The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-23
GREEN MOUNTAIN FA;EEuAN, JUNE %, 1862.
The Raid of Rebel Cavalry ntar Richmond

The Bald of Rebel Cavalry NEAR Richmond
The Burlington Times publishes The follow
ing extrac: from IL private letter written al '''o
camp Of the Vermont Brigade, June H. show
inc that some Vermonters were picked up Oy
those daring rebels who run through our Ihts
Mr.. Daniel Shaw Of Richmond, Vt, who Is
associated with Mr.. Snyder, ID just from uar-
lick's Landing on the Pamunkey river, some
seven miles above White House Landing, and
reports that day before yesterday, about SIX
0 clock in the evening guerrilla party OF MY
horseInen attacked that place, burned TWO gov
eminent wagons, five suffers wagons, kIlleK
one sutIer, Quartermaster Sergeant, ana
negro woman. they also took Mr.. EVtrIlth,
the sutler OF the l7rh New York, son OF Mr.
Salisbury, who Is suter Of the 4th Vermont,
and clerk Of Mr.. Chapn, Mr.. Fisher, Clerk
OF MIR. Chandler, sutler OF the 2nd Vermont,
40! another man Of the 2nd Vermont prisoners.
They DESTROYED $4,000 worth Of suffers stores
tool, a span of horses from Mr. Salisbury, and
a span from Mr. Chandler. About 20 nnarmed
men escaped by crossing the river.
HE ATLANTIC NJ STHLY FOR July commences
the Tenth Volume Of this popular Magazine
The publishers announce that toe circulation OF
the atlantic has increased many thousands since
the year commenced, and that arrangements
have been made which warrant ,he promise, that
find in 1t the best articles in all departments Of
Literature.
The present number contains articles by AgaS-
BIZ, Hawthorne, Epes Sargent, Bayard Taylor,
Holmes, and other eminent bat less widely
known authors We miss the Biglow Paper
tins month. but we are assured that Prof. Low
ell is only taking IA summer vacation, and that
Hosea Biglow will appear in the next number.
The CONTINENTAL MONTHLY for July is fresh,
racy, brilliant and piquant reading as usual.
1t contains articles by G. G., Leland, II. ?, Lee
lana, Richard b. Kimball, Edmund Kirke the
author Of - AIMING the Pines other pop
ular and graceful writers. Lorenzo Sherwood,
gentleman for ID years one OF the most promi-
nent citizens of Texas. contributes a valuable
article on Slavery and Nobility Us. Democracy
The Magazine is attaining deecrvedly wide
reputation, for the freshness, cearness and in
dependence Of thought that characterize its pa
yes.
GoDEY's LADY's Book This fine pubica ton
commences a new volume with the July mum.
Der, winch is as tuli OF fashion plates, Of all
shapes, sizes and colors, and many other good
things, as any of its illustrlous predecessors,
We were just upon the point Of entering u com
plant against the Lays Book for not giving
its fair readers one single article upon tho great
question Of our country veal, which is SO near
the heart of every one, but we waive the ohjsc-
tion Oh seeing in 1t the following item recon
mendng We papers 10 the ladies fair
A New WAY roMAKE Coop WIvEs-A " est
ern paper says " Young ladies who are accus-
toned to reading newspapers are always ob4erv-
ed to possess winning ways, most amlrhle dis
POSITIONS and invariably make good wives" II
this wise observation should prove true, what a
nation OF good wives our Republic will show
from this time forth
THE SOUTHERN HARyEsT-Short CrOps-rhe
Nashville Dispatch of 18th inst states that har
vestng has oegun in that vicinity. Much o
the spring wheat WAS materially injured anc
prematurely replned by the rust, 50 that some
farmers say their crop /. hardly worth gathering
As general thing the Mediterranean and Other
Varieties OF late wheat look well, and PROMISE 4
large yield. Should the remaining portion o
Tennessee do as we'll there will be plenty fol
home consumption and some to spare The To-
telligonce from the States further South, accor
ding to the Dispatch, is to the effect that The
wheat crop, which is already harvested to
great extent has been seriously damaged 2nC
cut short, some accounts say fully one half
BY the rust. With short crop of wheat and
no cotton, the prospect. Of the Southern people
arc certainly dubiuup