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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-24

~ A Ship Island correspondent of
the Gloucester Telegraph sketches Gen.
Phelp's peculiarities after the following
fashion:
General Phelps is a character. He
is perfectly democratic in his habits -
Many a Colonel, and even Captain,
would do well to follow his simplicity of
style. He lives in common tent, which
is pitched close by the sidewalk, with no.
thing to distinguish it but sentinel who
PAGES before it during only the day
Close by is what | supposed for some time
to be travelling daguerreotype saloon,
but at last found out it was his office. He
does not have bed, but takes his blan-
ket and sleeps on the floor. His food is
common soldiers fare. One of our Lieu
tenants heard him the other day tell
what nice dish of rice and molasses he
had for supper the night before.
He dresses with great PARTNERSHIPS
but one servant, and does not even keep
horse. He takes only his monthly pay
from the Government, and all his allow
ances he turns into the treasury. He
says that extravaganza is running the
Government, and he will not be party
to it. Every officer he holds to a strict
account, especially the Quartermasters.
No one can do anything that he does not
have an oversight OF. He has made the
Zouaves dof their snowy trappings and
don the regulation uniform. He puts the
officers through in great shape, and does
not hesitate to blow them up on parade
when they deserve it.
To the men he is very kind and lenient,
and is much beloved by them all. He has
rich Yankee drawl in his voice, which it
makes one laugh to hear. This model
General honored me with brief speech
on parade the other day, to wit: Ser
geant, turn about and stand perfectly
still. Don't bulge an inch.
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and began to batter the magazine "a the
northwest corner in manner that carried
terror to the hearts Of the enemy. From
their experience they knew that it was posi-.
BILE for rifle shell to pass entirely tArsSgA
the walls of y, magazine and blow It sp.
and with il the fort and all its osespaais.
This induced surrender, and the wise Dag
went up.
II will cost $4,000 to put tholtsst in The
same condition OF defence that Il was be(hee
VIC opened fire. The walls ara grsauy
shaken, and all believe had the bombardasnt
continued half day longer the entire wall
at the pancope would have fallen into he
ditch mass of ruins. The men, ooslds fssl
the walls of the fort tremhle and Quake.
when solid ten-inch shot struck il, Nad
from that fact you can get tolerably oar
rect idea of the immense force with wsid
they strike. 1t was terrific. Out Of Riesf },
guns and mortars en- bdy5ene but four Of IL =
were serviceable The balance were d
mounted, or otherwise rendered incas AL
Of use sE#FHMECs
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SECESH LADIES,

.os,ondent of the Evening Post IN
y- , before Yorktown, relates the follow
~ nt ~ coming from scout this forenoon
n NV a. house and found couple OF
"" ,a;te Young, and one as handsome as
|Its' They were seceSh TO the shack
iep0, nd each "loveyer" in the rebel
lo09' one of them was at Yorktown, and
|ul o,t the day hrture to pick his way back
:, ,be York River, and carry such ntor-
ol- M a. he had gotten FROM us The Dung
,no .bowed us his photograph, good-looking
'" ',,, and hoped he should meet him
,,r,. that he might leave US for dead,
| s,;I She. "if all the Yankees were one
al had a sword here, | should Ike to
his throat M 80,
,,d she said it with a vim, too We told
80 would take good care OF Young Lieu,
,Dt White, and see that Miss Florill had
'' 'nnortnnity to change her name after the
III. gPf wa. over, hoping for an invitation to
vsddins, and as she had called me the
n.y,o. +" chaplain of the regiment, | pro-
y. d 10 marry them. -.
| NNpVer, aalu SuCs hulo 40 wal NS"'S
,ms dead before you shall take Yorktown.
wa ro,ld wade in blood up to my knees to
my his body"
She spoke Of poison in glass of water we
-,oE but | replied that zone look of her
| ' VS. ACE. one smile from her lovely features
.,,l ne an antidote to the rankest poison.
~, she replied, land to your hatred to the
kag.h, too "
The Irritation nearly made her in favor of
Nom and us the more so. But we had not
,rs far when we observed company Of
,4srs appi oaching, who broug with them
| ~,ovyrr" a corpse upon litter, returning
| sweetheart. He had been shot while
No 10 avoid the quick eye Of our sharp
5oo,ers, near house upon the York river
So-a where his father resided, and where a
o1,a informed the soldiers that his mother
4 NJ sister we're at the house where he had
\ DOT in conversation with the ladies, one OF
4 ham was his sisters, and our soldiers had
] hen receiving orders, carried him to be
] 1rec
4 We'd not mar the sorrow of the relatives
L. stopping to witness the reception OF the
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CONTRABANDs IN KANSAS. - The re-
,or. Of the Emancipation League at Leav-
nwortb ,hows that within two months
aruary and March-some four hun
red and fifty negro slaves have escaped
NO Kansas, of which number two hundred
,sye been provided with farming employ
yal The ration of labor required is
laborer to every dozen employers.
want of labor is so great, and this
as. so desirable, from their usefulness
IHd cheapness, that 5000 instead OF 1000
la;rabands could find work during the
Iaars summeE" 1t appears that there
located about Leavenworth, Law
zee, and the counties of Douglass, Mi
b., Linn and Bourbon, a colored popula-
W of about 2500, most of which is able
shift for itself, though needing aid in
cation and protection.
The New Bedford Mercury states that
e.ter from member OF the Clifford
yards 23d Massachusetts regiment, at
(ewbern, contains the following impor
b, postscript: Our pickets have just
Fought in news of the evacuation of
[ngston and Gouldsborough." The let
also states that there is a great deal of
IcknesS among the troops, and that they
IL raise not more that 275 men for duty
of that regiment. The sickness is by
| means severe or dangerous however.
Emerson Ethridge and several other
philemon at Washington, just from Ten
/ ssee, say there can be no doubt as to
rants decided success at Pittsburg
fnding. The rebels will make another
Ind at Corinth, but our army is in splen-
condition, eager for battle, and they
p not escape as they did before. Gen.
lHchell is believed to be perfectly secure
his position along the Memphis and
harleston Railroad. All the contingent
y we're contemplated before the move
ntnt was made, and now that it is made
g may set our minds at rest as to the
salt.
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Capture. of lFrederick.burg.
Washington, April

4 S:,SS71;iop Of Gen, McDowelIs army the
day before yesterday marched from the Vi
cinity of Warrenton j JUNCTION upon Freder-
icksburg. The distance was 10 or 20 milss,
which it accomplished by a. m. yesterday
morning.
Its progress was disputed by rebel force
of one regiment of infantry, one of cavalry,
and battery of artillery, which attempted
% make two distinct stands. They were,
however, driven across the Rappahannock,
after inficting upon us loss OF five killed
and sixteen wounded, all cavalry, Inuiu1,n. !.
Lieut.. Decker of the Harris Cavalry killed,
Col Fitz Patrick wounded, and valuable
scout named Britton badly wounded. Col.
Boyard's horse was badly wounded under
him.
Immediately after making their escape
across the Rappahannock, opposite Freder-
icksburg, the rebels applied the torch to the
bridge, and thus delayed temporarily our
progress into the town. Rebel loss not
known.
A telegraph dispatch, dated on the road
between fredericksburg and Acquaia Greek
April IS, was received to-day, as follows;
We occupied the suburbs of Fredericks-
burg on the left bank of the Rappahannock
at seven o'clock. The troops under the in
mediate command Cf Brig. Gen. Anguer,
left Collects Station Yesterday, and made a
forced march across the country of twenty
six miles. The advance, under Lieut.. Col.
Fitzpatrick, OF the I'd New York (the Ira
Harris) Cavalry, drove in the enemy's out
posts, and charged and captured one of his
E.lN a ~
Cavalry, was killed by the enemy in the
charge. The troops pushed on the next
day at two o'clock in the morn
ing The advance under Colonel Bay
ard Gst Pennsylvania Cavalry was at
tackled by body of infantry and cavalry,
and had hot sklrmlsh, in which we lost five
men and fifteen horses killed, and had
sixteen men wounded. Several of the
enemy were killed. The Colonel had
his horse shot four times The command
then drove the en- my's jrce', which f II
back without further resistance, which con-
sisted of regiment of infantry, one of cav
airy, and battery of artillery, across the
Rsppahannock, but we're unable to save the
bridges, which were prepared for burning by
having tar, shavings and light wood in the
rib work, ana which were fired as soon as the
enemy crossed.
Madison, Wis, April 81.
The Executive Department received this
morning the startling announcement of the
death of Gov. LOUIS z. Harvey, drowned at
Savannah, Tenn, ON Saturday, night, while
stepping from one boat to another. AT the
tine OF his death he was engaged in the'hu-
name object of mlnistering TO the wounded
at Piusburg Landing. having taken with him
an immense amount OF hospital stores, dcnat-
ed at his suggestion by the citizens of Mil.
waukie, Madison and GAINESVILLE. His sue
cessor is Lieut.. Gov. Edward Solomon, OF
Milwaukee,
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The WEsr.-The news from the West is

The WEsr.-The news from the West is
important Gen, N..t,chell's Division has adj
vanced from Huntsville to Decatur, Alaba-
ma, burnt the rail road bridge at that point,
and proceeded from thence to Florence, and
also burnt the rail road bridge near that
place. From that place the Division had
pushed on as far as Iuka, Mississippi, which
is within short distaucS of Corinth, and in
south-easterIy direction, thus apparently
outfankng Beauregard. With Gems. Buell.
and Grant in front, and Gen. Mitchell in the
rear, the rebels must be in tight place. In
the meantime it is said Gen. Beauregard is
receiving large reinforcements, and that he
already has an army Of 100000 men He
is throwing up strong Notifications and con-
structing an absttis. No doubt another
great battle will be fought there within few
days. May it result in glorious victory to
the Federal army.
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FOREIGN VIEWS.

The Presidents Emancipation Mes
sage is the subject Of comment in all the
English newspapers. The London Times,
with its usual deliberate perseverity, re-
CARDS it as a step towards compromise
with, rebellion--a bid for the Border
States. The bribe is not evident. We,
on this side, who may DO supposed to
have devoted some attention to the sub
ject. are utterly unable to devise the
method, motives or possibilities of such
compromise. II has none Of the essen
tials of concession.
The London Herald looks upon il in
the same light. 1t considers the message
"a sign Of yielding, of despair Of the OBJ
ject for which the nation took up arms
Like the Times it cannot see in this new
development the thing it really is--a
grand forward toward Freedom thor
ough pledging OF the national power, so
far as the Constitution of the Union will
permit, to the overthrow of slavery. We
must wait awhile for the enlightenment of
these good people who will not know the
truth
On the other hand, the London Star,
always intelligent in discussion and hon.
orable in controversy, is enthusiastic
over the new revelation. 1t says:
More startling than the news Of sudden
peace-more important than the greatest
battle-more glorious than the most de-
cisive victory--is President Lincoln's
special message to Congress-. 1t is pro-
posal for nero emancipation. Who
would he.Ive thought or dreamed-ir
who. fight of speculation or of fancy
could it have been foreseen---that so soon
as the Union arms had begun TO assert
their superiority the President wouI%1
have propounded a scheme at once TO
, conciliating the South, honorably exaltin.
the North, permanently re-establishin!
the Union, and purging away forever
q from American soil the guilt of Slavery
. The best European friends of the Repuo
G lie have feared-and perhaps the feal
has not been unfelt by its own best citi
+ zens-that if Mcclellan became as victo
i rious as Halleck and Burnside--if Vir
, ginia should be recovered to the Unioi
: by the same means as Kentucky ant
r Tennessee--the Cotton States woulC
/ either be permitted to 60 their way, Of
9 invited to ret inter- the Union, bringinI
their slaves with them. The fear is dis
PEELED. The doubts that hung abou
- President Lincoln's real principles an
policy are dispersed. There is now tn
shining of clear bright light, throwin
: into. distinctness both his end and means
\ Hitherto we have been certain only tina
= be would not consent under any pressure
D to the extension of slavery, and that h
would reserve to the last extremity tn
!; power confded to him by the Constitu
ton, as commander-in-chief, OF resortin
d to emancipation as mill MEASURE
i NOW We ..re assured that he earnestly dc
sires the liberation of the negro, as tn
= removal of a great political evil, and thf
l. he sees how it can be rendered means ;
st once of terminating the war and restorin
e q the Union.
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Fort PILLow.-There are or have
In two Forts by this name on the Mis-
Bippi river. The one of which we for
Frly had accounts was only four or FIVE
les above the city of Memphis, and
Ity miles below Randolph. But we
ye recently had mention of Fort Pill
! about eight or ten miles above Ran
'ph, and seventy-seven miles above
FmPhis. 1t is situated on the LIST Chick
eW Bluffs, which gradually rise from a
Y bank to a shelving bluff a hundred
/ ftty feet high. We presume it is
+ Fort Pillow that has been approach
by ON. Foote, and which he is now
lgaging.
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The Young lady who had thousand acres Of val
liable land, which the young men said was suGkoisnt
grounds for attachment, did not marry az well ~
the young lady without for une, who had learned
to di card all kinds of SalerAus Soda HerSok
Aliens 1old Medal, which has no equal on this o.
the othor Continent. Go, ye young ladies and Do
likewise, and Dame Fortune will smile on you aiso.
Everybody retas 1t, ard NEST of the Wholesale
Grocers wholesaler. Depot liz Liberty Street, New
York. "a
For sale by Che4.cr KiL.5ley, at the Oil nsA
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A Key West letter of the 9Th inst states
that authentic information had been received
that ten OF the mortar vessels, with three
steamers of Capt Porter's 1otIla, had sue
cessfully run the gauntlet OF the forts on the
Mississippi at night, without shot being fred
at them.
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v,owIEs PILE AND HUMoR CURE, sars

IIowLE's PILE AND HUMOR CURE, care
L cure for Bleeding, Blind and ItoAing Piles
Scrsfua, Salt Rheum, and Diseases OF the Skin.-
Deal, rs are PARTICULARLY REQUESTED foRayyHD
The MONEY only five bottles In thossana 70
turned and these were conhrmed Eisfn u. Han-
dreds Of letters and certificates are In We pro.
prietors DO session which be seen upsn aYfcs-
tion Send for Circular Prepares ~ HeeY y
r. vile Chemist, "a Prince Street, Boston. DeN ~
Ali druegi t. Certificates with each bsstle Price
81 pcr bottle.
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B The running time of the CCnfed-
crate army on the Mississippi, since the
capture of Island No. 10, has not been
published, but it is said to exceed any
railroad timetable ever before heard of
in that region.
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ANALYZED BY Chiffon

Bear in mind that while other hair dyes are en-
dorsed as harmless and efioacious, BY fHMR rRe-
PRIErogs alone, CHKISTADOR0'S HAIR DYE b
certified by DR.. chiffon, the distinguished Chen
ist, TO BE FREE FROM POISONOUS MATE
RAILS and therefore as safe as 1t Is superior. DR..
Chiffon has been .eected by the city OF New Ysfk to
apayze the CROTON WATER, and he bas pro-
nounced Christodoro Dye as inocuous that water
in it, purest condition Sold .eveEywhers, and ap-
piled by all hair dress CHRIsrADoRo, No. g.
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FROM NEW ORLEANs.-A foreign re-
sident Of New Orleans who recently
passed through Cincinnati EN- route for
Europe, made the following statement to
the Commercial of affairs in the Crescent
City;
"New Orleans he represented to be in
very distressed and only partially de-
Tended condition, Foreign residents of
wealth were despairing ofthe restoration
OF trade, and, so far as possible, had al
ready left, or were preparing TO 60
most OF them leaving either for the West
Indies or Europe. The banks were
abundantly supplied with specie about
$1S,000,0 00-but there was scarcely any
in circulation, and Confederate money
was only worth forty cents on the dollar.
Every hope of protection against the
Union army, as we'll there as throughout
the Southwest, was hung upon the success
of the army concentrating at Corinth,
and consequently all available war ma
terial, particularly in the way of men,
was sent thither, A company comprising
leading prominent merchants, bank of
ficers, presidents Of insurance companies,
&C., had been formed and sent to Corinth,
mainly to aid in stimulating others to go.
The Vigilance Committee impressed men
without hesitation
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O. BY order of Gen. Mcclellan the
camp before Yorktown has been named
Camp Winfield Scott, A letter of the
18th in the New York Post says of af
fairs there -
"The feeling Of the rebels toward US
here seems to be of the bitterest kind
Their talk has the savage squeak of cor
nered rat, which despairs of escape but
determines to bite its pursuar before it is
crushed. The occasional communications
between our pickets and theirs fully indi-
cate the state o. : icing That they will
fight seems not unlikely, therefore. But
if we take their own calculations, they
are just now suffering badly. They say
that one Of their lives is worth half doz-
en- of ours-our sharp-shooters are pick
ing them off with precision all the time at
800 yards. This is not very encourage ing
to them.
The sharp-shOoters with their target
rifles are a great institution here The
other day the 22d Massachusetts, got too
far in advance for safety, when the bugle
sounded retreat for them, the rebels, to
the number of thousand, jumped on
| their earthworks and began to cheer But
their third cheer was turned into groan.
The bugle was not obeyed by about 500
OF Berdan's men, who lay still, and when
the rebels showed themselves, piched off a
good many before they got through their
! third cheer.
/ Yesterday the sharp-shooters exchang-
ed their gay caps and coats for the regu-
lahon blue. When they appeared on
picket duty, the rebels, unsuspecting the
change, came out of their works and ap-
preached our lines. When they got in
plain view our sharp-shooters fred, and
nine of the rebels were seen to fall. Two
got up and followed the retreating foe
and the others lay there this morning, the
rebels fearing to come out to get the dee1
| bodies"
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ga CORES pondent at Tybee Island thus
speaks of the appearance OF Fort falaakl
after the bombardment:

after the DOuodTumche'
The fort has been badly used by our shot
and shell. The interior presents melan,
choly aspect. The barricades, or splinter
proofs, are torn into pieces in many places !:
pieces of brick, timber stones cannon balls,
unexploded projectiles and shells, fragments
of SHE'LL &c, strew the parade ground in the
interior of the work. At the angle of the
breach, the arches have been torn out, guns
dismounted, and debris of brick and timber,
broken gun carriages, muskets, &c, fill up
the classmates. And in one or two places,
where shell entered the embrasures and burst
inside, you can trace the flight of each trag-
ment as it ripped up the wood work and
shattered the brick work in the classmates.
The officers quarters we're badly shattered.
The breach being verv large, several rifle
balls passed through it, over the terra plain,
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Operations Of Gen. MITCHELL.

Chicago, April 10.
A special dispatch from Cairo to the
Tribune, says:
When Gen Mitchell reached Decatur,
Ala, in his late bridge expedition, he took
possession of the Telegraph Office and cut the
wires, leaving Decatur and CoriRth only in
communication.
Beauregard sent message to JEFF Davis
demanding reinforcements for Corinth, de-
clarng otherwise he could not hold the po-
stion. Gen. Mitchell promised the rein
forcement5.
Important movements have taken place,
the particulars of which we are not allowed
| to publish at present.
Al the latest dates, the two armies at Pitts,
burg were nearing each other steadily.
The bombardment OF Fort Wright con-
tinues, participated in by the mortars and
gun boats. The enemy reply vigorously, but
have done no damage as yet. There is no
| expectation of the reduction Of the Fort at
present, The present high state of the
water will prevent any co operation on the
part Of the land forces for some days.
Every house in Columbus is surrounded
by water, The telegraph line from Cairo to
| Pittsburg, fem, has ben carried away
by the high water. At Cairo, the river is
now within a foot Of the top Of the levee.
Mound City is submerged by the water, it
running into the lower stories of the hospital:
and dwellings. The Jefferson City rail road
have discontinued running below Mound
| City, the track being submerged and carried
| away
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Camp near Sparta, April 20.
Every thing is quiet in front of us. Yes
terday a cavalry reconnaissance penetrated
the valley several miles towards Harrisburg,
and reyort that there are large quantities Of
forage and fresh provisions there.
Deserters report that Jackson's force is east
of Harrisburg, and, still retreating. Ashby's
command still forms the rear guard.
Signal officers report that the cavalry Of
the enemy was ia sight yesterday afternoon.
Deserters believe that jackson means to
cross the Blue Ridge and reach Gordonsville.
Others think he intends to make detour
north, in the valley of the South Fork Of the
Shenandoah, to attack our left flank.
A northeast storm is prevailing in the
valley.
An gtbs' Of Ashbys Lieuts. VS. brought in
yesterday.
CONNECTICUT ELEcTIoN.-The result OF
the recent election in this patriotic little
State is cheering Gov. Buckingham, the
Republican candidate, has carr led tie State
by a largely increased majority. Twenty
out Of the twenty-one Union Republican
Senators have been chosen and the lower
branch OF the Legislature is Overwhelmingly
Union Republicans. This result is the more
gratifying because Connecticut was one OF
the States which has been counts upon by
the sham Democracy and semsecessionists
as certain TO exhibit reaction Of public SEN
timent against the National Administration.
But the opposition reckoned without their
host. Connecticut is still true TO the Union
and likely 10 remain co.
Bets are freely made in New York
that the federal army will be in Richmond
before the close of next week.