Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-02-06
LATE WAR NEWS.

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Irr,ty Church, Washington, who has re-.
! Gently visited various divisions of the army Of
the Potomac, says the health of the soldiers
is remarkable, and is even improving in this
weather. and that most Of the men are in bet.
ter condition than if they were at home. He
found one New Jersey regiment that had not
lost one man by sickness in over five months
An ex-surgeon of the English army, Eho has
seen much service, says he never saw an
amy so bountifully fed and provided for
and in such good physical condition, as the
army OF the Potomac.
u The Government having taken posses.
sion of Cedar Keys, Fernandina, the eastern
terminus OF the Atlantic and Gull Railroad
Cedar Keys being the westerly, must be
taken possession OF. This dont, the COTTON
trade OF 81. Mary's river region will fall un.
aer our control With Hatteras, Newbern.
wilmington, charleston, Savannah, Bruins
WICK and Fernandina in possession of our
land forces, the blockade of the Atlantic
COAST is almost ensured without fleet, This
IS thought to be the idea of government
"a The rebels have refused TO receive or
distribute the two thousand suits of clothes
sent from the North to our prisoners m
whom they have themselves denied every
comfort, because the packages were not adj
dressed to the" Confederate States"
IA General Geo. II Thomas, the senior
Union general engaged in the late battle a,
Mill Spring, and 10 whom. with the brave
men under his command should be awarded
the honors of Il recent victory. is a native
OF Virginia, and is one Of those loyal officers
IN the regular army from the seeded States
IL l,,raS @f al -
theory. He graduated al West Point in
1926, with the rank C. brevet second heuten-
ant of infantry. In 1850 he was sopointed
instructor of artillery and cavalry, which Go-
sltlon he held at the breaking out of the pres
ent rebellion, when he was appointed briga-
der general of volunteers
"a The New Orleans papers saw that
three officers of the Federal fleet visited the
city 10 disguise on the 9Th. Before leaving,
one OF them dropped letr.e in the post Of
nee TO q military otf Ter, with whom he was
~ 1orneriy aca" lated, bantering him upon the
l'A''' -, our guard, and promising another
vail at an early day, under circumstances
not constraining a masquerade
egThe official report of the killed a. ana
,vonna. A at the battle of Mill Spring, n.y.
| 80 that AZ were killed aud 1873 wounded
| OF the rebels. 100 were buried on the helu'
"a "a wounded were cared for by the ma
tiona surgeons
Sol Pegram was allowed TO 60 9ou,5
IN his parole, on condition tn;St ne shouiu
return unless he should secure the exchange
of COL Wilcox, or of some other officer OF
equal rank. The exchange cannot be ef-
feated, and Col. Corcoran will be given up
only in return for Smith, the convicted pl
rate. The rebels insist that none of the OF
fcers whom they hold as hostages tor the
privateersmen shall be surrendered until
rebels captured on the high sees, like those
taken on land are treated as prisoners Of
war, ..-......
!. A DEsPAIRING Howl The Rich
: mond Enquirer of the 9th, in an ar.
ticle on the perils thickening so rapidly
+ about the rebels, makes dismal attempt
> to create energy out of Southern desper.
/ alton. 1t says;
g If the plans of Mcclellan are indeed
4 now developed, and if he has been placing
Il military Gordon around us, with view
J. to crush us by a simultaneous construction
n as the anaconda crushes its victim, there
e is one element of resistance tn,
% force of which he has not allow
u ed for. The very difficulties witt
which our enemies hope to surround US
n the very danger with which they urge u
" on every side-will add to the heroism O
CT our fighting and the energy of our move
. ments. Press the war home upon us
: cut off all retreat and all temporising
cause every man to see and feel that hi
immediate safety depends upon his instan
success, and it will add vigor to our blow
- and an endurance to our courage that viii
+, make every soldier count at least double
r. Pen up a coward, and he will fight
he Make brave man desperate, and he Ii
IN irresistible. In the threats that fall upor
at our ears, and in the great fleets and ar
mics which they are sending to our va
I'd rious frontiers, our enemies are giving
te us all TO arms that should rouse
b. every spirit in the land. Their grea
boasts and small performances heretofore
in the true style of Mexican grandilo
" quence, tended to make us careless anc
u almost lethargic. We have learned tC
: despise our enemy-always source o
u danger. We have heard his battle SOUND
:, SO often when there has been no battle
~ that we have ceased to notice it. There
70 is peril in this. The enemy know thai
> what they proposed to do they must now
!, do quickly. Their own people are divid.
!. ing. Some are weary of an ingloriou'
= and fruitless war. Others are in despair
y at the dilatory proceedings. The funds
y are fast failing. Europe, too, is weary O
l !. waiting, and viii soon interfere in behalf
y of the interests of commerce. The ap