Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
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disloyal paper Published at Carlisle, Tenn.
was entered by the citizen, Of that place,
few days since, the press demolished, the tyl,
thrown into the street and copies OF the uape
burned. @ ~ 70 ta.ah 'sn
| -Alber Horn was convicted in the United
States Circuit Court at New York, on Thurs.
day, OF lifting out the steamer City Of Norfolk
for the slave trade. ....
John Van Buron stated at Democratic
meeting in Albany, ON Friday last, that the
letter read by him at the Cooper Institute was
presented hin by licn. ts,vsa... as an autograph,
and was made public by the authorization Of
several friends oil the General.
! Tho correspondent Of the New York Times
SAYS:
II Is understood that Gen. Ftz John Porter
VIII immediately be ordered TO trial on two
acts OF charges those preferred against him
by Maj. Gen. Pope, and those growing out Of
the honorable exculpation given to Brig. Gen.
Martindale, by the facts developed before the
recent court of inquiry. .-.....-.
The Rebels of Texas are shipping their
slaves TO Cuba, where they are readily sold to
the planters, The steamer Blanche is said TO
have been in this business under the British
nag.
J The President has made the following as
signment of judges Of the United States Su-
preme Court: First circuit, Nathan Clifford,
associate justice; I'd, Samuel Nelson; Sd,
Robert G, Grier; 4th, Roger B. fancy, chief
justice; 5th, James NJ. Wayne, associate JUS
tice; 9th, John Cstron It'll, Noah II.
Swayne; Sth David Davis; 9th, Samuel F.
Miller VII
-Advices from Bermuda represent that the
inhabitants are excited about Admiral Wilke'.
movements. Some of the journals say that
our cruisers have instituted blockade of the
island. The English vessels Alert, James and
Gladiator were brought to lately by order of
Admiral Wilkes. The British steamer Plover
took off dispatches from the Governor to Ad-
miral Wilkes, and the man who acted as pilot
to the Union vessels has returned TO the
shore.
A sloop loaded with dry goods, shoes,
&c, and named the Lola, was brought TO the
navd-yard on Friday. She was captured near
the mouth of the Potomac under very suspi-
eious circumstances, as il was supposed, try
ing to make her way into Virginia up some of
the creeks flowing into the Potomac The
captain and crew were sent to the Old Capt.
tOl Prison.
The master Of the vessel Cumbrid, pub
hshes card denying the ill-treatment COM
planned of by the soldiers who arrived on
board her from New Orleans recently, and
whose statement we published the other day,
and saying that if there is any just cause Of
complaint, Brott & Schons, the charterers of
the vessel, are not to blame for it, The mat
ter will, we trust, be thoroughly sitted.
The British stesmer Wachuta, Capt. Gil
pin, was brought into Port Royal on Thursday
last, prize 10 the gunboat Memphis, Com
mander Wartmaugh. She was captured after
a full days cease, of the coast of North Caro-
lima. She threw overheard the greater portion
of her cargo, and SO strained her engines as TO
be unable 10 make steam. She is believed
to have been loaded with arms and ammun-
ton. The Wachuta is an iron steamer built
IN London, and will prove valuable prize.
The Albany (Ind.) Ledger of the 25th
has the following; I'VE were this morning
shown despatch received by gentleman in
the quartermaster's department at Lebanon,
Tenn, which states that Gen. Buells army
had started on a forced march for Nashville,
which place it expected to reach by Tuesday
of next week. The army wa. moving without
tents or extra equipments, taking with them
cooked rations sufficient for FIVE days march.
The information we derive from source which
we deem correct"
Late intelligence from Minnesota and the
upper Missouri country does not confirm the
hopes recently entertained in the Indian bu-
reau of complete abandonment of hostile
plans by the savage tribes of that region In
formation derived from friendly Indians there
leads us to q fear that the Sioux, lately driven
from Minneoata, will make 2 combined hos
tile demonstration in the spring against Forte
Berthold and Pierre. Steamboats, descending
the Missouri river have recently been fired up
on, and all agents Of tribes above Fort Ran
dali have sought that point for safety.
There have been material changes in the
organization Of the army since the battle of
Antietam. The several corps are now COM
manded as follows:
Second (Sumner's} Mai. Gen D. N. |
Couch.
Ninth (Burnside's) Brighten. Wilcox.
Twelfth (Banks0 Maj Gen. Slocum.
These corps, embracing fully one half the
army, are understood to be all under the gem |
sral command of Gen. Barnside The remain |
der, directly under Gen. Mcclellan, are COM
manded thus
First-l Hooker's) Maj Gen. Reynolds.
Fifth-Maj.-Gen. Fitz John Porter.
Sixth-Mai. Gen, VIM. B, Franklin
The army has been greatly strengthened |
since the battle of Antietam, by the addition of
new regiments. 1t is now probably the
largest army ever seen upon the American
continent.
=" Occasional" the Washington CORES
dent of the Philadelphia Press, explains the
presence of Gen. Banks in New-York as con-
nected with projected expedition to Texas.
He is to open his headquarters here for its Or
This expedition is to proceed d.
rect to the coast obtain Judgement, and is to
receive cooperation from another expedition
now organizing in the West, under Gen. Nc
Jlernand, which is to proceed down the Mis-
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