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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-10-02

iment took place at Bellows Falls on Friday
last resulting as follows:
Colonel--Wheelock G. Vezy Of Springfield +,
Lieut. CUlonel-Charles Cummings of Brattle.
boro; Major, William Rounds Of Chester.
We understand that the Twelfth Regiment
will be mustered into the United States service
on Friday next BY Major Aus,ine, and will leave
for Washington probably on the Monday fol.
lowing. This expedition is unexpected, but is
required by late peremptory orders.
The Governor has appointed Rev. VIM. C.
Hopkins, Chaplain of the 9th Regiment. Mr.
Hopkins is son of the Bishop and graduated
at the University Of Vermont, in the class Of
1855. He is the rector of ST. Mary's Church
at Mortified.
From private letters from the Cavalry Regi-
ment, we CLEAN the following particulars:
Henry Lynd of Burlington was shot dead a,
Middletown, Virginia, May "a. Branard T.
Walker Corporal Co. |, was killed at Kelly''
ford, Aug. 2lst. Private Nelson P. Breasted
Co. A, from Whaonsburgh, Essex County, N
Y, died of the tl phoid fever in hospital Alex
andria Sept 9th. Zebina Lundon, Corporal Co
A, died Mt Richmond in hospital of camp dys
EMERY, Aug. 21st or ODD Private Curtis L
Field, Co. b, from Bakersfield, died Of typhoid
fever in camp hospital, Sept %. The health
of the regiment is not reported as being very
good, although the surgeons spare no efforts il
their endeavors to relieve the sick.
Later dispatches confirm the intelligence o
the death of Capt. s. r. Perkins, commanding
the Rutland County Company in the Cavalry
Regiment. He was shot on the oath inst.
while engaged in combat with repel cavalr,
at Ashby's Gap. His body will be brough
home for burial. Capt. Perkins was n son o
Pres. Perkins of the Casleton Medical Schoo
and was graduate of Union College. He wa
for awhile demonstrator of anatomy at the Cas-
Teton Medical School and filled also the posi-
ton of Professor of Chemistry, though neve
elected TO that blaze. At the time OF enterin,
the service he was aproctising physician at Gas
Teton.
Lieut.. NJ. v. B. Bronson has enlisted fit
men for Captain Weston's Company OF Sharp
shooters at Rutland. They are said to be
very fine lot Of men. They were 10 leave o
tina 9th for their company.
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ARMY coRRrsPoNprNcE.


We are kindly permitted to copy extracts
from letter Of member Of Co. c, 2nd YER
mont Regiment, written since the great battle in
Maryland:
Camp near HARPER's FERRY, Va, Z
September Goth, 1862.
"Since wrote you we have had quite march,
and ssen some hard fighting probably one of
the hardest battles yet fought. After wrote
you last we left Alexandria AMI went to WASH
ington by way of the long bridge thence to
Zenerleytown; and thence towards Frederick
City, Md. We were on the road six days, and
passed through some of the pleasantest country
have been in since left home. We came up
with the rebels at little place called Buckets
vile; there we had fight with the rascals and
made them skcdaddle. We went through the
village and up mountain just about as steep
as Mine Mountain, and half as high, and drove
them down the other side. That was the last
we saw of them for it was then dark. At the
foot of the mountain they left every thing, guns,
knapsucks, blankets, &C. Our men got the
things they left and the next day we had great
time looking them over and reading their let
tiers. They were the same troops we had the
fight with at Savage Station and other places.
We remained there in the woods two days wal
ting for orders. On Tuesday we got orders TO
m arch at daylight next day TO reinforce Burn
side and Sumner arrived there at 10 o'clock.
They were then fighting hard. They took US
on 10 the field and as good luck would have it,
it was in place where we did not lose many
men, although they shelled us for thirty six
hours, nearly all the time. We had two men
wounded in the first fight, Hescock of West
Brattleboro in the arm, and Dorr Blood in the
hip.
The rebels left in the night to cross the river
but we took lots of them prisoners. In the
morning went out on the field to see the killed
and wounded. Such sight l never saw
All day and night could hear the wounded
crying for water and help, but neither side could
get at them without being shot. l saw on one
piece not bigger than your garden over one
hundre d dead rebels. The battle field covered
as much space as one half of the Town of Brat
tleboro, and the dead lay all around. think
their loss was Ten to our one at least. Yester
day noon we left the field ard came near TO The
river six miles above Harper's Ferry. We came
through village called Sharpsburg; abou
every house had holes where shell had passed
through them The rebels robbed every houst
and store in the village. About four hundred
of them got drowned in crossing the river, ant
our men were so near that they took many o
them before they got across. wonder if folk
don't think now that Geo. B. Mcclellan is quicl
enough for them. To-day have had for din
ner ham, and potatoes, bread and honey, some
thing a little exta. l do not know where w
shall 30 next, for we have been almost ever
where. Mary land is most SPLENDID country
Our men took 5000 repels crossing the river, I,
wagons and teamsters and their guard"
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LADIES' AID SOCIETIES.
HOW TO MABK PACKAGES INTENDED FOR THE
SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS.

HOW TO MABK PACKAGES INTENDED FOR THE
SICK AND WOUNDED SOLDIERS.
Washington City, Sept. &c, 1862.
To THE LADIES OF VERMONT: am request
ed by the President and Treasurer of our asso-
citation, STEPHEN PRENTIss, Esq, to say to
those patriotic ladies of Vermont who are en-
gagged in preparing and forwarding to this as
ISOLATION packages Of articles for the comfort Of
our sick and wounded soldiers, that he is con-
stantly receiving such packages, accompanying
which there is nothing indicating from whence
they come or by whom they are seut. In Or
der TO enable him to acknowledge the receipt
OF all such packages, he desires that each be
distinctly marked with the name of the town OF
society contributing it, and also that he be ad
vsed by mail.
| am also requested to say that, in all cases
where it can be done, the charges Hrough Il
this city should be paid, as the fund of the as
ISOLATION is small, and it is desirable to expenC
it in the purchase of articles here that canno
well be sent from a distance; besides tn,
charges will be much less by preparing them.
john OsGooD,
Sec EH. Com W. Sol. Relief Association
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We have received a communication from
Nottingham part of which we publish below,
as we consider it right for man to vindicate
himself when accused. A part of the commu-
nication we omit as being of personal charac-
ter and not relevant TO the subject:
Mr. Editor AS my name has been going
the rounds in some of the papers in this section
of the state, that l, John Gates, voted against
paying volunteers that enlisted in the service of
the United States, will now say in reply, that
publication was not true. / never refused to
do anything but it is true, that attended a
war meeting, and did not vote TO pay one hun
dred dollars bounty for men to enlist in the
war for only nine months, and l am not the
only man in town hat think so either, for |
have talked with great many since that meet
ing, ard even some that were there at the
meeting and voted for them, have since said
they did not think we ought to do more for
those nine months men, than we had for Others
that had enlisted for a much longer time: a:
probably we shall have more men soon calle
for. There were but a few townsmen at the
meeting when l voted, but if every man in town
had been there, it would have made more diff
ference with me. shall speak, think and act
for myself, whether my opinion conflicts with
others or not; this is privilege granted us by
the laws of our land, and should not be abused
as it is, at the present day. have always paid
my taxes, and shall expect now TO do whatever
the state directs, not what few individuals say
that think more of party feelings, and filling
their pockets, than to help our country.
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The enemy, variously estimated at from
1900 to 2000, started Immediately for the Bayou
to capture those left there and reaching there
about dark, marched up to the Bayou with q
flag of truce, conspicuously displayed. On
seeing it, Capt. Hall in command at that place
with his own Go. e. and a part of Company
X, Capt. Craig)-in all about $50 men, sent
out small flag to meet the rebel flag. But
taking advantage of their superior numbers,
the rebels detained Capt. Halls flag and the
men who accompa led it. Capt. Hall then sent
two more men, demanding the return of his
flag of truce, when they also were detained;
and not only that but they were placed in front
of the rebel troops while a demand was made
for the surrender of the Union force. As Cap
tain Hall was vastly overpowered, in the pro-
portion of about 1900 or 2000 men to his $50,
and as he could not open fire without killing
his own men, he had no alternative but TO sur
render his command.
From the best information we can get the
prisoners have been taken to Lafourchn, 20
miles further up the road, and we hope will be
retaken or exchanged soon.
Respectfully yours,
S. G. p. CRAIG,
Capt. Co. X, Sih Vt. Regt.
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Official report of the losses in the battles of
South Mountain and Antietam.

OOuIn mountain ana Ant1etam.
Near Sharpsburg, Sept. 20.
To Maj. Gen. Halleck:
have the honor to report the following as
some results of the battles of South Mountain
and Antietam
At South Mountain our loss was 443 Dead
1906 wounded, and rs missing. Total, 23l5.
At Antietam our loss was 20l0 killed, 94l6
wounded, and 1913 missing. Total, l2,469.
Total loss in two battle, 14,7S4.
The loss of the Iebels in the two battles as
near as can be ascertained, from the number o.
their dead found upon the field, and from other
data, will not fall short of the following esti-
mates:
Major Davis, Asst Inspector General, who
superintended the burial of the dead, reports
about 5000 rebels buried upon the field of An
tietam by our troops. Previous to this how
ever, the rebels had buried many of their dead
upon the distant portion of the battle field which
they occupied after the battle, probably about
500
The loss of the rebels at South Mountain
cannot be ascertained with accuracy, but as our
troops continually drove them from the COM
mencement of the action, and as a much greater
number of their dead were seen on the field
than of our own men, it is not unreasonable to
suppose that their loss was greater than ours
Estimating their killed at 800, the total rebe
killed in the two battles, would he 4000 accor.
ding to the ratio of our own killed and woun.
ded. This would make their loss in wounded
1912.
As nearly as can be determined at this time
the number of prisoners taken by our troops ir
the two battles will at the lowest estimates
amount to 5000. The full returns will no doubt
show a larger number. OF these about l20(
are wounded. This gives me a rebel loss il
killed wounded and prisoners of 25,542. i
will be observed that this does not includ,
their stragglers, the number Of whom is said b.
citizens here, to be very large.
1t may be safely concluded therefore that th
rebel army lost at least 10000 Of their hes
troops.
From the time our troops first encountere,
the enemy in Maryland until he was !riven bacl
into Virginia we captured 10 guns, cassions
0 limbers, 2 field iorges, 2 caisson bodies, 81
colors, and one signal flag.
We have not lost a single gun or color
On the battle field of Antietam fourteen
thousand small arms were collected, besides tn
large number carr ed off by citizens and thos
distributed on the ground to.recruits and othe
unarmed men arriving Immediately after tn
battle.
At South Mountain no collection of SINAI
arms was made, owing to the haste of the pur
suit from that point.
-Four hundred were taken on the oppost
eide of the Potomac.
GEO B. MCCLELLAN,
Mai. Gen.
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The Springfield Republican says; Gen Pope
is heard from in his new field of labor against
the Indians. The whites appear to have gained
a victory over tbs sayages after sharp little
fight that is If we can trust Pope's dispatches
after the many exaggerated stories he has told
There is nothing very startling from the wal
in Kentucky and Tennessee. Numerous Skin
mishes are reported, and the rebels are active
in making unexpected raids and committing
all sorts Of outrages on loyal towns and per.
sons but battle between the forces of Buel
and Bragg seem as far off as ever.
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AccIDENT.--We learn that Lorenzo Kidder
of Randolph, a soldier who was detached to
work on the barracks in this place, met with a
serious accident on Tuesday last Nourse's plain
ing mill in this village. While working at the
matching machine in said mill his hand was
caught in the machine and the two middle fin.
gers were entirely cut off and his hand other.
wise mutiated His hand was dressed by the
surgeon and he properly cared for His cour
age is yet good, and he hopes that the accdan
will not deprive him of the privilege of going
to battle for his country.
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT, }
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE, :
September II, 1862.

SIR,-I have received your letter of the 10Th
instant, propounding eight questions to this Of
fee. will proceed to answer them in their
order:
l. would prefer that the duty on dividends,
required by section S3 of the National Tax
Law, be paid to the Assistant Treasurer in Bos-
ton, rather than to be forwarded to this Office.
A receipt will lie sent here of course.
g Three per cent. on the amount declared
will be proper. Thus, should dividend of
three dollars per share be declared, the interest
at three per cent. making the amount 50, the
bank will pay three per cent. on 50, or nine
cents tax.
8. do not think that the "checks on banks
drawn and issued on or before Sept. 80, but
coming in through clearing house or other
wise, on or after October l." will be subject to
the duty.
4. Notes. if actually made before October l.,
although offered for discount ofterward will not
be liable to duty.
5. "An adhesive stamp. say for twenty-five
CENTS" will not "answer for certificate of stock
for any other paper which pays twenty-five cents
duty )" for there will be particular stamps for
every kind of paper, though the amount fduty
be the same.
6. "Where a stamp duty required is, say 81
two fifty cents stamps will "answer, provided
they relate to the same matter"
I. do not think that"the entry of depos-
it in the depositor's pass-book," constitutes q
certificate of deposit so as TO call for duty
s. Nor do suppose that "the payment OF
money directly to depositor, by entering the
same or his pass book without check if Over
S2O," required the payment of any duty.
Very respectfully.
Geo. b. boutwell,,
| Commissioner
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We understand some Of the "2 40 boys" ar e
in the bad habit of trotling their horses over
the new bridge at West River in violation Of
law. AS notices have been put up at each end
of the bridge, forbidding fast travelling, the
"fast boys" had better read them, and keep
their reins tort, as all known violations of said
law will be prosecuted. ANY man of common
sense must know, that a bridge of 1872 fee,
span should not be racked by fast travelling.
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Il II f w AR.
The Surrender of Mumfordsville.


The garrison there mum ering from 1000 to
5000 men, comprising the 18th and 50h, the
Goth the 9th, the 6Sth, 59lh Indiana regiments
and one regiment of cavalry, and 10 pieces of
artillery. have surrendered. TIE surrender was
made on Wednesday morning our forces being
completely surrounded by Gen. Bragg's forces,
estimated at 10000 men. Our loss in killed
and wounded, was fifty. The rebels acknowl-
edge loss of seven hundred on Sunday.
Official Report of the Battle at Iuka, MISS.
IuKA, Miss, September 20.
To Major General Halleck
Gen. Rosencranz with Stanley's and Hamil-
toms divisions and Miseuers cavalry attacked
Price south of this village about two hours be-
fore dark yesterday, and had sharp fight un-
til night closed in.
Gen. Ord was to the north with an armed
force of about 5000, and had some skirmshing
with the rebel pckets.
This morning the fight was renewed by Gen.
Rosencranz, who was nearest to the town, but
it was found that the enemy had been evacua-
ting during the night, going south.
Gems. Hamilton and Stanley, with cavalry,
are in full pursuit
This will no doubt break up the enemy, and
possibly force them to abandon much OF theil
artillery.
The loss on either side in killed and wo un.
ded is from 400 to 500.
The enemy's loss in arms, tents &c., will be
large.
We have about $50 prisoners.
have reliable intelligence that it was Price I
intention to move over east of the Tennessee
In this he has been thwarted,
Among the enemy's loss are Gen. Little
killed, and Gen. Whifford, wounded.
cannot speak too highly of the energy ant
skill displayed by Gen. Rosencranz in the at
tack, and of the endurance of the troops.
Gen. Ord's command showed untiring zeal
but the direction taken by the enemy proven
ted them from taking the active part they de
sired
Prices force was about $4,000.
L. S. GRAAT,
Major General
Guerrilas Routed.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 2s.
TO. Maj General II. w. IIalleck:
Gen. Merrill reports that Col. Guitar of tn
Missouri State Militia, has captured Majo
Wells, Capts. Emory and Robinson, and Lieut.
Robinson, with several privates, and importan
correspondence of the rebels also, that on thu
25lh instant, with detachment of the 9th Mis-
souri, state militia, he routed party OF som'
fifty guerillas, taking five prisoners with
quantity of arms horses, etc. =, e,-
S. II. CURTIS,
Major General Commanding Department
Cumberland GAP Evacuated by our Troops.
Cincinnati, Sept. 80.
Gen. Morgan left Cumberland Gap about tive
weeks ago with all his forces ana Is supposed
to he marching in aporlheasierly direction, 81
az IN strike the Ohio somewhere about Ports
mouth. lie brought away all his artillery an,
stores and filed up the Gap with stones SO a
to render it impossible.
Gen. Sigel has Just telegraphcd that yesterda,
| Gen. Stalls advance brigade took the town O
W0rrentcn, and made prisoners Of 1900 rebels
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1t seems 10 be accorded by the universal con-
sent of mankind that DIR. J. c. Aver G. Co.'s
Sarsaparilla, Pectorol and Pills are the greatest
remedies yet discovered for the treatment of
disease that Ayers Sarsaparilla is the great
Elixir of Life, which Philosophers have sought
for purifying the b God. Try it and Judge for
Yourselves.
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butcd by the Ladies Relief Society of Will
mington;
8 pairs slippers, 90 handkerchiefs, 10 linen
towels, sheets, comforter, : sheets, prs
hose, bed quilts, 8 rolls wide bandages, 500
yards narrow bandages, boxes linen lint, q
bible, pamphlets and newspapers, dressing
gown, IA linen towels, shirt, 1 box lint, /
pair drawers
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Gen PHELPS ON THE NEGRO QUESTION.

Gen PHELPS ON THE NEGRO QUESTION.
Gen. Phelps publishes in the Tribune an ex.
tended card explaining his position on the ne
gro question which concludes thus:
1t is evident to me, from long period Of
service in the Southwest, that decided course
of policy is necessary on the part Of our Gov
date and unconditional abolition of Slavery
1t is an evil of the worst kind, a standing re.
bellion against free institutions. No slave
holder as such, can be loyal to free Govern
ment. The present crisis is a veritable revo-
luton, which must either revolutionize free men
out of their habits of Freedom, or shareholders
out OF their habits of Slavery
The foJr millions of Africans in the United
States are organized for agricultural purposes
and are held to labor by the force Of
chains, stocas aud The lash, of the will of the
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GENERoUs.-The citizens of San Francisco,
California, have contribut ed one hundred thou
sand dollars (slOO,OOO) for the relief of sick
and wounded soldiers and seamen # the fed
eral army and navy. This is timely and gen.
erous donation, and many a sick sol 'ier will
bless the good people of San Francisco for the
gift
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The Twelfth and thirteenth Regiments have
arrived and are now in camp. The Twelfth we
understand will be ready in few days to leave
Tor the active duties of the tented field.
One of the boys of the Fourth writes that
'hey are in Virginia marching by day and on
picket by night, and if there are fresh men
mere ne wishes they may be sent forward, as
they are almost worn out.
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WILMINGTON LADIEs.-The ladies of Wi.
m'ns'oh are at work with II will to give comfort
to those in suffering need in the far off south.
land. Kind hands have labored for the cause
of "freedem and of right" in thus prenar;no
the necessary articles for the sick and wounded
in our hospitals. Below we give the content,
OF the last box for the soldiers comfort contri
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STATE OF VERMONT.

ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERALS OFFICE,
WoopsToCR, Sept. 90, 1862.
Special Order No. 80.
The several Companies of the Thirteenth
Vermont, are hereby designated as follows:
Co. A. This Emmett Guards, Capt. John Lonergan
- b. The Moretomn Co., Oscar c. Wilder.
&" c, The East MontpelierCo, Lewis l.. Colburn.
d, The Colchester Co., William d MunsOn
" 4, The Morristown Co., Joseph J. Boynton.
" y, The Richmond Co., John l.. Yale.
" q The Bakersfield Co, Marvin White.
- II, The Lafayette Artillery William V. Peck.
al, The Montpelier Co, John NJ Thatcher.
" X, The Hghgate Co., George S. Blake.
The Captains Of the several Companies will
take rank in the order in which they are above
named.
BY order of the Governor,
PETER 7. WASHBURN,
Adiutlnt and Inspector General.
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Coon FOR THE LADiEs.-We learn that sixty
four Ladies of Hanover and the adjoining towns
of Massachusetts, have petitioned to Governor
Andrew to allow them to form rifle company,
as the quota of that town is not likely to be
filed on account of the ''illless of the home
yuards"