Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-01-16

Be prepared to hear stirring news within
week. Rest assured that the rebels have not
the remotest idea of the point aimed at. Their
movements belray total ignorance of the
plans of our generals.
Gen. Sges reasons for resigning arc. not
merely that he is not advanced, but that he is
virtually degraded, the troops he has raised
taken from him, and he himself placed under
men Of inferior capacity and no experience
Some forty German officers in Missouri are re-
ported to have resigned in connection with
Gen. Sigcl. The Germans in New York are
preparing for an Indignation meeting on the
the subject This affair is much to be regretted
Gen. Sge has been one of our most active and
successful commanders, and the salvation of
Missouri is greatly due to the German volun-
teers.
A correspondence is in progress between
Gen. Stone and Senator Sumner, provoked by
some things said by the senator in a recent
speech. 1t is said that Gen Stone has been
violent and abusive in the correspondence
The correspondent Of the n. Y. Times gives
currency to hints that Gen. Stone is disoyal
and is in friendly intercourse with the enemy
Probably the only foundation for this suspicion
is the fact that Gen. Evans, who commands the
rebels at Leesburg, was a pupil of Gen. Stone
at West Point, and they are on friendly terms
personally, as is the case OF many officers of
the opposing armies. There is nothing in this
to justify suspicion of disloyaty, and there
has already been quite too much of this war
fare upon our generals, founded upon mere
gossip and mischievous slanders.
A Port Royal correspondent of the Man
chester On. H. American states that Mr.
ID. NJ. Robinson, of that place, has large
number of "the subjects of strife under his
charge, near Beaufort, ginning cotton. They
are to be paid eight dollars per month for their
work, and have the same ratons furnished them
as are given to all our troops. Some of these
fellows work very well, but generally they are
on the watch to escape the eye of the overseer
and he off out of way of all work. Pay seems
to be no inducement."
A recent number of the Memphis Appeal
published an article complaining bitterly of the
fact that Gov. Harris requistion upon the
state militia had received no response.
Cen Bue of Kentucky is down on procla-
nations. He neither issues them himself nor
permits his officers to do So
AT dinner party in Richmond recently Gen.
Beauregard gave an account of the Bull Run
battle. lie said his heart misgave him when
the rumor came that Gen. Patterson was ap-
preaching, and had it proved true he felt that
the confederates would have been compelled to
fall back and delay the battle for some days or
suffer defeat He even sent to Johnson TO
have reserve ready to protect the retrograde
movement.
The Union prisoners just from Richmond re-
port fires almost every night in the towns o.
the South for some weeks past, and the people
are very much terrified with a rumor that iht
South was full of Union incendiaries.
Gen. Mansfeld's reason for asking to be re
lieved of duty in his present position IS that
Gen. Wool by recent proclamation, stigma
tzed certain acts of Gen. Mansfeld's as "van
dalism."