The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-21

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On motion of C. w. Willard of Montpelier,
the convention adjourned.
6. w. GRANDY, President.
Lewis Pratt, Secretary.
g \ letter from Liverpool merchant.
dated March LIST, states that the confederates
had gunboat there nearly ready, which is
to be delivered at Malta, which will be a
troublesome customer to our merchantmen.-
This is another pleasant Illustration of Brit
ish neutrality.
g The statement that the Ericsson
Monitor did not belong to the government
was mistake. She was contracted for last
fall by the navy department, in pursuance of
recommendation of a naval board, which
approved her model and that of two others,
now being pushed to completion. She has
been paid for from time to time, as the work
on her progressed, until there remains to be
approved bat the account for the % per cent
balance of her total cost of $4,000, reserv-
ed as per contract, as guarantee that she
should perform as represented.
@ Lieut. Worden of the Monitor, is at
the house of Lieut. Wise, at Washington, I'M
der medical treatment. 1t is not vet known
whether the sight Of one eye is entirely de-
stroyed.
C. The Slidells gave a grand ball in
Paris as an offset to that of the American
ministers on the 22d of February. A Lon
don penny-a-liner who was present earns his
ice and salad by writing that "the salon of
the prisoner of the Trent has became one of
the most fashionable rendezvous of the gay
world"
C William Brown of the Mackerel Brig
ade, n. y. '. NJ, writes from Manassas -
ave have met the enemy, and they are
!.ours-ahead of u.s."
@ Gen Johnston. who commands the re-
treating army in Virginia, seems to be aware
that his men will run at the approach of the
enemy, for he has issued an order, in which
he says :-"Before going into battle every
captain will call the roll of his company, and
after coming out of action will again call the
roll, and every man missing, who is not dead,
wounded, or absent on leave, viii be court
martiaied for cowardicc. Carrying the
wounded from the field in the midst of an &C
ton is also prohibited, and every man going
to the rear on any pretense whatever will DE
shot by the file officers"
O. a letter from the army in Virginia,
published in the Boston Journal. SAYS -
The universal talk in camp is about the ar
my orders just issued by the president, and
I - 70 oortair thof potbipr c,p bo ,,o.o H.
tasteful to the army than anything which
loooks like blow at Gen McClellan-par-
ticularly with the volunteers. Comparisons
between the secretary OF war and the COM
handing general, not always complimentary
to the former, may be heard anywhere. And
if the congressman who are publicly and pri-
vately attacking Gen Mcclellan were to
hear but small part of what is said of them
in every camp. they would soon conclude
that whatever else he may have lost, he has
the fullest confidence of his army.
~ The Yankees in Gen Banks division
showed themselves handy in various ways
during the advance in Virginia. They helped
about the pontoon bridge for crossing the
Potomac, repaired bridges and telegraph lines
on the route, and coming to large field con-
tanning several hundred acres near Charles
town, filled with corn in shock and unhusked
the troops detailed to make it available for the
quartermaster's department performed that
service in a double quick style rarely before
exhibited in agricultural operations in slave
holding districts
> Gen Grant has asked to be relieved
from his command. He was recently presen-
ted with a splendid sword by number of his
subordinate officers: and the speeches on the
occasion showed that some trouble had
sprung up to the injury of the generals feel
ings.
Cg Miss Dix writes from Washington tc
Mrs Harrison Gray Otis of Boston: 1.-The
antiquities and sutferings to which our prison
ers of war have been subjected at the hand:
Of the enemy would disgrace the coarsest ant
most brutal savage tribes. May God forgive
the perpetrators of those monstrouS atrocities
for it is hard for man to pray sincerely fol
such enemies as these have proved.
o. Gen Halleck was lately guilty Of Civ
ing expression to the following hon mot -
Col Wyman the commandant at Rolla, or
being ordered by Gen Curtis to join him Will
his regiment, telegraphed to st Louis TO
instructions as to what he should do with hi
post, as there was no one to relieve him OF hi
command. In reply to his message. Gel
Halleck sent him the following: stick tn
post in the ground and 60 on
: @ Thursday, April 3d. has been desig
: mated by Gov Andrew as a day Of fasting ant
t PRAYER in Massachusetts.
C. Capt Buchanan who commanded tn
rebel battering ram Virginia, and has sine
died Of a wound received in the action, is tn
;. man who resigned his place as commandan
of the Washington navy yard, when the Wa
commenced, and afterwards attempted to &c
! back again, but his LOYALTY was not truste
:. in and he left for Secess STA and has died
a bad cause.
: E The New York mutual life insuranc
!, company has given $4,000 to the sanitar
e commission, whose funds are unfortunate
: getting low just when they have the oppo
tunity to do the most good.
r. Petitions for the appointment
) Ericsson, inventor and constructor of the fan
! Gus Monitor, to the position of chief engi
~ =, eer of special department of the navy f'
>. the building of iron-clad gunboats are
circulation.
u alas the snow gone, down east, yet
is asked landlord of downeaster. "Abo
half gone, | should think" "Any ba
e. ground ?" "No, but you can see the tops
A.