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(Signed) n. p. BANKS,
Major Gen. Commandin.

/ 'J'i N''''s N'NiAl'AIAAANti'E'
MOUNT JACKSON, Va, April 27.-
Mount jackson was occupied this morn
ing at Q o'clock. The rebels made little
resistance, aud burned the bridges as they
retreated. Our advance was made by
the turnpike and by side road.
Cavalry were sent out last night at
10 o'clock 10 cut off the retreat of the
rebels, but were detained, and arrived
only short time before the advance on
the turnpike.
The Vermont cavalry dashed through
Mount Jackson to prevent the burning of
the bridge across the creek beyond the
town. They caught some rebels in the
act of firing the bridge. A lieutenant of
Ashby's, who was retreating with the
Colonel himself, was captured, and Ash
by himself only escaped by wearing the
uniform of the Federal cavalry. The
bridge across the Shenandoah was fortu-
nately saved.
Our pursuing forces entered Newman
ket tonight without resistance.
Major Copeland and II of General
Banks cavalry charged through the
town in the rear of the enemy. Ashby
with bis men, are outside the town.
jackson and his infantry, have fallen
back toward Staunton.
WOODSTOCK, Va, April Is. Our
army probably reached Newmarket last
night. Officers who have returned hith-
er state that when they left, our advance
was five miles beyond Mount Jackson
The enemy attempted to make one stand
on his retreat, but our guns spurred them
on. A Lieut.. O'Brien, of Ashby's cav
airy, was captured at house on the
road.
The cavalry company taken yesterday
was commanded by Capt. Harper, who
was absent. His three lieuienants were
taken.
Our officers believe it possible that an
action will take place to-day.
Gen. Shields was in command of his
forces, and gave directions for a right
flank movement, which caused the ene-
my's retreat.
The locomotives and cars, and every
destructible appliance of war not trans
ferable, was burned by the enemy.
LATEST.
AT half-past 10 last hight Gen. Banks
had reached Newmarket, and was in hot
pursuit of the enemy. There is no news
from Gen. Banks this morning.
The enemy wade a feint of resistance
at Budd's Hill, a very strong position
beyond Mount jackson, but on demon
stration of attack by our forces they
fed.
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Rebel Outrages in Missouri.

FoRsYTH, Mo-, April IS. CORES
pondence of the Mo. Democrat.) Judge
Murphy and DR.. johnson, of Huntsville,
Arkansas, arrived at Gen. Curtis head
quarters last night, having been obliged
to fly from their homes since the battle
of Pea Ridge by threats made agains!
them by band of Texan rangers sta
toned at Ozaik. Judge Murphy was the
only member of the Arkansas Conven-
ton whose vote was cast against the Sc
cession of the state.
At Huntsville the Union men are de-
pressed with gloom, not being aware of
the recent victories.
No mails have been received since
Prices flight from Springfield. 1t was
proclaimed by the rebels that Price had
retaken Springfield, and surrounded Cur
It's; that Pike and his Indians had whip
ped Gen. Hunter; that the federals were
repulsed with great loss at Island No.
10; and that they were falling back
along the whole line, and iha: jeff Davis
was about to head 100000 troops to in
wade Maryland and the Northern States.
These falsehoods were generally believed
as no one had the hradihood to dispute
them.
The Judge gives much information
concerning Arkansas matters. Governor
Rector is bitter and wolfsh. He called
an extra session of the legislature, but it
was three weeks before a quorum assem-
bled. In his message he recommends
that an act be passed Furnishing with a
heavy fine any person who even express
ses a doub; of the success of the Confed-
crate arms, and that second offense be
declared felony. An act was passed i'm
posing an act of $50 per bale on cotton,
thus favoring the production of grain to
the dscouraging Of cotton raising.
Col. Wright, of the 9th Missouri cav
airy, returned to Cassville on the 9th,
having made a successful expedition with
four companies of bis command through
the southwest corner of the state All
the jayhawking bands in that locality
were dispersed. Several skirmshes took
place, which resulted in the death of sew
eral prominent rebels. One hundred and
twenty-five prisoners were captured, all
of whom except the leaders and twenty
] five untractable ones were released on
taking the oath of allegiance.
A number of horses were captured, to ..
gether with 1872 head of cattle, 1927 bush
els of wheat, and $500 pounds Of bacon.
All the rebel bands not captured were
driven by Col. Wright down to Stand
waity, a point on the line of the Indian
Territory 20 miles below Nesho.
1t is reported that body of rebels COO
strong are encamped between Cowskin
and Buffalo Greek, and that Albert Pike
is at the head of $50 Indians below.
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Loss OF BRITISH VESSELS IN THE
WAR OF 1812.-The New York Even-
ing Post contains a table of the captures
made by American vessels during the
last war with Great Britain. The num-
Der of armed vessels which fell into our
hands was 67, carrying 878 guns. There
were also captured 354 merchant ships,
6l0 brigs, 500 schooners, 49, sloOps, to-
gether with $50 of various classes recap
tured, making 1859 vessels, carrying
1860 guns. To this is TO be added 20
vessels of war lost by wreck or or other
wise, carrying about 500 guns, giving an
aggregate Of ., 465 vessels, carrying 9,sl7
guns.
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SARAH SMILES ESTATE.
= he OF YER MONT.
DISTRICT OF ORLEANS, s


In Probate Court, holden at Irasburgh within
and for said district, on the 18th day of April,
A. d. 1862:
An instrument, purpoting to be the last will
and testament of SARAH SMILE, late Of
Craftsbury, in said district, deceased, being pre-
sented to the Court by William Smile, the ex-
ecutOr therein named, for Probate
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at a SEES
sion of said court TO be holden at the Probate Of
fee in Irasburgh, on the 10Th day of May
1862, and show cause, if any they may have
against the probate of said will for which pur-
pose, it is further ordered that a copy Of the
successfully in the Orleans Independent Stand
ard, printed at Irasburgh, previous to said time
appointed for hearing.
NJ. CARPENTER, Jt1dSe'
A true copy Of record.
lSg3 Attest, NJ. CARPENTER, J1dSs.
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PURE LIQuoRs.-By referring TO our
advertising columns, town agents will in
form themselves where they Can get an
article of pure liquors to sell to the hosts
Of invalids that will throng around them
the coming year as in the past. We have
no doubt that the house Of Charles Back
man & Co. will do as we'll by them as
any other. If they will not, don't pat
ronize them. we have seen, and smeHed,
and tasted of a sample of their medicine,
and unhesitatingly declare that it is pro
bono pablico, and also, the public is good
for it.
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sB~ Gen. Halleck is reported as saying
in substance, that he considers the mill
tary skill, science, and penetration of
Gen. Mcclellan as second to no man
living; that whatever had been done in
the West and elsewhere, was but the car
rying out of McClellan's great plan of
the war; that the general idea of each
and every of these movements was the
result of his foresight and knowledge of
war and its appliances; and that McClel-
Ian had rough hewn the whole work and
only left The finishing touches to the de-
partment and division commanders
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GEN. McCLELLAN's ARMY.-Two
Federal soldiers who were captured by
the rebels on Monday last, reported that
Gen. McClellan's army numbered $780,
600 men. The rebels pronounce the
story lie, but admit that the General
has got cheap" of men with him.
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&c Railroad trains are protected from
accident as houses are from lightning-by
good conductors.
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From Gen Banks Department.

Occupation Of Newmarket by our troops
rOjthom loss on our side. Many Pris-
oners Captured. Particulars Of the
Adoance. orr troops in pursuit Of
the Enemy.
WAsHINGToN, April IS. The follow
ing dispatch has been received at the
War Department:
HEADQUARTERS or TIE DEPT
OF THE SHENANDOAH,
April l7-9 p. NJ.
Hon. y. ~ Stanton, Secretary Of Hiar :
Our troops occupy Newmarket to-
night. There has been some artillery
skirmishing, but no loss on our side. We
have many prisoners.
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Vermont in Battle.

After many months of anxious waiting
the Vermont regiments have had bout
with the enemy, and the result shows that
her sons are not unworthy their revolu'
tionary sires. On Wednesday, the 9th
inst, three regiments-one account says
five-the Sd, 4th, and 9th, had serious
skirmish with the enemy, from whom
they took a battery at the point of the
bayonet. The enemy however were
largely reinforced, and our boys were
obliged to fall back to their old position,
being unable to hold their point against
such great odds. Our loss in killed and
wounded is something over one hundred,
a list of which is given below. Some six
or eight were killed or wounded in the
Charleston company, and one-Loren
Flood-of company B, wounded, in the
company recruited by Capt. West.
We see that several papers, among
them the New York Herald, and the
Boston Journal, speak in glowing terms
of the Gallantry of the Green Noun
tain Boys" giving them great credit for
perseverance and pluck. This is all the
more gratifying to their friends and cred
table to them from the fact that our boys
have no especial correspondents" to her
aid their acts every time they put one
foot before the other. They are able to
hew their way to honorable mention and
plant the Union flag and the Vermont
evergreen over rebel batteries and forti-
fcations, Honor to our brave boys.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-08-30

What becomes Of the colored man is now
matter OF humanitarian consideration. The
days Of slavery are numbered. II NAV con.
tinue in an enfeebled state while the war
lasts, but when that ends its existence ter.
inmates. The most devout Of its worship.
ers must see the certain downfall Of the pc
culiar Institution. The next question is,
what shall be done with the slaves when
their shackels are knocked off 2 It is hard.
ly consistent with the principals of common
justice and philanthropy TO contemplate a
general and summary election Of them from
the soil Of their birth If they desire to
leave this continent, with view to seeking
a home elsewhere, then their wish would be
grati6ed but if they desire 10 remain in the
South, then afford them employment in a
climate congenial TO them, and with fair
requital for their Toll. In this way the
race may be resusitated in some degree
from the abasement Of servie relations, and
put on the road to full redemption from
the pit Of slavery. They will have hard
time in the battle of life at the best.
so long as they must constantly combat the
most incorrigible of oil prejndcies those
of caste and color but having been
brought here, let them have an opportunity
to vindiciate their capacities for self.suppori
and government
Whatever may become Of the slaves, it
is some comfort to know that slavery itself
must give up the ghost in this contest.
We had not hoped to live to see the end oi
slavery, and may not enjoy that satisfac-
tion but there is joy in believing that the
end is near at hand, and that the songs Of
universal freedom ale soon to become our
national anthems.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1862-08-30

There was many affecting ties which
made me banker after Betsy Jane. Her
fathers farm jined our'n their COWS ourn
squencht their thurst at the same spring !;
our old mares both had stars in their for.
rods the measles broke out in both famer.
lies at nearly the same period our parents
(Betsy's and mine) slept reglarly every
Sunday in the same meetin house, and the
nabers used to obsarve, "IIow thick the
Wards and Pasleys air /" 1t was a sublime
site, in the spring of the year, to see oar
several mothers (Retsy's aud mne) with
their gowns pin'd up so they could't sile
em, affecshunitly BiIin sope together and
aboozing the Dabers. -rfs ssllfs Boz.
Altho l hankered inteHsly arter the OBJ
jock of my affecshuns, darsunt tell her of
the fires which was rain in my manly
Buzzum. I'd try to do it but my tung
would kerwallup agin the roof Of my mowth
and stick thar, like deth to deceaSt Afrik-
an or a country postmaster to his oliss,
while my hart whanged agn my ribs like
a old fashioned Flae agin barn door
Twas a earn still mite in Joon. All ma.
ter was husht and nary zeffer disturbed the
serene silens. sot with Betsy Jane on
the fense of her fathers pasture. Wed
bin rompin threw the woods kulin fours
and diving the woodchuck from bis native
lair $50 to speak, with long sticks. Wal we
sot thar on the fence, swinin our feet two
and tro, blushin as red as the Baldwinsville
school house when it was fust painted, and
lookin very simple, / make no doubt. My
left arm was Ockspied in hallunsin myself
on the fense, while my rite was wounded
luVinly round her waste.
l cleared my throat and tremblinly sed
Betsy, you're Gazelle."
| thought that air was putty 6ue. l
waited to see what effeek it would have on
her. It evidently didn't fetch her, for she
up and sed
"Yon're sheep !"
Sez /, Betsy, i think very much Of
you"
"I don't b'leve a word yon ssy--so thar
now com |" with which observashnn she
hitched away from me.
'I wish thar was wiuders 10 my sole,
sed /, $40 that you could see some OF my
feelins. There's Ere enough ia here" sed
| strikin my buzzum with my est TO bile all
the corn beef and turnips 10 the naber
hood. Versoovioas and the Criter amt :
circumstans."
She how'd her he'd down and comsaensI
ohawing the strings TO her sun bonnet.
"Ar, could you know the sleepIis nlteI
worry threw With on your accoaht, how
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A Singular Young Rebel Woman.

AS we were passing along the street two
days ago in our usual quiet way, musing
upon "the storms Of State" and pondering
upon our solemn responsibility in the great
crisis of the affairs of the nation and of man.
kind, very pretty Young woman, whom
we had understood TO be fiery little rebel
and even q terrible vilifer of the Louisville
Journal, was about meeting us, when,
turning of from the sidewalk, she protruded
her red and tempting lips at us boldly and
deGantly. "Oh certainly we will if you
want us to very bad, though indeed this is
rather too public place." said we with
our accustomed suavity, advancing toward
her with our lips corrcspondingly protruded,
when, to our no little disappointment and
surprise, she started and ran away
from US as if we had been some ugly old
fellow Of forty.
Now, if that coquctish young creature
really presumed that we. occupying the po.
sition we do, could consent, for the sake Of
kiss, TO pursue her at full speed through
the streets of a large city like this in broad
daylight, she was never more mistaken il
her life. We as keenly appreciate kiss
that nectared sweetness, that double mouthed
rapture, that scarlet ecstacy, that blazing
contoct of mated hearts meeting upon the
lips, that sudden bursting forth of two souls
into single blossom, as any other enthusi-
astic young man on earth, but, at the same
time, we have a pride, a dignity, self.re-
speot, and even regard for the worlds
"couventionalities," that We would not sac
rifce for all the kisses that ever thrilled and
bewitched the sleeping visions and waking
dreams of youth aud beauty and loveIiness
and love.
Now we tell that young rebel that she
asks for kiss 10 the the wrong way, that
she asks for it at the wrong place and time,
and that she doesn't seem TO know how to
behave after she has asked it. We have
no disposition to say more, and even our re-
gard for almighty crinolne could not induce
us to say less.-L0u. Jour.
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Wendell Phillips Dchnes his Position.


WEDELL PHILLIPS has addressed etter 10
the New York Tribune protesting against the
representation that he has, in his speeches. dis
couraged enistments, and that be desires dis
solution of the Union. lie says
You misrepresent me when you say that
| discourage enlistments in the Union
armies )" though, for aught know, the
garbled extacts and lying versions of New
1orkpapers may make me do that and many
other things of which never thought
You know, by experince, that the Ameri.
can Press, in general, neither tries nor
means to speak truth about Abolitionists
of any type. l have never discouraged en-.
listments. In the Union army are my
kindred and some of my dearest friends =
Others rest in fresh aud honorable graves.
No enc of these ever heard a word from
me to discourage his enlisting. / had the
honor, last March, to address the l4th
Massachusetts at Fort Albany, and this
very week, the SD Massachusetts at
Camp Cameron. No man in either regi-
ment heard anything from my lips to dis
courage his whoIesouled service of the
Union. ......
Allow me to state my own position -
From l843 to 1861, was Disunionst,
and sought to break this Union, convinced
that disunion was the only righteous path,
and the best one for the white man and the
black. l sought diSunion, not through con.
spiracy and violence, but by means which
the Constitution itself warranted and pro.
tectcd. rejoice in these efforts They
were wise and useful. Sumter changed the
whole question. After that, peace aud
Justice both forbade disuuion. / now be-
Iieve three things:
l. The destruction of Slavery is inevta-
BILE, whichever section conquers in this
struggle. .E HtF' @e s.'.3 ~
2. There never can be peace or union till
slavery is destroyed. a." N'
8. There never can be peace till one
Government rules from the Gulf to the
Lakes and having wronged the negro for
two centuries, we owe him the preservation
of the Union to guard his transition from
slavery to freedom, and make it short, easy
and perfect.
Believing these three things, / accept
| Webster's sentiment, Liberty and Union
now and forever, one and inseparable." !"
Gladly would / sever that Uniop-giving it
musket, sword, voice, pen-the best |
have But the Union, which has for
twent.fve years barred me from its highest
privileges by demanding an oath to Pro-
Slavery Constitution, still shuts that door
in my face and this Administration clings
to a policy which / think, makes every life
now lost in Virginia, and every dollar now
spent there, utter waste. l cannot con-
scientiousIy support such a Union and
Administration. But there isroom for
honest difference of opinion. Others can
support it. To such ! say-Go give to
the Union your best blood, your heartiest
support. e.. WA -s. a .. ....
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nopolsts nor gamblers on the contrary.
they earn their own living and that Of as
many more by the hardest and most repul
sive toll. Even in the Free States, they do
the work that is last chosen and least paid,
and they are widely preferred as cooks, bar.
bers, walters, etc, etc., to others. Those
who employ them are certainly not anxious
for their expatiration why should others
be :?
No country that ever yet abolished Sla.
very has seen fit to exile its freedmen no
British West India island ever tolerated
the suggestion. On the contrary, nearly
every island which has freed its own Blacks
would be glad TO add to its population from
ours, and Hayti and St. Croix are now
completing for such as many choose to
leave us. Spain, in the expulsion of her
Moors, France lathe persecution of her
Huguenots, are the only precedents for the
course we are melted to take. And what
precedents !
Let MS recognize the fact that Coloniza.
ton means the prepetu9tion of Slavery
ltsnoisy advocates are nearly all champions
OF the doomed institution" Its axiom
peace if both are Free"-is borrowed from
the armory of Slavery. It's purpose is to
render Slavery more secure by sending to
foreign climeS all who would be most dan
gerous to its peace. Certainly, there are
humane aud good men who favor Coloniza.
ton on other grounds, and the Pesident is
one of them. Colonization may be regard
ed with comDlacencv as n twilight nhnsp
or stage through which many mind pass on
their way from the midnight gloom of
Slavery TO the MONDAY blaze of Universal
Freedom. And doubtless, when Freedom
for All shall have been achieved, the
Blacks of the now Free and Border Slave
States will be strongly attracted toward
the more genial clmes of the Gulf States,
aud will gradually obey that at;ractiou.-
But this tendency will prefer to dispense
with all Colonization Societies and Pres-
dental exhortions resting upon and sustain.
cd by the perfect law of Liberty.
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Indlridual Rlsl.s b. war.

There is perl haps at all times--certainly
there seems TO be Dow--too marked dis.
position to exaggerate the dangers to the
individual who Joins an army. The danger
of death in battle is comparatively small.
So is that of receiving mortal or permanent
ly disabling wounds. The danger of sickness
from undue fatigue and exposure, is no
doubt the greatest Of all. But yonng con-
stitutions survive attacks Of disease, in
most cases, under anything like judicious
treatment, and sometimes, when kindly
left, get well of themselves, From all
causes the per eentage OF mortality or
permanent hurt is, in the vulgar estimate.
greatly oyerrated The fact was alluded
TO by speaker, at one Of the resent en-,
istment meetings, in Boston. Mr.. North.
end spoke Of the casualties ia battle, and
said that out Of so, 900 or loo, 600 engaged
in the recent battles, less than 1000 were
killed. Ia bis own town Of Salem, about
1000 men had been sent to the war, and
out Of that number only thirty had died
within year from any cause-killed in
battle, or died of disease or wounds. He
doubted If a thousand men who had stayed
at home could show a less number Of deatha
in year.
The evils Of actual service are experien-
ced chiefly by men Of family, or those in
good positions, whose business and pros,
poets, for life, are sacrificed as q eonse-
quence Of the hard necessity which sends
them to the wars, and whose families, where
they have any, are made widows and
orphans. The necessity Of such sacrifices,
should, as far as possible, be averted. 4
Men, not the heads Of families. should fret
be required to 60 into service. IT, there
fore, resort should be had 70 dfaff. care
should be taken to hare il fall first 0a the
class Of idle single men who abound Ia ell
our cities. Aud the inquistion sheuld be
so rigid and searching, that no one. Of them
should be allowd to escape on 9 preEextos
Belonging to some other class.