Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-08-15

d MOVEMENTS ON THE PENINSULA
The Fortress Monroe correspondent Of the
Philadelphia iagiircr, alluding to the dcstruo.
ton of the Ruffu property at Harrison
Landing, says
Everybody is talking of the brilliant achio, cmeuis o
yesterday morning and evening, and reHccUng upon fht
bold policy adopted 40 the latter named time aud ar,
coneratula,ing Themselves upon thc fact thut rry fl
hoir 6cYuR On earnest.
The effect OF tbs raid OF ours The fret eve knoNn Z.
us of having bc,n instituted has been decd dy bcntd
aa upon the mind Of every man in the army They
wards thc private properly Of our cnemcs Be- mo- LONGER 20
be the rule that hcncefrth every species af their prom
ey will be used whenit be found Of material benefit
20 ipe cause and mat he coaxing kindly policy which
so long has been apparent, IS 90 De- abandoned
The beneficial effect 80 plainly exhibited by army,
s in the setsAsRed cquutcnanoc Is heard boz tho
cheering animated conycrs4tiun b. observed in ys,e
y ~ ways and such ai extent ai ~ adj renrrI viz
or end strength TO the entire force the effect " which be-
thousand mon.
coNrnAB,Nrs At woux
Say yesiefday alernooa at Che point wher, one OF
squad " contrahand4 engaged in throwing ur frtifca-
uons n mont of the same battery ibis act 5 anoihcr
cheering feature in the policy now allpfcd aud had
10 bern instituted year ngo many valuable lives mirht
nave ocen saved aud our army less decreased by death
aud sickness
when noticing the slow, law manner I'm which those
darkrs operated could mot help mentally contrasting
me Inference between frce and slave labor When we
lNut NI % tNc spot DO O'Clock
thg thc cmhankment being then less Than hrcc fatt
high and thirty feet long In conversation with the fore
nan VINO hsd the party in charge we discovered the fact
hst some my tonrabauds had been constantly a. work
hSet noon aud that al tnt had been accomplished
as above stated
o rR rEo1rs uN ruE rLnEi stuf CO., rur uivtu
We have previously stated THAT thc part, who
fully crossed the aud destro, ed prominent re.
ng place Tor seccsh. returned ihc same night without
squad Of about eight hundred over tat ins wiz,
them party Of oontrabands armed with axes. These
latter were at once set to work 90 l ihe trees aud rc
move other distractions which prevented uH h1r gtriug
sight a. one of their strong holds ln the Afternoon
aalinnai numbers of b1th were sent across, tAty
iiuuing in the good work until now we have a suarr
CLEARED Of at least mile back from the river and n OK
tent following the of che river ab1ui t,yp miles
THUS lay. bear one II their strongest hiding PLACES
THE RENfis MAHcHtKu TOWARD Is
rumnr was prevalent yesterday and generally believed
that an immense force from the rebel army hsd gone by
KY " Ie'er-unI ana that iheY were marching toward
the Hvtr from that point and were prepared with the
necessary implements % strongly fIuy themselves up-
on the banks Of The river opposite Asyct no sign OF
them is observed
ruE REBELS MUST MOVE.
We have It from friend OF ours who hos been n
conversation with an officer of thc rebel army VIA had
deserted their that orders bad been issued The
general n command uf heir division to effect that they
must go somcwhefo do something; either give hatlc
pr retire arther south matters were u such dcspc
rate straight az Richmond that they had not, neither
could they ge Che proper suh.steurc u Keep both army
md 'i7ans alive That was immacrial whether or n0t
hundred Thousand Of them slain in giving ms blt
Me, yet thoy mus move somewhere.
uEcuNROfsSAkcB oN srNuAN
Yesterday reconnaissance was mado from that u0u'
ack into the oouuiry TO within Il miles Of Petersburg
u was conducted by Col AvcriL and composed pf
one hundred gud hftg Of the Fifth United States. and
me hundred and hii nf the Third Peuusy Cayal
~, 'iw FOUR coopani,s ~ 'hc Michigan Regiment
Cap'ain Custer aud Bowen, " McCleliats staff ac.
ompsned them. At CoN's Mills. Eve miles from ihe
l'er they encountered The Thirteenth Nirgnii Cavalry
irawn up ia line Our men charged thcm vheu ihcy
broke and run They them % their encaupinout
lt Sycamore Chutch, wo aud ono half nnlas f5rth,r
t.tft DO ftf