following fash
of federal fun, BY telegraph:
At the late levee at the White House, the Pres
ident asked the Russian Ambassador whether be
would have taken him for sn American. II he had
met him any where else than In this country.
"No." said the distinguished Muscovite. who,
like Old abe Is bit Of wsg. al should have
taken you for Pole"
$50 am exclaimed the President straight
ening himsalf up to his full attitude, "and lib
erty pole At that"
Tall talking, wasn't e p Yzsly Far.
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spot or he may be cashiered by his con-
manding General at the head of his regi
ment. The former course is recommended
as the preferable one.
COwardice in an officer, exhibited on the
field OF battle, should receive the swift pun
ishment of death.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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The roof of the Methodist Church in Chi.
copcs, Mass, was broken in BY the weight
Of snow on it. on Thursday. 1t was wood
en- building built in 1889, and thoroughly
repaired in 1915. The solid brick walls of
the basement were forced out. and the tower
pulled 6 feet from the perpendicular.
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A SAD Casa sad case of conjugaI in
fidelity has been brought to the notice of the
police. A young woman. whose husband
has enlisted in one Of the Vermont regiments
was left BY her husband in Burlington, IN
that State. A few weeks since, she formed
the acquaintance of young woman who
told her she could find her plenty of en-
ployment as seamstress in this city. She
accompanied the woman to Boston, and was
taken 10 house at the South end, which
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she soon ascertained to be of bad character.
She was induced to remain, as she was a
stranger here, but in few days she became
Disguised with the life she was leading,
and yesterday she escaped from the house.
She called upon the police, who procured
her clothes for her, and will send her home,
Boston Irarelier. Feb. l4th.
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The citizens of Montpelier celebrated the
capture of Fort DonelsOn Tuesday evening
with an oyster supper at the Pavilion, alter
which the company, about 100 in number,
separated as the WGtehHdu says "some to
their homes, but the most of them to the
euchre-tables.