The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-17
rootc Ready for Fort Pillow.
r,rzn0M IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
rort Craig not surrendered.
70 THE FREEMAN

PHILADELPHIA, April Io. n special dispatch
!,,m Washington says, that the Navy Depart
nOD received dispatch from Com. Foote this
Dsrn;nc stating that he is ready to attack Fort
p;lnw having succeeded IN getting a position
rr hi, aunboats below the fort, and has no
;'nb, Of success. The Secretary of Navy has
rsrsged the following:
C,Ro. Arril Is. The lotila has been with
:, threp- hurths of Il mile Of Fort Pillow, and
nan. RESTRAINING, took Aposition Two miles
.nrtber up. The rebel gunboats escaped below
tho Fort. Ten mortar boats were in position and
bad ouened fire. This is up to 6 o clock in the
ptteruoon. Gen. Pope's command were occupy
;ng the Arkansas side of the river.
WASHINGTON, April l6. The following mes
SAGE was sent to Congress to day:
EVow Citizens of the Senate and House Of Rep
The act entitled " an act for the release of
oorta in persons held to service or labor y in the
District of Columbia has this day been approved
and ,iqnedi | have never doubted the Consti-
mtona authority Of Congress to abolish Slavery
in the District, and have ever desired to see
the National Capital freed from this institution
in some satisfactory way. Hence there has new
er been in my mind any question upon the sub
ect except the one of expcdiency arising in view
Of the circumstances If there be matters
within and about this act which might have
taken course 'r shape more satisfactory to my
Judgment, do not attempt to specify them. L
am gra,ifed that the two principles of compen-
SatiOn and colonization are recognized and
Practically applied in the act. In the matter OF
compensation, it is provided that claims may be
presented within ninety days from the passage of
the act but not thereafter, and there is no saving
for minors, iene coverts, insane or absent per
sons. presume this is an omission by mere
oversight, and recommend that it be supplied
by an amendatory or supplementary act.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The President to-day nomi mated to the senate
James 6. Barrett, Tx Mayor OF Washington,
Hon. S. f. Vlnton OF Ohio, and d. X. Good
lowe formerly Of NC. Com RS under the act for
jac abolition Of Slavery in the District OF Co.
lumba, whose duty 1t is TO investigate and
dtelmire the validity and value of the claims
presented.
WooDsrocx, Va, April 16. Sixty one Of
iured this morning and brought into Wood.
ttJCh lHcy Wttc bu Dlttth last Iuct al DlSuh
~ church, and were surrounded by a body OF
Ringold's cavalry, and i companies of infantry
Of The Goth Penn. Volunteers, of Gen. William S
division, and surrendered without show of re-
>iStance This affair occurred several miles be-
you'd Columbia furnace and within 7 miles of
Mount Jackson
New York. April 16. The steamship Co.
lumbia from Havana the 10Th, has arrived
Confederate buyers are much chagrlned that
they can get no powder in Havana. 1000 lbs.
were sold at IS cents a pound. 1t would bring
one hundred cents or more on the 18th. The
steamer Philadelphia arrived at Havana on the
10th from Fo,t Pickens. She brought 9 refu-
gees, one of whom was sutler from the rebel
camp, who ran away taking IL 900 in gold and
large amount of Confederate scrip. There
were only 500 rebel soldiers at Pensacola Fort
McRae had been abandoned. The forts at the
western end of Santa Rosa Island has been ia
ken by Union troops.
Special dispatches from Washington state that
the object of the French Minister visit to Rich
mond is to assert the right of French merchants
to large quantities of tobacco in the hands Of
the rebels.
WASHINGTON, April l6. 1t appears by ar
official report to the Secretary of War, that the
large guns for the batteries against Fort Pulaski
were hauled by the men with their own hands
through deep swamp, that being the only
mode by which they could be transported and
placed in position.
The report that COL Candy had SURRENDERED
Fort Craig and his entire force is untrue. Late
adyIces have been received and are to the effec
that COL Candy has obtained success over thu
enemy and is now in pursuit.
HALIFAX April l6. The royal mail Steam
ship Canada with two days later advices from
Europe arrived here at this morning.
The Great Eastern is advertised to leave Mil
FORA for New York on the 9th of May. Admira
James e. Ross, the Arctic voyager is dead.
BosroN, April H.
lhe journal says in their editorial room wit
steam pipes closed and every door and window
0peh-the thermometer stood at ~ ut MD
oSht. In the room of the Boston operator
Was equally warm.
WASHINGTON, April 10. Secretary Stanto
received early this morning the following dl
RtCh' dated Kensas City, 18th:
The Fort Union mail brings !. confirmation 9
we @t'leof Apache Pass. Our loss is l5O XII
w. wounded and missing. The enemy acknow
'u3e Their loss to be from 800 to 400 killed an
"Yuhdea' Nlnety-three rebels were taken pri
V"etS, ) OF whom are officers.
our iorces captured and burned sixty lou
"aSonS laden with provisions and ammunition
I"uS'Ilmg 200 mules. The Texans attacked OF
livery four times, the last time coming WITH
,i'y ieet of our guns, but were repulsed wit