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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21
FROM ISLAND NO. 10.
SMELLING THE REBEL BATTERIES.

Com Foote'S flotilla got under way at
Hickman at half past five, Sunday morning.
and dropped down slowly till about o'clock,
when the flagship, being about twenty miles
ahead, and SIX miles above Island No. 10,
discovered stern-wheel steamer run out
from the shelter of point Of the Kentucky
shore and steam down the river. Four
shells were thrown after her, but the dis
lance was too great for effect. AT 8 O'Clock
the feet rounded to, about three miles above
the island. The commander ordered three
of the mortar boats into position, ard eight
mor;ars shelled the battery above the island.
The enemy left it several times but returned.
They only fired with two guns. Our shells
reached the island easily. Gen Pope has
sent dispatches to Com Foote saving that has
heavy guns command the river so that mel
ther steamboat nor gunboat of the enemy
can pass. Firing was heard in the direction
of New Madrid all day, and it is supposed
that the rebel gunboats were trying to force
a passage. Seven rebel transports near Isl
and No. 10 are hemmed in. Tie encamp-
ment of the enemy is visible and is supposed
to be large enough for 1000 to 10000 men.
The rebels have very strong position: Iii
guns have been counted.
A dispatch from Cairo. Monday evening,
says that the accuracy of the firing by the
mortars at Island No. 10, on Sunday. was full
ly equal TO previous expectations. The NOR
tar feet threw 2IO shells and the Benton IL.
1t is expected that one or more of the enc
my's works were reduced en- Monday, and
the place closely invested. 1t is thought
probable that the rebels are marching across
the neck of land from the island to Merri-
weather's Landing in the Mississippi, oni,
FIVE miles over practicable road, and below
Poin. Pleasant, the place where Gen Pope
has batteries, and that when they are en-
barked on the boats 1.-THE smoke Of which
was plainly seen on Sunday. ut or near Mer-
riwcather's Landing from the gunboat Ben
ton.D we shall find TIE rebel nest emDty and
the river clear Of rebels 10 Randolph or Fort
Pillow.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21
From the Seventh Regiment.
L. S. TRANSPORT TAMERLANE, }
Catherine St. Ferry, Brooklyn, 7
March Ii. 1862. \

To the Editor of the Caledonian
Perhaps few items concerning the 7th
regiment may be of some interest to your
readers, although they are mostly from west
of the mountains.
Recruiting for the regiment did not begin
till some weeks after that for the Sth, but
our regiment got ready to be sworn in week
first, on Feb. 10
The officers of the regiment have mostly
seen service. Col G. I. Roberts was 1st
lieutenant Of Rutland Co., LIST regiment
Lieut. Col V. S. Fullam was captain of Lud-
low Co., I'd regiment. Maj W. c. Holbrook
was adjutant of the 18th. Re, II. NJ. Frost,
our chaplain, is from Middlebur! land preach
ed for time to the Episcopal church in St
Johnsbury, about year ago. We claim to
have better set of captains and lieutenants
than the earlier regiments, as in most cases
the recruiting officers and their assistants
received the commissions and they were Sc
lected with reference to that by Adit Gen
Washburn from the LIST regiment, in which
he served as lieutenant colonel We were
delayed at Rutland week waiting for the
paymaster, who paid the Sth first,and they came
last week and are now lying out in the stream
waiting for us. We left Rutland Monday
morning and arrived here next morning pref
ty tired and hungry, marched to the Park
Barracks to dinner, where We saw 144 sick
and wounded, just returned from Roanoke
on furloughs. They were from the 23d and
25th Mass. and 10th Conn.,, and were on
their way home, pretty sorry looking set of
fellows, although most of them kept up good
spirits and said they hoped to BE- back to
pay their debts in the next fight. Last eve
ming the commissioned officers were invited
to a reception at the 9TH Avenue hotel by
the "Sons of Vermont" and met quite an as
sembly of fair women and brave men" to
bid US God speed and safe return. The
state of Vermont has no reason to be asham-
ed of its representation in the city Of New
York. as the association comprises many of
the first men in the city. The affair COM
menced social party at s, with supper and
speeches at 10, and dancing at Il, at which
time your humble servant left the dancing to
younger men, and came on shipboard, quite
transition, assure Won. from the splen-
doris Of the 9TH Avenue hotei to l. S.
transport.
Our men are generally in good health and
spirits, and but little realize what awaits
them in the next 20 days. We sail in the
Premier and Tameslane, two good, stout sail
ms vessels, and are in for 20 days voyage,
with good luck at the end of which time
there will probably be 4 good deal of US left
in the sea, as We are all land iubberS, and be-
gin to be sea sick even now
1t is s o'clock ana We are off in an hour
When YOU hear from us again We may be in
New Orleans. b.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

as miles of artillery, which shows the way in
which most of our fighting is to be done.
So far no i'll effects of our exposure have
been manifested; there being scarce case
of sickness since We left our former camp.
All wish to be on the move, and none of our
friends need have fear of cur suffering from
sickness with exposure, at least as long as
we have the fine weather we now are having.
There is but little prospect of seeing any
fighting at present. Our time is mostly
spent in drilling to prepare US for active SER
vice, there being four drills per day.
This afternoon We were cheered by the
singing Of frogs which indicates warm wealth
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21
Election OfCenSOIS.

Next "Wednesday is the election in this
state of 4 Council of Censors. The ticket
will be found at the head of cur columns to-
day. Votes are being distributed in this and
Essex counties.
If this council will recommend biennial ses-
sions of the legislature, instead Of annual,
and reduce the representation Of the state to
seventy-iive or one hundred representatives,
instead of one from each town as now, we
shall feel that they have done little good
by coming together.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21
and one that will work no good to our ma

and one that will work no good to our ma
ton.
Take for instance the case of Gen McClel-
Ian: since his elevation to the chief command
of the Potomac army he has been assaulted
with spirit and pertinacity that would Ger
tainly have done more credit to his assailants
if it had been manifested in better cause
The chief objection to him seems to be his
inefficiency and his accusers are sure of that,
for if he is not inefficient why did he not
take his large army against Manassas, and
not leave them in the mud about Washing
ton to rot? There has been a continual
howl all winter against the plans of Gen Nc
Clellan.
We are rot going to say that Gen McClel-
Ian will prove himself the great general and
strategist Which his friends try to make him
appear. He is on trial yet; and he may fail
and disappoint the expectations of his friends
and the hopes of the nation. But he is the
man, under God, in whom the hopes of this
ration are entrusted, and it becomes US to
extend to him our sympathy and the largest
charity.
When We consider the condition our army
was in when Gen Mcclellan took command
Of it, and compare the splendidly equipped
Potomac army Of to-day with the almost dis
organized mob of last June, we cannot but
acknowledge that there has been master
hand and head at the helm of affairs. When
the Virginia army advanced along the lines
last week, its splendid moterio1e was the
wonder and remark Of not only Americans
but foreigners, who are accustomed to sights
of well organized and equipped military bod
les.
Now let us see who they are that critcise
the course of Gen Mcclellan. Are they mil
itary men? Are they persons who have
spent their lives in studying the science of
war? BY no means. They are simply civil
ans, and We are sorry to say that in too ma
ny cases these selfimposed critics and COM
mon scolds are newspaper editors and COR
respondents. And are these takers and
scriblers aware that in charging gross mis-
conduc: upon Gen Mcclellan they thereby
implicate President Lincoln ard the war de-
partment? Does any one suppose that the
course Gen Mcclellan has pursued is in vo-
lation of the wishes, expressed or implied, Of
the president? If motif the president and
secretary of war are satisfied with Gen Nc
Clellan's plan, how unjust, how mean it is for
us to find fault with it.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

e Col Whiting, of the Vermont I'd reg
iment, has lived down the bitter animositv
which was evinced towards him last summer
and fall by part of his command, and he is
now very popular officer. \ few days
since the privates in his regiment presented
him with an elegant sword. sash, belt, saddle
and horse equipments, the expense of which
was four hundred dollars. Upon the scab-
bard of the sword was engraved "Presented
TO Col Henry Whiting by the Privates of the
I'd Vt. Regt. Fiat Justitia.'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

Gus fire of 60 pieces of artillery. The fear OF
an assault upon their works at daylight in
duced them to fee precipitately during the
night. Many prisoners have been taken,
and the colors of several Arkansas regi-
men.s. Our loss is about 80 killed and
wounded. Hollins was commander OF the
rebel feet, and Gen McConn, Stewart and
Gnatt, of the land forces. The gunboais
went down the river. Gen Pope has % hea-
w guns, with TWO works of the enemy, which
command every point of the river"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21
The New Tax Bill and the New>papers.-
Speech of Hon. J. s. Morrill,.

The new tax bill seems to have been franz
ed with special reference to the crushing out
Of all small newspapers and establishing such
a monopoly among the press as the New
York Herald and Tribune, and few other
heavy concerns; at any rate it could not &C
complish this object any better if it had been
thus specially framed. The newspaper pub
fishers are the last class that will grumble at
anything just or reasonable, but when Con-
sress proposes to tax the raw material of pa
per before it is printed, the ink, kilograms
five per cent. of all advertisements. besides
the income tax and the others of which the
publisher has his full share, We think our
eight dollars day friends are spreading j,
on rather thick. Yet the New York Herald
and ether thoroughly moral and loyal papers
advocate such tax. In fact the Herald will
advocate anything by which it hopes to thrive
on the general ruin, even to the destruction
OF our government.
We are sorry to notice that Hon J. S.
Morrill, of this state has seen fit to advocate
such manifestly unjust thing; and We are
glad to see in the Boston Journal of Wednes.
day mos: convincing article against his spe
e'ous argument. We cannot believe such
ceath-biow to the press of our country will
,'"o Sufhcient favor in Congress to become a
law II would De an "adyance backward" in
CIVILIZATION one hundred years, and would
approximate to the condition of the English
press before the repeal of the stamp DUTY
1t would be un-republican and unjust.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21
The Way Vermont Troops Are Used.

Are the men who control our armies and
the movements of our troops aware that the
southern states are hostile? We should
think not, for they have actually sent from
this city within few days 1900 Vermont
troops on board sailing vessels bound to
Ship Island, without round of ammunition.
Only yesterday they we're prevented from
doing the same thing in the case of the 7th
Vermont regiment by the Intervention of
outside parties, who, at their own risk, sup
piled the ammunition. \ similar instance
occurred last week. when the 10th Connect
cut, who were about to depart, were obliged
Did it occur to the United States officers
charged with the forwarding of these troops
that the vessels might get ashore, and these
troops, the flower of Vermont and Connecti-
cut, without ammunition, be compelled to
surrender to handful of rebels9 These
regiments are part of the expedition of Gen
Batter. The forwarding of them in this de-
fenseless condition was the work of Quarter
master Paul K. George, the same efficient Of
ticer who has been putting water into oil
casks for the same expedition.-N. Y Tiib-
uHe.
When the I'd egiment Vt. vols. were in
New York, June 18th, en- route for Washing
ton, it was discovered that Gen Davis order
on the Watervliet arsenal for ammunition
mad not been filed. and that the regiment
was without ball cartridges. 1t was but re-
Gently that Massachusetts troops had been
attacked in Baltimore, and the Vt. I'd must
have gone through that city in its defense
less condition but for the efforts of Col Wm
i. Hatch. the energetic agent for Vermont
in New York, who with great difficulty sue
ceeded in borrowing cartridges of the Union
Defense Committee, just in season to furnish
the regiment before leaving Jersey City rail-
road station.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21
One of the visilents
comn.itye.

NATIONAL PREACHER AND PRAYER MEET
ING.-Contents for March: Sermons-The
powers of darkness have their hour, by Rev
iona. F. Stearns, d. d.; The cross remen.
brancer. Prayer meeting: The unity of
the spirit; How far is it to heaven; Lessons
OF the care; The few encouraged; Brotherly
kindness; Furniture of the spiritual dwell
ing; Play on, toll on; Compassion for
souls; A pastors troubles; Reasons for fam.
lily worship; etc, etc. Published by w. II.
Bidwell, New York, at 81 per year.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

The news Of the week is cheering. New
Madrid on the Mississippi is ours with a
large amount of stores and munitions of war.
This victory strikes the last rebel flag in Mis-
souri,. Gen Burnside has won decisive and
hard-fought battle at Newbern. n. e., after
an engagement of four hours. The VS.
works were finally carried at the point of the
bayonet, while the enemy mostly fed by rail
to Goldsboro 20 miles inland. The gunboat
fleet was unable to cooperate with the land
forces, which is to be regretted, as it would
have made an easier victory for us and have
cut off the rebel retreat. New England regi-
meEts suffered in this battle 4 son of Pres
ident Stearns of Amherst College was killed !;
he was adjutant Of the Mass LIST regiment
The news that Island No. 10 in the Missis-
sppi river was ours was premature; at last
accounts this place had not been taken.-
News comes by telegraph that Fort Marion
at St Augustine, and Jacksonville in Florida
are occupied by our forces. There is quite
Union sentiment among the people in these
places and it is said that the governor Of
Florida ordered a dispersion of the rebel
troops in East Florida. The report also
comes that Yancey is taken (?) in his attempt
to run the blockade.
The advance Of the Potomac army and the
evacuation Of the rebel s.ronghods in Nir-
ginia has occupied good deal of the atten-
on of the public for week past. The car
pers and enemies of Gen Mcclellan claim
that he has been out-Seneraled,
by the rebels; that when he was ready to
close his big hand the bird had flown. We
should think by the spirit that some of the
;apers possess that they would really rather
nave had 10000 of our brave boys killed in
storming and taking Manassas than to see
our army quietly take possession of it as they
did last week without striking blow or los
ing man. 1t is barely possible, however,
that our general is not outwitted, and
that he knows what he is about rs yet. NJ
any rate his splendid army is loud in the
praise of their young commander, ard they
believe that they are following him to yicto-
~. We believe they are.
The question where the rebels have gone
has agitated the public mind considerably
The first impression that it was little mat
ter Of strategy is dispelled, and the belief is
pretty general that they left the Potomac be-
cause they saw that they could not hold THEN
position there. Of course they will not a
bandon Virginia at present. Richmond mus
be protected, and at the same time Burnside
must be driven back if possible. Very likel,
Newport News may be attacked, and if the
big rebel gun, the Merrimac, can come ou1
We shall yet have warm work in that yicin.
ity.
The announcement in the presidents wal
order No. that Gen Fremont is le-appoint
ed to the command Of an important depart
ment IN the federal army, though tardy JUS
tice,will crafty the larger portion of the 10y
al people of the North The furore againS
this general has looked to US like politica
animosity and persecution, AMI we are gla(
to see the independence of the president il
re.appointing him.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

Eg Another instance of the barbarity of
the rebels occurred in the fight in Hampton
Roads. After the ship Congress had struck
her colors, being utterly defenseless and THE
mercy of her iron antagonist. tie Nerrimac
fret MTcc Jroodxisles into he, riddled and
sinking huU. 1t was at this time, after she
had surrendered, that many Of the brave men
on the Congress were killed. Edward O.
Clarity Of Boston, a Young man of 81, was
one of those thus murdered, and his mangled
remains were taken to Lowell where his pa
rents reside, on Saturday, accompanied by Il
brother who was also seaman on the Con-
gress. Clarity was formerly from Vermont
After the battle OF Pea Ridge many of the
dead Union soldiers were found tomahawked.
sea ped, ard their bodies horribly mangled.
Such is the civilization of the southern "chv-
airy
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

E% We notice quite celebrated sewing
machine advertised in the Sherbrooke Ga
zette. We have nothing to say about the
machine, but we would say to friend Walton
that If he gets pay fer the advertisement in
advance he will be sure of it. We can speak
feeling y on that subject.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

NEW HAMPSHIRE ALL RIGIIr.-The cleo
ton in New Hampshire last week turned on,
as it should. Besides giving Gov Berry a
reelection by about 200o majority, the re-
publican nionists elected four of the five
councillors, nine of the twelve senators, and
has majority of seventy-fve in the house
of representatives. Good for the cid Gran
lite State.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21
Rebel Literature.

The following letter, though not signed, is
said to have been written by the rebel Jack
son who shot Ellsworth at the hotel in Alex
andria. 1t was directed to Mr. Moulton, an
old resident of Virginia, but who formerly
went from this section. Mr. Moulton came
East last summer, but his friends had not
then the remotest idea that he was driven
from the sacred soil for being an abolition
list. We copy the letter verbatim:
FAIRFAX C. ii.
Dear Friend Il wish to inform YOU that
the excitement thro' the state has been so
great, that the Citizens have formed Com
mite of Nigilence for the County 10 drive all
Abo!itinest of it, and they have heard from
good authority that you have expressed such
and entotain them and opininn of several
here that you must leave this County.
give you this notice that you had better do
1t immediately to prevent exposure to Linch
Law that to a certain extent now prevails in
this and other slave states
lake warning in time
One of the vigilents
cOmn,ityp
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

lRoS-CLAD EESSELS-Ihe effect of the en-
gagement in Hampton Roads will probably
be that Congress will go in Tor clad YES
sells with rush. There have been for some
time two such vessels, beside the Monitor,
building in this country; one in Philadelphia
and one in Mystic. The latter is expected
to be completed in two or three weeks.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

HARPERs WEEKLY has double-page plate
of the engagement between the Merrimac
and our vessels in Hampton Roads, and
cut descriptive of the yankee cheese-box on
raft" as the rebels called our fiery little
Monitor.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

u The best map of the war is adver-
t'sed in our columns to-day, by B. B. Rus.
SELL the agent for New England. For sale
at the bookstores Tor ought to be)
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21
For Council Of Censors.
Election Wednesday, March 20, 1862

.Ad,liSon-Horatio Needham.
Benni"gton-Leonard Sergeant.
Taledonia-E. \. Cahoon.
ChiHenden-E. r. Hard.
FrunEiia-J. Rand.
Grand Ele-H. II. Reynolds.
Lomoile-W. II. II. bingham.
Orange-Burnham Martin.
Orleons-John l.. Edwards.
Rutland-S. VI. Dorr.
Washny'on-Jos. n. Prent;s.
IVmdhom-Ira Goodhuc.
Hmdsor-N. +. Churchill.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

e A son of Commodore Foote, ag,d
10 years, died of scarlet fever Iast FRIDAY, 81
New Haven, Conn.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

Is At the late term of the Windsor coun-
ty court seventeen petitions for divorce were
sranted.-in four cases the men were the Pc
titioners. This beats Rutland county.
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WHAT ARE THESE PILLS !:

Composed Of the simple extracts Of four plants, to
OF the woods in central Alabama and Mississippi these
Pills combine In remarkable degree, the great curative
powers known to modern science, assisting Nature expsI all
disease the system without crushing its elasticity poi
sonng Its by the Introduction Of drugs
mineral agents. aG
There is not remedy used by the medical profession
known the OF SCIENCE that combBes lin such perfec
with such harmonious results the four great agencies
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not patent medcine These Pills have been used
many years They have analyzsd by chemists They
received the fullest from the most eminent
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No professions of originality made in their favor
sertou of astounding discoveries in impossible
forth effort made deude hunbug any one
ALI that is claimed that these Pills bean proven
remarkable remedy operating with certainty upon the whole
system prompt effect sgreeabein their and
harmless for evil as bread and water. ss, r saF 4
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