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on parade. as any horse in the United States
army. Mr.. Burbank has heretofore valued
him at $3.50. but We understand, made some
reduction in his price. in disposing of him to
Col Thomas.-Donrille Star.
The Fhpnir learns that Col. +. H. Slough
ton, of the 18th Vermont Regiment, has ten
dered his resignation, owing, as rumor has 1t,
to some misunderstanding between HIM and
Gen. Smith. l: is thought probable that Is
resignation will not be accepted.
Capt. T.. \. Todd. of Company c, ID II.
Regiment. has resigned, and his resignation
has been accepted by the War Department.
The company is now in command of Lieut..
John S. Tyler, who has been in command
most Of the time since the battle of Bull Run,
and who has shown himself an able and gal
liant officer.
Allotment rolls have been circulated in The
Sth regiment in camp at Brattleboro, and
the PhrniX SAYS that the allotment of the
soldiers thus far will average nearly SO per
per month. or $40 each pay day. This regi'
ment has not yet come under the prejudcial
influence Of the greedy suffers.
\ detachment of the lst Vermont cavalry
numbering 80 men, for some DAYS stationed
in the Park barracks, New York. went for
ward to Annapolis Thursday morning by the
New Jersey Central Railroad.
We understand that Adiu,ant Charles B
Stough,on has been appointed Major of the
lth reeiment-a position which We have ne
doubt he will ill with credit to himself ant
the Green Mountain State Rutland Her.
oJ.
This morning private belonging to Com
pany A.. OF the .th \. II. regiment died sud
denly of diptheria. His name WAS Horac,
W. Badger: h. was twenty five years or age
and native of West Fairse Vermont
His body has been laid out, and will be KEEP
a day or two in order to hear from his friends
If TO word shall then have been received. TIT
remains will be inferred with military hon
ors.-.N. y. Ere. Post. o3d.
DID Not GET LEAVE OF AR>ENCE-Th
following story. current in Camp Griffin. Va
is stated by 4 "relabie gentleman to b.
true.
Adiutant Hobrook of the 18th Vernon
Regiment, youthful! son of the Governor
one day sent his compliments to Gen Brooks
commanding the brigade, and solicited
leave of absence. as his father. the Governo
of the State of Vermont. "medilated" promot
ins him. Gen Brooks returned the not
with the endorsement "The General com
handing thinks it highly improper that tn
'meditation>' of the Governor of Vernon
should he disturbed. therefore. Adiutan
liolbr0ok viii continue in CAMP"
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which added greatly to the success OF the
day. Our advance arrived within sight of
the enemy's Entertainments one hour before
dark. and opened upon them with shot and
shell. Night closing in put stop to further
work.
At daylight the next morning steamboat
was observed transporting troops across the
Cumberland. Whitmore's battery of Parrot
guns was brought to bear on the boat, which
a few minutes afterwards was in tameS.-
The 10th kentucky and l4th Ohio regi-
ments were ordered forward by Gen Thorn
as. to advance on the en-mv's breastworks.-
Moving in line of battle, and scaling the en-
trenchment. they found the camp entirely
deserted and everything standing as when
occupied by the enemy. Houses. tents, hor-
ses. mules. wagons. baggage. Cannon, ammu-
milton and firearms were found in profusion.
The enemvs force in the attack was led by
Crittendrn and Iol.!coft.-r. and were 5000
strong. The federal forces in the fight did
not exceed 5000.
Quartermaster Honke in Z dispatch 10
Senator Johnson from Somerset, says Gen
Zolicof!er is killed. know il for | have
seen his dead body. We have achieved one
of the most glorious victories On record
The rebels fled leaving everything behind
We have taken about 100 prisoners and s''
wagons"
: CIRCUMSTANCES OF ZoILlCoHER'S DEATH.
/ Cincinnati papers O. Fr;;iav morning. can
tain fill accounts of the battle al Mill
Springs. IL was Il fair. open battle. The
rebels fought well. and were overcome only
by superior fighting on cur side. According
to the rebel accounts their force consisted OF
! ten infantry regiments. three batteries. and
some cavalry: altogether about lo,00o.-
! They fought bushwhacking style from Ia
vines, and behind trees and rocks. The
brunt of the battle devolved on the ith Ken
lucky. and the ID Minnesota. 9th Ohio and
= 10th Indiana regiments. For nearly three
hours the roar OF musketry WAS kept up
Shortly after / o'clock, Col Haskins succeed
ed in tiinking the enemy on his extreme
right. when the 9th Ohio and I'd Minnesota
regiments charged bayonets with triumphant
wells, broke the rebel ranks and the rout be
gan. They ie | pell NELL TO their camp
strewing the road with mu>kets, blankets
overcoat>. and knapsack>, and abandoned
two gu:> and cais>ons
l. jiicn:.rr was shot through the heart al
the he.,! OF his staff by Col FRYE %. the Ill
Kentucky regiment. Il appears he lost HI,
way i'll the bushes and suddenly emerged be
fore FRYE, VINO WAS accompanied by some
stat officers. The two parties m;>took each
other for friends. and approached within ;
few yards. when. finding their mistake. botf
parties prepared for hani-,o-hand fight
One of /oilicotier's aids shot at Col FRYE
bat only brought his horse down. The col
on.l at once drew his .ix-Shooter ant
brough; Iollicotfer from NJ saddle at tn,
first fire. The rebel staff deserted the
chief body. which was taken TO Somer>vill
the day after the battle.
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Sugar Making.

Nh EDITOR Perhaps it may not be a.
miss thus early to call the attention of the
people of Vermont to certain considerations
relative to the manufacture rf maple sugar.
The business, through series Of years,
has never been otherwise than profitable.
and, if entered upon as largely as it may be.
by many people Of the state, it will he made
much more profitable, irrespective of any ex-
,raneous circumstances. The man who can
tap 1000 trees. and does not tap but 900
and there are many such-will more than
double his profits by tapping the 1000. This
is too plainly the case to require illustration
or demonstration. 1t is apparent.
But. overlooking the past, let US glance at
the future, in respect to the almost certain
advantages Of manufacturing sugar. BY re-
cent acts Of Congress heavy duty has been
imposed upon the importation of sugar,a du-
ty enhancing the price, to the consumer, two
or three cents per pound. This has been
done TO aid in carrying on the war, and the
duty must remain to further aid in the LIQUID
alton Of the enormous debt that must rest
upon the country at the close of the war.
should that be as early as next spring. 1t is
safe then to regard this permanent duty
Therefore, W.T. conclude that good and stea.
dy price is assured for sugar for an indef-
mite period of time to come-for this genera
ton. at least.
Looking at the matter in this light, lie,
me say TO the owners of maple trees in Yer
mont--p"t o"e tan IN fach tree, for i, viii
pay larger profit than any other business
The outlay, to double the business, will be
something, but the first Years income will
rot fall far short of paving for it, while the
price Of sugar must assuredly be high SC
long as it i protected by the present impor,
duty.
The quantity car be doubled in the state
Our own wants can thus be supplied, and 6
surplus provided for use abroad. This wout
retain money within our own limits and al
low Of It's use to increase other business. anc
so AID our internal prosperity as To render
war taxes less burdenSo,ne viii the farm
erS think of these things? If these sug
st>t:ons are eXtravaSant, others nav make
their own estimates No one can arrive a
any other conclusion than that il is policy
privately or publicly considered. for ever,
man who owns maple tree 20 pnt a spou
IN It 50 soon as the sugar season arrives
We shall he glad to hear that every coope
and every worker in tin is pr, s>ed to his ut
most capacl,! in furnishing apparatus for tn,
increased demand that should. and we hon,
may, arise. We shall feel that i, will be wei
Tor The people. and especially TO those who
shall enlarge their enterprise in pushing tn
manufacture of sugar 70 he extent os ,h,i
tarilitrs E.
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The Trent Affair i'm England.

The London "Star and Dial" has all along
been firm advocate of peaceable solution
of our troubles with England, as all our read
ers know who have noticed the articles cop
led from it into this paper. We have receiv-
ed the issue of January 10, from which We
copy. But why should the London Times
and other English papers of like maligni,y
suppress every item that arrives there favor
able to the North, and publish only the
southern view Of American affairs?
The greatest satisfaction was felt in the
City yesterday at the termination of the
Trent case. BY the arrival OF the Jura al
Londonderry We have further important in
telligence from the United States. The d.
plomaiic correspondence relative to Messrs
Mason and Slidell has. III accordance with
American custom, been published. Nothing
couti he more satisfactory ar bon"tGhie than
tie c"n,iuct Of The FeJerol G"r.rnment
M.""gh0W tie rh0it "f Nti< PAINFUL con'ro.
rsr&y. Mr. Se~arJ hart anficip0'sI lara
Ru<scl'< de<jatch hy "ns q, his o,ra. ~ rLri
h. expressed III" h"p' that Engla"j ~""i"
conSiir tie Suijsrt a. a tiisnNy temper, "nr
M't size miyht slpef tie ie<' aisp"<'tio" Z"
The part Minis GDr.rmm,H. Then Mr. Sew
ard. in replying TO Lord Russell's demand
for the return of the Confederate Commits
Sioners. took the very highest ground Il maj
in his position could take-that of nationa
principle and consistency. In conclusion. h.
SAYS that /: he decided the case in favor of
his own government. hr must di>lllow it:
most cherished principles and abandon il
most cherished! policy. The dgnitiel man
ner in which the federal government nav,
released themselves from this emhro.,io vii
give universal satisfaction. II must MT h.
t"rg"t'." that Il W. .>erdTs hra h>patct
"rt.e t,o",' ti,r."t. Lpd be,u communicate,
f"Ht pHi}'' u <r"n rs i,"suLIe "tt., t,tqch
,dtti. ro~ntiY. I'll. futJic ~"aId 4ac. h..l
spartj" ""rtt of 0mJj.ig. Zig r1< lie.
net dan.
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n pant 10 pay. y
The true policy. Mr. Colfax. is to make all
matter which goes in the mail, pay. Make
NV ,papcrs pay the postage upon their eX-
changes, the effect of which would De 10 cut
down the tychany. lists. thereby relieving
the Department OF a great amount OF labor.
The trouble i. men undertake TO legIslate
for the Department who have no practical
knowledge Of its operations. and make
laundering business Of i, from beginning to
Ind.
Ii Mr. ColtaA's bill should pass. and all OF
the printed matter be thrown upon the ioSt
Oh.ce 20 transport, il would bankrupt the
Departments. /, cannot be done. 1t SVEN
enough as i, i, now tina, the tranAlns PRIV
lcur !, abolished. There Ut il remain.
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More TreQrher,.

There s great deal of secret treachery =.
TO ne .rrre;ed ont a, Washington. 4 IT,.
from The camp of The Massachusetts, lltl. :.
Budd's Ferry. Md. SAYS of the rebr.s -
They moi ONLY frequently come down 10 =
beach Of & morning. and deri>ivrly CIV ~.
10 our pick:rs our counterSign OF tn, u..--
previous. but acquaint us with VIVA, j A-os-
by bu. one officer IN the entire division. %,..
: 10 he The counterssn of the ensuing T.: e.
lney as" ho:>t OF having. hy means O.: 49,.
eo'iI'er>isl. travelled along oar entire d.
sion hits. an,l ascer:aineG our exact loc3.,y
number, AMI nature az armament il s.a-
night and. without hin.iraGce "r su-?.,.. ~,
retired -!ce, >>tally 70 their WORKS ac-o>, -
river.
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BFArREGARD To TAKE THE COMMAND IN KIN
TUCkY.
More about the Kentucky Fight.

\ Somerset correspondent SAYS: a, :
O'Clock Sunday morning. the enemy droy. in
the pickets OF the 10th Indiana regimen, s.a.
toned at the forks Of the road. : miles from
Somerset. The 10th regimen was drawn
up into line and moved into the woods
where they were met by the enemy GoOo
strong. who instantly opened upon them
Gen Thomas Immediately ordered up the OH
Ohio. I'd Minnesota and 18th Kentucky reo;.
men,s. to support the 10th Indiana. the lat
ter holding the enemy in check nearly hall
an hour before being reinforced. The lst
and ID Tennessee regiments were ordered
up on the right wing for the purpose of out.
Ranking the enemy. Standards and Whit.
mores artillery in the meantime Smelling the
enemy In the woods.
After being engaged nearly two hours. the
nth Ohio, I'd Minnesota ana 18th KENTUCKY
regiments made desperate charge upon the
enemy, drove them from the woods. com
pletely routing and pursuing them to their
entertainments. At the heat of the engage.
ment Capt Kinney ordered one section q,
his battery within sixty yards of the enemy
line, and opened deadly FIRE upon them
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The News from England.

We have at la>t received ad,ces from
England OF the reception on that side of the
water OF the news that the demands of the
British government had been acc,de; 10 hy
the Washington administration, and thai,
Mason and >.idr.l had been released and
were on their way 70 that country.
o. the whole the inn lession left BY the
t.r>t rumor> from England is encouraging
ard may be satisfactory. True it is sad that
War!.Ne preparations are still in progress. vet
II the next sentence i is said that the Brit
4|h government are entirely satisfied with the
settlement Of The Trent difficulty. The tone
"' the pres generally is racitic. the London
lines transferring is abuse from the Nor,h
to the rebe. em!s>ag!e,, Mason and SEIsU
whom II Gals about the mos, wo~,h,as,
booty It would bt possible TO ex,r,c, from
the Jaws Of the American lion aaa;.-
'Ensland would have done Just as much -
rescue two negroes -(the unkindest cur q,
all!
We would be glad 10 believe ,ha, this set
ties or differences with England: and ",
w,uld believe i. were it not Tor one or tw,
things winch W. wi! here state:
There is class of aris,ocratS IN Enslan,
that would be glad at this, or any time, :,
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that no guns be fired in the vicinity Of @.
borne. The compliment therefore al,boo.
fully appreciated, could not be accep,e6
The Nashville continued in dock TIE ,,
eminent had observed the strictes, ne.,7.r
~ towards her, and nothing whatever -
been done TO her except what was abso,,,'
" necessary to make her seaworthy. N+.f
er powder nor munitions of var had b..
put on board During the night of the T..
three armed men from the Tuscarora w.
discovered accommodating the Nashville. a.
were ordered OFF by the dock superin,end.-,
Fires were lighted on thu Nashville On y,
10th. and there was an impression she a..
about to sail. but she made no movem.r-.
The TuScarora WAS on the alert, with ST..
I'm
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u The lette: from Kentucky on our
outside, fir IN our old stick-by-the-U MON
Trend M. d." will be of especial interes,
PAST at this time. His long silence had led
US to fear that his well-known Union senti.
ments had got him into trouble with the
'Faltorous rebels; but We are glad to find
that he Is right side up with care" Bully
for him.
An interesting letter from the VI. I'd r.si-
m mt will be noticed on the second page
Anything from Camp Griffin is eagerly sought
after b. the many friends of the soldier, in
this state.
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We torgoi 10 mention las; week tn 9el,
OF tx-Pre>!dent John Tyler. who dece4sr. i,
Richmond. Virginia. las; week on Tu-.>:-,
rs while .lsirS he MAS mainly di>iinsg,>,,,.
Tor ireacherv and double dealing, h:s 14-l-
IN death Is unhonored and unsung. H. ~
was - Years.
if III. Hu:chinscns, who had penis
sion 10 sing 10 the soldiers around Vas
ton. art reported by the Tribune 10 t-yr
been driven ont Of camp By Gen hrarats,
because they sang one OF Whitsirr'. -
slavery songs The general j. said u t4yr
told them that he Thought US, as muea q
rebels as of abolitionists.- Gen Fra,a..a
also declared that the song was inc,rti4rg
and ought 10 be suppressed |, IS no- - e
expected that the race Of fools NIL ever Ge
ont, but the army has more Than is far sta--
of the breed
BN WADE AND THr pGT>u8HI-E--
Wade. the chairman of the Joint comm.,,e-
10 inquire INTO the conduct OF the war. j T.
ported 10 be VERY uneasy and no, u al =,
lshed with the progress of the war He DOE
not give hint of what passes in The commit
lee, but II IS easy 10 Perceive that he : 10:
IN pleasant frame of mind. In endtave--
ing 10 &c. President Lincoln 10 look =, ogT
troubles III sober manner the other day It
became discouraged. Mr. Lincoln iageA-3
at him. or told a pleasant story in rep.y :
Wade's bad predictions $50 the story goes
until the Ohio Senator drew up sti.tly, NJ
"Sir, YOU are not mile from Topic: AZ
YOU are riding swift locomotive al thai
Indeed. replied Mr. Lincoln, well. there :
one consolatlon-l shall not have TO par
long from my Senatorial friends. You ~
be along By the next train. -SrrlAg at.
Republican.
SUNDAY BaTTLES.-The fact viii not -
cape attention that the battles Of Somtrs.;
and Bull Run both commenced on Sunl4,.
and the a>saiiants i'll both cases were I,t,4:.
ed Inns viii prove good argument il ~
or of SUNDAY observance.
PURHIAIloN-A b atch of nearly -
clerks in the various Departments Al Ms
lngton were iatel y SET adrift. They had
come down TO Us from a former" admins
tra'ion, and Secretary Chase Informed one ii
them wh" was anxiOusly inguirins Why ~
was dismissed, that il was abou, time TIA:
Republicans had some of the places Al Was
mgton. Mr. Nallandigham's private Seer
tar, was among the number who "wa.Aea
the plank"
HE LATEST VICTIMS OF THE PIRATE S'N-
IER.-lt Will be seen by the foreign Mas
dispatches published to-day. that the pirate
Sumter has captured and destroyed ttrer
more -tmerica an vessels, taken TIE crew. pi--
oEers, and crossing The Atlantic, has arrived
al the port of Cadiz. Spain Her success n
evading our cruisers has been somewhat r.
markable, for while the latter are sill ssarch-
ing for her in the West Indies, sh. has quiet
ly given them the slip, and suddenly appears
In Europe.-BostOn Journal, cath.
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The KENTUCKY BATTLE.-The first reports
from this engagement located it at Somerset.
but We see that Secretary Stanton in his gen.
eral order speaks OF Nil Springs as being
the iocation-a place some ten miles from
Somerset.
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TIL /: W \ K
The Burnside Expedition.
TERRIBLE STORM AT HaTTEEt>.


WASHINGTON. Jan. IS \ special meS>en-
ger with dispatches from Gen Burnside
reached here this morning. They are dated
"l!eadquar,ers Department Of North Carroll
ma. Hatteri~ Inlet. Jan. %. 1862" The
NJ >SenSer left llat'era> on SUNDAY. Gen
burnside says: I'VE left oar anchorage al,
Annapolis on thursday the 9Th and afr :.
protracted passage. owing 10 dense fng>. ar
rived al Fortress Monroe on FRIDAY night a:
l. o'clock. leaving Fortress Monroe is
Saturday at 10 O'Clock in the morning. VT
procee'ed at olce 20 sea. but owing Ia ios>
on SUNDAY night our progress was very SOW.
On Monday the 18th. the weather cleared.
with :, heavy wind and rough sea. which
can>c'! our vessels 70 labor very heavily. and
some were obliged Ia cut loose from the YES
>r.> they were trwng. Most OF them. how
ever. passed over the bar. and anchored in
side the harbor about l. clock noon on Tia.
18th. JUS, in time TO escape The severe gaze
OF Monday night ard Tuesday. The propel.-
FL City o! New York ran on the bar at the
entrance of the harbor. and owing TO the Sc
we're weather and want of small boats. ",
could render no assistance. She was laden
with stores. and was lost"
The General also SAYS he had been led "a
believe that he would ind experienced rilo,s
Il. llaiteras. but he had great difficulty in &C
comprising his wish, for waat of proper ac.
commodations. lie adds that he would com
mencc that day to build wharf Cor landing
supplies. The men were cheerful and pattern
and he would proceed with confidence.
An accident occurred in an attempt 10 IL
lieve the steamer CITY of New York. h,
winch boat was swamped. and the lives OF
C"l Allen of the 9th New Jersey. his Sur
Seun and mate of the boat, were lost.
After the arrival at Ha,teras the enem,
made their appearance in one or two vessels
, on accommodating expedition. Our boat,
gave chase ard drove them back.
The transports and vessels grounded vii
be got OH 10y the AID of the tug boats. Onl,
one of the New York vessels was los, apI
no lives. the three above referred to excsn,
ed.
BEsrRrGARp To TAKE IIIE coMM,xi, IN krN
! TrCkY.
; The Richmond Dispatch of Monday has re-
! liable reasons for making the statement thai
Gen Beauregard takes command of the arm,
at Columbus. Ky. and that Gen Gustav.
". Smith succeeds him in the position h,
has so long and aeceptably occupied. A,
. Columbus he is subject to no one except lie,
A: Sidney Johnson. The change goes into
effect without delay. Gen Smith is a grad,
ate of West Point, and has occupied sine,
May last. the post of maio general in Virgin
ia. He is said to be an able leader
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lie Cavalrlst. Making Money, Mademoiselle
The Prisoner of War, Washington Irving
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GREAT FLOOD IN CALIFORNIA r,:-- e.
Of JanaaT. l.. We have the following Lev
from California -
The State Legislature has adjournei -.
the DIST instant to allow the water l. So. !.
from Sacramento. Tha; city ha. be-: M
water, from two to eleven feet deep, dr.s..,
the people 10 the second stories Of :-r.-
house>- and preventing Them from hq....-.
fires or cooking TODD. Cooked provisions n
large quantities were Sent from this G., -
th' people Their. 10y Two steamers on >.-..,
,ssI- The wafer has materially SUN !.
sine, then. hut the weather is sill uuta, -
ble- The whole valley portions o: ,hr So
have suffered most severed, from This mp
ceden,,': inandation. MANY millions @: g.
lar> worth o. property has been des;royr.