The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-23
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NEW YORK, June 49, The JVo,ld's WASH
lngton dispatch says an important rumor is cir
culatlng to-day to the effect that Secretary Stan-
ton Is about 10 rellnqulsh the charge OF the War
Department, and that Major General Banks
will take the place. 1t Is also said tia, in case
Major General Mcdowell should manifest a de.
sire to retire from active service it will be
granted
The Tribune dispatch SAYS that c. c. Wash
burn, in command OF four regiments of cavalry
left Springfield, Illinois, week ago to relieye
Gen. Curtis 10 Arkansas.
grand convalescent camp has been estab-
Iished at Fairfax Seminary, Va, to hold 1000
convalescen, patients from the Washington hos
pitfalls.
New YORK. June %. Gen. Butler was sers-
naded on the l4th inst. He made speech in
which he declared that his feelings toward the
South were friendly and traternal, but at the
same time he was resolved, as a matter of duty
lnsxorably enforced upon him, TO carry out the
laws of the United States under all circumstaa-
ces.
A new daily paper called the National Aduo
cate mas been started in New Orleans, Of which
Jacob Barker is editor.
One Geo. Cappell, subscribing himself Brit
ish Acting Consul, had presumed to address
Gen. Butter, complaining about the oath re-
quirrd OF aliens, and asking tor expIana lions ;
Nhereupon Gen. Butler returned an an,wer
that no reply would be made to the note until
copy could be recognized by his own Govern
meDt as its agent.
| All but elgh: of Porter's mortar fleet had
gone up the Mississippi, The balance will 70
as soon they can be lowed LoveIl's army
had gone TO Nicksburga.
In the suit against the bank OF louisiana by
q depostor OF Confederate notes named Du-
runds, Judge Bell decided tina; the bank mt st
pay him in current funds. Gen. Butler who
was apr called to by the bank, sustained the de-
clsIOn.
! The Spanish Vice Consul refused to clear O
bill OF health to the steamer Roanoke, conse-
Quently soc did not stop at Havana. The re-
tusal was in consequence of the Spanish steamer
Cardenas being obliged to stop at quarantine
Us appeared clearly in the correspondence on
the subject. Gen. Butler has referred the mat
ter to the State Department. All l. quiet at
Baton Rouge The story that Col. Dudley and
Minis battery had been cut of, is complete
canard There have been no rebel forces near
Baton Rouge except Il band Of 200 guerrias
scattered between that city and Clinton
Gen. Williams sent Col. Mcmillan Of the list
Indiana regiment vita II guard to seize some
property. AS they were on the road they were
tred upon by two guerrillas and Col. McAll
Ian was slightly wounded with buckshot. The
guard fired upon the rascals and killed one and
captured the other. Gen, Williams wrote to
Gen. Butler for ,lstructlons. The General an
swered as follows
HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans. (
GENERAL You ask me what shall be done
with gucrriIas They should be captured,
tried at the drum-head by Military Commission,
and SHOT, every man, their houses burnt, their
property destroyed, and every means taken to
show them that they are enemies OF the human
race. not soldiers but murderers and land pirates
There is only ons way IN which you can err
towards them, and that is by want OF severity.
BIZ order of Maj. Gen. Butler.
WASHINGTON. June 90 A dispatch to Rep
resentatlve Phelps, of Missouri, dated Cassvllle.
savs the Let Arkansas regiment OF Cavalry Is
,anidlv filing up. hundreds are repairing TO
the recruiting rendezvous, from the west ana
southwest counties
FoprREss Monroe, June 90. The Metamora
arrived from City Pom, late last night, .e..
Richmond papers of the DIST contalA 9rie' a &c
,,ts NJ . bloo,ly battle on Monday last be-
tween five Federal regiments and pat'ely VI
Palrott guns and parts of four Confederate reg
iments and battery. ,.., an
The battle lasted all day with heavy loss on
both sides. c.l ~, hattie
.,,,,IG hc renewed the next day, and expi'Ssea
nrrebensions for the safety Of the city IN cor
apt'o nc If the great exhaustion OF TIE oon'n-
s s%a' 5roops and the loss of many oeer1
lo trnaps on their bravery in staining on %tt
tho shrlIs Of our gunboats and batteries lmJ
~, 'bt within four miles OF CharieSSGn G"G