Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-01-10
BosT0N, Jan. 5.

Gov. Andrews message to the Legislature
was delivered to day. The document is of
unusual length. The ordinary expenditures
Of this year foot up to about l,lS0 900,
and the ordinary revenue about SLIP 600.
The war expenses foot up nearly 1888 600.
To offset this the State has been reimbursed
by the Government s775 goo, and by other
sums, making an aggregate refunded nearly
81 200, 600. The troops sent into the field
for three months and three years, with the
exception of battery have been fully armed
and equipped by the State. She has sent as
Volunteers, 81 regiments of infantry, l of
cavalry, batteries Of artillery, companies
Of sharpshooters and an infantry battalion
of companies, G companies more beeaue
attached TO regiments from New York.
The Governor urges the repeal OF the con
stitutional discrimination between citizens
Of alien Of those of American birth.
NEW YoRK, Jan. Ith.
The Richmond Inquirer Of the 9Th says
VIM. y Brown an Englshmau, formerly
editor Of the y. y journal of Commerce,
has been commissioned as acting Secretary
OF State during the temporary absence of
R. ". I. Hunter. This confirms the report
that Hunter with Breckenridge had sailed
from Halifax for Europe
The Richmond papers Of the 2oth, say
that Charleston was fired in several places
on Sunday evening last. Several wooden
buildings Of small value were destroyed.
1t is almost certain that the English Will
occupy Matamoras with i design it IS
feared Of opening communication with the
rebel states by way of Brownsville exporting
cotton and importing contraband goods
The Norfolk Day Book Of Jan 1 st contains
the following telegraph
"a special dispatch to the Louisville
Courier from Hopkinsville, says that Col.
Forests Cavalry about 300 strong and the
Union Cavalry of about the same number
met at Sacramento on Green River GU Satur-
day when a skirmish ensued. About so
unionists were killed, wounded and taken
prisoners. Our loss Capt. Clay, Merrl-
weather of Louisville and one private killed
and wounded. The enemy fed in great
confusion
The Herads dispatch says that fight &C
CURED on 2nd between the Union gun-boats
Yankee and Anacosta OF the Potomac Flotilla
and the rebel battery at Cock Pit Point,
missiles from rife gun of the battery struck
the Yankee doing small damage.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.
SIX aabel prisoners were taken by our
pickets on r-o left wing and sent to hcad
quarters to-day Zheir information is deemed
of high value. The re-qls are expecting an
advance of our army along he whole line.
They are more demoralized thai ever BY
discords among public men. There is we'll
founded belief of Serious disafectiOn to the
rebel government at Charleston, amounting
almost to an insurrecaon, by reason
of apparent abandonment of the South Car
olina coast to National invasion, and the
immense destruction of property that the
owners unwillingly consigned.to the FLAMES.
They have destroyed not less than 100000
600 worth OF cotton, which at last ac-
counts they were deploring, as they
supposed the blockade was about to be raised
by England and they might have shipped
and sold it. They were holding JEFF. DAYS.
responsible fer these disastrous losses and
many citizens were bold enough to say the
old government was better than the new.
BALTIMORE. Jan. I.
The southern papers contain important
news.
\ dispatch from Pensacola dated LIST inst.
says Fort Piekens opened fire yesterday but
it has not been renewed to-day. Our batter
les are silent to it.
The Charlestown Mercvy has dispatch
giving an account of the landing Of a large
force Of federals Oh the north Edisto and
the seizure Of the Railroad station No. 1, on
the Charleston aud Savannah Railroad.
Sixteen Federal war vessels arc reported at
Ship Island.
There has been destructive fire at Rich
mond during which the Theatre and other
valuable property was burnt.