Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-11
WAR ITEMS

iotOV a. tnat pOlnt az fO,UOOs Whle more
troops we're arriving daily. lmpressment was
going on vigorously. A letter from Savan-
nah, the headquarters Of the Federal army,
says;
BeauregMd is pushing forward every preparation for
formidable resistance Ouiposts are established at
Pudy, Inca and elsewhere along the railroad, At and
above Chickasaw the river and six miles in front "
Cornth, directly toward our advance from Pittsburg
landing Forhcaiions being erected at Cornth. aud
the raw leves being put into as efficient state as
possible Fortunately there is no occasion for being I'M
easy about the Corinh Qualifications They like the
pot-hande--it is no farther around than over them
There is no need TO Disguise The fact that we have so
Gus work ahead u u.s. The rebels not well posted
but they have the most skul engineers r ON the old
United states army They are inspired by successes
but they have their pet General their head and des
peIation must nerve them for last terrible struggle
Through the euto region Of the country adjacent to
our extended lines, the sece"ionists talk despondngy
Many active rebels do hesitate admit their failure
and are only anxious that their leaders, while
sun make them formidable, even in defeat should use
their power to favorable from the victorious
enemy Az Purdy in spite Of rebel garrison Of nearly
three regiments the resident rebels utterly refusing
the Confederate bonds in FORM any Of dis
count
Il is mistake to suppose that the people are not i'm
formed NJ their disasters. have found none lon the
" conversations with scores of them al different
points outside our lines who were ignorant of he no.
treat from Columbus and Manassas, the magnitude OF
the Henry and Donelson defeats, the occupation OF
Nashville The capture Of Roanoke Island, Winchester
ton about as we had It has been supposed that
the common gcope have been kept in ignorance Of these
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their magnitude"
SHELLING A REBEL TowN IN TENNESSEE.
correspondent who writes from Con. Nc
Cooks camp, ght miles north of Columbia.
Tenn, tells the following story:
AMER arrival here we learned that the division I'M
DER Gen MeCook was engaged la repairing the bridge
l,tey DESTROYED BY he rebels at Columbia. The first
liens came down TO the river on the opposite side and
hiding themselves, would fire upon his men at work -
Gen McCouk sent word 10 them II his men were
again fired upon, he would Immediately commence shell.
ing the town But these delu ed people having been so
lenitnty d. ait with Of late, paid no attention To the
threat doubtless thinking that It would not be executed
On the next morning shortly after the men commenced
work ihey were again fired upon Gen McC0ok. on be-
ing ADVISED " the fact Immediately recalled the worknen
from the BRIDGE aud ordered the artillery into position
when he commenced TO shell the town. which was coutin
ucd fr two or three hours without mission batteng
down their dwellings, and creating quite din and Clad
ter about their ears. Concluding that they had then
learned lesson he ordered tho fling ceased AMI ,,in
sent the workmen to the bridge since which time they
have not been moested in their labors Nothing like
bringing The war 10 the doors of the Greeks to teach
them lesson Of evilty and gond manners There has
been too much Of milk and water policy extended 20
these deuded fanatics to effect any beneficial results"
A correspondent Of the Charleston Mercury
denies that there was any loyal feeling exhb-
tied at the time our gunboats visited Flor
ence, Ala, Immediately after the capture of
Fort Henry. He says:
"As concerns the account of the oy Of the
people Of Florence a; the visit Of the gun
boats. and upon seeing the old rag the stars
and stripes, it is point blank, jet black, alb
clifton lie. Not lady Of Florence went to
see them, OF desired to go, or had any COM
municaton with them They were held in
utter detestation by every soul, except one
man and his wife, a tailor from Vermont, nam
ed Hyde, who had been living here many
years. They went down to see them, and
s.;ard 80 u. - -
'eHa VI 'pe,'S was o@usn' mat pisnt' \'ne
=, H. ~, w ~
e. wv 'o.' 'oau u 1aoon, ana Is
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u The Fortress Monroe correspondent Of
the World says "Commodore Tatnall, Of the .
Confederate Navy has been assigned to the .
command Of the Merrtmoc. We have no pos
tive news as to the time when she will APP
pear in Hampton Roads again. The most ac-
tive preparations are making to fit her for her
next contest. She is being strenthened in
every weak part and guns of the heaviest cal
''. M a'e oe."s PIa.eu on uo'su ne,, 49,
Ioying conren,ary On mo -, 70 ~
restriction an neysrs,er Observation-Disclosures.
"The Norfolk Do, BonL ~ ,a.to..Ia.
tains a full account Of tbe ,;!i, - r.,-
Monroe of Nire President H.p,l;n aud b;. 80,
tire ra,tv liz not noss;I,Io 49,, -
portant Information sbnrId an ~ erI i,a -
into the same tToitorons ch.nnoi 81 oo.,,,;'
cation with the enemy "
An intelligent individual WHO left Memphis
a week ago reports that Gen. A. Sidney John
son said the iederals could out flank him in
any position he might take. and therefore for
tifcations were useless. Gen. johnson saws
the only chance for the rebels is in an omen
~ a. wy lo'u our in,0rnian' thinks Cor
II, ouosen piaeS ne lurIhet sala the
~ 80 na a, Soou' oo'VVU troops on the line
80. Vo" -u' pms ana huntsville Ala which
weie oells Reinforced ana IT Is supposed that
nv" nu'"oer rom oo'uoV TO DO oOO'
me 'epe's are prepared with tar and rosin
70 o"rr memphis when compelled to evacu-
a,e' Inc most prominent eltHens OF Mem
pms say 'hey "ou'u yieiu forthwith II they
oouiu DC assured OF the immunity OF their
property "o" cohhsca'ioh oy the federal gov
me ashlngton Chronicle states a sngu-
.o' iSe'' "h'ch may set 'hereig'ous world in