Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-03-07

The light house at Cape Hatteras may now
be lighted with perfect safety.
Four men-of-war have been destroyed by
our vessels since the feet reached Hatteras
Island and schooner Marion. The steamer
Ellis was captured. A new gunboat on the
stocks at Elizabeth City was destroyed. Six
of the above vessels we're all we'll armed. All
but one were destroyed or captured in the
attack on Elizabeth City. All except the ono
on the stocks were struck by our projeciiles.
Among the results Of the expedition are
the destruction Of eight cannon and one
schooner on the stocks at Edenton. Two
sohooners were captured in the Sound, one
having on board 1000 bushels of corn. There
we're no public stores in the town, and the
custom house was empty.
Flag Officer Goldsboro' says he remained
two hours abreast the town, and was visited
by the authorities and others, many Of whom
/ protested their sentiments Of loyalty.
Mr. Cameron has not received bis definite
I instructions, and is not contemplating an i'm
mediate departure on his mission. No new
Secretary Of Legation has been appointed.
Green Clay, appointed with Cassius NJ. Clay,
still retains his place, although he is on leave
of absence, holding a command in Gen.
Buelrs army in Tenn.
/ Neither jeff Davis or any other person
has made any communication to the govern
ment concerning terms Of submission or com
promise The flag Of truce some time ago
sent by Gen. Johnson to Gen. Mcclellan. as
also Howell Cobb's appearance at Fort Mon
roe, related only to an exchange Of prisoners.
About eight hundred Of the returned
prisoners of war have arrived here recently
The pay department is busy night and
day arranging their accounts, and the fur
loughs will be prepared at the earliest possible
period, in order that they may visit their
families and friends
First Assistant Postmaster General Kasson
is engaged issuing instructions and making
arrangements for establishing post offices and
/ post routes as our armies advance into the So
called Southern Confederacy.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says the
Navy Department has received dispatches
from Commodore Goldsboro, conveying infor-
nation that the Union forces we're in posses
sion Of the seabord railroad and had destroy
ed the bridges across Black Water and Nota-
way rivers, cutting off communication between
Norfolk and the South
The Times Washington dispatch says that
a conspiracy of rebel citizens was discovered
and broken up in Alexandria. Twenty-seven
arrests have been made. The suppression Of
this conspiracy has no military significance
whatever.
The Heralds dispatch also says that appli-
cations have lately been made to the Treas
ury Department for permits to trade between
the seeded and the loyal States on the coast
of the Atlantic and on the borders Of Missis-
sippi river under the provisions of the law
regulating intercourse with the seeded States
A number of permits have accordingly been
granted.
The Times Washington dispatch says the
Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad Company have
commenced the reconstruction of their bridge
at Harper's Ferry. They expect to have the
line in operation through TO Wheeling in TWEEN
/ ty days.
Within the past twenty days the earth has
become so much dried that clouds of dust
filled the air in Washington. The cold high
wind is now prevailing.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says a
dispatch has just been received from Lieut.
Commanding Bryant, which says the gunboat
Cairo preceded Gen. Nelson's arrival at Nash
vile with his brigade amid the waving Of
handkerchieis.
A special dispatch was received at head
quarters Friday, announcing that on Thurs
day the column composed of Nelson's and
Crittenden's brigade marched without OBJ
struction through the city Of Nashville, and
encamped four miles beyond, on the road to-
wards Murfreesboro, where the rebel army
under Gen. Johnson are reported to be pre-
pairing to make a stand. A great deal of I'M
ion feeling is manifested by the citizens.
A dispatch from Commodore Goldsborough
to Secretary Welles, dated U. S. steamer
Philadelphia, off Roanoke Island, Feb %,
says the accommodating party sent up the
Chowan river has returned. 1t did not go
up above Winton. There the enemy in CON
siderable force opened heavy fire upon the
Deid0are, which was in advance. with a bat
terry Of artillery and musketry, which induced
our force to attack in return, both by land
ing the 9th New York Zouaves and with all
the guns of the vessel that could be brought
to bear. The enemy soon took to flight, and
the houses that they had occupied as quar-
ters were burnt. Not man on our side, of
either arm of the service, was injured.
The War Department refuses to transmit
any letters or give passes to the Southern
States for business purposes, or to persons
merely desiring to visit the South and West,
are invariably refused. Reports from every
military department during the past week
represent the troops as being in good condi-
tions, and that there prevails among them a
vigorous, patriotic spirit for action in the field
Numerous applications by regiments and Off
GERS have been made to be relieved from duty
in guarding ports aud be placed where they
will have an opportunity of meeting the enc
my in battle. Maj Gen. Hitchcock declines
his appointment to that position on the ground
Of bad health.
The policy Of the government is energeti-
cally directed towards supporting the loyal
feeling in all the Southern States, and placing
them in an attitude of resistance TO the rebel
authorities. Abundant evidence is afforded
that a truly loyal feeling exists, which though
for long time overpowered and silenced, is
now ready to avail itself of the presence of
the United States forces in its manifestation
of meeting the enemy battle. The indica-
tions are that large force Of loyal rennos-
seeans will soon be under arms to assist the
United States forces
Cotton to the value Of 100000 has fallen
into our hands at Nashville, and the Treasu-
ry department has taken measures to have It
brought to New York
The following dispatch was receivedSunday
from Com. Foote. dated Cairo, March ! -
" Lieut.. Commanding Phelps, sent to-day
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